Bunurél

**Bunurél** is an exoplanet 81.8 light-years away in the constellation of Leo Minor. It is a super-earth with a mass of approximately 3.5 times that of earth. It orbits a binary pair of stars, Omiru and Vídu, once every 124 days, and rotates in 29.5 hours.

Bunurél is the planet where, after the *Prurfast*, the Empresses and people of Rikutsar start anew and rebuild their society.

## Etymology

The name means "new Earth" in Modern Rikutsaren. Its provisional name was *Ozoneag*, which remains a nickname for the planet.

## Physical Description

It is approximately 5 1/2 times as massive as Earth and sports a beautiful two-colored atmosphere. When the M-type star grows near, the sky turns a light-yellow color, and when the K-type gets closer, the sky becomes a vibrant lavender-white, with pale blue in between.

Plant life on Bunurél is a deep, pale blue.

Its atmosphere contains 35.6 percent oxygen and 62 percent nitrogen. For this, the government created a breathing mask that was distributed to citizens upon arrival on the planet. In just a few generations, humans acclimatized naturally to the higher oxygen content.

## History

### Prurfast

The **Prurfast** (literally "heaven quest") is the great evacuation and migration of Rikutsar to the planet **Bunurél**.

After World War II, the Empresses initiated **Project Exodus** with the intent of finding a new planet for her people to settle. While nothing official was confirmed until after their arrival on Bunurél, the government by order of the Empresses spread the news in secret as a prophecy or urban legend.

Meanwhile, scientists worked with the Empresses to develop the necessary technology. A registry of all people with Rikutsaren ancestry across the world was compiled. The first light-speed engine was constructed and tested in the year 2046.

In the early months of 2093, a message was sent to all Rikutsaren citizens and those in the registry abroad. The message was simply a white card with the words "Come home children of Rikutsar! Join us on our journey to the stars!" written in Rikutsari.

Using over 2300 pods with a capacity of 10 thousand people each, it took over a year to complete the evacuation. On November 16th, 2094, the last pod of 10,000 people was delivered into orbit and the massive starship *Ghite Uréli* departed, never to return. A message for the governments of Earth was also broadcast.

The journey lasted almost 20 years, but they arrived successfully at Bunurél and made first landing on August 30th, 2114.

### Lithon Revolution

The former leader of the War for Earth, Anthos, appeared on Bunurél in the year 2277, accompanied by her confidants. She revealed herself to be **Lephaga**, the youngest member of the Theongorai, and wanted the Empresses to assist her in starting a revolution on Lithos.

The Lithon revolution happened in the 2300s and Lithos was liberated. All (but one) of the Theoi were executed by Lephaga. All the former colonies became either independent or parts of the new Democracy. Lephoia, leader of the revolution and the only remaining Theon, retired to a quiet life on a Lithon colony after helping set up the new government.

### Caerói

Smenaer and Naer reunited and fused permanently, and the new Empress (**Caeroí**) continues to rule alongside Oasmae in a sort of di-quadrarchy.

### Collapse of the Empire

When the Empresses' Empire on Bunurél ceased to exist in the year 3091, it was not unforeseen. There was known unease and tension for some time, so they made a deal with various regional governments giving them independence.

### Similu and the Golden League

After that, the Empresses and those loyal to them maintained a small kingdom around the first city, located on the western coast of the southeastern continent. For now, we'll call it **Similu** ([Kingdom of the] First City).

From here they established the Golden League, an organization dedicated to the advancement of science and technology. The Golden League had ambassadors to bring their advancements to the farthest corners of the world.

The wars on Bunurél were usually swift due to the presence of free Lithoi on the planet, but Similu was protected by its larger, more prosperous neighbor, which was majority Lithon and run by Lithoi. We'll call it **Ḥōidzi** from Ancient Lithon *ʜōr-qedz-eq* (east-sun-NOM.PL)

It was a largely untouchable area in the world, and while some places were hit hard by war Similu and Ḥōidzi stood strong.

### The Global Council

In the year 6310, the Global Council was formed between the largest powers on the planet after a global wave of democracy just a few decades earlier. The Council invited the Golden League to merge with them as an advisory committee, which the League accepted.