Hanar is a post-invasion joint Gelt-Human colony world that was originally known as Gilead, a human-settled colony founded by migrants from Metis. With a pre-invasion population of approximately 60,000, Gilead was devastated during the Gelt conquest when a clean fusion device destroyed its only city. The origin of the detonation remains disputed, with both human and Gelt survivors—including leaders Kai and Tishla—unsure who was responsible.
After Kai’s death, Tishla returned to assert his legitimate claim to the colony, effectively forcing the rival Laral family to withdraw. With the Sovereign’s blessing, she invited the surviving humans to rebuild the colony jointly with the Gelt, most of whom had themselves been forcibly resettled by the Warrior caste. In a dramatic show of sincerity, Tishla gave the humans a choice: rebuild together or execute her on the spot, instructing a Gelt Warrior to behead her if they chose the latter. The humans accepted her offer.
The colony was renamed Hanar, and the capital—Gilead City—was constructed near the original blast site. Tishla’s bold diplomacy impressed the Sovereign, who told her she would always have his ear. He also relayed—somewhat humorously—that his wife believed Tishla would make a worthy mistress. Tishla graciously declined, prompting the Sovereign to quip, “You don’t need another dirty old man in your life.”
Despite this, not all humans accepted the new regime. A separatist movement emerged from among the survivors, choosing to live apart from the reformed colony while rejecting both Gelt authority and the new interspecies government. After the Liberation of Amargosa, the group settled into an uneasy arrangement with the new government. Ironically, their eventual leader, Shelly Parker, was Lizzy Parker‘s cousin.
Appearances: Storming Amargosa, Tishla's Journey, Flight Blade, Storming Amargosa, “Half Shell,” Checkmate, Suicide Gambit