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Green Ranger's Reimagining of Dathomir gave me the idea to put down my own ideas about Thyferra to paper. The planet hasn't been mentioned in the new canon yet but it's still a part of the Republic and the source of Bacta, perhaps the most important single substance in the galaxy.
[fancybox4="http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/1/1f/Thyferra.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20070416032944"]PLANETARY PROFILE:
COORDINATES: --- L-14, Jaros Sector, Inner Rim
HYPERLANE: --- Rimma Trade Route
SUN: --- Polith
ORBITAL POSITION: --- 4th Planet in the System
NATURAL SATELLITES: --- 3: Kitraxi, Xoshishi, Vedere,
ORBITAL ROTATION & REVOLUTION: 21.3 Hours 479 Local Days
CLIMATE: --- Tropical
TERRAIN: --- Mountains, Forests, Jungles, Lagoons, Bacta Plains
POPULATION: --- 123 Million
DEMOGRAPHICS: --- 17% Human, 81% Vratix, 2% Other
NATIVE SPECIES: --- Vratix
IMMIGRANT SPECIES: --- Human
GOVERNMENT: --- Mixed: Collaborative Government between Corporate Councils, Municipal Governments and Vratix Hives
AFFILIATION: --- Galactic Republic
With such wealth and complete control over one of the most vital products in the galaxy, the Duopoly of Thyferra is one of the most powerful organizations in the galaxy, leveraging their control over Bacta in negotiations. The Duopoly does not care to meddle in politics too much however, knowing that this might interrupt or fluctuate Bacta sales. Instead the Duopoly prefers to be neutral but ever watchful and mindful of the greater galactic stage, valuing stability and continuity. They have a vested interest in the status-quo and the long term survival and stability of the Republic, seeing the Sith as an imminent threat but not one they are willing to battle needlessly.
Still, as the old saying goes "War Is Good For Business", and Bacta will always be needed no matter which way the wind blows. [/fancybox4][fancybox4="http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/1/1f/Thyferra.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20070416032944"][/fancybox4]
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It is colonial fiction that Thyferra had little history before its discovery by the Republic three thousand years ago. The native species, the Vratix, while sentient, are incredibly single minded and ruled by a hive mentality (if they have a true hive mind is unknown). When the Republic made contact they had already spread throughout the Polith System though had not mastered hyperdrive technology. The Vratix and Thyferra were welcomed as members of the Republic within a few years, forming a link on the Rimma Trade Route. It was little more than a waypoint however. When a colony ship crash landed on Thyferra several decades later, the true value of the planet became known.
The Vratix cared for the stricken survivors and adapted a healing herb blend to suit humanoid physiology. This blend of the herbs Alazhi and Kavam acted as a potent healing mixture and restored the health of the survivors within hours. Ingesting the mixture healed other internal injuries and afflictions, even longstanding or chronic ones. When the colony ship's distress call was answered by a passing survey ship, they eagerly reported this miracle mixture back to their patrons in the Core. While the Bacta Boom was centuries away, the first rush on Polith had begun.
Within several months, "Thyferran Kolto" appeared on the market. This branding immediately brought it to the attention of the Selkath of Manaan, who had long cornered the market on healing mixtures with Kolto blends. Faced with competition, they immediately logged complaints in the Senate and the Supreme Court, trying to protect their monopoly on the market. As a world notorious for its neutrality and playing both sides, Manaan's complaints were almost virtually ignored at the prospect of a Republic supplier of healing juice for a cheaper price and in greater quantities. Faced with irrelevance on the galactic stage and their planet's sole export having potentially deadly competition, the Manaan authorities launched a well orchestrated fear campaign against Bacta, calling it "dangerous" and "untested". As conflicts with the Sith once again heated up, the Republic decided to stick with the devil they knew, but were able to use the looming threat of Bacta to secure a better deal with the Selkath over Kolto supplies.
