Darth Seraphic
Defeated
Name: Vahlra
Region:Outer Rim
System: Telvara
Suns: Red Sun: Gehan
Orbital Position: Habital Zone
Moons: Jurisk the Fallen Moon
System Features: An asteroid field behind Vahlra, a few smaller planets ahead of it, and a far out planet after the asteroid field.
Coordinates: hex behind Gamorr, 16-23
Rotational Period: 25 hours
Orbital Period: 380 days
Class: Terrestrial
Diameter: 13’430 km
Atmosphere: Type 1
Climate: Temperate
Gravity: Standard
Primary Terrain: Tundra
Native Species: N/A
Immigrated Species: Vahla, Humans, Echani, various other near humans.
Primary Languages: Vahla, Basic
Government: Cult
Population: Roughly a few hundred thousand
Demonym: Vahlrana
Major Imports: Many things that helped quickly advance them technologically
Major Exports: The Sith Empire was provided with many Vahla warriors
Affiliation: The Heretics of Nerro, Order of Ash, the Ashen Remnant
Major Locations:
These all reside on the continent Derakor:
The Temple of Vahl - A place where the many Vahla gather to pay their respects Saint Vahl. Built off the coast of Dagath City, the temple resides on a small island that can only be reached via boat. The temple itself is still untouched, and intact. With one large hallway that leads to a monumental statue of the conqueror of the Vahla homeworld herself breaking out of the temple and overlooking Dagath City and the temple.
Shrine of Vahl / Dagath City - Home to the largest populace on the planet, Dagath City was home to many of the Vahla houses that were of higher standing with the Matriarch. Markets, places of enterntainment and the Shrine of Vahl could be found. The Shrine of Vahl is a large statue of Vahl herself for those to become awed in her glory because they can not access the temple. Just before the Jedi came to purge the Vahla of the planet, the city was beginning to see structural similarities with some of the more prominent technological worlds. Skyscapers were beginning to rise, though they were few, and skylines were beginning to open up for traffic.
The Everlasting Valley - A large valley that takes nearly a month to cross from one side to the other can be found far south of Dagath City. Here many smaller houses could be found with small shrines of their own. Unlike Dagath City, many of the houses live more like tribes here, and must farm the lands which are fertile. Many farming animals roam the valley, thus making this place a fair enough land to live on.
The Ruins of Nerro/The Binding Bastion - After sometime with the rise of technology, a man named Nerro lead a large group of people, about one third of the Vahla against the Ember of Vahl. In his words: “Vahl was not a god, but a saint to her people!!” and his words have been considered heretical ever since. War broke out, a revolution, and when Nerro lost, the place he called the Binding Bastion was destroyed. It can be found far north of Dagath City, and looks to be in worse shape than the city. After this the Vahla who followed Nerro to the planet uplifted him as a saint, and began the Firelink Order, a new religious formation made from the martyr’s death that began to worship and pray to the souls of Vahl and Nerro for guidance and protection.
The Firelink Shrine - The order’s grand shrine to all the saint that were martyrs to the empire that Vahlra eventually rose to become. They helped regulate the leaders of Vahlra and helped teach about the saints’ grand accomplishments. Many came here to learn the ways of the Vahla, be they kin or other species.
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The second continent Memnock
The Jungles of Hether - Unsure of what resides in the jungles, they are highly dense, and full of saltwater waterfalls. Much of it unexplored just like the land of Memnock is.
The Maleficar Ruins - Unexplored area, a large ruin covered in vegetation. It is said a maze resides under it, and many nasty creatures live in that maze.
Lost Village - At one point, Vahla from the main land moved to Memnock to live new lives. They did in fact build a settlement, but what happened to them is unknown as they all up and disappeared from it
Culture: Very different from the Ember of Vahl, The Order of Ash dictates that Vahl, and all other fallen heroes of the Vahla are nothing more but saints, and to be honored in death. They are considered martyrs, and avatars of their people. All saints in the Order of Ash are Vahla save one female human.
Houses were, and still are to an extent, setup with reputation in mind, as well as strength, devotion and faith.Though houses could reach very high influence, nothing was higher than the Order of Ash. Paranoia played a big part as assassination, The worship of Vahl is abolished on Vahlra as well as the concept of gods and goddesses. Deities remain solely as saints. The Ashen Remnant is what is left of Nerro’s followers and many other exiles from the Ember of Vahl.
Slavery is a thing on this planet, though they were called servants and treated with a little more respect the better job they did serving their masters. Other Force-sensitives could become apart of the Order of Ash, and share in honoring of Vahl but these were far and in between as it was hard for other non Vahla to overcome the hardships and rituals performed.
Technology: Due to the lack of population, the planet did not get to see much in advancements in it’s techonology, but just before Nerro fell and the Ashen Remnant was formed. It was beginning to see the use a energy weapons, flying vechicles, and even space worthy ships with hyperdrives. Lightsabers were even beginning to appear due to the Sith/Jedi influence.
History: History on Vahlra is heretical and considered false by the Ember of Vahl. What is absolutely true?
A male Vahla named Nerro founded the planet of Vahlra, and moved his own followers to it. He began to instruct the Vahla people there that Vahl had been a strong force adept that conquered their homeworld for them. Many Vahla afterwards idolized her for her victory, but there were those who wanted the planet for themselves, and had always opposed Vahl in her rule over the homeworld. The Ember of Vahl rose after these people assassinated her, using her death to martyr her as a goddess, and to give the Vahla people a way to mourn and yet still show love for Vahl.
Nerro believed he had found proof of this, and became very open about his findings after the Jedi Purge on the Ember of Vahl removed them from their home. The cult condemned Nerro a heretic and anyone who followed him a zealot. Exiled from the Migrant Fleet, Nerro took those who believed the same as he did till the happened upon the world of Vahlra, named in honor of Saint Vahl. There, Nerro began to adopt the planet as their new home, believing it had many similarities to their original home and felt much like it. Though this planet was certainly not their homeworld.
As the Heretics of Nerro rose more and more to power, the historians write that the Ember of Vahl discovered Vahlra, and wanted it for themselves. The Ember of Vahl began a crusade against Nerro who had now made a home and new religion based on Saint Vahl. His community had become strong, but the Ember of Vahl was stronger, and even though the Ember of Vahl was able to murder Nerro, The zealots were able to push back the cultist, and secure their new home for good.
With the death of Nerro, he entered saint hood, and became Nerro the Reformer along side Vahl the Beloved. This started the Order of Ash, a religious sect created within the Ashen Remnants believing that the embers of Vahl had been rekindled and now the fire linked them with their saints. Nerro’s right hand woman, Vivean became the leader, the of Vahlra who would hold it together till her death at the age of 80. Vivean became the next saint to rise as Vivean the Binder. It is said had Vivean not shouldered the responsibilities as the leader, the remnant would have vanished.
Not to long after her death, thru popular recommendation, Dagoth took of the mantle, giving the remnant more structure and something close to an empire. To this day Dagoth is still holding the mantle of Harbinger. At one point, something happened that caused an assassination attempt on Dagoth’s life, but a human female took the death dealing blow, and her name was not recorded, but she was given sainthood as the Silent Saint. Many praise the saint for becoming the first non Vahla to rise to such an honor.
Notable PCs: @Darth Seraphic
Intent: To create a planet furthering Romeo Sin’s heretical movement against the Ember of Vahl, and help create a side of Vahla lore that other’s can also play with. Nothing written in this is intended to force other Vahla to accept this lore as true, or honest much of this is speculation, and the word of a man that is deemed a heretic just like Romeo. The planet is to help give a anti Ember of Vahl faction some foundation.
