Aschae is the homeworld of the Aschen and the capital world of their Confederation. Like many human and near-human planets, it was once under the rule of a Goa'uld System Lord, but the inhabitants eventually rose up and overthrew their masters. The Aschen advanced quickly, outstripping their former masters and declaring their independence from the power struggles of the galaxy's rulers. Populations exploded on Aschae, reaching the billions at a time when Earth remained in the early days of the Industrial Revolution. The planet's resources were drained while its natives constructed starships to colonize, and later conquer, nearby worlds, and citysprawl soon swept grand forests and shimmering oceans aside.