Pelgos are artificial islands upon which housing and other structures are built. The Ark contains hundreds of pelgos, built with a varying range of materials. The term "pelgo" is a corruption of "archipelago", a word which refers to a natural cluster of islands.[1]
Each pelgo is a spar; its mass is mostly below sea level, and a "ballast control section" is used to keep the pelgo afloat. [2] Although the pelgos near the Upper Ark are quite reliable, the Guests' pelgos are very dangerous to live in. The Ark's extreme resource shortage forced the Ark's population to construct Guest pelgos from recycled steel, which is prone to corrosion and collapse.[3]
List of known pelgos
- Roughly a dozen pelgos are known to exist in close proximity to the Founder's Tower.[4]
- Recycling Pelgo[5]
References
- ↑ Quote from Ishmael, shown on loading screens.
- The Ark is made up of hundreds of artificial islands called Pelgos, a corruption of the word Archipelago.
- ↑ Informative text in Aquarium.
- Each pelgo is constructed on the "floating spar" principle: it has most of its mass under sea level and incorporates a ballast control section that keeps the pelgo both buoyant and stable.
- ↑ Quote from Ishmael, shown on loading screens.
- Most of the Guest Pelgos are made from recycled steel. Steel rusts. Steel sinks. Time is running out.
- ↑ Opening cinematic for Shipyard (Security-side). One of the officers says: "Founder's Tower goes down, it takes a dozen other pelgos with it, at least! We're dealing with animals!"
- ↑ Quote from Ishmael, shown on loading screens.
- The Ark's Recycling Pelgo breaks down organic waste to produce food. The Ark's burial customs vary.