Approved Planet Archae Teuthis

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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To expand the lore around the Legends planet of the same name, and to provide an interesting new planet for PCs to explore (I myself have a character planned for this planet)
• Image Credit:

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http://www.citymetric.com/skylines/could-new-city-and-mile-high-tower-prevent-natural-disasters-tokyo-1806
https://www.redbubble.com/people/craigdryden/works/11472905-iceberg-city?p=poster
https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/File:IcebergShipt.jpg
https://nikyeliseyev.deviantart.com/art/military-submarine-213842092
http://speculativeevolution.wikia.com/wiki/File:Ocean_Planet.jpg

• Canon: Archae Teuthis
• Links:

Sulituan (Approved Species)
Levichthen (Approved Species)
Tzeikhid Garamonde

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Planet Name: Archae Teuthis
• Demonym: Archae Teuthii
• Region: Expansion Region
• System Name: Archae Teuthis System
• System Features:

Suns: Archae Primus
Moons: 3 (Archae Asteroceras, Archae Sepiida, Archae Vulgaris)
Planets: Archae Teuthis
Asteroid Belts: Large asteroid belt circling the system
Anomalies: N/A
Orbital Position: 1
Rotational Period: 42hr
Orbital Period: 426days

• Coordinates: U-39 (From referencing this vs this)

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• Major Imports: Technologies (ie; engines, spacecraft, computer equipment,etc)
• Major Exports: Raw Phrnnoc (to be subbed), Phrnnstihl (to be subbed)

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

• Gravity: x2 Standard
• Climate: Temperate (Very moderate around equator; poles tend to be cooler)
• Primary Terrain: Almost entirely deep oceans; some moderately shallow reefs; some ice formations near the poles
• Major Locations: Cnidaria City, Klleio, and Aupoemus

POPULATION

• Native Species: Sulituan
• Immigrated Species: None (en masse)
• Population: Sparsely Populated – Major populations exist among the main floating cities of Cnidaria City, Klleio, Aupoemus, Dynorus , Uraum, Greueri and Ypryll. These cities are densely populated, with a majority of Sulituans living there; there are many other float cities on Archae Teuthis but they tend to be much smaller than the primary population centres.

[SIZE=10pt]· [/SIZE]Demographics: Population approx. 2,500,000,000
Sulituan – 99%
-Untersul (57%)
-Ubersul (42%)
Other – 1%

Although traditionally living amongst underwater structures built into the seafloor, the majority of Untersul live in the underwater portions of the major float cities. Aupoemus and Dynorus are notable for having incredibly larger Untersul structures than Ubersul ones. Cnidaria has the largest Ubersul population, with over three quarters of the residents being Ubersul.

• Primary Languages: Sulii
• Culture:

Daily life is very straightforward for the Archae Teuthii people; society as a whole has a strong work ethic. It is not unusual for Sulituaii to work for 20-30 hours a day, especially as the species requires much less rest versus time spent working or otherwise awake.
An example of the daily life of the average citizen

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· 0 hr Wake up
· 1 hr Eat breakfast, prepare for the long day
· 2 hr 9hr Shift
· 11 hr Lunch and errands
· 13 hr 15hr Shift
· 28 hr Dinner and recreation time
· 32 hr 3hr Shift
· 35 hr Bedtime
· 42/0 hr Repeat

Society on Archae Teuthis can seem very boring to many alien species, but to the native Sulituaii, work very much is life, and many live to work. It does differ though, between the subspecies. Sea-dwelling Sulituaii, or Untersulii, tend to be far harder workers than others, while amphibious and land-dwelling Sulituaii, or Ubersulii, care more for art, recreation, and freetime. This has, over time, created a bit of a feud between the two, with the Untersul population seeing the Ubersul people as lazy and careless, and the latter seeing the former as boring and stuck up. Both are still seen as extremely hard-working in comparison to other races.
Art tends to be present in the form of sculptures, as other artforms do not translate underwater very well. Most of these sculptures tend to focus on ideas of work; above-ground art often includes gorgeous sculpts of oceanscapes and other more traditional artful images.
Sports are not widespread on Archae Teuthis, due to the Sulituaii species being more intellectually suited over brawn. That being said, podracing has been receiving popularity in more recent years, and has even lead to an official track being built near the city of Aupoemus, the Floating Horizons Track.
Religion was a part of Archae Teuthii society a long time ago, but for the past 5000 years or so, the planet has almost entirely embraced science and abandoned theist ideas.

GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY

• Government: Fascist Autocratic Monarchy
• Affiliation: Eadidohtil Dynasty
• Wealth: Medium – While not always wealthy by any means, the current Dynasty has put great effort into expanding their intergalactic commerce and economic development. The planet has grown immensely because of this and makes most of their wealth from the trade of raw and refined resources such as phrnnoc, zersium, and calcium.
• Stability: High – The Eadidohtil Dynasty ushered in many new things, one of which was a planet-wide stability; within the first 15 years of their rule, crime rates, war, unrest, and the like had dropped dramatically. Civil happiness also grew as a result, which in turn prompted less issues. While from the outside, it seems like there are heavy regulations on everything, the people of Archae Teuthis do not see them in a negative way. With the years of growing prosperity that arose from increased taxes and policies, Sulituaii as a whole began to appreciate policies and regulations seeing them as actually beneficial to society.
• Freedom & Oppression: There are many, many social, economic, and general restriction in place made by the government…but it would be an odd occurrence for an Archae Teuthii to call it oppression. Nobody fears the Here of the world any longer, as the Eadidohtil Dynasty has brought much happiness and technologies never enjoyed by Sulituaii before. There are a number of policies which some societies might call oppression that the people of Archae Teuthis embrace, such as the following:

Gun Control – The general population has limited access to weapons. It is a very, very long process to apply for a license, and only about 3% of the population owns any sort of weaponry, aside from knives and hunting equipment. Blasters and knives designed for combat are heavily regulated; visitors to the world are required to check them into a security facility during their stay.
Curfew – Though varying from city to city, most have a daily curfew that requires individuals off of public streets and buildings usually from dusk til dawn. This is worked around with private streets and specialized transports. The logic behind this law was to reduce the amount of law enforcement needed at night; this is one policy which has helped drastically reduce crime.
Starship Ownership – Along with guns, owning a vessel capable of space-travel requires a special license. The license takes several years of training and a long application process to qualify. As most Sulituaii have no interest of actually going into space, they see no reason to oppose the law; those who do take interest in the galaxy typically understand the merits of the system. There are of course always a number of individuals who do not like the system, but generally it is well favoured.

MILITARY & TECHNOLOGY

• Military: There are 3 divisions of the Archae Teuthii military; the RM/IN (Royal Marine/Infinite Navy), the RAF (Royal Atmospheric Forces), and the RFF (Royal Majesty’s Foreign Forces). The Navy was once solely restricted to marine applications but in the past few centuries, the embracing of space trade and travel has expanded the Navy to include space forces. The RAF consisted of any and all air-only vehicles that were fielded; that being said, the RAF is slowly being cut down due to the Navy and Foreign Forces being the most active branches. The Foreign Forces are an active division that respond to intergalactic issues, travelling to other worlds in need of help. While the RFF are most often deployed as peacekeepers, the soldiers of the RFF are known for their combat prowess and unique tactics.

The military is a proud part of Archae Teuthis, and for this reason it is usually the military that receives new technology first. The RM/IN boasts both large surface and space fleets which make great use of the advanced pressure hulls; their ships are well known for taking greater pressures than any other known craft, as well as many both being completely submersible and space-faring (ie; the VisMa.Fabriek Cuttlefish).

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The Royal Marine / Infinite Navy

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Marine Navy
The RMN is a large branch of the Archae Teuthii military, though it is slowly falling out of favour due to wars across the planet being far less common and the RIN growing in size. The branch currently consists of about 2000 vessels; only about 10% of them are solely surface ships, with 60% being submarine-type ships and the remaining 30% being able to venture into space as well. The Marine Navy is the branch that typically deals with planetary issues such as wars, rebellion, and planet defenses.

Infinite Navy
The RIF refers to Archae Teuthis’ space-faring warships, which has become the most populous and advanced branch among the whole military. As the general populations’ interest in space travel grows, so does the RIF and its ambitions. While generally escorting the RFF’s transport ships, the RIN has begun offering protection to neighbouring planets and systems, and the military’s services to those who would sign defense pacts. The RIN boasts several fleets, mostly consisting of 10-20 ships each, though the strength of the fleets are relatively low due to the newness of them.

• Technology: The technology of Archae Teuthis is catching up to Galactic Standard. At the time of the rise of the Empire the planet was centuries behind; the repulsorlift saw limited use (mostly military) and space travel remained a foreign technology that the native Sulituaii people had no care for. At present, most technologies considered standard are available to the regular citizen of Archae Teuthis, though some of the more advanced are reserved solely for the military.

