Aylian

Aylian is a planet of the Virasana Empire.
==Climate==
* one moon
* predominantly arid alpine climate
==History==
* originally settleby humans, conquered by N'Ptalini during the Urchin War and occupied for nearly a century
* sizeable N'Ptalini population
* 80% of the population are serfs, almost no slaves
* appr. 5 million inhabitants
== Flora and Fauna ==
* Ostroraptors, also the planetary symbol of Aylian, huge bipedal birds that hunt in packs
* the largest variety of them, the crested murderbird, is tall enough to be ridden on and used as an attack beast at war. While hard to train and control, even a few of them can make a significant difference to any ground battle.
== Culture ==
While Aylian is a white spot for most citizens of the empire, there is one thing Aylian is genuinely famous for - it's the birthplace of Urchin Rock, the amalgam of human hard rock music and traditional N'Ptalini B'tarona drums. 
Due to the high percentage of N'Ptalini in the population, Aylian cuisine uses close to zero dairy products. The local cuisine is heavily focussed on insects, particularly the local Byana beetles, and is renowned for being particularly spicy. 
Due to the N'Ptalini occupation during the Urchin War, Aylian is one of the planets where racial human / n'ptalini clashes are relatively common. 
== Snippets ==
* the captial Toraskah is located on a stretch of land between the Tor'Tecla mountains to the north and the coast to the west
==Notable Aylians==
Aylians
==Other Articles on Aylian==
Aylian
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