Ilos

The second moon of Vex, orbiting further than its sister moon, Citinia, Ilos is known throughout the Empire for it being the birthplace of the Empire's founder: Ngoi Kongï. A desert world with very small pockets of population around locations of water, typically in underground settlements due to the moon's large cave systems that all lead to large subterranean rivers and lakes. The capital, Şëagil (pronounced: she-ah-gill), is one of the very few cities built on the surface, near the northern pole, with a very large spaceport capable of housing vessels 500m in length. Because Ilos is tidally locked to both Vex and Oräa, most settlements on the surface can only exist in what is called the "Terminator Zone" where Oräa's light is at the most even, though the surface temperature is still around 45°C (112°F) at this area, and so exterior living can sometimes be highly uncomfortable for species like Citinians  who have a very high sensitivity to changes in temperature.