Astronomical Name: Sol III
Star System: Sol
Type: Class E (Earthlike)
Earth is the origin world of Homo sapiens and remains a powerful cultural and diplomatic symbol within the Compact of Humanity in Assembly. Though no longer the primary economic or military power, Earth holds a core world designation and retains significant historical and moral influence. It is the seat of the United Nations, Earth’s planetary polity, and is directly represented in the Compact Assembly.
Governance:
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Polity: United Nations of Earth
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Headquarters: New York City
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Territorial Extent (as of 430 IE): Includes Luna (Earth’s moon), now governed as a UN territory.
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The United Nations is the entity that appoints Earth’s delegation to the Compact Assembly and manages planetary affairs in coordination with Compact directives.
Historical Role:
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Birthplace of human civilization and all known branches of Homo sapiens.
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Site of major historical events including World War III, the rise of transhumanist technologies, and the founding of early space agencies and megacorporations.
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Origin of the Compact Era calendar, which begins with the first successful interstellar departure from the Sol System in the early twenty-second century OC.
Current Status:
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Capital: New York CIty
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Earth’s influence is diplomatic and cultural, though still wields considerable economic influence.
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It is often regarded by outer-core and colony worlds as stagnant, but still revered as the cradle of humanity.
Cultural and Strategic Relevance:
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Languages: All major Earth languages are preserved, with Humanic as the interstellar standard.
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Religion and Heritage: Earth remains a pilgrimage destination for followers of legacy faiths—Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism—and serves as the historical root of Compact religions like the Etruscan Orthodox Church.
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Compact Role: One of the Big Five core worlds, Earth wields soft power through its Compact Assembly delegation, archives, and diplomatic networks.
Economic and Technological Note:
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Earth’s economy is heavily post-industrial and centered around education, culture, biotech refinement, and Compact-era legal scholarship.
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Advanced urban centers coexist with massive ecological reserves, abandoned post-industrial zones, and floating arcologies.
JT Austin, a key figure in the Amargosa Trilogy, was born on Earth but later rejected the planet both personally and politically. His resentment stems from the Compact’s delayed response in liberating Amargosa and Earth’s alignment with Mars in opposing Hanar’s independence—an argument that ultimately failed.
Status After Ouster of Leitman
Following Marcus Leitman’s ouster, it was not the Compact Assembly but Dasarius Interstellar that severed Earth from the rest of the galaxy. Acting unilaterally, Tessa Dasarius shut down every hypergate connected to Earth—including those linking to Luna and Mars—by dumping the company’s global control matrix into JT Austin’s head. At first overwhelmed by the sudden access to trillions of secure systems, JT eventually understood what Tessa wanted: kill the gates. With a single command, he locked Earth behind a technological curtain, cutting off trade, communication, and even rescue efforts. Luna, long considered Earth’s back porch, became an orphaned satellite, left to fend for itself. The United Nations, unable to function amid Earth’s political chaos and isolation, reconstituted itself in exile on Luna, operating from emergency chambers once reserved for disaster recovery. The move stunned the Compact but forced a reckoning: Earth, the birthplace of humanity, was now a quarantined world—dangerous, unstable, and isolated by the very corporation it once gave rise to.