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
Sentar
Desert
5
Almrin
Terrestrial
1
Mar Umayas
Terrestrial
2
Rtuim
Ice World
0
Damrun
Frozen World
1
Arduim
Gas Giant
7
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.