Quick Facts
World & Location: Southern Hemisphere, Castrovel (The Green Mother; ~0.7 AU)
Classification: Major Continent / Sovereign Formian Hive Federation
Sovereign Capital: Queensrock (Seat of the Overqueen)
Secondary Warrens: Chitterhome, The Mud-Spire Bastions
Dominant Inhabitants: Formians (Workers, Warriors, Queens)
Subterranean Depth: Thousands of miles of interconnected tunnels, bio-reactors, and nurseries
Historic Landmark: Site of the Treaty of Queensrock (287 AG), establishing peace with the Lashunta
Overview: The Subterranean Empire
Occupying the rolling southern landmass of Castrovel, The Colonies is the sovereign ancestral continent of the insectoid Formians. While the surface features craggy mountain ridges, winding rivers, and grassy savannahs, ninety percent of the continent’s population lives underground.
Carved deep into the planetary bedrock lies a colossal, continental-scale labyrinth of interconnected tunnels, fungal bio-reactors, subterranean larval nurseries, and crystalline telepathic relays. From the soaring three-mile-high chitin spire of Queensrock, the Overqueen synchronizes the collective consciousness of the Hive Web, directing planetary agriculture, foreign trade, and joint bio-technological research.
Following millennia of brutal warfare against the Lashunta of Asana, The Colonies has transformed into a progressive, trade-forward realm. Former battlefields have been converted into joint research installations and cultural free zones, with thousands of Formian workers collaborating with off-world engineers to build self-repairing starships.
Cross-References
- Mother World: Castrovel, Mataras System
- Sovereign Hive-Capital: Queensrock
- Dominant Species: Formians, Lashunta
- Sister Continents: Asana, Sovyrian, Ukulam
- Industrial Partner: Elindrae