Red Terra (Neocron)
Red Terra is a settlement that features in Neocron.
History
Red Terra was a settlement established by Earth on the planet Mars in the early 22nd Century. It was established at the first civil colony in the year 2113 and consisted of seven domes that housed 3,000 people. The success of the mission lead to a new extraterrestrial colonization program by the Federation of the Free World and plans were underway to relocate 400,000 to Mars by the end of the century. By 2120, a discovery was made which involved triggering a chemical reaction by mixing a complex gas compound with Martian atmosphere to create a breathable environment in 300 years. Thus, a terraforming initiative was launched using this new gas mixture known as Gabanium that was developed by Dr. Gloria Gaban. In 2134, they learnt of a distress call from a vessel named Starcruiser and were commencing repairs but asked that their message be forwarded by Red Terra to Beijing. However, the Martian colonists were completely unaware of the Starcruisers existence and believed it to be a joke so Red Terra Command ignored the incident.
Thus, they negligence in the matter allowed the environmental disaster and conflict that ravaged the Earth. During the chaos of World War III, the Red Terra colony was forgotten and all the colonists died due to the effects of an unknown virus that spread in 2212. Logs remained that catalogued the deaths of the colonists and their observation of the Earth during World War III. In 2637, astronauts launched from a reborn mankind discovered the 500 year old colony from their starship the Shirkan. Their discovery also led them to uncover that Gabanium stimulated the growth of the lethal Martian virus which was why the terraforming was discontinued. However, they received a Hypercom transmission from the Starcruiser during its terraforming mission of a planet called Irata III which was a success and the planet was transformed as well as ready for new instructions for generations. By 2660, the Red Terra colony was brought back into operation and the construction of a vast communications facility began. When the Avenger was launched to Irata III, the newly christened Red Terra 2 settlement established communications with the new world and learnt that it was a paradise planet.
