Tecaticus II

Tecaticus II is a planet in the Tecaticus system. It is the second, and smallest, of the two planets within the system and has two of the system's three moons in its orbit.

Due to the isolation of the system, Tecaticus II was largely ignored by the rest of the galaxy. As such it's biosphere was rich and entirely undisturbed, and a perfect place to spend one's last moments, as it became host to in the mid 96th century.

Early history
Tecaticus II was formed 3.1 billion years ago after two massive asteroids, both around 27 km in diameter collided with each other. After 350 million years the planet's surface cooled enough to allow water vapour from comets to not immediately evapourate which would allow the planet's atmosphere to be formed. The first plant life was estimated to have evolved 980 million years ago and the first land-based, 950 million years ago.

Before 9572 AD
Before 9572 AD the only forms of life found on the planet's surface were its native flora and fauna. No foreign lifeforms had ever visited the planet, nor had even been near the system due to how far away it was.

During 9572 AD
Early in 9572 whilst exploring the galaxy, Spear and Fang discovered the system and investigated it. They found Tecaticus II's environment to be very similar to their Earth's landscape during their time and stuck around for a while. They found a large cliff edge with a single tree that overlooked a large ocean. It was here where they buried Niki, Boz, Mallorie and eventually Daniel, whom they named the ridge after in memory of him. The two carved an obituary plaque for their fallen friends and left it under the tree for future visitors to the planet to read.

After 9572 AD
Even though they were immortal, Spear and Fang too could not go on forever. In the very early 10th millennium they died and as per their final wishes were buried at Orange Ridge alongside their deceased friends. The site became an attraction to visitors to the planet, who would stop at the ridge to pay their respects and learn of their stories, spreading it across the galaxy. As more people learned of their existence, they added to their already vast stories by recalling encounters they had with the immortals, however brief. Thanks to these additional tales from travellers, word of the site spread quickly, bringing people from all across the galaxy to visit the ridge. A large number of these travellers then colonised Tecaticus II, finally bringing life to an otherwise lonely planet on the edge of the galaxy