Ayomi (pronounced EYE-oh-mee) is a temperate terrestrial planet acting as the seat of the rulers of the Entente of Ventemir. It is located within Ventemir. The planet has a fairly low population made up of mostly of high-level aristocrats and aids for them. It was originally colonized by Tenshi to act as a headquarters within the Greater Martial Consilium. Tenshi has since lost its territory in the Consilium and the Entente operates independently from Tenshi.
Currently, the planet is mostly pristine. The majority of its residents live in large towers dotted across the surface to preserve the native life. These multi-kilometer tall structures double as space elevators and head-quarters for operations of the organization. With a population of 4 billion, its population is fairly small for how much influence the planet wields.
History[]
The planet formed a mere 1.1 billion years ago, with life having only existing for the latter 575 million years of the planet's history. The planet lacks significant oceans, instead, the humid air condenses during the night, giving water to most of the planet besides its two large desserts.
After being colonized, large towers were built all over the planet. In addition to these towers were thousands of symbolic structures honoring various important monarchs or former leaders in many of the toppled civilizations that once existed in Ventemir. The largest of the monuments is a three thousand square kilometer park situated in one of the most fertile areas on the planet. It contains large statues representing each species in the Entente. This includes species not native to the region such as Humanity and Dotsk which have a somewhat significant presence in the galaxy.
Native Life[]
The native life on the planet is almost entirely terrestrial with only a small number of aquatic bacteria exist in underground deposits. This life is mostly communal, evolving through cooperation rather than competition. Algae-like cells form groups analogous to plants and even life similar to bacteria cooperate. While not exactly a rare occurrence in the universe, this life is still intriguing for having developed multicellular behavior before even developing organelles.
Locomotion is not common. Only a handful of species exhibit it. This is mostly for the spores of these species and not the actual organisms themselves. These spores use large amounts of energy to spin a propeller-like organ affixed to the main body to quickly fly through the air. The spores usually fly for approximately three minutes before running out of energy where they then glide to their final resting place. They are usually several millimeters across at the largest.