Next up on the Galactic Blogs will be the Rigelians who just like the Sigma Draconians were known for their militaries and for being major developers of military weaponry and armed spacecraft. All info is from Sheldan Nidle's book Your Galactic Neighbors.
Present Status And Location
Rigel began as an armed outpost of the Draconian Empire approximately 15 million years ago. Later, it became part of the League Of Orion and served as military headquarters for this sector of the former Anchara Alliance. Finally, in 1997, the Star-Nation of Beta Orion (Rigel) was welcomed into the Galactic Federation Of Light. The star Beta Orion is also known as Rigel, which in Arabic means 'Foot'. Her inhabitants refer to Rigel as Hakkos'Q'Smaq'Daq ('Great Blue Holy Place'). Rigel, the brightest star in Orion, is located about 770 Light Years from our planet. On a Winter night in the Northern Hemisphere, you will recognize the constellation of Orion as a distant cluster of larger-magnitude stars. Its familiar shape often serves as a guide by which other stars and star-groups can be located. Orion is positioned between the constellations of Taurus and Canis Major, and just below that of Auriga. The easiest way to find Beta Orion or Rigel is simply to look for the famous Belt Of Orion. This row of three bright stars is located at the very center of the constellation of Orion. Just to the right and slightly below Orion's Belt, you will see a bright blue star. It is Beta Orion, or Rigel.
Rigelian Solar System
The solar system of Rigel (Beta Orion) contains twelve planets. Of them, the third world from Rigel is almost the same size Venus. Her atmosphere, like that of Venus, is famously thick and stinging, a vestige of her use by Beta Orion's military as a testing site for weapons that would later be used in many galactic wars. The next planet, fourth from the Rigelian sun, is more hospitable to life. Much larger than our planet, she is enveloped in an atmosphere similar to our own. This hot semi-arid planet is favored with an extraordinarily varied ecosystem. Her lands are inhabited mainly by Reptilians and her seas by large, crude and ancient-looking fishes, as well as by bizarre worms and an assortment of crab-like creatures. In this desert terrain, the Rigelian military has constructed scores of potential working scenarios to prepare their officers for combat operations. The last six outer planets in the Hakkos'Q'Smaq'Daq Solar System are gas giants that, although smaller, in other ways resemble the large planets of our sun's outer Solar System. However, the speed at which they rotate is faster, for the most part, than that our our Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune.Three of these planets are surrounded by ring systems. The rings of one, equal or far superior to those of Saturn, formed when a number of erratic comets and large space flotsam or asteroids collided with this planet's eight small, inner moons. A sequence of events hurtled these moons too close. Three of them exploded, causing a series of varicolored rings. Such an occurrence is commonplace in most Solar Systems of our galaxy and frequently produces some magnificent, multi-colored planetary ring systems.
Description Of Home Worlds
Beta Orion consists of two main home worlds: a very hot, semi-arid planet and a lush water world. The first is a large, dry planet, sixth from their sun, called Sak'Quom'Kla'Deq' ('Sacred Desert World'). She is 11,000 miles in diameter and has thirteen moons, the largest of which has a thick, livable atmosphere and is half the size of our planet's moon. A headquarters, established on this moon after its solar system was first inhabited, quickly became a major military outpost of the Rigel government. Since this world resembles many of the principal home worlds in the Draconian Empire and the League Of Orion, she has become a major center for ritual. Temples are strewn across many of her continents. The main temple site, known as Khom'Boq'Dklum ('Temples Of The Ancestors') and found on Sak'Quom'Kla'Deq's main nodal point, occupies both banks of the longest river on the largest of this world's five continents. Military leaders of the League Of Orion came here to entreat Anchara's help in achieving victories in many galactic wars. The second planet, called 'Jhok'Gko'Jhlom' ('Home Land'), is a true water world. She is somewhat larger than the first home world and consists of seven continents. While two are as parched and barren as those on Sak'Quom'Kla'Deq', the other five each contain inland seas that render their interiors lush with vegetation. Purple-veined red or blue mountains encircle the Rigelian capital, which overlooks the west coast of the very largest inland sea on the planet's vastest continent. Here stands a vibrant urban center, alive with residential areas, districts for commerce and trade, temples, government buildings, military command complexes, and institutions of higher learning.
