In the year 4388, the Cosmopolitan Cosmos society that had been subsumed by the Parisian Empire has collapsed into unaffiliated systems, many in various forms of strife.
The Neo-Buddhist Collective of the Pleiades Nebula Colony however has thrived over the past 2000 years, growing into a vast egalitarian society.
On the planet Shanti, Sojourno Verso had meditated without moving for 76 hours, his nanites sustaining his biochemistry as he searches inward for enlightenment.
He breathes steadily through his air filtration utensil, as the air quality at this elevation on Shanti is less than optimal.