Kirace

Kirace (keer-ace) is a mid-sized volcanic world located in the middle of the Kiracian Group of the Milky Way Galaxy, near the border of the Coalition of Intelligent Organism's core zones. Orbiting close to a massive white star, Kirace has a very quick rotational period due to the intense gravitational forces that act upon it, with each Kiracian day lasting about a single Earth hour. This rapid spinning has caused Kirace to be very geologically active, resulting in frequent earthquakes and a myriad of supermassive volcanoes covering its surface. Despite the scorching hot temperatures of its surface, Kirace became an extremely promising colony location during the First Coalition Golden Age due to the presence of a unique, extremely strong type of glass created through the planet's volcanic activity, known as Kiracian Glass. This glass has a great number of industrial applications, particularly in spaceship construction, and remained one of the planet's chief exports throughout most of Coalition history. Most early Kiracian colonies were sponsored by VenMach Geological, a relatively small mining corporation that was looking to capitalize on this unique resource. By securing mining rights for the planet early, VenMach was able to build itself up as one of the Coalition's sole providers of Kiracian Glass, giving it considerable economic influence over corporations much larger than it. By providing the Coalition with a valuable resource, Kirace generated huge wealth and drew many colonists to it in search of jobs within the planet's extensive mining industry. Eventually, Kirace emerged as the single largest colony in the Kiracian Group, bestowing the area with its name.

Although its high degree of economic development and great wealth would normally make it more aligned with the political dogma of the Coalition core zones, Kirace has always stood alongside the disenfranchised masses of Kiracian Group and supported their ideologies. The Colonial Party maintains an overwhelming majority among Kiracian voters and politicians, and the planet has served as the gestation point for numerous social and political movements intended to directly benefit the inhabitants of low-profile backwater colonies. This fierce ideological alignment has influenced the behavior of many corporations and industries that have centered their operations on Kirace, which has often led to conflicts between them and corporations centered in the Coalition core zones. The strategic importance of Kirace during the Galactic Revolution caused Coalition forces to launch numerous sieges on the planet, severely damaging its infrastructure. Although Kirace suffered much more direct damage than other colonies in the Kiracian Group, it didn't remain underdeveloped for nearly as long compared to other colonies, as repair and restoration efforts were intensified on the planet due to the value of its mineral resources, which the Coalition wanted to make use of as soon as they could after the civil war had concluded.