{"data":{"id":15280,"title":"Galactic Guide: Kayfa System (Hui sen Kai\u2019pua)","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/spectrum-dispatch\/15280-Galactic-Guide-Kayfa-System-Hui-Sen-Kai-pua","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/15280","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/15280","channel":"Undefined","category":"Undefined","series":"Galactic Guide","images":[{"id":4686,"name":"Flair_201604_march_xian_exotic.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/yp1s2xv7ct9kqr\/source\/Flair_201604_march_xian_exotic.jpg","alt":"","size":212702,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2016-03-11T20:41:52+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/4686","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/4686\/similar"},{"id":42776,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/2lwy1mzcfk4rn\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":1485525,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2025-10-23T10:12:22+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/42776","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/42776\/similar"}],"images_count":2,"translations":{"en_EN":"Known within the UEE as the Kayfa system, this article has been updated to acknowledge the tradition Xi\u2019an name for the system and its planets.\n\u201cThe greater the thought, the greater the action.\u201d\n\nSo states one of the main tenets of the Li\u2019tova, a moral and spiritual belief system popular among the Xi\u2019an which guides its adherents\u2019 view of the universe. In no place is that more apparent than the Kayfa System (Hui sen Kai\u2019pua), which is wholly dedicated to the Li\u2019tova thanks to the existence of one astronomically special planet, R.aip\u2019u\u0101ng (Kai\u2019pua II).\n\nKayfa\u2019s role as the focus of Xi\u2019an spirituality was unknown by Humans during the cold war. After Humanity learned of the system\u2019s existence in 2617, rumors swirled that Kayfa was the main staging ground for invasion or even the location of the Xi\u2019an homeworld. The true nature of the system was so guarded that for two hundred years, all Humanity knew about Kayfa was that any UEE ship found in the system would be immediately attacked \u2014 a message made abundantly clear to the UEE by way of the two Navy pilots who found the system.\n\nIn 2617, UEEN Lieutenants Ahmad Harar and Carl Dyson discovered a gravitational anomaly while patrolling the Horus System. Harar and Dyson should have contacted their commander and reported the coordinates so a military pathfinder could be deployed, but, they later explained, doing so would have thwarted their chance at history. Without a word to anyone, they entered the jump point and became the first Humans to visit the Kayfa System. The decision to keep their excursion a secret was foolish but, in retrospect, might have averted an all-out interspecies war.\n\nUnbeknownst to Harar and Dyson, their arrival in Kayfa triggered long range sensors that mobilized a nearby Xi\u2019an squadron. Meanwhile, Harar and Dyson\u2019s return trip was delayed because Dyson\u2019s ship sustained damage from navigating the uncharted jump. While Dyson was running a diagnostic check to see if his ship was still jump-capable, an EMP blast neutralized both spacecraft. The Xi\u2019an squadron swarmed and captured Harar and Dyson. For years, official UEE documents listed the two as on \u201cmedical leave\u201d during this period. The full truth, however, was exposed after the Historical Truth Act of 2941.