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Orison is a network of large interconnected platforms floating in the atmosphere of the planet StarCitizen:Crusader. It is built upon a military-constructed latticework of inhabitable floating platforms which StarCitizen:Crusader Industries uses to manufacture their large-scale ships. The shipyards themselves are famously beautiful and have made Orison a prime tourist destination in the StarCitizen:Stanton system.<ref>Template:Cite game</ref> It offers a breathtaking view of StarCitizen:Crusader's commercial shipbuilding platforms.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref>
Orison maintains its precise orbital height through controlled firing of StarCitizen:Seraph-class thrusters situated below each platform. Precisely timed to prevent shearing and destabilization of the connected network of struts, each thruster is activated for a short burst allowing Orison to stay firmly in place. Crusader locals often describe the gentle vibrations that accompany the periodic adjustments as "Orison’s free massage."<ref name="tour">Template:Cite game</ref><ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref>
"Had a realization that food just tastes better at Orison. Think it might have something to do with the altitude. Like, maybe there's trace elements of some gas that stimulates taste buds or something.
"Spent three days sitting in Orison. I didn't even have a room rented out. Just spent my nights sitting on the edge of one of the platforms and just watching that beautiful world turn.
History
The first orbital platforms were built by the UEE Navy in 2855 and considered an engineering marvel at the time. StarCitizen:Providence industrial platform played an important role in the repair of StarCitizen:capital ships.<ref>Welcome to Orison. Star Citizen YouTube channel. Accessed 2021-10-27.</ref> In 2865, CEO StarCitizen:Kelly Caplan purchased the gas giant Crusader when the UEE decided to sell the planets in the Stanton system.<ref>Template:Cite game</ref> Soon after, Providence Platform was converted into one of the most advanced shipyards ever in operation and the city of Orison developed around the existing latticework.
Transit
The Orison Skyway Shuttle Service is served by the following lines:
- Template:Transit, which links the StarCitizen:August Dunlow Spaceport with the Cloudview and Providence platforms.
- Template:Transit, which links with StarCitizen:Vision Center
- Template:Transit, which links with StarCitizen:Inspiration Park and is itself served by three internal lines:
- Template:Transit; which links Solanki platform with Brushwood platform.
- Template:Transit; which links Solanki platform with Hartmoore platform.
- Template:Transit; which links Hartmoore platform with Brushwood platform.
- Template:Transit, a tour line.
Platforms
Currently, four districts are open for players to visit. Public transport between them is conducted by Skyway Shuttle services.<ref name="ReferenceA">Template:Cite RSI</ref><ref name="datamine3120">Datamined in Alpha 3.12.0</ref>
Cloudview Center
Cloudview Center is Orison's main commercial platform and home to the Stratus shopping center, Greencircle habs, StarCitizen:Voyager Bar, Orison General Hospital, the StarCitizen:Crusader Industries Showroom, a StarCitizen:Stormwal sculpture, a Trade and Development Division, as well as numerous scenic points overlooking Crusader's cloudscapes.<ref>Inside Star Citizen: Sky High</ref>
Arriving at the StarCitizen:Crusader Visitor's Center, you head straight down the elevators to the StarCitizen:Grande Observatory, where the transparent flooring provides unparalleled views of the tempestuous atmosphere below.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref>
"Once past the windbreak, she slowed her pace, used her badge to shortcut customs and turned towards the promenade. The wide garden-lined walkway provided access to most of the various shopping plazas and services that comprised the bulk of the hub's structures, with the added bonus of serving up some of the best vistas of Crusader's massive vessels being constructed. Even at this early hour, tourists congregated along the length of the overlook...
...As she approached the starport's entrance, she bypassed the long line that snaked outside and beelined straight for the maintenance area...
...The massive maintenance bay held several starliners in different states of repair.
This is where the StarCitizen:Crusader Security Office is located.
"With its pleasant atmosphere and abundance of ergonomics, you could tell that "team flow experts" and environmental psychologists who specialized in harmonizing workers with their surroundings had probably been consulted during construction. Basically, there was a lot of natural light, way too many potted plants and hallways that nearly all lead towards the "interface lounge," i.e., the break room.
Skyway Shuttle Cloudview station is located there.<ref name="datamine3120" />
Providence industrial platform
Providence industrial platform is an industrial platform in Orison. Skyway Shuttle Providence station is located in there.<ref name="datamine3120" /> Visitors can take a tour of the facility via the Crusader Discovery Center.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref> Other amenities include Covalex Shipping and Self Storage, StarCitizen:Cousin Crow's Custom Craft, StarCitizen:Providence Surplus, and StarCitizen:Orison Municipal Services.<ref name=":0" />
Providence Platform was originally constructed as a Naval drydock in StarCitizen:2855 to take advantage of the lower gravity and breathable atmosphere found here. This is also why they made this Crusader’s new headquarters. When the company purchased Stanton II in StarCitizen:2865, Providence Platform underwent major renovations to transform it into the manufacturing center that it is today. Of course, while it may not be an official Navy site any longer, Crusader carries on the tradition of working to help people across the empire.<ref name="tour" />
August Dunlow Spaceport
Orison's spaceport (named after StarCitizen:August Dunlow, the founder of Crusader Industries), serves as the main point of entry for the landing zone. Skyway Shuttle Dunlow station is located there.<ref name="datamine3120" /> It is connected to several StarCitizen:Aeroview hangar platforms.
