RP - Brother Reinheart Novan gives a Lecture at Seycon

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[ 2015.02.28 19:27:13 ] Jennifer Starfall > Thank you, Dr. Ninavask.
[ 2015.02.28 19:27:16 ] Ninavask > /emote steps aside, bowing his head to Jennifer as he shakes her hand then makes his way to take a seat near the front of the audience.
Letting out a sigh of relief.*
[ 2015.02.28 19:28:42 ] Morwen Lagann > /emote glances a few seats over as Ninavask retakes his seat, returning her hands to her lap as she looks back up to listen to Jen.
[ 2015.02.28 19:29:02 ] Jennifer Starfall > And now to our first presentation of this conference. Reinheart Novan will be presenting on “Spatial Anomalies of The Labyrinth
and Talocan Static Gate”. Mr. Novan?

*CHATTER*

[ 2015.02.28 19:31:37 ] Reinheart Novan > /emote proceeds to the leturn, producing speaking notes from his robe and calling a slide on to the screen
[ 2015.02.28 19:31:40 ] Reinheart Novan > http://goo.gl/mRzfyi
[ 2015.02.28 19:31:42 ] Jaret Victorian > /emote takes the candy and smiles, feeling content that Frenjo’s condition looks to be good
[ 2015.02.28 19:31:43 ] Morwen Lagann > /emote waits for Reinheart to begin speaking, then activates the acoustic dampening systems.
[ 2015.02.28 19:31:48 ] EVE System > Channel default access set to Moderated by Morwen Lagann. This channel is now effectively running in moderated mode.
[ 2015.02.28 19:32:22 ] Reinheart Novan > Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen thank you for being here today, and thank you to the organisers for this honour
[ 2015.02.28 19:33:47 ] Reinheart Novan > I will preface this presentation that this projecty is in the early stages but as events in the cluster are proceeding with such
pace it seemed worth raising early.
[ 2015.02.28 19:34:24 ] Reinheart Novan > /emote brings up the first slide
[ 2015.02.28 19:34:59 ] Reinheart Novan > The back ground to this study was actually another study I was undertaking on the ruins of the Takmahl in the Aphi System in the
Kador Region
[ 2015.02.28 19:35:56 ] Reinheart Novan > There a site known as the Labyrinth features a number of spatial anomolies that form a maze of sorts which lead to a large temple
[ 2015.02.28 19:36:54 ] Reinheart Novan > this Temple was the original source of my investigations but the spatial rift anomlies were intriguing as they appeared incongruous
for the area
[ 2015.02.28 19:37:48 ] Reinheart Novan > It was seeing the imagery coming out from the discovery and exploration of Thera and the shattered wormholes that raised questions
about these and have brought about the project
[ 2015.02.28 19:38:04 ] Reinheart Novan > /emote changes slides
[ 2015.02.28 19:38:27 ] Reinheart Novan > A brief bit of background
[ 2015.02.28 19:39:36 ] Reinheart Novan > The Takmahl were part of Amarr Society almost 2000 years ago, they were believed to have been part of the Sani-Sabik sect and fled
to the Araz constellation
[ 2015.02.28 19:40:41 ] Reinheart Novan > What happend to them both there and after is the subject of many other research projects but what is known was that they became
masters of cybernetics and bio-engineering
[ 2015.02.28 19:41:15 ] Reinheart Novan > However, there is no evidence of the technology required for the rifts in any evidence yet found
