Sacaya

Sacaya

Astrographical Information
Region	Outer Rim
Sector	Kanz Sector
System	Sacaya
Suns	1 (Sacaya, red giant)
Orbital Position	3rd
Moons	1
Coordinates	M-4
Rotation Period	28 standard hours
Orbital Period	352 local days
Planetary Information
Class	Terrestrial
Climate	Diverse (Arctic to Arid)
Atmosphere	Type I
Gravity	Standard
Primary Terrain	Mountainous
Societal Information
Native Species	Crag-hunters, Sacayan rocs
Immigrated Species	Diverse
Primary Language	Galactic Basic Standard
Government	Townships; Corporate (Tiliq Mining Consortium)
Population	1.5 million
Major Cities	Sacaya City (pop 500,000, Tiliq-owned spaceport); other small mining towns and corporate installations
Major Imports	Food, Technology
Major Exports	Ore and Refined Metals/Minerals
Affiliation	Galactic Empire (nominal)
Mechanical Information
Astrogation	Hyperspace Backwater: Located as far from hyperspace routes as it is, Sacaya adds to all Astrogation checks to plan a course to or from it.
Knowledges	Outer Rim x • Education x • Lore x • Underworld x • Warfare x • Xenology x
Rarity Modifier	+2
Other Mechanics	None

An ore-rich world claimed by the Tiliq Mining Consortium. Though the Consortium has several facilities on the planet, they also sell commissions for others to set up operations there as well, charging high prices for the possibility of making a great deal of money. Tiliq is home to several barebones mining commune-colonies, groups of people who all pitch in to purchase the commission and work the mines, ideally splitting the profits (when there are any).

Geographical Features

Sacaya is made up of mostly of canyons and razor-topped outcroppings of rock scoured into whirling patterns by grit-heavy winds. Water is present in the world mainly in standing pools, mineral-heavy after successive evaporation cycles. Moisture-farming supplements most of the mining here, and every mining installation that isn't supported by the Consortium is surrounded by multiple moisture farms. Cavern-farming is also fairly common, taking advantage of moisture accumulation in cavern areas out of the red sunlight, with grow-lights bolted directly to the ceilings of the caverns.

The Tiliq Holdings

Laying claim to the most prevalent natural sources of water, the Tiliq Mining Consortium has built its mining installations in close proximity to the thick cluster of salt lakes of Sacaya.

• Sacaya City: Population 500,000 • The largest city on Sacaya is only about a half-million in population. Located on the shore of one of the largest bodies of water on-planet, the city has a sort of stark beauty, nestled as it is among the sandstone spires that protect it from the worst of the winds. Modest-sized skyscrapers stand at its heart, the downtown core protected by a shield that protects from winds; the rest of the city is made up of relatively short and fairly rounded structures to cut down on the erosion from winds. In contrast to most of the mining installations around the Holdings, it is made up of a diverse variety of folks, only some of whom are Tiliq contractors. Sacaya City is also the site of the main Imperial garrison on Sacaya. Though the city has a mayor and a city council, there is no question that they are puppets for the Tiliq Mining Consortium – no one who isn't supported by the corporation ever actually runs for public office in the city.

Ghomak Canyon

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Vhosa Canyon

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The Salt Abyss

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Native Species

The craggy face of the planet has given rise to a variety of native species, none of which are sapient. The Crag-hunter is a low-slung lizard-like beast with a sinuous snaky tail that it uses to propel itself through loose sand that settles in the bottom of deep canyons. Crag-hunters lay in rocky crags filled with sand and wait for something to stumble by, bursting up out of the sand and making quick work of it with a toxic bite (toxic not because of venom, but because of how enzyme- and bacteria-ridden its mouth is).

The Sacayan roc is a massive primitive bird, with jaws and teeth rather than beak. Standing between three and four meters, with a wingspan several times that, they are mighty hunters who sail the thermals of the hot red planet. When they see prey, they fold their winds and dive bomb it, landing on it with both clawed feet, stunning with the strike. It then carries away its stunned prey, dropping it from a height if it wakes and starts struggling. They are capable of fighting on the ground, but prefer their dive-bomb methods of hunting to standing and fighting.

There is also a canid-type creature referred to as a cliff-wolf, so named for its billy-goat-like ability to scale sheer cliffs. The locals have tried to domesticate them, but no one has had anything more than modest success at the endeavor. Cliff-wolf fur is highly prized, especially toward the poles.

Settlements

Sacaya City

Population: x
xxx

Mining Towns (Independent)

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Jawa Crawlers

At some point between one and two hundred years ago, a small band of Offworld Jawas (as those who leave Tatooine are called) found their way to Sacaya. There are now three separate Jawa crawlers out in the wastelands of Sacaya, where they hunt up ores and pelts from cliff-wolves to sell or trade.

Raider Bands

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The Sacaya System

Planet	Type	Moons
Sacaya (Sun)	Star (Single Red Giant)	None
Osebra	Gas Giant	3 + Rings
Sacaya	Moderate Terrestrial (Diverse Mountains)	10
Chynbrynyr	Moderate Terrestrial (Toxic Desert)	10
Arlyngal	Gas Giant	14