Digeris

Digeris is the third planet from the star Castellus and was one of the seven original extrasolar colonies of the Turian Empire. Its capital is the ancient fortress city of Apparitus, seat of the Primarch of Digeris.

A hospitable world home to dextro-amino-acid-based life, Digeris was one of the first planets to be colonised by the turians at the dawn of their extrasolar space age. Since the Unification War, the colony has retained its close ties to Palaven, even being awarded custody of the legendary Banner of the First Regiment by Palaven Command, although recent political events threaten to shatter this once unshakeable alliance.

Digeris was famous, until recently, for being the site of the bloodiest battle in turian history. During the Krogan Rebellions, the krogan warlord Graken Dhal took the fight to Palaven's home cluster, bombarding the modestly defended Digeris with his dreadnoughts. When reinforcements came to intercept him, Dhal's navy put their rear to Digeris so that stray shots would hit the planet. The turians, lead by the famous Admiral Fidericus Mehrkuri, won despite this severe handicap, using countless fighters and cruisers to take down the krogan fleet. To this day, Digerians hold close to their proud history of military service during the Krogan Rebellions, something which inspires much anti-krogan sentiment amongst its citizens.

During the Reaper War in 2187 CE, the turian fleet held Digeris in a stalemate against the Reapers. The Reapers, concentrating on Palaven and elsewhere, made the mistake of sending a relatively light force to try and take the planet, which the turians easily repelled. The turians, lead by Primarch Astraea Mehrkuri, held the line at Digeris, forcing the Reapers to focus on smaller targets of opportunity within the Castellus system while they waited for reinforcements to arrive. Digerians boast proudly that they managed to hold onto their planet without needing to stoop so low as to ask the then newly-cured krogan for aid.

Today Digeris remains at odds with Hierarchy leadership. Feeling betrayed by the Primacy for its support of the Genophage cure, a high percentage of Digerians have begun to develop anti-imperial sentiments.

Notable residents

 * Valeria Mehrkuri
 * Fidericus Mehrkuri
 * Astraea Mehrkuri
 * Caeistia Mehrkuri
 * Maxim Mehrkuri
 * Melaira Mehrkuri
 * Antraxes Partinax
 * Erinia Mehrkuri
 * Astraeus Mehrkuri
 * Valexa Victus
 * Fidaea Mehrkuri
 * Fidericus Mehrkuri