[ 2015.02.28 19:41:27 ] Reinheart Novan > /emote changes slide
[ 2015.02.28 19:41:50 ] Reinheart Novan > The Talocan are probably better known amongst this community
[ 2015.02.28 19:41:52 ] Reinheart Novan > /emote smiles
[ 2015.02.28 19:43:01 ] Reinheart Novan > They were one of the most ancient races we are aware of, and prior to the Seyllin Incident our knowledge was restricted to a site in
Caldari space
[ 2015.02.28 19:43:53 ] Reinheart Novan > They were known though as being highly advanced in the type of technology and understanding needed for these type of features
[ 2015.02.28 19:44:21 ] Reinheart Novan > /emote brings up a slide showing the extent of a labyrinth arrangement
[ 2015.02.28 19:44:52 ] Reinheart Novan > To get into the detail now, this is this type of arrangment these rifts are found in at the Labyrinth
[ 2015.02.28 19:46:07 ] Reinheart Novan > They form a circle and each rift gate leads to a seperate location. They have a differing range of functionality
[ 2015.02.28 19:46:36 ] Reinheart Novan > some work in both directions and take large battleship mass ships through to some do not appear to function at all
[ 2015.02.28 19:46:49 ] Reinheart Novan > /emote brings up a slide of a single rift
[ 2015.02.28 19:47:30 ] Reinheart Novan > The individual gates are highly luminous and appeard enveloped by a gaseous distortion, and this is one aspect which I am
investigating
[ 2015.02.28 19:49:29 ] Reinheart Novan > When operated they do send ships to another gate arrangement over 17000 kilometers away each time. There are a number of these
arrangements at least 9 we aware of but possible more behind the non-functional gates
[ 2015.02.28 19:50:12 ] Reinheart Novan > Now to compare these with the Talocan sites, and these are all images from Thera
[ 2015.02.28 19:50:34 ] Reinheart Novan > I should point out that the Thera gates are the only ones I have been able to observe at this time
[ 2015.02.28 19:51:06 ] Reinheart Novan > These consist of a large structure seemingly made up of seperate sub units
[ 2015.02.28 19:51:43 ] Reinheart Novan > above them is a spatial rift but these rifts are emenating a high levels of dangerous radiation in several bands
[ 2015.02.28 19:52:11 ] Reinheart Novan > These gates do not currently appear to accept ships
[ 2015.02.28 19:53:06 ] Reinheart Novan > It can be posited that this may be a function of the structure as a control unit prevent access due to dangerous levels of radiation
or possibly that this radiation is blocking the and distablising the gate
[ 2015.02.28 19:53:49 ] Reinheart Novan > As an aside I have wondered about the events of Carline Star and the radiation being detected but that is just supposition
[ 2015.02.28 19:54:13 ] Reinheart Novan > /emote brings up the next slide
[ 2015.02.28 19:54:34 ] Reinheart Novan > So to see the two spatial rifts side by side clearly shows visual similarities
[ 2015.02.28 19:55:39 ] Reinheart Novan > In the research taken to date they appear highly similar in the visible spectral bands they emit, are almost identical in size and
feature the same gaseous distortions
[ 2015.02.28 19:56:29 ] Reinheart Novan > Given the rarity of these types of object and yet the smiliarities I find this highly likley to indicate a correlation in origin
[ 2015.02.28 19:56:45 ] Reinheart Novan > /emote goes to the next slide
