Editing Thyferra

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'''''Thyferra'''''<br />'''Type:''' Terrestrial<br />'''Temperature:''' Tropical<br />'''Atmosphere:''' [[Type I]] (breathable)<br />'''Hydrosphere:''' Moist<br />'''Gravity:''' Standard<br />'''Terrain:''' Tropical jungles, forests, plains<br />'''Length of Day:''' 21.3 standard hours<br />'''Length of Year:''' 479 local days<br />'''Sapient Species:''' [[Human]] & [[Vratix]] (N)<br />'''Starport:''' 3 Stellar class<br />'''Population:''' 10,000 [[Human]], 2.8 million [[Vratix]] & assorted aliens<br />'''Planet Function:''' Manufacturing<br />'''Government:''' Dual-corporate government<br />'''Tech Level:''' Space<br />'''Major Exports:''' Bacta<br />'''Major Imports:''' Mid tech, high tech, foodstuffs <br />
'''System:''' [[Polith system]] & [[Tauber system]] <br />
'''Sun:''' 1: (Polith) <br />
'''Moons:''' 4 <br />
'''Sector:''' [[Jaso sector]] <br />
'''Region:''' [[Inner Rim]] <br />

*Thyferra is the homeworld of the mantis-like [[Vratix]] and is the center of the galaxy's bacta industry. Thyferra was first contacted 6000 years ago by the Republic; this contact ushered in a new technological and medical revolution. The [[Vratix]] soon invented a potent healing medium by growing alazhi and mixing it with the chemical kavam. This medicinal fluid was called bacta, and is made by the [[Vratix]] to fulfill their religious requirements. The remarkable fluid was extremely profitable, and wealthy, powerful bacta refining operations spread across many worlds.<br />When the Empire arose, two large bacta-harvesting corporations ('''''[[Xucphra]] and [[Zaltin]]''''') negotiated a special deal with the Imperials, allowing the companies to gain a virtual monopoly on the bacta industry. These two massive conglomerates control 95% of the galaxy's bacta and are collectively known as the "Bacta Cartel". [[Xucphra]] and [[Zaltin]], run by a small group of approximately five thousand wealthy humans each (often family related) now run Thyferra's government and dominate the lives of the average [[Vratix]] worker.<br />The planetary government (led by the two corporations) communicates with the [[Vratix]] worker population through the use of two [[Vratix]] liasons (one for each corporation) who are appointed by an elected council. Since [[Xucphra]] and [[Zaltin]] are in fierce competition with each other, governmental gridlock frequently ensues and little is accomplished to benefit the 2.8 million Vratix on Thyferra. This has given rise to the [[Ashern]] (Black Claw) terrorist/revolutionary group, which views the corporations as a threat and tries to bring them down by any means necessary. Several years ago, a group of [[Ashern]] terrorists contaminated Bacta Lot ZX1449F from Thyferra, which was shipped to [[Coruscant]] and caused two million Imperial citizens to develop an allergy to the healing fluid.<br />In the political confusion following the Battle of [[Endor]], Thyferra remained neutral and profited enormously by selling bacta to both sides. Nearly 3 years after the Battle of [[Endor]], the New Republic, anxious to please the Thyferran leaders, recruited the human pilots [[Bror Jace]] (from Zaltin) and [[Erisi Dlarit]] (from Xucphra) into the famous Rogue Squadron. [[Bror Jace]] was later thought to have been assasinated (this turned out to be a ruse) and [[Erisi Dlarit]] turned out to be an Imperial deep-cover agent working for [[Ysanne Isard]].