Eden was one of the oldest colonies known to mankind,
discovered and settled at a similar time to New Earth. On appearance, the two planets
were nearly identical, with barren rocky landscapes pock-marked with craters
and hostile atmospheres that could quickly kill a man breathing unaided. Unlike
New Earth, though, Eden was far more capable of supporting life. A volcanically
active surface provided fertile soil on which plants could grow, with only the
slightest genetic adaptation to enable them to breathe the air without being
poisoned and large oceans contributed to a wet climate.
The founding settlers dreamt of turning Eden into a garden paradise,
first introducing small plants such as algae and lichen before moving on to
grasses, shrubberies and eventually trees. It was the beginning of a golden
age, where people of all nationalities worked together toward a common goal-
but it didn’t last.
As the population of the planet expanded, the interstellar
corporations grew ever more interested in the local economies and relations
between the ruling colonial powers cooled. Corrupted by money and power, the
provinces began to argue over land and resources, their arguments often
descending into war…
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