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{{article quote|A hidden metropolis, untouched by the [[Collapse]].}} | |||
{{Location infobox | {{Location infobox | ||
|name = Neomuna | |name = Neomuna | ||
|image = [[File:Neomuna1.jpg|360px]] | |image = [[File:Neomuna1.jpg|360px]] | ||
|location = [[Neptune]] | |location = [[Neptune]] | ||
|hostile races = [[Cabal]]<br>[[Vex]]<br>[[ | |hostile races = [[Cabal]]<br>[[Vex]]<br>[[Taken]] | ||
|factions= [[The Dread]]<br>[[Shadow Legion]]<br>[[Sol Collective]] | |||
|accessibility = Complete [[First Contact]] | |accessibility = Complete [[First Contact]] | ||
|landing zones = [[Hall of Heroes]] <br> [[Límíng Harbor]] <br> [[Strider's Gate]] | |landing zones = [[Hall of Heroes]] <br> [[Límíng Harbor]] <br> [[Strider's Gate]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|Accounts across the city indicate the conflict between the [[Earth]] [[Warlord]]s and the invading [[Cabal|Cabal Empire]] has advanced to our fair city. The [[Vex]] have taken advantage of the chaos to encroach on the western front, transforming our plazas into an active warzone. All citizens are promoted to active defense duties, effective immediately. Repeat: all citizens are promoted to active defense duties. Stay tuned to Neomuna Civil News for updates.|[[Jisu Calerondo]]}} | |||
'''Neomuna''' is an advanced [[Human]] city on [[Neptune]] developed by survivors of the ''[[Exodus Indigo]]'' following the [[Collapse]]; founded by members of the [[Ishtar Collective]] including [[Maya Sundaresh]] and [[Chioma Esi]] after the discovery of a [[Paracausal|paracausal]] artifact called [[The Veil|the Veil]] lead to its creation. It was kept isolated and hidden for centuries during the [[Dark Age]] and the [[City Age]] until traces of its existence were uncovered by [[Osiris]] and [[The Witness|the Witness]]; leading to an all-out siege by the [[Shadow Legion]] to claim the city and the Veil beneath it. It was added as a [[Destination]] in the ''[[Lightfall]]'' expansion. | |||
The city is protected by a line of warriors known as [[Cloud Strider|Cloud Striders]], who have voluntarily undergone cybernetic augmentation at the cost of significantly reducing their lifespan and defend Neomuna against both Shadow Legion [[Cabal]] and the local [[Vex]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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During the Golden Age, [[Rasputin]] and the [[Ishtar Collective]] created an AI called [[Soteria]] using [[Vex]] technology. She was designed to simulate deep space travel and extrasolar colonization, as part of Clovis Bray's ECHO project.<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/tm-moss-custom-duster</ref> Shortly before the Collapse, Soteria detected the presence of the [[Black Fleet]] outside Sol, and was unable to devise a trajectory that would allow a hypothetical launch to evade the Pyramids and survive unassisted.<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/terminus-horizon</ref><ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/wilderflight</ref> | During the Golden Age, [[Rasputin]] and the [[Ishtar Collective]] created an AI called [[Soteria]] using [[Vex]] technology. She was designed to simulate deep space travel and extrasolar colonization, as part of Clovis Bray's ECHO project.<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/tm-moss-custom-duster</ref> Shortly before the Collapse, Soteria detected the presence of the [[Black Fleet]] outside Sol, and was unable to devise a trajectory that would allow a hypothetical launch to evade the Pyramids and survive unassisted.<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/terminus-horizon</ref><ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/wilderflight</ref> | ||
Rejecting orders from [[Clovis Bray I]] to stand down, Soteria placed subminds of herself inside a large number of ECHO colony ships and forced them to launch into space with supplies, colonists, and crew members on-board, before she was trapped in the [[Ares Spire]] on [[Mars]]. Most of the ECHO ships were destroyed in their flight, but one was caught by Neptune's gravity well and crashed into the ice giant's surface.<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/into-the-sunset</ref> Sometime later during the Collapse, a [[ | Rejecting orders from [[Clovis Bray I]] to stand down, Soteria placed subminds of herself inside a large number of ECHO colony ships and forced them to launch into space with supplies, colonists, and crew members on-board, before she was trapped in the [[Ares Spire]] on [[Mars]]. Most of the ECHO ships were destroyed in their flight, but one was caught by Neptune's gravity well and crashed into the ice giant's surface.<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/into-the-sunset</ref> Sometime later during the Collapse, a [[Colony ship]] called the ''[[Exodus Indigo]]'' intercepted a Vex distress signal from the outer system, likely sent by the stranded fragment of Soteria on Neptune.<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/winterbite</ref> | ||
