Zavanchar

Zavanchar and its moons

**Zavanchar** was a planet located in the Expansion Region of the galaxy. It was discovered in 18,004 BBY by a group of Republic settlers. Shortly after, the Protectors of Zavanchar became the official name of the government of the planet. They always were part of the Galactic Republic, and later the Galactic Empire. There were two sentient species on the planet: the native Masuri and the colonizing humans.

## History

### Discovery

Zavanchar was discovered in 18,004 BBY by Republic settlers. They established first contact with the Masuri and established the capital Fasaar in 17,965 BBY.

### Early Society

The early settlers fed themselves mostly with spoyu meat, which would lead to the tradition of eating a spoyu on Zavanchari's yearly festivities remembering the first settlers. The traditional Pisotos robe was also first created by these first generations of settlers.

In 17,941 BBY, Zavanchar was declared a full member planet of the Galactic Republic and no longer a colony. The planet was assigned its first senator who was to represent Zavanchar in the Galactic Senate. The Protectors of Zavanchar was created as the governing body over Zavanchar and the first Prime Minister of Zavanchar was elected.

### The Masuri war

The Masuri were unhappy with the sudden takeover of their ancestral lands. They refused to acknowledge the Protectors of Zavanchar and prepared to fight back against the colonists. In 17,891 BBY, Masuri leader Y'iok Se'at declared war on the colonists. His armies were several thousand men strong but lacked blaster technology. The humans were outnumbered but possesed better technology, which meant that both sides were on equal footing. The two factions warred for supremacy until 17,551 BBY. That year, the Act of Universal Peace Between humans and Masuri was signed, bringing an end to the Masuri War.

### The Free People of Zavanchar

The Free People of Zavanchar was a military organisation with members being humans and Masuri alike. They were unhappy with the corruption of the Galactic Republic and demanded for Zavanchar to seperate from the Galactic Republic. The organisation's first strike was in 24BBY, when some of the organisation's members were rioting violently on the streets of Kaloo. All the rioters were killed by the command of Dangino Taren.

### The Zavanchari civil war

When the Clone Wars broke out in 22 BBY, the Free People of Zavanchar demanded the Protectors of Zavanchar for Zavanchar leave the Galactic Republic. Because the Protectors of Zavanchar didn't listen to them, they decided to revolt, thus beginning the Zavanchari civil war.

The Free People of Zavanchar struck the cities of Verdapi, Disto and Niada in the following year. There was also a failed attempt to besiege Fasaar. Battles were regular, but neither side was gaining anything of value. However, when the Clone Army sided with the Protectors of Zavanchar, the Free People of Zavanchar lost all their battles, unable to stand a chance against the professionally trained clones. They surrendered in the last month of 21 BBY, bringing an end to the civil war. Their ruling council was disbanded and its members imprisoned.

### Imperial Rule

Under the rule of the Galactic Empire, Zavanchar mostly enjoyed a peaceful treatment. However, the Empire's hate towards nonhumans resulted in the discrimination of the Masuri, even though it wasn't uncommon to see hybrids of the two species due to their similarity.

## Flora and Fauna

Zavanchar was home to the spoyu, a large type of rodent which lived on the vast plains of the planet. The Shastakar was the planet's apex predator which was even dangerous to humans and Masuri.