Ghendars System

The Ghendars System is a small solar system on the north fringe of the Islands sector under the control of the Mantos Republic. The system has three planets as well a dense asteroid belt on the edge of its gravity well.

Frand
Frand is a small terrestrial planet. The planet is extremely close to the sun and as a result is completely devoid of life.

Gunnalag
Gunnalag is a gas giant.

Vris
Vris is a gas giant and the largest planet in the system. Vris has a small moon.
 * Aliy (or Vris I) is Vris' single moon. The moon is too small to hold a significant atmosphere and is devoid of natural life. However following the events of the Ghendars Conflicts, the mantos established a small base on the surface of Vris I, which they also renamed.

The Ghendars Conflict
When the mantos encountered the Kovians in the Ghendars system for the first time, the two races struggled a great deal to communicate. The mantos discovered the presence of significant mentanium deposits within the asteroid belt, which was already being mined by the Kovians.

The mantos were confident in their initial supremacy and felt that the Kovians were planning their own offensive as a result of their distant nature. As a result, they issued a declaration stating their annexing of the Ghendar asteroid belt, which they promptly followed with seizure of mining stations and Kovian outposts.

Neither side knew the full measure of the other. As a result the conflict occurred primarily as a series of careful raids and counter-raids, primarily involving small numbers of strike vessels; most of the fighting was down to either side's infantry ability.