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The Arcturus System contains one habitable planet, the Endas. Ever since its colonization, dating at least a hundred year before the creation of the United Empire, the planet of Endas have been the Alastor Family's seat of power.

The planet sports a stellar ring, an ancient remnant of a destroyed metallic moon. The cause for the ring's creation is currently unknown, but the metallic component in the asteroids refract the light from Arcturus before it reaches the planet of Endas into shades of blue, green, red white, purple and gray. The color of the skyline of Endas thus tends to constantly shift colors.

The planet itself is earthlike and pleasant. It was originally full of life even before the first colonists arrived. Many of the foreign flora and fauna still remain on the planet after hundreds of years. This fact, combined with aforementioned stellar ring, made this planet a popular tourist destination during the greatest era of the Empire.

Its pleasant atmosphere combined with its isolation from Sol and the central planets allowed its inhabitants to develop its own vibrant culture separate from other humans. The architecture is almost always in shades of aesthetically pleasing white and blue. The streets are always wide and orderly. The abundant flora of the planet often assert itself among the cityscape. The language used is a heavily corrupted dialect of modern day Portuguese.

It's strategic location in the middle of 4 fast travel routes to other planets, combined with its abundant natural resources, led to the planet becoming the mercantile center of the localized area.