Sutek |
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Links to:Byzantium Secundus |
 The first humans to fly through a jumpgate found themselves in this star
system, and humans have been here ever since. Its cities have sprung up on the ruins of
its older municipalities, and inhabitants regularly find artifacts dating back to the
earliest days of the First Republic. Most of the valuable items disappeared years ago, but
rumors still crop up about major hidden troves of antique treasures. |
| Originally known as Sathra's Boon, Sutek has had the longest human habitation of any world other than Holy Terra. The Sathra movement had its greatest strength here, and this is where the earliest battles against its adherents took place. The First Republic claimed to have completely destroyed all traces of the movement, and took extra care to annihilate its adherents here, but rumors persisted that the heresy had survived.House Chauki claimed this planet during the Diaspora, swearing to protect humanity from any renewal of the Sathra threat. By the time of the Second Republic the house had lost much of its hold on the world. It became an industrial center during that period and benefited greatly from its proximity to Urth and Byzantium Secundus. The collapse of the Second Republic devastated Sutek. The Hazat renewed the old Chauki claim to the planet, and the Castenda branch moved in. The Church adamantly objected but was in too much disarray to stop this move.Over the years the Castendas solidified their hold on the planet, though many claim Sutek has solidified its hold over them. Indeed, there have been many times when the Castendas appeared ready to break off from the Hazat and form their own house. Only the threat of a Church move on the planet has kept them from doing so. The Church has always had a strong distrust of anything associated with what was once Sathra's Boon, and many Castendas fear that if they did break off from the house's protection, nothing would stop the Patriarch from moving in. | |