Mandalore Planetary Profile

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**I'm rather iffy on whether or not to allow Obi-Wan in here. If you guys think he should, say so and I'll edit him in. But for now, no Obi-Wan- even if the two important individuals of this world are heavily attached to that particular Jedi.

Name of Planet: Mandalore ('New Mandalore', if one wishes to be exact)
Status: War-devastated planet, Almost inhospitable, Crimeworld

"Mandalore's violent past is behind us."
BULL 
CRAP

Mandalore- the 5th world in the system of the same name, this world had once been the most terrifying forces in the known galaxy. Conquered by the warlord Mandalore the First thousands of years ago, they had been a proud warrior people not too dissimilar to the Spartans of our own world. Warriors even the Force-wielding Sith and Jedi had respected, they made a name for themselves as the greatest fighters the galaxy ever saw.

However, no great civilization last long without foes- and the Mandalorians had many. Decades, no, centuries of warfare eventually made toll on the Mandalorian people. Their planet, once thriving in minerals, was now devastated and ruined into a nearly inhospitable desert, with only mighty domed cities and mining installations remaining. From this devastation rose a political group known at the time as the 'New Mandalorians'.

This reformist political faction renounced violence and instead preached peace, neutrality, and tolerance. They used their talents as builders and inventors to create grand bio-cube cities in the deserts of Mandalore, forging a new society isolated from their warrior history, the varying clans that practiced Warfare being exiled to the moon of Concordia.

To the New Mandalorians, Mandalore was known as "New Mandalore", and the peaceful group also moved to establish themselves on the nearby world of Kalevala. Noble titles such as prince and duchess were instituted on Kalevala, and the New Mandalorians retained a presence on both worlds in the Mandalore system for centuries after, and gained far more allies and political influence than they'd ever held.

However, there was still resentment to these new ways, and a few hundred years later, a civil war broke out between the New Mandalorians and a Terrorist organization known as Death Watch- this conflict is what honed the skills of the legendary Bounty Hunter, Jango Fett, who was the only survivor of the Death Watch group.

And so things remained, until war broke out again- with Pre Vizsla, son of the founder of Death Watch, breathed new life into the organization- whom were than exiled from the planet and their political allies ousted or dead.

For times during the Clone Wars, things were peaceful (excluding the political conspiracies that occurred at this time)- Mandalore stayed neutral in the Clone Wars, and things were at peace.

And than, He came to the hands of Death Watch. The Sons of the Nightbrothers Clans, two Sith with plans for the galaxy and it's criminal underworld.

Darth Maul and Savage Oppress. 

Along with Pre Vizsla.
He won't be in this for long.

Gaining support from the Black Suns, Pike Syndicate and The Hutt Families, Death Watch was able to shatter the faith in the system of the New Mandalorians and usher in a military dictatorship under Pre Vizsla's rule- before he arrested the two Sith and imprisoned them.

They escaped and Maul personally challenged Pre Vizsla for control of Death Watch.

It didn't end well for Vizsla.

So, now Mandalore is not only crawling with crime syndicates and zealous Mandalorian warriors (some who serve Maul, others who want Mandalore to be a proud people), it's also being governed by an insane prime minister willing to let children die for the greater good of Mandalore, while the entire planet is ruled by a self-proclaimed Sith Lord while the former enemy of this madman comes here to save a person he has very passionate feelings to.

Suffice to say, the Portal Master is going to enjoy fucking up this planet.

===Geography===

Unless you live in the sporadic cities across the planet (which dig into the earth below like a bunker, and have a huge 'cube' motif everywhere), the only thing on Mandalore is dust and maybe the bombed ruins of the Ancient Mandalorian people.

There's a reason why people don't usually visit Mandalore, and the shitty environment is a reason why.

However, the moon of Mandalore, Concordia, is a bit nicer. Originally a forest moon, it was turned into a mining colony/war prison under the guidance of Clan Vizsla, although at current nobody really owns the world aside from the colonists and miners, and presumably the varying crime organizations.

===Third Party Factions===

The Shadow Collective

The Shadow Collective is a loose organization consisting of the turncoat members of Death Watch (or maybe they're the loyal ones?), soldiers of the Pyke Syndicate and the Black Suns, along with some elements of the Hutt Family. A dangerous organization, they are the current ruling body of Mandalore, following the orders of Darth Maul to a fanatic level, with many Mandalorians even trying to emulate Darth Maul, taking after his fighting style and making their armor look similar to his general appearance.

