In the year 2238 C.E., scientists at Snyder Enterprises discovered the two most-sought-after Holy Grails of science: faster-than-light travel and a habitable exoplanet. The world’s richest man financed the construction of Gossamer Wings, a colony ship to carry 7,500 colonists to a planet 200 light years from Earth and establish humankind’s first interstellar colony.

Enya, the third of twelve planets in the Intipa Awachan star system located in the constellation Draco, is a paradise. Few predators exist in the forests, jungles and plains of the planet. Almost every indigenous plant and animal is an epicurean delight. Seeds brought from Earth flourish in Enya’s rich loam. Animal zygotes brought from Earth thrive. Spring is a year-around season thanks to Enya’s 12.7-degree axial tilt.

 The colonists brought everything with them they thought necessary to create a new world—not just equipment and seeds and zygotes and knowledge—but chastity, temperance, charity, diligence, patience, gratitude and humility as well.

Unfortunately, they also brought along a few things they should have left behind: lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride.

These are their stories.

W. PAUL HOLLINGSWORTH