Lyspair is one of two moons to the planet Antei. When the Dark Brotherhood moved to the system, Lyspair was chosen to serve as the home of the Shadow Academy. Nearly all Dark Brotherhood members call Lyspair their home at some point in their careers, and many return to take additional classes, while those incapable of advancing remain to serve as servants.
Due to the moon's violent history, the barren wasteland was void of sentient life until the Shadow Academy was built. During the Eighth Great Jedi War, Lyspair was besieged by the Yuuzhan Vong, and Headmaster Anshar Kahn Tarentae ordered an evacuation of the moon. Currently, Lyspair remains in control of the Vong, as the Shadow Academy has been made mobile aboard the Arcanum.
History
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Geography/Climate
Mostly covered by arid steppes and desert, Lyspair is, by all accounts, a desolate wasteland, the perfect place for the Shadow Academy. Rugged mountain ranges sporadically scar the moon's surface, but other than that the only major geographical landmark are the moon's two large oceans, accounting for around 17% of the moon's surface. Steep cliffs hundreds of feet tall border the oceans, and it is on one of these cliffs that the Shadow Academy was built. In fact, several Headmasters were known for occasionally throwing annoying Initiates off the cliff to the raging water below.
Lyspair is marked by a 96 standard hour rotation, 48 hours of light and darkness. During the periods of light, the temperature tends to reach up to 40 degrees centigrade, but during the dark periods it rarely goes above 10 degrees. Due to this, Lyspair does not have traditional seasons, but rather a light and dark period.
The long periods of light and dark, along with the thin atmosphere, causes the climate of the moon to be largely dry, yet another test for young Initiates. While it does rain, it only does so moderately during the periods of darkness, and only enough to allow the growth of dry grasses.
Lyspair's atmosphere proves to be an Initiate's first real test. Consisting of oxygen and other gases, it is breathable, but is thinning than normal, and tends to cause fatigue quickly in those not physically hardened. Initiates are dropped forty kilometers (twenty-five miles) outside the Academy so as to weed out the weak.