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'''Manussa''', also known as '''G139901KB''', was | '''Manussa''', also known as '''G139901KB''', was the homeworld of the [[Manussan]]s and a melting-pot of cultural influences. It was also the birthplace of the [[Mara]]. | ||
== Planetary statistics == | == Planetary statistics == | ||
Manussa was a [[type 314S]] [[planet]]. Its atmosphere was 98% [[Earth]] normal and its [[gravity]] | Manussa was a [[type 314S]] [[planet]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Snakedance (TV story)|Snakedance]]'') with at least one moon known as [[Grey-Eye]]. It was the fourth planet ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Terrible Manussa (short story)|The Terrible Manussa]]'') in the [[Scrampus System]], and the third planet in the [[Scrampus Federation|Federation System]]. Its atmosphere was 98% [[Earth]] normal and its [[gravity]] 96% Earth normal, with a blue sky, and at least part of the planet was [[desert]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Snakedance (TV story)|Snakedance]]'') | ||
Manussa's flora and fauna included [[snake]]s, [[tuk-tuk]]s, [[rose]]s, and [[palm tree]]s. | |||
== Culture == | == Culture == | ||
When the [[ | When ruled by the Princess [[Manussa (The Terrible Manussa)]], the [[Union of the Snake]] became the only religion on Manussa after all creeds were outlawed and all temples converted to [[Mara]] worship. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Terrible Manussa (short story)|The Terrible Manussa]]'') | ||
The Great Snake was one of the ancient emblems of Manussa | Tuk-tuks and [[taxi]]s were used for transporation. The Naga Hills had a reservation for snake herders, which were considered with reverence. The Great Snake was one of the ancient emblems of Manussa. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cradle of the Snake (audio story)|The Cradle of the Snake]]'') | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Manussa was the centre of two great star- | Manussa was the centre of two great [[star-empire]]s: the [[Manussan]] Empire which existed in the [[Manussan year]] [[2215]], and the [[Sumaran Empire]] in [[2326]] which was ruled by the Mara for three hundred years, known as the [[Sumaran Era]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cradle of the Snake (audio story)|The Cradle of the Snake]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Snakedance (TV story)|Snakedance]]'') | ||
The [[Federator]] defeated the Mara in [[2626]] and banished it to the [[Dark Places of the Inside]], freeing Manussa, which celebrated its defeat every ten years. Five hundred years later in [[3126]], when the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Nyssa]] and [[Tegan]] were directed there by the [[Mara]], Manussa was a colony planet of the all-powerful [[Federation of Three Worlds]], with an economy based on subsistence [[agriculture]] and [[tourism]]. The Mara attempted to manifest again, but was defeated. ([[TV]]: ''[[Snakedance (TV story)|Snakedance]]'') | |||
The [[Sixth Doctor]] later [[I Am the Very Model of a Gallifreyan Buccaneer|sang about his adventures]], mentioning Manussa among the planets he'd saved. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Pirates (audio story)|Doctor Who and the Pirates]]'') | |||
Jenny was on her way to Manussa when she became trapped by [[Sisyphus]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Crowmarsh Experiment (audio story)|The Crowmarsh Experiment]]'') | |||
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