Location of the Nine Houses?[]
I've been rereading the books recently and have been trying to figure out which planets correspond to which houses. Unless it is clearly stated somewhere and I'm simply a dolt it doesn't seem to be laid out explicitly, but Muir does give some clues I believe.
Mercury - The 6th House - I'm vary confident about this one. When Mercy disassembles Gaius in Harrow, he says he hopes the 6th wasn't cooked in the flare. This is strong evidence to suggest the 6th is the closest installation to Dominicus, making it Mercury.
Venus - The 3rd? - No hard evidence on this one, that I have written down at least, but due to it's early numbering I suspect it is near Earth, and thematically it would fit nicely with the Tridentarii I think.
Earth - The 1st House - I mean, yeah.
Mars - The 2nd House - Chronologically it would make sense for the 2nd House to be Mars. From the peek at preresurrection we get in Nona, it seems Mars would have likely had the most well built installations in the first place, and it would be very natural for that to be the first expansion point for the empire. Also, the two houses we see most related to the Cohort are the 2nd and the 4th, so thematically it works nicely as well.
Jupiter - The 5th? - Not sure why Jupiter wouldn't be the next planet with an installation set up, but thematically the fifth are seen as quite jovial (jove->jupiter), homely, and kind. Though mythological Jupiter was pretty far from the characterization, those aspects are often associated, especially astrologically. (See the ghost of christmas past from a Christmas Carol for the archetype I'm referring to).
Saturn - The 8th? - Again, the chronology would seem strange here, but without and written confirmation I'm making most of the guesses based off their planets aspects. The most famous thing about Saturn is the whole devouring thing. Need I say more?
Uranus - 7th? - Uranus and Neptune are my weakest guesses at an already weak assortment of guesses. I think thematically Uranus would be more likely to be the 7th as its namesake was castrated and relegated to relative obscurity. This could be a parallel to the sickness and admiration of nothingness that we see in the 7th.
Neptune - 4th - dunno why theyd be the 4th but its whats left :(. Is Neptune known for being french?
Pluto - 9th House - This seems obvious to me though I don't know if we ever get any real sort of confirmation. The Ninth house is the newest house and the most remote. It has no atmosphere and it is the most deathly of an empire of death. If something else better inhabits Pluto/Hades. I'm not sure what.
Wagenenr (talk) 23:03, 22 November 2022 (UTC) Wagenenr 11/22/2022
Additional Note[]
In Nona (Chapter John 5:20), Gaius lists some pre-res installations. Specifically a Mars Installation, something called the Kuiper Platform, and a ring near(?) Uranus. It is unclear whether the Kuiper Platform and the Uranus Ring are the same project. Either way it could give evidence to the fourth house being either Neptune or Uranus (Kuiper discovered both planets). With this in mind I would adjust my earlier guess and say that it was more likely to be the 4th for Uranus, and the 7th for Neptune.
Wagenenr (talk) 23:03, 22 November 2022 (UTC)