[ 2015.02.28 19:57:00 ] Reinheart Novan > But the big difference is the Talocan structures
[ 2015.02.28 19:58:06 ] Reinheart Novan > They are present at the their sites but not in the labyrinth, and will also mention there does not appear to be aby debris in the
labyrinth that could be attributed to the Talocan, that I have found to date I will qualify
[ 2015.02.28 19:58:48 ] Reinheart Novan > As the Labyrinth is operating and has been for a long period implies, if the rifts are linked, that they do not serve to maintain
the stability of the rift
[ 2015.02.28 19:59:27 ] Reinheart Novan > This may imply a control or possibly an option for directional control that was not needed at this site
[ 2015.02.28 20:00:18 ] Reinheart Novan > Maybe it is this control structure that is locking down the Threa features, but this all requires future work
[ 2015.02.28 20:00:39 ] Reinheart Novan > So to go down to tacks
[ 2015.02.28 20:01:28 ] Reinheart Novan > We have a high simialrity of features but a race whcih is capable of constructing them, and with what’s coming from W-space maybe
even more
[ 2015.02.28 20:02:13 ] Reinheart Novan > Plus we have a race which was essentially criminals fleeing known society where the technology was just coming to grips with jump
gates
[ 2015.02.28 20:02:56 ] Reinheart Novan > It seems hard to reconcile that a civilisation would be able to make such high advances in fields both biological and physics yet
disappear
[ 2015.02.28 20:03:20 ] Reinheart Novan > So did the Takmahl find an exisiting site and turn it to their use or was a third party invovled
[ 2015.02.28 20:03:38 ] Reinheart Novan > There is one more correlation to look at seperate to the gates though
[ 2015.02.28 20:03:55 ] Reinheart Novan > /emote brings up the last side of two asteroids
[ 2015.02.28 20:05:04 ] Reinheart Novan > at both the devils dig site in Otitoh and ithe centre of the Labyrinth is a large asteroid hollwed out to form a structure, both
have defaulted to a Templpe designation by Aura. This may raise more questions!
[ 2015.02.28 20:05:14 ] Reinheart Novan > So to finish up
[ 2015.02.28 20:05:38 ] Reinheart Novan > I intend to further inc=vestigate the physics behind these rifts both in the shttered wormholes and Aphi
[ 2015.02.28 20:06:10 ] Reinheart Novan > and there is wide scope for further work into both the Kspace sites for possible anthropological linkages
[ 2015.02.28 20:06:46 ] Reinheart Novan > I hope this has raised questions in your minds and look forward to seeing more work being done in this area by attendees of this
weekends conference.
[ 2015.02.28 20:06:51 ] Reinheart Novan > Thank you
[ 2015.02.28 20:06:59 ] Reinheart Novan > /emote stands back and looks to Jennifer
[ 2015.02.28 20:08:04 ] Jennifer Starfall > /emote moves back to the podium and smiles to Reinheart.
[ 2015.02.28 20:08:34 ] Jennifer Starfall > Thank you, Mr. Novan.
[ 2015.02.28 20:09:09 ] Reinheart Novan > /emote bows his head briefly
[ 2015.02.28 20:09:13 ] Jennifer Starfall > We have time for a couple of questions.
[ 2015.02.28 20:09:31 ] Morwen Lagann > /emote quietly disables the acoustic dampening system.
[ 2015.02.28 20:09:34 ] EVE System > Channel default access set to Allowed by Morwen Lagann. This channel will now only reject people on the blocked list.

