Matriarch Sabrathan
Character
// Sabrathan Family Estate \\
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Intent
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The Sabrathan Family Estate is to provide a secure safe haven for members of the Sabrathan Family, in which they would be able to freely dwell due to its natural size. Additionally, it would establish a focal center point for the dealings and general intrigue that the Sabrathan Family would be involved in. Likewise, it would also be intended for the use of storing Artifacts, Relics and other such trinkets as recovered by Family members to further the goals, power and influence of the Family. Lastly it would provide for those members that have passed on with a final resting place where their remains would be left undisturbed; while potentially providing living members of the Sabrathan Family a means to speak with the Force Ghosts of deceased members.
Classification: Family Estate
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Location
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The Sabrathan Family Estate is located on the vast lands held by the Sabrathan Family on the planet Dubrillion, located in the Dubrillion System of the Myto Sector in the Outer Rim Territories. The lands and the Estate itself are found on the Northern Continent. The Estate sits atop an artificial hill that served as the foundation of the previous residential Manor House that existed before the Estate. This hill which the Estate sits upon currently, overlooks a large swatch of land, much of which is open grasslands that have long since been converted to agricultural pursuits.
Towards the western edge of the Estates is a series of small mountain rangers and badlands that serve as the western border, while also containing a handful of mines (also owned by the Sabrathan Family). While to the east is a large old growth forest, with the Northern most point of the Estate's lands tapering off into sandy beaches. The southern expanse of the Estate's lands are primarily flat, well irrigated farmlands and minor homesteads, whose water comes from a large river that servers as the southern most border of the Estate lands. Spanning over this river is an old stone bridge that at one point in the past served as a first line of defense.
Affiliation: The Sabrathan Family
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Description:
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The Sabrathan Family Estate is a large towering structure that resides atop an artificial hill. As mentioned, this hill was once the foundation of the previous Manor House that had been destroyed ages before the Sabrathan Family's arrival on the planet Dubrillion. The main building itself is designed to look imposing, mixing architectural designs of ancient palaces and fortresses for its over all appearance.
Upon entering the main hall, an individual is greeted by the massive towering ceiling, held up by imposing pillars. Each pillar is designed with various motifs that depict the history of the Sabrathan Family, as each pillar holds the engraved image of a different member of the Sabrathan Family. These pillars thus are a reminder of both the greatness that an individual has achieved for the family, and of those whom have brought shame upon the family; as a means to inspire and teach the younger generations. Due to the incredible size of the main hall, there are many pillars which are still left unmarked.
Much of the main building had been constructed during the first settlement of the Sabrathan Family upon Dubrillion hundreds of years ago. The more recent constructional additions to the structure has been the Sabrathan Family Study, the lone tower, which was built upon a nearby rocky outcropping. The tower was meant to serve as a study and place to store and study tomes, artifacts and relics, while the single bridge also provided it to serve as a last stand position.
The foundation upon which the Estate was built, that being the previous home, was purposely excavated. This revealed a large complex beneath the primary structure, which had since been reconditioned to serve as the Sabrathan Family Crypt. Here many members of the Sabrathan Family are lain to rest, while additional chambers where constructed to allow surviving members a means to contract the Force Ghosts of deceased members of the family.
Further below this crypt are the vaults, a series of heavily protected repositories which hold the Family's wealth, as well as the most important artifacts and relics recovered by the family.
Much of the exterior is built as an open courtyard with an open approach to the main entrance. This open design was to provide an amply room for training and other outdoor activities by members of the Family; while also serving the purpose to allow for the clear view of any potentially hostile individuals approaching from the single path leading to the Estate.
Additional wings of the Estate hold various drawing rooms, dining hall, ballroom, Family quarters and servant quarters and other places of knowledge. Less known rooms that are hidden deeper within near the Sabrathan Family Crypt include a dungeon, torture room and other less than savory storage and rooms for doing business in.
Defensively the Estate is protected by a series of ringed defenses. The outer most ring consists of small outposts that are manned by a personal security force, with some outposts being more well equipped and fortified. Secondary ring defenses consists of manned military outposts, vehicle depots and supply bases. The Estate itself is protected by a series of Anti-Air, Anti-Vehicle and Anti-Infantry defense turrets with overlapping firing arches to provide for the most effective defenses. Additional defenses include an equipped and trained personal security force, and a handful of security droid. Additionally, there is a structure located near the crypts called "The Hive". This structure houses the Sithspawn that members of the Sabrathan Family have crafted and are capable of controlling them.
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History:
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Previously the location was known as the Hawkesdale Manor, serving as the home of a family of little notoriety. The Hawkesdale Manor stood in the region for many years, first as the home of the family which it was named after, before it was abandoned. Later in its life the Manor served as a provincial governmental structure until it was later repurposed to serve as a military facility. During the Clone Wars, the facility saw little action, though it wasn't until the Yuuzhan Vong war was the Hawkesdale Manor itself destroyed, leaving only the artificial hill that served as its foundation.
In the Era after the Fel Empire, the first Sabrathan Family member arrived on Dubrillion, in which they would purchase the land and constructed the first Sabrathan Family Estate, which at the time was little more than a small hovel with a wall on top of a hill. Over the following years the various members of the Sabrathan Family put more credits into expanding and upgrading the home, until it became the structure that is seen today.