"Thyferran Kolto" was henceforth embargoed and the export and import of Bacta was deemed illegal by the Senate in an unusual act of trade restriction. For centuries the Manaan monopoly was maintained and Kolto was dominant on the galactic stage. Back on Thyferra though, a budding Human colony was established and thousands were drawn to world seeking its rejuvenating properties. The import and export of Bacta might have been illegal but a small and obscure tourist industry was established and many frail and sick people immigrated to Thyferra permanently, seeking a better life quality of life free from disease under the three moons. It was not until the rise of the next great Sith Empire, twenty-two hundred years ago that the Bacta Boom began in earnest and Manaan's terminal decline was brought about.
Striking forth into the Inner Rim a Sith strike force attacked Manaan, seeking to seize or destroy the Kolto, crippling the Republic medical apparatus either way. While the attack failed in its main goals it was devastating and set Kolto production back. Even a small dip would have serious repercussions throughout the galaxy and a large dip in Kolto production was devastating. In response, the embargo on Thyferran Kolto was lifted and it was again exported under a new name "Bacta". Without an adequate production base to completely substitute the Republic's need for Kolto, a rush on Thyferra was initiated by various medical research corporations. The Bacta Boom had finally begun.
The influx of hundreds of thousands of Humans under contract by various companies and corporations was a turning point in Thyferran history and a bloody one at that. The century long Bacta Boom was aptly called the Bloody Season among the Vratix and older colonials. As the only costs for Bacta Production were processing and transport, the insane amount of wealth that Bacta produced in mere days was enough to drive many legions of prospectors and corporate executives insane with greed. A cycle of sabotage, intimidation and murder carried on for decades and many in the Republic were fit to see it continue so long as the Bacta kept flowing, it mattered little which brand was on the container. And to those who participated in it, the promise of even a mere fraction of the wealth the Bacta Industry was enough to drive them to commit any sin imaginable.
Eventually, two Bacta Cartels arose to become dominant on Thyferra. Unusual in their nature that they were founded and lead almost exclusively by native Thyferrans, these two organizations each cornered about half the Bacta market but when it came time to face each other, they decided to band together. Various competing explanations for this unusual occurrence are legion but whatever the motive it left an incredible imprint on both Thyferran history and Thyferran identity. To this day Thyferrans pride themselves on the "Civility" of their politics and business practices and two thousand years later this alliance between the two largest Bacta Cartels: Zandiel and Bermar, known as The Duopoly, continues to control the Bacta Industry and the fate of Thyferra.
For two thousand years The Duopoly has brought peace, prosperity and immeasurable wealth to Thyferra, carefully preserving stability and the status quo both at home and abroad. While conflicts with the Sith have been multitude since the rise of The Duopoly, Thyferra has endured and Bacta has totally eclipsed Kolto and Manaan is irrelevant. While many in the Republic and the Senate especially seem to take the good graces and beliefs of The Duopoly for granted and the Core sometimes turns their noses down on the "Provincial" world, Thyferrans know the truth. They are citizens of one of the most important planets in the galaxy and in possession of a quality of life better than anywhere else in the galaxy, all in the middle of a paradise which fills the lungs of its inhabitants with health and vitality with every breath.
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Like it or not, modern galactic medicine is almost entirely dependent on the ease of use, accessibility and speed of Bacta, the healing fluid of which Thyferra is the source and the unrivaled exporter. Capable of treating minor wounds near instantly, regrowing lost or damaged tissues in hours and correcting many chronic or internal afflictions by ingestion, Bacta truly is a miracle substance. Capable of being administered as in liquid, paste or gaseous form, it has remarkable utility that make it invaluable for field use where time might be of the essence and trained medics might be scarce. While the simplicity and ease of use of Bacta has led to a decline in the medical sciences and the Republic and larger galactic medical establishment is entirely dependent on it, the supply of Bacta has been steady for over two thousand years so there is no rush to find alternative methods. Indeed, synthesizing Bacta has been a miserable failure and growing it on other planets has been met with mixed success.
