Hanging low in the night sky, the remnants of Neelgaimon's second moon shine as a reminder of the perils of technology and the risks to survive in a harsh universe. The moon itself was a moderately sized body, just under 1000 km in diameter. With the lack of hydrogen and water ice in the solar system, early colonists turned to alternative methods to generate power. On the surface of the moon of Neelgaimon B, one such alternative path, a proton accelerator, was explored.
The proton accelerator, also known as an antimatter refinery, used the energy from the system's dual suns to create antimatter, which could be transported further in system to power civilization, or even as an export for the burgeoning economy. Antimatter refineries such as these were all but banned within civilized space due to the risks they posed, but in the far reaches of the Xappyh Sector, that wasn't a concern. Neelgaimon itself was relegated to a disposal site for the galaxy’s undesirables, being a penal colony ostensibly. Ambitious businessmen pursued the project, hoping to reduce expenses on hydrogen imports and generate a revenue stream, ignoring the risks and believing themselves to know better than the commonly prevailing knowledge.
They were wrong.
In the early morning of the 1st of Selona, 929 years before the Ruusan Reformation, the antimatter refineries of Neelgaimon B experienced containment failure and were annihilated. With them, the once significant moon was diminished to but a cluster of asteroids.
In the millennia since the incident, Neelgaimon B has stood as a check and an inspiration on the development of technology and civilization. As a check, it reminded the society beneath it to limit their growth, to explore and expand the boundaries of knowledge safely and steadily, as it was not merely lives at stake, but entire worlds. As an inspiration, it had provided a plethora of raw materials, as much of the moon's original matter rained down upon the planet below, littering the sands with untold mineral wealth.