[hider=The Star Republic of Rolvius WiP] [center][u][b]The Star Republic of Rolvius[/b][/u] [i]"Our Roots Go Deep"[/i] The Rolvan Granary (laconic), the Tree-Hugger Republic (prejorative)[/center] [center][img]https://res.cloudinary.com/demo/image/fetch/w_340,h_200,c_crop,g_face/https://assets.rockpapershotgun.com/images/2019/02/Amazon_Charge-690x388.png[/img][/center] [center][b]General Information[/b][/center] The Star Republic of Rolvius is considered a [u][b]Minor Power[/b][/u] by most Star Nations. Their nation is one that wields power throughout the galaxy via trade, as they provide multiple industrial worlds with the daily rations needed to keep their workers' bellies full. In [b]Warfare[/b] they: [center]- Rely on massive ground-based armies for defense of their homeworlds. - Genetically engineered war beasts (colloquially called "Invasive Species") used to take the fight to the enemy's territory. - An Alliance Network to safeguard their own territory, after a third of Rolvian Space was occupied by foreign powers during the Great War.[/center] [b]Overview[/b] The Star Republic of Rolvius is an agrarian economy. The nation practices sustained farming on multiple worlds in their territory. Inevitably they could be among the Major Powers of the Galaxy, but this would require a massive cultural and political shift, along with decades of work. Most of the citizens treasure their place in the galaxy- living so close to nature and enjoying the fruits of modernity via trade. [b]History[/b] Rolvius generally benefited from the oversight of the Ashtar, allowing them to develop multiple Gaea-class planets under their protection, merging modern scientific discoveries with a careful application of genetic engineering to preserve natural phenomena. Having lost their original homeworld to dramatic climate change and industrialization, the Ashtar gave the Rolvians a second chance at survival- one that they have not forgotten. During the Great War, the Rolvians were initially unwilling to enter hostilities and holed up within their borders as war gathered on the horizons. Multiple foreign powers crossed their borders and set up staging grounds on satellite worlds within the Republic- initially these "unwanted guests" were exceedingly polite, diplomatic, and utterly able to overpower the Rolvians with or without a fight. Rolvus unprepared for war would lose only a little faster than Rolvus [i]obsessively[/i] prepared for war. Rolvius held its fleets in reserve while multiple belligerents pledged to help dislodge the occupiers in exchange for access to the Rolvian breadbaskets and their ground troops, especially when grain and meat stopped leaving their sectors to the rest of the galaxy. Rolvus continued gathering strength and withholding shipments, putting severe strain on food sources throughout whole galactic sectors. Four planetary governments were toppled due to hunger riots directly related to the Rolvian food blockade- three of them were eventually conquered by Rolvian troops in the late stages of the war. [b][u]Major Holdings[/u][/b] [b]Rolvius[/b] The original Gaea world within the Rolvian Cluster, Rolvius has an equatorial radius of 60,221 Km, an oxygen-rich atmosphere, and a population numbering 4,000,000,000 on its surface and under its oceans. A further 500,000,000 live and work in its manufactory orbital stations. Two moons, both lacking oxygen and plant life, hold another 8,000,000 individuals on and under their surfaces. Rolvius is the most developed of the Republic's cluster of worlds, and it provides the seat of political power for the Parliamentary body. [b]Mezla[/b] A rocky, but still habitable large moon beside a gas giant, Mezla was originally a pirate haven. It's been theorized that Mezla suffered an asteroid strike some 300 years prior, with the dust storms only now subsiding. The Republic invaded and occupied it with help from the Ashtar fleets, destroying the pirate outpost and restoring order to the sector and appropriating the moon for themselves. Efforts to introduce plant and animal life to an otherwise desolated moon. Mezla is not thriving, but it now has traces of greenery and manufacturing centers. Corporate interests within the Republic have taken to using Mezla as a no-holds-barred factory world (though it would still be viewed as having wildly restrictive regulations in the eyes of most galactic corporations). Mezla builds most of the warships in Rolvius, and their workers created the Hyperdreadnought Gaea, but there is clear mistrust between the workers, their corporate sponsors, and the Rolvian Parliament that has allowed Mezla to be corrupted by industry. [b]Manir[/b] The site of most of the destruction in the Great War. Manir was occupied by foreign powers until the end, when the threat of mass starvation due to a blanket food blockade forced a withdrawal by the warring powers. Manir was a center of learning and commerce prior to the Great War, but it has lately become a constant drain on financial resources. Even with indemnities forced out of the invaders at the peace conference, Manir has a long way to go towards recovery. [center][u][b]Demographics[/b][/u] [b]Population[/b][/center] The Republic's population is mostly (92%) native Rolvians, though there has been an influx of humans (2%) and other races to spaceports since the Great War's end. Deserters of foreign armies that tramped across Manir have been regularly found, and depending on the manner of their discovery, are either extradited to their home star nation or allowed to live-and-let-live. [center][b]Society[/b][/center] Rolvian society revolves around the farming communities and families. Family units can be homo, hetero, or any other -sexual. The prevalence of genetic splicing allows for the creation of children outside heterosexual reproductive methods, and this does not carry a significant stigma outside of several Fundamentalist Gaean sects. A Rural Rolvian does not live in a town, but on a bio-ranch with several thousand workers. Cities are primarily administration centers and spaceports, with few factories to produce machinery and packaging supplies. Ore is mined from the Republic's asteroid belts- never from any planet unless a prospective asteroid mine cannot be found. A city Rolvian will often be identified by their place of work, either at a University, Government Agency, or Factory. A Rolvian Asteroid Miner lives in a controlled colony, working in low gravity work to provide raw materials that will protect the beauty of home. Some take pride in this work. Some are sentenced to this work. Most just know it's an easy way to make money if they can stand the cramped quarters and isolation. Roughly 40% of Rolvians Revere the Galactic Gaea, a motherly figure that protects, shelters, and provides from the earth while granting hidden knowledge. Human scholars that first encountered the religion referred to her as "Hippy Prometheus with giant... plants." [center][b]Economy[/b][/center] The Republic's economy is dominated by agricultural exports. A full 68% of economic output (and 82% of exports) are food-based products or byproducts (leather, hides, etc). Behind agriculture is bio-engineering, medicine, and tourism. It is not uncommon for Oligarchs across the galaxy to venture into the Republic and purchase genetic treatments- receiving custom grown heart, lung, or skin regeneration, then recovering from such treatments in one of many resorts or vacation destinations across the Republic. [center][b]Government[/b][/center] Prime Minister Vannifar currently holds the speaker position in the Rolvian government. Duchess of Granite Peak, she is on her third term as Minister and wields power in a Coalition government. Her Liberal-Aristocracy Party hold 30% of the seats in Parliament, while their partners the Corporate Alliance Party and the Manir Solidarity Party hold 14% and 11%, respectively. Vannifar lived through the occupation of Manir and has made the completion of the Hyper-Dreadnought her main foreign policy tool. [center][b]Rolvian Cabinet[/b] [b]Prime Speaker:[/b] Lady Varous Vannifar (Liberal-Aristocracy) [b]Minister of Defense:[/b] Ministress Kiora (Liberal-Aristocracy Party) [b]Minister of Interplanetary Affairs:[/b] Minister Thrun (Manir Solidarity Party) [b]Minister of the Treasury:[/b] Ministress Rayne (Corporate Alliance Party) [b]Minister of Justice:[/b] Ministress Lyra (Independent) [b]Minister of Trade:[/b] Minister Roalesk Ran (Corporate Alliance Party) [b]Minister of Planetary Development:[/b] Ministress Multana (Manir Solidarity Party)[/center] [center][b]Technological Information[/b][/center] [u][b]Major Techs[/b][/u] [i]Biological Splicing:[/i] Rolvian ground troops use military standard blasters and kinetic rifles, but their infantry are granted genetic infusions to improve their natural fighting ability. Night vision genetic grafts from the Manir Mountain Puma, hard leather skin implantation from splicing with the Mezla Pink Rhino, and in some cases, webbing beneath the arms to allow for gliding over short distances. [i]Rapid Harvesting:[/i] Rolvius has practiced cultivation of crops for generations, experimenting with genetic modifications for multiple seed crops. These crops tend to produce two-to-three harvests per year. [i]Bio-Weapons:[/i] The Rolvian army does not manufacture armored vehicles beyond airships and starships. Most of the "armored vehicles" that they field are actually modified beasts of war. [img]https://images-ext-2.discordapp.net/external/LgYrP-4VK9u6Td-7IqpDbuYnlPf9BWf7jUq6EXVWuYs/%3F1558883746/https/cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/018/302/135/large/roman-panchenko-bug-shooter.jpg?width=400&height=225[/img] [img]https://images-ext-2.discordapp.net/external/wDItsfPi326MgFnmRAl-5vfzoRKEwaSN8jQK2BC9yYM/%3F1512246761/https/cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/008/359/123/large/ari-targownik-summoner-tank.jpg?width=361&height=301[/img] [i]Acid Missiles:[/i] Rolvian warships and strike craft are armed with hunter-killer torpedoes and missiles, though the explosive components within these weapons only serve as propulsion to deliver the missile's true payload- acid globules. These globules attach themselves to solid components on enemy targets and begin to dissolve metal and steel at an exponential rate. Maximum damage threshold is met approximately 3 minutes after delivery in the vacuum of space, while oxygen accelerates the