Rai Korobolt

Rai Korobolt was a planet in the Chavrazeen sector of the. It was the homeworld of the crustacean Quaffans. It belonged to the Golden Empire, joining that government after the dissolution of the Zarban Hegemony.

Geography
Rai Korobolt's landmasses were large, often heavily forested islands. Both their soil and the ash of their plants were conducive to making varieties of cement and concrete. Roughly the middle half of the planet experienced an annual monsoon season.

Both the landmasses and the vast oceans teamed with life. Many islands were close enough that birds and even some hardier mammals could easily migrate from one to the next, leading to numerous species of the same genus in the same area, but less complete biological diversity as compared to planets like Bosys.

Society and culture
The Quaffans remained a persistent majority on Rai Korobolt even after it joined the galactic community, and the planet accordingly had a stoic, minimalist culture. The hard-shelled, crustacean Quaffans needed little in the way of physical comfort, and most buildings and furniture were made of concrete, steel, or stronger alloys of those materials. A few spaceports built facilities more conducive to alien visitors.

While many aquatic and amphibious aliens made seafood one of their primary exports, Rai Korobolt earned most of its trade income from its deposits, which were vital to the manufacture of, among other things.

History
Rai Korobolt orbited a large star, and was the only habitable planet in its system despite being the seventh from the star. Numerous large mammal species developing on the islands—most either with tough hides or thick fur to protect them from the monsoons—but the Quaffans were the only native sentients, moving from the sea to the land millions of years before the. Their hard shells made it difficult for most other creatures to prey upon them, and the Quaffans were able to carve out a place for themselves on the surface.

When the Zarban Hegemony arrived at Rai Korobolt some time after 14 ABY, the natives were generally indifferent to the new government, accepting oversight by the Simyastos but not actively participating more than was necessary. In turn, most of the governors from the Hegemony had a more hands-off policy than was employed on Jintip Prime, Bosys, Fornassan, or even the Simyasto colonies. There was little fanfare when the Hegemony folded and the Golden Empire replaced it.

The Quaffans permitted mining corporations to harvest lommite, but generally had few other interactions with the rest of the Empire. An exception was the Chorus of Shoktofen, from the port city of the same name, which toured the Empire to great success.