Trepida

**Trepida** was a terrestrial planet in the Cassiopeia Galaxy, covered in badlands and arid shrublands. The planet was on the edge of the Praeliorian Remnants and was the home of a cultural group of people called the Trepidesians.

## Description

A rocky world, Trepida was located on the southeastern edge of the Praeliorian Remnants, and was more broadly situated in the Central Expanse region of the galaxy. The planet orbited two blue stars and had two rocky moons.

With a generally arid climate, Trepida's planetary surface was completely covered in badlands, deserts, and arid shrublands, with the occasional oasis that served as rest spots and ideal locations for settlements. The sandy terrain of Trepida took on a distinct blue, purple, and orange coloration.

### Government

A **federation** served as the centralized planetary government of Trepida. This federation was comprised of the different settlements of Trepida, who asserted individual autonomy yet worked well enough together to form a planetwide alliance.

## History

### Colonization

Long before the War of the Crystals, Humans and members of various other sentient species found Trepida and decided to make a home for themselves on the planet.

During the War of the Crystals, Trepida was colonized by both Dremirian and Praeliorian settlers that wished to avoid the war between their people altogether. At some point after the war, more groups of Human settlers and other sentient settlers eventually came to the planet and called it home.

### Encounters with the Cassiopeian Civil Wars

In the later years of the Cassiopeian Civil Wars, which pitted the Cassiopeian Republic against the secessionist Federation of Cassiopeian Star Systems, a Republic transport vessel crash-landed on Trepida after it was attacked by hunters from the Praeliorian Empire, who wished to kill the Dremirian woman onboard. They were unsuccessful in their task, as Marshal Flame of New Perdita alongside her closest followers came in to save the survivors of the crash and stop the imperial Praeliorian threat.

These three survivors were Private Ruby Ulnadia of the Cassiopeian Military and senatorial aides Hyacinth Reds and Redara. The people of New Perdita gave the three Republic citizens temporary residence within the confines of their town.

## Inhabitants

The inhabitants of Trepida referred to themselves as Trepidesians. This Trepidesian population was composed of Dremirians, Praeliorians, Humans, and various other sentient species found throughout the galaxy.

### Notable Figures

* **Flame** - the Dremirian marshal of New Perdita.
* **Argent Spades** - the Human lieutenant to Marshal Flame of New Perdita.
* **Lazawara Clubs** - a Makuran medic for the town of New Perdita.

## Locations

### New Perdita

**New Perdita** was a settlement on Trepida that housed several thousands of people. Its marshal was a Dremirian woman named Flame. New Perdita was named after Perdita, the smallest moon of Praelior. New Perdita was also the home of Argent Spades and Lazawara Clubs, whose families had lived on Trepida for centuries.

## Trivia

* "Trepida" is the Italian feminine singular adjective for "anxious".
* Trepida existed in a *Steven Universe* fan continuity by the name "Perdita". The planet's name was changed to Trepida in order to differentiate it from the pre-established *Conjuring Cosmos* moon of Perdita.
	+ Trepida itself is an anagram of Perdita.