Cellin

Cellin is a natural satellite of Crusader. The moon is volcanically active and has over 100 volcanoes.^[1]

Named after the youngest of the three siblings featured in the 24th century children's morality tale, "A Gift for Baba," this moon features over a hundred currently dormant volcanoes that are said to represent Cellin's simmering anger.^[2]^[3]

Burning with volcanic activity, Cellin is the counter to her icy sister. Although the volcanoes have been dormant for hundreds of years, the surface is dotted with thermal geysers that erupt without notice. The largest of such geysers can destroy heavy vehicles. Highly corrosive clouds of gas are regularly released from the moon's surface, creating low visibility and damaging anything caught outside. ^[4]

Phillip Xu built the first permanent homestead on Cellin in 2906.^[5]

On 2904-10-02, Chad Fawley completed the first successful solo circumnavigation of Cellin in a ground vehicle.^[5]

Atmosphere

Cellin has an extremely thin and toxic atmosphere, rendering it unbreathable. However, the presence of trace amounts of oxygen allows pressure suits to extract breathable O₂ from the environment.

Atmospheric Overview ^[6]
Surface pressure	0.19 atm
Height	26,000 m
QT altitude	2,000 m
Surface temperature	Max	0 °C
	Min	-41 °C

Atmospheric Composition
Chemical Formula	Full Name	Amount
SO₂	Sulfur Dioxide	90%
SO	Sulfur Monoxide	7%
O₂	Oxygen	3%

Locations

Surface outposts

Type	Name	Description
Farm	Gallete Family Farms	Independently owned agricultural Outpost. Visited by Kelos Costigan.
Farm	Terra Mills HydroFarm	Terra Mills-owned agricultural outpost. Origin of the Terraberry.
Mining	Tram & Myers Mining	This mining facility is the registered property of Tram & Myers Mining Corp.
Research	Hickes Research Outpost	A Rayari-owned research outpost near Cellin's south pole, experiencing permanent twilight.
Security	Criska	Security post operated by Crusader Security for local monitoring and storage. Trespassing not allowed.
Security	Dipur	Security post operated by Crusader Security for local monitoring and storage. Trespassing not allowed.
Security	Lespin	Security post operated by Crusader Security for local monitoring and storage. Trespassing not allowed.

Other locations

Type	Name	Description
Shelter	Ashburn Channel	Crusader's former lead ship designer, Shelly Ashburn, became enamored with this location for its picturesque angle of Crusader on the horizon. She often visited the spot to channel her creative energy, earning it the nickname, Ashburn Channel, among her team. Following her retirement in 2940, the site officially adopted the title.
Shelter	Flanagan's Ravine	In 2936, Crusader Industries sponsored a competition to find the best travelogue focused on one of their moons. Donnell Flanagan's account of his exciting experiences took top prize and this location, which featured heavily in his adventures, was named in his honor.
Shelter	Julep Ravine	Crusader CEO Kelly Caplan loved the landscape on this part of Cellin and requested that this ravine be named for her dog, Julep.
Shelter	Mogote	From 2923 to 2927, a mysterious benefactor took it upon themselves to see that this emergency shelter was stocked with jars of homemade marmalade. First reported by a stranded pilot, as word spread many other travelers would visit the shelter to try the jam for themselves. In 2927, when a reporter attempted to learn who was leaving the sweet treat, the marmalade supply stopped as mysteriously as it began. However, the tradition has been kept alive to this day by the many visitors who continue to leave preserves at the site.
Unmarked	NT-999-XV	$%/3.0_N/A
Unmarked	PRIVATE PROPERTY	NO TRESPASSING. An unmarked stash location in a destroyed outpost.
Unmarked	Unnamed abandoned outpost	An unmarked habitation structure in ruins, but not forgotten. Sometimes used as a dead-drop site for delivery missions.

Artificial satellites

Security Post Kareah

	An outpost built to house an extended Crusader Security presence in this sector. While initially expected to be operational in short order, since 2945 staffing issues have prevented the outpost from being permanently manned, leading to numerous incursions by the Nine Tails, Dusters, NovaRiders, Low Riders and unaffiliated criminals exploiting the station's access to UEE Advocacy records.

Comm Array ST2-28

	This CommArray provides ECN coverage for the Cellin area.

Gallery

References

↑ Relay.sc - Notes from CitizenCon 2017, acc. 2017-11-13
↑ The old Starmap description reads: Named after the youngest of the three siblings featured in the 25th century children's morality tale, "A Gift for Baba," this moon features over a hundred currently dormant volcanoes that are said to represent Cellin's simmering anger. (see: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/3/thread/ark-starmap-dev-updates-q3-q4-2017)
↑ Starmap - Cellin (Dec 2017). Starmap
↑ 3.0 Production Schedule Report, acc. 2017-11-13
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Crusader Historical Society - Datamined info. Alpha 3.22.0a - Star Citizen. Retrieved 2024-02-02
↑ Cornerstone: Planetary Survey. Retrieved 2023-05-03.