In its main sequence, Omme Viwint was a Yellow-White star at the centre of the Ommose system. Four planets and one space station orbited it:
Ewe, the closest and only habitable planet, home to the
Aenphun; Mocion, a space station; Fres, a cold rocky wasteland; Vese, an ice giant; and Usta, a dwarf planet. Omme Viwint is worshipped as the god of the religion Abommeano. However, currently, the star is most notable due to its death.
Death
Detection
As science on
Ewe developed, Abommeano remained strong. Though modern science seemed to disprove the
Abommi beliefs of sentience in their god, Omme Viwint, they reinterpreted and rewrote their holy texts and choose to believe the star was sending them messages through fluxations in solar waves and in the weather on
Ewe. Therefore, they had very complex scientific systems monitoring the star leading to the
Abommi to be the first to detect its transition into a red giant.
Conspiracy
Of course, the idea that their god could die was considered blasphemous by those at the top of the religion and initially, the information was suppressed. 94% of
Abommi resided in Ommose, with a majority living on
Ewe. Abommeano was, by far, the largest religion on
Ewe and the senior representatives held unparalleled sway in global politics. The
Abommi scientists, and any other people who became aware of the situation, were bribed, threatened, and murdered to ensure their silence. Later, the cover-up was discovered by the secret information agency of
Ewe's coalition of major governments. However, they opted to continue the conspiracy to avoid star system-wide panic.
System-Wide Panic
Although the combination of the influence and wide-spread nature of Abommeano on
Ewe made the suppression of information possible there for an extended period, it was inevitable that the rest of the star system and galaxy would notice the star's decline. When the news broke, panic and riots almost destroyed multiple cities, including the space station, Mocion. Omme Viwint was the first star in any inhabited star system in recorded history to die and speculation on the effects on people, societies, and economies went wild all over the galaxy.
It was quickly calculated that Omme Viwint's red dwarf would consume
Ewe, Mocion, and cause immense damage to the remaining planets in the system. Nearby systems immediately began to restrict the number of incomers from Ommose for fears of sudden population booms without enough resources. All the while, arguments about social responsibility and community raged.
Impact
Evacuation
It was lucky that the consequences of the star's death were far off as evacuating an entire solar system was extremely challenging. Governments in the Ommose system worked closely with the
Interstellar Alliance of Homeworlds to draw up suitable evacuation and relocation plans, including the creation of three new colonies on suitable planets, one in an already inhabited star system and two more in uninhabited systems. Citizens of
Ewe and Mocion were offered incentives if they would make the long journies early and start building the colonies. Many took the offer, many evacuated on their own terms to their own destinations, and many more remained in denial or shock in Ommose.
Societal Impact
Many generations were born and died after the public discovery of the death of the star. Depression skyrocketed in many citizens: citizens who felt stuck in limbo and unable to put down roots while they waited on government evacuation plans; children who felt like they were inheriting a broken future and an immense amount of pressure to record their lives and traditions to pass onto future generations; citizens of the
Abommi faith who were faced with accepting the death of their god; the many citizens who had been sold life on Mocion as a futuristic dream experience.
Death of a Dream
Mocion held a particular significance to many people. As the space station closest to
Ewe, it was a historical stepping stone for
Aenphun into the broader universe. As
Aenphun left to live in other systems, members of different species came to Mocion. One travel company advertised homes on Mocion in exchange for indentured work contracts and sold the experience as the life of the future advertising benefits and pictures of Mocion that were fake. This cost many people their whole lives (both in finances and in time as the contracts were almost unbreakable) and the death of Omme Viwint only made matters worse.
Abommeano
By many accounts, the
Abommi faith died with the death of Omme Viwint. The faith as it had been known splintered into several subreligions but it is estimated that more than 70% of its followers either transitioned to similar, welcoming faiths or became agnostic.
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