destructive process. Should roughly 3 cubic-meters of acid be delivered to the interior of a warship it can and will begin dissolving metal, flesh, and bone for roughly 30 minutes, and \the acid will be further spread through water-based fire suppression systems. Carbon and nitrogen-based fire-fighting systems will successfully prevent the spread of acid and even halt the destruction. [center][b]Military Overview[/b] The Rolvian military practices a defensive policy. Their fleet is considered third class by the galaxy's major powers, but their marines and ground forces are considered a threat to any general, anywhere in the galaxy. Rolvian bio-weapons are lab built and refined, their genetic codes altered and tweaked to make sure that their weapons will be as deadly as a raging lion on the battlefield, and as docile (and delicious) as a cow when peace is declared.[/center] [u][b]Fleet/Navy[/b][/u] [b]Dreadnoughts:[/b] The Rolvians have only ever laid down the hull for one Dreadnought, the [i]RRS Gaea[/i]. The Gaea was repurposed and upgraded into a Hyperdreadnought, and officially completed in recent weeks. [b]Battleships:[/b] The Republic does not possess any Battleships at this time. [b]Battlecruisers:[/b] The Republic does not possess any Battle-cruisers at this time. [b]Cruisers:[/b] Most of the Republic's cruisers were purchased in the lead-up to the Great War. [b]Destroyers:[/b] [img]https://images-ext-2.discordapp.net/external/-ENl_1XogAx2yT5gRhJkZAIfTi9W9acTnGdAapFak8M/%3F1497528888/https/cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/006/301/805/large/hugo-barthouil-unfallen.jpg?width=400&height=225[/img] [b]Frigates:[/b] [img]https://images-ext-2.discordapp.net/external/OC4p1-AcyUx-r6BJ5wyqOF6hLNSGycs8GsV7OmtvHM4/%3F1497527661/https/cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/006/301/668/large/hugo-barthouil-medium01-03.jpg?width=672&height=378[/img] [b]Corvettes:[/b] [img]https://images-ext-2.discordapp.net/external/QCBwq70mx_DAbrVuLEGTvndR3-rHZI_HjowgE6-X4k0/%3F1497527665/https/cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/006/301/669/large/hugo-barthouil-small01.jpg?width=672&height=378[/img] [b]Strike craft:[/b] [img]https://images-ext-2.discordapp.net/external/vdqhRBuklsVIxnzGWMK84kl6-d_-2dCuin-zc71gb0U/%3F1499175835/https/cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/006/513/099/large/jean-olivier-ferrer-ferrer-jo-es2-unfallensmall2-1.jpg?width=400&height=222[/img] Rolvian strike craft are armed with acid hunter-killer missiles and standard anti-strike craft kinetic cannons. Most travel in squadrons of 10 and up to 5 squadrons are moored on monitoring stations through the Rolvian sector. [b]Army/Planetary forces:[/b] Rolvian infantry are primarily made up of planetary guard forces. Some join the guard corps out of a sense of patriotism, others for the lucrative tax breaks, but most find the training and passive genetic grafts useful in everyday life "back on the farm." Add to this the likely assignment of a government bred Uulaka, a venomous but loyal war beast, to be a benefit back home as well. The Uulaka protects crops and herds and is a hardy mount, capable of moving at speeds nearly 75 kph for short bursts. The Planetary Guard Corps could, if fully assembled, launch a prolonged invasion of an entire solar system with reasonable chances of conquest without more than token naval support. [img]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c0/5f/da/c05fda3642153b1628025eb7fd5b0d4f.jpg[/img] [hider=Hyperdreadnought RRS Gaea] [img]https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/apricity/images/1/10/Asari-cruiser.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140622033546[/img] The RRS Gaea is an Ark-class Hyperdreadnought, meant to deliver a planet-conquering strike-force in one go, with sufficient strike craft support to command air-superiority for prolonged periods. Owing design to the original colony ships that brought the Rolvians to their new home system, the ship is meant to deliver an entire Army Corps, their battle mounts, and ordnance to the field. The ship's design was meant to be used to counter a weakness from the Great War when Manir was occupied by foreign powers. Rolvius had enough soldier to retake their planet, but no delivery method for transporting them to the front. The Ark is littered with point-defense weapons and strike craft launch bays, but only a handful of anti-ship torpedo launchers. She is a delivery vessel, to be shielded by the rest of the fleet. [/hider] [/hider] TL;DR: Wood Elf Poland IN SPACE! Foreign Policy: [b]Asra Ascendancy[/b] - The primary occupiers of Manir during the First War. Most of the planet was scoured for relics of the Ashtar and then abandoned, though the Great War ended before the Asra could glass its surface. The Rolvians respect the psychic power of the Asra as natural phenomena, but old grudges die hard. [b]The Imperial Systems Commonwealth[/b] - One of the major buyers of Rolvian crops to subsidize their own workforce's caloric intake. Commercial ties are strong, but diplomacy is decidedly one-sided. The Rolvians will lose any naval engagement, but a ground war will destroy the crops the Commonwealth needs to fuel their colonies.