Violante is a lightly populated (40,000) island world in the Aramis subsector of the Spinward Marches.
The Ancients long ago seeded the world with a wide variety of Terran aquatic life, and today, the world is famous for its sport fishing and sailing and is a playground for the idle rich, particularly for the nobility and executives of Tukera Lines.
There are no actual islands on Violante. Instead, all above-water settlements are actually located atop atolls, with giant mountains of coral below the water. Most of the coral mounts remain pristine to this day, and are off-limits to uninvited visitors at each estate.
Only the original settlement atoll, Somers Island, today the home of Bristol Starport, has seen the effects of pollution and coral bleaching. Somers Island is also the home of most of the planet's workers, who tend to live in crowded quik-rok apartment buildings built by Tukera Lines, sometimes with triple occupancy and tenants sleeping in shifts. Tukera dominates life on Somers Island, with company stores being the primary source of supplies and groceries, outside of the local fishermen and tradesmen.
The other atolls are either private estates or Tukera Lines resorts, many of which have private spaceports as well.
Only citizens of Violante can own aircars or purchase real estate on the planet. Citizenship is reserved for children of citizens or those who have purchased it -- and potential citizens are voted upon by the heads of existing families.
For those not of the working class, Violante is famous for its refined quality of life. The planet's residents partake of an afternoon tea that even the working class are expected to partake in.
Pastel colors are everywhere on the world, both naturally occurring -- even its one moon, Brizo, is pinkish in color -- and replicated in the color of buildings and vehicles.
Residents also wear distinctive pants that stop at the knee.
