Vesk-3

Vesk-3, called Oeddertchonk by the native Skittermanders, is the third planet in the Ghavaniska System, in the Veskarium. Seemingly a resource-rich paradise, Vesk-3 is one of the hardest planets to rule for the Veskarium, due to its population of ever-helpful skittermanders.

History

Millions of years ago, an asteroid collided with Vesk-3, realigning its axis and creating new underground caverns by shattering continental plates. According to skittermander legends, an ancient civilization known as Forerunners died during the rain of fire and ensuing winter; other species survived by hiding underground and adapting to the vacated ecological niches.

When the Veskarium invaded Oeddertchonk, the skittermanders were more than happy to get out of the invaders' way, believing that they could best aid the vesk by simply being out of the way so they could quickly achieve their goals and move on. This was vexing to the vesk, whose code of honor forbade them from firing on an enemy that was uninterested in a fight. In a meeting later considered to be the official date of Vesk-3's conquest, a vesk general plainly told a group of skittermanders that the Veskarium ruled their planet. The skittermanders nodded and got back to their lives.