Vatol

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VATOL

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Vatol’s first recorded civilisation was created by Mandalorian penal-colonists as a punishment. They were some of the worst history had to offer. They were men and women the extremest Mandalorians found extreme; they were dropped into a clearing in the jungle, given the materials needed to setup a rudimentary colony, and were essentially told to govern themselves, though the Mandalorian Security forces would often check in and make some leadership "rearrangements". This was the order of operations for about two hundred years; prisoners would be sent to the rumoured and much feared yet resource rich "death world" as punishment for crimes against the Mandalorian Empire or its people. Without warning, contact was cutoff from the one world that had consistent contact with the Jungle planet, the planet Mandalore herself forgot about the people stranded on one of the most hostile planets to ever exist.

It took the now freed prisoners merely two generations to discover the true extent of the danger on the world. The gigantic reptiles and the venomous, disease ridden insects weren't bad enough; the vast majority of plants were poisonous, and cyclically filled the planets atmosphere with toxins strong enough to fell even a Rancor. The native species had adapted to this in their own ways, but the poor people had no prior knowledge of the event. Those who survived the planetary poison attack were left with little to no protection, and resorted to living like the animals in order to survive.

This went on for generations, steadily resistance to the toxins was built up in the populace of the world, bolstered by reverse engineered ancient medical technologies. Eventually, enough people had successfully adapted to the environment and understood how to survive and thrive on the world or had just simply avoided overly dangerous flora and fauna altogether; which allowed the scattered population to gather in a major center which developted into a large city almost overnight.
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Kala’Zal the city was called, and it was an unstable mess. The almost total isolation inflicted on much of the population prior to the cities founding made the process of acclimating to the new society much harder. On top of that was broiling political and social instability; there were two types of people who survived on the world, the smart, and the strong. There were those who would use refurbished or newly created technology to stave of the dangers of the jungle, which allowed them to live an almost decadent life. And there were those who had little more than a survival knife to their name. Very quickly a class divide had developed, which lead to a heated split and eventual civil war between the two groups. One group, now known as Ves’Zan split from Kala’Zal and left far into the west, all the while the cities dominant class of technological wizards now known as Tev’gaul, advanced its technological prowess.

The now expelled and resentful Ves’Zan founded their own society deep in the jungle, forgoing technological protection from animals or diseases, instead believing that if one couldn’t survive the jungle than they shouldn’t survive at all. They waged a permanent geurilla war against the city of Kala’Zal simply out of a grudge, though they still maintained trade relations with the advanced city. About 7000BBY Kala’Zal exploded into the galactic stage when they rediscovered the hyperdrive; as a result the hardened, prejudiced and traditional Ves’Zan promptly stole one of these ships, spent a large amount of time deciding what to do with it, before reverse engineering the vessel in order to begin their own manufacturing of space bound warships. A short war of conquest ensued, started by the warlike Ves’Zan which was promptly crushed by the Hutts. Intervention from outside planets ensued, resulting in an almost insurmountable debt of credits to the various banks and corporations in the operating out of Hutt space. Unwilling to give the rich resources of Vatol as payment, along with incredible cost of extracting those resources by outsiders culminated in an indentured servitude deal. Every physically able adult would spend seven years in either a Hutt slave army or a corporate security force.



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The Ves'Zan are a simple people. They are descended from men and women who regressed to an almost animalistic state in their effort to survive in the jungle. Their society is simple; hunt, kill, survive. Those are the three main tenants that form the core of the Ves'zan's society. They worship no deities, though are superstitious of machines and the dead. They are largely solitary in life and attitude, often meeting only when a warpack is called together, a major hunt is taking place, or for mating.. They don't have a centralised government, instead choosing their actions based on the continued survival of themselves, their family, or their planet. In methods of war they favour stealth and precision, rarely using more than a knife or pistol. They almost worship the knife, it is a symbol of honor and skill and they rarely if ever allow others to take them. They wage war against the Tev'Gaul because they fear what might happen to the planet and their way of life if technology is introduced en mass, yet they still work together with the contrasting group due to a mutual understanding of the cooperation required to survive on the planet. The Ves'Zan provide maps and ecological information to the Tev'Gaul, and the Tev'Gaul provide rifles and more advanced hunting equipment.

The Tev'Gaul are men and women descended from those who maintained a lot of the old technology from Vatol's colonial era. They were the weak and injured, yet they survived because of natural ingenuity and necessity. They contrast their counterparts of the Ves'Zan in almost every way; they are social, book smart and greedy. They have created a relatively stable society in which scientific advancement is held in the highest regard, the leaders are chosen by the contributions made to their society, whether it be through scientific discovery or defence from the jungle. They wage an almost permanent war with the Ves'Zan, angry because of the hunters brazen war against the galaxy. Though much like their counterparts they understand the benefits of cooperation, even if they fight. The information they receive from those they would consider primitive helps protect them from many of the larger animals, as well as the many different plagues in the jungle. It was they who brokered the peace with the outside galaxy, essentially forcing much of the population into indentured servitude in an attempt to pay off a debt they didn't even create. They keep the Ves'Zan bound to this treaty with the outside galaxy by threat of a jungle destroying plague that they don't actually have, and so far none of the hunters have dared step out of line.




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IMPORTANT INFORMATION


PREFIX: Fanon

NAME: Vatol

COORDINATES: Bottom right of Q8
HYPERLANE: n/a

CLIMATE: long wet seasons last almost two to four standard years, and short dry seasons barely lasting six standard months. Weather is unpredictable due to the gravity exerted on the planet, often major weather shifts can happen without warning, sometimes extreme enough to cause major damage to cities and ecosystems.

TERRAIN: jungle covers 70% of the world with two major oceans near the southern pole. Giant rivers break up the foliage and snake all over the planet. The extreme tidal forces exerted on the planet cause frequent and powerful earthquakes, disrupting established maps and settlements.
ROTATION: 16 standard hours for a total rotation.

INHABITANTS: various immigrated sentient species, uncounted number of animals ranging from giant to small.

RESOURCES: rich in common metals such as iron. The major product from the planet however are “slave” soldiers, marked by a green armband with an orange patch with two large combat knives in the middle.

GOVERNMENT: there are two major governments on the planet, one, a democratic technocracy and the other a loose confederation of tribals who’s only goal is to survive and display their strength.

TECHNOLOGY: The largest technological achievement the planet achieved was rediscovering hyperspace travel, beyond that they are outclassed in every way.

SATELLITES: two moons in an orbit close enough to consistently fill the sky.

INTENT: As far as I'm aware there aren't any planets in star wars that produce what amount to be adept guerrilla fighters, being inspired by pictures shown above and my own love of Rambo movies and war films I decided to give it a try. I also had a few ideas for some story lines that could take place in the jungles, as well as an idea for a faction I've been considering for a while, which I will probably be making in the future (Or past considering the new TL). It also serves as an alternative to planets like Mandalore for those who want to create a soldier, but want a different spin on them than one of the other planets.

 
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Added two more Paragraphs to a culture section, just figured it was lacking after rereading.
 
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