Mar Umayas


Type: Capital of the Yaeger Imperium.
Region: Border Regions.
Trade Route: Yaeger Central Path, Long Run.
Sector: Yaeger Sector.
Strategic Location: At the center of the Imperial Sphere of influence.
Temperature: Little deviation for the seasons, averaging 10-20ø C. year round.
Atmosphere: Standard, with slightly above average concentrations of oxygen and nitrogen.
Hydrosphere: 51% of Mar Umayas is covered with water, of which 95% has a salinity of 3% or less.
Gravity: 94% standard.
Terrain: Mar Umayas is a rather mountainous, with wide bands of mountains breaking up vast forested regions.
Mineral Resources: Mar Umayas has some reserves of Promethium, Barium, and Iron, but no mining has ever been performed on Mar Umayas.
Length of Day: 29 standard hours.
Length of Year: 365 local days.
Sapient Species: The Dius are the only native sentients of Mar Umayas, and they have been rendered nearly extinct by the actions of the human settlers.
Capital City: Palpitane City is the capital of Mar Umayas, a conglomeration of corporate skyscrapers and large personal castles. Palpitane City has a number of strict regulations requiring aesthetic approval for all projects by the city's planning board, and the strictest emission regulations in the sector. There was some talk of relaxing these restrictions after Moff Doran died at Oth'Lenar, but as soon as Rulduk came to power, he indicated his desire to maintain those standards in the strongest possible terms, and they therefor remain.
Other Cities: There are a number of hunting lodges and other amusement facilities across the planet, including a massive winter sports center on the southern polar glacier. There are also several large government facilities (mostly located underground, with attractive surface communities for employees) on the planet, where the operations of the Yaeger Imperium are coordinated from. Other than these, there are no other cities on Mar Umayas.
Starport: There is a galaxy class port located just out of view of Palpitane City. In addition, there is at least one galaxy class port in each of the other government facilities, with two each for the Ministries of War and Scientific Development.
Population (within +/- 1%): 12,034,510,000 humans, 12,090 Dius.
Government: The planet is under the direct control of the Yaeger Imperium Central Government, with even the most routine infractions dealt with by the Imperial Investigation Authority. Because of the power granted to the Investigation Authority, and because of their brutal effectiveness, very few people are willing to break the law on Mar Umayas, and the hand of the Empire is felt to a remarkable extent.
Tech Level: High Space. Only the finest technologies are used on Mar Umayas, though nothing is manufactured there.
Major Exports: High level government officials, legislation, commands, and other government functions.
Major Imports: Manufactured goods, food, human resources, raw data, etc.
System: Umayas
Star: Umaya
Name Planet Type Moons
SentarDesert5
AlmrinTerrestrial1
Mar UmayasTerrestrial2
RtuimIce World0
DamrunFrozen World1
ArduimGas Giant7

System Capsule:

Sentar: A very hot desert world, Sentar has a number of mining facilities, as it is also quite rich.
Almrin: Terrestrial, but uninteresting, Almrin has become somewhat of an annex to Mar Umayas, where businesses and corollary government agencies are housed, if they cannot reach the levels required for Mar Umayas.
Mar Umayas: See above.
Rtuim: A cold and hostile world, home to the prestigious Home World Defense Fleet.
Damrun: Far colder than Rtuim, Damrun is not settled.
Arduim: A large world, whose spectacular storms are a tourist attraction unto themselves.

Planetary Capsule:

Flora and fauna: Mar Umayas is a very fertile world, with ample rainfall year round. The Yawroon fir is the primary tree growing below the frost line, closely followed by the Spreading Giroan, and the Uthkat Oak, a beautiful flowering tree. Above the snowline, the Imcat pine dominates. The Imcat forest do not extend that far up the slopes, giving way to prolific lichen and grass growths further up the slopes.

The forests of Mar Umayas are home to a sector famous variety of game. The agile Glesbok and the large and irascible Gabbaro of the deep forest, the White Hawkdog of the lower slopes, and the Wildern and Silver Tigers of the upper slope are all challenges worthy of master hunters, as are many of the other species of Mar Umayas's uninhabited regions. The fact that many of the hunters going after these creatures are not masters at the craft is compensated by the fact that they use techniques and equipment that are not generally viewed as being sporting, such as flares, armies of droids to flush out game, and gas grenades. As these activities have not yet visibly affected the planets populations, they are not yet legislated against.

Sentient Species: The Dius are the only sentient species native to Mar Umayas. The short and slight beings are quite attractive to human eyes. Their pale brown hides are covered with a thick layer of short and smooth white spotted fur, and their large liquid eyes contain a remarkable range of colors. This secretive race has suffered greatly from the human settlement, as they are quite susceptible to human diseases. In addition, the Dius are hunted as animals by human hunting parties, and other human hunting activities disrupt their lives and mating rituals to the extent that the species seems destined for extinction.

History: A world that had been bypassed in the Yrotha, Skathelon, and Pangritai expansion, Mar Umayas (The jewel of Umayas) astounded scouts with it's natural beauty. Moff Doran was entranced by the holos of the planet, and had the Imperial capital moved there, despite the difficulties posed by the transfer, and despite the then precarious strategic position of the planet. The Pangritai were soon incorporated into the empire thanks to a remarkable diplomatic coup by Doran, and Mar Umayas has been secure since then.

All construction on the planet conformed to Moff Doran's aesthetic vision, as expressed by the Palpitane City planning board, which Doran supervised quite closely (at least initially), and which Doran had set up a series of guidelines for. Whatever one's opinion about Doran, his artistic sense was impeccable. From the beautiful and efficient Tarkin spaceport to the neo-classic fantasy of the Palace of Government, Palpitane City is a unified architectural triumph that is also exceedingly livable. The various government installations across the planet are equally well designed, though without quite the same meticulous attention to detail that defines Palpitane City.

Mar Umayas is the center of the government of the Yaeger Imperium, and it has a level of traffic appropriate to that function. All Imperium officials struggle for positions on Umayas, and even the rather drab and functional world of Almrin has a certain cachet to it.
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