Kaeshun

## Description

Kaeshun is a jungle heavy world deep in the Unknown Regions. It is currently home to the native species, the Kaeshi-Noghri, and the Kingdom of Kaeshun led by Pharaoh Vahnus. The Kingdom has just began its 175th anniversary, the same year where it knelt before Empress Candicia Valenn and her empire.

## History of Kaeshun

### *Founding Era*

ca.26,000 BBY – Shipment of Noghri lost in Unknown Regions, crash landing on Kaeshun

ca.20,000 BBY – All of Kaeshun colonized

ca.19,750 BBY – Sixteen distinct clans formed

ca.19,700 BBY – First War of the Clans

ca.19,400 BBY– War ends

ca.17,000BBY – Second War of the Clans

ca.16,450 BBY – War ends

ca.16,400 BBY – Great Darkness begins

ca.10,000BBY – Great Darkness ends

ca.7000 BBY– Prophecy of the Ukwii written

ca.6400 BBY– Construction of the Tower of Rotahk

ca.6010BBY– Phestarnos Plague begins

ca.5980 BBY– Phestarnos Plague ends

ca.5980 BBY– Mass graves at the Tower of Rotahk

ca 5500 BBY– Third War of the Clans

ca.4500 BBY– War ends

ca.4000 BBY – Fourth War of the Clans

### *Varstaccian Dynasty*

3817 BBY –Darth Varstaccia splinters from the Sith Empire (loyalists follow)

3816 BBY –Darth Varstaccia (with her forces) encounter Kaeshun

3810 BBY –War ends (Several clans aided by Varstaccian forces)

3807 BBY –Darth Varstaccia consolidates Kaeshun, proclaiming herself the First Pharaoh of
Kaeshun

3806 BBY –Construction of the Royal Palace begins

3805 BBY –Pharaoh
Varstaccia marries her second in command, Lord Crestos

3804 BBY –Birth of Lord Jaal, Prince of Kaeshun

3800 BBY –Birth of Lady Venn, Princess of Kaeshun

3793 BBY –Pharaoh
Varstaccia begins to train Lord Jaal in her view of the Sith

3788 BBY –Lord Crestos begins to train Lady Venn in the new Sith practice

3788 BBY –Competition between Crestos (Venn) and Varstaccia (Jaal) to determine heir

3787 BBY –Construction of the Royal Palace complete

3777 BBY –Lord Jaal murders Lady Venn, Lord Jaal becomes heir

3775 BBY –Lord Jaal murders Lord Crestos

3772 BBY –Lord Jaal marries Lady Aleiska

3771 BBY –Lord Jaal murders Pharaoh Varstaccia

### *Jaalan Dynasty*

3771 BBY –Coronation of Lord Jaal, Second Pharaoh of Kaeshun

3770 BBY –Construction of the Grand Temple of Varstaccia begins

3767 BBY –Births of Lord Griss and Lord Haed, Princes of Kaeshun

3767 BBY –Fortieth Anniversary of the Kaeshi Kingdom

3752 BBY –Pharaoh Jaal begins to train Lord Griss, Lady Aleiska begins to train Lord Haed

3761 BBY –Construction of the Grand Temple of Varstaccia complete

3741 BBY –Lord Haed murders Lord Griss and Lady Aleiska, Pharaoh Jaal continues training
of Lord Haed

3739 BBY –Lord Haed murders Pharaoh Jaal

### *Haedian Dynasty*

3739 BBY –Coronation of Lord Haed, Third Pharaoh of Kaeshun

3738 BBY –Construction of the Temple of Jaal begins

3733 BBY –Construction
of the Temple of Jaal complete

3732 BBY –Pharaoh Haed marries Lady Indra

3731 BBY –Birth of Lady Morra, Princess of Kaeshun

3724 BBY –Great Plague on Kaeshun

3722 BBY –Pharaoh Haed succumbs to the plague

3722 BBY –Power falls to Lady Indra, Fourth Pharoah of Kaeshun

3714 BBY –End of the Great Plague

3713 BBY –Pharaoh
Indra begins training Lady Morra

3707 BBY –Hundreth Anniversary of the Kaeshi Kingdom

3699 BBY –Lady Morra murders Pharaoh Indra

### *Morran Dynasty*

3699 BBY –Coronation of Lady Morra, Fifth Pharaoh of Kaeshun

3699 BBY –Construction of the Temple of Indra begins

