Xanthal
14-07-2004, 07:21
Xanthalian factbook:
Background:
The nation of Xanthal was founded on Earth in 1960 by the country's figurehead and national hero Zeke Zabertini on the values of freedom, equality, and justice. Today, Xanthal is a technologically advanced nation with a large, devoted population and a strong galactic presence.
Location and layout:
The Aellis system lies twenty light-years from the Sol system and the Than system ten light-years from Aellis. Xanthal claims the Aellis and Than systems and the space between them. Xanthal's borders do not directly contact those of any other nation.
Systems and planets:
The Aellis system: Xanthal claims the entire system, which forms the core of its operations and houses its capital. Heavily developed and well defended, the Aellis system hosts four inhabitable planets and most of the population of Xanthal.
-Aellis I (uninhabitable, molten).
-Aellis II (uninhabitable, molten).
-Aellis III (uninhabitable, barren rock).
-Aellis IV (inhabitable, detention planet, subtropical very dry forest).
-Aellis V (inhabitable, capital planet, warm temperate climates).
-Aellis VI (inhabitable, homeworld, cool temperate climates).
-Aellis VII (inhabitable, Armada/Military planet, polar dry tundra).
-Aellis VIII (uninhabitable, ice planet).
-Aellis IX (uninhabitable, gas giant, thirty-six rings).
-Aellis X (uninhabitable, gas giant).
-Aellis XI (uninhabitable, ice planet).
-Aellis XII (uninhabitable, barren rock).
-Aellis XIII (uninhabitable, barren rock).
The Than system: The home system of the Than race. Allied with Xanthal for hundreds of years, the Than have been fully integrated into Xanthalian society.
-Than I (uninhabitable, molten).
-Than II (uninhabitable, gas giant).
-Than III (uninhabitable, barren rock).
-Than IV (inhabitable, homeworld, tropical rain forest).
-Than V (uninhabitable, gas giant).
-Than VI (inhabitable, homeworld, warm temperate climates).
-Than VII (uninhabitable, ice planet).
Government:
Central government headed by an elected Triumvirate and a Council. Ministries under Triumvirate and Council control attend to everyday tasks. The Department of Justice administers to all legal affairs.
Triumvirs:
-Atachi Kyomino
-Tolmarin Doh
-Than Jinto
Ministry list:
-Ministry of Communications and Media
-Ministry of Defense and Intelligence
-Ministry of Development
-Ministry of Economics
-Ministry of Education
-Ministry of Health and Safety
-Ministry of Research and Science
-Ministry of Transportation
Xanthalian Triumvirs are elected for life, but can be removed from office by popular vote. The Council is made up of the leaders of all the Xanthalian ministries (Ministers). Each ministry has one Minister, who is elected by popular vote of that ministry's employees.
The Triumvirate makes decisions by majority vote, but their decisions can be overruled by a majority of the Council when passed with two votes or by 3/4 of the Council when passed with the votes of all three Triumvirs. The Triumvirate can override a Council majority decision with the votes of all three Triumvirs.
Constitution:
Called Xanthal's Primary Law, the Xanthalian constitution was ratified in 2415 and is the guiding force behind Xanthal's policies and laws. It can be amended when approved by all three Triumvirs and 3/4 of the Council. The Primary Law contains the following provisions:
-Private enterprise within Xanthalian borders shall be limited to establishments that provide nonessential goods and/or services.
-All Xanthalian citizens who do their jobs shall be provided for by the government to the best of its ability.
-Wages for Xanthalian citizens will be regulated by both a price floor and a price ceiling, the disparity between which shall not exceed five hundred percent.
-Xanthalian Citizens not under criminal investigation by the Ministry of Justice have the right to privacy in their homes.
-Supreme governmental power in Xanthal rests with the Triumvirate and Council, representatives of which are elected for life by the people and removable by popular vote.
-The administration of police forces, investigators, attorneys, and judges and the interpretation of laws and determination and administration of appropriate measures for lawbreakers is the responsibility of the Department of Justice.
-No Xanthalian citizen or institution has the right to take the life of a sentient being except in self-defense.
-All sentient beings in Xanthal shall be afforded the same rights.
