Dahranihki

Dahranihki was a planet on the border of Wild Space. It was a primarily desert planet. During the Galactic Civil War, it remained neutral, but fought with the Republic during the Clone Wars and with the Galactic Alliance during the Yuzzhan Vong Invasion.

History
Dahranihki was discovered by a group of pioneerers a thousand years before the Clone Wars started. It was named after the expedition leader, Dyan Dahranihki. It was re-discovered two decades before the Clone Wars, and many Dahranihkians left the planet to join the Republic Military. Among these was the most famous inhabitant, Dy-No-Myt, named after the legendary Dyan Dahranihki. Dahranihki built a small shipyard and produced three ships of their own design to defend their planet. That fleet served well in, and a fourth ship crafted during, the Clone Wars. Dahranihki resisted a Separatist invasion fleet with the help of the 72nd Sector Group. When Chancellor Palpatine dissolved the Senate, Dahranihki's residents pushed for independence. After news of Alderaan, the planet left the Galactic Empire, vowing never to join another galactic government. They resisted a fleet sent towards them, and built three more ships to add to their fleet during the seven years until Coruscant fell. After that, Dahranihki was forgotten until the Yuzzhan Vong began invading the Galaxy. The New Republic asked for allies after Coruscant fell, and Dahranihki's fleet joined the Galactic Alliance's. To punish them, the Yuzzhan Vong sent a battle group out to crush this pitiful fleet, but the bravely fighting Dahranihkians fought them off, and then helped thet Galactic Alliance launch offensives. Commodore Myt led the flagship under General Bel Iblis at Ebaq Nine, and all seven ships fought at the Battle of Coruscant, where two of the ships were severely damaged, and sould have been lost if Warmaster Nas Choka had not surrendered. Afterwards, Dahranihki's fleet pulled back to their war-torn planet, and fought off a Killik attack during the Dark Nest Crisis.

Appearance
Dahranihki was primarily a desert world. One entire hemisphere was devoid of water, and the other had one ocean with a continent, named Aulia, in the middle. That continent and the opposite coastline had fertile farming, much like the nile, but the rest was unyielding sand. The planet had one natural ring, composed of dust, rock, and ice, and a second one made out of radioactive particles; the result was that the planet looked as if it had two ring crossing: one of matter, and one of energy. Dahranihki has two moons, both which orbit in geosynchronus orbit over the two places where the rings cross.

Commander of the Fleet
The Dahranihkian fleet was commanded by Captain Lest Portney, who also captained the flagship. During the Clone Wars, Captain Myt of the Coursca Gem was promoted to Commodore, and took command of the entire fleet. He retained command through the Dark Nest Crisis.

Sand Dune
The main ships of the fleet were Sand Dune class frigates, due to the fact that they were long and rounded, and tapered down at the ends. They had twenty turbolaser batteries, ten ion cannons, and ten proton torpedo launchers. The turbolasers were arranged in lines of ten on each side, and ion cannons and torpedo launchers alternating in a line underneath. They were comparatively fast capital vessels, but their shielding would implode under a heavy barrage. They carried a fighter complement of two squadrons of fighters. Those fighters were Starlancer class heavy starfighters, which carried a pilot and a gunner.

Ships
The ships of the Dahranihkian fleet were:
 * Dahranihki - Flagship - Captain Lest Portney; Captain Lest Portney Jr.
 * Aulia - Captain Leo Par
 * Oasis - Captain Vrez Crish
 * Coursca Gem - Captain Kalry Myt
 * Dust Devil - Captain Khel Dyan
 * Long Trek - Captain Jor Nrelf
 * Final Journey - Captain Tor Nrelf