The ''Exodus Indigo'' made it to Neptune, where its crew (which included many notable Ishtar Collective scientists, including [[Maya Sundaresh]] and [[Chioma Esi]]) discovered Soteria, along with a paracausal entity known as the | The ''Exodus Indigo'' made it to Neptune, where its crew (which included many notable Ishtar Collective scientists, including [[Maya Sundaresh]] and [[Chioma Esi]]) discovered Soteria, along with a paracausal entity known as the Veil which had been previously hidden on the planet by [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]]. The colonists also encountered the [[Vex]], who had retroactively inserted themselves into Neptune's history but were prevented from making a direct assault by the paracausal influence of the Veil, not before they manage to isolate the colony from outside assistance by weaving a simulation into Neptune's magnetic field, concealing any evidence of its existence. | ||
With the aid of the Veil's paracausal protection, the colony survived and eventually developed into a thriving city, which came to be called Neomuna. | With the aid of the Veil's paracausal protection, the colony survived and eventually developed into a thriving city, which came to be called Neomuna. | ||
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At an unknown point in time after the Arrival, [[Asher Mir]] followed the Vex to Neomuna through the [[Vex Network|Nexus]] and encountered information about the Veil, which he began to manually research and simulate. His appearance would be noted by archivist [[Quinn Laghari]] due to his name appearing in cryptic references within the network, but Asher himself was either unable or unwilling to inform the outside world of his findings. He remained in Neomuna's sector after the Shadow Legion's invasion to monitor the Guardian's [[Partition|excursions]] into the network, though [[NODE.OVRD.AVALON|circumstances]] would later force him to flee back to Earth and extract his research to the material world. It is later revealed that Asher's activities on Neomuna forced him to resume integration into the Vex Network, resulting in his death four weeks after the invasion when the Nexus captures his consciousness. | At an unknown point in time after the Arrival, [[Asher Mir]] followed the Vex to Neomuna through the [[Vex Network|Nexus]] and encountered information about the Veil, which he began to manually research and simulate. His appearance would be noted by archivist [[Quinn Laghari]] due to his name appearing in cryptic references within the network, but Asher himself was either unable or unwilling to inform the outside world of his findings. He remained in Neomuna's sector after the Shadow Legion's invasion to monitor the Guardian's [[Partition|excursions]] into the network, though [[NODE.OVRD.AVALON|circumstances]] would later force him to flee back to Earth and extract his research to the material world. It is later revealed that Asher's activities on Neomuna forced him to resume integration into the Vex Network, resulting in his death four weeks after the invasion when the Nexus captures his consciousness. | ||
Despite Rohan sacrificing his life in the fight, the Cloud Striders' alliance with the Guardians would bear fruit in keeping Neomuna and its people safe, defeating [[Emperor Calus]] and especially in protecting the CloudArk from the Vex. However, some Neomuni have displayed skepticism in whether the Guardians were different from the Warlords, as the Earth representatives objected to the label, clarifying that the Guardians have the [[Vanguard]] to provide checks and balances and a command structure but the same critics would point out the Vanguard's apparent lack of control over their membership and lack of accountability. To further add to the confusion, the civilian City Council of Neomuna are unsure how to legally classify the Guardians' Ghosts, especially the unpartnered Ghosts when they first begin to visit their city. | Despite Rohan sacrificing his life in the fight, the Cloud Striders' alliance with the Guardians would bear fruit in keeping Neomuna and its people safe, defeating [[Emperor Calus]] and especially in protecting the CloudArk from the Vex and [[Nezarec, Final God of Pain|Nezarec]]'s influence on the citizens. However, some Neomuni have displayed skepticism in whether the Guardians were different from the Warlords, as the Earth representatives objected to the label, clarifying that the Guardians have the [[Vanguard]] to provide checks and balances and a command structure but the same critics would point out the Vanguard's apparent lack of control over their membership and lack of accountability. To further add to the confusion, the civilian City Council of Neomuna are unsure how to legally classify the Guardians' Ghosts, especially the unpartnered Ghosts when they first begin to visit their city. | ||
