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House Brentioch
House Cormond
House Da’jaal
House O’Keefe
House Kallea
House Jo’uda
House Votrad
House Maclain
House Favis
House Oradin
House Vuultin
House Curovao
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House Tannaras
House Angelas
House Komnenas
House Makedas
House Thessalias
House Argyras
House Gabras
House Synadenas
House Kamateras
House Philanthropenas
House Aaronias
House Doukas
House Isaurias
House Valentinias
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House Lassiter
Name: Brentaal IV
Satellites: 2
Coordinates: L9
Hyperlane(s): Hydian Way, Perlemian Trade Route
Rotation: 23 standard hours
Orbit: 342 galactic standard days
Inhabitants: 88% human, 12% assorted non-human species
Overview: Brentaal IV, orbiting around the star Brenta, situated in the center of the Bormea sector within the broader galactic core. Situated between two of the most traveled hyperspace lanes in the galaxy-- the Perlemian Trade Route and Hydian Way-- it holds an almost unparalleled position on the galactic map, being the only world that intersects between both lanes. The strategic importance of Brentaal has rarely gone unnoticed by galactic powers, and has historically been a target of conquest, as well as disputes over trading rights.
Arguably, Brentaal’s strategic position is unmatched, it’s intersection between the two lanes giving it considerable influence over trade. Hundreds of trade platforms and ports, controlled by the hundreds of Brentaalan noble houses that operate within its assembly, take in and export out an almost incalculable amount of cargo every single day, the customs fees reaped by the guilds that control them.
Climate and Terrain: Brentaal’s topography is made up of large mountain ranges, deltas, and near endless salt flats. The surface of the planet is dominated by two massive polar regions, which combined cover over 30% of the planet’s surface. The region around the equator is equally inhospitable, dominated by salt flats and oceans that boil and rain back down in a seasonal cycle. The planet’s most liveable areas are in the deltas between her many mountain ranges, which are almost completely covered in massive urban sprawl, necessary to house the still growing population of well over 70 billion sentients.
(Abridged) History: Brentaal was one of the earliest worlds colonized by humans prior to the formation of the republic. Originally the world was dominated by tiny city states, ruled individually by the kings of royal houses, and broadly by the Draoi, a force sensitive priest caste picked from the various petty kingdoms and set up as advisors, using precognitive techniques lost to time. As these petty kings squabbled amongst themselves, a growing class of space travelers began growing ludicrously wealthy as they either traded, settled, or pillaged neighboring worlds, known as the mairneaei. Overtime, this class established itself as a lower nobility who, while theoretically bound in service to the kings of their native city states, cooperated on a global scale through trade, diplomacy and cultural exchange that slowly rendered the powers of these Basilaeoi irrelevant. This would culminate with the forming of a central government in the commerce hall of Brentaal’s largest city, Knormonos (later Cormond) that would unilaterally vote to join the newly founded galactic republic, and would eventually force the kings to give up their royal authority. Thus, the noble class of lords, the thiarniaei, would establish themselves as the political and economic masters of Brentaal, who themselves eventually were made to cede much of their power to the general population in a gradual shift towards an aristocratic republic, where the nobles would compete with one another to secure public offices in general elections.
In spite of various political upsets over the millennia (most notably during the Ta’nnaur’ad supremacy under the Drast Empire), Brentaal’s political system has largely remained democratic and it’s economy has been prosperous. Recent developments since the clone wars however have led to an extended period of economic stagnation and depression, as Brentaal’s industrial sector shifted away from a diverse, consumer based market to one that almost entirely focused on the war economy. Along with this, following the rise of the Empire, a series of imperial governors would grant greater and greater privileges to the thiarniaei, allowing them to suspend elections by majority vote and instead rely on hereditary appointment to fill Cormond’s commerce hall. After the collapse of the empire and later first order, the demand for weapons and warships collapsed, and the stagnant assembly was unable to act quick enough to compete with industrial titans like Kuat and Fondor.
By the Force Eternal Era, the former industrial working class and it’s descendants have spent nearly a century experiencing an uninterrupted downward slide into poverty. With the noble controlled trade guilds having a monopoly on Brentaal’s trade power, the general population has been unable to reap the rewards of the past century of peace and prosperity that much of the core experienced. The thiarnaei of Brentaal’s assembly have turned inward, focused only on their petty rivalries with one another, and expanding their own wealth and influence, rather than serving the people they govern over. Brentaal has, for thousands of years, sat at the most valuable crossroads in the galaxy, and unless the stars themselves realign, that won’t change. To the nobles, that couldn’t be better. To the people, nothing could be worse.
Government Structure: Brentaal has one of the oldest histories of democratic participation in the entire galaxy, which the noble houses claim to have “proudly championed” over the millennia. In reality, Brentaal has slipped between democracy, oligarchy, and at a few points monarchy over it’s millennia long history. In the Force Eternal Era, The Brentaalan houses have had a full century of unchecked political dominance over Brentaal’s political system. What trappings of democracy are left are simply wielded to the benefit of the houses with the most influence, with laws being written by and for them. While the hundreds of noble houses all have their long histories of conflict and petty disputes, all have recognized the benefits that the current status quo provide, and few have moved to change it. The occasional populist figure over the past century and a half have found themselves targeted through the collective enmity of the entire assembly, who, while often hating each other, could easily put aside their differences if their institutional power was challenged. As such, the assembly’s only foreign policy goals are to avoid any possible upsets of that status quo by any means necessary.
