Clariont Flag.	Local Group (the Sentinels Worlds).		Clariont Flag.
The Local Group worlds are the homeworlds of the various aliens that made up the group of freedom fighters known as the Sentinels. These worlds all became part of the Robotech Masters' interstellar empire after Tirolian scientist Zor attempted to cultivate the Invid Flower of Life on each of them. As the Robotech Masters' empire fell, these worlds were left on their own, but only for a short time as the Invid, detecting the Flower of Life, soon conquered them in turn. With the help of the Robotech Expeditionary Force, the Sentinels were able to liberate their homeworlds from the Invid. Although millions of worlds actually made up the Sentinels Alliance, only a few had the Flower of Life growing upon them; Liberating these worlds ended the Invid control over the Local group, and therefore only these are listed here. Additionally, the planet Praxis was destroyed, and is not listed here.
Karbara Karbara is a huge planet whose primary resource is a reddish ore called Sekitan, which is highly combustible. The Sekitan became the primary fuel source for many worlds, making Karbara a very important world. Karbaran scientists eventually perfected Sekitan power technology to the level where it was comparable to nuclear energy as a power source. The only drawback from this steam-based energy system was the soot and slag produced as a by-product. As a result, the planet's atmosphere became heavily polluted. When other worlds began developing cleaner energy technology, the Karbaran economy collapsed and the planet became isolationist. This lasted until it was brought into the Robotech Empire after Zor used it was one of his test sites for growing the Flower of Life. Native Species: Karbaran
Garuda Garuda is a mysterious, mist-enshrouded world. The landscape is relatively flat, like a bog or moor; lush with vegetation. The native Garudans make their homes in camps in the highlands. Garuda also appears to have once been the site of an ancient advanced civilization, as there are scattered remnants of ancient technology the natives refer to as being gifts from the gods. The most unusual aspect of Garuda is its atmosphere, which provides m nourishment to all life on the planet, and also has a strange narcotic effect. The native species exist in a state of almost perpetual euphoria. All life on the planet exists in an idyllic tranquility, and sentient species have a sense of heightened awareness. However, the native species are also dependent on the atmosphere and must carry some with them to breathe from time to time or they will perish. Off-worlders who breathe the Garudan atmosphere for any length of time are similarly affected and may find it is impossible for them to leave the planet. Native Species: Garudan
Spheris Spheris is a planet made of crystal and water, and little else. The sentient life for on the planet is evolved from a space-borne virus carried to the surface in a meteor shower. The viral strain thrived and eventually evolved into a rudimentary nervous system and brain. Eventually this evolutionary process resulted in a race of beings carved out of the crystal that makes up the planet. The planet is a multi-faceted wonderland, bathed in an eternal rainbow of light because of the natural prisms in the landscape. There is no other native life on the planet besides the Spherians. Native Species: Spherian
Peryton Peryton is a devastated world. Primitive and savage, Peryton has been the victim of thousands of years of warfare, the result of a curse. Millennia ago the civilization was split into two warring factions. In the final battle, the rival kings fought to the death. As the loser lay dying he placed a curse on the people of the planet. By some strange magic the curse bore out, and from that day forth, every day the final battle would replay. Somehow all the combatants would rise from the dead and the battle fought over again. Different events could happen but the end result was the same. For two-thousand years this continued, laying waste to the planet. Those not directly participating in the recurring battle tried to live as best they could, but nothing ever lasted. Unaware of the curse, Zor used planet as an experimental plantation site, hoping the presence of the Flower would help the world recover; though in the end it did little but bring the Invid into the equation. Eventually the Sentinels and the REF were able to break the curse and end the cycle, finally freeing the planet. Preliminary archaeological efforts seem to indicate that, like Praxis and Garuda, the planet was once home to an ancient civilization. REF scientists think that some remnant technology from this advanced predecessor civilization may have been somehow responsible for the "magic" that caused the curse. Native Species: Perytonite
Haydon IV Haydon IV is a mysterious world, veiled in secrecy like its inhabitants. On the surface it appears to be a perfect world, where nothing bad ever happens. This was why Zor chose it as one of the sites to try and restore the Flower of Life. Even after being conquered by the Invid little changed on the world. Since its liberation, Haydon IV has resumed its mysterious nature. Native Species: Haydonite