Shipyard complex
Floating in a nest of complicated latticeworks, the Crusader Industries Shipyards are prized examples of unintentional art, where one may watch massive transport ships emerge from nothing as they are constructed by a delicately choreographed ballet of bots and workers.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref>
This is where the StarCitizen:Genesis Starliner is built.Template:Fact
Stormwal sanctuary
StarCitizen:Stormwals live in the vicinity of Orison, and visitors can board a StarCitizen:Discovery Tour shuttle for a chance to see these beasts.<ref name=":0">Inside Star Citizen: Old Cat, New Tricks, accessed 2021-06-03</ref>
Vision Center
Vision Center platform is a [[StarCitizen::Category:Convention centers|convention and conference center]] platform. Events such as IAE and ILW are hosted there but when they are not the Expo Hall is home to a PTV racetrack.
Inspiration Park
Inspiration Park is a series of four platforms that serve as the administrative headquarters of Crusader Industries and also to showcase the company's portfolio for corporate clients.
Other platforms
Orison contains more than a hundred platforms in total, with several sections of them interconnected to one another. These can all be classified by different platform types:<ref>Template:Cite game</ref>
| Name | Function | Description | Top-view |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magna-class halo | Residential/commercial | O-shaped platform with several towers, gardens and landing pads on them | File:Crusader-orison-platform-class-magna-transparent-3.14.png |
| Paulus-class halo | Residential/commercial | Smaller O-shaped platform with some towers and gardens | File:Placeholderv2.png |
| Pearl-class platform | Residential/commercial | Medium T-shaped residential platform with several layers of gardens, and multiple buildings on them | File:Crusader-orison-platform-class-pearl-transparent-3.14.png |
| Envoy-class platform | Residential/commercial | Medium F-shaped platform with gardens, multiple landing pads, a hangar, and several towers | File:Crusader-orison-platform-class-envoy-transparent-3.14.png |
| Prestige-class platform | Residential/commercial | Medium h-shaped residential platform with gardens, landing platforms and several buildings on them | File:Crusader-orison-platform-class-prestige-transparent-3.14.png |
| Saga-class platform | Residential/commercial | Small I-shaped utility platform with several hangars in a row, gardens and some buildings on them | File:Crusader-orison-platform-class-saga-transparent-3.14.png |
| Ottima-class platform | Residential | Smaller I-shaped residential platform with gardens, a landing pad and a single tower. Sometimes these platforms can be found attached to a different platform | File:Crusader-orison-platform-class-ottima-transparent-3.14.png |
| (Unnamed) | Industrial | Massive rectangular industrial platform with a skeleton-like undercarriage, each with a different name, such as Providence, Caplan, Shimura, Milford | File:Crusader-orison-platform-type-industrial1-transparent-3.14.png |
| Australis | Industrial | Medium industrial platform, similar to Providence, but thinner in shape | File:Crusader-orison-platform-australis-transparent-3.14.png |
| (Unnamed) | Industrial | Small industrial platform, with stacks of containers on the end and buildings in the middle | File:Crusader-orison-platform-type-industrial2-transparent-3.14.png |
| (Unnamed) | Industrial | Cargo platform, containing thousands of cargo containers | File:Crusader-orison-platform-type-cargo-transparent-3.14.png |
| August Dunlow Platform (A/B) | Commercial | Platforms containing (rentable) StarCitizen:Aeroview hangars. A portion of them is connected to StarCitizen:August Dunlow Spaceport. | File:Crusader-orison-platform-type-hangars-transparent-3.14.png |
Significant characters
Liaison Officers StarCitizen:Lisa Gibbs (ID# 91G66BW0) and StarCitizen:Devin Bautista (ID# 948J030K) work Crusader Security's 'lemonade stand', the small auxiliary community outreach office in Orison. They are already the points of contact for Crusader Security contracts via StarCitizen:mobiGlas as of Alpha 3.3.0, but datamined audio reveals that they will also be voiced mission givers. The lemonade stand's parent - the Crusader Security Office, is run by Section Chief StarCitizen:Captain Pontayo, and is where Liaison Officer StarCitizen:Kayla Frost works in dispatch. Frost features in the StarCitizen:Hostile Negotiations storyline along with cameo appearances by Gibbs and Bautista.<ref name="ReferenceA">Template:Cite RSI</ref><ref name="ReferenceB">Template:Cite RSI</ref>
Trivia
- Crusader gardeners could not find a tree that would fit well in their city, so they created one themselves. Something that was well adapted to high winds and low humidity, that could self-pollinate, and most importantly, was beautiful. They created a cross-combination of flowering dogwoods and taverbark pines: the StarCitizen:Hosanna tree features strong roots, flexible branches, delicately scented pink flowers.<ref name="tour" />
"I'm alright. My allergies have been acting up a bit, though. I blame the Hosanna trees. No matter where I am in the system, their pollen seems to just follow me from Orison.
- 2955 marks the centennial anniversary of the first orbital platform built on Crusader.<ref>Template:Cite game</ref>
- The word "orison" means "prayer." Many of Crusader Industries' products and locations are named after mystic or religious concepts.
See also
- Welcome to Orison (YouTube)
- Orison map by Jale (defunct?)
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| Track | Audio |
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| Orison City Ambience 01 | File:OrisonCity01.mp3 |
| Orison City Ambience 02 | File:OrisonCity02.mp3 |
| Orison City Ambience 03 | File:OrisonCity03.mp3 |
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