--- [hider=Tech][b]Lv. 1:[/b] Ballistics [b]Lv. 2:[/b] Orbital Ballistics [b]Lv. 3:[/b] Astrogation, Asteroid Mining [b]Lv. 4:[/b] Celestial Survey, Orbital Construction --- ??? (tech I would like to research, but don't quite know the level of): Artificial Blood, Solar Power[/hider] --- (1 unused cultural affinity points) [b]Warmongerers / Military Production:[/b] 3 [b]Scientists / Research Income:[/b] 6 [b]Theologians / Faith Income:[/b] 5 --- [hider=Aria Duodecium][img=http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140612121954/swfanon/images/d/d8/Planet-5_moons.jpg][i]Aria, with it's still burning crater embers and the moons (From top to bottom) Y'vale, Avea, Lilith-2, 67E, and Eotn. (not pictured; Lilith, New Lilith, the Lilium Territory, Freezones 1, 2 &3, and Rex)[/i][/hider] [b]Race Name:[/b] Eira ([i]Eiran[/i]) [b]Name of Faction:[/b] Aria Duodecium (or, [i]The Eiran Confederacy[/i], [i]Confederacy of the 12 moons[/i]) [b]Government Structure:[/b] Confederacy, each moon has a different exact structure of power, but all are general variations of Athenian Democracy, with any number of counties and a commonly employed system of Single transferable voting. However, some moons occasionally shift into periods of Anarchy. [b]Race Biology:[/b] From a scientific perspective, the Eira closely resemble humans, internally, at least. Aesthetically, they differ greatly, melanin in Eira gives each member a varying shade of a gray sin hue. Their eyes are larger than Human eyes, and each contain four separate, large pupils. It's takes much longer for muscle to develop in the Eira body, their bones are structured different, making them much light, and the Eira, on average, are smaller than humans. Females tend to be larger than males, and females outnumber males 3:2. They are cold-blooded, and as opposed to the typical hemoglobin contained in blood, Eira blood has hemoglobin, meaning their blood is blue. Each Eira possesses 3 pairs of large, insectoid wings sprouting from their back, these wings continually shed and regrow their entire life. The Eira have sugar and liquid based diets, they reach sexual maturity at the age of 15 and have an average lifespan of 40 years. [b]Cultural History:[/b] The planet the Eiran moons orbit, Aria, is a barren, toxic wasteland, filled with many precious resources that keep the Eiran Confederacy strong-- the first resource Aria gave, was the gift of life. Several hundred thousand years ago, Aria had 13 unoccupied moons with very unique ecosystems-- this was until an event know as "the first melody" and the legendary 13th moon, known as Oraiaphonia roughly translated as 'Orpheus,' 'the bringer of life and darkness,' or 'the great separator,' jump-started Eiran growth. For as of yet unexplained causes, Oraiaphonia collided with Aria, causing the first melody, a planetary impact strong enough to send the amino acids and bases for the genetic code of all Eira to all 12 moons, where primordial soups were all waiting for the final ingredients of life. These events became known as the first concerts, they came in the form of meteor showers created by the first melody, this created the Eira, and their growing knowledge and appreciation of these events has had a great effect on each moon. While all socially and culturally diverse, especially after centuries of isolation before interplanetary communication and eventually space travel made the Confederacy proper possible, they all appreciate the common genetic code and origin they share. Although science proves more about their origins each day, like that Oraiaphonia was significantly larger than any of the other 12 moons, and may have even been a super asteroid or rouge dwarf planet, and that Aria itself was once populated by a great civilization that was destroyed by the first melody, many still worship Aria and Oraiaphonia as deities. While similar in many regards, each planet does have a distinct culture; [list][*][i]Lilith:[/i] Generalists and imperialists of the confederacy, they achieved space flight before anyone else and carved out a considerable chunk of Aria's moons for themselves before treaties and alliances led to the Confederacy. Held the first inter lunar war to acquire Ray as a territory. The most populous and largest lunar state of the Aria Duodecium, they generally handle the interstellar politics of the Confederacy. Their moons tend to be warm and temperate.[/*] [*][i]Lilium Territory (Ray):[/i] The former 'first colony' they were the first to make contact with the other moons through the use of messenger rockets and radio, they directly influenced the technical advancement of the other moons. They were absorbed by Lilith after the loss of the First Lunar War. Their moon is tepid and second in natural resources only to Aria itself. [/*] [*][i]Eotn:[/i] Eotn is a moon of inventors and artists, being the closest moon to Lilith should have meant absorption, the creative people of Eotn were able to stave off Lilith, through political agreements, treaties, alliances, and the creation of culture the entire Aria Duodecium can appreciate. The were one of the moons to lead the charge in the creation of the Confederacy. Eotn is very mountainous, although the mountains (and the moon itself) are hollow, wind makes the landscape play music.