Ga'haiian Biases, The Pleasure Faith, and The Mindset of Bly’ju Duhanis
Ga’hah- The pleasure planet, worships the pleasure God Be’llahl. Pleasure for the sake of it, and attachment is holy. The only sin being to interrupt, cease or otherwise cause the loss of pleasure of another deliberately.
Ga’hah has no purity culture. Virginity has no value, no one cares how many people you’ve slept with. They’re polygamous, and a large swath of the population is A-romantic.
The Sohnese bastardize these traditional values by attempting to scaffold on a hierarchy system that resembles many of the core worlds in an attempt to consolidate power for themselves. Since they do this by judging blood purity, chosen for its visible markers on half blooded Ga'haiians via the patchy calico pattern in their hair, there is a sense of judgement about WHO you sleep with in Sohnese circles.
Bly'ju would not care as much about Tah’nyem’s sexual partners if she was bedding pure blooded Ga'haiians like himself.
The clones are a particularly touchy subject in Ga'haiian culture. Forcing someone into a life they had no choice in is of the highest blasphemy in their religion. Furthermore, since the accelerated aging of clones is well known, an additional blasphemy takes place where the clones were denied the pleasure of childhood among other things. Clones make Ga'haiians extremely uncomfortable; Even Tah’nyem originally felt trepidation at the thought of seeing clones up close- and as with many real life examples, some people respond to this discomfort with hatred… others with pity.
Bly'ju, as ill-tempered and culturally brain washed as he is, feels genuine concern for his once paramour. How much pleasure can a man who has half a life give her? Men who've been bred for war, who've only experienced battlefields? She who is already tainted by non-ga’haiian blood?
In a twisted way, he's a reflection of Crosshair, in that he sees himself as someone who protects Tahny.
Andromeda faced a sudden encounter with a combination of meteors and black holes, which eventually led to an explosion that destroyed the galaxy
Galileo was sent flying from the blast
The force of the explosion knocked him out for a couple thousand years, and he was left drifting through space
Eventually, he landed in the Kuiper Belt, where he would remain in a coma for another couple years before waking up
What Are Some Facts About Galileo?
He is an ice planet
unfortunately for him, the destruction of Andromeda severely heated his surface
a big section of his surface was burned off, and a ring of volcanos formed in its wake
he is slowly but surely melting, until he goes from ice planet to molten rock
He used to have moons (17 to be exact) but they all died
the first four times it happened, they got too close to the Roche limit (this is when Galileo first formed as a planet, so he wasn’t aware of all the dangers that came with being one yet)
the rest died from the meteors that helped contribute to the explosion of Andromeda
Before Andromeda exploded, Galileo was a very caring guy; he had very strong relationships with his moons, them being like his own children
now, he is very sad and guilty; he felt as though his moons died because he wasn’t strong enough to protect them
He has a countered Planet X before, though he wouldn’t call themselves best friends
at the time they met, X was still very much focused on revenge, and never stuck around long
the two got along for the most part, but interacting with the dark blue planet was very exhausting for Galileo
they sit in silence for the most part, X too focused in his anger and Galileo stuck wandering through the past and the future that will never be
How About Some Bonus Facts?
All of Galileo’s moons were female! He loved his daughters very much
Due to the long period he spent in a coma, Galileo’s memory became pretty fuzzy; he can remember the big pictures, but small details evade him
he can only remember the name of one of his moons, Livia
Galileo’s rings are from the first four moons that got too close to his Roche limit
Introducing the background: Children of Euphridese.
A/N: I'm literally making a language for this. Also, if you have and advice or questions or recommendations please please ask. And also I REALLY need help making a language.
Euphridese:
Euphridese is a human made Techno-planet. It was created in a rush; due to the deteriorating status of Earth's atmosphere and increasingly inhabitable environment caused by human emissions. Euphridese stands as a literally satellite to Mars in both senses- To monitor the planet, and find the best way to colonize, and as having become a human designed moon of Mars itself. The project of Euphridese was funded primarily by EO-NET institute, a mysterious but powerful cooperation with the CEO out of public limelight since it's rise to fame.
Euphridese, on its surface, holds just barely over twice its maximum capacity, making for overcrowded but bustling towns and tall, intricate apartment style housing to fit everyone. Despite this, life on Euphridese is vibrant- nearly blindingly so. Dyes on nearly every corner market eye catching clothes and food. Euphridese is the planet that never sleeps, mainly because the planet itself is always making a thrumming noise beneath your feet, and also because the markets and town squares themselves never tire of people.
Euphridese is broken into six sectors:
EO-NET: sector one, and the largest sector. Houses the institute; and all adjourned paraphernalia.
Sveuve- Sector 2. "Tides". The smallest sector, but houses all non-upper members of the EO-NET institution.
Koahse- Sector 3. "Middle line". The middle grounds of Euphridese.
Svdotch- Sector 4 "sanctuary". The neutral grounds. Its considered the heaven on Euphridese due to it's disenvolvement with conflict and community first agenda.
Eutch- sector 5 "Urchin". Considered rickety and slum like.
Eyaviseatch- Sector 6. "Dirty Shoe Scum" If sector five was slum like, sector 6 is definitely. All the waste from EO-NET ends up here, and it houses the most people.
