Teruga Prime (OU)

Teruga Prime is the homeworld of the Terugans. It is a rogue planet in the sense that it does not orbit a star. Instead, it sits in front of the Helix Nebula, which feeds the planet just enough solar energy to keep it alive. The Helix Nebula is seen by many of Teruga Prime's inhabitants as a religious symbol, as it is in the shape of a single eye - this is significant as the Terugans are a cyclopean species.

Politics
Until recently, it was ruled by a government which everyone hated, as it was led by president Vok. As Vok's position did not require him to physically be on Teruga Prime for most of his time "in office", he often neglected his presidential duties in favour of hunting down a notorious Terugan criminal, Yon. In his absence he would frequently appoint Fod as acting president, who was in fact a member of a minority party in his parliament who he picked out at random.

On one occasion when Fod was in charge, the ZFT's Second Fleet, commanded by TBP, showed up and forced the planet's surrender. It is now being used as a base by the ZFT. Vok is still the de facto president, though in his case it is now little more than just a title.

Description
Teruga Prime has three moons, Teruga Zin, Teruga Kel and Teruga Vix. Terugan colonies are present on Kel, though Zin and Vix have been declared unsafe for colonisation due to high levels of radiation on both.

Teruga Prime itself is sandy yellow when viewed from space, and is about twice the size of Earth. A large area of it is desolate, particularly across the eastern side, but the remainder of the planet's surface is covered in large enclosed cities among ammonia seas. The the south is covered in various crystals and ice. The entire North Pole is made of a completely black, solid substance which Terugans are deathly afraid of. The reason for this is undocumented.

Teruga Prime's most famous building is the Spire of Conquest, which stretches out into space, just beyond the outer atmosphere. Fod and Wyn were known to live here, as well as many others belonging to Terugan royalty or presidential family.

Teruganium occurs naturally only on Teruga Prime.