Atlas | Zonju

Zonju

Grid Location: J-21
Region: Wild Space

Terrain: Arid Climate, shallow, dusty, scrubby, sparsely-foliated canyons and gorges; littered with deserted ruins carved from sandstone rock.

Native Species: Mostly human

Population: 584.932 + Ashlons 6th Army Battalion "ghost"

Capital: Zoronhed

Commanding Officer: Commodore Tryme

History: Zonju V is a sparsely populated planet that sits at the gates of wild space. During the time of the Old Republic, the planet fell under the control of the Sith, who handed authority to a Hutt family branch that imposed a strict monarchy even after the fall of the Sith.

During the High Republic era, the people revolted, but, unable to form a functioning government, the planet quickly fell into disarray. Sith cultists known as “The Disciples of Ragnos” soon seized the opportunity, planning to reanimate the Sith Lord Ragnos using the ancient Sith ruins and shrines scattered across the barren landscape.

Acting from the shadows, they employ a swoop bike gang called the Wreckjaw Syndicate, which extorts taxes and enforces the will of the cultists. Ashlon, aware of the splinter faction’s dangerous plans, sends a task force to the planet to end the threat before it can come to fruition.

Objective: Eliminate any threat posed by the cultists and the Swoop bike gang

Recommended color palette: Tan/dark tan dirt, Nougat/medium nougat rocks. Of course try to work with the limitations of your collection if these are not available to you. 

Notable Locations: 

Zoronhed - Serving as the capital for the planet, Zoronhed was built by the sith during their occupation in cooperation with the Hutts. Large sandstone walls surround the city where most of the population now lives under sith cultist control.  

Builds: https://swfactions.net/community/season-iii/battle-of-zonju/#post-5600

Status: Mostly Unbreached

Sith Ruins - Scattered across the planet, these ruins are essential for the cultists plans, but no one so far seems to understand how they can be activated.

Status: Unexplored

Villages - Not many townspeople can be found outside of the spaceport of Zoronhed, but the few brave or foolish enough to habitate the arid landscape are met with harsh conditions and merceneries at every corner.

Status: Unexplored

Wastelands - Barren landscapes make up most of Zonju V, with canyons hiding many Syndicate storehouses and sandstone fields serving as the sites of bloody open battlefields.

Builds: https://swfactions.net/community/season-iii/off-patrol/#post-6253

            https://swfactions.net/community/season-iii/j21-zonju-v-ae-mission-on-zonju-v/#post-6023

Status: Hotly contested

Race Track - As the invasion proceeds, bored troopers built a makeshift racetrack to help pass the time using junked vehicles and confiscated swoop bikes. 

Builds: https://swfactions.net/community/season-iii/j21-zonju-ae-tie-racer/#post-6492

Status: Active