La Roche

La Roche is a planet of the Virasana Empire, best known for having been House Grebenstein's military industrial base and suffering heavy orbital bombardmend during the Black-and-White War.
==Climate==
* two moons
* shallow oceans
* much of the higher latitudes is low-density taiga
* originally temperate to sub-tropical maritime 
* now ice-age climate due to atmospheric dust from the orbital bombardments, quickly receeding due to greenhouse gasses from the volcanic activities.
*Except for the larger population centres, most of the planet is post-apocalyptic wasteland. 
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==History==
* orignally an industrial Grebenstein world, home to much of its formidable military industry
* in 2233 ET, Duke Yves-Olivier Grebenstein refused to accept the ascension of Lilitu Quetzal to the imperial throne. She had him captured and tied to her throne while forcing him to watch the prolonged orbital bombardment of his planet. Once he bowed to her and swore his fealty, she had him executed unceremoniously.
* Was awarded to House Ndewane after the Black-and-White War. 
* Planetary infrastructure and much of the surface flora and fauna still hasn't recovered. 
== Culture ==
* While LaRoche's upper class still struggles to reconcile the planet's former greatness with its current state, the general population is making a point of their post-apocalyptic lifestyle which in turn is considered 'cool' among many people of the empire. 
* 'Death in the Ruins' is a cocktail invented on The Floor in honour of the LaRochian style. It has become wildly popular across the empire and is now considered the signature drink of LaRoche, even by locals. It is a luminescent beverage that's startlicngly sour and bitter, not exactly pleasant but often a welcome palate- and mindcleanser. 
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==Notable Larochians==
Larochians
==Other Articles on La Roche==
La Roche
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Category:Ndewane Holdings
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Category:Virasana Empire
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