Natural resources and trade:
Xanthal has access to many resources, but rarely harvests them. The invention of replicator technology in 2284 ended the need for most industry and agriculture in Xanthal. The Xanthalian Ministry of Economics participates to a significant degree in the international trade market, mostly in consumables and technology.
People:
Species:
-60% Xanthalian.
-16% Than.
-5% Human.
-5% Elven.
-14% Other.
Religion:
-55% Areligious.
-37% Religious.
-8% Antireligious.
Literacy and language:
100% literacy rate.
Official language: Xanthalian.
Other common languages: Japanese, English.
Oral Xanthalian vaguely resembles old Japanese but carries strains of many other languages, some of Earth origin and some from other planets. Simple to get the hang of but difficult to master, few people who learn the language later in life ever learn to apply all the grammatical rules.
Xanthalian is written in a complex set of over ten thousand individual symbols that resemble archaic oriental characters. The written Xanthalian language is incredibly complex. Symbols can stand for individual syllables, word sets, concepts, or even hold abstract meaning. It is nearly unheard of for anyone to learn to write in Xanthalian who has not grown up with it.
Economy:
Gross Domestic Product and Military Budget (http://www.pipian.com/stuffforchat/gdpcalc.php?nation=Xanthal&defenseprovided=1&defense=3)
National currency: Quinault (Q)
-Q1.00 = GC0.95 = $2.00 = €1.74 = £1.23
Xanthal's economy is monitored and manipulated by the Ministry of Economics. Most money goes through the government, which distributes the nation's resources to provide for its own operation and the well-being of its citizens. The Ministry of Economics also controls all the commerce in Xanthal.
Binding agreements:
None.
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Xanthalian timeline of significant events:
1597: The first colonists move to the continent of Zithal from east Asia.
1641: The first governments form on Zithal.
1657: Zithal's feudal age begins.
1848: The feudal state of Shi'in Ra begins expanding as it conquers the other states of Zithal one by one.
1889: An alien ship lands in Shi'in Ra. Short conflict ends with the death of the aliens and the destruction of their ship.
1897: Shi'in Ra conquers the last of the Zithalian continent.
1950: Zeke Zabertini becomes Emperor of Shi'in Ra.
1960: Zeke Zabertini renames the united continent Xanthal and implements a communist policy. He is elected dictator one week later.
1980: A nuclear fusion accident levels an island off Zithal's coast, killing almost five million Xanthalian citizens.
1989: Nuclear terrorist threats are falsely attributed to the Xanthalian government. The International Defense Initiative makes a failed attempt to covertly cripple Xanthalian ICBMs.
1997: Xanthal sends 10,000 colonists in sleeper ships to the uninhabited Aellis system.
2007: Xanthal sends its first deep space vessel on an exploratory mission.
2108: The first Xanthalian ship capable of faster-than-light speeds is launched.
2119: The Xanthalian government cooperates with the Aellis colonists to develop Aellis V for Xanthal's entire population.
2150: The Xanthalian population is transferred to Aellis V.
2156: The Than's failing government signs itself to Xanthalian control as a last act, putting the Than system in Xanthalian hands.
2169: Xanthal ends its socialist policies and becomes a commonwealth.
2173: Xanthal begins colonization of Aellis IV and VI.
2212: The commonwealth collapses. The first Xanthalian civil war begins.
2254: The Xanthalian Empire is founded by Empress Fina on Aellis V.
2255: Trasnia is established as a protectorate of Xanthal.
2257: The Xanthalian Empire finishes reuniting the Aellis system. The civil war ends.
2259: Aellis VII is established as the headquarters of the Xanthalian armed forces.
2261: The Xanthalian Empire adopts an expansionist policy, claiming and capturing several outlying solar systems.
2270: The Imperial Armada joins a coalition of nations in the Demon war, losing almost a third of its forces before withdrawing from the fight.
2282: The Xanthalian Empire falls. Thousands of Xanthalian citizens are killed in the Military's attempts to restore order. The second Xanthalian civil war begins.
2283: The Xanthalian second civil war ends when the New Xanthalian Empire is founded by a Xanthalian electronic intelligence.
2302: Simon Zabertini takes the position of Xanthalian Emperor.
