Caturia

Caturia is an independent star system right on the edge of the Great Galactic War Zone. Its yellow star of 1,2x mass of earth sun holds 9 planets and an asteroid belt. The 4th planet is homeworld of the humanoid Shanta’wahk. The 6th planet was colonized in the 23rd century by the C.O.P. and U.N.E. beeing a conjoint colony for many centuries while and after the coalition-earth war. In recent times political instabilities and a civil war have driven the system into anarchy, in 3001 the Evdraph invaded. Actually, the system is under military law of MAOX.

Caturia I
A very small planet which is mostly fluid and consists of molten iron, copper and other basic minerals. It's just too hot to be talked about.

Caturia II
Also Caturia II is too hot for colonization. The surface is covered with lava lakes and vulcans.

Caturia III
Caturia III is a desert planet with similiar environment to the Moon Enud. Its mass is very big compared to neighboured planets so the gravitation is too heavy for a suitable colonization though the air is breathable.

Caturia IV (Shanta'la)
A hot jungleplanet and homeworld of the Shanta'wahk.

See: Shanta'la

Caturia V
A planet with big mountain structures and only a few plain landscapes. Though a thin athmosphere exists Caturia V counts as lifeless.

Caturia VI
See: Caturia VI

Caturia VII
A dark-green gas giant with heavy energy storms in its orbit. Caturia VII has 4 moons: Zod, Zad, Zid and Zed; named after famous Shanta'wakh warlords.

Caturia VIII
A blue gas giant with several asteroid rings. Its size is comparable to Neptune.

Caturia IX
A lifeless icerock of the size of earth. The coalition used the planet as water reservoir for their operations in past centuries.

Comet Sah-Atha'aana
A Comet with unregular path crossing the inner planets of the system all 190 years. It's seen as a holy star sent by Shanta'wahkian gods in some old religions. Scientists are surprised that it never collidated with one of the planets. In middle of 3000, it nearly crushed on Caturia VI but got destroyed in last minute before reaching the athmosphere.