*APPLAUSE*

[ 2015.02.28 20:11:23 ] Reinheart Novan > /emote steps forward looking to Dr Valate
[ 2015.02.28 20:11:54 ] Valerie Valate > Dr. Valate, Director of the Kaztropolis Imperial Archaeological Institute. First, let me say, how gratifiying it is, to see that my
own brilliant research into the Labyrinth has inspired other scholars such as Mr. Novan, who I have communicated with,
[ 2015.02.28 20:12:00 ] Valerie Valate > in the course of his own research.
[ 2015.02.28 20:12:12 ] Lisa Ouyano > /emote lowers her hand long enough for it to find her flask and bring it to her lips. >
[ 2015.02.28 20:12:23 ] Frenjo Borkstar > /emote sits down.
[ 2015.02.28 20:12:26 ] Valerie Valate > Well done, Mr. Novan.
[ 2015.02.28 20:12:55 ] Valerie Valate > Secondly, You mentioned the curious nature of the Labyrinth gateways
[ 2015.02.28 20:13:37 ] Valerie Valate > Have any other systems of navigation involving spatial rifts, ever been observed, to have had a ring of portals, in the same way that
the Labyrinth does ?
[ 2015.02.28 20:14:28 ] Reinheart Novan > /emote bows his head briefly “Indeed thank you to Dr Valate, and the other members of Project Theseus, I ride your coat tails
today.”
[ 2015.02.28 20:14:46 ] Reinheart Novan > But that is an interesting point.
[ 2015.02.28 20:15:07 ] Valerie Valate > I have a thought, about the recent discoveries elsewhere in the cluster, and how they may explain things.
[ 2015.02.28 20:15:40 ] Valerie Valate > we know the Takmahl were active between 1500 and 2000 years ago. The Talocan and others were active much earlier.
[ 2015.02.28 20:15:45 ] Reinheart Novan > To the best of what I have been able to find in the literature this appears to be the only such arrangement, there are arrangements
being found in the shattered wornholes but nothing like in Aphi
[ 2015.02.28 20:16:05 ] Valerie Valate > The recent discovery of sleeper data caches provides a suggestion.
[ 2015.02.28 20:16:13 ] Eran Mintor > /emote logs into an empty seat’s holo-projector and begins recording.
[ 2015.02.28 20:17:04 ] Jennifer Starfall > /emote clears her throat.
[ 2015.02.28 20:17:05 ] Valerie Valate > Any similarity in spatial rift design, may be because the Takmahl uncovered a Sleeper data cache, containing Talocan spatial rift
data. Which would mean the Sleepers were active, in Araz, before we became aware of such cloaked data caches.
[ 2015.02.28 20:17:36 ] Valerie Valate > And it’s possible that the fall of the Takmahl civilisation, was due to Sleeper intervention. Which would be a cause for concern.
[ 2015.02.28 20:17:40 ] Reinheart Novan > /emote tilts his head “that is an interesting point maybe we can discuss further in the break?”
[ 2015.02.28 20:17:48 ] Valerie Valate > Indeed.
[ 2015.02.28 20:17:54 ] Jennifer Starfall > /emote smiles.
[ 2015.02.28 20:17:57 ] Reinheart Novan > /emote looks to Ms Starfall
[ 2015.02.28 20:17:58 ] Valerie Valate > Congratulations on your presentation.
[ 2015.02.28 20:18:05 ] Valerie Valate > /emote applauds loudly and then sits down.
[ 2015.02.28 20:18:07 ] Lisa Ouyano > Hm.
[ 2015.02.28 20:18:35 ] Jennifer Starfall > We’re running a little behind. So, if we could keep the questions brief, we’d appreciate it.
[ 2015.02.28 20:19:06 ] Lisa Ouyano > /emote keeps her hand lowered, leaving the question pool. >
[ 2015.02.28 20:19:17 ] Reinheart Novan > /emote smiles “my Apologies, I do tend to go on at times”
[ 2015.02.28 20:19:30 ] Jennifer Starfall > It’s okay. It was a well put together presentation.
[ 2015.02.28 20:19:40 ] Jennifer Starfall > Dr. Borkstar? You had a brief question?
[ 2015.02.28 20:19:49 ] Frenjo Borkstar > /emote stands up, “Yes, I did, indeed.”
[ 2015.02.28 20:20:23 ] Frenjo Borkstar > I more wanted to suggest that, since the Takmahl were an ‘offshoot’ of the Amarr Empire, should they actually be considered an
ancient race? They are technically a sub-branch of the empire.
[ 2015.02.28 20:20:37 ] Frenjo Borkstar > And, I believe…
[ 2015.02.28 20:20:51 ] Frenjo Borkstar > That the current technology the Amarr use is based on that cybernetic technology.
[ 2015.02.28 20:21:03 ] Jennifer Starfall > Your questions, Dr. Borkstar?
[ 2015.02.28 20:21:44 ] Aldrith Shutaq > /emote connects to one of the seat holoprojectors, his gaze sweeping over the attending crowd.
