Baz Akuenara is one of the Baz Chunks in the Oneiros Sector, and a remarkable one in several respects.
First of all, Baz Akuenara has no gravitational drift. Unlike on many other domains, one cannot fall off the edge of the world here. Instead, the chunk’s gravitational field pulls everything toward its core, forming a globe-like structure. In theory, it would be possible to walk the entire surface of the chunk. In practice, however, this proves extremely difficult (if not impossible) since the terrain is wildly fragmented. Deep ravines, some hundreds of meters deep, crisscross the landscape in every direction.

As if that didn’t make travel hard enough, nearly the entire surface of Baz Akuenara is covered in dense jungle.
This makes it difficult to even determine one’s relative position on the chunk’s “surface,” as countless layers exist. Lumina, Walankch systems, and vast Mite colonies create multiple levels that serve as the foundation for entire ecosystems.

Even reaching the jungle floor doesn’t mean the journey to the chunk’s depths is over. As the fragmented surface suggests, a vast network of cave systems runs through the chunk, many of them hosting unique ecosystems that thrive without Opaion’s light.

Due to the chunk’s gravitational characteristics, Baz Akuenara was considered a point of no return before the advent of grav-cores. Entire groups stranded there during the early days of vastor travel, assuming they survived the crash.
Thus, the Aloo settled Baz Akuenara early on, though not by choice.
With no contact to other Aloo groups, a distinct culture formed, consisting of several loosely connected, peaceful clans who held deep respect for the natural world. So deep, in fact, that they saw themselves as part of nature, small pieces of something far greater.

The first P’kun to reach Baz Akuenara centuries later, once grav-cores made return trips possible, described its people as “naked, painted storytellers.” The description was not inaccurate: the Akutao (as the locals called themselves) had little need for clothing in the often sweltering forests. Instead, they adorned themselves with body paint and tattoos.
Due to the terrain, large-scale construction, agriculture, or trade was nearly impossible with the resources they had. As a result, the Akutao gradually lost the ability to read and write. While they still used signs and markers, complex written communication faded early on. Instead, knowledge was passed down through oral storytelling.

Today, Baz Akuenara has a few cities despite the difficult terrain, but is largely avoided by most major corporations. Only Keke production is of some economic relevance. For the most part, the chunk is used as a kind of parking lot: many of the large vessels operating in the Baz Chunks lie docked in Baz Akuenara’s ports until needed again in the Belt.

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