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'''Bhekar Ro''' is a distant planet with unpredictable weather.<ref name = "SXN">Mesta, Gabriel. ''[[StarCraft: Shadow of the Xel'Naga]]''. Pocket Books, 2001. ISBN 0-671-04149-5.</ref> [[Terrans]] from the [[Terran Confederacy|Confederacy]] (before the Confederacy had fallen apart) fled and settled in this planet forty years before the events of StarCraft hoping that it would be their “promised land” out of reach of the Confederacy. It orbits an orange star. Apart from the colonists, the planet is virtually lifeless apart from urchin lizards and crab beetles.
  
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|name=Bhekar Ro
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|fgcolor=white
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|imgsize=200px
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|region=[[Fringe Worlds]]
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|sector=[[Koprulu sector]]
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|system=
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|terrain=Farmland
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|faction=Independent [[terrans]]
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|diameter=
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|gravity=Natural
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|climate=Hazardous
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|geography=Plains
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|settlements=[[Free Haven]]
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|suns=1
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|moons=
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|interest=*[[Back Forty]]
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*[[Xel'naga temple#Bhekar Ro|Xel'naga temple]]
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|species=*[[Xel'naga]] (formerly)
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*[[Terrans]] (formerly?)
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|originalspecies=*[[Blacklizard]]
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*[[Crab beetle]]
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*[[Fiddler beetle]]
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*[[Mound-hopper]]
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*Plain-based rodents
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*Unidentified species (revealed with activation of [[xel'naga temple]]
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|otherspecies=*[[Glider hawk]] (likely introduced)
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*[[Urchin lizard]]
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|imports=None
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|exports=None
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'''Bhekar Ro''' is a [[Fringe World]]<ref name="HDTimeline">April 6, 2010. "Timeline". ''[[StarCraft II: Heaven's Devils]].'' Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). pp. 311 - 323. ISBN 978-1416-55084-6.</ref> in the distant reaches of the [[Koprulu sector]]. It orbits a single orange star.<ref name="SC:ShadXel">Mesta, Gabriel (July 1, 2001). ''[[StarCraft: Shadow of the Xel'Naga]]''. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 0-671-04149-5.</ref>
   
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Originally the planet had "greasy gray skies" that frequently gave way to unpredictable violent storms of sonic intensity that occurred year round, the surface scarred by hailstorms and laser lightning. After the activation of an [[xel'naga temple]] however, the climate became more serene,<ref name="SC:ShadXel"/> white clouds instead of gray ones present throughout its atmosphere.<ref name = "Elements">2008-12-17, [http://new.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=301 Elements of Brood War]. ''Fantasy Flight Games''. Accessed on 2009-01-31</ref>
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Sustenance agriculture was relied upon for survival, growing triticale wheat and salad moss in the rocky, mostly unproductive soil. Given the harsh conditions (see below), Bhekar Ro had a high death rate, with virtually every colonist having lost a friend and/or family member. As such, colonists were considered adults upon their fifteenth birthday and were often married and had kids before they reached the age of eighteen.
  
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One of the colonists found a [[Xel’Naga]] artifact, which absorbed him. The artifact later released all of its Terran "prisoners" and rocketed into the sky with its prizes. Due to shedding some biomass, the valley near the artefact became rich in nutrients, allowing greater agricultural yield.
  
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===Free Haven===
  
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'''Free Haven''' is the only town on the planet, built by the first settlers who came to Bhekar Ro when they sought for independence and freedom from the Confederacy. Surrounded by a perimeter fence in the shape of an octogon, it was fairly self contained, although there were outlying farms and drainage ditches. Somewhat bizzarely, it featured an old [[Missile Turret]] in its center, which proved instrumental in its defense.
  
   
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===Back Forty===
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==History==
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===Colonization===
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'''Back Forty''' is a ridge that seperated agricultural land near Free Haven from another basin and a mountain range twelve killometers away.
  
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Bhekar Ro was settled around [[2460]] by colonists escaping the civil strife of the [[Terran Confederacy|Terran Confederate]] inner worlds. They hoped the world would be a “promised land” beyond Confederate reach, and cut off contact with the Confederacy five years after settling.<ref name="SC:ShadXel"/>
   
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The colonists discovered harsh conditions and poor and rocky soil. They raised whip barley, [[triticale-wheat]] and salad moss. The first decades were aided by a corps of scientific personnel. Outbreaks of spore plague eventually forced the abandonment of most scientific endeavors as priority shifted toward survival.<ref name="SC:ShadXel"/>
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===Weather===
  
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The weather of Bhekar Ro was described as unpredictable and no identifiable storm season. The storms of Bhekar Ro was described with thunders with sonic boom intensity and laser lightning that sears down from the clouds like luminous spears. There are also incidences of hailstorms in the planet.
  
   
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Mortality rates were high. Virtually every colonist lost a friend or family member. Adulthood was considered reached at the age of fifteen, with marriage and parenthood typically following before eighteen. The few colonists unable to cope psychologically with these conditions tended to become careless and die earlier.<ref name="SC:ShadXel"/>
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It was said that those heavy storms had uncovered the Xel’Naga artifact that brought the [[Zerg]] and the [[Protoss]] to the planet.
  
