POL-5362.02, better known as Aires Outpost or Aires, was a Three World Empire planet located in the POL-5362 System of the Outer Veil's Neroid Sector. It was the location of Aires Platform, a Weyland Corp—and, later, Weyland-Yutani Corporation—research base rumored to have detected mysterious structures beneath the planet's methane sea.
History[]
Aires Outpost was a planet located in the POL-5362 System of the Outer Veil's Neroid Sector. In 2083, Weyland Corp established the seagoing Aires Platform on Aires after a survey detected movement under the planet's ice sheet. When nothing of note was found, the platform's complement of two hundred scientists was vastly reduced, leaving a mere thirty-two staff at the facility. This number stayed consistent as employees came and went over the following century, and Weyland-Yutani Corporation scientists saw Aires as a dead-end posting. In 2183, Aires Outpost was situated in Three World Empire space; also in that year, the platform's sensors were said to have detected movement once again. These readings apparently suggested the presence of artificial structures beneath Aires' surface.[1]
Climate and terrain[]
Aires' climate was toxic, with regular methane rainstorms. The mean temperature on Aires was -223°C. Though technically terrestrial, Aires' terrain varied depending on its proximity to its star POL-5362, with the methane wastes of its surface frozen for four months when furthest from the star, and liquid when it was closest.[1]
Economy[]
Aires' key resources included methane and other, uncatalogued elements.[1]
Population[]
Thirty–two scientists, administrators, and security officers resided on Aires Platform.[1]
Points of interest[]
Aires Platform was a Weyland–Yutani research facility operating on Aires as of 2183. It was also rumored that inorganic structures existed beneath the planet's methane sea, though those rumors were unsubstantiated.[1]
Appearances[]
- Alien: The Roleplaying Game (mentioned only)