3698 BBY –Construction of the Temple of Haed begins

3698 BBY -Pharaoh Morra marries Lord Kreizen

3696 BBY –Birth of Lord Qunn, Prince of Kaeshun

3693 BBY –Birth of Lady Paal, Princess of Kaeshun

3691 BBY –Construction of the two Temples complete

3681 BBY –Pharaoh Morra trains Lady Paal, Lord Kreizen trains Lord Qunn

3676 BBY –Lady Paal marries Lord Victus

3672 BBY –Lady Paal murders Lord Qunn

3671 BBY –Birth of Lady Vahnus, Princess of Kaeshun

3670 BBY –Lord Kreizen leads a rebellion against Pharaoh Morra, Kaeshun divided

3667 BBY –Sacking of the Royal Palace

3667 BBY –Lady Paal murders Lord Kreizen, Kaeshun remains divided

3666 BBY –Birth of Lord Caern, Prince of Kaeshun

3666 BBY –Construction on the New Royal Palace begins

3665 BBY -Pharaoh Morra dies of illness

### *Paalan Dynasty*

3665 BBY –Coronation of Lady Paal, Sixth Pharaoh of Kaeshun

3660 BBY –Lady Vahnus murders Lord Caern

3659 BBY –Birth of Thalia (away)

3658 BBY –Pharaoh Paal begins to train Lady Vahnus

3657 BBY –Construction on the New Royal Palace complete

3657 BBY –150th Anniversary of the Kaeshi Kingdom

3655 BBY –Rebellious Kaeshi assassinate Pharaoh Paal

3655 BBY –Lord Victus becomes Seventh Pharaoh of Kaeshun

3653 BBY –Pharaoh Victus marries Lady Ress and is removed as Pharaoh

3653 BBY –Birth of Lord Xalven, Prince of Kaeshun

### *Vahnusian Dynasty*

3653 BBY –Coronation of Lady Vahnus, Eighth Pharaoh of Kaeshun

3650 BBY – Reunification
of Kaeshun

3649 BBY –Pharaoh Vahnus murders Pharaoh Emeritus Victus

3645 BBY –Construction of the Coliseum of Morra begins

3640 BBY – Construction
of the Coliseum of Morra complete

3639 BBY – First
Varstaccian Games begins

3639 BBY – Thalia
becomes the Champion of Kaeshun

3638 BBY –Lord Xalven murders Lady Ress

3638 BBY –Pharaoh Vahnus begins to train Lord Xalven

3635 BBY –Kaeshun encounters Supreme Witch Rayak Athan

3632 BBY –175th Anniversary of the Kaeshi Kingdom

3632 BBY –Kaeshun encounters the Midnight Order

## Concepts

### *Dynasties*

In the Kaeshi Kingdom, a Dynasty is the period from the ascension of the Heir until the
ascension of the next heir. For example, when Lord Jaal killed Pharaoh
Varstaccia: her Dynasty ended and so begun the Jaalan Dynasty at the time of
the coronation.

Although there
are no exceptions to this rule, there are cases when the heir does not replace
their predecessor. In these cases, the Dynasty remains under the name of the
then Pharaoh until the heir takes the throne. For example, during the Haedian
Dynasty, when Pharaoh Haed died from the plague, Lady Morra did not take the
throne due to her young age. In this circumstance, the Consort, Lady Indra,
would become the Pharaoh; when Lady Morra killed her, the Haedian Dynasty ended
and so began the Morran Dynasty.

### *Pharaohs*

In the latter half of 3807 BBY, months after the
coronation of Pharaoh Varstaccia, she began writing several texts of her vision
of the Kaeshi Kingdom. The text most important to the royals was the *Trials of the Ukwii*, which described the
tasks required to become the next Pharaoh. This text was later edited by
Pharaoh Jaal.

Upon coronation,
a Pharaoh must pay tribute to their predecessor by erecting a temple wherein
all the ideas and teaches of said Pharaoh would be stored, along with some of
their wealth acquired during their reign, their Consort and other child, along
with three of their servants who would care for them in the afterlife.

