Tabula-929

Tabula-929 was a system colonized by Mantid War era Terrans consisting of Humans and Rigellians. It was destroyed by a prolonged biological attack likely launched by Lanaktallans within the United Council of Systems.

History
Tabula-929 was colonized over 100 years before the 6th Precursor War by a long-sleep ship that fled a Mantid attack. The ship had no FTL capability, and was forced to travel at slower than light speeds to the system. Due to systemic damage to the ship, it was unable to repair itself and the digital sentience managing it slowly went insane. As the ship broke down in its long journey, the DS released some colonists to give it company, and those awoken descended into savagery, forgetting that they were ever on a ship. The DS became convinced that it was a god.

The savages were mutated in their time on the ship, and when the ship detected a habitable system, were the first ones to reach the surface. They used mat-trans, and became insane as a result from mental degradation. The digital sentience, meanwhile, was able to make up the remaining hibernating colonists. They fought the mutants, and emerged victorious. However, due to the ship's damage, they were forced into a pre-industrial society. The planet itself was not as hospitable as first appeared, either, devastating the new colony with all manners of natural disasters. They retreated into domed cities to survive.

After reestablishing contact with the Terran Confederacy, the Tabulans refused membership in the Confederacy, instead remaining an independent but allied system.

Then a plague struck the colony. It first affected the Rigellians, but soon spread to the Human population as well. The pathogen was extremely infectious, and drove those infected into a rage, attacking healthy members of the population. The domed cities were closed to the outside. It was revealed that the infected had died, and would continue attacking until their bodies fell apart.

Next, locusts appeared on the planet, devouring everything and destroying the biosphere. The Tabulans were forced to start terraforming machines to maintain the atmosphere. Then meteor impacts destroyed the domes, and more diseases spread through the population. In desperation, the Tabulans sent a ship to their moon colony, which was destroyed. They were eventually able to send a ship through hyperspace with the data they had collected on the disasters to Earth. The colony presumably perished soon after.

Culture
Tabulans were xenophobic and isolationist. Due to their harsh environment, they implemented draconian laws and regulations for their colony. Anyone over the age of 31 was killed to preserve resources. Their experiences with mutations made DNA an almost holy item. Tabulans had strict eugenics programs and rejected offers of longevity and genetic engineering from the Terran Confederacy. They placed great importance on tradition, and refused to shift tradition even when they were no longer required to survive. Tabulans as a whole were stubborn, and when they set a goal, they did everything to achieve it.