We Made It

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

We Made It is a planet from Larry Niven's fictional Known Space series. Orbiting Procyon, its capital is called Crashlanding City and its inhabitants are Crashlanders. Both the planet and the capital get their names from the fact that the original colony ship crashed onto the world.

It is tilted on its axis, creating high-velocity windstorms half of the year that will literally tear apart anything in the way; as a result, the human settlers built underground. Combined with the fact that its gravity is much lower than Earth's, Crashlanders are usually tall, slightly built, and albino.

It was originally scouted by Kzinti, who rejected settling it due to its high wind. Humans later colonized it, both species unaware until the First Man-Kzin War that it lay within the borders of the Kzinti Patriarchy (the only human world to do so). Outsiders were lured to We Made It during the war by a Puppeteer starseed lure, resulting in the purchase of hyperdrive. Until at least the period between the First and Second Man-Kzin Wars, We Made It was the prime producer of human hyperdrive ships.

According to Louis Wu, when the windy season ends, much of the population will go outside onto the cliffs and sing. Beowulf Shaeffer was a native of the world.