Sector 19 - 1
Sector 19 - 1
Thyferra lies in this section of Sector 19.
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Balis-Baurgh System
The Balis-Baurgh system, naturally shielded from sensors by gas clouds and intense solar radiation, contains three planets, one of which can support life. Several years ago, the leaders of this planet's nations decided to jointly build a space station as a symbol of their global peace. When the station's construction was secretly sabotaged by the Empire, the nations blamed each other and went to war-- making the planet an easy target for the subsequent Imperial conquest. The Empire turned the space station into a fully- automated prison, and seeded the system with sensor jammers to make navigation in the system nearly impossible. Sometime after the Battle of Endor, Alliance captain Junas Turner and the Ewok warrior Grael were imprisoned on the Balis-Baurgh station until they managed to escape.
Balis
One of the two suns of this system.
Balis-Baurgh Station
Several years ago, the leaders of the only inhabited planet in the system decided to jointly build a space station as a symbol of their global peace. When the station's construction was secretly sabotaged by the Empire, the nations blamed each
other and went to war-- making the planet an easy target for the subsequent Imperial conquest. The Empire turned the space station into a fully- automated prison. After the Empire Fell the Station was turned into an Alliance outpost.
Daurgh
One of the two suns of this system.
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Polith System
The Polith system contains the planet Thyferra, the homeworld of the Vratix and the center of the galaxy's bacta industry.
Harrin Trade Corridor
This trade route passes the planet Thyferra.
Thyferra
Located in the Polith system, Thyferra is the homeworld of the mantis-like Vratix and is the center of the galaxy's bacta industry. Thyferra was first contacted during the middle years of the Old Republic. Though the Vratix had already colonized Thyferra's single moon and other bodies in the Polith system, the contact with the Republic ushered in a new technological revolution. The Vratix soon invented the healing fluid called bacta by growing alazhi and mixing it with the chemical kavam. The remarkable fluid was extremely profitable, and wealthy, powerful Vratix operations spread across many worlds. When the Empire arose, two large bacta-harvesting corporations (Xucphra and Zaltin) negotiated a special deal with the Imperials, allowing the companies to gain a virtual monopoly on the bacta industry. These two massive conglomerates control ninety-five percent of the galaxy's bacta and are collectively known as the "Bacta Cartel." Xucphra and Zaltin, run by a small group of ten thousand wealthy humans (often family related), now run Thyferra's government and dominate the lives of the average Vratix worker.The planetwide government is led by two Vratix canirs (chief officers) who are appointed by an elected council, each canir representing one of the two corporations. Since Xucphra and Zaltin are in fierce competition with each other, governmental gridlock frequently ensues and little is
accomplished to benefit the 2.8 million Vratix citizens. This has given rise to the Ashern (Black Claw) terrorist group, which views the corporations as a threat and tries to bring them down by any means necessary. Several years ago a group of Ashern terrorists contaminated Bacta Lot ZX1449F from Thyferra, which was shipped to Coruscant and caused two million Imperial citizens to develop an allergy to the healing fluid. In the political confusion following the Battle of Endor, Thyferra remained neutral and profited enormously by selling bacta to both sides. Two and a half years after Endor, the New Republic, anxious to please the Thyferran leaders, recruited the human pilots Bror Jace (from Zaltin) and Erisi Dlarit (from Xucphra) into the famous Rogue Squadron.
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