Hapes Cluster

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The Hapes Cluster is a region of space - typically regarded as a sector in its own right - situated in the Inner Rim of the Galaxy, Galactic North by Galactic East in the Slice, just Galactic South of the Perlemian Trade Route. The sector is a grouping of several thousand stars within the nebula known as the Transitory Mists. The Transitory Mists are characterised by an assortment of massive gravity wells, ion storms, and concentrations of cosmic dust that greatly impedes hyperspace travel to the region and has kept the inhabitants of the Cluster mostly isolated from the rest of the galaxy over the course of several millennia. Few hyperspace routes in to the sector are considered safe to navigate, forcing travelers to enter the Cluster through either Lorell or Roqoo.

Official records of charted celestial bodies within the Hapes Cluster indicates that the Hapes Consortium is made up of 95 planets and 19 smaller planetoids, spread across six distinct astrogeographical regions. The sector's high density of stars, nebulae and moons bathes its worlds - particularly Hapes Prime - in bright light, which has caused the native Hapans to lose most of their night vision.

In historic times, it was typically said that the Hapes Cluster consisted of either 63 systems or 63 worlds. While colonisation and settlement programs have since expanded the number of inhabited worlds, the historic number remains firmly imbedded as a basic "fact" about the Hapes Cluster.

History

Ancient History

While no concrete evidence has been found, the unique makeup of the Hapes Cluster has led historians and scientists to theorise that the region was put together by the Celestials, who are also credited for the creation of the Maw, Kathol Rift, and Centrepoint Space Station.

No evidence has either been found to prove settlement by the Rakata Empire, though they are known to have had a presence on Onderon, which is situated relatively close to the Hapes Cluster. Due to the Hapes Cluster's location in the Galaxy, it appeared as a vast obstacle on the charts of early explorers from the Galactic Republic around Year -20,000 to -15,000, during the Great Manifest Period.

The Hapes Cluster is, however, home to a number of species - such as the Mairans, Thrakians and Jeby - who appear native to the region and developed without influence from outsiders. Some of these came to develop limited space travel and explored some of their neighbouring systems inside the Cluster prior to contact with humans.

Settlement & Exploration

No attempts were made to try to explore or settle the Hapes Cluster until around Year -4496, when the brutal and savage Lorell Raiders were a constant thorn in the side of the Galactic Republic. They raided countless worlds and were a continuous threat in the mid and outer rims of the galaxy. As the Republic intensified the efforts to track them down, the Raiders had to seek out locations for new bases of operations. It was at this time they dared to venture into a gap in the Transitory Mists. Within they found the Lorell system functioning as a natural gateway in the cosmic dustcloud. They established colonies on Lorell and later Hapes Prime, using them as bases of operation for their continued raids on the Republic.

Continuing their old ways, the Raiders robbed worlds of vast amounts of wealth while also kidnapping the most beautiful women they could find. The women were forced to serve as slaves and wives of the pirates and were often left behind on the Raiders colonies within the Hapes Cluster. In the end the Republic sent the Jedi to deal with the Raiders threat. Most of the Raiders ships were destroyed in extensive campaigns and much of the male population was killed in the process. This left the women outnumbering the men within the cluster. Led by Ta'a Chume and Enelithia Nele'serin they rose up against their husbands and oppressors in rebellion and in turn took over all the Raiders assets and outposts.

In Year -4026 the Hapes Consortium was established as an actual governing body with the Queen Mother as head of state. It lasted nearly four thousand years with nine specific eras and ten dynasties. Treasures the Lorell Raiders had robbed from outside worlds were used to purchase defences and goods to build up an actual peaceful society within the Hapes Cluster. Some decades were spent indoctrinating new ideals and ideas into the minds of the population and it was not until three to four centuries had passed that the Consortium began to change into more familiar form with noble families, a class ruled society with feudal control and an actual space fleet.

The civilisation grew over time, slowly expanding across the Hapes Cluster, not needlessly disturbing the nature on worlds where human presence was not needed. To the female Hapans the balance of nature and civilisation was extremely important, as were the ideals of beauty and perfection. Exploration was conducted in phases, as the expansion of the population required more living space and more natural resources. Sentient species who were native to the Cluster were annexed and made part of Hapan society, often in lesser roles as servants and slaves, though some of the worlds and species enjoyed a certain amount of autonomy within the Hapes Consortium. The annexation process was relatively peaceful and some of the races joined willingly, but occasional conflicts arose and were characterised as colonial wars between settlers and natives.

The new government was also often troubled by piracy and mercenaries over the centuries. While the Hapans resented what the Lorell Raiders had stood for, they also recognised that the savages had been their ancestors and were murdered by the guardians of the Galactic Republic and for this reason they banned Force users from the Cluster. The borders of the Hapes Consortium were closed from the second millennium in order to prevent any more foreign attacks and intervention on the Hapan government.

Due to the new isolationist stance of the Hapans, the Hapes Cluster remained untouched in various galactic conflicts that raged outside its borders, leaving its inhabitants to continue nurturing their unique and distinct culture. Even so, the Hapans experienced a civil war of their own which led to massive devastation on many of their worlds, and the death of billions. Upon the conclusion of the conflict, the new monarch sought to reopen relations with worlds outside the Cluster in order to promote trade and commerce.

