Earth

As a people we are hard to classify; some are as flighty as the most carefree Venusians while some are as serious as a Martian priestess. In general, though we are the glue that holds all the planets together. It is through our trade and constant contact that the others are drawn together as a family. Being the most populous of the worlds, our interests and concerns are weighty but our contributions equally so. If the Martians or the Urainians find us "pushy" it is because we have worked so hard to reach the stars, we expect to be rewarded for our efforts. Many see our navy as an attempt to rebuild the Golden Imperium, but it is merely a tool to maintain order and protect our interests.

Should any Terran prince be reading this let me advise him in the folly of thoughts of empire. The day of Imperial Earth is past, dead and gone. The population of all the planets is growing to such a point that domination from any one planet is impossible. Just ignoring the fact that all the other planets have Senshi while the best we can muster is an astrological thaumaturge, should give one pause. Venus and Mars have the potential to support millions more than they do now while Jupiter could provide for a thousand times that.

Don't let the fact that Earth is the only planet that can produce cannon and gunpowder in large quantities sway your thinking either. There is no way we could support an army large enough to dominate a single world with them. They just allow us to protect ourselves and keep the spaceways open. To reiterate, the time of empire is past. Our best hope for peace and prosperity is for universally accepted law as agreed upon by the high council of planets. The Earth is only one planet, she will not be the largest forever.

Wonder: The Great Portal

It was indeed fortunate that the gateway to the planets was located on this world. It was even more fortunate that it was set to Mercury as its first destination. Without the portal to reach them, and the Library to teach us, mankind would never have found the other wonders. We would still be chipping flint for tools and wearing animal skins if we hadn't had the universe handed to us on a silver platter. The Great Portal is a gateway that is capable of transporting large numbers of people and material from one place to any other place instantly. There are drawbacks however, the gateway is unpredictable, sometimes it will not work at all; other times people who step through it never arrive. We also do not know how to use it for destinations other than the ten settings for the other planets and the Moon. For all its drawbacks and quirks, it has brought the stars to us and for that we thank Heaven above.

Appropriate adjective and collective noun: Terran, Terrans

How was the planet affected during the Fall: Earth suffered a great cataclysm that reshaped the land, sinking some continents, splitting others. Was not rendered uninhabitable, though, so humanity survived. The Great Portal malfunctioned and the entire city of Ton-lo vanished.

Fate of the people at the time of the Fall: People fell to barbarism with the fall of Beryl, who had killed the rest of the planet's leaders, and with the fall of high magic that destroyed the rest of the system.

Name of the Younger Senshi at the time of the Fall: None.

Earth had never been unified after the destruction of the Slavers, hence no Senshi Terra exists.

Fate of the Younger Senshi: N/A

Moon Cat: Puck (male) Of the Moon Cats, he is best known for his sense of humor. Whether in telling jokes, or playing pranks, he was totally irrepressible. Chose Earth/Terra for his home and has been advisor at one time or another to many of the great kingdoms of Earth. Puck is also known to be somewhat of a rambler who roamed quite a bit in his two thousand year life. Fate of the Moon Cat: Was on Earth at the time of the Fall so he may still be alive. Is probably the source of many of the "trickster spirit" legends of world through the years.