Ospur
The planet Ospur is a habitable world with a Earth-like atmosphere and orbit. A terraforming Seedship had arrived prior to the arrival of the Forlorn Hope and eradicated the primitive life that inhabited the planet. After purifying the planet the Seedship began introducing Earth flora and fauna. Now it is home to that introduced life and the crew of the Forlorn Hope.
Geography
Much like the long forgotten Urth, Ospur is home to a variety of geography ranging from the massive deserts to lush jungles. The majority of the planet's surface is covered in salt water oceans.
Fauna & Flora
The native fauna of Ospur was eradicated.
The seedship spread a wide variety of Earth species ranging from contemporary species such as wolves and deer to extinct species such as dinosaurs and other mega fauna. The intention was to deploy a wide variety of wildlife to in hopes that one or more would thrive in the new world of Ospur. The planet proved to be similar enough to Earth that most of the introduced flora and fauna did thrive. This has led to certain regions being dominated by the era of life that was deployed there. For example the jungles of Ethalion are the domain of Mesozoic flora and fauna
Natural Resources
The relative recency of life on the planet Ospur means it lacks fossil fuels, and certain varieties of stone. Otherwise the elemental make up of Ospur is similar to that of Earth offering a rich bounty of ores waiting beneath the planet's surface.
History
Ospur had a peacefully uneventful history before Forlorn Hope and it's preceding Seedship arrived. Ospur's primitive native life was exterminated by the seedship and the planet was terraformed to meet humanity's needs. When humanity arrived they were already divided by the Reaper Mutiny. The loyal Hop Kru landed in Hopefall while the mutinous Reapers settled Mejorn. The two factions struggled with internal conflicts yet they prospered. Various small factions set out into the wilderness of Ospur to create their own societies.
Meanwhile Scitav wandered the world spawn strange and curious beasts. The Affo, Ormir, Simia, Smatriven are a few sapient species created by Scitav. They thrived in their own lands unconcerned with humanity and it's squabbling.
The Reapers formed the Reaper Imperium and began conquering local populations. In time they encountered the Hop Kru under the command of Sekdahn. Old hatreds were stoked as they launched into a ferocious war. In what some consider the end of the war, Hop Kru civilization collapsed. Now Pariahs, Scavs and Ravagers fight over the scrap in ruined cities. Beneath them Sanctified hide in their Sanctuary Cities. Inside Utopian Dome Cities, Utopians live comfortably unaware of the suffering around them as Utopia Pacification Forces continue the now ancient war.
Unconcerned with the eternal war, in the northern lands of Brawu, the Cha'reh live in fear of a terrible disease, the Ra'datmu. The "shivermind" disease destroys a person's mind. Eventually they attack on former friends and serve only the Shivermind. Only the Cha'gem stand between the humanity and extinction.
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