Lazerian IV

Lazerian IV was a planet in the Kira sector, located in the Trailing Sectors portion of the Expansion Region. It served as the endpoint of the Kira Run hyperlane and also sat along the Harrin Trade Corridor alongside the rest of the Lazerian system. The planet was the center of the system's civilization and was its main planet. It had an extensive history of loyalty to the Galactic Empire, and its people were extremely stubborn when it came to change. Lazerian IV was also home to the Akwin, a sentient, aquatic mammalian species that, while peaceful, willingly isolated themselves from the local Humans—known as Lazerians—of Lazerian IV, who were largely unaware of the Akwin's existence.

Lazerian IV had four continents—Doxet, Elgar, Torm, and Laz. Torm and Laz contained the cities of Dorynn, Tormaine, Devit, and Lazeria City, the last of which served as the capital for the Kingdom of Devit. A city-state on Doxet, Doxeti, was largely independent but still deferred to the Kingdom of Devit on matters of planetary importance. The Lazerians resided in these cities, while their Akwin neighbors resided in numerous city-states within the oceans of Caz and Dox.

At one point in Lazerian IV's history, an outpost on the planet was the site of a battle involving Jedi Knights of the Jedi Order. The battle left the outpost in ruins and resulted in the remains of many lightsabers being scattered in the area. A noble eventually purchased the land for his private estate, but the citizens of Lazerian IV considered the ruins to be an eyesore.

During the time of the Galactic Republic, Lazerian IV was loyal to the Republic and exhibited pride for the Jedi Order to the same extent as it did its own forces. However, its loyalties quickly shifted in favor of Emperor Palpatine and the Galactic Empire, with the people viewing the reorganization as the ultimate example of rising up through the classes. While loyalty to the Empire was strong, there was a small degree of sympathy for the New Republic, which had roots in Lazerian IV's own monarchy.

The King's private estate resided in the mountains of Doxet and was home to a place known as the Crystal Valley, which contained valuable crystals known as Empeth Crystals. The Kingdom of Devit began to mine the crystals as a collectible, unaware of their unique connection to the Force, and declared the Crystal Valley a matter of local importance—thus rendering the Galactic Empire unaware of it.

Following the death of Palpatine, contact between the Akwin and the Lazerians remained tense, resulting in the Akwin concluding that the Lazerians remained unready for contact with their neighbors. Meanwhile, the princess of Devit, Aereena, began to create and lead a resistance—albeit in secret—against her father, King Alarik X, who remained loyal to the Imperial remnants that lingered on Lazerian IV. The Akwin had also become aware of the ongoing Galactic Civil War by this point in time.

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