\n\nDeclassified UEE military records list Harar and Dyson as missing in action for three days. The two claim to have been held on a large Xi\u2019An military vessel where they were interrogated while their ships were studied and stripped of weapons. After three anxious days, the Xi\u2019An began to believe the pilots\u2019 story that the rest of the UEE military didn\u2019t know about the jump. The two were returned to their ships, escorted to the jump point, and given the message that any further UEE vessels would be attacked on sight.\n\nIt was only after the fall of the Messers and the normalizing of relations between the two species, that the Xi\u2019An revealed the secrets of Kayfa. Imperator Toi\u2019s first official visit to the Xi\u2019An Empire occurred in the Kayfa System. Emperor Kr.\u0113 led her on a personal tour of R.aip\u2019u\u0101ng and clipped a branch of a Centennial Bloom plant for her to take home.\n\nEmperor Kr.\u0113 also elucidated a core doctrine of Li\u2019tova; that one small action can affect the entire universe. Harar and Dyson were shown leniency because the Xi\u2019An knew the UEE would eventually rediscover the jump. The Xi\u2019an wanted to avoid a similar situation, and another chance at aggression, when the UEE came through the jump for the second time. So it was with great thought that the Xi\u2019an determined the right action was compassion because it provided the clearest path to peace.\n\nIn a surprise move during the summit, Emperor Kr.\u0113 amended Xi\u2019an law to permit the Kayfa System to remain open to all Human visitors in the hopes that it would promote interest in Xi\u2019An culture, customs and, ultimately, long-lasting peace between the two species.\n\nKayfa I (Ui\u2019r.a\u2019ang)\nKayfa\u2019s first world is a terrestrial planet with an atmosphere composed mainly of carbon compounds. From orbit, the atmosphere is a sooty swirl of black, brown and red hues. Some UEE scientists theorize that the prevalence of carbon throughout the planet and the corresponding atmospheric pressure could have given the planet a diamond substratum. Such theories remain unproven as the Xi\u2019an government strictly forbids mining in the system.\n\nKayfa II (R.aip\u2019u\u0101ng)\nR.aip\u2019u\u0101ng is the religious heart of the Xi\u2019An Empire, thanks to its unusual astronomical properties. One day on the planet lasts 100 Xi\u2019an years, which roughly equates to 128 Standard Earth Years.\n\nIt is the custom in the Xi\u2019an Empire for planets to be assigned a purpose and developed with only that purpose in mind. Kayfa II\u2019s spiritual associations mean it was terra formed to be a place of peace, tranquility and meditation. Cultivated gardens and fields cover much of the surface with sacred temples built so that there would always be one on the horizon no matter where you look. The temples provide the bare minimum in resources and amenities for Xi\u2019An monks pursuing the ultimate enlightenment in Li\u2019tova: spending a full day meditating on Kayfa II. To preserve the planet\u2019s tranquility, Kayfa II has only one city, Su\u2019Shora. The city has a small number of permanent residents, mainly government or religious officials and their support staff, who deal with visiting Xi\u2019An tourists and religious pilgrims. Humans are welcomed but expected to adhere to the planet\u2019s customs. Unless given special dispensation, Human visitors are also required to stay within the limits of the city.