2320: Simon Zabertini ends Xanthalian imperial policy and puts an elected dictatorship in place.
2321: Formal socialism is reinstated in Xanthal. Trasnia begins its pirating practices.
2340: Simon Zabertini dies. Nightshade Carrin is elected Xanthalian Dictator.
2362: Over 100,000 Xanthalian citizens die and 400 installations are lost in an accidental explosion that consumes the Dracken nebula.
2386: Nightshade Carrin dies. The Xanthalian government is restructured, placing power with a Council of Ministers and a Senate of citizens.
2388: Talmaraan VIII and Than VI declare independence. Xanthal relinquishes its claim on the Talmaraan system.
2389: Trasnia declares independence.
2393: Talmaraan VIII is conquered by the Trasnians. Than VI attacks Than IV and is occupied by Xanthalian forces.
2414: Xanthal withdraws from all but the Aellis and Mirfak systems. Than IV is evacuated when Than VI erupts in revolt against the Xanthalian occupation.
2415: The Xanthalian Primary Law is ratified.
2421: The Trasnian pirate organization dissolves.
2424: The Than prince dies and Xanthal reclaims the Than system.
2443: The Xanthalian government is restructured, placing power back with an elected dictator.
2452: A temporal experiment conducted by the Xanthalian Ministry of Research and Science shatters the galaxy's space/time continuum. The damage is repaired, creating the Boukyaku Event.
2453: The Xanthalian government seals all records of the Boukyaku Event's existence and hides it with a sensor blind.
2459: The Talmaraan system is destroyed in a nova bomb test.
2485: The Mirfak system is granted independence.
2486: Zithal is abandoned and sold.
2490: The Two Day War between Kecha and Xanthal takes place, ending relations between the former allies.
2500: Dictator Zelda Zabertini transfers power to a Triumvirate and Council.
2514: Xanthalian nanodefense and biodefense networks are completed.
2550: Tordoran civil war. Xanthal commits forces to assist Tordoran loyalists.
2565: Xanthalian offensive forces dismantled.
2588: The Boukyaku Event is destroyed.
2590: Aellis and Than system defense networks dismantled.
2592: Department of Justice created.
Background:
The nation of Xanthal was founded on Earth in 1960 by the country's figurehead and national hero Zeke Zabertini on the values of freedom, equality, and justice. Today, Xanthal is a technologically advanced nation with a large, devoted population and a strong galactic presence.
Location and layout:
The Aellis system lies twenty light-years from the Sol system and the Than system ten light-years from Aellis. Xanthal claims the Aellis and Than systems and the space between them. Xanthal's borders do not directly contact those of any other nation.
Systems and planets:
The Aellis system: Xanthal claims the entire system, which forms the core of its operations and houses its capital. Heavily developed and well defended, the Aellis system hosts four inhabitable planets and most of the population of Xanthal.
-Aellis I (uninhabitable, molten).
-Aellis II (uninhabitable, molten).
-Aellis III (uninhabitable, barren rock).
-Aellis IV (inhabitable, detention planet, subtropical very dry forest).
-Aellis V (inhabitable, capital planet, warm temperate climates).
-Aellis VI (inhabitable, homeworld, cool temperate climates).
-Aellis VII (inhabitable, Armada/Military planet, polar dry tundra).
-Aellis VIII (uninhabitable, ice planet).
-Aellis IX (uninhabitable, gas giant, thirty-six rings).
-Aellis X (uninhabitable, gas giant).
-Aellis XI (uninhabitable, ice planet).
-Aellis XII (uninhabitable, barren rock).
-Aellis XIII (uninhabitable, barren rock).
The Than system: The home system of the Than race. Allied with Xanthal for hundreds of years, the Than have been fully integrated into Xanthalian society.
-Than I (uninhabitable, molten).
-Than II (uninhabitable, gas giant).
-Than III (uninhabitable, barren rock).
-Than IV (inhabitable, homeworld, tropical rain forest).
-Than V (uninhabitable, gas giant).
-Than VI (inhabitable, homeworld, warm temperate climates).
-Than VII (uninhabitable, ice planet).