DARTH MAUL! He looked at me! He looked right at me!
"He was staring at your Jetpack!"
He turned his head! He looked me straight in the eye!
"He was scanning the horizon!"

And, most shockingly, they do indeed openly rule. The typical Mandalorian police have now been replaced with soldiers of the Black Suns, and Mandalorian Super Commandos patrol the skies, dealing out punishment as they see fit. To help keep things in check, they have a Prime Minister and Cabinet, and instead of soldiers just bursting down your door and stealing stuff, your taxes are just now going to the pockets of the crime organizations.

So, all in all, pretty shitty, but hardly the worst conditions in the galaxy unless you anger somebody, in which case you better hope you just get sent to prison.

At the end of the day however, Maul rules. Although he does not do the paperwork and bureaucracy, his word is Law. And all must serve him unto death, or be given death very quickly.


Mandalorian Loyalists

No Outsider will ever rule Mandalore!

You know there's a problem when the former terrorist organization that sought to overthrow the government is now trying to overthrow the very government they established. 

Made of those that had been actually loyal to Pre Vizsla, Death Watch is now an organization made by the people to help the people, funding and supporting small rebel cells across Mandalore, and are spread out across the world in random, and are at current trying to restore power to the Duchess Satine- although they dislike her, it's still a more honorable choice as opposed to Maul.

It also may be because they're lead by the sister of Duchess Satine, Bo-Katan Kryze.

A character I would write more in-depth on if she didn't have the depth of a fucking potato.

They're sporadic, loose but have the support of a good deal of the higher echelons of the government- or at least, those with connections to the government.

===Important Individuals===

Duchess Satine

Oh, bad choice in picture...

Duchess Satine Kryze, she is the daughter of a former warlord of the notorious Clan Kryze, one of the more politically confused and open clans. having spent her entire life born to be a diplomat and leader, helping end the Mandalorian Civil War- with some assistance from the Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi (She loves him, by the way, and he has... well, intimate feelings for her, but his relation is a bit more complex- pretty sure it's love, but who the fuck knows), she was able to teach the varying clans how to embrace peace, creating a long reign of prosperity.

Come the Clone Wars however, things became more difficult- not only in her attempts to keep other systems neutral from the conflict (difficult, as she was loyal to the Republic, so neutrality is something that could be easily questioned), and holding her reign clear of Death Watch and Political Corruption (Almec poisoning Mandalorian children and letting them die, as to not expose the fact they were dying from a drug from his own personal black market accidentally entering their tea).

Come the arrival of the Shadow Syndicate however, and her reign was all but over- police were hopeless to stop the vicious criminal actions across the planet, and she was publicly ousted and arrested from office, with Mandalore becoming under the control of Death Watch (which the public still thinks is in control).

At current, she is arrested and in a prison cell, but is still a beacon of hope to the varying rebels across the planet, and if she were to die, it would be the death of a Martyr.

Darth Maul

Darth Maul- former apprentice of Palpatine before getting a case of the cut in halves, he barely survived and was able to make his way on a ship to the garbage world of Lotho Minor, driven insane by the hellish conditions he tolerated. He crumbled and broiled on this world for nearly 12 years, until his brother finally found him and brought him back to Dathomir to be rebuilt.

Filled with a new purpose, he began a spree of genocide across the Outer Rim, making chaos in his wake and trying to call out Obi-Wan to a duel- his hatred for the man had been the only thing that had kept him alive afterall, and he wanted to repay the Jedi for all he'd done.

It didn't go so great. Following a failed attempt to get an army of pirates on his side, Maul and his brother escaped from Obi-Wan barely clinging to life, entering a force-caused coma while they lowered the life support to minimum waiting for help.

And than Death Watch found them. And, well, the rest is history, they say.

History I shall show regardless, because it's awesome.

And, originally, after he gained control of Mandalore and made his presence known, a certain other Sith Lord showed up to spoil the fun...

But not this time! Now Darth Maul, LORD of the Sith, has nothing to stop his domain of the world. He is a cunning man, and egotistical at that- to him, the only thing that matters is His goal, His desires- those who try and argue otherwise or stand before him shall find themselves at the end of a lightsaber, or have the life choked out of them. And with his loyal brother/bodyguard Savage at his side, he doesn't even need to do much in the way of proving a point, while Almec (corrupt prime minister, willing to kill children) keeps the people nice and happy.

Danger Status: 3/5: There's far worse worlds in the universe, and a great deal of worlds more dangerous in the Star Wars universe, but Mandalore is still a feared world that invading armies will be annoyed with- and if one has a powerful criminal influence, their may be a problem as these dissidents start siding with Maul.