Qat Chrystac

• Qat Chrystac
  Type: Terrestrial
  Temperature: Searing
  Atmosphere: Type IV (environment suit required)
  Hydrosphere: Dry
  Gravity: Heavy (1.4 of Standard)
  Terrain: Radioactive lava seas, volcanic glass plateaus
  Length of Day: 12 standard hours
  Length of Year: 166 local days
  Sapient Species: None
  Starports: Limited Services
  Population: 2,000 New Republic troops, approximately 1,500
  Imperial Radtroopers
  Planet Function: Hidden Base
  Government: None
  Tech Level: Space (inside the New Republic base)
  Major Exports: None
  Major Imports: None

• Qat Chrystac is one of those unusual battle sites that occur in virtually every war; the planet has no strategic value save that what began as a small skirmish to wipe out an enemy outpost evolved into a seemingly endless and ever escalating conflict.
  The planet is a volcanic nightmare, with a bizarre form of radioactive lava spewing forth from hissing crevasses in the planet's surface. Huge seas of molten rock cover the planet, distinguished by large mesas of volcanic glass that tower several kilometers high over the seas. The radioactive lava that is constantly sprayed into the planet's poisonous air has a severe scrambling effect on all manner of computers and sensors. Because of the hostile nature of the planet's environment, a rogue cell of the Rebellion decided it would make an ideal hiding place.
  Qat Chrystac became a point of contention almost a decade ago. The Rebels managed to capture a heavily shielded starship, similar to the shieldships of Nkllon, and simply bury it in the rock of the planet. The Empire, learning of this base, launched an attackand was soundly defeated; the Empire was not ready for the harsh conditions of the planet, and the Rebel group on Qat Chrystac was comprised of some of the fiercest fighters in the Rebellion. The fighting rages on to this day.
  Qat Chrystac was a site of fierce battles, even before Thrawn's campaign. A small contingent of Imperial Radiation Zone Troopers cautiously worked its way across Qat Chrystac's surface in hopes of locating the hidden base. This stormtrooper unit, stationed aboard an older model siege platform in orbit over Qat Chrystac, was in active combat for almost years, until being forced to withdraw due to its desperate need of reinforcements. The New Republic, hoping to wipe out one of the few truly elite stormtrooper divisions left since the death of the Emperor, managed to supply the Qat Chrystac base with new weapons, troops and supplies