Betseeda System

Myyribod

Zallos I

Zallos II

New Erusal

> "*The Betseeda System is just like so many other nameless systems. You and your squadron fought for nothing, died for mediocrity.*"
> ― Captain Yiromatu Takei to Lieutenant Tolamael Benere
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## **Overview**

The **Betseeda System** was a star system located in the Inner Rim of the galaxy. It was home to the planets Betseeda Prime, Myyribod, Zallos, Zallos II, New Erusal and dozens of small moons. It was occupied by the Imperial Navy in 4 BBY. In late 0 BBY, the Rebel Alliance fighter group, Arrow Squadron, was sent to the system to liberate it from Imperial control. In a bloody, two year campaign, the Alliance was eventually successful in driving Imperial forces from the system.

## **Before the Occupation**

The Betseeda System was an unremarkable collection of planets and moons that served mostly as a refueling and stopping off point for trade conveys moving between the mineral rich Outer Rim and the Core Worlds.

Over several thousands years, the people of the Betseeda System developed their own interplanetary commerce, working mostly as guides for large corporate trade routes through their system. Like thousands of other systems in the galaxy, Betseeda remained mostly forgot except by those who were passing through.

A peaceful people focused on developing economic and technological advances, they offered little organized resistance to the Empire Occupation in 4 BBY.

## **The Rebellion**

Republic Senator Madeline Gren resigned her seat in protest and returned to Betseeda Prime when the Imperial Navy occupied her homeworld. Over time, she developed a partisan group known as the Betseedan Resistance Forces to oppose the occupation. Her group allied itself with Arrow Squadron and fought alongside the group at the First Battle of Betseeda Prime, the Second Battle of Betseeda Prime, and the Siege of Tazion. While the government remained officially neutral through the Galactic Civil War, it unofficially supported Arrow Squadron and the Rebellion.

## **Astrological Information**

The Betseedan System is small by most standards, consisting of not even half a dozen planets, all of which possess temperate climates. The system has dozens of small moons of various climates ranging fro volcanic on those closer to the system's single sun, to ice covered on those furthest from the sun's rays. All five planets of the system experience five distinctive seasons.

### **Betseeda Prime**

The largest world, Betseeda Prime, is home to over 80% of the system's population. Betseeda Prime is covered with lush forests and numerous, freshwater lakes. Much of the surface travel on the planet is conducted via boat or water craft. The planet developed into the center of the small system over thousands of years. Tazion, the largest city on the planet, serves as the capital of the system. Before it was disbanded, no Senator had ever been elected from any other planet in the system.

### **Myyribod**

Several small cities exist on Myyribod, the second largest planet in the system. Myyribod, with its tall snow covered mountains and deep, dark forests always served as a mineral hub and way station for Betseeda Prime. When the Imperial Navy occupied the system, they built a massive air base and ore processing facility on the planet. The pollution and waste from this facility poisoned many of the rivers and lacks on the once pristine planet.

### **Zallos I & Zallos II**

Zallos I and Zallos II were large, forested planets that were covered in many small, trading outposts like Rook's Haven on Zallos I. These outposts were rough and dangerous, mostly frequented by traders and crews working the ships passing through the region. Criminal activity on these worlds was rampant and the limited power exercised on these places by the government in Tazion was limited at best. Arrow Squadron used their underground connections in Rook's Haven to collect key intelligence on Imperial movements during their liberation campaign.

### **New Erusal**

New Erusal was a dry, mountainous planet with flowing rivers of acid. However, it was also home to a large mining operation and millions of people. Several large trading ports and even an old abandoned podracing track were located on the planet. The largest city on the planet was Dredgefell. It housed a significant Imperial garrison prior to the arrival of Arrow Squadron. In his tactical retreat, Admiral Jhutan Ensah abandoned the facility. Most of the supplies and provisions were left behind and eventually fell into Arrow Squadron hands courtesy of a BRF mission.

### **Moons**

The Betseeda System is home to over five dozen moons, the largest being Korbinia which orbits the planet of Zallos II. Other notable moons include Jonquil and Faan Shaarada. Like planets, these moons varied in climate and condition. Faan Shaarada was an ice giant, even considered by some to be a planetoid and uninhabited by sentient life. Korbinia was also uninhabited and possessed no atmosphere meaning it was barren rock. Jonquil was a watery moon covered by one vast ocean, but teemed with thousands of species of mammals, bird, fish and reptiles. The moon of Jonquil also served as the home of the Imperial facility, Jonquil Station, which was the site of the final battle in the campaign to liberate the Betseeda System, the Battle of Jonquil Station.