Aravaraia

"Endless warm seas and crystal spires, coral as far as the eyes can see, and marine life of all kinds"
-the adventurer Tzan'Kai describing Aravaraia in his work: Guidebook to The Planets of Mastaar
Aravaraia is a large terrestrial planet that acts as the homeworld of the Auroran Race and the capital world of the Aravaraia Empire. Its surface consists primarily of shallow seas covered in coral. Aravaraia's capital city is Goddess Spire, and its codename is Queensgrave. 
Its people are known to themselves as the Aravaraisothankalasi, to terrans as Aurorans, and the rest of the galaxy as the Raia. They are a partial hive mind race. Aravaraia is the only planet that an auroran queen can be born on due to the unique chemical makeup of the planet's oceans. 
Aravaraia has an ancient and bitter rivalry with the Harva Empire.