Hyrba

Hyrba (Hyrba 1408 C7339A9-9 S Hi Na Po) is a celestial object and recognised member of the Confederated Systems in Lodestar Convoy.
== Physical Characteristics ==
Hyrba is a medium sized (roughly 10,000km in diameter) with a gravity similar to Old Earth's. The atmosphere is very thin, requiring a respirator be worn in many places outside, although many buildings in the more affluent areas of the planet are supplied with their own breathable air. There are a few small seas on Hyrba and the weather can be described as temperate. Buildings on Hyrba are influenced heavily by the Islamic architecture of Old Earth, as records of this style (and other Islamic traditions) were preserved and studied aboard the colony ship NOWRUZ that first landed on this planet.
== Government & Politics ==
Presidential elections on Hyrba are slated to take place every five years, though from an outside perspective this may seem at times ceremonial. Whether a matter of culture or coincidence, the Hyrban public typically elect the same president time and time again until the president is unable or unwilling to stand for re-election. When this happens it is not unusual for a string of single-term presidents to be elected in succession as the populace figure out who they like the style of next. The current president, Varzad Zomorodi, is serving the middle of his third term and is accepted as a good leader of men and representative for the world.
Critics of the Hyrban system of government are quick to call leaders like President Zomorodi essentially dictators, though the Hyrban public would not agree with that classification and believe that their president works in their best interests.
== Culture & Life ==
Life on Hyrba is filled with ups and downs, as a relatively poor system (especially one so populous) there is a sense of camaraderie and unity between Hyrbans. It is not uncommon for poor folk on Hyrba to break their last loaf of bread in half to share it with a neighbour who has even less, and culturally, it is said that a good Hyrban should treat a guest the way that they would treat their parents. This reverence for their fellow man is somewhat contrasted by a degree of hesitance that still lingers due to Hyrba's close proximity to Kötze. In the days before Kötze had joined the Empire, Hyrba was put under a lot of pressure by their titanic neighbour-planet and a distrust grew of Kötzereichers and a generalised idea of the foreigners who would not help Hyrba out against them. This distrust has been slowly dissipating over the two hundred years since Kaiser Eberhard's death and is almost totally gone, but some Hyrbans still need to be softened up slightly before they show the warm and hospitable nature they're known for. 
The law on Hyrba is often characterised outside of the planet itself as being fairly strict, although some more closely acquainted with the systems of justice on Hyrba will tell you that they're not strict without reason. Being a poor planet that wants to look out for its citizens, things like weaponry and drugs are illegal, but there's no censorship of information or restrictions on technology like on some other planets. The police do not pry into the lives of their citizens without cause to, but anyone caught breaking the law is typically subjected to a harsher-than-average punishment when taking into account how things would be treated in the rest of the galaxy. Criminals on Hyrba forfeit a lot of their legal rights after being convicted, and unlike many other planets, Hyrba chooses to imprison people whom it convicts on the planet itself, rather than shipping them off to Ensar. 
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