Sergyar
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Sergyar is one of the three planets that comprise the Barrayaran Empire in the Vorkosigan Saga. The other planets are Barrayar and Komarr.
Sergyar was first discovered by Barrayar shortly before the Escobar War. It is the site where Cordelia Naismith and Lord Admiral Aral Vorkosigan first met. Sergyar is strategically important because it is a link from Komarr to Escobar, and then Beta Colony. This opens up trade in the wormhole nexus significantly for Barrayar.
Native life on Sergyar seems to have a general radial symmetry. While there are no known native sentient life forms, there is a diverse ecology.
According to the naming scheme of Barrayar, the particle "-yar" likely means "planet", "world" or something similar. Thus, Sergyar was named for Crown Prince Serg, the one-time heir apparent to Emperor Ezar Vorbarra and father of now Emperor Gregor Vorbarra. Prince Serg died in the Escobar War. In the later series, Count Aral and Countess Cordelia Vorkosigan govern Sergyar as Viceroy and Vicereine, respectively. The seat of its government is a settlement dubbed "Chaos Colony." A steady flow of immigrants from Barrayar have made new homes on Sergyar.
