Bekhasni

**Bekhasni**, called **Brevlendia** by colonials and originally designated **Colony-FS27751a**, was one of the several rocky moons of Ukhyu, which was a blue gas giant in the Outer Expanse of the Cassiopeia Galaxy. Bekhasni was the homeworld of the Ralnasni. In the 60th century ASA, the United Cassiopeian Republic established a colonial presence on Bekhasni.

## Description

Bekhasni and its mother planet were located in the Outer Expanse region of the galaxy, southeast from the galactic core. Bekhasni was one of the several rocky moons of Ukhyu, yet the only such moon that was inhabited by sentient beings.

The arid moon was home to many shrublands and small lakes. The flora of the moon took on an almost grey color, and some of the only fauna ever present on the moon consisted of small, furry animals. The only big fauna consisted of domesticated animals that the nomadic Ralnasni tribes used as livestock. The atmosphere of the moon was slightly thinner than most habitable worlds, akin to the air of a mountainous region in terms of pressure.

Enormous caverns abundant in runestone deposits were favored destinations on the moon by the Ralnasni natives, who used the caverns as religious pilgrimage sites.

## History

### Early History

The Ralnasni people were left alone by the rest of the galaxy due to their location in the Outer Expanse region. They lived relatively peaceful lives for tens of thousands of years, with powerful tribes rising and falling throughout history over control of runestone caverns. Technological innovations were stagnant for almost all of Bekhasni's history.

Eventually, the Ralnasni people came to respect the runestone caverns as pilgrimage spots, no longer engaging in conflicts with one another for control over the caverns.

### Arrival of the United Cassiopeian Republic

In the year 5957 ASA, Director General Phoebra Brevlend of the UCR led a colonization project on the moon Bekhasni. The Dir. General had thousands of members of the Republic at his side, including (but not limited to) doctors, scientists, researchers, soldiers, and other essential personnel. The name of the moon given by its natives was not known until later on, and so the UCR decided that the moon would be named Brevlendia after Director General Brevlend, and its mother planet to be named Velmodry after Dr. Badmis Velmodry who discovered the planet and its system. The UCR base on Bekhasni was designated as Dolgash Base, in honor of Commander Lyle Dolgash who was also assigned to the colonization project.

## Inhabitants

The main inhabitants of Bekhasni were the native Ralnasni people, who saw runestones are sources of divinity and power. There also existed a UCR colonial presence composed of various different species found throughout the galaxy, such as Humans, Penumbrians, Xiavans and many others.

### Sentinels

Sentinel Bekhasni was gifted with the ability to convert most forms of raw minerals into runestone. The native Ralnasni people saw Sentinel Bekhasni as a gatekeeper capable of establishing a connection between the mortal Ralnasni and the divine spirits of the mother crystals, because of their runestone-related abilities.

### Notable Figures

* **Kadhokto** - a Ralnasni tribesman who was the first of his people to encounter the UCR colonists.
* **Sodari** - a Ralnasni tribeswoman and the sister of Kadhokto.

## Locations

### Dolgash Base

**Dolgash Base** was the main base of operations for the UCR during their series of colonization efforts on Bekhasni. The base housed thousands of members of the UCR and was ultimately overseen by Director General Phoebra Brevlend.