Velocitron

Also known as Speed Planet, it is one of the little-known colonies established millions of years ago. Colonized by the Titan Navitas, it has two temperature extremes. Being caught out in the blistering heat of the sun invites near-instant death. Therefore, the Velocitronians had to design their cities to be mobile, able to remain within the much more habitable, if frozen, nighttime side. These cities include Delta, which is Navitas reconfigured.

Focused on speed and energy efficiency, much of the lives on Velocitron center around the racing industry and increasing the return on any energy harvested or used. Racing is a core part of Velocitron’s culture, along with alterations and upgrades that give racers any advantage they can gain. Government decisions, taxes, and more are typically determined through racing, and power is gained from solar energy. For them, Energon is reserved for personal use, reserves normally high.

In general, Velocitronians hold a superiority complex toward themselves compared to other cultures. Isolationism is commonplace, little to no contact sought with any potential neighbors. It is infrequent for most to ever venture beyond the mobile cities they live in. They have centered their lives around the races within these areas, and the faster one is, the closer one is to perfection. Those who lag or fall behind the norms run the risk of being shunned. To be a Velocitronian is to be involved with the race, whether as a racer, working for one, observing the races themselves, or helping modify racers. The Speedia 500 is their most famous race of all.

The addiction to speed can bring with it some negatives. Those who encounter Velocitronians can find them to be impatient and annoying, given their fixation on being as fast as possible and little else. Most others are simply too slow for their tastes, and it is difficult for them to grasp the idea that there is more to life than racing. Such beliefs have extended far enough that general maintenance of Delta/Navitas has lagged behind at times in the interest of flashier pursuits, leading to a Titan that is slowly breaking down, becoming more difficult to understand. Such a cycle continuing could eventually lead to larger problems.