Planet:Praestol

"The crown of the Segmentum, it is called. Not that it deserves such a title."

Praestol (a short form of Praestolaricimentaervinai, the Ancient Radessic name for the planet), also known as Spoddah (derived from S'pod'a, Radessic for The Divine Place) or Tharrus (the Artharon name) is the homeworld of the (and the presumed homeworld of the s) and the capital world of the  in Segmentum Crepusculum. As a world deemed sacred by both and  and of high economic and strategic value, Praestol was always a focal point of conflicts in the segmentum; during the Wars of Twilight and the, many battles were fought over this ancient world, scarring Praestol to its very foundation.

Now that the Andromedan Galactic Commonwealth unified Segmentum Crepusculum under its banner, Praestol has been rebuilt by the common efforts of both and, and now serves as a testament of the AGC's power and a rightful successor of its ancient self, the throne world of the Rades species. But something is rotten in the world of Praestol, and even now, the shadow of conflict does not leave it; those who live on Praestol know that the planet's beautiful facade serves only to hide its true, sinister nature.

Early history
Praestol is arguably one of the most ancient inhabited worlds in, having been a focal point of the galactic civilisation billions of years ago as much as it is now, with only surpassing it in age. The first known sentient species that called Praestol home were the enigmatic, native to its azure groves, who had made it the crown world of their Memfian Collective. Over time, Praestol's might grew, and what had once been an ordinary world became something unnatural; the Rades tampered with their homeworld's very nature, shaping continents and oceans into strict, geometrical forms and replacing the world's original, dying sun with a new, artificial one that could remain active for billenia (the only reason life on Praestol still persists).

After the Times of the Four had ended and the Rades had vanished, Praestol was left a lifeless husk; however, new life eventually emerged there and its cerulean forests were reborn; soon, Praestol gave birth to a new sentient species: the s. Quickly developing with the help of Rades technology, the Artharons rebuilt Praestol's ancient cities; however, they were soon to be forgotten as their creators's mighty empire, falling to hedonism and hubris, crumbled, leaving the Artharons without technology and spread across the galaxy. Throughout these dark times, however, Praestol still retained its importance, being a sacred world devoted to the Guardians as well a mecca for the Unifiers, the Artharon movement that seeked to unite their species under a single banner.