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Affectionately called “blue sun, blue planet, blue moon,” '''Espira-4''' is the moon of the gas giant [[Espira Prime]] of the [[NV-9408 system]]. What makes its biosphere unique is the presence of complex organisms under a blue giant star, a considerable rarity and interest point for the scientific community.

Its parent Espira Prime is a water cloud gas giant with a brilliant ring system. While just on the far edge of the habitable zone, tidal heating keeps the moon warm and a crucible for life.

Espira-4 consists of 60% water and fairly large ice caps. Vast fields of blue lichen and moss cover the surface. They have uniquely evolved a form of sexual reproduction as they release spores in the air which require a female flower-like structure to propagate. This has resulted in the biosphere being surprisingly diverse.

The moon is a double-edged sword so to speak. The spores are toxic to non-native life, but removal of the spores put the ecosystem in jeopardy as the lichens are also responsible for aerating the soil and play a critical role in the metabolism of other native species.

==Colonization==
The unique ecology's potential for research into new forms of medicine was highly attractive. During the [[Confederate Civil War]], medical gels and nanovaccines became in short supply. Thus, charity events were held by the gaming tournament champion [[Verina Mayn]] to fund colonization efforts. The [[Zalakrasa Society]] was particularly outraged when [[Rusit Industries]] secured colonization rights to the moon. In retaliation, Zalakrasa destroyed a reactor on Rusit Industries' homeworld of [[Tallus]].

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Krayfishkarl: Created page with "Affectionately called “blue sun, blue planet, blue moon,” '''Espira-4''' is the moon of the gas giant Espira Prime of the NV-9408 system. What makes its biosphere..."