Sundera: World in Chains / Change

Sundera

World in Chains / Change

Themes: Solarpunk and lunarpunk duality, ecological ethics, utopia under pressure

Relation: One of the Broken Worlds (Probala) within AURHAYIS

Core conflict: Humanity’s artificial balance between day and night begins to unravel

Overview

Sundera exists in the far future of Earth after its rotation was deliberately halted. One hemisphere forever faces the Sun—radiant, solar, thriving. The other lies in eternal night—cold, moonlit, reflective. Mass migrations and geoengineering allowed humanity to survive in the thin habitable band between, where towering solarpunk megacities promised peace, equality, and sustainability. But generations later, perfection fractures.

Core Lore

The project to stop Earth’s spin was called **Operation Equinox**, conceived by Extropian scientists [PLACEHOLDER]. Its intent: freeze the planet’s rotation to stabilize solar energy collection and reverse climate collapse. It succeeded—at first. The “Sunward Nations” built glass citadels powered by endless daylight, while the “Lunarch Enclaves” adapted to perpetual night through bioluminescent ecosystems. The utopian Compact City of **Solara** became humanity’s pride. Yet centuries of selective population control, resource imbalance, and social stratification have turned that pride into guilt. Those who question the old order are exiled to the darkside ruins or sent on “pilgrimages” that few survive.

A new resistance movement, **The Chained Dawn**, seeks the ancient Hawaiian facility that once rotated the planet. They plan to restart it, restoring day and night—even if it ends the world. [PLACEHOLDER]

Key Locations

Sundera:Solara – solar megacity housing the ruling technocrats.
Sundera:Lunarch Sanctum – moonlit settlement preserving forgotten spirituality. [PLACEHOLDER]
Sundera:Hawaiian Axis Complex – buried rotation-control site at Earth’s equator.

Major Figures

Character:Arin Solenne – exiled solar engineer turned resistance leader. [PLACEHOLDER]
Character:Veyra Morn – lunarpunk philosopher seeking harmony instead of revolt. [PLACEHOLDER]
Character:Administrator Kyren – autocrat of Solara maintaining the “Golden Balance.” [PLACEHOLDER]

Interlinks

Follows Extropia chronologically; survivors of Extropian collapse founded Operation Equinox.
The moral and ecological consequences echo into Vernaia: The Seven Seeds.

Keeperverse Worlds — The Broken Worlds (Probala) of AURHAYIS

AURHAYIS: The Stardust Axiom · Aldsolis · Eidensea · Bellhope · Nurathia · Extropia · Sundera · Tavesh · Vernaia · Graverealm