Nos Astra
From FABT
| Nos Astra | |
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| Location: | |
| Built: |
28 November 665 BCE |
| Population: |
14.2 billion |
| Affiliation: |
Asari Republics |
Nos Astra is the planet-wide ecumenopolis that covers Illium's entire planetary surface and makes up its capital city. Beginning as a small settlement, Nos Astra had to be built a hundred feet over the surface to escape the heat. This led to the expansion of the settlement following an arcological superstructure, and when Nos Astra finally developed into a city, many of the other settlements across the planet that had been founded since its establishment had followed its example. The rate of expansion continued at a rapid pace, and within 600 years of the first colonization of Illium, Nos Astra had merged with the remaining colonies, forming one giant city that covered the entire planet, establishing itself as the capital city. This made Nos Astra the single largest city in the galaxy, as well as in the entire Asari Republics, eclipsing even Armali in splendor, beauty and economic size. The city suffered heavy damage when krogan forces finally made it to the surface during their ten-year siege of the planet, but most of the damage was repaired post-Krogan Rebellions. The same occurred when the Reapers invaded in 2186 CE, although the damage was far more severe, especially after much of the city had been converted into conversion facilities by the occupying Reaper forces. The damage was so severe that the Illian Empire was forced to expand and annex new territories in order to repair its damaged economy and speed up the repairs to the city. Unfortunately, these repairs were still underway when the Titan Covenant began its occupation, although these were eventually completed under the reign of the Covenant governor Virgil.
Following the Dominion Civil War and the collapse of the Covenant, a Covenant splinter faction known as the Disciples of Bellerophon maintained its hold over the planet, and made plans to expand from the planet and rebuild the Covenant's empire. The Unified Galactic Republics sent an envoy to the planet demanding the Disciples unconditionally surrender in 2254 CE, reminding them that the war was over. The Disciples refused, and drew up plans to fight back an inevitable UGR invasion. Instead, the UGR forces simply blockaded and besieged the planet, refusing to give the Disciples the pitched battle they desired. This lasted four months, with the Disciples eventually forced to lash out and attempt to break the blockade. The battle that followed saw the Disciple fleet beaten back, and another a month would pass of siege before the Disciples finally killed their leader and surrendered. Nos Astra was finally allowed to recover from the constant wars that plagued it, and has since become the capital of the Illium Republics.