Shoradah


Type: Contaminated terrestrial.
Function: Contaminated world.
Region: Border Regions.
Trade Route: Long Path.
Sector: Yaeger Sector.
Strategic Location: In the New Republic Sphere of Influence.
Temperature: Greenhouse world (117 C average).
Atmosphere: Type III. Breath mask required, light exposure suit recommended.
Hydrosphere: 24% of Shoradah's surface is covered with ocean. As that percentage was once much higher, the oceans are currently highly saline boiling bodies of water that are entirely sterile.
Gravity: 87% normal.
Terrain: Shoradah's surface is covered with urban ruins and the relict remains of large forests. All of the freshwater streams and rivers have disappeared, and large, briny lakes still remain.
Mineral Resources: High. Shoradah has large supplies of crystallized iron, ytterbitrium, diamond, and fairly large supplies of duridium, kalij, and morfol ores.
Length of Day: 51 standard hours.
Length of Year: 200 local days.
Sapient Species: L'Brii
Capital City: Kuluridus is the subterranean current capital of the L'Brii, while Thafrul City is the old capital that is currently the headquarters of the reclamation effort.
Other Cities: Thilibur, Numas, and Ujuroth are the other major subterranean cities, and Old Mazgrul, RS-7, and RS-14 are the primary reclamation centers.
Starport: Kuluridus has a planetary class starport supported by a sophisticated airlock system. Thafrul City has a currently non-functional galaxy class starport.
Population (within +/- 1%): 3.45 billion L'Brii, 23,000 assorted New Republic personnel.
Government: The L'Brii are currently ruled by a recently established democracy, whose rules are somewhat fluid at this point.
Tech Level: Very low space. The L'Brii had been at a high industrial level when the Empire claimed their planet. Since then, they have gleaned little bits and pieces of space level technology while working for the Empire.
Major Exports: None
Major Imports: CZ3 decontamination droids, technicians, food, water.
System: Aborian
Star: Abor (Single Green Dwarf)
Name Planet Type Moons
ShoradaReclamation in progress0
BoracaFrigid Rock4

System Capsule:

Shorada: See Below
Boraca: A pale brown world, Boraca has been considered as an alternate homeworld for the L'Brii, however despite the problems that Shorada has, Boraca is completely inhospitable.

Planetary Capsule:

Flora and fauna: Once teeming with life, Shorada is currently virtually lifeless. Some relict populations of the hardiest life forms may exist in isolated regions of Shorada, but that is probably wishful thinking on the parts of the reclamation scientists.

Sentient Species: The short, centaur like L'Brii were one of two intelligent species native to Shoradah. The other species, the Ulpata, were a less urbanized race that were wiped out fairly early during the Imperial occupation, when improper cleansing techniques of the planet's main power plant caused the release of dangerous levels of radiation into the atmosphere.

History: Shoradah's early history was not that different from any other developing world. However, when the Empire expanded into this part of the sector, they needed a weapons manufacturing source near the front lines of battle. Shoradah was convenient location, and the L'Brii's technology was close enough to space level to allow them to make use of many of the planet's pre- existing manufacturing facilities.

Unfortunately for the L'Brii, the Empire needed the weapons fast, and if that meant cutting all available corners, that is what they did. While the industrial technology of the L'Brii had caused some damage to the environment of their world, it was nothing compared to the wholesale destruction that the Empire inflicted on their world. Gradually, the factories moved underground, to avoid the hell that they had spawned, and the enslaved L'Brii followed, to work in the plants that were destroying their planet. Finally, New Republic attacked the Imperial holdings on the planet, and the weapons plants stopped production.

However, the planet was left in even worse shape than it is currently. The New Republic's reclamation attempt began soon after, and NR leaders assumed that this project would win the L'Brii over to their side wholeheartedly. This projection proved wildly inaccurate. The L'Brii had developed a more than healthy distrust for humans of all varieties, and they think that the "New Republic" is just another attempt by humans to get something out of them. Due to that perception, there has been no attempt by the L'Brii to take part in or aid the NR in the reclamation effort. Instead, they are not only indifferent, but actively hostile to the reclamation technicians, and there is little or no contact between the surface settlements and the underground cities.
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