Oris is about 95% ocean, with only two ice caps breaking the surface at the poles. While the water planet seemed more like a curiosity than anything else, it was soon colonized by a group of religious outcasts that sought refuge away from the oppressive monarchy of Laro Prime. They adapted Mon Cal technology to create a city below the water, Ceray. Early on in the planet’s history, the Human colonists soon discovered that the water world was already populated with a native species. Officially known as Orisians, they soon became colloquially known as "Shellbacks."