Sinhala
Sinhala is a covered in steep and dramatic mountains. Most of the population lives in underground cities known as enclaves, though a marginilized minority of Seerist followers dot the mountain tops in monasteries and refuges.
It is a planet rich in resources, both Isotope-10 and Plasteel. The dangerous mountainous conditions, combined with extremely dangerous fauna of semi-sentient rock creatures, make resource extraction ardous and expensive, requiring extensive security elements.
These mostly exist in mining expeditions, usually manned by hundreds of workers and security forces at a time. Massive mining vehicles are flown in and out, rapidly extracting resources and then ferried away at the sign of danger. Mismanagement and poor funding means these expeditions regularly occur with casualties, however, it is still some of the better paying work in the cities.
All the while, these efforts are plagued by the constant efforts of the Seerist nationals, and the PLF forces that hide deep in the mountains. Smugglers and blockade runners have been building their own enclaves on the planet. They chase rumors of a Pre-Silence era piece of tech called the Hidden Path. It is rumored to be some kind of hidden Interstellar gate that is hidden below the peaks of the mountains and blizzards. A gate that can launch a gate runner deep into the core worlds.
History
The government of Sinhala, for over 300 years, was a semi-autonomous monarchy, that regularly aligned with the intererests of the Grand Republic and the other various Zlathan systems around pacifica. The monarchy was overthrown by a coalition of more radical nationalist elements of aligned Sinhala nationalist seerists, and coordinated efforts by the Pacifica Liberation Front. There are still rumors floating around, that the seerists were funded by the Musura Federation, while nationalists were a plant by Imperial Security. Regardless of what happened, the monarchy was overthrown. This occured in 1780. The government took office over roughly 65% of the population for two years.
In order to maintain "security" and "peace" the Colonial Earth Empire intervened, worrying about an increasing amount in secterian attacks made by the Sinhala seerist extremists. Two bombings struck Nueva Monaco, that supposedly came from bombs and bombers originally from Sinhala. This eventually cultivated in the 7th Royal Imperial Fleet intervening on the planet at the request of the House of Axes. Shocktroopers descended upon the planet, and conducted heavy bombing of the surface for months. The House of Glass was given control of the planet, a cursed gift. This dissapointed the House of Axes who originally wanted Sinhala, but seeing House of Glass flounder against the incredibly dug in PLF forces has made them reconsider their desire for the planet.
Now, four years later, the Empire, mostly instigated by the industrialists from the House of Glass and the House of Moments, deployed with military forces in a select few enclaves, where they are welcome. The Republican Remnant has accused the Empire of upseting Pacifica sovereignty, and have deployed a handful of their own money and munitions supporting the remnants of the monarchy. The PLF have dug-in, forging alliances with the Seerist oracles and Bogoda Clans. They regularly terrorize the imperial forces, especially since the Interstellar Gate orbits the large planet. The Imperial navy lacks the ability to reasonably target underground facilities without completely cracking the planet. The culminating effects would effectively shut down the gate.
The Empire only controls about 25% of the planet, mainly the shipping hubs and space elevators. The other 95% of the planet is under control of various factions like the Blueforce Division, the Church of Seers, resistance forces or the remnants of the monarchist government. On many places, there is an underground trench war being waged. Giant tunnelers bore through the mountain, seeking out rival underground cities. When two tunnels intersect, a trench war ensues. Lines have been holding for years in some places, where there has become a stalemate of violence. Some cities have struck up a ceasefire with the empire, rebuilding their stocks of weapons while the empire focues on more aggressive frontlines.
While the Empire controls the gates, the resource rich sinhalan cities are able to produce weapons of war on their own. Some of these cities deploy whole divisions worth of troops to protect them, and threaten imperial expansion. Smugglers regularly bring supplies to the planet, masked by the heavy interference let off by the planet's natural atmosphere.
Type
Planet
Location under
Owning Organization
Yes
Security Rating
Medium Security
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