Vien Chen

Vien Chen – a planet belonging to the Kingdom of New Siam, and the location of the Vien Chen Incident of 4944. Due to being part of the Kingdom, little is known about this planet. Tourism here is somewhat discouraged.

Vien Chen is noted for its Vien Chen Redman-Monkeys, a large, non-sentient, primate species raised and slaughtered for meat and fur, but most of all for their brains. The raw brains are a main component of many traditional dishes and have been exported to all New Siam worlds for over 2000 years.

During the 4942 OTT Union Feast, the militant Vegans for the Galaxy group (344 members) were disturbing the festivities and the business of several food vendors and society displays. They were arrested and fined after causing serious damage to the Vien Chen food stand.

One of the Vegans for the Galaxy, Olga Segatova, with the help of 'Friends' created the well funded Defenders of Life group. She took her cause to Union Court and the Court granted a temporary stop of the Vien Chen Monkey brain trade until the Science Corps could verify the claim that the primates were sentient.

Three independent investigations confirmed the primates were neither intelligent or sentient. The Court lifted all trade restrictions.

