Editing Dropzone Commander (section)

==== Shangri-La ====
[[File:Dfc_shangrila.png |125px|thumb|right|Shangri-La]]

Considered the most beautiful and lush of the Cradle Worlds, Shangri-La served largely as a decadent tourist destination, and little in the way of industrial development had been built by mankind, instead erecting vast spaceports and resort complexes. The Scourge had a decidedly more utilitarian approach to the planet, and now large swatches of it had been strip-mined. The planet was attacked at a later stage in the reconquest, and so the Scourge had more time to prepare themselves, leading to heavier losses during planetfall. The nature of the planet surface also meant that it was impossible to contain enemy forces to any particular spot, and ground movements were limited to a crawl.

The Scourge continued to maintain a presence in space, and so orbital fighting continued over Shangri-La until UCM forces emerged victorious. Soon after dispersing the fleet to hunt down the last few Scourge ships in the system, hundreds of ships entered into the system. A PHR fleet sped directly towards Shangri-La, pushed aside the few UCM ships stationed by the planet, and deployed strike carriers to all corners of the world. Both UCM and Scourge forces were overrun by the rapid assault. After regrouping, the UCM fleet attempted to face the PHR, but have only succeeded in fruitlessly chasing them through the system. The PHR appear to only be interested in delaying the UCM until completing whatever objective they have on the surface of the world, only engaging them near their dropsites.

The UCM therefore resolved to ignore the PHR when possible and focus on their continued battle against the Scourge. This changed when a large group of reinforcements was attacked and utterly destroyed on their way to a surface battle by an unknown force. The PHR claimed innocence, but suspicion and pent up rage at the PHR drove the UCM to commit to a full scale assault on the PHR. Demanding their withdrawl from the system, the PHR refused, stating they had not completed their business on the planet. The ensuing orbital battle was costly, but ultimately the PHR were defeated in the void. The ground forces remaining on the planet are now under the control of the commander Aurellia Felix, and continue to pursue their unknown objective. Her actions on the ground grew a feeling of respect from the UCM forces, and she eventually established a dialogue with them, negotiating a ceasefire and withdrawing from the system. With the departure of the PHR, the UCM declared the system under their control, though not fully conquered.

During the campaign, a long abandoned Centurion, a ship of the EAA, was spotted near the system. Codes were found on the ship that led the UCM to the colony world Kalium. Kalium withdrew in the early days of the formation of the UCM, and grew to become a highly militaristic authoritarian state that continued to manufacture the ships and weapons of the EAA.

Helen and Persephone, the other two planets in the system, were smaller and featured oxygen-rich atmospheres. The life on the planets shared the same evolutionary origin as those on Shangri-La, but the environment had led to gigantification of the species as well as a proliferation of deadlier predatory life. As a result, no human colonies had been established on the two other planets, while the Scourge had been happy to set up bases for use in harvesting and breeding the deadlier of the lifeforms, as well as breeding humans, as the oxygen rich atmosphere appears to dramatically increase the success rate of their vat-breeding program.