Sacaya
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| 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.
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| 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).
Sacaya is made up of mostly of canyons
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
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.
Imperial Presence
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 |
