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Hapes is a very wealthy and old society. That has had little contact with the
rest of the galaxy for more than 3000 years. Encompassing 100s of Governments
and thousands of cultures the hc, or cluster, was 1st settled thousands of years
ago by pirates -- the lorell raiders-- who seized beautiful women to be their
mates. Male descendents continued as pirates for generations until their forces
were decimated by the jedi knights. Women then took control of the cluster,
and the inherited leadership title of queen mother was initiated. The 1st queen
mother began construction on the star home an enormous castle like spaceship,
about 4,000 years before galactic civil war.
Cluster worlds included Arabanth, Charubah, Dreena, Gallinore, Reboam, Selab,
Terephon, Ut, Maires, Vigill, and Hapes itself. which is orbited by 7 moons.
The fountain palace on the Planet Hapes is home to the Hapan Royal Family. In
emergencies, they go to the secure stronghold of reef fortress, which is on
an isolated island accessible only by boat. Hapan naval space forces include
the feared Battle Dragons and the newer Hapes Nova-class battle cruisers; for
use on oceans, Hapes uses the Hapan water dragon.
The Hapan culture goes back almost unchanged to the very first days of their
civilization. For starters the Hapans are very nature loving and aware of their
surroundings. Unlike many other modern civilizations the Hapans have always
built around and with the nature on their planet, which is the reason why Hapes
is one of the loveliest planets around. Lots of time and energy is put in to
the caring of their plants, forests and other nature surroundings. The Hapans
also are very fond of flowers, especially roses. There are all sorts of roses
on Hapes, from red, yellow and the normal colors to a blue rose that changes
red when it is touched. Next to the very honorable jobs such as in the military
and government are the jobs that take care of their great gardens.
Honor and Pride are also a very large part of Hapan society. If a Hapan gives
you his honorable word that he will hold a promise, then not even in the face
of death will he break it. This has proven to be one of the backbones in Hapan
culture that has breed a solid building stone for both the civilian side of
life as well as the military. Although the Hapans are peaceful, they still hold
a very powerful military, its only task to protect their borders from pirates
and smugglers trying to get Hapan artifacts out to sell on the black market.
The Hapans however set a brutal example when it comes to such a situation mostly
killing all that try to get in the cluster or taking them prisoner. No prisoner
has yet lived to tell a tale.
Of course honor also puts a large support on the Hapan monarchy. A Hapan officer
would rather die for his King, than survive the fight in which the King dies.
To fight for the King or to be in the royal military is alone considered an
honor. The Phoenix Guard, this is the King's body/personal guard, are very much
favored. Should a phoenix guard die whilst saving the Kings life, he and his
family are blessed for over three generations to come.
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