\n\nKayfa II\u2019s religious focus means there is no manufacturing or mining, and only essential economic activity. All other necessary products are shipped into the system by the Xi\u2019An government. Some black market activity exists, but perpetrators caught are severely punished. The planet\u2019s solitary, legal export is the Centennial Bloom plant, which is famous for blossoming beautiful bell flowers once every hundred Xi\u2019an years. Originally native to Koli (Eealus III), the Xi\u2019an discovered that these temperamental plants thrive in R.aip\u2019u\u0101ng\u2019s gardens. Law grants each Xi\u2019an one complimentary plant on their first visit to the planet. Humans can purchase them, but should not expect a discount. As a way to dissuade Centennial Bloom bulk haulers from clogging the system, the Xi\u2019an tie the plant\u2019s price to the going rate in the UEE. So buying a Centennial Bloom on R.aip\u2019u\u0101ng simply guarantees that the plant is authentic and not one of the genetically modified knockoffs commonly found around the UEE.\n\nKayfa III (Kyu\u2019kyu)\nThe Xi\u2019an once considered this gas dwarf as a potential candidate for platform-based colonization. The plan was squashed after Emperor Kr.\u0113 expressed concern over how increased traffic in the system might affect Kayfa II.\n\nKayfa IV (K.yuk\u2019o)\nKayfa IV is the system\u2019s second gas dwarf. Since its rocky core and diffuse atmosphere are similar to Kayfa III, some Human scientists wonder why the two planets are so far apart. Theories abound but remain unproven, including one that suggests a rogue planet slicing through the system pulled Kayfa IV out of its original orbit. A recent request by an assembly of Human and Xi\u2019an scientists to study the planet in greater detail was rejected by the Xi\u2019an government.\n\nTRAVEL WARNING\nThe Xi\u2019an consider R.aip\u2019u\u0101ng sacred \u2014 a designation extended to the entire system, so be respectful. No violent activity of any sort will be tolerated; it will be immediately suppressed.\n\nHeard in the Wind\n\u201cFootpaths wind through the gardens and fields with no apparent rhythm or reason, sometimes leading to temples well beyond one\u2019s original location. It can be disconcerting to those acclimated to the Xi\u2019an\u2019s precise and orderly nature, but that\u2019s the entire point. In a culture that plans almost everything to the last detail, the disorder of R.aip\u2019u\u0101ng\u2019s trails must be mentally liberating for those brave enough to get lost on them.\u201d\n\n\u2013 Margo Lekman, Li\u2019tova: A Beginner\u2019s Path, 2851\n\n\u201cTwo things that you should know about visiting R.aip\u2019u\u0101ng: one is that there are a lot of temples. As many as you are picturing now, it\u2019s like ten times more. If you love temples this is the place for you.\n\nTwo, don\u2019t wear leather shoes. Didn\u2019t quite understand why, but had to buy a pair of expensive flip flops at the gift shop in Su\u2019Shora in order to walk around without monks giving me dirty looks.\u201d\n\u2013 Harry Tenny, A Complainer\u2019s Guide to the \u2019Verse, 2939","de_DE":"Galaktischer Leitfaden: Kayfa-System\n\n\"Je gr\u00f6\u00dfer der Gedanke, desto gr\u00f6\u00dfer die Handlung.\"\n\nSo hei\u00dft es in einem der wichtigsten Grunds\u00e4tze der Li'tova, einem unter den Xi'an beliebten moralischen und spirituellen Glaubenssystem, das die Sichtweise seiner Anh\u00e4nger auf das Universum leitet. Nirgendwo ist es so offensichtlich wie beim Kayfa-System, das dank der Existenz eines astronomisch besonderen Planeten, Tovaroh, ganz der Li'tova gewidmet ist.\n\nKayfa's Rolle als Mittelpunkt der Xi'an Spiritualit\u00e4t war den Menschen w\u00e4hrend des Kalten Krieges unbekannt. Nachdem die Menschheit 2617 von der Existenz des Systems erfuhr, kursierten Ger\u00fcchte, dass Kayfa der Hauptst\u00fctzpunkt f\u00fcr die Invasion oder sogar der Standort der Heimatwelt Xi'an sei. Die wahre Natur des Systems war so bewacht, dass die ganze Menschheit zweihundert Jahre lang von Kayfa wusste, dass jedes im System gefundene UEE-Schiff sofort angegriffen werden w\u00fcrde - eine Botschaft, die der UEE \u00fcber die beiden Marinepiloten, die das System gefunden haben, deutlich gemacht wurde.