Sol
The star around which humanity lived for 7,000 years before The Void — a 1,000-year gap in recorded history after which humanity existed around Lukyr. Sol's current location is unknown.
Historical Context
Pre-Void Era:
- Humanity's home star system for 7,000 years of recorded history
- All pre-Void history (years 0–5,500) took place around Sol
- Presumably the origin point of human civilization (though this is not explicitly confirmed)
The Great Mystery:
- After The Void (years 5,500–6,500), humanity existed around Lukyr instead
- Sol's location is unknown — despite extreme technological advancement, no one has been able to locate it
- Distance/direction from Lukyr is unknown
- Reason for departure is unknown
- Method of travel is unknown
Search Efforts
The fact that Sol has never been found is particularly striking given:
- Humanity possesses near-light-speed travel (as evidenced by Covian Warpine's 1.8 light-year journey)
- Advanced orbital megastructures like The Shade exist
- Sophisticated scanning and navigation technology is available
This suggests either:
- Sol is extraordinarily far away (beyond current search radius)
- Deliberate concealment or suppression of information
- Fundamental loss of navigational data during The Void
- Sol no longer exists in a recognizable form
Cultural Significance
Sol is significant enough that Zet's virtual assistant users ask questions about it and The Void, treating it as a topic of ongoing public interest and speculation. The inability to answer these fundamental questions about human origins remains a source of cultural fascination millennia after The Void.
Open Questions
- Where is Sol located?
- How far is it from Lukyr?
- Is Sol still in existence?
- Why did humanity leave Sol?
- How did humanity travel from Sol to Lukyr?
- Were there intermediate stops?
- Do any records of Sol's location still exist in classified archives?
- Is the search for Sol ongoing, or has it been abandoned?