Ustolian Islands

== Geography ==
 The Ustolian Islands were a volcanic archipelago on Orupia of more than 80 islands 6000km east of the Cerafe coast and 3000km south of New Baya. The majority of the islands were uninhabited, with even the interior of the largest island, Usto, being dense inhospitable rainforest. The Islands once formed a long-defunct independant nation and are still much less cosmopolitan than the major continents of Cerafe and Isiania and many of the traditions long forgotten on the mainlands are preserved on by the islanders.
The regional capital of Rakonia is built on the site of a historic port on Usto Island. Usto's secondary city, Kimule, lies inland to the east and formed the agricultural centre of the island chain. Rakonia has a rudimentary starport capable of handling smaller transport craft and light freighters, however visitors would be better served by one of the many ports on either of the major continents.
== Ustoilan Culture ==
In common with the mainland, Orupian archaeologists have discovered ruins of temples and burial grounds. Due to the archipelago's isolation, low population and thick rainforest, these have been well preserved.
Isolation from the politics of the mainland meant that as the Orupian and Draksin people shunned their Sith heritage after the Great Hyperspace War, the Island folk kept some of their Sith heritage in the form of ancient Sith blood magic, which have been passed down through oral traditions, through milennia this outlawed use of the Force has muted into a folk-magic known locally as Sygaria. In modern Orupia Sygaria is virtually unknown save in rural parts of the Ustolian islands where superstitious locals may still visit a Syga, a Draksin pureblood wisewoman who may bestow traditional good-luck charms, blessings for newbown children and although the Sygas and locals deny it vehemently, curses on their enemies.
Given the islanders reverence for their Sygas, Draksin had not been stigmatised to the extent they had been on the continents. Over centuries of close living, there had been significant intermixing of Orupian and Draksin bloodlines with the majority of the island population having blood ties to both of Orupia's majority races. The islanders notable interbreeding was a cause of disdain from mainlander Orupians who considered the islanders to be uncivilised.
== Economy == 
The islands economy is largely tourist driven, bringing mainly wealthy Orupians taking advantage of inexpensive shuttle flights from New Baya to Usto’s beaches. A tiny galactic tourism trade has emerged since the formation of the New Republic.
= Foot Note =
This is used within a RESOLUTION Plot and is so part of the RSN Universe of Star Wars lore.
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