Hapes

The capital of the isolationist, female-ruled Hapes Cluster, Hapes is a beautiful world of lush forests, soaring mountain ranges, and impeccably clean cities and factories. Hapes cultural traditions aren't considered sufficient guarantee that all be beautiful: Hapan law requires a degree of cleanliness that would be startling on nearly any other civilized world.

Grid Location: O-9
Region: Inner Rim
Terrain: Cities, forests, mountains
Diameter: 12,254 km
Length of Day: 22 standard hours
Length of Year: 240 local days
Population: 8 million
Sentient Species: Humans (Hapans)
Species Mix: Humans (100%)
Languages: Hapan, Basic
Government: Hereditary matriarchy
Major Exports: None
Major Imports: Foodstuffs, high technology
System/Star: Hapes/Hapes

Planets in the System:

Planets	Type	Moons
Hapes	Terrestrial	7
Kavan	Terrestrial	0

"The capital of the isolationist, female-ruled Hapes Cluster, Hapes is a beautiful world of lush forests, soaring mountain ranges, and impeccably clean cities and factories..."

Detailed History

Hapes is the cluster's bureaucratic center; by law, all significant Hapan financial and business transactions must be performed on Hapes itself. As a result, the other sixty-two worlds maintain embassies on Hapes, as do most of the cluster's major business entities. Hapes's capital city is known as Tia 'Chume'Dan, the Queen Mother's Residence, though the ruler of Hapes actually dwells within the graceful courts of the Fountain Palace, which stands on the bluffs overlooking the city.

Outside Hapes's cities, much of the planet's wildlife roost and graze as it did before the pirates known as the Lorell Raiders descended from the skies millennia ago. Hunting is strictly regulated by the Queen Mother, as is Hapes's robust fishing industry.

Visitors to Hapes will note that what with its narrow and the nebula shimmering in its skies, the planet never sees true night. As a result, Hapans have extremely poor night vision, and most find darkness frightening. This oddity has given rise to a proverb often applied to expensive things that aren't particularly useful: "Hapans are beautiful, but they can't see in the dark."