Ermothush

Ermothush

(TOI-2257)

Alliance of Independent Settlements

Distance from Sol 188.5 ly

System civilian population 23,536,786

Ascension 12 58 58 Declination +77 39 42

Stars in system (single-star system)

TOI-2257, 0.33 solar masses, 0.31 solar radii, metallicity -0.3 Fe/H, spectral class M3

Non-CHZ planets (none)

Non-CHZ moons (none)

CHZ planets

Tazhelon (Ermothush 1), 6 Earth masses, 2.19 Earth radii, orbital period 35.19 days, semi-major axis 0.15 AU, orbital eccentricity 0.5, equilibrium temperature 256 K, population 17,516,802

CHZ moons

Rodstarik (Ermothush 1 b), 0.24 Earth masses, 0.59 Earth radii, equilibrium temperature 270 K, population 5,690,725

## History

### Colonization Period

Ermothush was originally colonized by the Galactic Empire in 3348. It had a small initial settler force of 5,000 and slow infrastructure development and population growth. Ermothush 1 b was terraformed, with the process being completed in 3405.

### Imperial Period

Ermothush was mostly peaceful under Imperial rule, until the Empire-Union War. The Battle of Ermothush took place here from 5 June 3504 to 18 June 3504, during which its system defense force was destroyed along with a small task force of Imperial and Bandorian ships sent to assist in defending the system, in one of the Union's least useful victories during the war. The victorious Union task force retreated from the system, as the Union commanders didn't consider it valuable enough to commit ground forces to an invasion, or continue to deploy starships there for a blockade. The Empire, already stretched thin with troops and ships, didn't deploy any more ships to the system, and the local government cut communications with both the Empire and the Bandorian Protectorate near the end of the war, declaring its independence.

### Independent Period

From 30 October 3505 until 3 July 3687, Ermothush was an independent star system. It built up a medium-sized system defense force and navy, and increased industrial and agricultural production; it gained approximately 8 million immigrants during this time. In early 3687, the government of Ermothush received an offer from the AIS central government to join it; after negotiations had been concluded, including a local referendum in which 68% of citizens voted to join the AIS, Ermothush became an official member system in the Alliance of Independent Settlements.

### AIS Period

Ermothush was mostly peaceful under AIS control. Its agricultural sector continued to grow, and it also started developing its commerce sector. The AISN built a fairly large naval base here, completed in 3890, which was later expanded to include a naval shipyard.

### 4025 Guide to the Universe

Ermothush is a relatively safe star system, mainly focused on agriculture, although it has a factory of UAP Shipyards as well, and an AISN shipyard orbiting at 9.0 AU. It has an asteroid belt orbiting from 2.5 to 5.5 AU from the system's star, with some asteroids (~5-10%) claimed by the Interstellar Mining Guild. 1,000 credits a year will get you an IMG membership, and then you can mine asteroids owned by the IMG with no trouble. There are occasional pirate sightings in the inner and middle regions of the system, but for the most part the system defense force does a good job of taking them out of action in a timely manner after they jump into Ermothush space. Many famous chefs have come from Ermothush, as well as several high-ranking AIS politicians. Shockingly, despite a majority (over 75%) of the system's population living on Tazhelon, over 90% of the system's industrial and agricultural production takes place on Rodstarik, the system's terraformed moon, as Tazhelon is too cold for farming and not very suitable for industry; the citizens living there live in temperature-controlled habitats on the surface for the most part, though about a third live in underground habitats. The main occupations in Ermothush are asteroid miner, farmer, and construction worker.