The production of Bacta is inextricably tied to the Vratix, Thyferra's indigenous insectoid life and it is only where the Vratix thrive that Bacta too thrives. While singular Vratix are found throughout the galaxy, usually exiles or those of a different mind from their Hive, there are few places in the galaxy where enough Vratix congregate and where the plants that produce Bacta can survive. This exceedingly rare combination has left but four places in the galaxy where Bacta is produced in any sufficient quantity for a long period of time. Four lie in the inner Polith System, and the final remaining site is found in the Driftmark, a stellar system surrounding the helioformed brown dwarf XCV-I-Eight. These production centers are extremely small when compared to the rolling expanse of Kavam fields on Thyferra and produce a mere faction of the Bacta consumed by the galaxy and all most none of it is medical grade.
The largest of these production centers is on Thyferra's largest moon Kitraxi, where the noted "Black Bacta" is produced by the Gherain Bacta Cartel. Black Bacta is a sweeter, lest potent form of Bacta that is frequently mixed with drinks and other consumables as a commercial product. "Black Bacta Coffee" and "Black Bacta Tea" are the most common and regularly found in the finest culinary establishments in the galaxy. Medical grade Bacta is also produced here by Bermar and Zandiel though it never makes up more than a tenth of export in any given year. The two centers on Polith's inner orbits of Loxizhra and Zokonthro are of disparate sizes. Loxizhra, being a desert world, houses its small Vratix hive and Bacta production center underground on the banks of a cavern lake. Bacta produced here has never been of great quantity or quality and has only rarely entered circulation. Zokonthro is the only other place other than Thyferra and Kitraxi where medical grade Bacta is produced. A garden but tidally locked world, Bacta is only grown in the thin terminator between scorching heat and freezing desolation.
Exploratory colonies and outposts have been established on about two dozen other worlds throughout history in an attempt to open up new sources of Bacta off the Polith System. Most of these were set up during the Bloody Season and the Bacta Boom and involved kidnapping and enslaving Vratix to produce Bacta which never ended well. More recent colonies were set up by The Duopoly as a half-hearted attempt to find an alternate production site should Thyferra ever be threatened. The most successful of these was on the Mid Rim world of Zanmar, discovered and named after The Duopoly's two member corporations. For a generation Bacta was produced there until the Koros Contentions (or Uprising depending on who's telling the tale) when colonials in the sector revolted. They attempted to take control of Zanmar to have their own Bacta source and use it to fuel their war machine. When the Republic smashed the rebels it was decided to abandon the devastated Zanmar outpost. Since that time no serious attempt has been made by The Duopoly to expand their production apparatus, which in their eyes is good business and good politics.
Bacta Tanks, Bacta Shots, Bacta Pacts and Bacta Water are the most common products used to administer Bacta. Most of the Bacta out in the galaxy, referred to as "Export Quality" Bacta is less potent than the raw Bacta naturally produced by the Vratix on Thyferra. Higher quality Bacta blends are rarely sold or supplied to outsiders and if they are, are sold for exorbitant prices. The Duopoly likes to maintain the image that everyone gets the same Bacta and can lead a healthy Bacta or Thyferran lifestyle, it wouldn't do to sell high grade bacta to only the rich. Instead this high quality Bacta is used for internal use or simply Kept by the Vratix. Raw Bacta extract, known as Bactade, does make its way through the galaxy though as a more potent form of Bacta Water with better and quicker restorative properties. Bactade can be mixed into various liquids however and Thyferra's Senator, Viechelin Farrs, takes it in her Tea as to not shock her system being away from Thyferra. [/fancybox4]
Intent: Like it says in the guidelines, my intent really wasn't to alter the essence of what Thyferra is or was but rather to flesh it out more and give it some aesthetic flavors. I made it a more colonial society somewhat obsessed with its own image and way of doing things as a sort of inferiority complex to preserve themselves against the upturned noses of the Core. I also really leaned into the status of Bacta that was established in Legends to make it a sort of Spice Melange substance upon which the galaxy subsists though people are quick to forget it. I also created it as a tangible homeworld for both my character Viechelin Farrs and sought to put pen to paper and put all the things I had written about Thyferra in her bio and posts so that everyone might look for this information all in one place.
