Mort

Mort is one of the five planets that reside within the Xzar Sector.
== Topography ==
A swamp planet, Mort is largely covered in dense, tree-lined wetlands. Its terrain is a grayish-crimson color, and its flora consists mainly of large, vine-covered trees, tentacle-like plants, as well as underlying brush. Its geography is largely rocky and hilly, though it is spaced out with large open patches of wet sandy lowlands, often with small lakes and inlets. The planet is covered in a very thick, crimson-orange fog, which significantly reduces visibility.
== History ==
=== Special Military Operations ===
==== First Battle of Mort (February 27th) ====
During the Automaton surprise offensive Mort was the primary theater of fighting during February 27th, and gained notoriety by how close and brutal the fighting was. The planet was only saved by minutes as both the Helldivers and Automatons were close to winning the planet.
==== Operation Enduring Bulwark ====
Mort would return to the forefront of the galactic campaign two months later, following the sinister syncronicity of the Terminids and Automatons launched large-scale assaults. Whilst the bugs were held at bay, the bots had broken the containment of the Menkent line, causing the galactic west to fall into chaos. The Automatons had reached Mort on the April 25th and after days of chaos, the Helldivers would finally rally, choosing the planet as the place that they would make their stand against the socialist toasters.
=== Second Galactic War ===
==== Second Battle of Mort ====
Holding the planet would be vital, as Mort's fall would give the Automatons a foothold in yet another sector. Fortunately thanks to the tenacity of the Helldivers (and the Automaton offensive overstretching itself) Mort would hold, preventing this breakout and delivering Super Earth it's first successful defense on the Automaton in over a week.
==== Operation Xzar Lockdown ====
Mort would have spent the month of May and the first 3 weeks of June in relative peace, as it sat right next to the deadlocked Charbal-VII, which the Automatons would promptly use to spread their socialism into Mort on the late hours of June 21st, attacking while the Helldivers were busy with Operation Hive Breaker in the Eastern Sectors. Underdefended, Mort would fall and allow the Automatons to launch a dual assault on Ingmar and Vandalon IV, in a pincer attack. Mort would be quickly defended and saved, however it would remain under potential attack due to an open FTL Supply Line between Mort and the enemy controlled Charbal-VII.
==FTL Lines==
* Charbal-VII - Andromeda Sector (Established on April 20, 2184)
* Ingmar
* Pöpli IX
== Trivia ==
The Latin root word mort means “death.” This Latin root is the word origin of a good number of English vocabulary words, including mortgage, mortuary, and immortal. The Latin root word mort is easily recalled through the word mortal, for a “mortal” is someone whom “death” will claim one day. Mort is also a note sounded on a hunting horn when a deer is killed.
Category:Xzar Sector
Category:Operation Xzar Lockdown