\n\n2617 entdeckten die UEEN-Leutnants Ahmad Harar und Carl Dyson beim Patrouillieren des Horus-Systems eine Gravitationsanomalie. Harar und Dyson h\u00e4tten sich an ihren Kommandanten wenden und die Koordinaten melden sollen, damit ein milit\u00e4rischer Pfadfinder eingesetzt werden konnte, aber, so erkl\u00e4rten sie sp\u00e4ter, h\u00e4tte dies ihre Chance auf Geschichte vereitelt. Ohne ein Wort zu sagen, betraten sie den Sprungpunkt und waren die ersten Menschen, die das Kayfa-System besuchten. Die Entscheidung, ihren Ausflug geheim zu halten, war t\u00f6richt, aber im Nachhinein gesehen, h\u00e4tte sie vielleicht einen Krieg zwischen verschiedenen Arten verhindert.\n\nUnbekannt f\u00fcr Harar und Dyson, l\u00f6ste ihre Ankunft in Kayfa Langstreckensensoren aus, die ein nahegelegenes Xi'an Geschwader mobilisierten. Unterdessen verz\u00f6gerte sich Harar und Dysons R\u00fcckreise, weil Dysons Schiff durch das Navigieren des unbekannten Sprungs Schaden erlitt. W\u00e4hrend Dyson eine Diagnose durchf\u00fchrte, um zu sehen, ob sein Schiff noch sprungf\u00e4hig war, neutralisierte eine EMP-Blast beide Raumschiffe. Die Xi'an-Staffel schw\u00e4rmte und nahm Harar und Dyson gefangen. Seit Jahren werden die beiden in offiziellen UEE-Dokumenten in diesem Zeitraum als \"Medical Leave\" gef\u00fchrt. Die volle Wahrheit wurde jedoch nach dem Historical Truth Act von 2941 enth\u00fcllt.\n\nDeklassierte UEE-Milit\u00e4rakten liste Harar und Dyson als vermisst in Aktion f\u00fcr drei Tage. Die beiden behaupten, auf einem gro\u00dfen Milit\u00e4rschiff von Xi'An festgehalten worden zu sein, wo sie verh\u00f6rt wurden, w\u00e4hrend ihre Schiffe untersucht und entwaffnet wurden. Nach drei \u00e4ngstlichen Tagen begannen die Xi'An, der Geschichte der Piloten zu glauben, dass der Rest des UEE-Milit\u00e4rs nichts von dem Sprung wusste. Die beiden wurden zu ihren Schiffen zur\u00fcckgebracht, zum Sprungplatz begleitet und erhielten die Nachricht, dass alle weiteren UEE-Schiffe sofort angegriffen w\u00fcrden.\n\nErst nach dem Fall der Messers und der Normalisierung der Beziehungen zwischen den beiden Arten offenbarten die Xi'An die Geheimnisse von Kayfa. Der erste offizielle Besuch von Imperator Toi im Xi'An Imperium fand im Kayfa-System statt. Kaiser Kr.\u0113 f\u00fchrte sie auf eine pers\u00f6nliche Tour durch Tovaroh und schnitt einen Ast einer hundertj\u00e4hrigen Bl\u00fctenpflanze ab, die sie mit nach Hause nehmen konnte.\n\nKaiser Kr.\u0113 erl\u00e4uterte auch eine Kernlehre von Li'tova; diese eine kleine Handlung kann das gesamte Universum betreffen. Harar und Dyson wurde Nachsicht entgegengebracht, weil die Xi'An wussten, dass die UEE den Sprung schlie\u00dflich wieder entdecken w\u00fcrde. Die Xi'an wollten eine \u00e4hnliche Situation und eine weitere Chance auf Aggression vermeiden, als die UEE zum zweiten Mal durch den Sprung kam. So war es mit gro\u00dfem Nachdenken, dass die Xi'an entschieden, dass die richtige Handlung Mitgef\u00fchl war, weil sie den klarsten Weg zum Frieden bot.\n\nIn einem \u00fcberraschenden Schritt w\u00e4hrend des Gipfels \u00e4nderte Kaiser Kr.\u0113 das Xi'an-Gesetz, um es allen menschlichen Besuchern zu erm\u00f6glichen, das Kayfa-System offen zu halten, in der Hoffnung, dass es das Interesse an der Xi'An-Kultur, den Br\u00e4uchen und schlie\u00dflich dem dauerhaften Frieden zwischen den beiden Arten f\u00f6rdern w\u00fcrde.