[ 2015.02.28 20:22:06 ] Frenjo Borkstar > Oh, yes… Uh… Do we actually have any evidence to suggest that the Takmahl were Sani-Sabik who were exiled? I thought that was
just the common theory.
[ 2015.02.28 20:22:17 ] Frenjo Borkstar > Not that we actually had any evidence to prove it.
[ 2015.02.28 20:22:43 ] Valerie Valate > /emote raises eyebrow.
[ 2015.02.28 20:22:49 ] Kithrus > /emote frowns
[ 2015.02.28 20:23:14 ] Angel T Hunter > /emote tryes her best ot to look stupid
[ 2015.02.28 20:23:28 ] Reinheart Novan > /emote speaks rapidlThe first part is the old splitter or grouper question and beyond my field I’m afraid. There is evidence in the
remians of Takmahl sites that the Theology Counicl has used to state that. I belive there was another person with a quest…
[ 2015.02.28 20:23:37 ] Lisa Ouyano > /emote takes another sip from her flask and shakes her head regretfully as Borkstar speaks. >
[ 2015.02.28 20:24:01 ] Jandice Ymladris > /emote facepalms at Frenjo
[ 2015.02.28 20:24:01 ] Frenjo Borkstar > Again, the Theology Council, who have been known to- I won’t say anymore, thank you.
[ 2015.02.28 20:24:07 ] Jennifer Starfall > /emote nods. “Thank you, Dr. Borkstar.”
[ 2015.02.28 20:24:07 ] Frenjo Borkstar > /emote sits back down.
[ 2015.02.28 20:24:13 ] Khaprice > Hi! Nothing critical here I’m afraid, but short at least! Could we maybe get the slides numbered when you change them? I’m not sure I was
the only one who lost my place.
[ 2015.02.28 20:24:33 ] Jennifer Starfall > /emote chuckles.
[ 2015.02.28 20:24:38 ] Caroline Grace > /emote yells “YES!” to support Khaprice
[ 2015.02.28 20:25:15 ] Reinheart Novan > My apologies, I shall be sure to do that.
[ 2015.02.28 20:25:20 ] Jennifer Starfall > I would take that as a vote that you have a career future presenting, Mr. Novan.
[ 2015.02.28 20:25:28 ] Jennifer Starfall > Ms. Ouyano. You’re our last question.
[ 2015.02.28 20:25:32 ] Khaprice > /emote smiles meekly > Sorry!
[ 2015.02.28 20:25:40 ] Reinheart Novan > /emote chuckles and blushes slightly
[ 2015.02.28 20:26:20 ] Jennifer Starfall > Ms. Ouyano? You had a question?
[ 2015.02.28 20:26:26 ] Lisa Ouyano > Yes. <She rises and offers a quick bow> Yes sorry.
[ 2015.02.28 20:26:44 ] Reinheart Novan > /emote looks at Lisa, smiling
[ 2015.02.28 20:28:05 ] Lisa Ouyano > You mentioned criminals had found these…. gates? In Anoiksis? Are you saying that the Takmahl had obtained technology to travel
freely into Anoiksis? Or did I misunderstand?
[ 2015.02.28 20:29:11 ] Reinheart Novan > I’m afraid I can’t have explained that well. I have wondered if the Aphi gates had been built in K space in atiquity and were then
found by the Takmahl
[ 2015.02.28 20:29:31 ] Reinheart Novan > So not Anoikis but normal space
[ 2015.02.28 20:30:04 ] Lisa Ouyano > /emote bows again. > Okay thank you very much for your presentation and taking my question Mister Novan.
[ 2015.02.28 20:30:11 ] Lisa Ouyano > /emote sits back down. >
[ 2015.02.28 20:30:16 ] Reinheart Novan > /emote looks to exit and then to Ms Starfall
[ 2015.02.28 20:31:21 ] Jennifer Starfall > Thank you, Mr. Novan.
[ 2015.02.28 20:31:40 ] Reinheart Novan > /emote smiles and does a quick bow before exiting the stage
[ 2015.02.28 20:31:54 ] Jennifer Starfall > /emote moves back to the podium.

For the rest of Seycon:

Posts about what it is and the agenda can be found here:
https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=5216901#post5216901
https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=404213
https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=409205&find=unread

Luna wasn't entirely comfortable at first about allowing Reinheart to participate and that rp log is here:
https://sfrim.forumotion.com/t141-rp-a-question-of-science-and-ethics

The full logs for Seycon day one and day two can be found here:
https://thesynenoseaccord.wordpress.com/seyllin-conference/fourth-seyllin-conference-117-02-28-117-03-01/transcript-day-1/
https://thesynenoseaccord.wordpress.com/seyllin-conference/fourth-seyllin-conference-117-02-28-117-03-01/transcript-day-2/

And https://i.imgur.com/0OHeMs0.pngis a hand written note sent to Reinheart after the presentation. This is causing him quite some angst especially when joined with allegations at the conference that the wormholes are being controlled.