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The area called the Ring of Life or X'hal's Crown seems, from a distance, a murky, almost continuous ring of solid material -- much like Saturn's rings, but on a larger scale. As one approaches, it resolves into separate planets, moons, asteroids, and nebulae of smaller particles and dust.
Each body has its own orbit, but generally the ring rotates around Vega as a unit -- the relative positions of each planet changing only over a period of years with a few exceptions like the planet Rogue.
The Vegan System is one of the busiest places in the DC Universe. It is Koriand'r's (Starfire) home system, as well as the home of several races, and the setting for world-spanning conflicts.
Billions of years ago, two races evolved here: the peaceful Okaarans, and the violent Branx Warriors. It wasn't until the Psions, aliens from outside the Vegan System, interbred the two races, sometimes mixing in elements of Psion heritage, to create many of the now-diverse forms that inhabit most of the Vegan system.
One of the most profound results of this outside interference was the fate of X'Hal, an Okaaran leader who was abducted by the Psions. X'Hal was forced to mate with a Branx in hopes of creating a new species. She gave birth to two very different sons: the golden Auron and the dark First Citadellian. When a second mating was attempted, the abused X'Hal overcame her peaceful nature and killed the Branx, but was fatally wounded in the struggle.
The Psions brought X'Hal back to life by recreating her essence in the form of pure energy, endowing her with mighty powers. With those new powers, X'Hal destroyed the Psion lab and returned to Okara with her children.
The Okaarans were, in time, corrupted by the First Citadellian, who taught them the ways of war. Eventually, the surface of Okaara was destroyed by a nuclear holocaust. For this, the First Citadellian was banished. X'Hal, already showing signs of mental imablance, flew into a rage at the news and destroyed three Vegan worlds before being subdued by a force of Okaaran Warriors.
X'Hal, imprisoned deep inside ravaged Okaara, was worshipped by her former people as a goddess. Yet, she was able to act only through her son Auron, whom she had revived form death by giving him some of her own energy powers. The goddess went through periods of severe mental instability, barely controlled by Auron. After various episodes of insanity, X'Hal finally met her ultimate fate at the hands of the Omega Men, when Primus used the ancient Oriac Device to scatter her energy throughout the Vegan System, destroying the last remains of her warped personality. X'Hal is still remembered as a goddess.
For the past several thousand years, the entirety of the Vegan System has been under the domination of the military empire known as the Citadel. Although the Citadel still holds sway over most of the Vegan System, the native group of freedom fighters called the Omega Men have, in recent years, broken the absolute supremacy of the military masters.
The Vegan System was subsequently invaded by a group of aliens known as the Spider Guild, although these alien attackers were also defeated by the Omega Men.
Powers: Extra-Limbs (x4)
Claws RM
Glue Spray RM
Circular Vision
Talents: Leadership, Repair/Tinkering, Space Vehicles.
Contacts: Control Nest, Psions.
