Vergesso

The planet Vergesso is home to the Trident civilization, a small human civilization with approximately 2 billion inhabitants.

Description
An arid, mostly featureless planet, Vergesso is dominated by Mount Arai to the north, and multiple impact craters to the south.

The planet is rather arid, lacking any forms of large jungles and forests. Instead the planet has a large oasis-like desert with pockets of life dotted over its dusty landscape.

Most of the human inhabitants on the planet live in large sheltered cities near the coastal regions of Vergesso's oceans, with very little in the way of settlement in the desert save for some pockets of bandits and vagabonds.

Pre-Trident
Before the Trident civilization came along, Vergesso was uninhabited and severely more arid than it is at present. No sentient life had evolved, leaving only a few insect species, some marine life and large, burrowing sand worms to eke out a meager living. Photosynthesizing algae floating on the surface of the oceans provided oxygen for these creatures to breathe, and plenty of fish provided ample food.

Trident settlement: 2200s
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