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{{planet infobox
|name=Beta Copernicus I
|local name=Syra
|image=syra3D.jpg
|caption=Post cataclysm
|orbit=0.80
|mass=0.72
|atmo=Vacuum
|radius=0.91
|temp=7
|gravity=0.87
|day=0.86
|tectonics=Class 7
|tilt=4
|type=Shattered
|sat a=Infrared
|sat b=Crimson
|map=syraMap.png
|species=[[Syreen]]
|washomeworld=yes
|star=[[Beta Copernicus]]
}}
[[File:Arrival-of-the-Deep-Children scaled.jpg|thumb|right|An unused picture of a [[Mycon]] [[Deep Child]] striking Syra's surface by [[George Barr]]]]
'''Syra''' (also referred to as '''Syrea''' in some documents{{ref|1}}) is the first planet in the [[Beta Copernicus]] star system.{{ref|2}} The former [[list of homeworlds|homeworld]] of the [[Syreen]], it was destroyed by a [[Mycon]] [[Deep Child]]. The Syreen assumed the destruction was a natural disaster until many years later when [[The Captain]] could prove otherwise. The Mycon sphere of influence was much smaller at that time than it is now, so the Syreen had no contact with the Mycon until they had joined the [[Alliance]] ranks in the [[Great War]].


Before the horrible cataclysm, Syra was an amazing planet, comparable to [[Earth]] before the industrial revolution. The Syreen describe it as a paradise, even equating it to the [[Human]] term "Eden." It apparently had beautiful colored skies, a variety of lifeforms including large reptiles, and fertile lands and seas full of life. The landscape of Syra played a large part in creating the peaceful Syreen culture. The primitive, aggressive, nomadic tribes were unable to leave the mountainous regions, the home of their herd beasts, the Yma. These beasts were unable to survive in the basins and plains where the peaceful, sedentary agricultural communities were developing into a peaceful culture. This natural separation gave the farming groups enough time to advance technologically so that, when the two cultures met, the primitive tribes were unable to dominate the peaceful farmers. Now all that remains of Syra is a [[Shattered World]], a sad testament to the destructive power of the Mycon Deep Children.

The Syreen are now [[slave shield|slave-shield]]ed as a [[fallow slave|fallow race]] on [[Gaia]] ([[Betelgeuse]] I), a world very similar to Syra, which the [[Ur-Quan Kzer-Za]] found for them since Syra had been destroyed.

==Notes and references==
{{note|1}}''The Star Control II PC manual spells the name as '''Syrea'''. However, the Syreen themselves and the [[Role Playing Resource Guide]] refer to the original homeworld as '''Syra'''.''
{{note|2}}''The Star Control II PC manual states that the Syreen are from the [[Arianni]] constellation. The 3DO manual gives the constellation as [[Copernicus]], and the Role Playing Resource Guide and the conversations in the original PC version give the location specifically as Beta Copernicus I.''

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