Kyber City
Work in Progress
Kyber City is the home of the Guardians of the Whills, and a growing destination for spiritual seekers, refugees, and scholars alike. It was built over the former capital of the Koiogra V, following the city's destruction in the aftermath of the war.
History
For centuries, the Guardians of the Whills operated out of The Temple of Kyber on the planet Camden. During The War for the Republic in Year 21, the Guardians facilitated a mass evacuation of their home world ahead of immanent Imperial Union invasion. In addition to hundreds of thousands of refugees, the Guardian leadership also smuggled out most of the Temple's archives, artwork, and relics, including a large collection of kyber crystal. For the duration of the fighting, the Guardians waited in a deep space location and cared for the inhabitants that had fled with them. As the war subsided, Keeper of the Whills Gothar Elensar deployed scouts across friendly space to discern where the Force was calling them to settle. After weeks of searching, scouting party led by Sekou Tau came to Koiogra V, and noted the planet's inexplicable connection to the Force. After discussion with the elder Guardians, the planet was chosen as their new homeworld.
While the war had ended, the planet was far from peaceful. Resistance forces continued to root out Imperial holdouts, various independence movements, and Imperial and former-Republic deserters-turned-outlaws. The capital city, Walong, had been devastated during the fighting by Imperial forces as they attempted to wrest control of the planet, by civilian militias fighting to oust the Imperial government, and by Resistance soldiers as they finally eliminated the Imperial presence and worked to stabilize the city. Walong was in ruins, its infrastructure beyond repair, and many of its residents abandoning it in droves for nearby cities, refugee camps, or transports off-world. Once the Guardians were clear to land and explore the planet, the Force guided them to the once grand metropolis where they discovered a vast network of abandoned subterranean settlements, bunkers, and caves linked by winding tunnels and ancient catacombs. Careful to keep the discovery under wraps, they petitioned The Resistance to buy the city. The Resistance agreed, and after further negotiation the Guardians were granted governorship of the entire planet on the Resistance's behalf, under the condition that they rebuild and govern the planet with their own funds.
