Star Type: K2V
Position in System: 1 (of 5)
Number of Moons: 4 (Ajax, Nezerah,
Yanu, Zhentil)
Days to Jump Point: 5
Surface Water: 78%
Atm. Pressure: Standard (Breathable)
Surface Gravity: 1.19
Equatorial Temp: 32� C
Highest Native Life: Insects
Population: 690,000,000
Governor: Tracy Kraven
Planetary Legate: Jared Sun
Efforts by the Lyran Commonwealth to turn this alliance against the Dragon proved disastrous for the so-called �Kaus alliance worlds� during the First Succession War, when the enraged forces of the DCMS bombarded DeGuilles, the planetary capital city�and with it, the governing buildings that serviced both worlds. Only after surrendering the Lyran instigators and rebel leaders, and agreeing to stiff reparations and an oath of fealty, did the Kaus alliance avoid further destruction, but the entire crisis underscored the strengths and weaknesses of the symbiotic relationship now shared by these twin worlds.
Trade between both resumed again decades after the crisis, though government was less centralized, with each tending to its own affairs from its own respective capitals. Still, in memory of the broken bond, the people of Kaus Media never built over the ruins of DeGuilles. Instead, the new planetary capital, Vanguard City, located just forty kilometers to the north on the continent of Emparos, governs the affairs of this world, and maintains a diplomatic office for the benefit of its neighbor. Several major trading companies that do business under exclusive license with both Kaus planets also call Vanguard City their home, thanks to the presence of the planet�s largest spaceport. Aside from Emparos, Kaus Media�s other four major continents are Romana, Hyadamos, Gaul, and Normano. All but Gaul, the planet�s frozen south polar continent, are populated with various small and medium-sized commercial and rural towns scattered along the shores of various rivers and lakes.