Ecoria

Ecoria, after the ecological obliteration inflicted on the planet by the Auditor.

Ecoria was the imperial capital city of Kragdrysil, and, for a time, was habitable.

Ancient Times

In the distant past of Kragdrysil, six years before the dawn of Man on Earth, the Kragdryse were still a nomadic people, travelling through the moon's lush caverns and underground oceans. They began as an exclusively cave-dwelling people, although, over time, they slowly developed an immunity to solar radiation. They were not, however, completely invincible, and long periods of exposure could prove harmful to their sensitive skin.

The Kragdryse earned that when the large planet around which Kragdryse orbited, which they named 'Polis', passed in front of the system's Sun, they could spend as much time as they liked on the surface. The planet almost completely blocked the solar radiation. These planetary eclipses occurred frequently, and would last for several hours.

Going Up

The Kragdryse worked to begin constructing above-ground 'caves' on the surface, which they built in large, boxy shapes in order to further encourage the growth of the planet's invaluable naturally occurring sugar crystals (which the Kragdrin derived much of their diet from). They also resided inside of these large caves. In just ten years, Ecoria had over fifty thousand Kragdryse living in it, and was expanding rapidly across the moon's surface. The above ground civilization eventually became so complex that the previous system of rank-choice leadership voting was deemed ineffective. A final election was held to determine who would become the first Kragdryse Emperor. The winner, a Kragdryse with no name (as they were a nameless race) was elected, and immediately became absolute monarch over Ecoria.

Every Kragdryse appeared exactly identical, until the ecoystemic cataclysm.

The Imperial City

The Kragdryse Empire began expanding into other reaches of Kragdrysil. They conquered large swaths of the surface, building outposts both above and below ground. For millions of years, the Kragdryse Empire ruled over the planet with an iron fist. No other governmental body was formed.

The Inherslohtians attempted to contact the Kragdryse numerous times. Records are unclear as to how exactly the Kragdryse responded, although no intact evidence indicates the Kragdryse ever even acknowledged or responded to attempts at communication. The 16th Emperor, Emperor Kragdryse XVI, constructed a massive sugar-crystal dome around Ecoria, with no entry for outsiders. The Kragdryse would eventually come to regret this.

The Kragdryse built massive monuments to their Emperors, who were hailed as gods. A ritualistic consumption of one's predecessor was commonplace, and over forty Emperors were inside of the body of the final Kragdryse Empress at the time of her death.