Aurora

This article is about **the planet**. You may be looking for **the noblewoman it was named after**.

## Societal Information

### Affiliation

Borealan Aristocracy

**Aurora** was a terrestrial planet in the Cassiopeia Galaxy covered in boreal forests. It was the homeworld of the native Aurorans and later became a colony under the sovereignty of House Stone of Borealis. The planet was subject to genocide of its original native population under the decree of House Stone, leaving only small populations of the native Aurorans to live in secret on their home planet.

## Description

A rocky world, Aurora was located over dozens of thousands of light years northeast of Borealis, far enough into the Central Expanse to fly under most detection. This separated Aurora from most other human colonies, like the planets and moons of the Human Worlds.

Aurora's surface was completely covered in dense boreal forestry, with a rather chilly climate that encircled the entire planet. Major cities were built in areas where the forestry was cut down for land and resources. These cities employed pointed architecture, similarly to the architecture found on Oktarach, although this resemblance in aesthetic was coincidental.

The Aurora colony was kept under the strict rule of the Sentinel Borealis and his appointed governor, although the only Borealan Sentinel who ruled at the time of Aurora's colonial existence was Danton Stone. Aurora's population was limited through single child policies, euthanasia of the elderly and terminally ill, and harsh death sentences for crimes instead of any life sentence. Such measures had been taken in order to prevent Aurora from being granted a Sentinel of its own. Despite these harsh societal restrictions, the human inhabitants of Aurora closely and almost religiously followed the legislation and doctrine of House Stone.

### Government

The **Governorship of Aurora** cemented itself as the planetary government of the planet. This governorship was employed by House Stone and, as such, was led by a member of House Stone. The entire planet followed and adhered to the strict decisions of this governorship, and could very well be considered a totalitarian system of governance.

By the mid-60th century ASA, Deckard Stone held the title of Governor of Aurora until he was forced to fake his death in 5957 ASA.

## History

### Pre-Colonialism

For much of its history, Aurora remained untouched by other denizens of the galaxy. The native ursine Aurorans lived in relative peace amongst one another and thrived for quite some time, isolated from other Cassiopeian worlds.

### Colonization

Milo Stone, Borealan patriarch and lord of House Stone, discovered the planet Aurora and made plans to colonize the world in the name of House Stone. Milo Stone's plans were never realized within his lifetime, as he committed suicide before he was able to begin the colonization process. These plans were only put into motion once his grandson Danton Stone became Lord of House Stone (and Sentinel of Borealis) in 5930 ASA.

A silent genocide ordered by Danton Stone took place, killing off most of the planet's original sentient bear-like inhabitants. The founding of Aurora was the first of its kind, as it served as a colony fully dedicated to a single noble house of Borealis. Sentinel Josiah of Ion noted that Aurora's colonization was just one step in House Stone's goal to essentially reinstating a total monarchy that hadn't existed since the days of the ancient Artifice Wars from thousands of years past. Alden Lafayette of House Lafayette would later go on to recall the once-kept-secret and bloody foundations of the Aurora colony for the entire Galactic Embassy to witness. Danton named his new colony after a former lover of his grandfather Milo, Aurora Lafayette, as a way to honor his grandfather's initial plans for the colonization of the planet.

Borealan settlers—those who fully supported House Stone in its entirety or forced through conscription—made a home for themselves on Aurora as its colonial inhabitants. Cities were built on the land where great forests once existed, and Aurora became a symbol of House Stone's power within the Cassiopeia Galaxy.

### First Visit from the Dawns

In the year 5957 ASA, a freedom fighting group called the Dawns were personally invited to Aurora by its governor, who claimed he wanted to celebrate the group's accomplishments in fighting corruption throughout the galaxy. Without any knowledge on Aurora on hand, even unfamiliar with the name of the governor who sent the invitation, the Dawns accepted this invitation and traveled to Aurora. Three Dawns made the trip to the colony: Annesidora, Moon, and Amber Lafayette.

What Ann, Moon, and Amber failed to realize before it was too late was that the invitation was a trap set to kill them. This trap was organized by Sentinel Danton Stone of Borealis, as well as representatives of the Praeliorian Empire and Walrakians, Gris Véridémi and Onslow respectively. Having managed to flee the planet in one piece, the Dawns survived their to-be execution and safely returned to Solitude Plaza in a messy and violent scramble and chase.

As a result of this failure, part of Deckard's being was severed and sent in a box to the Praeliorian Sovereign, Empress Esper Aznaré, in order to show that Governor Deckard Stone was swiftly punished for failing to apprehend and kill the Dawns. This prolonged the short-lived future of the deal and alliance between the Borealans and the Praeliorians.

## Inhabitants

The main inhabitants of Aurora, for much of its history, were the native Aurorans, who were an ursine species that lived in the planet's dense forestry. After Borealan colonization and the subsequent genocide of most native Aurorans, the main inhabitants of Aurora were Borealan colonists and settlers.

### Notable Figures

* **Deckard Stone** - the Governor of Aurora until 5957 ASA and the cousin of Lord Danton Stone.

## Locations

### Auroran Capital City

There existed at least one **major city** on Aurora that served as the planet's colonial capital, which stuck out immensely from the dense forestry that surrounded the city. Borealan settlers and their families lived in this city under the governorship of House Stone. Governor Deckard Stone's manor was located within the confines of this city.