This is gonna be interesting…
Hello, I’m Rat and I like to make art and stories! The Moonglade Rangers is a Webcomic project that I’ve been working on on and off for over a year now. It’s a sci-fi story with comedy and lovecraftian horror elements that follows the adventures of Bianca, the first human member of The Moonglade Rangers - an interplanetary organization dedicated to the preservation of alien ecosystems. With a cast of colorful alien companions by her side, Bianca is assigned to help the newly formed Troop #97 in their mission to break a barrier of hard light separating the rest of the Milky Way Galaxy from a vast array of uncharted solar systems.
Since I know this summary of my comic may have gotten you curious, here are some of the answers to you questions
What’s A Moonglade Ranger?
The Moonglade Rangers are an interplanetary Organization dedicated to the preservation of alien ecosystems - whether it be via raising the numbers of breeding pairs in an endangered species from a gas giant, restoring a burnt down forest on a dwarf planet, or relocating an interplanetary fungai that’s invading a donut shaped planet(yes they’re real). The space faring members of the Moonglade Rangers are stationed on space bases, dwarf planets, and moons across the Milky Way and are routinely assigned to go on missions by the nations in the interplanetary alliance, The Moonglade Trust. Most Moonglade Rangers belong to numbered troops of 40-60 members led by a captain. While each troop has their own unique goals and specializations, they can all be lumped into three distinct categories -
What are the types of troops?
Troop #0 is the council. It’s comprised of the organizations most experienced members, all with the primary goal of running and protecting The Moonglade Rangers Organization. The Council approves new Troops, sends off troops on missions, creates space stations, makes and enforces rules, and puts up with all the other nonsense that comes with running a giant alien organization.
The even numbered Troops are known as the Receiver Troops. Their primary duty is to operate the organization’s many bases. Your average Moonglade Rangers base is an interesting place - filled to the brim with giant biomes full of monsters and laboratories testing new eclairs and technologies. It’s the job of the Receiver Troops to keep all these strange alien relics secure.
The odd numbered Troops are Known as Giver Troops. Their main duty is work on off-base missions. They’re often found living out of their ship as they travel from planet to planet searching for rare creatures and preventing ecological disasters. Being a Giver Troop is infamously deadly, and it isn’t uncommon for members of these troops to end their careers dead or crippled.
What’s The Deal With Troop #97?
Troop #97 is a newly approved Giver Troop founded with the ambitious purpose of exploring The Dark Forest, a vast uncharted space separated from the rest of the Milky Way by a mysterious hard light barrier. Not much is known about what’s contained within The Dark Forest, but it’s been the dream of Troop #97’s inquisitive captain Satyr to find out. The Troop is staffed with many skilled officers - including the feisty young first officer Aries, the goodhearted CMO Mothball, and the famous(or infamous depending on your view) Science Officer Gribblyn. The only thing standing in this promising new Troop’s way is the gosh darn barrier. They’ve fortunately recently found a temporary opening to the Dark Forest in the form of an unstable wormhole. They’ve even used the wormhole to travel to their first Dark Forest Planet - a terrestrial planet called Earth. But it’s only a matter of when, not if the wormhole will close. Thankfully they’ve found an unexpected alley that may help them permanently open the Dark Forest, an earthling called Bianca.
I would like to say thanks for coming to this blog! I hope you enjoy your stay with these silly space characters of mine!