Government:
Central government headed by an elected Triumvirate and a Council. Ministries under Triumvirate and Council control attend to everyday tasks. The Department of Justice administers to all legal affairs.
Triumvirs:
-Atachi Kyomino
-Tolmarin Doh
-Than Jinto
Ministry list:
-Ministry of Communications and Media
-Ministry of Defense and Intelligence
-Ministry of Development
-Ministry of Economics
-Ministry of Education
-Ministry of Health and Safety
-Ministry of Research and Science
-Ministry of Transportation
Xanthalian Triumvirs are elected for life, but can be removed from office by popular vote. The Council is made up of the leaders of all the Xanthalian ministries (Ministers). Each ministry has one Minister, who is elected by popular vote of that ministry's employees.
The Triumvirate makes decisions by majority vote, but their decisions can be overruled by a majority of the Council when passed with two votes or by 3/4 of the Council when passed with the votes of all three Triumvirs. The Triumvirate can override a Council majority decision with the votes of all three Triumvirs.
Constitution:
Called Xanthal's Primary Law, the Xanthalian constitution was ratified in 2415 and is the guiding force behind Xanthal's policies and laws. It can be amended when approved by all three Triumvirs and 3/4 of the Council. The Primary Law contains the following provisions:
-Private enterprise within Xanthalian borders shall be limited to establishments that provide nonessential goods and/or services.
-All Xanthalian citizens who do their jobs shall be provided for by the government to the best of its ability.
-Wages for Xanthalian citizens will be regulated by both a price floor and a price ceiling, the disparity between which shall not exceed five hundred percent.
-Xanthalian Citizens not under criminal investigation by the Ministry of Justice have the right to privacy in their homes.
-Supreme governmental power in Xanthal rests with the Triumvirate and Council, representatives of which are elected for life by the people and removable by popular vote.
-The administration of police forces, investigators, attorneys, and judges and the interpretation of laws and determination and administration of appropriate measures for lawbreakers is the responsibility of the Department of Justice.
-No Xanthalian citizen or institution has the right to take the life of a sentient being except in self-defense.
-All sentient beings in Xanthal shall be afforded the same rights.
Natural resources and trade:
Xanthal has access to many resources, but rarely harvests them. The invention of replicator technology in 2284 ended the need for most industry and agriculture in Xanthal. The Xanthalian Ministry of Economics participates to a significant degree in the international trade market, mostly in consumables and technology.
People:
Species:
-60% Xanthalian.
-16% Than.
-5% Human.
-5% Elven.
-14% Other.
Religion:
-55% Areligious.
-37% Religious.
-8% Antireligious.
Literacy and language:
100% literacy rate.
Official language: Xanthalian.
Other common languages: Japanese, English.
Oral Xanthalian vaguely resembles old Japanese but carries strains of many other languages, some of Earth origin and some from other planets. Simple to get the hang of but difficult to master, few people who learn the language later in life ever learn to apply all the grammatical rules.
Xanthalian is written in a complex set of over ten thousand individual symbols that resemble archaic oriental characters. The written Xanthalian language is incredibly complex. Symbols can stand for individual syllables, word sets, concepts, or even hold abstract meaning. It is nearly unheard of for anyone to learn to write in Xanthalian who has not grown up with it.
Economy:
Gross Domestic Product and Military Budget (http://www.pipian.com/stuffforchat/gdpcalc.php?nation=Xanthal&defenseprovided=1&defense=3)
National currency: Quinault (Q)
-Q1.00 = GC0.95 = $2.00 = €1.74 = £1.23
Xanthal's economy is monitored and manipulated by the Ministry of Economics. Most money goes through the government, which distributes the nation's resources to provide for its own operation and the well-being of its citizens. The Ministry of Economics also controls all the commerce in Xanthal.
Binding agreements:
None.
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Xanthalian timeline of significant events:
1597: The first colonists move to the continent of Zithal from east Asia.
1641: The first governments form on Zithal.
1657: Zithal's feudal age begins.
1848: The feudal state of Shi'in Ra begins expanding as it conquers the other states of Zithal one by one.
1889: An alien ship lands in Shi'in Ra. Short conflict ends with the death of the aliens and the destruction of their ship.