Recent Developments

As a result, the Hapes Cluster has seen an increase in contact with the outside Galaxy since approximately Year -2, when Lorell was opened as the Consortium's embassy world, inviting foreign ambassadors and large corporations to settle and invest. It would not take long for immigration to begin, with members from virtually all of the Galaxy's sentient species coming, seeking either employement and opportunity.

Even so, the Hapes Consortium still imposes strict travel restrictions on foreigners wanting to visit the Hapes Cluster, with most systems being off-limits to non-Hapans. However, the Hapans themselves have become a more common sight in the Galaxy outside their native sector, and can be found in essentially all lines of work.

While the Galactic Civil War rages across the Galaxy, it has gone virtually unnoticed by the average Hapan, most of whom are not involved in government affairs, nor do they speak Basic or interact with foreigners. Apart from the Black Sun Crisis in Year 3, no foreign power has yet to make an aggressive move against the Hapans inside the Hapes Cluster, leaving the sector in a peaceful state.

Regions

Lorelli Reach

The Lorelli Reach is the region of the Hapes Cluster closest to the Galactic Centre, situated Rimward. Essentially a bottleneck, the region contains the Lorell system, which forms a void in the surrounding Transitory Mists regions, which are known as the Keltros Expanse and Dillaem Wall.

The Knot Holes, essentially a major hyperlane junction with numerous rifts in the Mists, is located just beyond Lorell, sprinkled with automated beacons guiding ships towards their destination so that they do not risk flying blind in to the hazardous nebulea. Chosper, Andalia, Sennex, Daruvvia and Ket are other systems located within the Lorelli Reach, most of them along the Lorell Route, which extends from the Knot Holes and in to the Rifle Worlds region.

Rifle Worlds

The Rifle Worlds region is situated west in the Hapes Cluster. Its name derives from the historical heavy weapons manufacturing infrastructure that was located here, essentially serving as the Hapes Consortium's foremost industrial hub. The Lorell Route intersects with the Gallinore Reach route, the Rynmar Trail, and the Great Rim Route within this region, all leading to different areas of the Hapes Cluster.

The region's most prominent system is Charubah, which has historically been a dominant player in Rifle Worlds affairs. However, the Maires system is also considered to be among the Cluster's most significant, due to the aquatic race known as the Mairans. The species is native to the Hapes Cluster, and also an influentual faction of the Hapes Consortium. They have often been at odds with the inhabitants of their neighbouring system Vergill, which also enjoys a high standing within Hapan political circles.

The other systems of this region are Lovala, Modus, Cheruba, Wodan, Algnadesh, Divora, and Relephon.

Gateworlds

Situated north in the Hapes Cluster, the Gateworlds are considered to be fairly remote by Hapan standards. The name of the region comes from its proximity to the Rifle Worlds and the Interior, and also because of the Rynmar Trail which provides convenient access to the northern end of the Rim Worlds region without having to travel through the Corsair Outback.

Consisting of a mere four star systems, the region has seen sporadic exploitation of local natural resources in the form of mining activity, but its importance is considered fairly low in Hapan political circles, despite recent attempts to encourage settlement. Systems of this region are Sargorn, Febrini, Zadaria and Phelope.

Corsair Outback

The Corsair Outback is seldom visited, except for those travel through the region on their way to the Rim Worlds, and those who earn their living working the sparsely populated planets. Harsh conditions characterise the conditions on most of the planetoids, though the region has seen periodic industrial development throughout the history of the Hapes Cluster. Systems of this region are Jodaka, Stalsinek and Nantuker.

Rim Worlds

Named for its remote location within the Hapes Cluster, as well as proximity to the rest of the Galaxy, the Rim Worlds region extends around the Cluster in the south to the north-east. While essentially the backwater of the Cluster, the region has a variety of commerical and industrial activity, and population centres of various prominence.

The Terephon system, located in the densest populated area of the region, is considered to be the most important system of the region, and is also where the Great Rim Route intersects with the Hapan Spine coming from Roqoo. Close by is the enigmatic and virtually abandoned Maad system, situated in a pocket of the dense and hazardous Transitory Mists region known as Rivved Space, and only accessible by a complicated route known as The Throat.

The Rynmar Trail from the Gateworlds ends in the Rynmar system, which is close to Zalori and Rainboh. Other systems of the region include k'Farri, Calfa, Dreena, and Reboam. Of note are also the stars Orelon and Roqoo, both orbited by major asteroid fields with minor outposts. The latter of the two is located on the Hapan Spine hyper route, and serves as a junction for entering and leaving the Hapes Cluster, with Roqoo Depot being a popular refueling station and customs port.

Interior

The Interior region is the densest region of the Hapes Cluster, containing a total of twenty-three star systems in extreme close proximity, many of which are the most prominent and wealthy worlds of the sector. At the centre of the region is the Hapes system which contains the Hapes Consortium's capital and throneworld Hapes Prime and its seven iconic moons.