Since the Shadow Legion's attack, the Neomuni have petitioned the City Council to expand their military capabilities but this was rejected by the council as they didn't want to risk an increase in military authority or the loss of reconstruction expertise. However, they did agree to approving a petition to expand the scope of civilian defense force efforts. | Since the Shadow Legion's attack, the Neomuni have petitioned the City Council to expand their military capabilities but this was rejected by the council as they didn't want to risk an increase in military authority or the loss of reconstruction expertise. However, they did agree to approving a petition to expand the scope of civilian defense force efforts. | ||
After the Guardian fails to stop the Witness from establishing a link with the Veil and thus open the portal to the Pale Heart, they join with Osiris and Nimbus to learn more about the nature of the Veil as they search for a solution to bypass the portal, follow the Witness, and prevent it from enacting the [[Final Shape]], from tracking down Rohan's notes leading into the [[Black Garden]] to listening to audio logs left behind by Dr. Chioma Esi. They also repair the Cloud Strider monuments damaged by the Vex during the Shadow Legion's siege of the city. After repairing all the Cloud Strider monuments, Soteria informs the Guardian of [[Ahsa]]'s existence on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] and that they must pursue the Augurmind's lead as Ahsa has vital information regarding the Witness's origins. The solution to bypass the portal the Witness created finally presents itself when the Guardian recovers one of the [[Ahamkara]] eggs belonging to [[Riven]] and [[Taranis]] from the [[The Imbaru Engine|Imbaru Engine]], located within [[Court of Savathûn|Savathûn's Throne World]]. Osiris begins his attempts to replicate the Witness's link to the Veil, but fears abusing its power would cause a similar fate to the [[Dreaming City]] on Neomuna. After recovering the remaining eggs and using the 15th wish to allow [[Uldren Sov|Crow]] to enter the Pale Heart via the [[Ley Lines]], Osiris returns to Neomuna to begin forging a bridge between the Veil and the Traveler, allowing the [[The Coalition|Coalition]] to follow Crow into the Pale Heart and finally confront the Witness before it can complete the Final Shape. | |||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
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****[[Veil Containment]] | ****[[Veil Containment]] | ||
**[[Hydroponics Delta]] {{c|Lost Sector}} | **[[Hydroponics Delta]] {{c|Lost Sector}} | ||
*[[Cirrus Plaza]] {{c|[[Crucible]] map}} | |||
==Citizens== | ==Citizens== | ||
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*[[Tse Jingye]] | *[[Tse Jingye]] | ||
*[[Valla]] | *[[Valla]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Viragni "Sid" D'Sydney]] | ||
*[[Cloud Strider]]s | *[[Cloud Strider]]s | ||
**[[Bluejay]]† | **[[Bluejay]]† | ||
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**"Neomuna" is a Romanization of the Korean word 너무나 (너무 = neomu, 나 = na), which translates to English as "far too much" or "excessively".<ref>'''Wiktionary''': [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%EB%84%88%EB%AC%B4%EB%82%98 ''너무나'']</ref> However, the pronunciation is "nomuna", without the "e". | **"Neomuna" is a Romanization of the Korean word 너무나 (너무 = neomu, 나 = na), which translates to English as "far too much" or "excessively".<ref>'''Wiktionary''': [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%EB%84%88%EB%AC%B4%EB%82%98 ''너무나'']</ref> However, the pronunciation is "nomuna", without the "e". | ||
**Neomuna is also an anagram of the word ''noumena'', the plural for ''noumenon'', which is a concept from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantianism Kantian philosophy]. Noumenon is the opposite of ''phenomenon'', and refers to something that exists independently from human senses. The concepts of noumenon and phenomenon are used in Kantian philosophy to explain causality. | **Neomuna is also an anagram of the word ''noumena'', the plural for ''noumenon'', which is a concept from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantianism Kantian philosophy]. Noumenon is the opposite of ''phenomenon'', and refers to something that exists independently from human senses. The concepts of noumenon and phenomenon are used in Kantian philosophy to explain causality. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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**''[[The Witch Queen]]'' {{Fm}} | **''[[The Witch Queen]]'' {{Fm}} | ||
***''[[Season of the Seraph]]'' {{Mo}} | ***''[[Season of the Seraph]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[Lightfall]]'' {{1stID}} {{ | **''[[Lightfall]]'' {{1stID}} | ||
***''[[Season of the Deep]]'' | |||
***''[[Season of the Wish]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Entelechy]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Cities]] | [[Category:Cities]] | ||
[[Category:Post-Collapse settlements]] | |||
[[Category:Neomuna|*]] | [[Category:Neomuna|*]] | ||
[[Category:Destinations]] | [[Category:Destinations]] | ||
[[Category:Neptune]] | [[Category:Neptune]] | ||