Rellis

Rellis was once a cool desert world but was terraformed into a temperate earth-like planet. It is the second smallest planet in the Verda System, after Moa. Named after the ancient Terallan god of War, it was often referred to as the "red planet" due to the fact that it was vaguely red. Rellis is the most earthlike planet in the Verda System, aside from Teralla A and B, and it has surface features reminiscent of Teralla's surface features. 
Due to its cultural significance throughout Terallan history, Rellis is considered to be one of the most important and famous world throught the entire terallan species, and its colonization is often considered the true beginning of the rise of the Terallans into the greater galactic stage. Cool. 
== Physical Characteristics ==
Rellis is a relatively small planet of 0.65 Earth masses, and spins REALLY FAST! Fast enough to make a massive rotational bulge at it's equator! Rellis is the site of the Valles Iteris and Othrys Mons, the largest canyon and mountain in the solar system. The smooth Merialis basin covers 40% of the planet, mainly on it's southern side. It has since filled with water after terraforming. It is unknown if it is a giant impact feature. 
== Atmosphere ==
Before terraforming, Rellis had a very thin atmosphere, composed primarily of Carbon Dioxide. However, terraforming brought an atmosphere very similar to Teralla's atmosphere, albeit a bit thinner.
== Climate ==
Rellis' climate before terraforming was a cold, red dustworld at approximately -60º Celsius. After terraforming, it has a carefully controlled climate rather similar to Teralla, Esera, Doresyl, and Shirus. It has a ridiculously powerful magnetic field, powered by a set of artificial orbital rings around the equator of the planet, allowing it to hold onto its atmosphere. 
Due to its distance from Verda, most of the climates are cooler than their Teralla counterparts. The four major volcanoes of the planet stick out of the atmosphere entirely, making them great places for mass drivers. Many of the major cities on Rellis exist in some of the larger craters near the local atmospheric datum. Each city has its own local weather, due to sophisticated climate generators™, so that's cool. 
At higher elevations, the terrain resembles alpine biomes on Teralla, and the Kalles Sea has a similar climate to Earth's Mediterranean sea. The ice caps are larger than on Teralla, and the wind speeds are much more predictable. 
== Moons ==
Rellis has two moons.
* Gillian
* Ikea
== Terraforming ==
Rellis began as a habitable planet, complete with water and a natural magnetic field. However, the magnetic field slowly shut down, and the water began to dry up and the atmosphere evaporated away. Almost 500 million years ago, the atmospheric pressure finished its descent to ~0.007 atmospheres, where it held steady until the rise of the Terallans. 
The Terallans, euphoric over the successful terraforming of Shirus and the declaration of the Verdan Federation, begun the terraforming by constructing a orbital ring around the planet. This would have a magnetic core which fed a dynamo, igniting a newly powerful magnetic field around the planet. A vast Soletta, a structure which is designed to focus light on a planet to control the temperature, was also constructed. This would begin melting the large ice caps. The ice caps, having been melted, provided enough water to fill the deepest portions of the planet with water, and only a few comets needed to be redirected towards Rellis. 
After this occurred, the Terallans seeded the planet with plant life to anchor the newly wet soil and generate oxygen. As this was happening, bacterial species to detoxify the soil and meltwater were also introduced. As the oxygen levels rose, other life was introduced to the newly green world, eventually turning it to the gem it is today. 
== Population ==
Rellis has a population of just over 2.5 trillion people spread across the cool tundras, forests, deserts, and cities. Thanks to the low gravity, Rellisians are taller and weaker than base Terallans.
Rellis is the second oldest Terallan-colonized world and second most diverse culturally, as nearly every country sent colonists to the planet when colonization was underway, even religious groups that lived in the higher elevations moved and build monasteries and temples in the now snow-covered mountains of the planet, giving us some interesting ruins. Many groups also moved to the new Kalles Sea, with its mediterranean climate, and set up a whole bunch of fishing cites for some reason.
== Biomes ==
Rellis has 11 biomes:
* Ice Caps
* Big Impact Craters
* New Oceans
* Lowlands
* Midlands
* Highlands
* Valles Iteris
* Othrys Mons
* Smaller Volcanoes
* New Grasslands
* New Forests
== Population ==
Rellis has a population of 2.5 trillion people.
81% Rellisians (Terallans and Shirusans genetically modified to live on Rellis)
9% Terallans
9% Shirusans
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