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Planet: Yavin 8
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Yavin 8 is one of the few habitable moons encircling the gas giant Yavin Prime in the Gordian Reach sector of the galaxy. It is a rocky planet with a rather cold and arid climate where all surface water has been frozen over. It is only within the equatorial range that the vast glaciers hide deep oceans beneath a thick layer of ice, which are kept from being frozen entirely through geothermal processes. It is this same geothermal system that also allows enough meltwater to seep through as small rivers and creeks towards the swathes of forestland that snake across the moon’s rocky and icy wastelands like vines encircling a tree.

The eighth moon of Yavin Prime is home to a native sentient species of water-based humanoids called the Melodies. They inhabit the oceans beneath the ice covering Yavin 8’s equator and reach the surface of the planet through flooded cave systems that have been cut out within the ice sheet. The Melodies begin their lives as land-dwellers and only transform into water-based creatures later in life during an event called the Ceremony. As land dwellers, these people are often in conflict with the many predators living on the moon’s surface, such as the giant serpentine monsters called the reels or the fearsome avian avrils who often prey on the Melodies’ young.

One of the interesting oddities of Yavin 8 is the many Massassi inscriptions that cover the walls of caverns across its surface. While historians have not managed to translate all of the writings, the carvings appear to be desperate pleas from Massassi parents who begged the Sith Lord Exar Kun to release their young from what they referred to as "a globe of gold." Whether these inscriptions reference a true historic event from four millennia ago or represent an allegory of the Massassi people, it is unclear. Nonetheless, archeologists managed to find signs of habitation linked to the culture and architectural style of the natives of Yavin 4, which seems to suggest that at some point either the ancient Sith or their later minions transported the Massassi to the eighth moon of Yavin Prime.

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Details
  • Type: Cold/breathable
  • Size: 4x4
Governance
Population
  • Total: 382,496 inhabitants
  • Hireable Population: 1,000
  • Civilization: 3.8700%
Combat Settings
  • Ground Combat: PvE
  • Bandits & Creatures: Hostile