Terminus

Terminus is a massive O'Neill Cylinder space station and Crucible for Seekers. It was the first station to become a Crucible for Seekers, founded by the automata Argos.

It is the main hub world for all players who join Edge of Oblivion.

Design
Terminus is an immense, city-sized, cylinder with a "sun strip" which simulates day and night cycles for the station's inhabitants. The cylinder is made up of four layers with the innermost layer housing a sprawling city where most inhabitants reside. The second innermost layer is comprised of numerous maintenance areas and tunnels where the station houses a modestly sized shadowkin hive and is also where may of the station's biomass farms are run.

The third and fourth outer layers are made up of durable hulls to prevent damage and exposure to hard vacuum. The innermost of these two layers is also where much of the local Crucible's exercises are conducted for training new seekers. It is also where the station's space port is located.

History
Terminus was once a massive hub of commerce and travel within Mankind's Intergalactic Empire before the last star burned out. In the cycles after the universe went dark survivors of the last great war and refugees seeking shelter soon found a home in the empty space station. This included a small hive of shadowkin who eventually befriended and protected the other refugees from raiders. However, resources were significantly depleted and the station was on the verge of collapse.

At some point, the automata known as Argos came to the station and became determined to save Terminus and gathered a group of like-minded individuals and founded The Crucible and the Seekers. Together, they ventured out into Dark Space and began gathering resources to keep the station running. It soon flourished and became the heart of a new seat of government, with The Crucible acting as the military.

In the intervening years, Terminus has become a symbol of hope in a dark and hopeless universe.