Aurora

"Aurora is a very beautiful planet. That is until you actually land on it."

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Aurora is a major core world located within the Aura system in the region of Xai'athus in the known galaxy. The planet is home to the Aurorans, an all-female species that allied themselves with the Xai following first contact between the two in 341 AXU. The planet is most jungle with numerous deserts and mountain ranges, and is very hot and humid in many areas. As part of an ancient treaty between the Xai and the Aurorans, the Aurorans allowed the Xai to establish the chief fortress of the famous Battlemasters of Aurora on the planet, where the hostile flora and fauna on one of the planet's continents are used to train the members of the military order.

Home to more than 9.2 billion inhabitants, Aurora is one of the main worlds of the Xai Ascendancy, which contributes greatly to the maintenance of the Ascendancy and its economic, industrial, and military might in the known galaxy. Though the planet is home to the Aurorans, it was the original homeworld of the Rulara, a group of female Xai expelled from the Battlemasters for their aggression as well as their repulsive and unbecoming behavior, which saw them leave the planet for their new homeworld, Khojarho. The planet, thanks to the advice of the Battlemasters, is well-garrisoned and heavily-fortified, earning Aurora the classification of a fortress world.