Ela Saako
Character
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Amandras III, for most of its history, was uninhabited. That changed four-hundred years ago, when a small contingent of explorers from Dromund Kaas arrived. Part of the reason it took so long to colonize was due to the large nebula surrounding the cluster where it was located. It was long thought to be unexplorable, until some technological advance allowed them to find it. However, when humanoids arrived, the disease infested planet however took its toll on the settlers, and the few that survived were relegated to being primitive humanoids.
Amandras III was home to a dark-sided nexus, created by the death of a powerful Sith Lord named Darth Amandras. Having fled a death sentence imposed by the Sith Empire, he fled into the once-though unexplorable nebula only to land on Amandras III. His death created a large conduit of dark-sided energy, which granted unique sensitivity to the dark side if you lived several years within a 2000-mile radius.
Eventually, some of the degenerated humans developed high-levels of dark sided ability (despite no formal training). This sensitivity, although increased by proximity to the nexus, decreased with intermarriage with non-dark-side humanoids. These force sensitives realized that by closing the nexus and by inter-marrying among themselves, they and their progeny could dominate the planet.
...and that's exactly what they did. Somehow, one dark-side sensitive named Clovisia managed to close access to the nexus. Her studies allowed her to gain a rudimentary skill at dark side force powers. These force powers were then controlled among a priestly order and made to serve the interests of the aristocracy.
They conquered all of the planet and subjugated the other humans, making them into serfs. The group then splintered apart, creating a dozen or so small fiefdoms ruled by lordly houses, all headed by a Genarch. Sexism, surprisingly, was not existent, given the fact the powers granted by the nexus did not discriminate between male and female. Many genarchs were female, and there were stories of great female warriors.
Hundreds of years passed, and the system is still existent. The kingdoms are ruled over with an iron fist, with a silver and gold based currency (derived from hydro-metallurgical of gold and silver) being used to maximally enrich the aristocracy. The occasional war breaks about, but the concert of the dozen powers generally means that war is rare, given the system of alliances usually keeps everything balanced.
Recently, explorers from Saako Exploration and Shipping Corporation have rediscovered the planet, making it open to exploitation by the Sith Empire. Lady Saako is likely to be the Noctian Prophetess, as she sees reason to claim the planet as her own proconsulate.
- Intent: To provide a planet for Ela Saako to rule as Proconsul
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- Planet Name: Amandras III
- Demonym: Amandrasian
- Region: Outer Rim
- System Name: Amandras
- System Features: Two uninhabitable terran worlds, followed by a habitable world (Amandras III), followed by two gas giants with lots of uninhabitable moons, and a large belt of asteroids. Beyond that belt of asteroids, you have a nebula that prevents any person from looking out into space and vice versa.
- Coordinates: AL-19
- Major Imports: Doesn't important anything, it's pre-space-age
- Major Exports: Dito.
- Unexploited Resources: Various variety of timbers, aqueous silver, durasteel, cortosis as well as various beasts that can be captured and sold.
- Gravity: Standard x 1.2
- Climate: Tropical
- Primary Terrain: Oceans, Jungles, Rivers.
- Atmosphere: Type I
- Capital City: None
- Planetary Features: Various small settlements of humanoids, rather large tracts of cultivated land, rivers with various improvements to internal commerce.
- Major Locations: The Tomb of Darth Amandras (http://starwarsrp.net/topic/140903-the-tomb-of-darth-amandras/)
- Native Species: None
- Immigrated Species: A large population of humans, although they have degenerated to being essentially pre-industrial humanoids.
- Population: Sparse
- Demographics: The population consists of a sparse population of degenerated humans settled in small settlements across the planet. Most of them are hunters, farmers, artisans and warriors, with a small class of force-sensitive aristocrats ruling over them.
- Primary Languages: Various forms of Basic, due to the degeneration and sparseness of the population.
- Culture: The culture of the species is dominated by the belief in a Dark Sided religion called Noctus, which seems to exist solely to justify the existence of the aristocracy ruling over the planet. This involves deference to the class of aristocrats (many of whom have primitive, uncontrolled dark-sided force powers) and the belief in the arrival of a dark-sided prophet being. All activities on the planet are based around it.
- Government: Feudal, with various lordly houses ruling over large areas of the planet.
- Affiliation: None
- Wealth: Poor. It's a pre-industrial world. Of course it's poor.
- Stability: Medium. The planet experiences a rather high level of peace, due in no small part to the fear of being blasted into non-existence by the force lightning used by aristocratic lords to maintain their power. The occasional war between lordly houses erupts however.
- Freedom & Oppression: The aristocratic, feudal nature of the system means there is hardly any freedom for the lower classes.
- Military: At this point, they're in the late Iron Age. Conflicts have a mix of sword and shield fighting mixed with primitive force powers.
- Technology: Essentially equivalent to the late Middle Ages.
Amandras III, for most of its history, was uninhabited. That changed four-hundred years ago, when a small contingent of explorers from Dromund Kaas arrived. Part of the reason it took so long to colonize was due to the large nebula surrounding the cluster where it was located. It was long thought to be unexplorable, until some technological advance allowed them to find it. However, when humanoids arrived, the disease infested planet however took its toll on the settlers, and the few that survived were relegated to being primitive humanoids.
Amandras III was home to a dark-sided nexus, created by the death of a powerful Sith Lord named Darth Amandras. Having fled a death sentence imposed by the Sith Empire, he fled into the once-though unexplorable nebula only to land on Amandras III. His death created a large conduit of dark-sided energy, which granted unique sensitivity to the dark side if you lived several years within a 2000-mile radius.
Eventually, some of the degenerated humans developed high-levels of dark sided ability (despite no formal training). This sensitivity, although increased by proximity to the nexus, decreased with intermarriage with non-dark-side humanoids. These force sensitives realized that by closing the nexus and by inter-marrying among themselves, they and their progeny could dominate the planet.
...and that's exactly what they did. Somehow, one dark-side sensitive named Clovisia managed to close access to the nexus. Her studies allowed her to gain a rudimentary skill at dark side force powers. These force powers were then controlled among a priestly order and made to serve the interests of the aristocracy.
They conquered all of the planet and subjugated the other humans, making them into serfs. The group then splintered apart, creating a dozen or so small fiefdoms ruled by lordly houses, all headed by a Genarch. Sexism, surprisingly, was not existent, given the fact the powers granted by the nexus did not discriminate between male and female. Many genarchs were female, and there were stories of great female warriors.
Hundreds of years passed, and the system is still existent. The kingdoms are ruled over with an iron fist, with a silver and gold based currency (derived from hydro-metallurgical of gold and silver) being used to maximally enrich the aristocracy. The occasional war breaks about, but the concert of the dozen powers generally means that war is rare, given the system of alliances usually keeps everything balanced.
Recently, explorers from Saako Exploration and Shipping Corporation have rediscovered the planet, making it open to exploitation by the Sith Empire. Lady Saako is likely to be the Noctian Prophetess, as she sees reason to claim the planet as her own proconsulate.
