Quantus Umadra

Quantus Umadra, sometimes referred to as Rybshor III, was a terrestrial planet located in the Rybshor system. It was particularly noted for its large quantities of the precious metal Umadrium, used extensively in Purpani drives. Due to this, the planet saw much conflict between factions vying for control of the resource. Most notably, a brief incursion between the Urillean Empire and the Intragalactic Miners' Guild occurred in UR 560.

Geography
Quantus Umadra was entirely coated with a thick layer of ash due to the planet's high quantity of volcanic activity. During volcano season, the sun would often be totally obscured by ash clouds, preventing adequate forms of life from emerging.

Flora
No plants were known to have originated on Quantus Umadra, although they were later imported along with mining crews and grown in small quantities under bio-domes.

Fauna
No confirmed animal species were ever located on Quantus Umadra, although a few miners reported sightings of strange eyeless cave-dwellers who lived beneath the surface. However, the abundant ores of Umadrium, a known hallucinogen, probably caused these 'sightings'.

History
For most of known history, Quantus Umadra was unexplored and relatively obscure. It was first listed in Hersch's Catalogue of Planets in SY 7,495 under the name 'Rybshor III' as a low-priority world. Once it was discovered to be in abundance of Umadrium, the planet quickly was promoted to high-priority and was semi-colonized by several mining corporations, most of whom went on to conglomerate into the Intragalactic Miners' Guild.

Conflict with the Urilleans
The Urilleans raped the trees.