Baifa Monü Zhuan
- Intent: To add to Atrisia's lore where small colonies of different species have been given a home.
- Image Credit:
Global Grasshopper - Shipwreck Navagio Beach
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SETTING INFORMATION
- Landmark Name: Hōrai the Isle of Sappho
- Classification: Island
- Location: Atrisia
- Affiliation: Sena Clan/Atrisian Commonwealth
- Size: Medium
- Population: Moderate
- Demographics:
Zeltron - Chiss
- Qulin - (permission from [member="Immortal Cyan"])
- Atrisian
- Twi'lek
- Bo-Dun
- Melodie
[*]Accessibility: Located far off the coast of Kansai, the Isle of Sappho is different. A location where refugee species were given island homes to survive and construct their own communities on Atrisia. Getting to the islands by sea or air is easy with minimal means of defense except plyon anti air cannons in case of attack. Local militias maintain their own defenses within each village. About a dozen in each village.
[*]Description: Often seen from aerial view as a small collection of islands within a chain. The Isle of Sappho is actually one island with area that submerge in the tides. Several pools that honey comb under water into caves and grotto's filled with marble statues, villages scattered across the island of refuges from across the galaxy who have been taken in by Atrisia under different circumstances but given a chance to create and build their own strong communities in peace. Overseen by the Sena clan a trusted vassal of the Emperor and Imperial court.
POINTS OF INTEREST
Eastern Grotto: A small and harder to reach secluded area of the island home to a colony of Melodies who were given refuge when their world was attacked. The grotto itself goes under the island and houses their eggs with small shoots that come up around the island.
Sena Clan House: Dedicated protectors of the island, the clan itself was considered small but their warriors some of the finest that were sent to the yovshin. Renowned on the island for their fairness and artistic leanings. Music, poetry and exotic forms of martial combat.
Villages: Scattered across the islands, the villages are from different refuge groups that have been in the galaxy. On the beaches and more open area with twi'leks, in domed villages that allow atmospheric engineering zeltron, from when Atrisia worked with the chiss, some families that were out of favor in the government.
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
The island is ancient by most standards on Atrisia and was uncharted as far as many knew. When the survey teams found it the remains of ruins and an intricate cave system were there but not much was known about what they could find. The islanders would travel there from time to time like many of the others with the seasons and following the game that they hunted to eat.
The islands were relatively untouched for the years of the empire and various wars.... when found they welcomed the people and attacks for slave raids could be done. The numerous smaller islands could be used for any number of things or purposes. The larger islands eventually building their own clan when they were officially discovered and brought into the empire of Kital Phard.
When they were found smaller battles broke out, the naval capabilities of the islanders compared to the empire were vastly one sided and soon the Sena clan was brought into the collection of lesser lords and vassals who would serve the empire. They were named the controllers ofthe islands and aside from their tribute and tax that was sent to the capitol on the mainland they were left alone.
It wasn't until several thousand years later when the netherworld devastated and made disappear portions of the poppulation. The number of people displaced endangered Atrisia and the armies but several stepped up to defend. With the restoration efforts refuges from across the galaxy were taken in and smaller colonies of other species. They were given land on the island and under the Sena clan built small pockets of their own civilization.
The different species were not without conflicts but over several years they began to settle in with some communities being intermixed and a few being more reclusive in parts of the island and some of the smaller island. With the Sena clan there to help with them and settle disputes the restoration efforts on Atrisia itself were being brought forward. New buildings for their homes, new farming and sanitation.
That was the state of it when the tour group came with Junko and her Yovshin to see the work that had been being done. Partaking in the festival and hearing some of the music that had been made. The shrines and temples housed many of the artists as they preformed for the crowds and from the mainland others had come to see the exotic species like melodie or bo-dun. Others coming to try and see some of the galactic cultures that had been brought to the planet.
