Usuaria:Rasarr/ReDawn

To ReDawn

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“We call ourselves Unity and Independence, but we all enjoy the benetifts of both freedom and peace. The real enemies are those who seek to divide ReDawn, who threaten our peace, who put the prosperity of all denizens in jeopardy. ”

—Nanalis

ReDawn is the native planet of the UrDail. It is one of the client states (though not a member) of the Superiority, and Alanik's home.

Geography and Ecology

“We've always made the trees of ReDawn our home. ”

—Alanik

ReDawn is a gas giant; it has no surface, save for the core at the planet's center. It takes approximately one Earth week for the planet to complete its rotation, which the UrDail call a sun cycle and divide into nine sleep cycles. Additionally, UrDail use the term season when speaking of age, likely referring to the planetary year. It's unclear how many sun cycles it's comprised of.

Most of ReDawn's atmosphere is the miasma. The miasma is comprised of primarily of iodine, bromine, acetylene and ammonium hydrosulphide, giving it its distinct red and violet coloring, and making it unbreathable to any living creatures. The planet also possesses naturally-occurring acclivity stone, large chunks of which float up in the atmosphere. Those floating rocks are overgrown by island trees, city-sized flora that plays host to a variety of plants, mostly vines and bushes. Both the island trees and the smaller plants produce air, creating pockets of livable space within ReDawn's hostile environment. This breathable atmosphere has a distinct smell, both floral and acrid.

The island trees grow up to fifty kilometres tall. They have layers of bark, thicker at the base and thinner near the branches, though even far above, the bark can be as much as six feet deep. As the bark is reasonably easy to carve, the UrDail make their homes in chambers cut into it, and use some branches as farms, producing foodstuffs such as nuts, fruits, spices and juices. Most, if not all of ReDawn's inhabitants live on the island trees, using atmospheric generators to travel between them.

ReDawn has no naturally-flying fauna, as none would survive venturing out into the miasma. Nonetheless, UrDail have formed societies on the trees even before the invention of powered flight -- as the islands float in the atmosphere, they occassionally collide with each other, allowing for travel between them.

Known island trees include:

• Tower - the headquarters of the Unity party
• Council - the location of the Council of UrDail
• Industry - one of the largest of trees, hosting nearly a quarter of ReDawn's population
• Stadium - location of the planetary sports arena
• Hollow - dead tree hosting a base of Independence military
• Spindle - Alanik and Rinakin's home tree, smaller than most
• Reaching - known for UrDail with slightly rosier skin tone

History

(just what happens on the planet itself; stuff like alliance with humans etc. should probably go on UrDail; below is just copied from original page)

During the Third Human War, ReDawn was allied with humanity, though in the current times, this period is called an occupation by the Unity. As a result, some of the locals speak fluent Mandarin and English, and the native language has come to resemble the latter. It has also raised some doubts within the Superiority as to whether the UrDail were fit to join them.

Culture

“We don't have to let the Superiority tell us we’re lesser species. ”

—Alanik

People

por Bernardo Curvello

Alanik, an UrDail

Para ReDawn's native inhabitants, ver UrDail.

ReDawn is the homeworld and seemingly only planet inhabited by the UrDail; as such, its culture is their culture. The UrDail appear mostly humanoid in biology and appearance, albeit with purple skin and white bone ridges under their eyes. They had contacts with humanity in the past, even before either species has figured out space travel, through cytonics. As such, there has been some cross-pollination of stories and myths, with many human tales making their way to ReDawn.

Unlike with most human cultures, UrDail children are raised primarily by their grandparents, who devote themselves fully to the task while the parents work to provide for the family. As such, many UrDail are encouraged to find a partner, or form a mate-pair, young and produce children at an early age, so that their own parents still have the strength to care for them. How open any given person is about their search for a mate and forming a mate-pair differs, mostly depending on one's tree of origin, with some treating it as a private matter while others are fairly open about it.

Sports

ReDawn's primary sporting events are games played using starfighters. The sport involves two teams of starfighters, assigned to the planet's two political parties, Unity and Independence, trying to out-maneouvre each other to fly through hoops at the opposite ends of the arena. Harmless laser weapons are used to "tag" players, forcing them out of the game. Though there is no mortal danger save an accident, the stakes are high for the players, as members of the winning team at even the lowest-ranking matches can score highly desirable postings as both military and civillian ship pilots.

Participation in matches is a necessary step to being recruited into either of the planet's air forces, though other factors, such as being a cytonic, allow for skipping it. As such, aggressive behaviour and working alone are both highly encouraged -- a pilot must "prove themselves" by actively participating in the fight.

Industry

(idk how much of cultural info should go here and how much into UrDail, given there really aren't any UrDail beyond ReDawn; I guess we'll have to figure it out)

Politics

“Progress for ReDawn! ”

—Slogan of the Unity party

ReDawn is ruled by a single government, the Council of UrDail, comprised of an unspecified number of seats. The Council is a democracy, with members -- known alternately as delegates or representatives -- elected in periodic balancings. There appear to be only two parties vying for Council seats: Unity and Independence. Unity, led by Nanalis, generally pushes the agenda of progress and peace, which according to them will only come through cooperation with Superiority; Independence, led by Rinakin, pushes for freedom of the UrDail and greater separation between ReDawn and Superiority. Colors are used to represent allegiance to one side or another, with yellow meaning Unity and blue -- Independence.

The balance between the two parties extends further to the planet's military. ReDawn has two separate air forces, one commanded by Unity, and the other by Independence. The two armies appear to be completely separate, using different personnel corps and even different military bases. The planet's five living cytonics are divided along those same political lines, with Alanik siding with Independence while Quilan and three others work for Unity. However, while cytonics can work for whichever side they wish, both fighter corps are beholden to the will of the Council at large, regardless of which party holds the majority.

The common UrDail often treat the balancings akin to a political sport, switching sides to support the winner, which often leads to the Council being highly unbalanced between the two parties. While in the past, Independence held vast majority the Council, most recent balancing saw Unity sweep most seats, leaving only a few Independence representatives. Such periodic changes between which side holds majority also mean that ReDawn's foreign policy will change between balancings, with Unity courting Superiority while Independence shuns it.

Trivia

• ReDawn's floating cities are inspired by Valenwood, a province in the Elder Scrolls series where people live in enormous, migratory trees. The inspiration came from Janci Patterson, while it was Brandon who suggested making them float in the atmosphere.

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