Their next step
is to find someone to become their Consort. When this happens, they are
required to produce two children—no more, no less. When these children come of
age, the Pharaoh will pick the child (s)he wishes to train, and the Consort
will take the other. From that moment on, the children would compete to the
death to determine the next heir. Once one child became the victor, they would
continue to train and prepare for their next trial, to kill the Consort. If the
heir was being trained by the consort at the time of their death, the Pharaoh would
take them as their student, and prepare them for a final duel against the
Pharaoh. As a final rite of passage, the heir must kill the Pharaoh. The
coronation will happen several days after this, and the cycle repeats.

### *Ukwii*

The Ukwii, as
described in the ancient Kaeshi-Noghri text, *Prophecy of the Ukwii,* is a person said to originate from a
celestial body far from Kaeshun who would bring unity to the clans. In 3817,
there were rumours about the Ukwii since Darth Varstaccia and her fleet had
encountered Kaeshun--a planet untouched by foreigners since the crash of the
initial Noghri shipment in 25,000 BBY. When the Fourth War of the Clans ended
in 3810 with Varstaccia assisting a few clans, the rumours were beginning to
look like fact.

In 3807 when
Varstaccia claimed herself Pharaoh under a united Kaeshun, she was also
proclaimed as Ukwii by the Noghri. Although Varstaccia’s text on the ascension
of the Pharaoh is titled *Trials of the*
Ukwii*, there may be only one Ukwii.*

### *The Rotahki Lands*

The Rotahki Lands, governed by Rotahk, is a place in
Kaeshi-Noghri folklore where one goes after death. The Kaeshi-Noghri are very
peculiar of deaths, and the dead are sometimes honoured more so than the
living. The first time the clans worked together was circa 6400, where they
would construct the Tower of Rotahk. It is a tall monument built to honour the
king of the afterlife. Around the tower, is where bodies are buried. This is a
sanctuary to any who come to it, a neutral ground among the clans. For clans
not on the main continent, they have miniature towers dedicated to Rotahk, but
they send their leaders to the mainland Tower.

### *Temples of the Pharaohs*

After the coronation of Pharaoh Jaal, he edited the
texts written by his mother, Pharaoh Varstaccia, that paid tribute to the ruler
before them. This began the construction of the Grand Temple of Varstaccia,
sometimes referred to as the Sanctuary of the Ukwii, a large stone-based
monument. Apart from the Grand Temple, the temples of other Pharaohs would be roughly
the same size, the style chosen by their child. Inside, would be the tomb of
the Pharaoh, which included the corpses of their Consort, their other child,
and three of their servants who would sacrifice themselves to care for the
royals in the Rotahki Lands. There would also be a room dedicated to the
beliefs and teachings of that Pharaoh and their consort. When the competition
for the heir begins, it is at that same time that the Pharaoh begins
constructing a holocron for the heir to continue studying after their
ascension. Statues and other dedications would be placed in a room adjacent to
this, ones that would pay tribute to said Pharaoh’s accomplishments.

Should a Consort
become Pharaoh, synched with the Dynasty rule, there would be no temple commendation
for this Pharaoh, as they would be buried as a Consort with their late partner.
One exception of this was during the Morran Dynasty, wherein Pharaoh Morra
constructed a temple for both Indra and Haed. This occurred due to the short
reign of her father, Haed, and the record-breaking rule of Pharaoh Indra.

### *Consorts of Kaeshun*

Although an heir may choose whom they wish to marry
(no arranged marital system), they must choose from the pool of the Sith
descendants who journeyed with Darth Varstaccia to Kaeshun. The other Sith are
spread out across Kaeshun, maintaining the clans and ensuring peace (although
they do not directly control the affairs, the clan leader still does this) and
loyalty to the Crown. With this rule, it is expected that a similar rule would
be put in place for the Sith outside of the royal bloodline. To keep the
lineage of the Sith pure; Sith may only breed with other Sith.

### *Phestarnos Plague*

The first time Kaeshun encountered the Phestarnos
Plague was circa 6010, ending in 5980 when the last hosts died off. This plague
eliminated a large chunk of the population of the Kaeshi-Noghri, some cities
being completely razed in an attempt to stop the spreading. Some called the
plague the silent killer due to its long delayed symptoms. You could carry the
disease for up to several months without any signs of illness, allowing the
pathogen to spread among communities until the final week of one’s life. During
that time, the skin would begin to corrode, and in the final day, one would
develop hypoxia, the shortage of oxygen suffocating its victim.

