Althal

Description
Althal (Pronounced All-Tall) is a class-A planet located within the Theta System. The planet composition is similar to Earth and is able to sustain human life. Althal was the first planet colonized by the First Colonial Fleet and is the capital of the Coalition and as such has sprawling cities across every continent. It’s capital, Agrolla (Pronounced A-Gro-La), houses Coalition government building as well as headquarters for the Coalition Colony Fleet and the Coalition Military Fleet.

History
First colonized in 2050, Althal was the first planet to be colonized outside of our solar system and was home to the citizens of Earth following the great exodus 10 years prior. Humanity quickly settled in to their new home, building the first city, Grauling, within a year. Although it started out as a pile of huts, it quickly grew into a powerful city and the capital of the planet. The people of Althal disassembled the ships that carried them and used them to build the skyline of Grauling. They also used the materials from the ships to build the beginning of the Coalition Defense Fleet. The fleet was first used to transport colonists during the Mass Expansion period during the years 2060-2100 in which in addition to the rest of the Theta system being colonized, the Minos and Ismar systems were colonized. Following the colonization of other planets, the Coalition realized that they needed a capital planet with which to control the many new colonies that were being built. Althal was chosen and Grauling was established as the capital of the Coalition. Because of this Althal has always has had a least two Destroyer-class ships guarding the planet at all times.