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* '''Pronunciation''': Valt | * '''Pronunciation''': Valt | ||
* '''Star''': It orbits a class G (Yellow) star | * '''Star''': It orbits a class G (Yellow) star | ||
* '''Distance from Star''': | * '''Distance from Star''': its orbit is approximately 371 million km | ||
* '''Companions''': It is the 4th planet of 8 | * '''Companions''': It is the 4th planet of 8 | ||
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Long ago the Valtese and the Kriosians were one people. All part of the vast Kriosian Empire. Then the two royal brothers Krios and Valt both fell madly in love with a female metamorph called Garuth. When Krios kidnapped her and fled, the empire was ripped apart by civil war that lasted for centuries. This war was eventually brought to an end by the Ceremony of Reconciliation. Despite receiving the gift of Kamala from the Kriosians as a mate, Chancellor Alrik was more concerned about the remaining provisions in the treaty, including unacceptable aspects of proposed trade agreements, the review of uncommitted territories, and the schedule for exchange of technology. | Long ago the Valtese and the Kriosians were one people. All part of the vast Kriosian Empire. Then the two royal brothers Krios and Valt both fell madly in love with a female metamorph called Garuth. When Krios kidnapped her and fled, the empire was ripped apart by civil war that lasted for centuries. This war was eventually brought to an end by the Ceremony of Reconciliation. Despite receiving the gift of Kamala from the Kriosians as a mate, Chancellor Alrik was more concerned about the remaining provisions in the treaty, including unacceptable aspects of proposed trade agreements, the review of uncommitted territories, and the schedule for exchange of technology. | ||
Ultimately the negotiations and preceding | Ultimately the negotiations and preceding ceremony were successful. The wedding, held in a holodeck recreation of the Temple of Akadar, went as planned, as Krios and Valt Minor took their first steps towards peace. | ||
==Government== | ==Government== | ||
The Valtese have a unique government in that they are ruled by a | The Valtese have a unique government in that they are ruled by a chancellor who is selected from among the most powerful upper class families in the world. This system replaced the previous royal dynasty which had ruled the mighty Kriosian Empire. With the kidnapping of Garuth by one the two royal brothers who were heir to the Empire, Krios eventually brought about its downfall. In the ensuing conflict Valt and the rest of the royal family were killed. Each chancellor is elected to a term lasting 20 years in which they control the government. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==Psychology== | ==Psychology== | ||
They seem to be very reserved with very few displays of public emotion. Other than that they are like most other intelligent humanoid species with complex psyches and their fair share of attendant | They seem to be very reserved with very few displays of public emotion. Other than that they are like most other intelligent humanoid species with complex psyches and their fair share of attendant neuroses and mental illnesses. | ||
==Religion== | ==Religion== | ||