Harken

If one looked at Harken based on its natural resources and location, they would find a completely ordinary moon. While Harken was one of the earliest sources of Thyrinum found in the galaxy, it was far from any relevantly populated moon or planet, leaving it relatively poor. The economy would be based entirely on the Thyrinum, with the upper class consisting of glorified slave-owners who permanently maintained people in indentured servitude through high taxation. This skewed and immoral system would eventually lead to Alovus' Revolt, an event that, alongside the Ciiiineyeyeoneo movement, would inspire dozens of similar rebellions. Shortly after the revolts, as Illeran Yahpo guided the moon into the Golden Millenium, before the anger of the citizens was even fully quelled, Gweedo and his ship were discovered near the moon. Tensions grew higher following the discovery, but as Gweedo was forcibly taken away by greater powers, the citizens of Harken protested once more, blocking international forces from taking the little alien without first giving over rights to his ship and art. Despite being an act based almost purely in the desire for rebelling against being forced to do something, these historic remains would start a long tradition that would eventually become the main income source for the moon. As there was only so much Thyrinum to be mined, production began to slow down, starting a short recession that would soon be removed by the founding of the first museum on Harken, dedicated to Gweedo and his art. Harken experienced a boom in tourism following this, with the economy reversing completely and beginning another upwards trend, this time sharper, and based off of selling wares and tickets to visitors. The tourism industry flourished despite the terrible location, as Harken's somewhat close proximity to Barbiturose allowed them to hire their scientists and set up Proxy Forms, using the galactic internet to allow visits from other worlds without the need for travel. New foods and architectural styles were formed in order to further lure outsiders, creating, by the end, 8 architectural movements, 3 artistic movements, 2 musical movements, and 1 economic movement. There are over 970 museums on Harken, each its own work of art, and pertaining to its own subject. Most structures on Harken are actually some mix of museum, restaurant, hotel, apartment building, and architectural work of art, designed to have unrivaled aesthetic beauty, and not only house the moon's natives, but also thousands of visitors.

Since the end of the Golden Millenium, Harken has been raided repeatedly by pirates, leading to countless deaths. Fortunately for the moon, its allure is enough that people visit regardless, with the economy being largely unaffected by the terrible events afflicting the galaxy.

Please pay it a visit. It's worth the cost. Also they're really nice to me and continue trying to find ways to have me inhabit a Proxy Form so I can taste some food and feel the pleasures of sensation again, lots of love to any of my Harkenese readers out there!

Treith Merindao