Many of the systems of this region are famed either for their abundant natural resources, distinct cultural traits and abilities, or local natural wonders. Such include Gallinore and their Rainbow Gems, Ut and their talented singers, and Selab and its Trees of Wisdom. Other systems of this region are Novi, Farnica, Sivoria, Talcharaim, Baldavia, Theselon, Millinar, Lalmy'ash, Archais, Jovaria, Thrakia, Lemmi, Harterra, Arabanth, Carlania, Ediorung, Tumani, Tinta, and Rbollea.

The region is surrounded in the south and east by the Transitory Mist regions known as the Temporal Clouds, Ta'a Chume's Veil, and Scoteian Mists, which can only be traversed in the north via the Rynmar Trail from the Gateworlds. Situated within Ta'a Chume's Veil is the five star cluster known as Queen Mother's Pearls, which also contains an asteroid field with an outpost used for collecting scientific data on space phenomena.

Systems

System Position Planets Population Controller
Arabanth (152, 107) 4 131,437,522 Hapes Consortium
Gallinore (148, 108) 3 930,923,228 Hapes Consortium
Cheruba (145, 109) 4 6,649,494 Hapes Consortium
Lorell (136, 99) 6 1,974,369,138 Hapes Consortium
Hapes (152, 106) 10 776,168,279 Hapes Consortium
Selab (151, 104) 3 3,600,780 Hapes Consortium
Dreena (160, 103) 3 4,217,953 Hapes Consortium
Modus (143, 110) 3 2,936,899 Hapes Consortium
Ediorung (152, 109) 5 6,097,308 Hapes Consortium
k'Farri (149, 98) 5 768,188,841 Hapes Consortium
Stalsinek (145, 101) 5 11,550,785 Hapes Consortium
Charubah (142, 109) 4 89,519,630 Hapes Consortium
Sargorn (145, 112) 4 62,515,036 Hapes Consortium
Maad (159, 111) 4 4,918,263 Hapes Consortium
Maires (141, 109) 3 3,216,742 Hapes Consortium
Relephon (146, 108) 7 4,004,841 Hapes Consortium
Roqoo (161, 113) 2 47,639 Hapes Consortium
Terephon (157, 111) 3 68,038,284 Hapes Consortium
Zalori (156, 112) 3 4,634,426 Hapes Consortium
Rainboh (157, 114) 3 1,622,531 Hapes Consortium
Rynmar (156, 113) 3 3,216,742 Hapes Consortium
Orelon (154, 113) 3 57,787 Hapes Consortium
Reboam (161, 106) 3 3,216,742 Hapes Consortium
Calfa (157, 100) 3 3,216,742 Hapes Consortium
Nantuker (146, 100) 2 1,093,548 Hapes Consortium
Jodaka (144, 103) 3 4,898,596 Hapes Consortium
Chosper (139, 99) 2 3,290,225 Hapes Consortium
Andalia (138, 101) 3 335,880,269 Hapes Consortium
Sennex (138, 102) 2 1,608,371 Hapes Consortium
Daruvvia (139, 104) 2 1,681,569 Hapes Consortium
Ket (139, 105) 2 54,803,274 Hapes Consortium
Lovala (140, 108) 2 1,273,102,395 Hapes Consortium
Vergill (141, 110) 3 4,898,596 Hapes Consortium
Febrini (149, 111) 3 19,204,855,440 Hapes Consortium
Zadaria (150, 110) 4 3,384,391,984 Hapes Consortium
Phelope (150, 109) 2 1,746,073 Hapes Consortium
Wodan (146, 107) 2 2,801,060 Hapes Consortium
Algnadesh (145, 106) 2 1,608,371 Hapes Consortium
Divora (143, 106) 2 1,660,207 Hapes Consortium
Farnica (147, 106) 2 2,871,212 Hapes Consortium
Novi (148, 107) 3 3,258,056 Hapes Consortium
Sivoria (147, 105) 2 1,746,073 Hapes Consortium
Talcharaim (147, 104) 2 1,702,852 Hapes Consortium
Baldavia (149, 107) 3 3,311,223 Hapes Consortium
Theselon (150, 107) 3 3,268,578 Hapes Consortium
Millinar (150, 106) 2 44,867,834 Hapes Consortium
Lalmy'ash (149, 105) 3 3,289,940 Hapes Consortium
Archais (150, 104) 3 1,369,707,261 Hapes Consortium
Jovaria (153, 104) 3 243,015,479,703 Hapes Consortium
Harterra (151, 105) 2 6,089,164 Hapes Consortium
Ut (152, 105) 3 96,213,377,075 Hapes Consortium
Carlania (151, 108) 2 1,681,568 Hapes Consortium
Thrakia (154, 103) 3 51,146,170,588 Hapes Consortium
Lemmi (155, 104) 2 1,681,568 Hapes Consortium
Tumani (153, 109) 3 3,216,742 Hapes Consortium
Tinta (154, 108) 2 1,608,371 Hapes Consortium
Rbollea (155, 107) 2 1,608,371 Hapes Consortium
Queen Mother's Pearls (157, 106) 6 54,721 Hapes Consortium