Riven

Sector 131
Riven System (System 50614)
Riven (Grid 137): The seventh colony of the Aeronii outside the Aeron System, colonized in 7105 CE. Riven was one of eight worlds gifted by Temujin, Protector of the South West Empire. The first 250,000 Aeronii colonists were besieged by Rivenian Plague almost immediately. The devastating plague eventually affected more than half of the population. Temujin of the First Fleet aided with the first delivery of a vaccine on 7118.59. Cyph-jah Capri, Marshal of the Aeron Fleet mobilized the Aeronii merchant marine to aid in shipping medical supplies from all over Aeronii space. The plague was declared completely cured on 7129.40 CE. Riven now has the second largest population in Aeronii space.
The capital city of Gehn is still marked with monuments to the dead and tributes to the Myst medics who saved the Rivenian population.
The city of Port Caeto connects a 60-kilometer archipelago into a single, cohesive metropolis with high bridges, the lower levels of which are occupied as low-rent apartments.
The Rivenian dialect is short and crisp emphasizing brevity. The Rivenians rarely hold secrets and often speak exactly what's on their minds, often exposing their true feelings bluntly and sometimes to their own detriment. The cultural defense, according to sociologists, is that the ravages of the plague left a people supremely aware of death and the shortness of life, thus negating any need for common pleasantries. Other Aeronii often consider Rivenians curt or rude but Rivenians consider other Aeronii naive and self-absorbed.
The planetary seal of Riven is a stylized image of the Varallian Plague vaccine logo. The Rivenians selected the image in memory of those who died in the epidemic.
Capital: Gehn