Nasig

Nasig is a Midnum colony in the Datur System. It was terraformed and seeded with life from Sugana. Nasig is a place of great strategic value, as it's considered a vital "gateway" into the Midnum territories. It is currently governed by Gasan Dulkara Tenmir.

Geography
Nasig was once a lifeless terrestrial planet, but it has since been terraformed to accommodate human life. Saltwater seas now fill regions that were once large structural basins, and freshwater lakes occupy ancient impact craters. Water now covers 65% of the planet's surface. Small, permanent ice caps cover both of Nasig's poles.

As with most terraformed planets, Nasig's landmass is divided into irregular continents with erratic coastlines. Nasig has four continents and no less than forty major archipelagos.

Nasig is colder and less humid than most other colonies. It lacks tropical rainforests. The equator is primarily dominated by savannah. Temperate zones are home to Nasig's lush forests and rolling grasslands. Strong winds are common, and exposed geological formations are subject to substantial erosion -- though this is offset by Nasig's active plate tectonics.

Discovery and Initial Settlement
Datur was discovered in the early days of celestial cartography, but the system was largely ignored due to its small star and lifeless planets. Urum Midnum later claimed the Datur System and chose to terraform Nasig, seeing the potential strategic importance of the colony.

Terraforming
Domed-in and subterranean cities were constructed to house the first wave of Midnum colonists and scientists, who would be responsible for operating a network of atmospheric generators. The generators would pump out a predetermined mixture of gasses, which would then condense around Nasig to form a preliminary atmosphere.

The planet gradually heated to suitable levels, and a proper water cycle formed after two hundred thousand years of careful atmospheric development.

Nasig was then seeded with plant and animal life taken from Sugana, one of the Midnum's largest nearby colonies. Introduced life quickly adapted to Nasig's unique characteristics and evolved into new species. Life on Nasig adapted to a cooler climate, higher wind speeds, and lower gravity.

Seized by the Outlander Union
The Outlander Union was a group of radicals who severed all ties with the Hierarchy. They disagreed with the urum system and sought to establish an interstellar state which would embrace diversity and multiculturalism. Unlike other groups wishing to declare independence from the Hierarchy, however, they were willing to kill innocents to achieve their means. Lacking the resources to reach worlds beyond the Hierarchy's grasp, they chose to seize Nasig shortly before it would be opened up for colonization.

Urum Midnum responded immediately, dispatching a small fleet to neutralize the revolutionaries and retake the planet. The fleet consisted of four warships capable of orbital bombardment, fifty strike craft, and five thousand Midnum soldiers.