Wahtoikoeakh
(2936 Riftspan Reaches, 0506 Wahtoikoeakh;
A773AL7-E)
Wahtoikoeakh is the most heavily populated world in the Riftspan
Reaches,
home to over 91 billion Aslan.
A
landhold of the Fteweyeakh clan, the world is a major industrial
center.
The Fteweyeakh are well known for their investments in manufacturing
concerns
throughout the Hierate.
Wahtoikoeakh lies on the rimward
edge of the Great Rift.
Ihatei
seeking new territory across the Rift initially surveyed the
world.
They
quickly noted its dense core and rich mineral resources, and within a
century
the planet had been claimed by the Fteweyeakh.
Wahtoikoeakh's mineral wealth seemed inexhaustible,
and
miner after miner poured in from Hlakhoi sector,
immediately to rimward. Despite the high gravity -- 1.4g -- many
of the
miners stayed, becoming settlers. Over time the world's economy
diversified,
and factories were built.
In modern times, the world is drastically
overcrowded,
its atmosphere is polluted, and its ecosphere is faltering. Local
ecologists
are concerned about the planet's environment, but perhaps worse is the
abnormally high level of crime.
Honor-conscious Aslan are typically law-abiding, but
the
closeness of life on Wahtoikoeakh strains the inhabitants'
tolerance.
Duels
sparked by insults -- real or imaginary -- are a common sight.
Even
normally
unthinkable rukhta -- crimes of honor -- are committed on a
regular
basis.
As a consequence, Wahtoikoeakh's stance in the eyes of other
Aslan has
diminished, despite the planet's importance.
-TD19 rr