SA K I

Astrogation Data: Saki system, Hutt Space,

Mid Rim region
Orbital Metrics: 582 days per year / 20
hours per day
Government: Clan meritocracy
Population: 1.2 billion (Sakiyan
99%, other 1%)
Languages: Sakiyan, Huttese, Basic
Terrain: Forests, jungles, lakes,
savannas
M ajor Cities: Kaehaxa (capital),
Ridgetown
Areas of Interest: Rotoksa Ridge
Grand Lodge, Hunter’s Valley, lepatap
Harbor
M ajor Exports: Technology, vehicles
M ajor Imports: Industrial goods, raw mate-
rials, wildlife
Trade Routes: Pabol Hutta, hyperspace routes to
Sakidopa, Sakiduba, and Sakifwanna
Special Conditions: High gravity
Background: The red giant Saki Prime is located at
the Spinward edge of the Bootana Hutta, the central
power base of the H utt Empire. Despite the intense
radiation emitted by the dying star, the lush jungle
planet of Saki thrives beneath a dense protective
ionosphere. The greatest predators of Saki’s rainfor-
ests are the proud and insular Sakiyans, who use
their world as a vast game preserve in which to hone
their hunting prowess. LIC EN S ED TO K ILL
Despite the planet’s location at the center of Hutt any Sakiyans employ their talents for
Space, Saki remains free from H utt occupation.
Throughout the ages, many galactic powers, includ-
ing the Sith Empire and the Tion Hegemony, have
M hunting and violence under the auspices
of the Assassin’s Guild, a dark cousin of the
more mainstream Bounty Hunter’s Guild. This
tried in vain to forcibly claim Saki. The crafty Saki- criminal organization fragmented after one of
yans have repelled these invaders and prevented their marks retaliated against them by wiping
species-wide enslavement through adaptability, out much of the upper ranks, but has slowly
mobility, and effective guerilla tactics. Millennia ago been rebuilding itself in the cataclysmic wake
during one such conflict, Sakiyans confiscated repul- of the Galactic Civil War.
sorlift equipment from their would-be conquerors
and mastered the technology soon thereafter. New recruits are brought on as apprentices,
who graduate to the rank of journeyman after
Today, Sakiyan repulsor tech is among the most their first successful kill. The guild’s best kill-
advanced in the galaxy, and the industry has ers comprise the Elite Circle, who also mete
evolved into the Sakiyans’ prim ary source of income. out the contracts to the rest of the members.
Ubrikkian Industries acquires most of Saki’s repul- The Doyen or Doyenne is fabled to be the
sor drives, using the compact and elegant designs to grand master of assassins, a position held for
propel everything from their personal repulsor sleds life until the next up-and-coming assassin can
to sail barges. succeed at killing him or her.