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The Valyrian System.

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❝ come morning light, you
and i'll be safe & sound ❞
(taylor swift) ━━━━ apheli lullaby.

FILE NO.1: APHELION.

CAPITAL: Alora

REGION: Mid Rim

SYSTEM: Valyria - Aphelion, Aether, Hemera

CELESTIAL BODIES: Suns, 1 (Lena), Moons, 2 (Moria, Sappho)

LANGUAGES: Basic, Ancient Apheli

FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Matriarchal Monarchy
HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: Ianthe Valarys III, High Council
SENATOR: Ambrose Valarys

LOCATIONS: Alora (capital), Jupiter (northern province), Saturn (rural hub of agriculture), Neptune (county; collection of coastal villages), Mars (located in the Wild)

GEOGRAPHY/TERRAIN: mountain ranges, all north of Alora, tundra and frozen wastelands (far north), oceans (west), woodlands, plains, meadows, moors and rivers (south)

FLORA: night-blooming astraeus flowers

FAUNA: mithacats (wild and domesticated), mithawolves, mithridragons (formerly)

CLIMATE: there is no regulation to the seasons. Spring and autumn are typically more consistent, but summers and winters can last weeks or years. The planet's rings are said to cause the colder weather.

TRADE: Mithril (ore mined from its moon, Moria, which can be forged into weapons and armour — can repel and withstand lightsabers; strong as beskar), kyber crystals (found on its moon, Sappho), medicine (extracted from the Astraeus flower)

LOYALTY: Republic (until the war)

CULTURE: focuses on liberty and peace. They have an old language and religion which still echoes in places (for example, names and phrases; place names and statues). The religion has now shifted into legend and myth. The people have many annual celebrations: in the summer for appreciation of life, and in the winter for hope that light will return. "Aphelion's Curse" is an old myth written to explain the unpredictable seasons. People say that Aphelion has a slight sentience and is affected by the Force. When the winters grow longer and the ice deserts spread too far south, the planet's rings will collapse and the planet will be rendered frozen. It ties to ancient Apheli mythology which says the planet's rings were made from frozen dragon eggs.
Much of Aphelion's population suffers from economic divides, partly due to how isolated some of the villages are. The rich mostly occupy the capital city, Alora, and the city in the mountains, Jupiter. The poorer members of the society keep to themselves and seem content — their survival is based on subsistence farming and small trade between villages, and they have the deepest connection to the old Apheli language and religion. Jupiter is one of the northernmost settlements on the planet. As it is stuck in a near-permanent winter, the city is domed (like a forcefield) to maintain warmer conditions for its inhabitants. Some villages across the planet have expanded into towns over time and have connected themselves to others to trade; the largest towns (like Saturn) trade with Alora and Jupiter.
Aphelion's wealth comes from its mines on its farthest moon, Moria. Mithril and other valuable ore is mined and transported to Aphelion to be refined and fashioned into useful products before being shipped to every corner of the galaxy. Millenia ago, the mining trade was started by two partners: Sol and Vala. They grew the operation into a wealthy empire and even discovered a reptilian breed living deep in the natural caves — they named them Mithridragons. Due to the greed of both partners, they separated with disastrous consequences. The Valarys and Solarys dynasties were forged, and the Solari were exiled to Hemera (another planet in the system). The Head of House Solarys demanded a share of the Mithridragons still on Aphelion, but House Valarys refused. So began centuries of disagreements and rivalries between the two families — which continued to the Clone Wars in the final years of the Republic, and led to the Invasion of Aphelion ten years prior to the Battle of Geonosis.

LULLABIES: seven by taylor swift; safe & sound by taylor swift

PHRASES: "thank ashla", "by the light of lena", "love you to the moon and to saturn" (endearment)

INSPIRATION: very much inspired by asoiaf & westeros, especially with the seasons. i will credit every time one of grrm's ideas comes up as inspo. there are also elements of j.r.r. tolkien's world used too with the evenstar, mithril, moria/erebor & rivendell used as inspiration! aphelion replaces lothal in rebels, and naboo in tpm.

THE PALACE & GROUNDS.

THE NORTH.

THE WILD.

FILE NO.2: MORIA.

The moon once bore vast jungles and mountains, teeming with wildlife. The mythical Mithridragon was discovered within the Mithril mines beneath the surface. After the Great Desolation, the planet was rendered uninhabitable; the old villages reduced to rubble and the forests to ash. The mines are still operational but are out of use due to Aphelion's peaceful approach to galactic politics. The planet's wealth will be generated by other means when the Mithril stores run dry.

FILE NO.3: SAPPHO.

The "Good Moon". While Moria has withered, Sappho flourishes. As tribute to Aphelion's past and the planet's connection to their oldest heroes, the world is left alone to grow in its own way. Sappho has a greater influence over Aphelion's tides. Its sky is lilac in winter and softens to pale blue in spring - its sunsets are famous for their beauty. Sappho is dominated by pine forests and meadows and rolling peaks. Over the centuries, kyber crystals were mined from the soil but this was stopped when veins of the crystals were discovered under Aphelion's greatest ocean. The nightblooming Astraeus flower is native here, but has been bred on Aphelion for its medicinal properties. The flower was planted by Ashla Tethys — Jedi hero and last inhabitant of the moon - to honour her wife, Astraea 'Sappho' Titan, who died in Moria's Desolation. The moon was also named after Titan. Due to the moon's store of kyber crystals, it has a deep connection to the Force.

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FILE NO.4: HEMERA.

CAPITAL: Castor

CELESTIAL BODIES: Suns, 1 (Lena), Moons, 1

HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: High Council, House Solarys
SENATOR: Erinna Solarys

SENATOR: oceans, islands, meadows, coastal villages, underwater settlements, deserts

FAUNA: mithriwyverns (variant breed of mithridragons, also known as sea dragons)

CLIMATE: hemera is the closest planet in the valyrian system and its hotter climate is a reflection of that. Nicknamed the planet of "always summer" as its winters are few and mild — every century it will experience a greater winter which can last six months.

TRADE: fruits, building materials, fuel (excavated from the ocean floor)

LOYALTY: Republic; holds a tenuous relationship with Aphelion due to centuries of disagreements and civil wars

other files in this system: aether

similar files: mandalore, tatooine, naboo, alderaan, coruscant

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A/N: also predominantly features in my anakin fic, evenstar. parts of aphelion's culture and history are still being developed. please do not steal any aspects of my worlds.