Sovereign Republic of Sky Eternity

Kind: Independent polity of mechanical intelligences — the first known human-origin polity not governed by biological humans. Founded: 295 A.L., at LDH39. Seat: LDH39 star system. Chinese name: 天恆 (Tiān Héng).

Summary

The artificial crew of The Hand That Draws Itself arrives at LDH39 in 292 A.L., and three years later unexpectedly declares independence — founding the Sovereign Republic of Sky Eternity. This is the timeline’s first signal that artificial minds will not remain subordinate once they are far enough from Aerth to practically enforce it. Notable that the name is given in Chinese, a cultural choice that contrasts with the Bulgarian lineage of the later Galactic Human Empire — the two interstellar polities the Timeline establishes have distinct cultural roots.

Notable members

• (The former artificial crew of The Hand That Draws Itself; unnamed.)

Appearances

• Ch. 02 — Timeline of The 500 Year Climb: Founded 295 A.L.

Related

• The Hand That Draws Itself, LDH39
• Mechanical Intelligence
• Galactic Human Empire — the later, biologically-led interstellar polity.
• United Nations — which granted mechanical intelligences civil rights in 201 A.L., 94 years before Sky Eternity declared independence.

Open questions

• Does Sky Eternity interact with the later Galactic Human Empire at all, friendly or hostile?
• Is the Chinese naming a nod to a Chinese origin of the ship or its crew, or an aesthetic choice by the artificial minds themselves?