\n\nKayfa I\nKayfa's erste Welt ist ein terrestrischer Planet mit einer Atmosph\u00e4re, die haupts\u00e4chlich aus Kohlenstoffverbindungen besteht. Aus dem Orbit ist die Atmosph\u00e4re ein ru\u00dfiger Wirbel von schwarzen, braunen und roten Farbt\u00f6nen. Einige UEE-Wissenschaftler vermuten, dass die Pr\u00e4valenz von Kohlenstoff auf dem gesamten Planeten und der entsprechende atmosph\u00e4rische Druck dem Planeten ein Diamantsubstrat gegeben haben k\u00f6nnten. Solche Theorien bleiben unbewiesen, da die Xi'an-Regierung den Abbau im System strikt verbietet.\n\nKayfa II (Tovaroh)\nKayfa II ist das religi\u00f6se Herz des Xi'An-Reiches, dank seiner ungew\u00f6hnlichen astronomischen Eigenschaften. Ein Tag auf dem Planeten dauert 100 Xi'an Jahre, was ungef\u00e4hr 128 Standard Erdjahren entspricht.\n\nEs ist im Xi'an-Reich \u00fcblich, dass Planeten einen Zweck zugewiesen und nur f\u00fcr diesen Zweck entwickelt werden. Die spirituellen Assoziationen von Kayfa II bedeuten, dass es sich um einen Ort des Friedens, der Ruhe und der Meditation handelt. Kultivierte G\u00e4rten und Felder bedecken einen Gro\u00dfteil der Oberfl\u00e4che mit heiligen Tempeln, die so gebaut sind, dass immer einer am Horizont sein w\u00fcrde, egal wohin man schaut. Die Tempel bieten das absolute Minimum an Ressourcen und Annehmlichkeiten f\u00fcr Xi'An-M\u00f6nche, die die ultimative Erleuchtung in Li'tova verfolgen: einen ganzen Tag lang \u00fcber Kayfa II meditieren. Um die Ruhe des Planeten zu bewahren, hat Kayfa II nur eine Stadt, Su'Shora. Die Stadt hat eine kleine Anzahl von st\u00e4ndigen Bewohnern, haupts\u00e4chlich Regierungs- oder religi\u00f6se Beamte und deren Hilfspersonal, die sich mit dem Besuch von Xi'An-Touristen und religi\u00f6sen Pilgern befassen. Menschen sind willkommen, aber es wird erwartet, dass sie sich an die Gebr\u00e4uche des Planeten halten. Sofern keine besondere Ausnahmegenehmigung erteilt wird, sind menschliche Besucher auch verpflichtet, sich innerhalb der Grenzen der Stadt aufzuhalten.\n\nDer religi\u00f6se Fokus von Kayfa II bedeutet, dass es keine Produktion oder Bergbau gibt und nur grundlegende wirtschaftliche Aktivit\u00e4ten. Alle anderen notwendigen Produkte werden von der Regierung von Xi'An in das System geliefert. Es gibt einige Schwarzmarktaktivit\u00e4ten, aber die gefangenen T\u00e4ter werden streng bestraft. Der einzige legale Exportartikel des Planeten ist die Centennial Bloom Plant, die daf\u00fcr bekannt ist, alle hundert Jahre sch\u00f6ne Glockenblumen zu bl\u00fchen. Die Xi'an, die urspr\u00fcnglich aus Koli (Eealus III.) stammen, entdeckten, dass diese Zierpflanzen in den G\u00e4rten von Tovaroh gedeihen. Das Gesetz gew\u00e4hrt jedem Xi'an eine kostenlose Anlage bei seinem ersten Besuch auf dem Planeten. Menschen k\u00f6nnen sie kaufen, sollten aber keinen Rabatt erwarten. Als Weg, um Centennial Bloom Bulk-Schlepper davon abzuhalten, das System zu verstopfen, binden die Xi'an den Preis der Pflanze an den aktuellen Kurs in der UEE. Der Kauf einer Centennial Bloom auf Tovaroh garantiert also einfach, dass die Pflanze authentisch ist und nicht eine der gentechnisch ver\u00e4nderten Nachahmungen, die h\u00e4ufig in der UEE vorkommen.\n\nKayfa III\nDie Xi'an betrachteten diesen Gaszwerg einst als potenziellen Kandidaten f\u00fcr eine plattformbasierte Kolonisierung. Der Plan wurde zerschlagen, nachdem Kaiser Kr.\u0113 Bedenken dar\u00fcber \u00e4u\u00dferte, wie sich ein erh\u00f6hter Verkehr im System auf Kayfa II auswirken k\u00f6nnte.