Located within the chaotic streams of the Unknown Regions, the system is home to a mix of species that migrated and then settled into the system while develoing their own unique political and industrial structure. With no way of leaving the system once arriving, the denizens that settled the system remained disconnect from the events of modern galactic history until the fateful events of 34 ABY...
Discovery
Lost to time thanks to the system's hyperspace lanes mysteriously vanishing from the galactic charts in the time just before the Empires downfall, the Khor-Vala system was recently uncovered after a derelict ship and its lone survivor was discovered near Brotherhood space. All records and evidence of the system's location had been scrubbed from the galactic databases charts.
On a routine exploration mission, a mixed crew of Collegium and Envoys came across a derelict ship. Early scans showed indication that the vessel had suffered the effects of being ripped out of hyperspace prematurely, but parts of the ship were left intact and a single backup generator was chugging along on its last reserves. The black box was completely destroyed, meaning that the ship's lone survivor was the only hope for uncovering what had happened and where the ship had originated from. The only registration on the vessel comes from an old imperial database from 5 BBY, when it was flagged as a “rebel” ship.
The lone survivor, preserved in a cryo pod, was recovered and brought back to Envoy Corps headquarters on Envoy Corps Headquarters for debriefing. After learning what they could from the survivor, the Exarch was tasked by the Council to dispatch Envoys to investigate this “lost” system to see if its denizens could become another ally in the Brotherhood’s efforts against its adversaries.
History
The original collection of Humans, Mon Calamari, and Togruta boarded up as many civilians and refugees as they could to escape the Empire's oppressive reach aboard the "House of Hope", a Recusant-class-light-destroyer retrofit for life support on a long journey into the Unknown. They were escorted by Ton Falk-class escorts and whatever salvaged ships they could fine.
First Encounter
In 44 ABY, the Brotherhood's Envoy Corps attempted their first venture into the Khor-Vala system. Before they could make contact with the systems central governance, their ship was set on by the very creatures that have kept the system isolated. After crash landing and escaping the unregistered planet at the edge of the system, the Envoy Corps has begun preliminary communications with the Khor-Vala system leadership in the hopes of bridging connections between the Brotherhood and Khor-Vala.
Persons of Interest
- Kyo - A Givin found by the Envoy Corps and the catalyst for the Brotherhood's venture into the Khor-Vala system.
Star System: Khor-Vala
Center of the system
Khor-Vala is a an F-Type main sequence star in the F5 to F6 range. The main habitable zone of this star is approximately between 1.2 and 2.2 AU, though other factors in the Khor-Vala system may affect the habitability of certain planets.
Valkor Prime
Temperate, habitable. Central leadership for Coalition of Independence (CoI), mixed species.
Murrex
The strange, alien world at the edge of the Khor-Vala system, home of the insect-species and their covenant of violent monsters.
Dustin II
Rock world, uninhibited.
Mirano
Resource rich, low gravity, environmental suits required for work, non-habitable.
Chutra
Chutra
Chutra is a terrestrial world orbiting Khor-Vala at the outer edge of the star's habitable zone, approximately 2 AU from the star. It is a jungle planet with a dense atmosphere and a complex ecological system sustained by a combination of stellar energy and tidal heating generated by its proximity to the gas giant Hialeah. During initial exploration of the Khor-Vala system, Marick Tyris Arconae found a lost-to-time Wuntila Arconae and brought him back to the Brotherhood.
Chutra: Atmosphere
Chutra's atmosphere is dense and nitrogen-rich, with elevated concentrations of carbon dioxide and water vapour that drive a strong greenhouse effect. A well-developed ozone layer, or equivalent UV-absorbing chemistry, protects surface life from the elevated ultraviolet output of Khor-Vala. The atmosphere is breathable in composition, with higher ambient humidity at all altitudes. Cloud cover is persistent and extensive, contributing to the diffuse, green-lit quality of light at ground level beneath the canopy.
Chutra: Surface and Biome
The dominant surface feature is unbroken jungle. There are no polar ice caps, and the tilt of Chutra's axis is low enough that seasonal variation is minimal across most latitudes. This stability has allowed ecosystems to develop without the boom-and-bust cycles that seasonal climates produce on other worlds. The result is extraordinary biodiversity and biological complexity, with layered canopy structures reaching significant heights across most of the landmass.
Water is abundant. Chutra has extensive river systems, shallow inland seas, and near-constant rainfall across equatorial and mid-latitude regions. The water cycle is aggressive, fed by both volcanic moisture and the thermal gradient between the heated interior and the cooler upper atmosphere.
Chutra: Relationship with Hialeah
Hialeah dominates Chutra's night sky. Its gravitational influence is the engine behind Chutra's heat, habitability and long-period tidal cycles. These long-period tidal cycles drive geological events, including occasional volcanic episodes.
Both Chutra and Hialeah are co-dependent if life is to remain abundant on the former.
Belagrade
Water planet. Native Nautolans divided with Mon Calmari settlers.
Hialeah
Token gas giant, refineries and shipyards on orbiting moons.