Primus lore?

[Jinx]

firstly - thats correct - primus has no real disco lore. no faction seriously tried to build on that easter egg.

in terms of lore - it is assumed that either a virus, a hostile atmosphere or radiation causes a "de-generative" effect - which does not affect the mind as much as the physiology. but thats where it ends.

those zoner settlers who made planetfall on primus were never heard of again - until the rediscovery. - maybe out of shame or who knows what.

the history of gammu is established though:

zoners made planetfall no a planet that showed remains of an ancient alien civilization on a planet that seemed to support human life. - since zoners and pretty much every faction that is not planetform - can only really colonize ( that is more than just a tiny outpost ) so called "goldilock" planets - this one was a real gem.

breathable air, good temperatures, acceptable day night circle, and earthlike gravity seemed very good. - also of course the fact taht there was something to explore. ( meaning probably something valuable )

the settlers made expeditions to those ancient sites - and accidently or not - activated one of those.

the reason why the planet is a grey desert is due to the fact that it is meant to resemble the "grey goo" - generic raw material for nano processing.

today the planets atmosphere is filled with a nanocloud ( asylum of the daleks / doctor who - if you don t know what that is meant to be ) - or in short it re-purposes matter into whatever it needs - or turns it into grey goo for later processing.

the few settlers that managed to flee this apocalypse were caught off guard when they made it into orbit - and were annihilated by nomads.

nomads usually stay clear from gammu, because - the planet would repurpose their matter into raw material, too - while gammu spills out von Neumann and Berserker drones.

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