Velikray

The planet of Velikray is located far from most other inhabited locations. It was originally settled by Russian colonists in the 2210s, and later by the Viechtyren in the 2230s. Due to the isolation, both empires regarded it as quite insignificant and did not pay much attention to it, granting a lot of autonomy to it.

Velikray's population boomed thanks to large amounts of human refugees fleeing the Laan's invasion of Earth in 2251. This gave the planet a very diverse human culture.

The Laan attacked Velikray in 2281. The Earth-Viechtyr war was in full swing at this time and so Veliray had to fight back on its own. Amazingly, they did so. The Laan armies were ultimately defeated, albeit at great cost to the people of Velikray. The world was irrevocably damaged, and most of the abundant natural resources had been either irradiated by Laan weaponry, or stolen by the Laan. Laan technology and weaponry littered the planet, as well as its orbit. The plethora of space junk prevented any ships from coming in or going out.

The planet quickly descended into anarchy, as people fought over the scarce remaining resources.