Thyferra
[fancybox4="http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/1/1f/Thyferra.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20070416032944"]PLANETARY PROFILE:
COORDINATES: --- L-14, Jaros Sector, Inner Rim
HYPERLANE: --- Rimma Trade Route
SUN: --- Polith
ORBITAL POSITION: --- 4th Planet in the System
NATURAL SATELLITES: --- 3: Kitraxi, Xoshishi, Vedere,
ORBITAL ROTATION & REVOLUTION: 21.3 Hours 479 Local Days
CLIMATE: --- Tropical
TERRAIN: --- Mountains, Forests, Jungles, Lagoons, Bacta Plains
POPULATION: --- 123 Million
DEMOGRAPHICS: --- 17% Human, 81% Vratix, 2% Other
NATIVE SPECIES: --- Vratix
IMMIGRANT SPECIES: --- Human
GOVERNMENT: --- Mixed: Collaborative Government between Corporate Councils, Municipal Governments and Vratix Hives
AFFILIATION: --- Galactic Republic
Thyferra. It's the source of nearly all Bacta in the galaxy. Trillions upon trillions of beings depend on it for medical care. Others depend on it for its restorative and life enhancing qualities. In order for the galaxy to function, the Bacta must flow.
The source of the miracle healing concoction known as "Bacta", Thyferra is the epicenter for the most profitable industry in history and in possession of wealth that makes it perhaps one of the wealthiest single worlds in the Republic, certainly the wealthiest of its size. The Bacta industry and consequently Thyferra itself, are governed by the Duopoly, an alliance of the two largest Bacta Cartels (each officially controlling 45% of the Industry) to bring stability and civility to the factious and bloody conflicts over Bacta that ensued after the Bacta Boom. While there are three other surviving Cartels, they are completely at the mercy of the Duopoly and exist only to break ties on the Duopoly council and produce very specific blends of Bacta and Bacta products. With such wealth and complete control over one of the most vital products in the galaxy, the Duopoly of Thyferra is one of the most powerful organizations in the galaxy, leveraging their control over Bacta in negotiations. The Duopoly does not care to meddle in politics too much however, knowing that this might interrupt or fluctuate Bacta sales. Instead the Duopoly prefers to be neutral but ever watchful and mindful of the greater galactic stage, valuing stability and continuity. They have a vested interest in the status-quo and the long term survival and stability of the Republic, seeing the Sith as an imminent threat but not one they are willing to battle needlessly.
Still, as the old saying goes "War Is Good For Business", and Bacta will always be needed no matter which way the wind blows. [/fancybox4][fancybox4="http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/1/1f/Thyferra.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20070416032944"][/fancybox4]
HISTORY
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The Vratix cared for the stricken survivors and adapted a healing herb blend to suit humanoid physiology. This blend of the herbs Alazhi and Kavam acted as a potent healing mixture and restored the health of the survivors within hours. Ingesting the mixture healed other internal injuries and afflictions, even longstanding or chronic ones. When the colony ship's distress call was answered by a passing survey ship, they eagerly reported this miracle mixture back to their patrons in the Core. While the Bacta Boom was centuries away, the first rush on Polith had begun.
Within several months, "Thyferran Kolto" appeared on the market. This branding immediately brought it to the attention of the Selkath of Manaan, who had long cornered the market on healing mixtures with Kolto blends. Faced with competition, they immediately logged complaints in the Senate and the Supreme Court, trying to protect their monopoly on the market. As a world notorious for its neutrality and playing both sides, Manaan's complaints were almost virtually ignored at the prospect of a Republic supplier of healing juice for a cheaper price and in greater quantities. Faced with irrelevance on the galactic stage and their planet's sole export having potentially deadly competition, the Manaan authorities launched a well orchestrated fear campaign against Bacta, calling it "dangerous" and "untested". As conflicts with the Sith once again heated up, the Republic decided to stick with the devil they knew, but were able to use the looming threat of Bacta to secure a better deal with the Selkath over Kolto supplies.
"Thyferran Kolto" was henceforth embargoed and the export and import of Bacta was deemed illegal by the Senate in an unusual act of trade restriction. For centuries the Manaan monopoly was maintained and Kolto was dominant on the galactic stage. Back on Thyferra though, a budding Human colony was established and thousands were drawn to world seeking its rejuvenating properties. The import and export of Bacta might have been illegal but a small and obscure tourist industry was established and many frail and sick people immigrated to Thyferra permanently, seeking a better life quality of life free from disease under the three moons. It was not until the rise of the next great Sith Empire, twenty-two hundred years ago that the Bacta Boom began in earnest and Manaan's terminal decline was brought about.
