Alderaan is a beautiful and peaceful world of windy grasslands, great seas and deep valleys. It has no true oceans, but instead is crisscrossed with rivers and dotted with lakes and seas, giving it the image of a blue-green gem from orbit.
It's surface is barely marred by civilization, as the peaceful human populace prefers to construct their homes so that they do not interfere with the environment. Several are built into the walls of deep ravines, while others are buried beneath the surface, under a layer of smooth, crystalline glass, so thick that even a crashed starship couldn't penetrate it.
The original dwellers of Alderaan were an insectile race, whose only remnants are now their tower-like sand and earth structures, like cavernous termite mounds the size of mountains. These are found only on the plains in one small area.
The two greatest cities of note are Aldera and Terrarium City.
Aldera, the capitol city of Alderaan, is a large, white city with appealing, smoothly curved structures and a clean appearance. It is nestled securely on an island at the center of a large lake, and is also the home of Alderaan University.
Terrarium is a city that was constructed in layers out of liquid polymer. A Republic Warship lasered the polymer from orbit after the basic was filled with the substance, letting it form around the laser-created "blueprint" and create entire structures, down to windows, doors and even air vents.
A second layer of Polymer was added onto the roof of the first, creating layer after layer, again and again, until a final surface was secured over the entire city, giving it the image of a still lake with towers rising from it's surface, each one acting as a Speeder parking area and elevator into the city itself.
When families first moved in, various sonic remodeler kits and recoloring systems were available for purchase, allowing them to modify color, shape and texture to their liking for several weeks before the Polymer hardened. Many families followed the famed Alderaanian artistic path, hand-carving and molding their new homes to their liking. As such, every single section of the city has a different flare and style.
The life on Alderaan is slow and soothing, most of the work consisting of farming and trading. Nerfs and Grazers are common herding animals. Artists also make their place on Alderaan, primarily using flower seeds to create season-spanning multi-colored flower displays that can only be seen from the air.
Cities Of Note:
Terrarium and Aldera.
Sentient Species Of Note: Alderaan's native species currently consists of Humans, however there are many visitors.
Non-sentient Species of Note:
Nerfs and Grazers: These stubborn, smelly creatures are basically cattle. Nerfs are thin and rangey, with wicked antlers, and the most delicious steaks imaginable. Grazers are a more common and less defensive species, rotund and docile.
Thrantas: Various species of large, flying reptile exist across Alderaan. These mounts are known as Thrantas collectively, and can range from the size of a large bird to the size of a starship, carrying loads of vacationers in passenger compartments hanging beneath their bellies.
It's surface is barely marred by civilization, as the peaceful human populace prefers to construct their homes so that they do not interfere with the environment. Several are built into the walls of deep ravines, while others are buried beneath the surface, under a layer of smooth, crystalline glass, so thick that even a crashed starship couldn't penetrate it.
The original dwellers of Alderaan were an insectile race, whose only remnants are now their tower-like sand and earth structures, like cavernous termite mounds the size of mountains. These are found only on the plains in one small area.
The two greatest cities of note are Aldera and Terrarium City.
Aldera, the capitol city of Alderaan, is a large, white city with appealing, smoothly curved structures and a clean appearance. It is nestled securely on an island at the center of a large lake, and is also the home of Alderaan University.
Terrarium is a city that was constructed in layers out of liquid polymer. A Republic Warship lasered the polymer from orbit after the basic was filled with the substance, letting it form around the laser-created "blueprint" and create entire structures, down to windows, doors and even air vents.
A second layer of Polymer was added onto the roof of the first, creating layer after layer, again and again, until a final surface was secured over the entire city, giving it the image of a still lake with towers rising from it's surface, each one acting as a Speeder parking area and elevator into the city itself.
When families first moved in, various sonic remodeler kits and recoloring systems were available for purchase, allowing them to modify color, shape and texture to their liking for several weeks before the Polymer hardened. Many families followed the famed Alderaanian artistic path, hand-carving and molding their new homes to their liking. As such, every single section of the city has a different flare and style.
The life on Alderaan is slow and soothing, most of the work consisting of farming and trading. Nerfs and Grazers are common herding animals. Artists also make their place on Alderaan, primarily using flower seeds to create season-spanning multi-colored flower displays that can only be seen from the air.
Cities Of Note:
Terrarium and Aldera.
Sentient Species Of Note: Alderaan's native species currently consists of Humans, however there are many visitors.
Non-sentient Species of Note:
Nerfs and Grazers: These stubborn, smelly creatures are basically cattle. Nerfs are thin and rangey, with wicked antlers, and the most delicious steaks imaginable. Grazers are a more common and less defensive species, rotund and docile.
Thrantas: Various species of large, flying reptile exist across Alderaan. These mounts are known as Thrantas collectively, and can range from the size of a large bird to the size of a starship, carrying loads of vacationers in passenger compartments hanging beneath their bellies.
