"Life Under Four Suns" Inspiration Board

Life Under Four Suns is a setting of adventure, daring. Where a single man can stand against the greater odds of fate and still have hope. With his friends behind him, he has trust. Nothing comes easy for anyone in the Mizar System, least of all those who must try. Outcasts, loners, and misfits roam the cosmic ocean, but only family can get anywhere.

A Galaxy of Great Lines

The following quotes have always been inspirational for much of my worldbuilding, but really stand out as design elements in Life Under Four Suns.

You got the makings of greatness in you, but you gotta take the helm and chart your own course! Stick to it, no matter the squalls! And when the time comes, you'll get the chance to really test the cut of your sails and show what you're made of! And... well, I hope I'm there, catching some of the light coming off you that day.
— John Silver, Disney's Treasure Planet

That’s your plan? Just fly there, land, hope they don’t spot us, and walk in the door?
— Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Dan, are you dead? Pity, I had just ordered drink from that man.
— Josh Farraday, The Magnificent Seven (2016)

We have you 4 to 1.
I like those odds.
— The Mandalorian

What were you in the war? That big war you failed to win? You were a sergeant, yeah? Sergeant Malcolm Reynolds ... balls and bayonets brigade. Big, tough veteran. Now you got yourself a ship and you're a captain. Only I think, you're still a sergeant, see? Still a soldier. A man of honor in a den of thieves. Well, this is my gorramn den, and I don't like the way you look down on me. I'm above you, better than! Businessman, see? Roots in the community. You're just a scavenger.
Well, maybe I'm not a fancy gentleman like you, with your ... very fine hat. But I do business. We're here for business.
— Badger and Malcolm Reynolds, Firefly

A Visual World

While mostly inspired by the scenery of Star Wars, especially the concept art of Ralph McQuarrie, more fantastical landscapes drive the most unique planet designs of the Mizar System