Thal'devo

**Thal'devo**, called **New Augustine** by outland colonists, was a terrestrial planet in the Cassiopeia Galaxy, covered in swamps and marshlands. It was the homeworld of the native saurian Devozoa people, who were referred to by colonials as the New Augustinians.

By the year 5957 ASA, Thal'devo was disputed territory between the Borealan Humans represented by the noble House Nuñez, the Drazarians represented by the Drazarian Empire, and the native Devozoa people themselves.

## Description

A rocky world, Thal'devo was situated in the northern reaches of the galaxy's Outer Core region. From space, the planet took on a greenish color from the surface plant life and murky waters.

Swamps and marshlands covered the entirety of Thal'devo's planetary surface, found in a variety of different climates depending on where on the planet one stood. These forested wetlands were difficult to navigate through for outsiders, but the native Devozoa people were experts at traversing through their humid homeworld.

### Government

Because of the planet's disputed nature, Thal'devo did not have a centralized planetary government, but instead three different factions trying to claim the planet as their own.

* The **Devozoa tribes** were distinct chiefdoms found all over the surface of Thal'devo. These native tribes were not entirely united, with many Devozoa tribes unaware of the tribes that existed on the other side of their planet and vice versa. Some tribes warred against once another for territories, while others kept peaceful relations through trade and alliances.
* **House Nuñez**, a noble house from the planet Borealis, consisted of aristocratic human colonists who wanted to claim Thal'devo for themselves. They gave the planet the name "New Augustine".
* The **Drazarian Empire**, a monarchical order hailing from their own pocket of space in the northern Central Expanse, who also wanted to claim Thal'devo for themselves.

## History

### Pre-Colonial Times

For much of Thal'devo's history, the native Devozoa people lived in isolation, detached from the rest of the wider Cassiopeia Galaxy. The natives of the planet lived in tribes that spanned across the entirety of Thal'devo's surface. They allied with one another, fought with one another, merged with one another, and did many other things with one another throughout their history. This way of life was left undisrupted for many centuries, perhaps even for thousands of years or more.

### Territorial Disputes On Three Sides

Borealan colonists representing the noble House Nuñez were considered the first off-worlders to have discovered Thal'devo. These Borealans arrived onto the planet and decided to name the planet and its people for themselves—New Augustine, the homeworld of the Augustinians—named after the Borealan town Augustine and by extension August Lafayette as a way to claim further victory over House Lafayette. Not too long after, the Drazarian Empire also found Thal'devo and became intrigued by its native reptilian inhabitants. Some believed that the Drazarians hoped to enforce their rigid hierarchy on the natives, just as they did to the reptilian sentients of Drazarian Space.

By 5957 ASA, the planet quickly became disputed between these three factions: the native peoples themselves, the Human colonists from Borealis, and the Drazarian colonists. The colonial factions established cities in different areas of the planet, while some nearby native tribes decided to unite in an effort to forcing the invaders off their homeworld. These territorial disputes eventually turned into armed conflicts, with arms dealers having ran weapons for the different feuding factions during the conflict. One such arms dealer was Jason Rosewood, a member of the noble House Rosewood.

## Inhabitants

The main inhabitants of Thal'devo were the native reptilian Devozoa people (called the native Augustinians by colonials), who lived in pre-industrial societies. The Devozoa numbered in the dozens of millions, having lived in countless different tribes.

The colonial presence on Thal'devo consisted of Borealan Humans, specifically those who served House Nuñez, and Drazarians who served the Drazarian Empire.

### Notable Figures

* **Hernando Nuñez** - the governor of the Borealan colony on Thal'devo.

## Locations

### Borealan Colony

A single **Borealan colony** was established on Thal'devo by the year 5957 ASA, operated by Humans who called the planet by their given name of New Augustine. Overseen by Governor Hernando Nuñez, the Borealan colonial city was constructed with its buildings close together if not directly side-by-side with one another. A few military forts surrounded the perimeter of the city to act as a collective protective barrier.

## Trivia

* Thal'devo derives its name from two sources:
	+ "Thal" comes from Panthalassa, the global ocean that surrounded the supercontinent Pangaea.
	+ "Devo" comes from the Devonian geologic period, where the first forests and swamps were believed to have emerged on planet Earth. This is in reference to Thal'devo's planetary environment.