Beta Pacifica III

Beta Pacifica III, short Beta Pac, was the third planet of the Beta Pacifica system and the homeworld of the Monument-Makers.

History
More than 20,000 years B.C., the planet was home to the Cholois, commonly known on Earth as the Monument-Makers. Their civilisation was highly advanced, capable of anti-gravity, sophisticated faster-than-light interstellar travel, and more. During the time from 24,000-19,000 B.C., the Cholois left monuments all over the Orion arm of the Milky Way, some of them artistic (the only known self-portrait on Saturn's moon Iapetus), most of them functional: various installations of cubes and other right angles, designed to distract Omega Clouds from their actual targets. These could be found around Quraqua, Nok, and Beta Pac itself.

Around 21,000 B.C., Beta Pac was hit by an Omega Cloud itself. 2,000 years later, the Cholois ' era of constructing monuments ended, and a significant portion of them departed their home planet, initiating an intergalactic jump towards the Small Magellanic Cloud. By 2231, only few survivors of the race were left on Beta Pacifica III.

Discovery and exploration
In 2203, Frank Carson led a team of scientists to Beta Pacifica to explore the Cholois history and origins. The crew arrived on the NCA Johann Winckelmann, which collided with a huge, unknown object on arrival and was rendered inoperable. After being rescued, the scientists landed on Beta Pacifica III, identifying a space station and various ruins of industrial nature. However, the crew was attacked and decimated by the local wildlife and was forced to depart.

Carson later returned to oversee the archaeological work on Beta Pac for six years. Among various ruins dating back to around 5,000 B.C., a vast structure from the monument era was uncovered deep underground, shedding further light on the past of the Cholois.