Penumbria

**Penumbria** was a cold, dark terrestrial planet in the Cassiopeia Galaxy, covered completely with frozen deserts and enormous mountain ranges. Located within Umbran Space, Penumbria was the homeworld of the Penumbrians, who were closely related to the Antumbrians.

## Description

The planet Penumbria was cold rocky world situated in Umbran Space, an area of space in the eastern Central Expanse where Penumbrians and Antumbrians predominantly lived. Penumbria shared its white subgiant star with three other rocky planetary orbits, with Penumbria being the furthest orbit. Penumbria had four natural satellites, with the biggest moon 1/4th of the planet's size and the smallest only 1/20th and thus too small to have taken on a spherical shape.

Penumbria was known for its long dark periods, where the Penumbrian skies would be dark for months before a glimpse of dim sunlight would be present for just a brief moment. This was because of Penumbria's faraway orbit from its star. The Penumbrians adapted to their homeworld with extraordinary, natural night vision. Those without night vision would have to use special technology or magic in order to traverse through the dark world. The surface of Penumbria was filled with cold deserts and mountain ranges. Many lakes existed on the planet's surface, but would freeze over often. Many Penumbrian cities and towns were situated near these lakes and would melt the ice for water using magic.

### Government

→ *Main articles: Commonwealth of Penumbria, True Republic of Penumbria*

For over a thousand years, the **Commonwealth of Penumbria** served as the centralized planetary government of Penumbria. After the Commonwealth fell at the end of the Penumbrian Civil War, the **True Republic of Penumbria** was formed out of the ashes of the old government.

## History

### Ancient Times

Eons ago, there once existed a species of beastly sentient beings known as the Umbrans, who supposedly lived on the planet Umbra Historia. The Umbrans were said to have been the ancestors of the Penumbrians and Antumbrians. The exact location of Umbra Historia is unknown, only that the world was located somewhere in Umbran Space. There were major disputes on whether or not Penumbria or Antumbria was Umbra Historia, but definitive conclusions were never made.

### Penumbrian Civil War

Recent tensions involving opposing ideologies eventually sparked a planetwide war in the year 5925 ASA. The conflict was named the Penumbrian Civil War and raged for four years. The war was fought between the True Penumbrians, who advocated for all property to be owned solely by the people, and the Commonwealth of Penumbria, who pushed to keep the ways of old. The war eventually spread to other nearby parts of Umbran Space, but the majority of the fighting happened on Penumbria.

During the war, the Paramount of the United Cassiopeian Republic, who at the time was Fosca Tearmann, pushed for more lenient immigration laws and more immigration programs to aid those affected by the war. Many Penumbrians displaced from their homes because of the war were relocated to UCR colonies, including the planet Hoanghon.

In the final year of the war, the previous Sentinel of Penumbria, Bacchus, was assassinated by the True Penumbrians. A member of the True Penumbrians, a man named Briskaro, became the new Sentinel. The Commonwealth of Penumbria soon fell because of the tremendous shift in power that occurred as a result of the Sentinel's transfer of power, putting an end to the Penumbrian Civil War.

#### Aftermath

By 5928 ASA, the True Penumbrians took over as the planet's government, forming the True Republic of Penumbria. The victory achieved was hoped to bring great prosperity to Penumbria. Unfortunately, the True Republic eventually succumbed to corruption of its own, with a power imbalance between the people and their rulers, betraying the ideals that the True Penumbrians fought for in the first place. Some quickly migrated off of Penumbria after realizing the newfound corruption while most stayed and tried to mend the wounds of the planet in whatever way they could.

The Paramount of the UCR that served after Fosca Tearmann, Sylf Syrik, extended her predecessor's Penumbrian-centric immigration laws for another year. Beobarado was one of the many veterans of the war who was provided a temporary home in the Republic after the end of the civil war.

## Inhabitants

The inhabitants of Penumbria were the native Penumbrians, known for their musculature and innate physical strength. The Penumbrians lived in massive clans divided by powerful ruling polities.

### Sentinels

Sentinel Penumbria was gifted with the ability to magically disable the eyesight of others, thus blinding them, for any duration of time. Throughout most of history, Penumbrian Sentinels often held high positions in leadership circles. They worked alongside the different ruling polities of Penumbria, with Sentinel Bacchus having been a leading member of the Commonwealth and Sentinel Briskaro having been a leading member of the True Republic.

### Notable Figures

* **Beobarado** - one of the founders of the Berdema Nova and a veteran of the Penumbrian Civil War.
* **Berylandra** - a veteran who fought for the Commonwealth during the Penumbrian Civil War.