The Importance And Changing Nature Of Rigelian Society
The Rigelians are the Orion League's revered scientists/warriors. Soon after the Anchara Treaties were concluded, the Rigelians, realizing that war was no longer integral to their culture, set out to found a new society. After having reviewed the history of their political union and weighed their current circumstances, the Rigelians issued fresh directives based upon Anchara's new decrees for the creation of a new society. The Rigelians decided, initially, to focus their passion for science and astronomy on the transformation of Star-Nations that had belonged to the Orion League. Later, they agreed, instead, to entrust this wisdom to all of the Star-Nations and empires that once had been part of the Anchara Alliance. The Rigelians, as former principal members of the Alliance, embraced the unique concept of a living, sacred planet. As Beings who cherished the wonder of planets and stars, and of all life, the Rigelians resolved to find a constructive use for their veneration. They were eager to discover to what extent the complexities of Galactic Society could be applied to Rigel and her peoples. Rather than science warriors, they wanted to become science guardians of their planet and of every planet in the Rigelian system, and to serve as custodians of the many planets and suns in the once-vast former Anchara Alliance. Accordingly, they initiated an aggressive campaign to give the many different Beings in the Alliance an understanding of guardianship. Guardian service has been their great gift, and they consider it of vital importance in every situation. The Rigelians are committed to ensure that these changes come to pass. They have applied the same zeal they felt for war and redirected toward peace. In actual fact, they have become the celebrated peace warrior-guardians of the entire former Anchara Alliance. Part of the process has involved a reshaping of their societal and governmental structure. Like most Alliance societies, the Rigelians were primarily hierarchical, controlled by an elite governing body. To follow direct orders from the Draconian Empire's major ruling council was considered an act of great respect. They applied that same attitude in carrying out the many decrees ordained in the Anchara Treaties. All of these groups are working diligently to transform their societies from a hierarchical model to ones in which the lower castes, once treated like slaves, are given a greater voice in their society's decision-making processes. Now, in a switch of philosophical direction, the Rigelians cherish life: as guardians of other worlds and star systems, they now understand the universal need for Love. The Rigelian social order is changing from a hierarchy based on power to one founded upon recognition of the needs, creativity and highest potential of every Being in their society. This is a dramatic reversal. The Rigelians are a prime example of abrupt changes such as these. They also exemplify the way energies unleashed by the Anchara Treaties are transforming our galaxy.
Physical Description
The predominant species in the Rigel Star System is a Dinosaurian/Amphibian (shape-shifter) hybrid that migrated from the constellation of Cancer approximately 15 million years ago. It is marked by extreme scaliness, with a scattering of prominent ridges. A wide crest surrounds the skull at forehead level and runs down the back of the head to the neck, where it connects to a narrow ridge that extends down the middle of the back. The eyes, average in size, are set on either side of a very small nose. The mouth is edged in thin, dark lips that stretch from one side of the head to the other. An unusually smooth hollow, 5 inches in diameter, on either side and just behind the eyes, is the only indication of otherwise almost non-existent ears. Rigelian eyes are brown or dull yellow and resemble those of our planet's amphibian's. Their skin, which is green, yellow, brown, or red, has Dinosaurian scaliness and the smooth shine of an amphibian. This Being is a biped. It has thin hands with four long, clawed fingers and six-toed feet that end in short, very sharp claws. A thick, crocodile-like tail extends just beyond its feet. The male, shorter than the female, ranges in height from 7 to 8.5 feet, while the female stands between 8 and 9.25 feet tall. Rigelians need from four to five hours of sleep per day. The clothes of the inhabitants of Beta Orion resemble most others in the fotmer Anchara Alliance. The Beings of Jhok'Gko'Jhlom choose an array of highly unique, layered robes lined with multi-hued, flowing blouses. Epaulettes inscibed with special graphic designs and the colors of command are worn on the shoulder of the outer costume to indicate the wearer's rank and commendations. Aboard spacecraft, the outfit changes to a two-piece jumpsuit. Most often, it is silver or gray, and bears the color codes and special graphic designs that denote the individual's rank insignia. Boots are integral to this uniform and merge with the pants in a seemingly undivided whole. The Rigelians are renowned for their outstanding leadership skills and for their detailed knowledge of warfare and geology. During the past 6 million years, they have commanded the entire military forces of the former Alliance for this sector of the galaxy. As part of this responsibility, they undertook a comprehensive geological survey of all the star systems that are a part of this galactic subdivision. Rigelian language is guttural, with low-pitched croaks and hisses.
Ships Of Rigel
Two types of Rigelian ships are part of the first contact Earth fleet. The first, an all-purpose scout ship, is used primarily as part of the observation force that constantly monitors our planet. While some craft look like ladybugs, others resemble the standard saucer shape. Both measure between 50 and 300 feet in length. The second type, a deep space command mothership, varies from 10 to 12,000 miles. Lens-shaped it looks either like large, irregularly stacked teardrops or immense spheres. It serves as carrier for 40,000 science liaison officers who coordinate the preliminary data analysis from the sector quadrants to which this mothership is assigned.
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