Taranosa

Taranosa is a major urban planet, and is in fact the most populated planet in the Covenant and the entire local region of space. Long a powerful force to be reckoned with, its fall to Nehim heralded the age of the Covenant, and not all on Taranosa are happy with this development.

Description
One of the oldest urban planets in the local region, Taranosa can boast its population figures of 70 million people, making it the by far most populated planet in the local region by several tens of millions. With it central location and travel node for surrounding systems, Taranosa has always been an important planet in the region's history. It is an untouched world with native xenoflora and fauna, with the local plant life being red in colour, much like its sky.

Its planetary seal, the square orouboros, represents eternal continuity, with the four corners of the square being both the "corners of the universe", as well as the four Grand cities of the planet. The red background is reminiscent of the red sky.

History
One of the first settlements founded after Tôr opened up the local region to exploration and settlement, Taranosa has had a long time to grow and prosper.

Cities
Taranosa is not a unitary realm, but rather a group of major cities over which Taran nominally holds sway. These are known as the "Grand cities", and each control a region around their city to administer almost like a federal state. Here you will find many rural regions and small villages, but also towns and cities - though none as large and powerful as the Grand cities which rule them.

Taran
Taran is the largest and oldest of the grand cities, and the capital settlement of Taranosa.

Argale
Argale is the second largest of the Grand cities.

Kleii
Kleii is notable for being the only other city besides Taran to have control over orbital shipyards.

Tôril-kar
"The people of Tôril-kar think highly of themselves - after all, they claim to be Tôril, descendants of the legendary planet. But truth be told, there are no Tôril left save for some of the 'pure' families of note. Yet they cling to this identity lest their ancient home disappears from living memory."

Tôril-kar (City of the Tôril) differs culturally from the other major cities due to its origin: here many of the Tôr refugees settled during their exodus many centuries ago. By treaty signed with the at the time three grand cities of Taranosa, the Tôr refugees were allowed to settle and control a large section of land outside the other cities, with the understanding that Tôril-Kar would eventually become one of the Grand cities - which it did around a century later. It the smallest of the four cities, but by no means weak in comparison.