| Myridia |
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| Current ruler: |
self-governing |
| Previous known rulers: | Demeter, Hermes |
| Capital city: | Null City (previously called Deka) |
| Other known cities: |
New Rhetra |
| Population: | 150 million (excluding duplicates) |
| Affiliation: | founding member of the Olympian Empire. Previously part of the Demeter and Hermes sectors |
| Form of government: | Presidential Republic (currently). Absolute theocracy (previously) |
| Distance from Earth: | 49.8 light-years |
| Parent star: |
Castor in the Gemini constellation |
| First appearance | BTI 022 |
Myridia (/ˈmaɪriːdiːə/ IPA, Μγρηδηα in Olympian) is a planet in the Olympian Galaxy. The planet holds under its surface the Drylon device called the Monolith, which grants everyone conceived and born on the planet the power to create up to ten thousand copies of himself/herself.
It has been the main setting of more storylines than any other alien planet, including “Myridian saga“, “Space summit“, “The Guild” and “Until Gods do us part“.
History
The identity of the founding god is unknown. In addition to the powers granted by the Monolith, Myridians have been genetically modified to be stronger than other humans; they are easily identifiable for the much wider variety of hair colors (including pink, blue and green).
Myridia experienced rapid growth: it went from iron age to industrial revolution in less then a century and had a planetary government a thousand years ago, until Demeter single-handedly conquered the planet and turned it into an absolute theocracy.
Under her dictatorship, technological and societal progress were stopped by the Oracles, Demeter’s agents granted telekinesis by their goddess. Dissidents, worshipers of other gods and those incapable or unwilling to conceive children were brutally murdered.
After Noriko Null and the Vanguard arrived on Myridia, they started a rebellion leading to the overthrow of the regime. Demeter reached Myridia in person, fighting the Vanguard and eventually being killed by Noriko Null.
With the fall of Demeter, Myridia was a target for many hostile gods and was the subject of a heated dispute, being then assigned to Hermes. It later became a founding member of the Mortal Republic.
The planet was quickly rebuilt to its former glory. With many citizens worshiping Noriko Null as a goddess, the Church of Null was founded and came to be a very influential institution.
Myridia survived an invasion from the Guild and was later instrumental in the creation of the Mortal Republic.
Despite this, the growing tension between the new galactic government and the increasingly split factions of the Church of Null eventually led to a civil war that lasted for 6 months, until a ceasefire was eventually achieved.
Trivia
- Myridia is the first alien planet visited in the series, the only one identified with a real-life star, and the only one with multiple storylines to explore it. It is not the closest one, however: Eleusis is 20 light-years closer.