Nekuru

"Beware, beware Nekuru's hordes. They come for us all."

- Unknown

Nekuru, also known as The Dead World is a former Teyan Dominion colony world, now lost to an apocalyptic outbreak. Although the threat of infection spreading to other worlds has lead to the planet being placed under an indefinite quarantine, Dominion authorities have chosen not to glass the planet, instead waiting for the infection to die off to begin recolonisation without damaging the local biosphere any further than the infection already has.

Society
"No hope. No release. No end."

- Unknown Due to the nature of Nekuru, much of the planet's little remaining population have become extraordinarily hardy and capable fighters. What few cities remain typically only bear populations in the seven thousands, are effectively fortresses of metal and guns. Survivors have engaged in a long war of attrition for the planet.

The capital of Nekuru, Hope, is the only effective city for civilian efforts, and acts as the beacon for its namesake on the dead world. Its walls stand twenty meters tall, laced with turrets, traps, and flamethrowers. It hosts the only spaceport on the planet, although ships are not allowed to transfer civilians further than Nekuru's moon per quarantine efforts.

Beyond the cities, the undead, referred to as 'The Dead', 'Walkers', 'Zombies', or 'Corpse-men' by locals has resulted in over ninety five percent of the planet's population huddling in their defended cities. Those beyond the walls are deemed 'dangerous and insane' by city-folk, but are respected for the incredibly capacity to survive the zombie-infested wilderness where others dare not tread.