From Chimaera Roleplayers

"If we can save this planet, save these people...then it won't matter what the galaxy thinks of us."

~ Harmi McCam

Nazrike
Region	Deep Core
Sector
System	Nazrike
Suns	1 (Naz)
Moons	1 (Xarsh)
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Distance
Class
Diameter	9,000km
Atmosphere	Type I (breathable)
Climate	Sub-arctic, temperate (equator)
Terrain	Frozen oceans, tundra, mountains, grasslands
Points of Interest
Day's LengthDay
Year's Length
Native Species	Humans, Duros
Other Species
Language	Basic, Tak Tak, Durese
Population	12 Million
Cities	New Corellia (capitol)
Imports	Foodstuffs, luxury goods
Exports	Metals, minerals, starships
Affiliation(s)	Imperial occupied

Description

A small Deep Core Colony recently annexed by the Empire after being isolated from the Galactic community for over a hundred years by an Ion storm, Nazrike is the only Planet in a system surrounded on three sides by black holes. The world consists, unusually, of different layers of terrain. From the Arctic wastes in the north down to the Great Northern Wastes (Tundra). The Equatorial Region, which consists of grasslands, hills and forests, a large mountain chain which rings the planet and finally down to the southern Frozen Sea. The majority of the Planet's population live in towns and cities along the equatorial region, consisting mainly of Corellian and Fondorian descended colonists along with a small Duros minority. Also large tribes known as the Nordlanders live in the Great Northern Wastes, descendents of the first original colonization attempt who descended into barbarity and have a very low technology level. Nazrike has modest sized shipyards, which produce their own native designed vessels as well as several metal and mineral mines in the mountain range.

History

The Nazrike system used to be ruled by an ancient Sith worshipping race known as the Xarsh, natives of the Moon of Xarsh. Some great calamity be struck the Xarsh turning the Moon into a wasteland and sending Nazrike into a long Ice age, of which it is still to fully recover from. Millennia later colonists from the Galactic Republic attempted to colonize Nazrike, unaware that the remaining Xarsh had built vast hibernation chambers beneath the Moon of Xarsh. The colonists unwittingly awoke the hostile Aliens who rained death upon the colonist's towns with Sith Superweapons, the surviving colonists fled into the Great Northern Wastes eventually forming their own unique culture and becoming the Nordlander Tribes. The Xarsh unable to cope with the cold weather of Nazrike and the unforgiving climate of the Moon of Xarsh returned to their long slumber, eagerly awaiting the day that the Nazrike system would sufficiently recover to support their race again. Approximately 112 years BBY a second colonization attempt of Nazrike was made by a joint Corellian/Fondorian expedition, unaware of the previous attempt. Although surprised by the fact that primitive Humans already lived there, the colonists continued with their project setting up several towns in the equatorial region and mining the mountains of precious metals and minerals. It was at this time that renegade Jedi Master Harmi McCam and his so called "Dirty Dozen" of fellow Jedi moved to Nazrike. McCam, a Corellian, was at loggerheads with the Jedi Council about many issues of Jedi dogma, including the issue of marriage and children. After being expelled from the Jedi Order for having several high level affairs, including the President of Nazrike, Sheeana Sybesk. McCam took twelve apparent troublemaker Jedi with him to Nazrike to set up his own Force Academy. They'd barely set up the Academy when the evil Xarsh awoke again and set about destroying the Nazrikian settlements with their fearsome Sith weapons. McCam and his Dirty Dozen made a daring strike against the Xarsh in their caverns below the moon of Xarsh, sacrificing their lives to destroy them and their Sith weapons of mass destruction. The ensuing explosion created a massive Ion storm that would leave hyperspace travel in and out of the Nazrike system impossible for the next one hundred and eleven years. The Force Academy was turned into a museum and tribute to the sacrifices that McCam's Jedi made that day. Eventually the students of the Academy who were children at the time of McCam's death continued the teaching, although it was only to include very basic Force instruction techniques as the Jedi knowledge had been lost with McCam and his Jedi team.

For over a hundred years the colony lived in isolation, expanding it’s population and building new settlements. Mining the mountains for metals and minerals to build shipyards and their own native designed starships. A small military force was created to patrol the borders with the Northern Wastes and stop raids from the primitive Nordlander tribes who dwelt there. When the Ion storm isolating Nazrike finally dissipated the Nazrike President, Simon Victoravitch sent his son Rapperport Simonavitch as envoy to explore the galaxy. After he became stranded his Brother, Zharraden, escaped from the moon of Xarsh, where he had been exiled for treason and led Imperial forces to Nazrike. After annexing Nazrike the Empire, with High Inquisitor Tremayne's blessing, gifted Zharraden with governorship of Nazrike. Zharraden didn't last long as governor however as rebellion headed by his Brother Rapperport sprung up, Zharraden was removed from power and eventually executed by Palpatine himself when it was learned that Zharraden had been hiding knowledge of Sith weapons and literature from the Empire. Nazrike now rests under direct military control and has an Imperial Inquisitor assigned to the system to investigate about the Sith weapons. The leader of the Rebellion and Nazrike President in exile, Rapperport Simonavitch, was captured by the Empire but managed to escape and his whereabouts are not known at this time.

People

Nazrike's population is more diverse than a simple colony world would first dictate. The Nordlander tribes of the Great Northern Wastes consist of nine separate tribes, each with their own distinct culture and customs. The Nordlander tribes are far too diverse to explore here and shall be discussed in more detail at a further time. The Nordlander tribes talk of Nazrike having thirteen great tribes, the nine Nordlander tribes, the two Midlander tribes and the Sudenlander tribe. The Midlander tribes consist of the Corellian and Duros colonists.

To be continued...