@Sigma@Ozerath@KlomsterThere is plenty of trade to go round and sounds good. Natural and Manufactored resources of Vesia include: metals, common along with rare earth metals, minerals, and alloys; solar panels; seafoods ranging from delicacies of tender fish to the humble seaweed; textiles (not cloth, but other fabrics made from sea animals); and crude oil and other fuels. As for downtrodden masses leaving Vesia, not many now although that could change and some Vesi wanting a life outside water may respiratory to becoming cyborgs.
King or Queen, elected council (by population of districts, some from each of the 12 seas). The council restricts the monarchs power and resolves despute over laws and rights. The Monarch has restricted power. The constitution among other thing guarantees certain rights to the citizens.
1.the right to freedom of religion, press, and speech 2. The freedom of trade 3. The freedom from all taxation except property tax 4. The right of protection from the government in civil cases and when dealing with foreign affairs 5. The right to life (no death penalty)
Leadership:
King Oliver III is the current ruler. He is in complete control of his country. The people have the illusion of elections, but the council is virtually useless under him. He is a large Vesum standing a few inches taller than the tallest of his guard. His skin is a dark blue and his eyes a sparkling green. He is an inspiration speechwriter and people who meet him generally will trust him, instead of feeling threatened. His mind is more political, however, and he finds himself an inadequate military and economic leader relying on his generals and advisors. His wife also plays a large part in ruling his kingdom.
Queen April sits beside her husband, the king. She deals with most of the finances of the kingdom, while her husband does diplomacy and propaganda. Together they always spend one month traveling to every district in the kingdom. She has a lighter tint of blue skin. She is not well known like the king, and few know she plays an equal part in ruling.
Sir Thomas Perses sits atop the council writing laws and signing bills into action. He served for years in the military, now retired was voted into office. He comes from the capital of Versia, Tyre.
General Lotus rules the military, generally giving his subordinate officers a lot of freedom as long as they meet the mission criteria. He has been in charge only a few years, but is trusted by the king. He is not known to be the nicest of individuals, but the king trusts him, so he stays in command. He is a short Vesum, physically strong and stocky. He spends most of his time in Tyre training new recruits.
Offworld holding:
few colonies in an asteroid belt farther from jalariyas, planning to expand more. The largest is a mining colony called Mat in a large lake on an asteroid. It ships many resources back to Vesia. The star ways were once abundand with Vesi colony, but then the Quxikotl attacked wiping nearly all of them out and landing on Vesia. Any planets with free markets are bound to have Vesi or half-Vesi living somewhere on their planet.
Persons of importance:
Leiutenant Smith is a younger Vesi second in command of the accompaniment to the colony being founded on another planet. He is fresh out of the academy and never combat tested.
Preaches for the Faith of Jalaryias, leading her people and worshiping the gas giant above them. She sits on a gold throne south of the capital in a grand catedral. She almost rules her own citadel, but sends taxes and recruits to the capital. Her church is big and growing with missionaries all over Vesia ordaining new priestesses.
Species and Demographics:
Vesi (singular Vesum) an aquatic species living under the waves, but able to survive short periods (up to 5 minutes) in an earth-like atmosphere. They are humanoid standing on two legs, but thinner and with longer necks covered in gills. Their toes and fingers are also much longer for ease in swimming. Their skin ranges from light greens to dark blues, along with their eyes. Most Vesi have a ridge along their spine with fins or fin sprouting out of their back. Most of their bones are actually cartilage, making them very flexible though able to stand up on planets with a few earths of gravity. Vesi are very good swimmers, but not all know who to walk outside of water and do so with moderate difficulty. This is due to their natural habitat, where 70% of the surface of the planet is covered in water and only the rich have enough time to explore the land when much of the deep ocean is still unknown. The Vesi live in large cities in relatively shallow waters with several outposts in the depths.
a small group of enlightened humans fleeing religious persecution landed in Vesia and after several generations experimented found out that it was possible to breed with the Vesi and created a new species. Now almost no original humans are left only semi-humans who can breathe in and out of water while their skin ranges from all human and Vesi colors. Most retain more physical characteristics of humans while gaining cultural views of the Vesi
the Twepaz inhabit the depths of The ocean using sonar to locate each other and communicate. They are all blind in the human sense, but any human in the dark of the ocean bottom would be blind compared to the twepaz. They are less humanoid than the Vesi being more fishlike, but also extremely intelligent. They are covered in scales.
