Jyzagi Free Peoples

## General Overview

The Jyzagi are a canid species first discovered by the U.S.S. Normandy in November 2420. The Normandy was on its way back to Chion Prime following a refit and repair at New Arkhosia Fleet Yards and discovered evidence of possible warp development in the *LV-711 Sector*. This led to first contact between the Jyzagi and the United Commonwealth of Planets as the Jyzagi were on the verge of discovering warp travel.

The Jyzagi are fairly unique in their biology, seemingly able to utilise a form of natural bio-electric projection outside their bodies as a form of information exchange and communication, similar to how a standard nervous system works to transmit nerve impulses to muscles. Xenobiological specialist Beca Mitchell suggested that this ability could have evolved naturally due to the proximity of their home planet, which is actually a moon of a much larger Class-T Gas Giant, to their parent Gas Giant, causing a large amount of static electricity in the atmosphere of *Jyzagis*. This ability seems to be limited to just Jyzagi, as attempts to communicate with other species this way hasn't produced satisfactory results.

Also, interestingly, despite only discovering warp travel in 2420, the *Jyzagi* seem to have access to much more powerful *Disruptor*-based weaponry, seemingly on par with Terran 22nd Century development, which they use for mining and excavation. It has been suggested that this is a result of a large asteroid planet near the 3rd planet in the system (*Minau* is a moon that orbits the 4th planet) which contains high levels of *Tetrazine* and *Hydrazine*, both of which can be refined into *Negatrons*, one of the key particles for Disruptor-based weaponry.

The Jyzagi use high-end radio waves to communicate over long distances.

Jyzagi culture is heavily influenced by their feudal history, with Barons commonly lording over towns and even boroughs of larger cities. Jyzagi families persisted in name even after the wider acceptance of Democracy, with many becoming wealthy corporations. The biggest change to this system happened when Jyzagi was united as a planet. Law enforcement was inconsistent during their early days of warp capability, as a result these families began to return to their feudal roots and take up the task of dealing vigilante justice.

Even though Jyzagi's stability improved and Minau itself is relatively safe to live in now, this aspect of their history still holds a presence and takes over whenever the Jyzagi are the minority population and financially struggle. Whenever a Jyzagi community finds themselves in less then ideal situations, gangs often take over governing them. Jyzagi gangs police the community, often fund themselves off of contraband, and form rackets with local businesses. They are often divided into smaller territories, and defending these territories tends to create violent gang wars. Since unification, some larger gangs have formed featuring multiple families, often identified by colors, but in addition there are also much wealthier organizations that date all the way back to feudal barons.

The Jyzagi are also discovered to be inter-fertile with Anthropians and may share a common ancestry. While being part of the Commonwealth, many have immigrated to Anthropius when the planet granted automatic citizenship to their Jyzagi cousins. Anthropius though, have entered its 30 Years War between the Ministry Junta and its rebel factions. The Jyzagi-Anthropians were caught in the middle of this war and the quality of life of their communities plummeted. This has in turned saw some the largest and most violent gang activity in the galaxy, making Jyzagi neighborhoods no go zones for any outsiders. To a lesser extent, Jyzagi neighborhoods within Ionus have become neglected as the city expanded during it's 30 year population boom, which again has seen the rise of organized crime, as well as violent gangs moving in from Anthropius.

Despite their sometimes volatile history, Jyzagi appear to have a culture that values scientific progress and free expression, encouraging their people to challenge previously held assumptions in order to find an ultimate truth.

## Known Jyzagi Gangs:

**The Royals:** (Purple) the Royals were formed originally to try and improve conditions within deteriorating Jyzagi neighborhoods within Ionus and fight off xenophobia against their species. They have grown to become one of the largest gangs in Ionus and many members and former members have worked their way into the city government.

**The Wolves:** (Green) The largest Anthropian Jyzagi gang, are bitter rivals with the Royals. They take a lot of pride in having survived the harsh, war torn land of their homeworld and are quite militaristic themselves.

**The Vices**: (Yellow) An Ionian native gang that has become heavily involved in the business of recreational drugs, they also commonly run casinos, raves, and brothels around Io and are notorious racketeers within their own territories.

**Tabon**: (Red) Ancient Jyzagi house that has become a giant corporation in the business of constructing starships. Tabon has a nasty tendency of using it's gang members to enforce its will wherever it is present, this has made it a troublesome company to deal with.

**Aniwa:** (Blue) Ancient Jyzagi house that is now a prominent pharmaceutical company. The Aniwa gang is the least violent of the bunch, however they are notorious for dealing with the Vices and has a history of covering up the addictive qualities of some of their products.