\n\nKayfa IV\nKayfa IV ist der zweite Gaszwerg des Systems. Da sein felsiger Kern und seine diffuse Atmosph\u00e4re der von Kayfa III \u00e4hnlich sind, fragen sich einige Humanwissenschaftler, warum die beiden Planeten so weit voneinander entfernt sind. Theorien sind reichlich vorhanden, bleiben aber unbewiesen, einschlie\u00dflich einer, die darauf hindeutet, dass ein Schurkenplanet, der durch das System schneidet, Kayfa IV aus seiner urspr\u00fcnglichen Umlaufbahn zog. Ein k\u00fcrzlich von einer Versammlung von Menschen und Xi'an-Wissenschaftlern gestellter Antrag, den Planeten genauer zu untersuchen, wurde von der Regierung Xi'an abgelehnt.\n\nREISEWARNUNG\nDie Xi'an halten Tovaroh f\u00fcr heilig - eine Bezeichnung, die auf das gesamte System ausgedehnt wird, also seien Sie respektvoll. Gewaltt\u00e4tigkeiten jeglicher Art werden nicht toleriert; sie werden sofort unterdr\u00fcckt.\n\nIm Wind geh\u00f6rt\n\"Wanderwege schl\u00e4ngeln sich ohne erkennbaren Rhythmus und Grund durch die G\u00e4rten und Felder und f\u00fchren manchmal zu Tempeln, die weit \u00fcber den urspr\u00fcnglichen Standort hinausgehen. Es kann beunruhigend f\u00fcr diejenigen sein, die sich an die pr\u00e4zise und geordnete Natur des Xi'an gew\u00f6hnt haben, aber das ist der eigentliche Punkt. In einer Kultur, die fast alles bis ins letzte Detail plant, muss die Unordnung der Wege von Tovaroh f\u00fcr diejenigen, die mutig genug sind, sich zu verlieren, geistig befreiend sein.\"\n\n- Margo Lekman, Li'tova: Ein Anf\u00e4ngerweg, 2851\n\n\"Zwei Dinge, die Sie \u00fcber einen Besuch in Tovaroh wissen sollten: Zum einen, dass es viele Tempel gibt. So viele, wie du dir jetzt vorstellst, ist es etwa zehnmal mehr. Wenn du Tempel liebst, ist dies der richtige Ort f\u00fcr dich.\n\nZweitens, keine Lederschuhe tragen. Ich verstand nicht ganz warum, musste aber ein Paar teure Flip-Flops im Geschenkeladen in Shora kaufen, um herumzulaufen, ohne dass M\u00f6nche mir schmutzige Blicke gaben.\"\n- Harry Tenny, ein Beschwerdef\u00fchrer f\u00fcr den Vers, 2939","zh_CN":"Known within the UEE as the Kayfa system, this article has been updated to acknowledge the tradition Xi\u2019an name for the system and its planets.\n\u201cThe greater the thought, the greater the action.\u201d\n\nSo states one of the main tenets of the Li\u2019tova, a moral and spiritual belief system popular among the Xi\u2019an which guides its adherents\u2019 view of the universe. In no place is that more apparent than the Kayfa System (Hui sen Kai\u2019pua), which is wholly dedicated to the Li\u2019tova thanks to the existence of one astronomically special planet, R.aip\u2019u\u0101ng (Kai\u2019pua II).\n\nKayfa\u2019s role as the focus of Xi\u2019an spirituality was unknown by Humans during the cold war. After Humanity learned of the system\u2019s existence in 2617, rumors swirled that Kayfa was the main staging ground for invasion or even the location of the Xi\u2019an homeworld. The true nature of the system was so guarded that for two hundred years, all Humanity knew about Kayfa was that any UEE ship found in the system would be immediately attacked \u2014 a message made abundantly clear to the UEE by way of the two Navy pilots who found the system.\n\nIn 2617, UEEN Lieutenants Ahmad Harar and Carl Dyson discovered a gravitational anomaly while patrolling the Horus System. Harar and Dyson should have contacted their commander and reported the coordinates so a military pathfinder could be deployed, but, they later explained, doing so would have thwarted their chance at history. Without a word to anyone, they entered the jump point and became the first Humans to visit the Kayfa System. The decision to keep their excursion a secret was foolish but, in retrospect, might have averted an all-out interspecies war.