Habitats

Habitat is the name given to the 1000 massive Human stations, which were designed with the primarily purpose of reseeding Terra with life. Situated all around the planet, they also contain individually unique codices which contain information and history relevant to their local enviorment, as well as stockpiles of Human technology. Habitats stand at around 300ft, and are shaped like white and gold temples, with multiple spires atop them. These spires project solid beams of light into the sky upon a Habitats activation, though the reason for this is unknown. Inside each Habitat is a variety of rooms and complexes which may shift around freely, without a visible means of control. Though the contents of each Habitat mostly vary, they all posess an athenaeum, which itself contains the individual species that are housed in the Habitat. The number of folk held in Habitats vary, but is usually around 5k.

1000 Habitats are known to exist. Habitat 000, carrying the last Humans on Terra, was not catalogued in codices like the others, and it's possible that other uncatalogued Habitats exist.

Habitats opened in a series of six waves, called Awakenings. These Awakenings were spread out over roughly seven century, slowly releasing the folk that now inhabit Terra. Around 166 Habitats would open during each phase, sometimes on multiple continents. Habitat 000 was meant to be the final Habitat to open, but ultimatly failed to open after sustained damage from local Leo.

Habitats usually take several days to fully open, as they must first shift around their interior to allow access to the athenaeum. Athenaeums are locked behind several layers of rooms and walls in order to stop threats from the outside world from possibly damaging its contents.

Present-day, all Habitats have served their purpose and have permanently shut down, with many turning into the foundations for cities.