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Renlar, Capital of the Empire of Itsis

*Spoilers if you haven't read past Gabatrix: The First Peace arc* “There are many worlds that reside in the Aksren clan alone. They have no true capital world but one….Renlar is the capital of the Empire of Itsis. What they say affects the other Aksren Empires one way or another,” Adjunct Jio’play *Click* One of the great complexities of the Aksren clan or any Itrean clan is the need to have a centralized world where all operations are conducted. This is not as easy as it may seem as the more worlds can put the farthest amount of pressure on that place on that center point. Among one of the worlds that has survived the test of time is that of Renlar. It has not only been the focal point of the former Empire of Jalgren but continued to push and sway the other Aksren empires into submission. History Renlar was one of the last of the colony worlds established in the era of Old Space. Supposedly, it was settled as far back as 120,000 years ago. Initially, it was sought after and fought over by two Aksren empires and would even see an invasion by the Yutilians and Noo’dort clans. There was a profound reason for this to happen. Located in a binary star system, the Renlar colony was established in an area that was profoundly covered in resources. It consisted of five gas giants that orbited around its parent stars. Each of these gas giants held clusters of moons that were mineral-rich. It was believed that over 200 moons existed alone. To add to this, two earth-sized planets also existed. Both of them were habitable worlds, although one had far less oxygen content than the other. The red world of Renlar would be colonized, and its riches grew to staggering heights rather quickly. Within 20,000 years, Renlar would become a central hub of commerce. By the time Yol’ikren would become emperor, he would move his political sphere towards the star system. Even with such enormous resources, only 6% of the minerals were tapped into within that time frame. In his riches, Yol’ikren knew that Renlar was always in danger of being assaulted. He, instead, decided to consolidate his prized world. By now, more and more of the economic structure was beginning to flood towards the Emperor’s world. The sister desert world of Hot’ler, also allowed to serve as an overflow of the other population at certain time periods. Despite this, Renlar, much like many of the former Itrean worlds, would see an enormous transformation in time. The world, while habitable, was very barren. Only basic fungi and plants provided oxygen and stabilized the atmosphere. The red sands were everywhere. Instead, the mining cities decided to keep expanding. Within Yol’ikren’s time, the empire would adopt his name. At one time, there were over 35 billion Aksren that lived on the planet alone. Vast cities were created that dotted the landscapes. By the time it reached half of Yol’ikren’s age, he saw forth that Renlar would stay that way. It would help usher the necessary resources for the emperor to fuel his resources to obliterate the Noo’dort clan successfully. The other empires were often envious of Yol’ikren, but they saw that Renlar had become the central hub of trade. Even the other realms wanted to have successful economic exchanges. During the next 40,000 years, the world would adapt to the slow-growing changes. It was said that ¼ of the planet’s landmass had been fully converted into super metropolises. It was a constant dilemma for colony worlds. The worlds could be made uninhabitable by mismanagement within an expected time frame, but the Itreans knew better. For one, Renlar, while comfortable to live on, didn’t have that much on it, to begin with. The Aksren were careful to build away from flora and fauna to avoid damaging the planet’s environment. At the same time, enormous oxygen and CO2 generators were often considered, much like many of the new worlds of the “New Worlds Era.” Eventually, the Aksren would build outward to incorporate an orbital construction yard ring, one of the few locations in Itrean space that has managed to do so successfully. The great ring would be something that would work very much in favor of the future Emperor, Jalgren. It was Renlar that would serve as the basis and launching point for Jalgren to conquer the entirety of the Itrean race. Jalgren that was already an enthusiast for warships, enjoyed designing and constructing the future ships used by the Aksren. His enthrallment would be to his benefit as he would use careful negotiation, force, excellent shipbuilding, and political movements to bring Renlar to a massive superpower. By then, the planet was more than capable of doing so. At the time he existed, Renlar was one of five crucial worlds that belonged to the Aksren clan as a whole. During the Empire of Jalgren, Renlar would serve as the central capital world of the entire Itrean race. Its place of importance in the New Worlds Era was more than evident. Its population would almost reach 50 billion in total, with cities that consisted of above and below levels. Many Itreans often considered these great city worlds as the core worlds, but Renlar was much more than that. It would serve as a central administration world, center of trade, and crucial shipyard for everything. What Renlar did was what all worlds abided by. Even the Itrean language would be severely impacted as U’ck’ck would be passed on to almost 75% of the entire Itrean population and species combined. Upon Jalgren’s eventual passing, the empire was given to his children and so forth. The constructed orbital ring would be adopted to help influence the rise of the star fortresses for the next 20,000 years. While Renlar would serve as an important location, the empire was not to last. Over time, the world would slowly erode from the inside out. Even the people had become racist and bigoted towards other