Bersalis

Bersalis was an inhabited world. The majority of the population was Ursear. The world was the first extra-solar colony of the Ursear, and grew quite extensively in the centuries after settlement.

History
Bersalis was originally a free haven for Ursear to start a new life. Many who did not agree with the way of life on the homeworld came here to re-invent themselves and ursearian society as a whole.

The planet became an industrial and economic powerhouse in the Ursear Republic, and demanded various privileges using its influence. While Bersalis could never truely become an equal to Ursaarus, it was a potent rival for leadership of the Republic.

After following the advancements of the ever-growing Alliance of Systems, the populus on Bersalis became increasingly in favor of leaving the Ursear Republic altogether and joining the Alliance. And that is what they did in April of 2195. Shortly after joining, the Alliance reformed into the Allied Systems Federation. Bersalis joined the Federation as a willing cornerstone.

During the Vrox Rampage, Bersalis became a target of the Vrox during their invasion of Federation space. After weeks of intense fighting in A.S.F. space, now with multiple small member colonies occupied or destroyed, the resistance fleets around Bersalis began to crumble. The planetary defenses and infrastructure was bombed from orbit. This crippled any space operations from or to the planet, isolating it from the rest of the Federation. The first ground invasion of the Vrox troops was repelled by local militias. The second wave came a week later and managed to overcome the defenders and the Vrox were now in a loose control of the planet, and began destroying cities and infrastructure. Bersalis resisted greatly, and through guerrila warfare and help from daring allied Pirate raids, they made the Vrox pay for every action they took against the planet. This occupation force was eventually defeated after the Battle of Earth ended in victory for the allied forces. The damage to the planet was rebuilt in the following decades.