Striking forth into the Inner Rim a Sith strike force attacked Manaan, seeking to seize or destroy the Kolto, crippling the Republic medical apparatus either way. While the attack failed in its main goals it was devastating and set Kolto production back. Even a small dip would have serious repercussions throughout the galaxy and a large dip in Kolto production was devastating. In response, the embargo on Thyferran Kolto was lifted and it was again exported under a new name "Bacta". Without an adequate production base to completely substitute the Republic's need for Kolto, a rush on Thyferra was initiated by various medical research corporations. The Bacta Boom had finally begun.
The influx of hundreds of thousands of Humans under contract by various companies and corporations was a turning point in Thyferran history and a bloody one at that. The century long Bacta Boom was aptly called the Bloody Season among the Vratix and older colonials. As the only costs for Bacta Production were processing and transport, the insane amount of wealth that Bacta produced in mere days was enough to drive many legions of prospectors and corporate executives insane with greed. A cycle of sabotage, intimidation and murder carried on for decades and many in the Republic were fit to see it continue so long as the Bacta kept flowing, it mattered little which brand was on the container. And to those who participated in it, the promise of even a mere fraction of the wealth the Bacta Industry was enough to drive them to commit any sin imaginable.
Eventually, two Bacta Cartels arose to become dominant on Thyferra. Unusual in their nature that they were founded and lead almost exclusively by native Thyferrans, these two organizations each cornered about half the Bacta market but when it came time to face each other, they decided to band together. Various competing explanations for this unusual occurrence are legion but whatever the motive it left an incredible imprint on both Thyferran history and Thyferran identity. To this day Thyferrans pride themselves on the "Civility" of their politics and business practices and two thousand years later this alliance between the two largest Bacta Cartels: Zandiel and Bermar, known as The Duopoly, continues to control the Bacta Industry and the fate of Thyferra.
For two thousand years The Duopoly has brought peace, prosperity and immeasurable wealth to Thyferra, carefully preserving stability and the status quo both at home and abroad. While conflicts with the Sith have been multitude since the rise of The Duopoly, Thyferra has endured and Bacta has totally eclipsed Kolto and Manaan is irrelevant. While many in the Republic and the Senate especially seem to take the good graces and beliefs of The Duopoly for granted and the Core sometimes turns their noses down on the "Provincial" world, Thyferrans know the truth. They are citizens of one of the most important planets in the galaxy and in possession of a quality of life better than anywhere else in the galaxy, all in the middle of a paradise which fills the lungs of its inhabitants with health and vitality with every breath.
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BACTA
[fancybox4="http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/a/ab/Bacta_Grenade.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20090928160902"] Bacta has been produced by the Vratix since time immemorial, blending the herbs Alazhi and Kavam together to create a raw and potent healing salve. This raw Bacta extract permeates the lower atmosphere of Thyferra and has seeped into the water table, giving both the water and air restorative qualities. While this effects are minute, to those living long term or having grown up on Thyferra, they give the planet's inhabitants their legendary health and vitality. Like it or not, modern galactic medicine is almost entirely dependent on the ease of use, accessibility and speed of Bacta, the healing fluid of which Thyferra is the source and the unrivaled exporter. Capable of treating minor wounds near instantly, regrowing lost or damaged tissues in hours and correcting many chronic or internal afflictions by ingestion, Bacta truly is a miracle substance. Capable of being administered as in liquid, paste or gaseous form, it has remarkable utility that make it invaluable for field use where time might be of the essence and trained medics might be scarce. While the simplicity and ease of use of Bacta has led to a decline in the medical sciences and the Republic and larger galactic medical establishment is entirely dependent on it, the supply of Bacta has been steady for over two thousand years so there is no rush to find alternative methods. Indeed, synthesizing Bacta has been a miserable failure and growing it on other planets has been met with mixed success.
