Historical Significace of Lannik Dig Site.
Lannik, a system caught in neutral territory and one that neither the Republic or the Empire had become aligned with. The planet itself has hosted to major battles in some of the more recent galactic conflicts. The first being a bid to capture the planet by the Sith Empire founded under Exar Kun and allied with the Krath cults. This battle occurred it what is now known as The Great Sith or The Holy Krath Crusade, Exar Kun's forces fell upon the planet and valiantly defended by the Republic, it fell to Exar Kun's Empire.
However, Exar Kun's Sith would fall from infighting. Mandalorian Crusaders commanded by fallen Jedi saw a great loss in the war blamed the Jedi and Republic for these deaths. Though peace would reign for a short time the Mandalorians held a grudge and believed they had found an enemy worth fighting. As such the next Mandalore, Mandalore the Ultimate slowly began a campaign to decimate the galaxy.
The Mandalorian Wars, and as some scholars refer to it massacres disguised as war. The Mandalorian's slaughter tore across the outer rim and was only halted by the Jedi Knight Revan. This same Revan would go on to cause the Second Sith War or the Jedi Civil War as it is also known.
While Revan Sith Empire was winning the war, the Republic saw success at Rodia and pushed liberating Ando, Manda, and Bothawui, all the way to Lannik. These victories would lead to Malak, Revan's apprentice, challenging him to a duel and began to show cracks in the Sith Empire that helped the Republic turn the way around.
Lannik Dig Site background and location.
Recently a survey was done by students from the University of Coruscant along with their professor that discovered a Republic outpost. This station described the ruins of a fortress of impressive size from the Great Sith wars that had yet to be explored. The location was lost but it was known to be within traveling distance the outpost as they observed it from the outpost.
The Republic and the University of Coruscant set to work preparing a survey time, as Jedi agreed to join. However, the Lannik government in their bid to remain neutral informed the Empire as well offering both sides a chance to sent excavation teams and surveyors over. Knowing that both sides would spend credits on this and in turn bolster Lannik's economy through the worker and press this dig would get.
The Lannik Government even helpfully arranged for base camps to be set twenty kilometers apart from each other. These base camps are named camp Resh, the Republic camp. Camp Esk for the Imperial camp with both at the opposite point of a twenty-kilometer circle cordoned off for survey and excavation. A few independent researchers are also present, the local Lannik set up in the center of the dig site near the Republic outpost to 'ensure' it is shared between both sides. They have created a small town around the outpost for Imperial and Republic personal selling luxury items and other amenities. Even a bar has opened with rooms for rent for visiting offworlders here to see the dig site personal.
These ruins are believed to be buried in an area covered with dense forest along a plateau where the fortress supposedly is located. The surveying must be done by hand as such the work to locate the fortress will take much longer than other dig sites in the past. North of the city of Palesia this site is nestled in the entrance to a great valley, it is a short shuttle ride away from the city through the route is treacherous shuttles and speeders are the only way supplies are brought in.
Basic Thread Rundown
This thread is a hub thread that acts as a neutral zone where all sides must respect the treaty and interact. It does mean you can use words but you cannot use violence those who do will have the Lannik security forces detaining them. While you may be released breaking the treaty in public sight will make your side look very bad, might cause lasting problems from your superiors.
Jedi and Sith are seen regularly here, along with many normal people and a handful of guards for each side. This thread should allow for those more curious to learn about each other or the relics hidden here. With time there will be reveals of where the fortress is, items in it, who owned it, and etc.
For those Sith who wish to perhaps tempt a Jedi or Jedi who wishes to see the Sith as more than enemy to be killed. This thread also exists for civilian characters who want to research ancient battles or soldiers who want a cushy guard duty job after rough fighting. This is a thread of social interaction and character interaction.