[/*] [*][i]New Lilith:[/i] Moon conquered by Lilith. Warm and tropical.[/*] [*][i]Eiran Freezone-1:[/i] While not technically a member moon of Lilith, the Freezones, through a series of treaties with individual representatives, provide resources to Lilith while also getting to be members of the Confederacy and remaining free. Freezone-1 is 80% water, with tropical and arctic islands few and far in between.[/*] [*][i]67E:[/i] While being the smallest moon in the Aria belt, 67E makes up for it with ingenuity. The entire planet is an industrial powerhouse, composed almost entirely of impossibly tall and high-tech skyscrapers. 67E is the embodiment of Aria Duodecium's scientific ability. [/*] [*][i]Eiran Freezone-2:[/i]] Freezone-2 is perpetually in the shadow of either Aria or other moons, as such it receives very little light. It is a sparsely populated arctic tundra.[/*] [*][i]Eiran Freezone-3:[/i] Freezone-3 is polluted with smog and the litter brought about by being in a near perpetual state of war, it is also the moon that seems to attract the most meteor showers, even acting as a "meteor rod" of sorts. The environment is broken and post apocalyptic.[/*] [*][i]Avea:[/i] Avea is like Eotn with no inventors, and twice as many artists of all kinds. While Eotn provides significant culture, Avea is the postmodernist, cosmopolitan, cultural center of Aria Duodecium, giving the height of all from physical art to media forms. Avea climate is in a state of constant flux.[/*] [*][i]Y'vale:[/i] Y'vale is the secretive planet that serves as the Aria Duodecium's religious capital. not much is known about Y'vale, but it does have an alliance basically surrendering itself as an ally to 67E. Y'vale is in a near constant state of sunshine and is a desert.[/*] [*][i]Lilith-2:[/i] Temperate and warm.[/*] [*][i]Rex:[/i] Rex is a barren dead moon. But after the creation of the Confederacy, the final moon was seen as the perfect place to muster all of the military might of the Aria Duodecium's military might that doesn't consist of Self-Defense forces. The moon bases hold all from vehicles, to troops, to weapons and most are underground, leaving the moon to appear still mostly barren and white.[/*][/list] [b]Social Structure:[/b] Being a confederacy, the Aria Duodecium is only led loosely, with each final decision being left up to the planets. It is run through a democratically elected think tank, who are advised by (arguably) democratically elected leaders from the various representative districts on all of the moons, each Lunar state is given power respective to it's portion of the over all Eira population; Lilith ((Lilith, New Lilith, Lilith-2, and the Lilium Territory) with each Eiran Freezone giving it's think tank power to Lilith, via treaty, and abstaining on exercising any representative power), Eotn, the alliance of 67E and Y'Vale, Avea, and Rex. Lilith receives 3 confederate think tank members, each other Lunar state receives one (including the Y'valian/67Eth alliance). While this is how the confederacy is presented on an intergalactic level, on a lunar level, each lunar state has it's own social structure: [list][*][i]Lilith:[/i] Athenian Democracy[/*] [*][i]Lilium Territory (Ray):[/i] Athenian Democracy[/*] [*][i]Eotn:[/i] General Democracy[/*] [*][i]New Lilith:[/i] Athenian Democracy[/*] [*][i]Eiran Freezone-1:[/i] Sustained Anarchy[/*] [*][i]67E:[/i] Rule by think tank[/*] [*][i]Eiran Freezone-2:[/i] Sustained Anarchy[/*] [*][i]Eiran Freezone-3:[/i] Sustained Anarchy[/*] [*][i]Avea:[/i] Post-anarchism (Small city states with Democratically elected think tanks)[/*] [*][i]Y'vale:[/i] Post-anarchism (Small despotic and plutocratic city states)[/*] [*][i]Lilith-2:[/i] Athenian Democracy[/*] [*][i]Rex:[/i] Democratically elected Military Junta[/*][/list] [b]Reaction to Aliens:[/b] General apathy --- Two Avean youths watched as the sky exploded into a cacophony of new lights and sights they had never seen before, it was a beautiful arrangement of white twinkling lights making fantastic shapes, and clouds and nebula's of all different colors, comets buzzed by as space came to life in a way that had never been seen since the first melody. It was truly an astronomical and amazing sight, for the void to become such light and light, especially for the Eiran, who were undoubtedly used to such oppressive darkness. Boo, the younger of the two, looked in relative wonder and said, "Wow, what do you think about that?" His black irises, filling with the gleaming white lights of space, he couldn't help but have a smile on his face. Ka, the older, was visually moved for a few seconds, before he motioned to return indoors. "It's alright, I guess." He opened the door, taking a final, almost wistful look. "Let's go play a mental uplink." Boo let out a squeal and flew, weakly following his brother indoors. ---