A second strain
of the Phestarnos Plague emerged during the Haedian Dynasty in 3724, and it
managed to spread to Pharaoh Haed in 3723, killing him a year later and
granting Lady Indra with the title of Pharaoh. In 3714, Pharaoh Indra cures the
Great Plague.

### *The Palatial-Dukha System*

This form of government, emphasizes on nationalist
ideals. In each clan, there is a Dukha (that is their governing house) that is
the centre of all things that occur in the clan. Trade within the clan and
others must pass through the Dukha, and the clan leaders keep records of all
goods imported and exported to their clan. For cities outside of the clan’s
capital (where the Dukha is) there a smaller versions of the building that
relay all the trading and other such information to their respective Dukha.

The Dukha itself
is a large compound in the centre of the clan capital with several buildings.
This includes the palace, the trading depots, the Sith Emissary house and
others. The Palace is the central building; it is the house of the Maitrahk and
their family and where all information of the clan is held. Although the Sith
Emissary house is where the Sith and their family live, the leader of the house
spends most of his time in the palace, discussing with the Maitrahk and
ensuring that the clans remain loyal to the Pharaoh. The Sith Emissary does not
directly control the clan. The trading depot is where all records of goods and
where goods are held in transit before being dispersed to the people.

### *The Royal Palace*

Constructed in 3787, the Royal Palace is the home of
the Pharaoh and the capitol building of Kaeshun. Construction began a year
after Darth Varstaccia’s proclamation of the Kaeshi Kingdom. Similar in
architecture to the temples, it was an imposing stone-based building which served
several purposes. A room crucial to the ties with the people is the Assembly
Hall, a room in which the Kaeshun League—representatives of each clan—assemble
to discuss the needs of the people.

### *Varstaccia’s Army*

Assembled and established as a force from 3819-3817,
Varstaccia’s Army consisted of 29,000 personnel; 7,200 crew members to sustain
the three Harrower-class Dreadnaughts, 1,000 Sith (from Acolytes to Lords and
few Darths), 12,000 soldiers and 8,800 citizens loyal to Varstaccia. This
initial force was responsible for the end of the Fourth War of the Clans on
Kaeshun, and in securing Darth Varstaccia’s reign as Pharaoh of the newly
founded Kaeshi Kingdom. Over time, the Army would be spread out among Kaeshun,
constructing more modern cities compared to the villages of the natives. The
Harrowers would be grounded outside of the capital, being maintained yearly in
the chance that someone were to discover them. The prominent Sith Lords would
be sent to each of the clans, allow for the somewhat-reconstruction of their
government—introducing the Palatial-Dukha system. Varstaccia’s Army would
become colonists, laying the foundation for the future of Kaeshun.

Eventually, Varstaccia’s Army
became the official name of the Kaeshun military. Many descendants of the
original Army would serve as they did.

## Royal Family Biographies

=== Darth
Varstaccia, the Ukwii, First Pharaoh of Kaeshun (3852 BBY – 3771 BBY) ===
*Pharaoh Varstaccia, born Lei Ranke, was a Sith Lord born in the Sith*
Empire before their return to the Galaxy. As founder and unifier of Kaeshun,
she proclaimed herself the First Pharaoh and reinvented her view of the Sith
after her divergence of the Empire.

*In the history of the Kaeshi Kingdom, the Varstaccian Dynasty outlasted*
any of its successors by existing for 46 years. The infamous Ukwii only falling
when her son, Lord Jaal bested her in a duel.

*Known for: Uniting Kaeshun, writing the religious texts for the Kaeshi*
Kingdom, Ukwii, constructing the Royal Palace.

=== Lord Crestos, the Commander, First Consort of Kaeshun (3839 BBY – 3775
BBY) ===
*The husband and second in command of Darth*
Varstaccia, Crestos too came from the Sith Empire alongside Varstaccia. With
his aide, Varstaccia was able to begin the *Rites of the*
Pharaoh *by bringing her two children,*
Lord Jaal and Lady Venn into the world.

*Known for: First generation*
Sith, First Consort of Kaeshun.

