Polis Massa Workshop (Serina Edition)

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[Serina Calis]

✦ POLIS MASSA (Canon) ✦
Compiled within the Vaults of Sector Theta –
Approved for Registry by Governor Calis​

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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

Intent:
To adapt and modernize Polis Massa for the current Chaos timeline, showcasing its transformation under the just yet strategic leadership of Reicher Vax. The submission reflects a unique fusion of Sith-aligned governance with progressive administrative practices, while honoring the planet's historical identity.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Name:
Polis Massa

Demonym:
Massan / Polis Massan

Region:
Outer Rim Territories

System Name:
Subterrel Sector

System Features:

• Primary Star: Subterrel
• Asteroid Belt: Polis Massa Field (fragments of a destroyed homeworld)
• Rotation Period: 24 Standard Hours
• Orbital Period: 590 Local Days

Major Imports:
Foodstuffs, Heavy Machinery, Durasteel, Cybernetics

Major Exports:
Medical Equipment, Archaeological Artifacts (regulated), Scientific Data, Smuggled Goods

Unexploited Resources:
Deep-core mineral veins within uninhabited asteroids, untapped vaults of ancient Eellayin ruins

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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

Gravity:
0.56 Standard (Low Gravity)

Climate:
Controlled (Artificial life support systems)

Primary Terrain:
Subterranean Complexes, Artificial Environments, Excavation Sites, Vacuum Surface

Atmosphere:
Type III (Requires breathing apparatus outside structures)

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LOCATION INFORMATION

Capital City:
Polis Massa Base

Planetary Features:

• Networked research facilities and habitation chambers built into asteroid rock.
• Reinforced hangar platforms, modular construction yards, and new trade zones sponsored by the Trade Federation.
• System-wide satellite tracking and early-warning systems.
• Urban-industrial density increasing with incoming migration, transforming parts of the base into a bustling economic hub.

Major Locations:

• Polis Massa Base: Central administrative and research hub; also serves as the capital.
• Vax Central Medical Pavilion: A state-of-the-art medical facility built with Trade Federation investment.
• The Smuggler's Registry: A legal port-of-call where smugglers declare cargo and pay small tariffs in exchange for safe passage.
• Council Wing: A circular chamber hosting the Council of Ex-Governors who aid in governance.
• Eellayin Core Dig Site: Highly secure archaeological excavation under continuous study.

Force Nexus:
N/A

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POPULATION

Native Species:
Polis Massan

Immigrated Species:
Human, Twi'lek, Duros, Rodian, Gran, Zabrak, Chiss, and others (notably from trade and smuggling guilds)

Population:
Moderate

Demographics:

• 35% Polis Massan
• 25% Human
• 40% Mixed immigrant communities

Primary Languages:
Galactic Basic

Culture:
A blend of scientific rigor and pragmatic governance. The Polis Massans continue their archaeological and medical traditions with great pride. The growing immigrant population has introduced art, trade bazaars, and colorful subcultures within designated cultural quarters. Smuggling is tolerated and taxed, leading to a unique civic code where legality hinges on contribution to the planetary economy. Reicher Vax's rule is marked by an emphasis on fairness, professional expertise, and opportunity, leading to cultural fusion rather than tension.

Under the rule of Governor Serina Calis, Polis Massa has undergone a profound cultural transformation — not through violent repression, but through calculated restructuring of values, routines, and perception. While the planet still publicly champions its heritage in archaeology and medicine, these pursuits are now tightly regulated by the Directive of Cultural Preservation, a branch of government that controls what knowledge is worthy of preservation... and what is better erased.

The thriving immigrant population, once seen as a source of creative diversity, has been folded into a new civic framework known as the Compliance Doctrine — a quiet but absolute system of psychological conditioning and graded loyalty. Citizens are routinely assessed for "ideological harmony" and "cognitive stability," and their social standing, access to services, and educational opportunities are adjusted accordingly. Most participate willingly, unaware that their obedience is being shaped by subtle rewards, neural feedback in public terminals, and even regulated sleep and food cycles.

Smuggling is still tolerated — but it is now weaponized as a tool of governance. Smugglers operate only in Designated Economic Free Zones, where their movements are tracked, their contacts mapped, and their behavior quietly analyzed by Serina's networks. In return, they are permitted limited autonomy and access to goods otherwise embargoed. It is a game of freedom within a cage — and most don't even realize they're playing.

The once-colorful cultural quarters have been rebranded as "Expression Sectors", with curated art, sanctioned festivals, and carefully approved subcultural exhibitions designed to give the illusion of freedom. Serina understands that rebellion is most easily pacified when the people are allowed to dance in chains of their own choosing.

Gone is the idealistic fusion of cultures fostered under Reicher Vax. In its place is engineered equilibrium — elegant, efficient, and unnervingly serene. The people smile. The streets are clean. The work is done. But beneath it all, Polis Massa has become a society shaped not by opportunity… but by design.


Major Exports:
Medical Equipment, Archaeological Artifacts (regulated), Scientific Data, Smuggled Goods

Unexploited Resources:
Deep-core mineral veins within uninhabited asteroids, untapped vaults of ancient Eellayin ruins

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Encrypted under Entry Protocol ECS-Φ14

Filed and sealed within the Calis Archive Authority | Registry Verified: Serina Calis, Governor of Polis Massa​