Artanis 4 is one of the core worlds of the Empire of 1,000,000 Suns. It is home-world to the Nalorgians, and the birthplace of Kroah Dashan. When General Zarlok turned traitor, Artanis 4 was where the attack took place.
Geography
Artanis 4 has three main continents. One of these was naturally covered in ponds and shallow lakes, because of several ice ages in the planet's history. This created the natural habitat that the Nalorgians needed to evolve. As they spread out across the planet, the other continents were quickly landscaped into a similar mold. Most of the surface is covered in ocean.
History
Artanis 4 had a large population of native Nalorgians before the arrival of the E1MS. The most technically advanced of these lived at about the level of the industrial revolution. After the arrival of the Empire, the whole planet was rapidly industrialized with a robotic workforce. The Empire created the Grand Nalaxian, a sentient complex of spawning-pools to serve as planetary governor shortly after conquering the planet.
On several occasions, the Nalorgians rebelled, only to relent when the Empire shut down the industries it had created.
Later, but before the 1,000 Years War, Artanis 4 was the home planet of Kroah Dashan, the prolific inventor.
During the 1000 Years War, the Grand Nalaxian created the Nalaxian Code, an algorithm that could shield robots from the influence of Troniac.
After the 1,000 Years War, General Zarlok, once revered as a war hero, set off a neutron pulse device in one of the more populous cities, killing millions of civilians. Also in the post-war period, many Nalorgians, tired of Imperial rule, left the Empire, mostly joining with Ool-Tyr pirates to create the Nomad Armies.
Artanis 4 was conquered by the Holy Empire of Man during the War of the Empires.
Artanis 4 was conquered by the Galactic Republic during the War of Galactic Unification.
Life Forms
Gearwood trees are a native species, prized for their solid wood, which was used extensively in the clockwork creations of the Nalorgians.
Nalorgians are native to Artanis 4.
Points of Interest
The Grand Nalaxian on Artanis 4's largest continent was both the planetary governor, and a vast repository of knowledge.