History:
the legend says that the mighty Boer the Great swam all over the 12 seas to find the place to live. He tried the depths and said, "there are already being inhabiting this space, fierce things that can see where I cannot". He swam to the surface, but the sun burned his skin and he turned back. Boer beheld the great underwater volcanoes in the creation of island. He came to the land and crawled on the beach but like any Vesi, spluttered out of breath and slid back to the waves. They say he went south and it his fins froze and his hands stopped working. Then, he came to the shallows and found it well. He stuck his spear in the sand and smiled, "This is my home". Since then, Vesia was formed with the capital spanning well over 100 square miles The Vesi and twepaz have fought many wars over resources where the technology of the Vesi is evenly matched with the physical toughness and cunning of the twepaz. When humans crashed into Vesia a few hundred years back, they were almost immediately assimilated into Vesi culture due to their great underwater breathing apparatuses. At this time, The Vesi had flown around all three of their moons, but had almost given up on other space travel if not for the inspiration the human colonial ship gave them. A devastating time for the Vesi was the Great War with the Quxikotl attacking with very little warning. The lizard men destroyed nearly all of the asteroid colonies and landed on Vesia. Due to the robust system of government, the king seized control and raised an army to fight back. Fighting underwater against the Vesi is a folly few would undertake, but yet the lizards still managed to be defeating them at their own game. Only when the Twepaz realized they were endangered did they rise up and form an uneasy alliance with the Vesi. Together they created bigger and more deadly weapons than before and with the help of some luck were able to drive the Quxikotl back. By this time they were retreating all over the system and Vesi joined in the bombing of Tenohexotl. Honorarily they claimed an ocean to make their base, but saw that it was worthless and haven't colonized it. The monarch is never allowed to impose tariffs or sales tax, so trade has bloomed in Vesia sending its ships (and its military) to every habitable planet in the system. Profit is the mantra of many Vesi traders and riches have flowed into Vesia. The Tak'a'dis were trading partners of the Vesi, before their subjugation turned on them. (Nation here) is also a trade partner of the Vesi.
Military:
the state sponsors all colonization attempts to other planets and as trading is a huge part of the economy, ships have long had to be protected from pirates and bandits. The military is entirely composed of volunteers and working for the navy is one of the most respected jobs. Their weapons and training are maybe not the flashiest and newest but reliable under the water and above it. The characteristics looked for in soldiers include resourcefulness, intelligence, and a steady hand. They are trained in survival skills as well as physical fitness in and out of water. Even the lowest ranking vesum would act on his/her initiative, as most orders are flexible and assume that anyone can and will die. Vesi soldiers are trained in a variety of weapons. Elite units will use high-power sniper rifles and pistols. Regular units will have a rocket launcher (firing in and out of water), a light machine gun team, and standard issue assault rifles for most soldiers. More rugged units may even carry TN-3s and any solider may bring his own weapon to the front. All their guns fire high power flechettes made of a steel alloy, which will penetrate most armor. Spears (with or without barbed hooks) are the "traditional" weapon of the Vesi and are used in many ceremonies, and may be carried into battle. All soldiers carry flash grenades as well which don't affect them much with their masks. Out of water, soldiers will wear masks to get oxygen from the atmosphere. These masks also protect from chemical warfare. Other than this they are very mobile. They wear light armor if any at all relying on skirmishing tactics and accuracy of fire to win battles. Most Vesi can be accurate up to 1,000 yards. Vesi armies are not huge, but also not to be underestimated. The main strategy of the Vesi is to negotiate. "Friends are profitable, war is expensive" but if they have to fight they want to strike quickly and first. Their ships reflect this and are built to be fast and maneuverable with holds full of missiles. The mentally holds that if you always shoot first, you don't really need armor, besides then it would be hard to keep up with the merchant ships. Vesi warfighters carry laser weapons as well as guided rockets, high explosives, and proton torpedoes. The Vesi also do not have many capital ships. The largest is the Kings Frigate, known as The Valiant. It boasts the ability to hold 1000 fighters and 1,000,000 Vesi. All military vehicles are painted with a small blue triangle instead of the entire flag.
Religion:
The monotheistic priestesses of Jalaryias allow only females into their ranks and the men's Job is to serve and protect. Notable prophets are Samantha the wise, who founded the great cathedral of Vesia. They believe Jalaryias brings life to all and instilled a divine right to the kingship.