\n\nUnbeknownst to Harar and Dyson, their arrival in Kayfa triggered long range sensors that mobilized a nearby Xi\u2019an squadron. Meanwhile, Harar and Dyson\u2019s return trip was delayed because Dyson\u2019s ship sustained damage from navigating the uncharted jump. While Dyson was running a diagnostic check to see if his ship was still jump-capable, an EMP blast neutralized both spacecraft. The Xi\u2019an squadron swarmed and captured Harar and Dyson. For years, official UEE documents listed the two as on \u201cmedical leave\u201d during this period. The full truth, however, was exposed after the Historical Truth Act of 2941.\n\nDeclassified UEE military records list Harar and Dyson as missing in action for three days. The two claim to have been held on a large Xi\u2019An military vessel where they were interrogated while their ships were studied and stripped of weapons. After three anxious days, the Xi\u2019An began to believe the pilots\u2019 story that the rest of the UEE military didn\u2019t know about the jump. The two were returned to their ships, escorted to the jump point, and given the message that any further UEE vessels would be attacked on sight.\n\nIt was only after the fall of the Messers and the normalizing of relations between the two species, that the Xi\u2019An revealed the secrets of Kayfa. Imperator Toi\u2019s first official visit to the Xi\u2019An Empire occurred in the Kayfa System. Emperor Kr.\u0113 led her on a personal tour of R.aip\u2019u\u0101ng and clipped a branch of a Centennial Bloom plant for her to take home.\n\nEmperor Kr.\u0113 also elucidated a core doctrine of Li\u2019tova; that one small action can affect the entire universe. Harar and Dyson were shown leniency because the Xi\u2019An knew the UEE would eventually rediscover the jump. The Xi\u2019an wanted to avoid a similar situation, and another chance at aggression, when the UEE came through the jump for the second time. So it was with great thought that the Xi\u2019an determined the right action was compassion because it provided the clearest path to peace.\n\nIn a surprise move during the summit, Emperor Kr.\u0113 amended Xi\u2019an law to permit the Kayfa System to remain open to all Human visitors in the hopes that it would promote interest in Xi\u2019An culture, customs and, ultimately, long-lasting peace between the two species.\n\nKayfa I (Ui\u2019r.a\u2019ang)\nKayfa\u2019s first world is a terrestrial planet with an atmosphere composed mainly of carbon compounds. From orbit, the atmosphere is a sooty swirl of black, brown and red hues. Some UEE scientists theorize that the prevalence of carbon throughout the planet and the corresponding atmospheric pressure could have given the planet a diamond substratum. Such theories remain unproven as the Xi\u2019an government strictly forbids mining in the system.\n\nKayfa II (R.aip\u2019u\u0101ng)\nR.aip\u2019u\u0101ng is the religious heart of the Xi\u2019An Empire, thanks to its unusual astronomical properties. One day on the planet lasts 100 Xi\u2019an years, which roughly equates to 128 Standard Earth Years.\n\nIt is the custom in the Xi\u2019an Empire for planets to be assigned a purpose and developed with only that purpose in mind. Kayfa II\u2019s spiritual associations mean it was terra formed to be a place of peace, tranquility and meditation. Cultivated gardens and fields cover much of the surface with sacred temples built so that there would always be one on the horizon no matter where you look. The temples provide the bare minimum in resources and amenities for Xi\u2019An monks pursuing the ultimate enlightenment in Li\u2019tova: spending a full day meditating on Kayfa II. To preserve the planet\u2019s tranquility, Kayfa II has only one city, Su\u2019Shora. The city has a small number of permanent residents, mainly government or religious officials and their support staff, who deal with visiting Xi\u2019An tourists and religious pilgrims. Humans are welcomed but expected to adhere to the planet\u2019s customs. Unless given special dispensation, Human visitors are also required to stay within the limits of the city.