Planet:Veruna

Veruna Sc'yon is an important planet of the Valian Empire, and one of its oldest member planets. It has been the seat of various Volanti cultures for over 100,000 years, was capital of its own empire twice, co-ruler of the Volanti diarchy for tens of thousands of years, and was the home of the imperial ruling dynasty during the whole of the Old Empire Era. Today it is one of the most celebrated planets in the rose, considered a beautiful world of palaces and temples and a hub of the Volanti nobility's power. It is also one of the few true rivals of the Valian capital, long at odds with it over the government of the galaxy.

Overview
One of the oldest-settled worlds in the Empire, Veruna’s cities, like those on Volaris, are graced with grand tombs and temples of the Old Empire era. As the Stygian Schism raged through the inner galaxy in the early days of the New Empire, Veruna alone was spared from the carnage, defended by the tricks and treasures of the nobles of its court. It was not, however, to be spared of all consequences: in retaliation, once the Troubled Worlds had fallen and Volaris stood victorious, the capital turned an irate eye upon its rival and set out to break its back. It condemned its elite of sedition, whereupon every prince and countess of Verunian descent found themselves brought to the Motherworld, tried quickly for their crimes and executed for the public. The Volarisians’ wipe-out, never actually forgiven, soured the ties between the two, and Verunian noble houses have been ripe with seething intrigue ever since

Today the planet stands as one of the few potential rivals to Volaris’s splendor, with its ruling houses much recovered. It is one of the most beautiful worlds in the Empire, and has produced a long line of Valian poets and well-known politicians.