The Demarian homeworld has suffered much since its days of glory in ancient times, when its inspirational leader, Altheor, led a gutsy assault against the invading Clawed Fist Fleet of the Parallax. The drastic decline for the once noble planet started in 2651 with the Kretonian Invasion. Great cities such as Alhira were obliterated and those inhabitants who didn't die, enter cryogenic sleep to await a future rebellion, or flee with the B'hiri to the distant world of Pansheera ended up as slaves in mines.