Gravity Metric

The Gravity Metric is a standardized method of expressing gravitational force across the Continuum Universes. For clarity and consistency between different worlds and settings, all values are measured relative to the surface gravity of Terra (Kosmos). This baseline unit is defined as 1 Terran Gravimetric (1 Terran G or simply 1 G).

Overview

The purpose of the Gravity Metric is not in-universe but editorial: it provides readers, researchers, and archivists a consistent way of comparing environments across diverse universes.

• 1.0 G: Equal to the surface gravity of Terra (Kosmos).
• Greater than 1.0 G: Worlds with stronger pull, where life tends to adapt with sturdier, denser physiology.
• Less than 1.0 G: Worlds with weaker pull, where species often evolve taller, thinner forms.
• Microgravity (<0.01 G): Effectively weightlessness. Found aboard starships, orbital habitats, or tiny moons. Long-term exposure leads to muscular atrophy and bone loss unless countered with artificial gravity technology.
• Variable G: Some planets feature unstable or fluctuating gravities; these are measured by their average pull.

Applications

• **World Classification:** Used throughout the wiki to describe planetary environments in a way readers can directly compare.
• **Species Adaptation:** Highlights differences between the *-ite peoples of Kosmos and other universes.
• **Technology & Travel:** Assists in explaining strain on starships, habitats, and colonists moving between worlds.
• **Cross-Setting Continuity:** Provides a single language of measurement for any world, whether within Kosmos, Galaxa, Aerenda, or beyond.

Examples

• Ares: 1.2 G (high-gravity adaptations)
• Sentari: 0.7 G (low-gravity adaptations)
• Xus: 1.0–1.3 G fluctuating (variable-field environment)
• Belnea: 1.05 G (desert-hardened populations)
• Starships & orbital stations: <0.01 G (microgravity conditions)

Trivia

• 1 Terran G was selected as the base because Terra is both central to the lore of Kosmos and closely analogous to the human homeworld in other universes.
• Microgravity is sometimes called “the silent killer” by archivists, since it reveals the invisible challenges of spaceflight in almost every universe.
• Gravity is one of several multiversal standards used for clarity, alongside Kosmic Standard Calendar for timekeeping.