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Codex Denied Merides

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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
  • Intent: To provide a major lore update to a 3 year old planet.
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  • Canon: [ Is this a canon planet? If yes, link to the original planet wiki here, if no simply put N/A. All canon planet submissions must be tagged "Canon" in Topic Tags. ]
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GENERAL INFORMATION
  • Planet Name: Merides
  • Demonym: Meridian
  • Region: [ Link the region this system resides or describe its location relative to local star systems on the map. You can pick from the following: Deep Core, Core World, Colonie, Inner Rim, Expansion Region, Mid Rim, Outer Rim Territories, Tingel Arm, Wild Space. Unknown Regions. ]
  • System Name: Merides
  • System Features: 4 other planets. Asteroid Belt.
  • Location: [ This can be a screenshot of the hex from the map with a marker, or you can say that it is located "in X planet's hex" and give a general description of positioning. If you intend to add this planet to the Chaos Map please review the rules thoroughly.]
  • Major Imports: Raw Materials, Tydirium, Manufacturing Equipment, Starships, Advanced Technology, Durasteel
  • Major Exports: Phrikite, Food Products, Low Technology Manufactured Goods, Aurodium
  • Unexploited Resources: Durasteel, Alusteel, Silicon.
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
  • Gravity: 1.05 G
  • Climate: Temperate with particularly harsh winters.
  • Primary Terrain: Forests (Taiga, Temperate), Grasslands, Fjords.
  • Atmosphere: Type I
LOCATION INFORMATION
  • Capital City: Graeldor
  • Planetary Features: The Planet itself is mostly wild lands still, with slowly increasing levels of urbanization and ruralization. Major artificial features are scattered megastructures, built in the planets golden age, many contain dangerous defense systems but offer treasures to those strong enough to bypass them.
  • Major Locations:



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    [Source: Ryan Church, Space Cathedral.]

    With Merides opened up to the galaxy, the need to fill the ever increasing technological and industrial needs of the planet became ever more apparent. Alyson Halle, in her travels, had seen the troubles that could be caused by mass industrial pollution, thus, she banned most industrial activity on the planet itself. In order to fill these needs however, she put the former Dominion Fleet which had been placed over the planet to work constructing a swarm of O'Neill Cylinders in orbit of the planet. This not only provided a great amount of available power for the industrial facilities, but also provided a pollution free source of power for the planet below.

    The Cloud is generally the only part of Merides most visiting merchants to the planet will see or have access to, the large counter rotating cylinders providing living space for millions of migrant workers, and also provide the first line of defense against any would be invaders to the planet below. At the center of each of these stations is a nexus crystal, ensuring that every one of these stations is connected to the planetary force nexus.





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    [Source: Knight-MJ]
    The site of the fateful accident of the Lightsaber-Force Reactor, the sheer tear in the force the explosion created created a crystalized form of the force, which shot up into the sky as a light blue crystal. The crystals rained all over the newly formed Crystal Isles, which are also the source of the vast planetary force nexus. These crystals are prized by the various shamans of the planet, as they grant those with minimal force connection a direct means of channeling the trapped spirits of their ancestors. They also function as very useful lightsaber crystals. If the crystals are removed from their home, they allow the force nexus to travel with anyone leaving the planet, and this practice has become common among the Meridian Merchant Marine.

    Mining of the crystals is heavily regulated by the government, and outsiders are rarely allowed anywhere near the sacred site. An order of force monks, the Order of the Crystal Dawn, base themselves here

  • Force Nexus (Optional):
    Intent: To provide Merides a unique connection to the force, in order to both explain some of the more fantastical elements of the planet itself, and to help build a deeper connection between the planet and the storyline of characters born there.
    Nexus Name: Veil of the Ancestors
  • Nexus Alignment: Neutral
  • Size: PLANETARY
  • Strength: Strong
  • Accessibility: N/A
  • Effects: The Nexus has several major effects, the most imprortant of these is that it cuts the planet off from the netherworld. When an entity dies on Merides, their souls enter the nexus itself, able to be easily contacted and drawn upon by those with any amount of force potential, provided they have the requisite crystals in order to channel them. This gives Meridians a very close connection with their bloodline, and causes them to disdain anything that breaks this connection. A major, but less important effect of the nexus, is that it can cause strange, fantastical mutations in many creatures over the course of generations, leading to numerous fantastical creatures, sentient or otherwise, which otherwise would not have been born. The nexus also reacts strongly to anything strongly aligned to one side of the force, causing positive events to surround light sided artifacts and powers and negative events to surround dark sided artifacts and powers. Due to this property, the populace have a great hatred of the dark side, as it has a direct impact on their lives that it wouldn't have on most other planets.

POPULATION
  • Native Species: N/A
  • Immigrated Species: Humans, Yuuzhan Vong (Formerly).
  • Population: Sparse - 2 Billion
  • Demographics: 98% Human, 2% Other. [78% Human, 22% Other on the Cloud]
  • Primary Languages: Meridian, Galactic Basic is common among the middle and upper classes.
  • Culture: [ General overview of the inhabitant's behaviors. This should include information about daily life, society, arts, sports, religion. ]
GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
  • Government: Hereditary Despotic Monarchy
  • Affiliation: Alyson Halle Alyson Halle
  • Wealth: High - The large deposits of Aurodium on the planet provide a very large source of mineral and financial wealth to the planet despite its long period of economic isolation.
  • Stability: High - The population is generally happy with the governance, as the reunified empire ended the millenia of constant warfare and strife. Quality of life has increased rapidly over the past 30 years as the planet has slowly opened up to the galaxy. The wilds are still incredibly dangerous, but cities are generally safe and well policed.
  • Freedom & Oppression: Despite the absolute power weilded by the monarchy over the government de jure, the government allows people a great deal of freedom to manage their own affairs. The central monarchy takes a vested interest in ensuring the rights of the people are protected, and local affairs are for the most part left to local leaders.
MILITARY & TECHNOLOGY
  • Military: The planet
  • Technology: [ A description of how technologically advanced the planet is relative to the galaxy. If there is nothing of note, simply put ‘Galactic Standard’. ]
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
[ Include a history of the planet here. Be sure to cover the following information:
How was the planet discovered? How was the planet settled? When was it settled? Why was it settled? What major events specific to the planet helped shape its inhabitants to what they are today? If there is a Nexus, how did it come about and how did it influence the history of the planet?

Remember that these custom planets may be submitted the map for the community to enjoy. The more background you set down, the more clearly others will be able to understand your view of your creation. ]
 
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