### Lady Venn, Princess of Kaeshun (3800 BBY – 3777 BBY)

*The second born child of Crestos and*
Varstaccia, Lady Venn was trained by her father, Lord Crestos, and competed
against her brother, Lord Jaal, to determine who would be the heir of the
throne. Little is known of Lady Venn, besides the fact that she was murdered by
the hands of Lord Jaal by the time she was 23 years old.

*Known for: None.*

=== Lord Jaal, the Architect, Second Pharaoh of Kaeshun (3804 BBY – 3739
BBY) ===
*The first born child of Pharaoh Varstaccia and*
Lord Crestos, Lord Jaal also served as the Second Pharaoh of Kaeshun after the
death of his mother. Jaal is known for his amendment to the *Rites of the*
Pharaoh *by including an article on*
honouring those slain to achieve the throne; once the Pharaoh has been killed,
their heir must erect a temple in their honour, with it, burying their consort
and other child, alongside a disciple to care for them in Rotahk’s Lands. His
Dynasty would only last 32 years before his son, Lord Haed, claimed the throne.

*Known for: Constructing the*
Grand Temple of Varstaccia, editing the religious texts, First Heir.

=== Lady Aleiska, the Enchantress, Second Consort of Kaeshun (3797 BBY –
3741 BBY) ===
*Lady Aleiska was the wife of Pharaoh Jaal*
during the Varstaccian and Jaalan Dynasty. She was a member of the second
generation of Sith on Kaeshun, her parents’ unknown to records. Alongside
Pharaoh Jaal, she would bring to life twin Princes, Lord Griss and Lord Haed.

*Known for: training Lord Haed,*
animal taming.

### Lord Griss, the Mercenary, Prince of Kaeshun (3767 BBY – 3741 BBY)

*Although being unable to accomplish much in*
his 26 years of life, Lord Griss was known for his expeditions to the Grend
Mountains wherein he would train alongside Noghri mercenaries when he was not
being trained by the Pharaoh.

*Known for: being trained by*
Noghri and Pharaoh Jaal.

### Lord Haed, the Plagued, Third Pharaoh of Kaeshun (3767 BBY – 3722 BBY)

*Despite dying 20 years before his ancestral Pharaohs,*
Lord Haed’s Dynasty lasted an impressive 40 years. Eager to take the throne,
Haed has been recorded for his swift execution of his family. However, the
swiftness of his ascension followed him into his downfall; within two years of
the Great Plague, the fierce Pharaoh Haed would succumb to it.

*Known for: constructing the*
Temple of Jaal, dying by plague, quick ascension.

=== Lady Indra, the Venerable, Fourth Pharaoh and Third Consort of Kaeshun
(3781 BBY – 3699 BBY) ===
*Lady Indra was the wife of Pharaoh Haed during*
the Haedian Dynasty. Due to her husband’s death, she became the first Consort
to become a Pharaoh. Lady Indra was also renowned for being the eldest Pharaoh,
outliving even Darth Varstaccia by several years.

*Known for: First Consort to*
become Pharaoh, Eldest Pharaoh, ending the Great Plague, first temple
dedication to a consort.

=== Lady Morra, the Aberration, Fifth Pharaoh of
Kaeshun (3731 BBY - 3665 BBY) ===

=== Lord Kreizen, the Terrible, Fourth Consort of
Kaeshun (3736 BBY – 3667 BBY) ===

=== Lord Qunn, Prince of Kaeshun (3696 BBY – 3672 BBY) ===

=== Lady Paal, the Betrayed, Sixth Pharaoh of
Kaeshun (3693 BBY – 3655 BBY) ===

=== Lord Victus, the Unchaste, Seventh Pharaoh and
Fifth Consort of Kaeshun (3690 BBY - 3649 BBY) ===

=== Lady Ress, the Concubine, Sixth Consort of
Kaeshun (3687 - 3638 BBY) ===

=== Lady Vahnus, the Unifier, Eighth Pharaoh of
Kaeshun (3671 BBY - ) ===

=== Lord Caern, the Young, Prince of Kaeshun (3666
BBY – 3660 BBY) ===

=== Lord Xalven, theRedeemed,Prince of
Kaeshun (3653 BBY - ) ===

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