Pastatha

**Pastatha** was a terrestrial planet in the Cassiopeia Galaxy, covered in oceans. The planet was a colony of the United Cassiopeian Republic. The planet was the site of a victorious battle for the UCR during the Faceless Wars.

## Description

The planet Pastatha was a rocky world located in the eastern Central Expanse region of the galaxy, situated over a hundred parsecs south of the Xiros Sector. Pastatha shared its two suns—a blue giant and an orange dwarf—with three other planetary orbits. The planet had five rocky moons.

The overwhelming majority of Pastatha was covered in saltwater oceans. Thanks to tectonic action, a small number of volcanic islands existed above sea level. Deep within the waters of Pastatha were enormous underwater cities, similar to the cities found on Visage—although argued by some to be less luxurious in comparison. By the 60th century ASA, only six major cities existed on the planet, all connected via pressure-controlled tunnels rested upon the seafloor.

### Government

Originally, an **oligarchy** ruled over Pastatha as a centralized planetary government. At the head of this polity was a small council of six. The power of this council was largely supplanted after the Vespasian Empire conquered Pastatha during the First Crusade.

The **Pastathan Parliament** served as the planetary government for Pastatha. This Parliament operated under the jurisdiction of the United Cassiopeian Republic.

## History

### Colonization

Early in the 3rd millennium ASA, Pastatha was originally colonized by groups of aquatic settlers who were able to establish waterproof cities on the seafloor. These early Pastathan settlers were led by Dossi Pastatha, who first discovered the Pastathan System, and were predominantly sentient species like the Ordovicians and Selachians.

### The First Crusade

During the First Crusade, which occurred c. 2398 ASA, the Vespasian Empire began a massive conquest for hundreds of worlds in the eastern Central Expanse. Pastatha was one such world conquered as imperial Vespasian territory, with the Pastathan population largely unsuccessful in their attempts to defend their home and protect their sovereignty.

By the end of the First Crusade, Pastatha was lost as an imperial colony and left in state of disrepair. The Cassiopeian Republic quickly brought Pastatha into its commonwealth and aided greatly in the reconstruction and recovery efforts. Pastatha would continue to remain under the jurisdiction of the Republic for thousands of years, even after the galactic government's reorganization into the United Cassiopeian Republic following the Cassiopeian Civil Wars.

### The Faceless Wars

During the Faceless Wars, the Battle of Pastatha was fought in the skies of the ocean planet. Many anarchist Faceless forces were defeated and killed during the battle, marking the violent event as a victory for the United Cassiopeian Republic as no civilian casualties occurred.

## Inhabitants

The main inhabitants of Pastatha referred to themselves as **Pastathans**. The biggest groups within the Pastathan population were Humans, Ordovicians, and Selachians. The Pastathan population was also composed of smaller groups like the Makurans and Vespasians, as well as minorities groups of other sentient species found throughout the Cassiopeia Galaxy.

### Notable Figures

* **Dossi Pastatha** - the discoverer of Pastatha and its moons.
* **Teuthona Cephal** - an Ordovician mercenary active during the mid-60th century ASA.
* **Nikola Sulitan** - a Human pioneer who led a UCR expedition to Jalanthea.