Seleth (planet)

## Description

Of all the populated planets in the Ultraverse none is more feared than Seleth (called Gargon by the rest of the galaxy). The militaristic and barbaric natives of Seleth, the selethians (gorgons), are a stoic, serpentine species that are well known and feared for their military tradition and dedication to their goddess, Deja. Industrializing technologically but still maintaining their pre-industrial tribal roots, the gorgons maintained their tribalistic approach to conduct, especially in warfare.

## Geography and Ecology

Seleth is well known for its thick rainforests and temperate forests. Due to the planet's vertical axis, the planet's climate is nearly identical throughout its landscapes, save for its northern and southern reaches which are largely uninhabited due to the cold blooded nature of the selethians. The planet is populated by hundreds, if not thousands, of dangerous fauna, including both the carnivorous predators and herbivores, both of which are more than capable of inflicting serious damage in battle. The planet's jungles are the most densely populated, and due to the gorgons' religion; the least industrialized in order to preserve its ecosystems for sustainable hunting of the rainforests' large predators. The urban centers are very expansive, and encompass much of the temperate areas.

## History

The selethian government is bloodthirsty and quick to war waging. In the year 3385 CE, the selethians waged war on the zyyntoreans after an uprising orchestrated by the gorgon fanatic Jai El Vamzor, resulting in the infamous Crystal Wars, which led to the deaths of billions.

Jai Vamzor acted as the leader of the gorgon hierarchy for quite some time, and simply battled the zyyntoreans out of complete hatred for them. His equals often called him ‘overly racist and zealous’. This hatred eventually ended in his death and the Invasion of Gargon in 3582 CE.

Before it was officially an empire in 987 CE, the Great Gorgon Empire was known as the USRT, or United Seleth Republic and her Territories. The gorgons had already achieved spaceflight in 89 BCE and were rapidly beginning to colonize its moons entirely. Despite their name having “United” in the title, the USRT was close to collapse, and in 450 CE the USRT was completely dissolved, plunging into what the gorgons call the Ninth War for Seleth (the name of Gargon in the language of the gorgons).

The main combatants were the reformed Zriln Republic and the Xsakronis Alliance. This ninth world war was not as damaging as the past eight, but a total of 1 billion gorgons were killed in the fighting in 480 CE. The countries remained independent until 960 CE, when revolutionary Kae Al Odisl led a coalition to unite Seleth, what resulted was a 27 year long War of Unification, the second in Seleth’s History. Finally in 987 CE, the Second Unification Pact was signed, and the sovereignty of all states was relinquished and all jurisdiction was given to Kae Al Odisl.

At the time of its formation, many selethians cursed the Great Gorgon Empire, but soon, the benefits became clear, and the people have embraced it, immortalizing Kae Al Odisl as a hero of the selethian people and her allies, even creating an imperial holiday in his honor upon his death on August 13, 1005 CE, at the age of 234 years of age.

Gargon is also home to incredibly faithful adherents to the religion of Dejism, a monotheistic religion worshipping the Huntress Deja, who commands that her followers hunt for her and wear the bones of their prey. The religion started out as an animistic faith that developed in many different forms in gorgon tribes in 40,000 BCE. Over tens of thousands of years, as the tribes turned to villages and the villages to towns and towns to cities and so on, the religions began to mesh together until they began to represent what Dejism is today. It has apparently reached its zenith as of 7017 CE, as 89.8% of selethians hunt for Deja.