Earth

"'Unlike Boreas, this is the true heart of democracy—and an endless diversity is the first thing you'll encounter.' — Unknown"Earth is the primary capital world of the Terran Communion. It is the homeworld of humanity and the second planet from Helios, a strategic system located in the Anathesia region of the Milky Way Galaxy. An industrial center, the planet's main source of revenue comes from the export of goods, mainly foodstuffs and manufactured products.

Earth, being the executive and legislative capital of the TC, is the headquarters of the People’s Senate and the many federal ministries. The federal ministries exist as part of the presidential complex, located at the center of the planet’s capital city, Atlantica. Through a large system of hyperlanes, Earth connects to the neighboring capital worlds of Astarte, Erra, and the Complexion, making it an important diplomatic center.

Economy
Earth's GDP is supplied by services in the first place, agriculture in the second, and industry in the third—the planet sits on the path of the Greater Monoceros, which facilitates the transport of locally produced commodities to other worlds. The crux of economic activity on Earth is its seven orbital rings, which are extremely busy starports handling one fifth of all trade flowing through the Terran Communion. Thanks to this, it has what can be considered the largest manufacturing and agricultural exporting economy in the region.

The local government imposes relatively low tariffs on imports and exports. The frequent shipping of goods in and out of the planet, however, brings tax revenue to quadrillions of crescents yearly. This income is largely spent on Earth's defense, public health, transport, and telecommunication industries. Examples of companies owned by the Planetary Government include: Phaeton Interstellar Shipping, Transsolar Communications, ...

Solar Humans
Solar Humans (or just Solars) are the closest ethnic group related to humanity as it was in its early interstellar age. They hail from every system within a distance of less than 500 light-years from Earth. Due to a population greatly mixed with other human ethnicities, pure Solars are rarely seen anywhere outside southern Terran provinces; and when seen, they are spacers.