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==== Aaru ====
[[File:Dfc_aaru1.png |125px|thumb|right|Aaru]]

The Aaru system is host to a single planet, a seemingly barren desert world. However, underneath the surface a massive array of caverns, large enough to host a diverse biosystem and their own weather patterns.

The planet is noteworthy for being the first source of armed conflict between humanity and an alien species. Although the Shaltari tribe that attempted to induct mankind as a client race left peacefully after their rejection, a different tribe was furious with the presence of humans on the world. The Mongols, as they came to be known, attacked the planet in an attempt to dislodge the new inhabitants. Greatly technologically outmatched, the EAA suffered massively lopsided casualties, and only eventually emerged victorious due to their numerical superiority.

Due to the vast cavernous structures and the reluctance of the Scourge to go too deeply underground, more humans survived on the planet than any of the other cradle worlds. Millions of humans are present, living under the light of bioluminescenct fauna. The largest military actions on the planet are not from humans at all, but between the Scourge and Shaltari, with Resistance forces proving a highly effective insurgency. The Shaltari forces are noteworthy in that the forces present are a multi-tribal alliance, led by the same Mongols who once fought for the planet.

It is unclear what particular value the planet holds, but the Shaltari are clearly deeply interested in taking hold of it.