The production of Bacta is inextricably tied to the Vratix, Thyferra's indigenous insectoid life and it is only where the Vratix thrive that Bacta too thrives. While singular Vratix are found throughout the galaxy, usually exiles or those of a different mind from their Hive, there are few places in the galaxy where enough Vratix congregate and where the plants that produce Bacta can survive. This exceedingly rare combination has left but four places in the galaxy where Bacta is produced in any sufficient quantity for a long period of time. Four lie in the inner Polith System, and the final remaining site is found in the Driftmark, a stellar system surrounding the helioformed brown dwarf XCV-I-Eight. These production centers are extremely small when compared to the rolling expanse of Kavam fields on Thyferra and produce a mere faction of the Bacta consumed by the galaxy and all most none of it is medical grade.
The largest of these production centers is on Thyferra's largest moon Kitraxi, where the noted "Black Bacta" is produced by the Gherain Bacta Cartel. Black Bacta is a sweeter, lest potent form of Bacta that is frequently mixed with drinks and other consumables as a commercial product. "Black Bacta Coffee" and "Black Bacta Tea" are the most common and regularly found in the finest culinary establishments in the galaxy. Medical grade Bacta is also produced here by Bermar and Zandiel though it never makes up more than a tenth of export in any given year. The two centers on Polith's inner orbits of Loxizhra and Zokonthro are of disparate sizes. Loxizhra, being a desert world, houses its small Vratix hive and Bacta production center underground on the banks of a cavern lake. Bacta produced here has never been of great quantity or quality and has only rarely entered circulation. Zokonthro is the only other place other than Thyferra and Kitraxi where medical grade Bacta is produced. A garden but tidally locked world, Bacta is only grown in the thin terminator between scorching heat and freezing desolation.
Exploratory colonies and outposts have been established on about two dozen other worlds throughout history in an attempt to open up new sources of Bacta off the Polith System. Most of these were set up during the Bloody Season and the Bacta Boom and involved kidnapping and enslaving Vratix to produce Bacta which never ended well. More recent colonies were set up by The Duopoly as a half-hearted attempt to find an alternate production site should Thyferra ever be threatened. The most successful of these was on the Mid Rim world of Zanmar, discovered and named after The Duopoly's two member corporations. For a generation Bacta was produced there until the Koros Contentions (or Uprising depending on who's telling the tale) when colonials in the sector revolted. They attempted to take control of Zanmar to have their own Bacta source and use it to fuel their war machine. When the Republic smashed the rebels it was decided to abandon the devastated Zanmar outpost. Since that time no serious attempt has been made by The Duopoly to expand their production apparatus, which in their eyes is good business and good politics.
Bacta Tanks, Bacta Shots, Bacta Pacts and Bacta Water are the most common products used to administer Bacta. Most of the Bacta out in the galaxy, referred to as "Export Quality" Bacta is less potent than the raw Bacta naturally produced by the Vratix on Thyferra. Higher quality Bacta blends are rarely sold or supplied to outsiders and if they are, are sold for exorbitant prices. The Duopoly likes to maintain the image that everyone gets the same Bacta and can lead a healthy Bacta or Thyferran lifestyle, it wouldn't do to sell high grade bacta to only the rich. Instead this high quality Bacta is used for internal use or simply Kept by the Vratix. Raw Bacta extract, known as Bactade, does make its way through the galaxy though as a more potent form of Bacta Water with better and quicker restorative properties. Bactade can be mixed into various liquids however and Thyferra's Senator, Viechelin Farrs, takes it in her Tea as to not shock her system being away from Thyferra. [/fancybox4]
Intent: Like it says in the guidelines, my intent really wasn't to alter the essence of what Thyferra is or was but rather to flesh it out more and give it some aesthetic flavors. I made it a more colonial society somewhat obsessed with its own image and way of doing things as a sort of inferiority complex to preserve themselves against the upturned noses of the Core. I also really leaned into the status of Bacta that was established in Legends to make it a sort of Spice Melange substance upon which the galaxy subsists though people are quick to forget it. I also created it as a tangible homeworld for both my character Viechelin Farrs and sought to put pen to paper and put all the things I had written about Thyferra in her bio and posts so that everyone might look for this information all in one place.
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