User:XW3 AR3 L3GION/Riesa (Planet)

Riesa is a large-sized planet, dominated by oceans and atolls. Riesa is also the homeworld of the sentient species, Riesa and is under control of the Riesa Hegemony.

Forerunner Era
Riesa was once a small research and communication outpost of the Forerunner but was abandoned when the Flood horde drew near. Fortunately, the Flood didn't enter the system and the Riesan's were saved from infection until the Forerunner re-appeared for the indexing. The Forerunner swiftly gathered the Riesan's in one of the many thousand Keyship to the Ark ready to be saved from the Halo Array.

Dark Ages
During the Dark Ages, the Riesans reasserted themselves upon their homeworld keeping to a simple form of existance where life revolved around aquaculture and small underwater villages much like humanity was during its hunter-gatherer stage of life. As the centuries progressed, the Riesan's formed larger and larger cities and its primary source of food, aquaculture turned onto a commercial stage.