Selen

Selen
Astrographical
System:	Dajorra System
Suns:	1 (Dajorra)
Moons:	One (Boral)
Distance from Core:	275 million kms (1.8 AU's)
Rotation period:	28 standard hours
Orbital period:	454 Local Days
Physical
Class:	Terrestrial
Diameter:	13,200 km
Atmosphere:	Type I (Breathable)
Climates:	Temperate (50¡-75¡ F)
Gravity:	Standard (1 G)
Primary Terrain:	85% Water; Remaining land mass centered on numerous islands
Societal
Native species:	Selenians
Population:	3 million
Major cities:	Selenian cities
Major imports:	None (Selenians are isolationists at heart)
Major exports:	None
Affiliation:	Clan Arcona
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History

Selen is a mid-sized planet perfectly suited for most races to inhabit. Most of Selen is covered by ocean, dotted with islands of all sizes. These islands are incredibly fertile, and largely covered in sparse forest and grassy plains. Many are uninhabited, and Clan Arcona had its pick when it chose the location for its Citadel.

The Citadel itself is an enormous ziggurat, completely re-built and expanded from the pieces that were painstakingly taken from Coronada and it's original home. The structure is easily spacious enough to accommodate the entire Clan should the need arise. Resting on the loamy earth of Doto Rock (which isn't actually very rocky), the Citadel houses the quarters and offices of the Consul and Proconsul, and functions as a meeting place for all Clan functions. Having built the structure from the pieces of it's original home, barracks, training rooms, simulators, and an enormous hanger were also built into the structure.

Native Species

Selenians are humanoids, tall, blond haired mostly. They are a very calm race and slightly distant to surrounding world, concentrating mainly on the ecology of their planet and the work of their complex hydrodynamics. The Selenians have five major cities, though Clan Arcona leaders only ever visit their capital of Estle. Originally, the Selenians migrated from another planet, fleeing another faction of their race. The oral history is recounted below, in the words of one of their Councilmen:

A long, long time ago, far beyond the center of the galaxy, there was a place called Taureen, a giant planet covered with jungle. It was wealthy in gem mines, and hot water lakes. There was nothing special in this planet; the native settlers used gems for making jewellery, and eventually their goods were sold far across the reaches of space. With time pirates, and bounty hunters, started to arrive on Taureen searching for an easy fortune. The Taureen nation was peaceful, without weapons, and therefore couldn't defend itself. At least, that's what our people though.. In hidden bases the planetary goverment had begun to build ion shields, lasers, and with use of Taureen gems these weapons became more powerful than any before seen. Soon all of our ships had been modified and the Taureen race turned from peaceful merchants into a warrior society. All resources were reserved for the military market, and there was no more peace. The government pressed its people towards all possible sacrifices. But eventually the mines were depleted, and the only way to get more of the precious jewels to cut deeper and deeper into the once lush planet. Their world turned from a green one into a barren field of rock and ash.

Not everyone liked what they saw, however, but they could not fight the hordes of the Taureen government... departure was the only way to set themselves free, to live as they had before the wars. The original refugees waited for the right moment, planning every detail of their escape. Eventually, they freed themselves from their bonds and left to find a new homeֹ Selen.

And here starts the new part of our history, a new era. A new tale. It was a struggle for our ancestors to find their way on a planet so different from their homeworld. Under the water, they found what they were looking for: a clean way to power a new world, without the agony of turning another planet into what Taureen had become. The energy was there beneath the waves, in the lava cracks of the crust and in the shifting of the tides; we just had to release it. We are architects, engineers, creators, all we want to do it buildֹ to realize our visions. We are not warriors, and we do not wish to be. Our fleet still stands to defend our world, for the forces of Taureen did come one day, but that is another tale for another occasion.