Paskion

**Paskion** is a planet located in the Pask System in the Northern Expansion Region of the OGC. Paskion is an arid desert world with a rocky terrain of dunes and chasms. Notably, Paskion's atmosphere is mostly comprised of chlorine, meaning species from Paskion, if they travel off-world, have to wear special gas masks for breathing. Paskion has a large amount of moons, 34, of which only one is inhabited, Passa. The rest of the moons are barren and lifeless. The society on Paskion remains steeped traditional Askion tradition. Though the planet is represented in the OGC, the more "modern" Askio have left to other worlds.

## Ecology

Paskion is a planet located in the Pask System in the Northern Expansion Region of the OGC. Paskion orbits around a sun and has a large amount of 34 different moons. All of these moons are small, ranging from 1,400 kilometers to 3,400 kilometers. A majority of these moons lack any atmosphere and are barren and lifeless. The only inhabited moon is the largest one, Passa. Both Paskion and Passa have a thick chlorine-based atmoshpere. The atmosphere makes it so species from Paskion, if they travel off-world, have to wear special gas masks for breathing.

Paskion lacks any major bodies of water, possessing a mostly rocky terrain. Most of the planet consists of an arid orange-colored terrain of rocky deserts and chasms. The thick air of the planet makes it hard to see, giving the planet a perpetual likeness of that of a sandstorm. Most of the chasms and rocky formations line a large crack-shape that lines the planet. Beyond these canyons is a sea of rolling dunes. The canyons are mainly shallow with a flat bottom. This, combined with cooler lower regions of the planet, make the chasms the hotbed for life.

Paskion is overall a barren planet, but life can be found within its many chasms. The shade and mineral laden soil at the lower regions of the canyons allow a limited ecosystem to develop. Small weeds and mosses grow amongst the rocks and caves. Most of the creatures that evolved on the planet are reptilian carnivores, that spend most of their time sleeping. Little to no life persists amongst the dunes except for flying scavengers who glide along the chlorine currents.

There is a limited amount of urbanization, gathered in specific canyons. These cities are carved out of the rock and clay, and remain the same for centuries, even after their inhabitants have long left. There is only one modern spaceport on the planet, allowing easy access to and from Paskion's surface.

## Inhabitants and culture

Paskion is homeworld of the reptilian Askio, a four-armed race with a a patriarchal society where the females are only seen as good for laying eggs, with their culture mandating that females spend their entire life indoors at one location. Males are allowed outside, and are typically allowed to pick and choose any number of females to mate with. Females Askions who "misbehave" are dragged to a public gathering where all of the males in the community commit to a "fixing" in which they perform sexual actions to the chosen female.

Outside of their mates and nests, Askio males have a deeply religious warrior culture, with many of the males training for life to become adept at hand to hand combat. Askion warriors who are successful at attacking nearby villageships are awarded with a special "victory mate", a select group of females who are groomed from birth for this specific purpose. Beyond nests and warriorship, Askio males who train as warriors have another option to become monks, voluntarily forgoing their misogynistic lifestyle for a life spent meditating in the Askion temples.

This culture is mainly isolated to Paskion and Passa, with Askio on other worlds abandoning this culture for a more modern lifestyle.

The Askions mainly speak Paskian, a language first developed on Passa which soon spread to its own planet.

## History

The Askio first evolved on Paskion from a reptilian species that spent their time sunbathing. The Askion culture began to develop when males began to make the females stay in their nests to protect their young. This eventually developed into the culture seen with the Askio to this day.

Paskion and it's many moons were first discovered by OGC near the end of the Western Expansions at 1,801 YAO. Despite their initial hostilities, the Askio were emitted as members of the OGC shortly afterwards. Upon joining the OGC, the Askions were exposed to the rest of the galaxy. The integration of modern culture with Askion culture has caused several civil wars amongst the Askio.

The first war was the Passa Civil War, a conflict beginnning immediately after Paskion's joining of the OGC. A group of Askio on Passa, not wanting to integrate with the OGC. The war was quelled by Paskion and the OGC. Nearly a century later, widespread riots around the entirety of Paskion led to the Askio leading a small-scale invasion on the OGC. The Paskion Storms, with help from nearby modernized Askio colonies, was eventually reconciled with the last largescale Battle of Paskion, ending with an OGC victory.

Even after these wars, Paskion retains it patriarchal society, only becoming more aggressive to the OGC since then.

## Government and Economy

Because of the Paskio's traditional culture, the planet lacks any kind of major governmental body. Even though the planet is a member of the OGC, the OGC has no jurisdiction or presence on the planet.