MAL'ARY'RUSH
Name: Mal’ary’rush
Image Source: Nico Mack // Artstation
Classification: Urban Center
Location: Yalara
Affiliation: First Order
Population: Urban Center
Demographics: 59% Noghri 31% Human 4% Falleen 6% Other.
Points of Interest:
Honoghr Spaceport: The main passage in and out of the city, Honoghr Spaceport sticks out, as if clamped to the edge of the chasms, with speeders, taxis, and shuttles of varying sizes going in and out.
The Great Arena: A grand coliseum-like arena where battles, performances and entertainment of varying forms take place. It is also the forum, where clans voice their opinions on important matters such as territory ownership, trade and traditions.
Temple of Sorissi: Perhaps the most signature feature of the city, it stands so that the Noghri may worship the Goddess Sorissi. It is also the place of the Sorissi Sisterhood, a type of assassin school for the women of Mal’ary’rush to come and study the ancient arts.
King of Kings: The palace sits behind the arena, having a direct skybridge for the royal family. It stands as a testament to the Noghri’s architectural accomplishments. Here the Great Chief and his clan live and preside over all of the Noghri on Yalara.
Tomb of the Fallen: The heroes of Yalara, the fallen Noghri are buried here their bodies are preserved instead of burned through the ritual of firescale (which burns the body so that they may have their souls received in the afterlife).
Gladiatorii Academia: Here warriors receive their basic training, and others go on to the advanced arts of gladiatorial combat.
Description: Built into the desert walls of a canyon that surrounds Mal’ary’rush, the city was crafted by Noghri hands into what it is today with tall structures, statues and other wonders that draw many architects, historians and artisans alike to the Noghri capital of Yalara. Surrounding the city are the sheer drops into the bottom of the world as it is said. There are plains to the west, called the Plains of Blood where many warriors have fallen and their blood now taints the field. In truth, these are simply millet fields that serve as the main source of grain for the city. Beyond the plains are the deserts of Yalara which surround much of the great city, Mal’ary’rush serves as a focal point for many of the surrounding Noghri villages which flock here for trade and worship.
History: Mal’ary’rush is an old city on Yalara, and home to the Noghri. An honorable warrior race with ancient ties to the Galactic Empire. It is said that Mal’ary’rush was founded sometime during the years of darkness when migrating Noghri found this great land and settled here. Back when the deserts, the plains and the canyons were as one. Between the great chasm one can see the ruins of what had been part of the city, now lay nothing more than forgotten history. Led always by the Grand Chief, the King of Kings as he is often called they evolved into a caste-type society heavily dominated by the patriarchs.
Still recalling their ties, they often fight with one another in the name of glory and honor, honing their skills so that when the time comes. They too can serve with great honor and distinction. When the First Order arrived, the Noghri knew that their ways and their technology would be no match for the Imperials and instead offered to host a set of games, games that proved folly as one of their own Princes sabotaged the event and took the crown for himself. The First Order cared not for the games and took to amusing the Noghri while establishing themselves as the rulers of the planet.
Intent: To flesh out First Order lore, and provide the First Order with more cities to RP in.
Links: [Dominion] Rise of the Imperials First Order Dominion of Yalara and Effekt
