Secundus

*“The Arsenal is too massive and increase the effects of the moon on the planet? Well next time that piece of floating rock come close, blow part of it up!”*
- Chief Engineer Ikai Nokamora.

**Discovery**

Secundus, before known as Zama-45t, was a well-known planet visible with a telescope since the middle-ages. The blue planet was then considered a potentially habitable planet in 1635, and the first satellites orbited the planet in 1708, confirming its habitability.

In 1885, the technology was ready, and the first ship filled with colonists left Felix Prime, in an event know as The First Expansion.

**Colonization**

In 1889, the colony was established with its 1000 inhabitants. At first, the name New Felix Prime was suggested, but since there is only one Felix Prime, it was named Secundus. The capital city and first settlement was then named New Felix to compensate.

It was easy to convince people to move to Secundus, as being the first “aliens” was a charming and exciting idea for many. The current Queen, Rebecca Wilhemburrow, encouraged mass immigration with free lands on the new planets. However, private companies noticed a loophole, and took free land for colons (in exchange of a monthly income) and fake name, claiming more than half the planet.

For a while, the planet was growing too quickly, and law enforcement was spaced and corrupted. With almost no restriction on growth, pollution and poor tax collections, many companies relocated to Secundus, making it a very industrious planet. It took two hundred years for the situation to return to normal, with the King Hardol Wilhemburrow leading a personal crusade against the powerful enterprise, a process that cost him is health.

The planet was stabilized by the year 2100, with similar law as on Felix Prime and a proper administration. Still, the years of mass industrialisation made Secundus a giant factory of a planet, offering the best wages of the Kingdom.

**Government**

The government of Secundus is a giant one, managing the over one billion inhabitant and numerous private enterprises. The governor is chosen amongst legal expert, and act as chief judge of the planet. Most of his job is to manage the different and scheme of the enterprises, keeping them under the power of the crown.

**Economy**

The economy of Secundos is second only to Felix Prime, because of its smaller population. All kind of factories are located on the planet, making everything from transformed food to alloys, mineral extraction, basic goods and high-tech equipment.

The presence of the Arsenal, a giant shipyard rotating around the planet, makes Secundus the prime shipbuilder of the Kingdom, for both private and military purpose. More than half a million workers operate at all time in the Arsenal.

**Landscape**

Upon discovery, the planet was temperate, with deep valleys and high mountains rich in minerals. The northern hemisphere was filled with pine forest and some part of it had snow during winter.

Mass pollution and industrialisation, however, transformed huge part of the planet into a jungle of concrete and steel, destroying forest and even flattening mountains.

Many animals can be found on it, varieties of mammals, fish and artic rodents. The planet is, however, home to a usually high amount of birds of all kind, mostly carnivorous eagle-like birds.