Wraith homeworld

The Wraith homeworld was the planet in the Pegasus galaxy where the Iratus bug first evolved, later resulting in the creation of the Wraith. It had an orbital Stargate and, unusually for a terrestrial planet, rings.

When the Atlantis Expedition first arrived into the Pegasus galaxy, the Wraith homeworld housed a Hive Ship, with most of its inhabitants lying dormant under the care of the Wraith Keeper. Having detected the presence of Major John Sheppard on Athos by means of a Wraith transmitter, the Wraith culled that planet, taking several Athosians as prisoners, including Tughan and his daughter Teyla Emmagan, as well as Colonel Marshall Sumner of the Atlantis Expedition. Sheppard and Lieutenant Aiden Ford subsequently organized a rescue mission, which, while successful in retrieving most of the prisoners, resulted in the awakening of the Wraith on the planet, as well as them learning of the existence of Earth.