With advancements in technology came many innovations as well. Archae Teuthis manufacturers some of the strongest pressure hulls in the galaxy, due to having some of the deepest oceans in addition to having a much higher gravitational force than the majority of habitable planets. With this also came the production of much more durable starships in addition to locally sold vessels made for underwater travel.

HISTORICAL INFORMATION - Major Events
Circa 10,000 BBY – City of Aupoemus is founded; Ubersul begin split from Untersul.

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2974 BBY – Galactic Republic scouts discover Archae Teuthis. Contact is not made as the Sulituaii people respond with great hostility
2735 BBY – The Galactic Republic makes successful diplomatic relations with the planet; beginning of offworld trade
2589 BBY – Offworld trade popularizes industrialization

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2137 BBY – Mass industrialization causes world temperature to rise; much land is flooded, including the ancient city of Gammarus.
2098 BBY – Most large ice formations near the poles have vanished; due to intervention from the government, temperatures stabilized.
1987 BBY – Float cities become a reality, giving the chance for the Ubersul population to swell.
1942 BBY – Cnidaria City is founded

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1904 BBY – Klleio is founded
1887 BBY – Vis Masjien Fabriek is founded
1640 BBY – Elite bloodlines are recognized as nobility, ushering in the city rule of monarchs
1147 BBY – Unification of all cities under one monarch
1146 BBY – Chthaml Dynasty is established
1095 BBY – Vernalis Dynasty is established
45ABY – Creation of the Phrnnoc Standard Mine
115 ABY – Government formally establishes a united military
327 ABY – Cettia Dynasty is established
428 ABY – Gulag Plague hits Archae Teuthis; due to society and policies in place, no more than five million are infected, many survive
429 ABY – Archae Teuthis’ military is expanded to include a small space-faring navy, for defense purposes
594 ABY – Aedidohtil Dynasty is established
597 ABY – Government ushers in new technologies in an attempt to modernize Archae Teuthis
615 ABY – Podracing becomes a worldwide sport sensation

Spoiler: Submission Modifications

Old Version Approved 10.18.2017
Links: N/A

New Version Approved 02.24.2019
Links:
Sulituan (Approved Species)
Levichthen (Approved Species)
Tzeikhid Garamonde

 

[Netherworld]

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Under review.

 

[Netherworld]

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Sparsely Populated

Population approx. 6,500,000,000

• These two don't really fit. 6 billion and a half isn't exactly 'sparsely populated'.
• Either remove the number and leave it with the descriptor, or adjust the descriptor to reflect the number.

835 ABY – Gulag Plague hits Archae Teuthis; due to society and policies in place, no more than five million are infected, many survive

• 835 ABY+ is our current timeline – the Gulag Plague happened 400 years before that. See the timeline article.

 

[P47HFIND3R]

These two don't really fit. 6 billion and a half isn't exactly 'sparsely populated'. Either remove the number and leave it with the descriptor, or adjust the descriptor to reflect the number.

Edited; I grossly misguessed what would make sense...took a look at other canon planets and feel like this new number + description suffices.

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• Population: Sparsely Populated – Major populations exist among the main floating cities of Cnidaria City, Klleio, Aupoemus, Dynorus , Uraum, Greueri and Ypryll. These cities are densely populated, with a majority of Sulituans living there; there are many other float cities on Archae Teuthis but they tend to be much smaller than the primary population centres.

[SIZE=10pt]· [/SIZE]Demographics: Population approx. 2,500,000,000
Sulituan – 99%
-Untersul (57%)
-Ubersul (42%)
Other – 1%

Although traditionally living amongst underwater structures built into the seafloor, the majority of Untersul live in the underwater portions of the major float cities. Aupoemus and Dynorus are notable for having incredibly larger Untersul structures than Ubersul ones. Cnidaria has the largest Ubersul population, with over three quarters of the residents being Ubersul.

835 ABY+ is our current timeline – the Gulag Plague happened 400 years before that. See the timeline article.

Edited; I totally misread the timeline when I first read through it. Also changed the Archae Teuthii timeline slightly to sort of add some cause/effect logic

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428 ABY – Gulag Plague hits Archae Teuthis; due to society and policies in place, no more than five million are infected, many survive
429 ABY – Archae Teuthis’ military is expanded to include a small space-faring navy, for defense purposes

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[Netherworld]

Awesome. Pending secondary.

 

[Quietus]

Approved.