Pelagus

Pelagus is a planet in the Epirus Galaxy that is known as it's capital and the biggest trading spot. It is a cold gas giant planet, orbiting outside of the habitable zone of its star Pelagon, meaning that there are no native life forms.

The planet was colonised by the Scattered Remies thousands of years ago and since then they have gradually built it up to become an ecumenopolis, with sky cities covering the tops of the clouds. It was the first planet in the Epirus Galaxy to become so, followed by Primus.

Being situated at the heart of the galaxy means that it is a stop-off point for most of the trading routes, bringing an enormous amount of wealth to the planet. High tourism rates also add to this.

It is not just a place of trade and tourism, but a place of government. Pelagus is known as the capital of the Epirus Galaxy because there are so many important groups and people who are present there, for example the Epirus Galactic Council. They made the decisions and governed the galaxy until the Galactic Civil War, when this job was taken by the Remburg Empire. The head of the Galactic Council still goes to the annual Council of Galaxies meeting, chaired by the Remies.

Pelagus takes part in the stories in the third part of Star Cats, in which Remie, Pablo, Remburg and Obleron go in search of help from the impending threat of the Novitae Resistance.