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Bacta export is dominated by Omega Pharmaceuticals and, to a lesser extent, Silk Holdings; the latter also dominates the kolto export market. There are possible alternatives -- other corporations and other substances that might make a play for galactic market share -- and it would be interesting...

It should be noted that most most modern Mandalorians don’t necessarily adhere to one of the following historical types. However, they’re cultural touchstones, points of contention and accusation. It wouldn’t be far wrong to say that these identities and their originators are used in...

Never has a remake of an 80s classic gained so much fear, scrutiny and doubt than ‘Ghostbusters’. We’ve had ‘The Karate Kid’, ‘RoboCop’, ‘Conan The Barbarian’ and even ‘Annie’ but this is off the chart. It’s not surprising given the cultural significance of the family...

It's arguable that the Harry Potter series is the single most influential pop culture franchise since Star Wars. What started off as an unlikely hit from an unknown author turned into a media juggernaut that continues to defy expectations to this day. Recently, I noticed that the original 7...

[background=[color=rgb(255,140,0)][ANIJA] [/color]Last Watch: UCM Dominion of Agamar [background=[color=rgb(255,140,0)][ANIJA] [/color]Oya!! A-hunting We Will Go! [background=[color=rgb(255,140,0)][ANIJA] [/color]Vacation: Had to Get Away [background=[color=rgb(255,140,0)][ANIJA][/color] It's...

This is a guaranteed child pleaser from the outset – a whole host of vibrant, bright, amusing and wacky pets ranging from dogs and hamsters, cats and rabbits, crocodiles and canaries. From the producers of ‘Minions’, you know you’re in for an amusing and silly affair, but then again...

Your one stop shop for all the news that is TKO *(Intro Music)* "I'm on a TKO radio, whoa-oh... A Correllian digital radio, whoa-oh...." GOOOOOD MORROW TKO!!! and welcome to the major people! *(Music)* "Put me in coach I'm ready to play, hey hey, look at me, I can be, center field..." ***...

This is for my own reference. I've been dabbling in corporations for ages now and sometimes it's hard for me to keep it all straight. Mara D'Lessio Merrill 10% Silk Holdings (OOC ownership: Aleidis Zrgaat - current tier: 6) 7% Arakyd (OOC ownership: Isley Verd - current tier: 4) 5% Akure...

After a massacre filled opening between Belgian soldiers and African tribesmen, we are subjected to what appears to be a flash-back fuelled introduction to Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, in a film that conveys a very uptight mood. It’s a little bleak, slow and set around Victorian England with...

Right, so I debated whether or not to follow through with starting a book review blog for a while, but this particular novel messed me up. Not in a "rip your heart out through your rib cage" sort of way, but more like a "sucker punch to the cerebrum" deal. "Too Like the Lightning" is the debut...

[size=4][background=Bear with me a minute.[/size] [size=4][background=I’ve watched a bit of Deep Space Nine recently, and I found myself paying attention to how territory and government work in Star Trek. Outside the Federation, you get nearly monocultural enclaves, Major Factions by Chaos...

Foreword The difficulties in categorizing Sithspawn are hindered by imagination. Not a lack thereof but an overabundance. Compared to planetary census' detecting ordinary populations in the trillions, 'spawn are only a drop in a bucket. Often enough, however, their presence within sapient...

Lirra, Swamp Region The days blurred together, the training endless and exhausting. Werah had already learnt immense amounts of knowledge of the force, but even now, he felt no closer to his goal of understanding the force. His mentor, Jouini, had taught him many of the different tricks and...

"Houses rise, houses fall, but the ring is eternal." - Common phrase regarding Kuati aristocracy Every aristocractic family on Kuat is deeded an estate at the creation of their House, and while some families have held their ancestral homes for years unnumbered, there are others who see a great...

319 ABY - Birth of Lady Esila Corsai Lady Esila Corsai, the first matriarch of the aristocratic House Corsai was something altogether unique in terms of the heads of Kuati noble families. She was an orphan. It was theorized by many historians of the Kuati gentry that she was likely the product...

For anyone who doesn’t know the concept of the Angry Birds mobile game, it’s simple. You drag your finger across a huge catapult, loaded with a colourful bird with a unique power, aim and let go, launching them towards a quirky fort/castle/hideout populated by green pigs. Hopefully your bird...

Demonsgate (planet) Type: Terrestrial Temperature: Hot Atmosphere: Type I (breathable) Hydrosphere: Arid Gravity: Standard Terrain: Volcanic plains Length of Day: 31 standard hours Length of Year. 224 local days Population: 786,000 (97% human) Imports: Advanced tech and foodstuffs Exports: Raw...

Ever since my expedition to Demonsgate a few years ago, Clan Rekali has been a small but noticeable presence in the Kathol Outback. Clan Rekali is formally a Mandalorian clan; formally, it's also a Witch clan, as well as a Vahla clan. This intermixing happened step by step over the past couple...