Culture: Due to Brentaal’s great wealth and unparalleled strategic position, billions of people belonging to a multitude of species and cultures of countless backgrounds have made Brentaal their home. The urban sprawl of Brentaal has created an incredible melting pot of tradition. One could go to a bar owned by a Devaronian, and be served a beverage hailing from Rodia by a scantily clad twi’lek waitress, than watch an exotic display performed by two Catharese dancers, before listening to a human perform a melodized version of the story of Freia Kallea.
Brentaal’s traditional language of Old Brentaalan– a distant cousin of the progenitor language of galactic basic– has long since fizzled out of popular use, relegated entirely to some legal documents and old texts. A large subset of the urban population do speak a unique dialect of basic however, maintaining the phonetic structure and speech patterns of the old language. To many, however, the quick and expressive dialect of Brentaal’s urban masses is almost as unintelligible as any other alien language. The lack of formal education and propensity towards loud and vulgar speech that many engage in contributes to many a stereotype of the Brentaalan people being brutish, vulgar and uneducated.
Like its language, the old artistic traditions of Brentaal have long persisted, albeit undergoing many changes over her long history. Instruments like the harp and kithara are widely popular, and are taught mostly to upper class youths. The organ is a staple in many old musical numbers, mostly due to its ability to be heard over cacophonous crowds. While operatic performances are common across the core, one of the most bizarre, and obviously ancient traditions would be that of pantomima, or pantomime. In this performance, a man or woman, concealed under an auspicious purple robe (a taboo color in Brentaali tradition) and a mask of electrum and gold, will put on a performance on a stage. As well as this, instruments such as the violin, pipes, and countless other musical talents can all be found in the grasp of performers.
Artistic expression is not merely limited to performance though. Derived from the archaic practice of carving icons of deceased ancestors from which to venerate, sculptures and statues of the dead are a common sight amongst Brentaalan’s wealthy enough to afford the services of a skilled artist. The House of De’jaal is infamous for it’s hall of the thousand– a massive wing of their palace dedicated to preserving the images of all previous lords and ladies of their lineage. What few public art displays available for the consumption by the urban masses are often copies of the statues of famous Brentaalan nobles, such as the square of Kallea, where a colossal 15 meter tall statue of the woman who mapped the Hydian way stands proud, her overly stylized, perpetually youthful features being a common display of noble power and prestige.
Canon (or implied):
House Brentioch
House Cormond
House Da’jaal
House O’Keefe
House Kallea
House Jo’uda
House Votrad
House Maclain
House Favis
House Oradin
House Vuultin
House Curovao
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House Tannaras
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Name: Brentaal IV
Satellites: 2
Coordinates: L9
Hyperlane(s): Hydian Way, Perlemian Trade Route
Rotation: 23 standard hours
Orbit: 342 galactic standard days
Inhabitants: 88% human, 12% assorted non-human species
Overview: Brentaal IV, orbiting around the star Brenta, situated in the center of the Bormea sector within the broader galactic core. Situated between two of the most traveled hyperspace lanes in the galaxy-- the Perlemian Trade Route and Hydian Way-- it holds an almost unparalleled position on the galactic map, being the only world that intersects between both lanes. The strategic importance of Brentaal has rarely gone unnoticed by galactic powers, and has historically been a target of conquest, as well as disputes over trading rights.
Arguably, Brentaal’s strategic position is unmatched, it’s intersection between the two lanes giving it considerable influence over trade. Hundreds of trade platforms and ports, controlled by the hundreds of Brentaalan noble houses that operate within its assembly, take in and export out an almost incalculable amount of cargo every single day, the customs fees reaped by the guilds that control them.
Climate and Terrain: Brentaal’s topography is made up of large mountain ranges, deltas, and near endless salt flats. The surface of the planet is dominated by two massive polar regions, which combined cover over 30% of the planet’s surface. The region around the equator is equally inhospitable, dominated by salt flats and oceans that boil and rain back down in a seasonal cycle. The planet’s most liveable areas are in the deltas between her many mountain ranges, which are almost completely covered in massive urban sprawl, necessary to house the still growing population of well over 70 billion sentients.
(Abridged) History: Brentaal was one of the earliest worlds colonized by humans prior to the formation of the republic. Originally the world was dominated by tiny city states, ruled individually by the kings of royal houses, and broadly by the Draoi, a force sensitive priest caste picked from the various petty kingdoms and set up as advisors, using precognitive techniques lost to time. As these petty kings squabbled amongst themselves, a growing class of space travelers began growing ludicrously wealthy as they either traded, settled, or pillaged neighboring worlds, known as the mairneaei. Overtime, this class established itself as a lower nobility who, while theoretically bound in service to the kings of their native city states, cooperated on a global scale through trade, diplomacy and cultural exchange that slowly rendered the powers of these Basilaeoi irrelevant. This would culminate with the forming of a central government in the commerce hall of Brentaal’s largest city, Knormonos (later Cormond) that would unilaterally vote to join the newly founded galactic republic, and would eventually force the kings to give up their royal authority. Thus, the noble class of lords, the thiarniaei, would establish themselves as the political and economic masters of Brentaal, who themselves eventually were made to cede much of their power to the general population in a gradual shift towards an aristocratic republic, where the nobles would compete with one another to secure public offices in general elections.
