Edessa (planet)

The world of Edessa is the third planet from the star of the Posthumus system. Edessa has two moons, which were named Zeus and Demeter by the human colonists. Edessa is praised as being a beautiful world with rolling hills and lush green fields. Edessa also has rich soil, and was made a Agri world early on. This made it a prime location for a trade hub. Edessa's oceans remained largely unexplored. It is known, however, that many species of fish call the seas home. The fish were discovered early on to be edible to humans. As a result many fishing villages were founded later on when humanity finally found it's way to Edessa.

Edessa was colonized in by the CEA in 2275. Most of the colonists were of Greek descent, which explains the planet's name. Many colonists became farmers and miners. Sometimes towns would spring up overnight. A colonial government was set up and government buildings were made in Ancient Greek/Roman styles. The colonist's dreams of creating a new Greece was being realized. The colony began to prosper and the population skyrocketed. Towns and cities alike grew, and new farmsteads were set up.

The industry of Edessa also expanded. New trade stations were made in orbit and Edessian goods started to get exported to other colonies. Edessa became a important trade hub for the region. In the mid 2400's seeds of doubt were spread among Edessian colonists, however, in the wake of civil unrest in the colonies. In the 2470's a full-blown rebellion was started. It was small at first, but began to grow. In 2477 Icarus Faelin became the leader of the Edessian rebels and gained Edessa's independance in 2478.