The Kepler Declaration of Mortal Commitments is a set of broad commitments and it is a living document, reflective of the common and universal knowledge of humankind to this date. The following commentary on the Mortal Commitments is a collection of current guidance from the Gandhian Society of Mortal Human
The Capital Star is a tabloid paper published in Alighieri, South Kepler. November 37, 962 AAH, PLAYBOY PRINCE TO WED ORPHANED GALILEO GIRL SHOTGUN STYLE Is a royal baby on the way? Rumors are flying that local farm girl, Constance Davis, currently attending the University of Alighieri with Prince Herschel,
The Perilous Heart We do not speak —anymore— of the dreams and schemes we planned before we knew trouble. (And our troubles are not the same.) We digressed idly in guileless youth; now we diverge on separate paths, believing in struggle, waving our flags —alone! I am alone! do not
It may be that the temptation of immortal life will always be too strong for ordinary precaution. In the beginning, scientists foolishly believed that red eyes were the only negative consequence to the Immortality Virus, and we Earthlings were so excited about it that numerous programs sprang up to take
By Bosley Pinkerton You may have heard that Keplerian magic is distributed unevenly, to a mere ten percent of the Mortal Kepler population. That is a myth! Magic is innate to all Mortals—and may be accessible to Immortals as well—if we are only willing to reach deep within ourselves to
Though colloquially referred to as “magic,” the extrasensory abilities expressed in human Mortals on Kepler are, in fact, rare, scientifically explainable traits caused by genetic mutation. Similar mutations are responsible for cases of enhanced vision and auditory capabilities, increased receptiveness to smell and taste, and certain skin sensitivities common to
The first record of magic on Kepler dates to the year 76 AAH (After Arrival of Humans), when Birch Talon fell while climbing the ridges of the Eastern Plateaus and avoided injury by controlling the air to slow her fall. The aerodynamic tendency was later exercised by both Talon’s son
Section III, Viruses. Chapter 5, The Immortality Virus. General. Discovered on Earth by cancer researchers in the 21st century, the Immortality Virus (IV-933) is a highly engineered hybrid virus combining elements of human immunodeficiency virus with influenza. IV-933 is transmitted sexually and via blood. A child born from an Immortal
The Alighieri Post is the official newspaper of the Royal Kingdom of South Kepler. August 6, 881 AAH, Coronation Announcement (The Alighieri Post is a fictional newspaper. This article was published in Vasher, Sandra. Sisters of the Perilous Heart, Mortal Heritance Book One. Mortal Ink Press, 2020.)
