| “ | Rocky outcroppings punctuate fields of tall grass in a planet dominated by misty highland terrain. | „ |
| ~ Official Description, Helldivers 2 |
Oshaune is one of the four planets that reside within the Mirin Sector. It serves as a dual border planet with both the Mirin Sector, through its FTL line with Fori Prime, and with the L'estrade Sector, through its line with Omicron. It is the only planet in the Mirin Sector to not be connected to any of its neighbor planets, a case similar to Omicron
Topography[ | ]
| “ | A moist atmosphere and heavy vegetation covers the surface, which makes for a hostile, but inviting, planet. | „ |
| ~ Official Description, Helldivers 1 |
The planet's physical features are comparable to the British Isles prior to the last great war, particularly the emerald isle of Ireland. Little about the planet has changed since the end of the first galactic war one hundred years ago, save for a 50% cutback of wild vegetation and 100% reduction in Squ'ith.
Oshaune's landscape is quite varied, featuring wide expanses of lush, green valley's hidden amongst hilly highlands composed of limestone, bordered by a series of jagged coastal mountains. The mountains on Oshaune's coastline are generally made of granite or red sandstone, depending on the mountain's location.
The climate of Oshaune is mild, humid and changeable with abundant rainfall (for about 2/3rd's of the year) and a lack of temperature extremes. Fog is also common on Oshaune, particularly at higher altitudes; mainly during winter and during the morning at times of high pressure. The key industries of the planet are based around the extraction of natural resources through mining, as well as various forms of agriculture and fish farming.
History[ | ]
First Galactic War[ | ]
Oshaune is one of the few planets to see action after the conclusion of the Galactic Campaigns of 2084. As stated prior, it saw a period of Illuminate occupation but would inevitably return to the safe, nurturing embrace of Managed Democracy.
Special Military Operations[ | ]
Activation of the Terminid Control System and after[ | ]
Perhaps hailing from its Irish-rooted namesake, Oshaune has had a blessing of good luck despite all the hardships it has endured. Once the Terminid Control System was installed on the Barrier Planets, Oshaune would see a quick and successful liberation campaign, as many Helldivers, sickened by the horrors of neighbouring Hellmire, wished to see greener pastures and deployed into Oshaune instead.
As time went on and the war raged on, Oshaune would have its fate mostly tied to that of Hellmire, with its liberations and defenses often coming shortly before or after Hellmire and/or Fori Prime had fallen or were being liberated, as it would receive any Helldivers that didn't wish to deploy into the previously mentioned planets, which were full of rough, coarse, irritating sand, plateaus, tremors and fire tornadoes. Occasionally, Oshaune would remain free while other neighbouring planets fell to the Terminids, but this streak of good luck would seemingly come to an end once the Terminid Control System failed. It would be liberated in 3 occasions despite there not being any orders to liberate it, once during Operation CBCT Protection, another during the construction of E-710 Farms on Hellmire and other planets, and once again during Operation Enduring Bulwark, this last liberation contributing greatly to the success of Fori Prime's Defense Campaign.
Failure of the Terminid Control System[ | ]
Once the Terminids developed resistance to the Termicide, they overran and terraformed Meridia into a Supercolony, unleashing chaos all over the Terminid Front. As expected, Oshaune's colonial defenses weren't capable of holding the line against the bolstered Terminid onslaught and, comprehensively, would fall to the fascist tide.
Operation Enduring Peace[ | ]
However, luck would once more side with Oshaune, as scientists in Moradesh began to develop ways to deploy the Dark Fluid, with the ultimate purpose of destroying Meridia. On May 30th, the horrid Terminid Supercolony would be successfully collapsed into a black hole through the use of this superweapon, which immediately halted the Terminid onslaught and opened the lines back into the Draco and Mirin Sectors.
Operation Hive Breaker[ | ]
On June 15th, a new major order would be issued after the successful rescue of trapped children at Vernen Wells. The Helldivers were to liberate all 3 planets of the Draco Sector, Hellmire and Nivel 43. Despite this, a sizeable portion of the Helldiver Corps, weathered from all the prior fighting on Hellmire and the recently re-liberated Fori Prime, decided to begin deploying on Oshaune on the late afternoon of June 18th, in technical defiance of Super Earth High Command Orders.
Operation Brute Force[ | ]
Oshaune's streak of good luck would seemingly end in June, as the Helldivers would fail to hold Fori Prime for long enough and, soon after, would be pushed back, as the Terminids solidified their hold on Oshaune. Ever since, Oshaune has remained under Terminid control, waiting for a return to Super Earth's embrace.
Ever since its fall, Oshaune has been engulfed by The Gloom, a nebula of Terminid Interstellar Spores. As such, SEAF Satellites have been unable to monitor its status.