Choepessa IV

Choepessa IV is one of the four planets that reside within the Trigon Sector.
== Topography ==
Choepessa IV is a cold, desolate graveyard of colossal bones and moss-covered rock which covers most of the surface of this planet. However, geological and historical record indicates that the climate of this world was not always so bleak and that one hundred years ago during the first galactic war, Choepessa IV was a lush jungle world covered in vibrant vegetation and large bodies of liquid water.
During the first war, the planet was overrun by the Terminids, but thanks to the valiant efforts of the Helldivers the planet was not only liberated but also blessed with large deposits of element E-710 which can still be found buried under its surface to this day.
However in the century between the first Galactic War and the second, the Ministry of Science has noted a rapid shift in the planet's climate from tropical humidity to sub arctic. This has been caused by a chain reaction of positive feedback triggered by periodic changes in the planets orbit around the systems star, which has rapidly changed the planets climate. Less sunlight reaches the northern latitudes. Temperatures dropped and more water froze into ice, expanding the polar glaciers which reflected more sunlight and cooled the planet even further. The whole planet — including it's oceans — froze over, killing off 98.7% of native plant and animal life.
In layman's terms, Choepessa IV is going through a completely natural ice age, one which is totally unrelated to resource extraction and manufacturing operations by the human colonies on the planet.
== History ==
=== First Galactic War ===
Not much is known about Choepessa IV during the First Galactic War. It used to be a planet with tropical jungles and volcanoes and large bodies of water and, inevitably, the Bugs would spread to it and overrun it, leaving massive deposits of E-710 underneath its surface that, once the Helldivers had contained the Bug outbreak, would be exploited by Super Earth Colonists. However, in the years after the conflict in 2084, Choepessa IV's orbit around its eponymous sun began to change, which led to a quick shift from a tropical climate to a permanent sub-arctic one, which triggered a glaciation and froze over virtually all organic life on the planet, leaving it a snowy, barren wasteland.
=== Second Galactic War ===
==== Automaton Reclamation of Cyberstan ====
Choepessa IV had remained a peaceful planet for more than 100 years, even as neighboring planets such as Ustotu had falling prey to the initial Automaton Expeditions. However, peace was not to last. Shortly after Operation Swift Disassembly concluded, a large Automaton Fleet conquered Cyberstan and the rest of the Valdis Sector, reigniting the conflict on the Western Front. The SEAF scrambled as planets fell to the robotic tide, with Choepessa falling shortly after the Menkent Line had been established.
While it has not yet been lost, mostly thanks to the combined efforts by the Helldivers and the remaining Colonial Defenses, Choepessa IV has been stuck in an asymmetric, low-intensity liberation campaign, as the Helldivers have had to constantly divert resources and attention away from it, and from the Automaton Front at large.
== FTL Lines ==
* Charbal-VII - Andromeda Sector (Established on April 20, 2184)
* Charon Prime - Andromeda Sector (Established on April 20, 2184)
* Ustotu
* Varylia 5
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