EO-NET institute:
EO-NET institute stands for "Economic Overview. Not much is known about them besides the fact they control nearly every economic market, but have a huge overreaching power in technology and medicine. The CEO is unknown, as well as the companies rise to power. EO-NET is also known for shady business deals and practices, bordering on inhumane; but the people can't do anything when the institution keeps constant watch on them, and keeps them impoverished.
Two solar-type stars or “suns" of differing sizes. The planet's atmosphere gives the biggest star a yellowish tint, and the smaller a deep orange color.
One moon: The Luna.
Time and Calendar:
570 days in a year
36 hours in a day; 24 hours of day, 2 hours of dimming, 8 hours of night, 2 hours of dimming.
5 days in a week (Iniday, Lusday, Soday, Remday, Qipday). 6 weeks (30 days) in a month.
19 months in a year (Reelia, Dyomidi, Treiro, Khonli, Unolis, Exilios, Eptaso, Kapochto, Meionennea, Medrio, Kagari, Deorn, Kalinis, Dekam, Pentrichos, Ime, Netum, Euchto, and Annis).
TROPES: tragic romance, princess x jedi, forbidden love, secret relationship, kate & anthony coded enemies to lovers, anakin’s pov, mandalorian anakin skywalker, fluff & angst, found family, artist gf x mechanic bf, canon divergence, original planet, big old tragedy
WARNINGS: major character death(s), depictions of war, pregnancies & miscarriage, grief, violence, eventual smut
TIMELINE: post-tpm – post-rots (31bby–16bby)
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chapters 1 – 14 completed (last updated july 12th 2024)
━━ ACT ONE (complete; 5/5)
━━ ACT TWO (currently writing; 13/15)
━━ ACT THREE – SIX (coming soon)
current word count: 40k+
EXTENDED SUMMARY
Elia Valarys is a graveyard. A display case for all the former, torn up iterations of herself. Her innocence, her girlhood, her youth. She has died so many times before it is like a memory. She is no longer flesh and bone, but tendrils of smoke, a mournful spectre. Not a girl anymore, only a ghost.
She was not always so tragic. She was her parents' miracle, born nine years after they were told they would not conceive again. She was their ray of sunshine. Her three older siblings showered her with love, despite being nine and thirteen years older than her.
For her first nine years, Alana Uttara was happy. Her mother's role as a handmaiden to the Queen of their homeworld, Aphelion, allowed her to spend time running circles around the vast palace with the princesses and her little niece. Alana's niece was born when she was five years old. Violet was the daughter of Alana's oldest brother, Aerrik and his girlfriend, and she became Alana's favourite person in the galaxy. Alana and Violet were always more like sisters than aunt and niece.
Her first death came when the sky was lit by brilliant fireworks.
As Aphelion celebrated its liberty with a fine party, Alana's world collapsed around her. As sparks showered behind her, she learned that two of her siblings and parents were dead. She wanted to scream until her throat was raw, until the stars trembled above, until the universe gave her family back. Until she had nothing left to give. (Fate is not kind to little girls with big dreams.)
Aerrik Uttara begged the Queen of Aphelion to allow him to adopt his sister — they were all each other had left. But the Queen took her instead.
Her second death arrived a year later.
Alana Uttara was buried in cotton dresses and sunlight smiles next to her parents and twin siblings. Her soft heart was not built for such anguish. (Her mother always said her heart was as vast as Aphelion's great oceans. Alana's heart and gentle nature were no curse, no weakness. It was her greatest strength.)
In her place, Elia Valarys was born. At last, she was official. A Princess of Aphelion, the Third Daughter. Not an heir; a false princess; a royal without a crown. Her people adored her, and Elia Valarys shone bright as the sun, hiding her grief behind tiaras and balls. She refused to break. But when she did, she built herself back up like a mirrorball. Elia and Alana became two different people, but their hearts were still the same.
Alana let her pain drown her, Elia grew despite it. When death stole from her, her heart flourished and made room for more love. If she could not be happy herself, she would make the galaxy better for others and make them happy. She had two new sisters and a new father who loved her like she was his own. Until little Violet turned nine years old, the last of the Uttara family would visit the Palace as often as possible — much to the Queen's disapproval.
But Alana Uttara still stalked Elia like a shadow. She was the bottle which Elia poured her heartache into. When the novelty of being part of the royal family wore off, Elia had two people living within her: the lost girl and the quiet princess.
She died a hundred times during the war.
Like a blossom in winter, her famous heart grew brittle. Her hands turned to frost as she cradled dying children. She tried so hard to protect them all, to keep them safe and take them far away from the war. Even though she saved hundreds of children displaced by the war, she was tormented by the ones she lost. After you watch a child fade away in your arms, you cannot be the same.
When she believed she could not suffer through anything worse, the betrayal arrived. It cut through her knife, twisting in her heart. Finally, she surrendered to her stone heart. Nothing can hurt you when you cannot feel anymore.
The final death caught her a lifetime later.
(The worst betrayal came as a blade through her stomach as she clung to her lover's arms. He could not protect her anymore. She could wonder forever if his last words were a lie: “I love you.”)
In any universe, Elia Valarys and Anakin Skywalker were not destined for a happy ending. (But they still fell for each other like Icarus fell for the sun every time.)
