Gusaru

**Gusaru** was a chilly green terrestrial planet in the Cassiopeia Galaxy. The planet was a United Cassiopeian Republic colony initially discovered by a Makuran explorer named Ovon Waa Gusaru in the early 60th century ASA.

## Description

The planet Gusaru was a rocky world situated within the eastern Central Expanse region in the Gusarian planetary system, which was home to one yellow dwarf star and one other uninhabited planet orbiting the sun further away than planet Gusaru. Gusaru had a total of six moons, its largest moon having been 1/5th the size of Gusaru while its smallest moons the size of large, irregularly-shaped asteroids.

Gusaru's orbit caused its sun to set more quickly compared to many other planets in the Cassiopeia Galaxy. The planet had a lush terrain filled with boreal forests, enormous lakes, and towering mountains. Settlements on Gusaru were located by natural lakes, the structures within these settlements being pre-fabricated and dome-shaped. Its atmosphere was clean and breathable for most species, sentient and non-sentient.

### Government

The **Gusarian Parliament** served as the planetary government for Gusaru. This Parliament operated under the jurisdiction of the United Cassiopeian Republic.

## History

### Discovery and Colonization

In 5927 ASA, the Makuran explorer Ovon Waa Gusaru discovered the planet and the rest of its planetary system, which were not yet touched or explored by any other civilizations in the galaxy. It was then that Ovon worked with the United Cassiopeian Republic—in partnership with the Cassiopeian Society of Exploration and History—to explore and colonize the planet, with Ovon becoming the leader of the planetary expedition team. One member of this expedition team was Etonsa Gusaru, a human geographer whom Ovon eventually formed a romantic relationship with and wed after the initial colonization efforts were completed. Once the planet's basic colonization efforts came to an end, the colony was named Gusaru, in honor of its discoverer, by a UCR committee.

By 5957 ASA, the planet amassed a population of around 25 thousand people, with immigrants mostly coming in from either Cassiopeia Prime to escape city life or from backwater worlds elsewhere in the galaxy to find safety within the UCR, yet with enough solitude from the noise of metropolitan worlds.

## Inhabitants

Referred to as **Gusarians**, the inhabitants of Gusaru consisted of members from the initial expedition team who explored and colonized the planet, as well as immigrants from Cassiopeia Prime who wished to leave their lives in the planet's sprawling cities and immigrants from backwater worlds out in the Central Expanse. By 5957 ASA, the demographics called for a 70% human population, with 9% Ologans, 6.5% Ryperians, 5.5% Crecconicans, 4% Tetragonians, and 5% various other sentient species found throughout Cassiopeia.

### Notable Figures

* **Ovon Waa Gusaru** - the Makuran explorer, historian, and archaeologist who discovered planet Gusaru and its moons. A member of the CSEH, married to Etonsa Gusaru.
* **Etonsa Gusaru** - a Human geographer who assisted in mapping out planet Gusaru, married to Ovon Waa Gusaru.

## Locations

### New Crescent

**New Crescent** was the capital city of Gusaru and the planet's only existing city for several decades during the initial colonization process. As the capital, New Crescent was the main base of operations for the Gusarian Parliament. New Crescent was named in honor of Ovon Waa Gusaru's hometown on Makuru.