Prokhor Zakharov was world renowned, not only as a leading scientist in AI and High-Energy Physics, but also as an influential figure able to sway hearts and minds. He was instrumental in gathering support for the Unity project and had a great deal of influence in selecting its crew. As Chief Scientific Offcer aboard the Unity, his strong leadership during the final crisis and his plan for repairs could have saved the ship. If not for the actions of certain others he would have succeeded.

Since Planetfall his followers have begun to delve the secrets of their new home and the universe as a whole, devoting the majority of their time to rational, scientific inquiry into the wonders that surround them. Only through application of he scientific method can the universe be understood, and only through logical argument based on empirical evidence can consensus on these discoveries be achieved.

Enrollment in the University of Planet grants access to the single largest repository of scientific discovery and knowledge the universe has ever seen with its staff and researchers constantly adding new wonders to the network nodes. No avenue of research is to be unexplored, no stone unturned in the pursuit of knowledge.

The University is run by its knowledgeable academics selected by democratic vote amongst their peers and they ensure the University thrives. The requirements for selection for the ruling council are simple, requiring only a single doctorate alongside several associated degrees in relevant fields and at least twenty years of experience teaching and researching within the halls of the University. The University provides for all within its walls, with any and all surpluses funneled back into the University’s research programs.