Martyros

The fallen planet of Martyros was a planet from Gravity Star, former home to Octus the Conqueror and many others.
== History ==
=== The Fall ===
Martyros was always corrupt from a political standpoint, but was still allied with most other planets. After Martyrian scientists developed the Exalted as their new weapon, it soon grew too powerful for even Martyros to control, and caused the Exalted to be thrust outside of reality and Martyros to be abandoned by all of its allies, left to rot until there was no one left.
=== Gravity Star Campaign ===
At some point, Octus made his return as the leader of the Martyrian Army, beginning his plot to lay siege on the galaxy, starting by sending a platoon of Harvesters to harvest geothermal energy to fund further travel. After this, he found out that there was a mole in his ranks, Percival Mason, and sent his men, most notably the Searcher, to find him and have him executed. Meanwhile, Octus began setting up his plans to reunite his High Council, starting with the Titan on Granaera. He was unsuccessful in this effort and lost the Paralyzer in the process. He sent his propaganda officer, the Puppetmaster, to Penumbros to assemble an army of demons, which was also foiled by the team. Octus was reported to have some activity on the planet of Varuna, on which he attempted to add the local tourney champ and general great warrior Marin to his arsenal as a new general, to which he only partially succeeded due to the party convincing her to not pick either side. During this, one of Octus' subsidiaries, the Siren, found Lieutenant Zola and killed him while he attempted an espionage mission on Tynkeria.
After this, Octus continued his endeavor by sending the Annihilator to Earth to wipe out Gravity Star's presence on the planet, which only partially succeeded, as there were several survivors. Octus' activity seems to have quieted after this point, presuming he has killed his opposition. The opposition soon came back to Martyros II, the second generation of Martyros made from the husk of Boreo, after turning the Swarmer to their side, with their eyes on him. When they made it to his tower, Octus explained his motives and fought with his all, including slamming 086, a minor, into the ground and attempting to hit Moto, a pregnant woman, before engaging Centurion Protocol. He used the planet itself as a weapon before using it to tear a rift in reality, opening a rift to the Exalted's realm. His ancestors' creations soon swarmed him, destroying the Centurion, and with it, Martyros.
== Known Denizens ==
* Octus the Conqueror and his ancestors
* Most members of the Martyrian High Council:
** The pilot of the Searcher
** The Titan
**Ramiel Guntur, pilot of the Paralyzer
**The pilot of the Puppetmaster
**The pilot of the Siren
**The pilot of the Annihilator
* Countless civilian soldiers, both man and machine
== Trivia ==
* Martyros' name is a play on martyr, in this case based on its secondary definition of "a constant sufferer from (an ailment)". This refers to its corruption plaguing it like a disease, as well as Octus' terminal illness he suffered from later in life.
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