Bishamon

Bishamon is  a rogue planet and is named after the Japanese deity Bishamonten. The planet was orbited by two satellites called Otus and Ephialtes. Bishamon was discovered on (DATE) and eventually traveled through the Sol system. The moon Otus collided with Daedalus though its damage was largely mitigated due to a well planned evacuation. The second moon, Ephialtes, struck Earth, landing in the Atlantic Ocean. The subsequent tsunami caused severe damage to most of the coastal cities and communities. Bishamon's moons were orbiting far ahead of the parent planet. Fearing that the rogue planet would collide with or dislodge the Earth, the vast majority of the Earth's nations came together to develop and build the first self sustaining space colonies. This motivation would ultimately become the bedrock for the formation of the United Cultures.

Aside from the collisions caused by its moons, Bishamon passed through the Sol system with minimal disturbances, though scientists have since put much time and effort into monitoring the system's bodies and the gravitational effect of Bishamon's journey upon them. Though the planet would eventually leave the Sol system forever, it lingered long enough for the U.C.'s Project Weyl to explore its surface and interior and eventual install the first large scale Gate device. With the Gate device installed, the U.C. would have access to Bishamon long after it left the solar system.