Post by Kyla Monroe on Aug 11, 2011 15:24:34 GMT -5
Hera is a largely agricultural world, considered
the breadbasket for the entire system. Food is
grown, processed and packaged on Hera.
The planet is also the home of the infamous
Serenity Valley, where the bloodiest battle of the war
was fought. Lying midway between the Core and the
outer planets on a major shipping lane, Hera was of
great strategic importance during the war, making it
an important staging ground for both sides. Taking
Hera was a key to winning the war, and Serenity
Valley became the turning point for the conflict.
The war devastated Serenity Valley. Seven years
past, the valley is still blackened and charred by the
fire storm that swept through it. The only landmark
is a graveyard on the hills next to the valley. Over
half a million men and women—Alliance and
Independent alike—are buried here, each with his
or her own small identical headstone. Some have
names. Most don’t.
The graveyard is located on the opposite side of
the valley from the town of Serenity View. Families
and friends of the fallen come to Hera to visit
the graves, which bloom with flowers, photos and
mementos. Even the unmarked graves have their
share. Plenty of families never saw their children
return, and many have picked an unnamed grave and
honor it, hoping someone else is doing the same for
their son or daughter.
Serenity graveyard is one of the most hallowed
and sacred pieces of ground in all the ‘Verse.
[[Taken from the Serenity RPG]]