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In [[2500]], a storm uncovered a [[xel'naga]] [[xel'naga temple|artifact]]. Colonist [[Lars Bren]] was absorbed by the artifact while investigating it, which caused the artifact to emit a strong psychic signal that attracted the [[protoss]] and [[zerg]]. The colonists requested aid from the then-recently defunct Confederacy, and received it in the form of the the [[Terran Dominion]]'s [[Alpha Squadron]]. The conflict was resolved by the artifact's release of an [[energy creature]] which destroyed military forces; the birth also inadvertently changed the climate and improved the quality of the soil in the valley near the artifact. The colony survived.<ref name="SC:ShadXel"/>
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===After the Brood War===
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[[File:BhekarRoColony SC-Com3 Comic1.jpg|thumb|left|The colony at the time of the massacre.]]
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In [[2502]] a female [[Dominion]] [[ghost]] perpetrated a massacre of inhabitants.<ref name="SC:C:Issue3">Furman, Simon (w), Federico Dallocchio (p, i), Milen Parvanov (col). "[[StarCraft: Issue 3|StarCraft #3]]" ''[[StarCraft (comic)|StarCraft]]'' '''1''' (3) (August 19, 2009) DC Comics (Wildstorm).</ref>
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==Known Colonists==
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[[File:BhekarRoTerrans SC-Com3 Comic1.jpg|thumb|Bhekar Ro colonists, slaughtered by the ghost]]
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Confined to a relatively small geographical area, Bhekar Ro had a tight-knit community. Known colonists include(d):
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*[[Abdel Bradshaw]]
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*[[Shayna Bradshaw]]
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*[[Lars Bren]]
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*[[Octavia Bren]]
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*[[Brutus Jensen]] (deceased)
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*[[Cyn McCarthy]]
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*[[Wyl McCarthy]] (deceased)
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*[[Jacob Nikolai]]
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*[[Ghandi Ryan]] (deceased)
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*[[Liberty Ryan]] (deceased)
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*[[Kiernan Warner]]
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*[[Kirsten Warner]]
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*[[Gregor]]
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*[[Jon]]
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*[[Lyn]]
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*[[Rastin]] (deceased)
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*[[Scott]] (adopted world)
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*[[Wes]]
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Revision as of 00:26, 4 September 2013

Bhekar Ro is a Fringe World[1] in the distant reaches of the Koprulu sector. It orbits a single orange star.[2]

Originally the planet had "greasy gray skies" that frequently gave way to unpredictable violent storms of sonic intensity that occurred year round, the surface scarred by hailstorms and laser lightning. After the activation of an xel'naga temple however, the climate became more serene,[2] white clouds instead of gray ones present throughout its atmosphere.[3]

History

Colonization

Bhekar Ro was settled around 2460 by colonists escaping the civil strife of the Terran Confederate inner worlds. They hoped the world would be a “promised land” beyond Confederate reach, and cut off contact with the Confederacy five years after settling.[2]

The colonists discovered harsh conditions and poor and rocky soil. They raised whip barley, triticale-wheat and salad moss. The first decades were aided by a corps of scientific personnel. Outbreaks of spore plague eventually forced the abandonment of most scientific endeavors as priority shifted toward survival.[2]

Mortality rates were high. Virtually every colonist lost a friend or family member. Adulthood was considered reached at the age of fifteen, with marriage and parenthood typically following before eighteen. The few colonists unable to cope psychologically with these conditions tended to become careless and die earlier.[2]

After the Great War

Main article: Battle of Bhekar Ro

In 2500, a storm uncovered a xel'naga artifact. Colonist Lars Bren was absorbed by the artifact while investigating it, which caused the artifact to emit a strong psychic signal that attracted the protoss and zerg. The colonists requested aid from the then-recently defunct Confederacy, and received it in the form of the the Terran Dominion's Alpha Squadron. The conflict was resolved by the artifact's release of an energy creature which destroyed military forces; the birth also inadvertently changed the climate and improved the quality of the soil in the valley near the artifact. The colony survived.[2]

After the Brood War

BhekarRoColony SC-Com3 Comic1

The colony at the time of the massacre.

In 2502 a female Dominion ghost perpetrated a massacre of inhabitants.[4]

Known Colonists

BhekarRoTerrans SC-Com3 Comic1

Bhekar Ro colonists, slaughtered by the ghost

Confined to a relatively small geographical area, Bhekar Ro had a tight-knit community. Known colonists include(d):

References

  1. ↑ April 6, 2010. "Timeline". StarCraft II: Heaven's Devils. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). pp. 311 - 323. ISBN 978-1416-55084-6.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Mesta, Gabriel (July 1, 2001). StarCraft: Shadow of the Xel'Naga. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 0-671-04149-5.
  3. ↑ 2008-12-17, Elements of Brood War. Fantasy Flight Games. Accessed on 2009-01-31
  4. ↑ Furman, Simon (w), Federico Dallocchio (p, i), Milen Parvanov (col). "StarCraft #3" StarCraft 1 (3) (August 19, 2009) DC Comics (Wildstorm).
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