\n\nKayfa II\u2019s religious focus means there is no manufacturing or mining, and only essential economic activity. All other necessary products are shipped into the system by the Xi\u2019An government. Some black market activity exists, but perpetrators caught are severely punished. The planet\u2019s solitary, legal export is the Centennial Bloom plant, which is famous for blossoming beautiful bell flowers once every hundred Xi\u2019an years. Originally native to Koli (Eealus III), the Xi\u2019an discovered that these temperamental plants thrive in R.aip\u2019u\u0101ng\u2019s gardens. Law grants each Xi\u2019an one complimentary plant on their first visit to the planet. Humans can purchase them, but should not expect a discount. As a way to dissuade Centennial Bloom bulk haulers from clogging the system, the Xi\u2019an tie the plant\u2019s price to the going rate in the UEE. So buying a Centennial Bloom on R.aip\u2019u\u0101ng simply guarantees that the plant is authentic and not one of the genetically modified knockoffs commonly found around the UEE.\n\nKayfa III (Kyu\u2019kyu)\nThe Xi\u2019an once considered this gas dwarf as a potential candidate for platform-based colonization. The plan was squashed after Emperor Kr.\u0113 expressed concern over how increased traffic in the system might affect Kayfa II.\n\nKayfa IV (K.yuk\u2019o)\nKayfa IV is the system\u2019s second gas dwarf. Since its rocky core and diffuse atmosphere are similar to Kayfa III, some Human scientists wonder why the two planets are so far apart. Theories abound but remain unproven, including one that suggests a rogue planet slicing through the system pulled Kayfa IV out of its original orbit. A recent request by an assembly of Human and Xi\u2019an scientists to study the planet in greater detail was rejected by the Xi\u2019an government.\n\nTRAVEL WARNING\nThe Xi\u2019an consider R.aip\u2019u\u0101ng sacred \u2014 a designation extended to the entire system, so be respectful. No violent activity of any sort will be tolerated; it will be immediately suppressed.\n\nHeard in the Wind\n\u201cFootpaths wind through the gardens and fields with no apparent rhythm or reason, sometimes leading to temples well beyond one\u2019s original location. It can be disconcerting to those acclimated to the Xi\u2019an\u2019s precise and orderly nature, but that\u2019s the entire point. In a culture that plans almost everything to the last detail, the disorder of R.aip\u2019u\u0101ng\u2019s trails must be mentally liberating for those brave enough to get lost on them.\u201d\n\n\u2013 Margo Lekman, Li\u2019tova: A Beginner\u2019s Path, 2851\n\n\u201cTwo things that you should know about visiting R.aip\u2019u\u0101ng: one is that there are a lot of temples. As many as you are picturing now, it\u2019s like ten times more. If you love temples this is the place for you.\n\nTwo, don\u2019t wear leather shoes. Didn\u2019t quite understand why, but had to buy a pair of expensive flip flops at the gift shop in Su\u2019Shora in order to walk around without monks giving me dirty looks.\u201d\n\u2013 Harry Tenny, A Complainer\u2019s Guide to the \u2019Verse, 2939"},"links_count":0,"comment_count":84,"created_at":"2016-04-06T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"10 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-08 00:53:53","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":15278,"next_id":15281}}