Itrean species. Much of Jalgren’s original wishes have fallen short. The Rototrein Rebellion would ultimately see the end of the empire, although, technically, Renlar was never truly taken. The location was too heavily fortified, and it couldn't be taken despite the bloodshed and fierce fighting. This didn’t mean that the empire couldn’t last forever. Aksren rebels and the other united Itrean species would pluck system after system till Renlar finally relented to the rebel’s demands. Technically, Renlar was far from out of steam in the post-Imperial years. While the Aksren clan would splinter into five separate empires, the most notable one was the Empire of Renlar, named after the original central core world of Jalgren. While some history had been lost just after the Rototrein Rebellion, it’s quite clear that Renlar would still serve as a center of trade, future ship construction, and political movements through the Aksren clan as a whole. Some Itrean historians believed that Jalgren’s original family might have ceased to exist due to political infighting, but a few disagree. What was known was that Renlar’s population did decrease some. By 9,000 years ago, however, the planet never truly lost its position of importance. With careful precision on consolidation of former post-imperial forces, territorial appropriation and bestowal of former clan species worlds, and trade, the Empire of Renlar would transform into a reformed superpower. It would ultimately be named the Empire of Itsis, and the planet would serve as the central capital world of this entity. Recent History Renlar would continue to serve as the most crucial location all the way to the current era and years. While it was just one of the many, being the central location of the most powerful Aksren empire still has much sway in how other empires act and perform. While the former Empire of Jalgren is over, the other Aksren realms have much-vested interests in Renlar. Essentially, the planet rules the others by sheer economics. Itsis that makes clones of herself to rule the empire upon her passing is mainly considered the head ruler of all Aksren people. She never leaves and continues to power the enormous biocomputer systems of the world. Her desire to remain in that position of power is neverending. Renlar would manage to survive quite well against the Emphra seventy years ago, although it did suffer some damage. The Emphra launched four assaults onto it. While the fighting was brutal, only once did the Emphra reach the ground. A careful nuclear warhead had managed to obliterate it but at the cost of over a million lives. The planet would never see the Emphra again in the remaining years. Instead, Renlar almost became the central world for the United Itrean Republic or United Itrean Empire. At the time, the planet had more than enough to serve as a political hub to transfer everything to the other worlds. However, the ultimate reason that it wasn’t was the fact of the Empress Itsis herself. Her greed and stubbornness threatened the fabric of a united Itrean government. At the same time, a slight mistrust from the other Aksren empires undermined it. Other clan species were strongly against the concept as well. Ultimately, Renlar was shoved away, and New Atrea was chosen as the head capital world. Its location was far more serene to many. The Yutilian kingdoms saw the world as more ideal and more respected. While not the perfect solution, it was more accepted by all Itreans as a whole. Renlar hasn’t lost its place even with the United Itrean society. If anything, it quickly recovered in the rebuilding process. While other worlds took far longer in repairing the widespread damage that the Emphra inflicted, the planet would serve as a beacon of resistance against change. Sadly, this rather quick recovery combined with Itsis’s desire for her own power was what doomed the United Itrean society. Even if the other empires didn’t always agree with Itsis, many were easily swayed by their own recoveries. To them, the Emphra were annihilated. There was no reason to be operating under idealism. Instead, Renlar would serve as it served before in the last ten thousand years. Hot’lar, while often ignored in its history, has continued to serve as a backlogged desert world. In some locations of the surface, it serves as a penal colony for criminals near the equator. For others, it offers a chance to be away from the capital world while not having to worry about the intrigue that Renlar offers. Over 500 million live on the few oasis locations on the north and south poles. Supposedly, the Aksren that live there have operated rather freely and have developed their own religions and beliefs.       The only current weaknesses that Renlar suffers from is a decline in its own resources. As of 2350, the Renlar system has exhausted 60% of its mineral wealth. Entire moons have been wiped out and cleared out to be used as building materials for other projects. This phenomenon is not uncommon in the past as entire systems in “Old Space” have been depleted. When this happens, the people will slowly vacate the place more and more. In time, it’s believed that Renlar will simply lose its place of importance, but it's unknown how long this will finally occur. During the Itrean Civil War, Renlar would once again serve as the hub of resistance against the other Itrean clans. While eager to see Renlar fall, most military analysts can quickly agree that taking the system is near impossible. At least ten thousand warships regularly patrol and defend the worlds. Numerous weapon emplacements are located everywhere. This even includes the powerful defense batteries located on the orbital ring that did its fair share of damage against the Emphra fleets. Even if an invasion fleet could slip through, it wouldn’t take long for other Aksren worlds to mount a massive counteroffensive to wipe out the opposition in turn rather quickly.