Aegaea

**Aegaea** was a planet discovered by Arbacca. He employed a small army of around nine hundred troops, the Aegaean Guard, to protect and explore the planet. They had been transplanted there from Reintross. Aegaea also served as a base-of-sorts, mainly for Arbacca, and many among his allies never saw the planet in person. Aegaea was known for its infestation of poisonous flowers. Arbacca sent his droids (B1, B1A and B1B) on missions to relocate the planet's population of flowers, and was successful in many of his attempts.

## Invasion and Betrayal

In 14BBY, the Aegaean Guard contacted Arbacca in regard to the unexpected arrival of the insectoid Nu'adae Nest. These immigrants caused problems with the guard's base and led to some early conflict. Soon after receiving the message, the adventurers decided to investigate the situation. Although the message was accurate, much had changed in the weeks since being sent; thus, the group walked into an ambush. Their adversaries included Imperial-allied bounty hunter Keira, and turncoat troopers such as Commander Tow. The group swiftly dealt with their enemies, killing Tow and the other troopers. Keira was severely wounded and fled, yet not before collapsing the entrance tunnel with a frag grenade. She escaped into the wilds.

## Key Locations

### Settlement

A couple years later, the Aegaean Guard was given the additional task by Arbacca of helping to establish a proper settlement. Nat Kotas and his family arrived from Atzerri and built a homestead. Other hand-picked commoners were selected to populate this new settlement. Most new residents started farms on the surrounding acres of the guard's base, but some also found employment on the base.

### Vault

One of Arbacca's projects on Aegaea was the creation of a secret vault, meant to house priceless treasure from past adventures. This facility was built underground. The original tunnel was burrowed by the Nu'adae Nest, and the finishing structure was built by a droid construction crew. Very few individuals knew of the vault's location, one of which was Nat Kotas. Many of the Jedi treasures acquired over the years by Arbacca, Candrai Enn'ado, and others, were stored here. Including the treasures from Roon. A certain group of adventurers led by Verdan Mordock traveled to Aegaea (c. 10BBY) to acquire some of the vault's contents. Among other items, they retrieved two holocrons ('Lightsaber Duel Training XI' and 'Wonders Beyond the Veil'), two tomes ('History of the Dai Bendu' and 'Princess of the Living Force') and a datadisk ('Force Traditions and Sects'). In exchange, Verdan left three volumes written by Santo Ardes ('The Life and Legend of Jon Kash', 'The Flaw in All Things' and The Return of the Black Knight).

## 9BBY and Later

Factions living on the planet included the Settlers, the Nu'adae Nest (and their splintered rogue nomads), the Hakkjaw (pillagers/junkers), Imezdra's Children (pheromone-manipulated cult), and the Unfettered (liberated droid gang). Each of these had one primary settlement, with some possessing smaller camps also.

Roles included the Aegaean Guard commander, quartermaster, mess hall crew, communications center operators, storage depot crew, canteen manager, immigrations officers, cook and waiter; as well as the Settlement mayor and sheriff.