Solarn Legacy Engineering owns and maintains the entire public relay infrastructure on Geba. Every public relay on the planet, from the ancient mega-spines to the smallest outpost, falls under Solarn oversight. The entity also owns Midreach Arms and operates the Solarn Contractor Registry, the planetary classification system that tracks every completed contract through the relay network.
Origins
Architect Varenth Solarn established the first relay systems in Ngorrhal during the Era of Early Dominion, the first relays built outside the origin continent. The engineering lineage that carried his name grew across the centuries that followed. During the Era of Absolute Expansion, when the Empire began large-scale planetary centralization and long-range relay construction in distant regions, the Solarn engineering group formalized alongside several others as part of the vast cooperative projects of that era. It expanded into an official manufactory during the Era of Late Conquest under the Varethis Advance, when Emperor Ashan'Kael Varethis granted engineering and research groups direct access to imperial resources.
Historical figures in the Solarn lineage include Caledrin Solarn-Veykar, who accompanied Prince Ashan'Raeth Vareth on his expedition across the Empire during the Era of Absolute Expansion, Ayitha Solarn, whose atmospheric sensor work and planetary travel during the Era of Early Stagnation produced the Geban Calendar, and Heredrin Solarn-Veykar. In the modern era, Yelidra Veykar is the sole living heir of the Solarn-Veykar lineage.
Relay Control and Content
Solarn does not own or support musical acts or entertainment groups, but it retains sole control over the relay structures that determine what is visible across the planet. Content broadcast through the public relay network passes through Solarn infrastructure, and Solarn determines what receives priority distribution. In practice, safe genres like Solwave receive broad visibility while edgier forms like Rebelcore and Blood Royal are actively suppressed. Solarn is widely disliked for this. The perception that a single entity controls what the planet hears is accurate.
Commercial Products
Solarn produces weapons, vehicles, solar technologies, and equipment at the highest quality available on the planet. None of it is priced for the general population. Solarn hardware is affordable only to the upper class and wealthy. For most people on Geba, Solarn products exist in relay broadcasts and not in their lives.
The Veykar-Solarn Joint Initiative
The Veykar-Solarn Joint Initiative was formed after the Era of Fracture from repurposed failed planetary escape projects, uniting Solarn relay technology with Veykar propulsion expertise. The initiative engineered some of the fastest airships in the planet's history. It did not last. The initiative was eventually absorbed into Veykar Propulsion, and the technology that came out of it is now used exclusively for rocket systems.