In spite of various political upsets over the millennia (most notably during the Ta’nnaur’ad supremacy under the Drast Empire), Brentaal’s political system has largely remained democratic and it’s economy has been prosperous. Recent developments since the clone wars however have led to an extended period of economic stagnation and depression, as Brentaal’s industrial sector shifted away from a diverse, consumer based market to one that almost entirely focused on the war economy. Along with this, following the rise of the Empire, a series of imperial governors would grant greater and greater privileges to the thiarniaei, allowing them to suspend elections by majority vote and instead rely on hereditary appointment to fill Cormond’s commerce hall. After the collapse of the empire and later first order, the demand for weapons and warships collapsed, and the stagnant assembly was unable to act quick enough to compete with industrial titans like Kuat and Fondor.
By the Force Eternal Era, the former industrial working class and it’s descendants have spent nearly a century experiencing an uninterrupted downward slide into poverty. With the noble controlled trade guilds having a monopoly on Brentaal’s trade power, the general population has been unable to reap the rewards of the past century of peace and prosperity that much of the core experienced. The thiarnaei of Brentaal’s assembly have turned inward, focused only on their petty rivalries with one another, and expanding their own wealth and influence, rather than serving the people they govern over. Brentaal has, for thousands of years, sat at the most valuable crossroads in the galaxy, and unless the stars themselves realign, that won’t change. To the nobles, that couldn’t be better. To the people, nothing could be worse.
Government Structure: Brentaal has one of the oldest histories of democratic participation in the entire galaxy, which the noble houses claim to have “proudly championed” over the millennia. In reality, Brentaal has slipped between democracy, oligarchy, and at a few points monarchy over it’s millennia long history. In the Force Eternal Era, The Brentaalan houses have had a full century of unchecked political dominance over Brentaal’s political system. What trappings of democracy are left are simply wielded to the benefit of the houses with the most influence, with laws being written by and for them. While the hundreds of noble houses all have their long histories of conflict and petty disputes, all have recognized the benefits that the current status quo provide, and few have moved to change it. The occasional populist figure over the past century and a half have found themselves targeted through the collective enmity of the entire assembly, who, while often hating each other, could easily put aside their differences if their institutional power was challenged. As such, the assembly’s only foreign policy goals are to avoid any possible upsets of that status quo by any means necessary.
Culture: Due to Brentaal’s great wealth and unparalleled strategic position, billions of people belonging to a multitude of species and cultures of countless backgrounds have made Brentaal their home. The urban sprawl of Brentaal has created an incredible melting pot of tradition. One could go to a bar owned by a Devaronian, and be served a beverage hailing from Rodia by a scantily clad twi’lek waitress, than watch an exotic display performed by two Catharese dancers, before listening to a human perform a melodized version of the story of Freia Kallea.
Brentaal’s traditional language of Old Brentaalan– a distant cousin of the progenitor language of galactic basic– has long since fizzled out of popular use, relegated entirely to some legal documents and old texts. A large subset of the urban population do speak a unique dialect of basic however, maintaining the phonetic structure and speech patterns of the old language. To many, however, the quick and expressive dialect of Brentaal’s urban masses is almost as unintelligible as any other alien language. The lack of formal education and propensity towards loud and vulgar speech that many engage in contributes to many a stereotype of the Brentaalan people being brutish, vulgar and uneducated.
Like its language, the old artistic traditions of Brentaal have long persisted, albeit undergoing many changes over her long history. Instruments like the harp and kithara are widely popular, and are taught mostly to upper class youths. The organ is a staple in many old musical numbers, mostly due to its ability to be heard over cacophonous crowds. While operatic performances are common across the core, one of the most bizarre, and obviously ancient traditions would be that of pantomima, or pantomime. In this performance, a man or woman, concealed under an auspicious purple robe (a taboo color in Brentaali tradition) and a mask of electrum and gold, will put on a performance on a stage. As well as this, instruments such as the violin, pipes, and countless other musical talents can all be found in the grasp of performers.
Artistic expression is not merely limited to performance though. Derived from the archaic practice of carving icons of deceased ancestors from which to venerate, sculptures and statues of the dead are a common sight amongst Brentaalan’s wealthy enough to afford the services of a skilled artist. The House of De’jaal is infamous for it’s hall of the thousand– a massive wing of their palace dedicated to preserving the images of all previous lords and ladies of their lineage. What few public art displays available for the consumption by the urban masses are often copies of the statues of famous Brentaalan nobles, such as the square of Kallea, where a colossal 15 meter tall statue of the woman who mapped the Hydian way stands proud, her overly stylized, perpetually youthful features being a common display of noble power and prestige.