Nedion

Nedion is a desert planet that was once home to a large Xaridgar colony.

Overview
Nedion is a slightly cold desert planet, with average temperatures of -61°C. It has a diameter of 11847 kilometres, making it an average sized planet.

Nedion's one moon, Unedior, is roughly half its size, at 5817 kilometres.

History
Nedion was colonized in 2640 by the Xaridge Authority. At this time, there were small oceans present on the planet. Over time, the colony expanded, and by 2700, it had one and a half million inhabitants.

When the Xaridgar-Archas War began in 2712, the Xaridge Authority assumed that since Nedion was not a major colony, it would not be in danger of attack, and did not place significant defences there.

In 2731, the Archas sent one of their biggest fleets to the Ecza system, along with one of their prototype planetary destruction weapons. To test the weapon, they fired it on Nedion, devastating it, but not destroying it. The fleet evacuated the system, leaving Nedion in ruins. Due to the attack, most of the natural life on the planet was eradicated, and the oceans of the planet were dried out and became lifeless desert. A large majority of the inhabitants of Nedion were killed in the attack, and the ones that survived were left with almost nothing but ruins.

In the years following the attack, supplies were sent to Nedion, but neither the population or the quality of life present on Nedion before the attack ever returned.