Welcome, Hearthian!
This is your one stop shop to getting you affiliated with our solar system, or as we like to call it, the Hearthian Solar System. As I’m sure you know, we are Outer Wilds Ventures. Located on our home planet of Timber Hearth, we are the one and only space exploration program dedicated to learning about our fellow planets and the history they contain. Outer Wilds Ventures was founded by Feldspar, Gossan, Slate, and Hornfells. We train astronauts, such as yourself, by equipping them with our state-of-the-art wooden space crafts and advanced space exploration technology. We currently have several space explorers out discovering things about the planets in the Hearthian System, but we will talk about them later.
Feldspar is our veteran astronaut. They are known for their daredevil spirit. Nothing will frighten Feldspar or deter them from doing incredibly dangerous things. Unfortunately, Feldspar has been missing for quite a longtime. It was bound to happen eventually, with their track record for doing dangerous things. Hornfells is our ground control operator as well as the curator for our museum which hosts our findings of the Hearthian System. Their ground control station is located at the top of our wonderful museum. Gossan is the Outer Wilds Ventures flight instructor. They help our fledgling astronauts understand zero-g through the use of the Zero Gravity Cave located at the center of Timber Hearth. Finally, Slate is our incredible mechanic. They have developed the wonderful technology, such as the Surveyor Probe Mk. IV, that we use to explore the planets.
Though we may call our solar system the Hearthian System, we are not the first advanced race to call these planets our home. Our exploration of our neighboring planets and led us to discover traces of a long-gone advanced species called the Nomai. Not much is known about them, other than the fact that they had three eyes instead of four like we do (strange!). Much of their history is shrouded in mystery. Why did they come to this solar system? What sort of technology did they develop? How did they all perish? But that is where you come in, young Hearthian! You will set off, like many astronauts before you, and discover the secrets that our solar system has to offer! But before you do that, you need to learn about our solar system, and that's where this guide comes in! Enjoy this compact guide to everything we Hearthians know about each of our neighboring celestial bodies.