Jalanthea

**Jalanthea** was a terrestrial planet in the Cassiopeia Galaxy, covered in forests, shrublands, and seas. The planet was home to a people called the Jalantheans.

## Description

The planet Jalanthea was a rocky world situated in the southwestern reaches of the galactic Central Expanse region. Jalanthea orbited a blue giant star at a safe-enough distance for the planet to be inhabitable for most life. The planet had four small moons.

The surface of Jalanthea housed a varied climate, although most of the planet was considerably temperate, making it an ideal destination for colonization and settlement. Jalanthea's terrain consisted of broadleaf forests, craggy mountains of slate, sandstone, and limestone, arid shrublands, and a vast saltwater ocean that accounted for 70% of Jalanthea's surface. Most life on the planet existed on its single supercontinent, also referred to as Jalanthea. Lakes, seas, and rivers of varying sizes also dotted the lands. Many settlements and cities were established alongside bodies of water.

### Government

For most of its history, Jalanthea lacked a single centralized planetary government. Different political factions were established throughout Jalanthea's history. Some existing factions were:

* **Greymend**, a crowned republic situated on the eastern reaches of the Jalanthean supercontinent. Once a great empire ruled entirely by a dynastic order, Greymend eventually transitioned into a parliamentary republic, with the surviving members of the monarchical family only holding a ceremonial role in society. The title of elected leader for Greymend was First Decider.
* The **Unfaris Coalition**, a union of cities and settlements who lived at odds with Greymend, founded by detractors of the crowned republic. The Coalition was considerably hostile to Greymend and most other outsiders, deeming their rule over the lands to be supreme.
* The **Dinórest Dynasty** was a kingdom that splintered off of Greymend while it was still an empire, founded by members of the royal family who wished to seize rule from the current monarch. The title of leader for the dynasty was simply the Divine.
* The **Ozo Confederacy** was a collection of nomadic tribes descended from the Ozo people, believed to have been the first if not original inhabitants of Jalanthea.

## History

### Of Crowns and Conflicts

Many hundred years before the mid-6th millennium ASA, the empire that would eventually become known as Greymend ruled over the lands of Jalanthea. The crown was passed down throughout many generations, until eventually one monarch stirred up conflict that placed them at odds with several other members of the royal family. A war was fought between the monarch's forces and his familial adversaries, eventually leading to the creation of a new monarchical order that became known as the Dinórest Dynasty.

Eventually, Greymend transitioned into a parliamentary republic after a period of modernization, making the royal family a mere ceremonial aspect of society rather than government leaders. Later on, those who came to disagree with the politics of Greymend formed their own secessionist government. Several cities formed a hostile union that became known as the Unfaris Coalition.

### Republic Outreach

In 5500 ASA, the United Cassiopeian Republic sent a small team of pioneers and officials to scout out Jalanthea, in hopes of gathering more resources for the greater UCR and creating connections with the planet's inhabitants. The members of this expedition team included Nikola Sulitan, Valery Caviss, Patrick Bareketh, and Laurent Hanousek. The four UCR pioneers established a base, which they called Orla Quarry, on the mountainous coast of a grand equatorial sea.

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## Inhabitants

The main inhabitants of Jalanthea called themselves Jalantheans. This Jalanthean population was comprised of Humans and various other sentient species found throughout the galaxy.

### Notable Figures

* **Rustica Kalothes** - the Queen of Greymend by the start of the 56th century ASA.

## Locations

### Orla Quarry

→ *Main article: Orla Quarry*

**Orla Quarry** was the first settlement established by the United Cassiopeian Republic on Jalanthea, originally founded as an expedition base.

## Trivia

* Jalanthea is based off of a randomly-generated planet from the sandbox video game *RimWorld*.
	+ The generated name for the planet was "FZO 4".