Rosk

Rosk (originally called Xiek V) is a moon orbiting the planet Xiek Prime in the Outer Rim. _______________________________________________________________________________________

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Rotational period: 26 standard hours =====

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Primary terrain: Tundra, Coniferous forests, Mountains =====

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Population: 95 million immigrants (unknown number of Navizites) =====

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Major exports: Elifet-based goods (to Drask only), other processed goods =====

Affiliation: Galactic Republic, Confederacy of Independent System
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Geography
Getting little heat from its sun, and the gas giant it revolves around. The entire moon is tundra, with mountains here and there. However, it does get enough light and heat for some fungi, plants, and animals to live. Rosk has a unique soil composition, allowing only its unique native plants and fungi to grow in it.

Pre-Colonization
Originally called Xiek V, the ancestors of the indigenous Navizites were Zabraks of a forgotten colony. After two hard years, the Sith lord, Lord Ghazsu came to Rosk with his followers, fleeing the Sith Empire following the Great Hyperspace War. Lord Ghazsu used Sith alchemy to turn the Zabraks into the Navizites, and made them his slaves.

After three centuries of enslavement, the Navizite leader Navizu led a rebellion that overthrew Ghazsu’s great-grandson Ghazsu IV and wiped out the all the Sith on Xiek V. (However, there are rumors of surviving Sith hiding in the Turquoise Mountains.) Overtime, the Navizites formed a tribal society.

Colonization
The first known visitor to Xiek V after the Ancient Sith was the Ho’din Sith Lord Yisk of the New Sith Empire. Lord Yisk left a Sith Marauder in charge of Drask and secluded himself on the tundra moon; he performed Sith alchemical experiments on Xiek V’s flora and fauna, including the Navizites.

In 1042 BBY, the enigmatic Jedi known as Rosk defeated Lord Yisk and destroyed his dreaded experiments, but with the cost of his or her own life, the Draskens named the moon Rosk, in honor of the Jedi.

Eventually, the Elifet fungus (unknown to the Draskens, it was created by Lord Yisk) and its numerous uses for making chemicals, including fertilizer. This prompted a group of Koorivar and a group of Draskens to establish a colony on Rosk in 645 BBY. The colony was built on the growing and processing of domesticated Elifet fungus, which was shipped only to Drask to be used to help crops grow faster, in fact, anything made of Elifet fungus could only be shipped to Drask.

In 644 BBY, Rosk’s government passed the Navizite Ignorence Act, making it illegal to interfere with the native’s society. Rosk’s prosperity on the trading of Elifet and other processed goods made it a destination for immigrants, increasing Rosk’s diversity.

Society and Culture
For Khils, Humans, and Yaunchets on Rosk, their culture is almost the same as that of Drask. (See Drask) Except the majority live in urban areas (droids mostly do the field labor) and Roskens tend to be more capitalistic. Forty-three percent of Rosk’s population is composed of Koorivar, who maintain their culture (See Koorivar). Four percent of Rosk’s population is composed of other species, a quarter of that being Bimms.

Government
Rosk has it’s own legislative and executive branch, that answer Drask’s judicial branch. Drask’s government has some authority over theirs. Rosk’s government is headed by a governor. Unlike Drask, Rosk is more capitalistic.

Behind the Scenes
Yaunchets will appear in Legojedi26's yet-to-come Clone Wars era novel The Crisis of Three Worlds.