A more widespread religion is the worship of the 12 gods of the ocean. They believe in hard work and that "he who fishes, survives" this has extended to trade and commerce is a big source of income. The 12 are each said to rule a part of the known world bringing life and sustenance. All worshippers of the 12 despise AI, but will use tools.
Vesia:
The Vesi assume they know all there is to know about Vesia. They have mapped 3/4 of the oceans and the land, while that doesn't really matter anyway. The world is split into 12 seas. They know the north is rich in metals for making ships and weapons. The south has precious metals. The shallows are great breeding grounds of fish, which are the main source of food. Also many plants and plankton are harvested in the great fields. Most of their power comes from solar arrays floating on the surface of the water.
"Right ok we'll take a five minute break and then continue"
Jack took a sip from his water bottle and replaced it in his coat. He contemplated sitting on the ground but his curiousity of the farmhouse was greater than the weariness of walking all day. Jack climbed over the fence walking around to the back of the building. Jack walked into to the barn and looked around picking up a withered stick to look at. It could have been an arrow or maybe a piece of some other tool; a plow or rake. The building was old and Jack wondered what had destroyed it? Why? Was this place so close to earth as to have wars of sorts? It seemed to be at least as civilized as earth. Fields, fences, what if they had just stumble back in time not into another world? The troll the German police had seen came back to him. No that must not be it. If the building was newer he could tell more he was no expert on this... He was egar to continue on up onto the mountains standing on the path lookin up seeing if anything coul. Be discerned by the little path.
Jack walked along behind his commander carrying his HK416 on his shoulder. He spotted the decrepit fence noticing it coul be a pasture of some sort. Maybe it wasn't so far off from Kansas as he thought..exploring the field could be quite an experience. Why not? They would still fulfill their mission. "Sir, Why not? Let's follow the fence" Jack glanced toward either end of the fence he could see nothing seemed to be wrong.
Jack was uneasy the woods and mountains of this land seemed less orderly and much more alien than his hills and plains of Kansas. None of the other places he had gone felt so different as if the air had a chemical his body was not used to in it. He checked his pistol resting in the holster by his leg, it was secure and leaving his assault rifle on his back, pulled it out. A long day ahead of walking he realized no point carrying this the whole time. He slid in back into his leg, but not without the others noticing he had taken it out. Estimating quickly, he had no doubt that they could make it to the mountains and back in one days time, but what was this place really? "Permission to speak, sir" Karl nodded an acquiesce and Jack spoke on, "What do you expect to find in these mountains?"
Name: Jack Weirden Age: 22 Nationality: American Gear/Weapons: Glock 17 handgun (4 clips x 17 bullets each) HK416 assault rifle (4 clips x 30 bullet s each) hand grenade (2) water bottle (2) Swiss Army knife
Appearance: Jack is 5'9" and about 155 lb. He is built as a mid distance runner but not with very muscular arms. He has blonde hair cut short In Military style with a small goatee growing a darker blond on his face. His eyes are brown or sometimes green. He has very fair skin burning easily in the sunlight. Freckles are visible on his face but not a huge feature.
Bio: Jack grew up in Kansas on a beef farm. His parents and grandparents worked the land before him but he wanted a different profession and thought the army would suit him. Going through high school Jack ran the 800 meter run breaking two minutes his senior year he enrolled to Army ROTC in college and majored in mathematics, choosing the military over what could have been a promising athletic career. Just out of college, NWRTF was a good opportunity to prove himself for his country and the world so he left America and traveled to Germany (only after given leave by his CO and vowing to send reports back of the new land).
Personality: Jack enjoys new places and opportunity part of the reason he joined the military in the first place. He is good at math, although not a genius level he was in the top 10 of his graduating class. Jack doesn't listen to music much or play an instrument of any kind. His days would rather be spent reading or exploring. Jack has a good sense of humor-when not on duty of course. Loyalty to his country and comrades in arms is important. Jack will work hard to achieve his goals. If he had not joined the military he could be a professional class athlete or possibly even an astronaut. While not terribly religious, Jack is a conservative.
Other: Jack can drive and fix cars well having done so since 12 years old. Jack also has shot shotguns and pistols since a young age, Albeit not automatic assault rifles. Jack thinks parts of the land should definitely belong to the land of the free and the brave.
