Cassiopeia II

**Cassiopeia II** was a terrestrial planet in the Cassiopeia Galaxy, covered in deserts and cities. It was the closest sister planet of Cassiopeia Prime, the capital of the United Cassiopeian Republic and its predecessor, Cassiopeian Republic.

## Description

A rocky world, Cassiopeia II was the second planet from the white dwarf star of the Prime Cassiopeian System. As an orbit in this planetary system, Cassiopeia II was located in the Metropolis Sector, which was more broadly located in the southern Inner Core region of the galaxy. Cassiopeia II had no natural moons.

A barren, desert-covered planet with a thin atmosphere unsuitable for most life throughout the galaxy, Cassiopeia II managed to become a home for tens of billions of people through the construction of massive well-insulated cities capable of circulating an artificial and breathable atmosphere, similarly to the moon of Alphiopeia. These cities were connected via hyper-speed subway tunnels, taking cues from the domed cities of other colonies of the Republic. Denizens of the planet also traveled between buildings and cities through hovering transport shuttles and ships. Vast underground lakes were also tapped into and used as water sources for the population of Cassiopeia II.

### Government

The **Cassiopeia II Parliament** served as the centralized planetary government for Cassiopeia II. This Parliament operated under the jurisdiction of the United Cassiopeian Republic. One notable Prime Minister of Cassiopeia II was Tollen Nifa, who would later go on to run as a candidate for the 5957 ASA end-of-the-year Paramount election.

## History

### Colonization

After the colonization of all five moons of Cassiopeia Prime and the colonization of the planet itself, the Cassiopeian Republic strived to expand its territories as a galactic commonwealth and beacon of peace in an otherwise chaotic galaxy. It was eventually decided that the second planet in the Prime Cassiopeian System would be a next candidate for colonization.

With a thin atmosphere and completely barren terrain, Cassiopeia II was not habitable by ordinary means. Previously, the Cassiopeia Prime moon of Alphiopeia was colonized despite having no breathable atmosphere entirely. This was accomplished by the construction of indoor cities on the moon that could insulate and simulate a breathable atmosphere. In another case, the barren planet of Uplarias was colonized and made habitable through the construction of domed cities connected through hyper-speed underground transit.

Using these past colonization experiences, the Cassiopeian Republic managed to settle safely on Cassiopeia II by building massive, well-insulated cities capable of circulating an artificial and breathable atmosphere, all connected by subway tunnels. This project was such a success that Cassiopeia II eventually became a home for tens of billions of people, surpassing the population sizes of Alphiopeia and Uplarias combined.

## Inhabitants

The main inhabitants of Cassiopeia II descended from settlers who came from other Republic territories to find new homes. Like other denizens of the Prime Cassiopeian System and of the wider Cassiopeia Galaxy, the inhabitants of Cassiopeia II called themselves Cassiopeians. A variety of different sentient species lived on Cassiopeia II, including Humans.

### Notable Figures

* **Tollen Nifa** - a Silenian man who was once the Prime Minister of Cassiopeia II.
* **Rhonai Nexem** - a Cheryllian-Human medic infamously left stranded on the planet Herossia for a year.
* **Kayess Mond** - a Xiavan-Aetherian political aide infamously left stranded on the planet Herossia for a year.