Nova Yekaterinburg
From FABT
Nova Yekaterinburg | |
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Location: | |
Built: |
February 22, 2167 CE |
Population: |
34,000 |
Affiliation: |
Systems Alliance Cerberus Systems Coalition |
Nova Yekaterinburg is a settlement on Therum, and its capital. Founded in 2167 CE by the Systems Alliance, Nova Yekaterinburg began as a small miner's settlement before expanding as industrial grew with it, with the settlement utilizing the local mining industry to build a niche for itself in the galactic economy, producing much of the Alliance's iron ore and element zero. Nova Yekaterinburg, due to its small size, was essentially ignored by the Reapers during their brief invasion of the Alliance, but their industrial capacity eventually caught Cerberus' notice, who offered to protect the settlement in exchange for becoming its sole supplier. The settlement rejected the offer, so Cerberus deployed a battalion to pacify the colony, seizing its means of production by force, where they would hold onto it until the UGC sent a relief force to evict them, retaking the settlement. Fearing the Reapers would take notice, the settlement was evacuated, with its remaining resources taken to supply the UGC.
After the Reaper War, the Systems Coalition restarted Nova Yekaterinburg's industrial base, and it quickly returned to working order, and has been working ever since, with the settlement doubling in size since.