Aiur

Aiur is the homeworld of the Protoss in the fictional StarCraft universe.The planet is covered with vegetation and has many lush jungles.

History

Aiur is a huge world located on the fringes of the Milky Way Galaxy. It was engineered by the Xel'Naga and left to itself for a long period of time. When the Xel'Naga returned, they discovered the Protoss on the world.

In the original StarCraft game, Aiur was attacked by the Zerg Swarm in an attempt to consume and assimilate the entire Protoss species. Though the swarms captured most of the planet, it was at best a pyrrhic victory: the Zerg Overmind was destroyed by the mighty templar Tassadar, who sacrificed his life in a kamikaze strike. Aiur was abandoned shortly thereafter until the battered Protoss fleets could return to scour the wasted planet of the Zerg.

References

• StarCraft homepage at Blizzard Entertainment
• Battle.net StarCraft Compendium
• Underwood, Peter, Bill Roper, Chris Metzen and Jeffrey Vaughn. StarCraft (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.
• Underwood, Peter, Chris Metzen and Bill Roper. StarCraft: Brood War (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.

External links

• StarCraft Legacy Planets – a fan site with information about every planet mentioned in StarCraft.
• StarCraft Legacy: Locations – a fan site with information about the planet Aiur.