1897: Shi'in Ra conquers the last of the Zithalian continent.
1950: Zeke Zabertini becomes Emperor of Shi'in Ra.
1960: Zeke Zabertini renames the united continent Xanthal and implements a communist policy. He is elected dictator one week later.
1980: A nuclear fusion accident levels an island off Zithal's coast, killing almost five million Xanthalian citizens.
1989: Nuclear terrorist threats are falsely attributed to the Xanthalian government. The International Defense Initiative makes a failed attempt to covertly cripple Xanthalian ICBMs.
1997: Xanthal sends 10,000 colonists in sleeper ships to the uninhabited Aellis system.
2007: Xanthal sends its first deep space vessel on an exploratory mission.
2108: The first Xanthalian ship capable of faster-than-light speeds is launched.
2119: The Xanthalian government cooperates with the Aellis colonists to develop Aellis V for Xanthal's entire population.
2150: The Xanthalian population is transferred to Aellis V.
2156: The Than's failing government signs itself to Xanthalian control as a last act, putting the Than system in Xanthalian hands.
2169: Xanthal ends its socialist policies and becomes a commonwealth.
2173: Xanthal begins colonization of Aellis IV and VI.
2212: The commonwealth collapses. The first Xanthalian civil war begins.
2254: The Xanthalian Empire is founded by Empress Fina on Aellis V.
2255: Trasnia is established as a protectorate of Xanthal.
2257: The Xanthalian Empire finishes reuniting the Aellis system. The civil war ends.
2259: Aellis VII is established as the headquarters of the Xanthalian armed forces.
2261: The Xanthalian Empire adopts an expansionist policy, claiming and capturing several outlying solar systems.
2270: The Imperial Armada joins a coalition of nations in the Demon war, losing almost a third of its forces before withdrawing from the fight.
2282: The Xanthalian Empire falls. Thousands of Xanthalian citizens are killed in the Military's attempts to restore order. The second Xanthalian civil war begins.
2283: The Xanthalian second civil war ends when the New Xanthalian Empire is founded by a Xanthalian electronic intelligence.
2302: Simon Zabertini takes the position of Xanthalian Emperor.
2320: Simon Zabertini ends Xanthalian imperial policy and puts an elected dictatorship in place.
2321: Formal socialism is reinstated in Xanthal. Trasnia begins its pirating practices.
2340: Simon Zabertini dies. Nightshade Carrin is elected Xanthalian Dictator.
2362: Over 100,000 Xanthalian citizens die and 400 installations are lost in an accidental explosion that consumes the Dracken nebula.
2386: Nightshade Carrin dies. The Xanthalian government is restructured, placing power with a Council of Ministers and a Senate of citizens.
2388: Talmaraan VIII and Than VI declare independence. Xanthal relinquishes its claim on the Talmaraan system.
2389: Trasnia declares independence.
2393: Talmaraan VIII is conquered by the Trasnians. Than VI attacks Than IV and is occupied by Xanthalian forces.
2414: Xanthal withdraws from all but the Aellis and Mirfak systems. Than IV is evacuated when Than VI erupts in revolt against the Xanthalian occupation.
2415: The Xanthalian Primary Law is ratified.
2421: The Trasnian pirate organization dissolves.
2424: The Than prince dies and Xanthal reclaims the Than system.
2443: The Xanthalian government is restructured, placing power back with an elected dictator.
2452: A temporal experiment conducted by the Xanthalian Ministry of Research and Science shatters the galaxy's space/time continuum. The damage is repaired, creating the Boukyaku Event.
2453: The Xanthalian government seals all records of the Boukyaku Event's existence and hides it with a sensor blind.
2459: The Talmaraan system is destroyed in a nova bomb test.
2485: The Mirfak system is granted independence.
2486: Zithal is abandoned and sold.
2490: The Two Day War between Kecha and Xanthal takes place, ending relations between the former allies.
2500: Dictator Zelda Zabertini transfers power to a Triumvirate and Council.
2514: Xanthalian nanodefense and biodefense networks are completed.
2550: Tordoran civil war. Xanthal commits forces to assist Tordoran loyalists.
2565: Xanthalian offensive forces dismantled.
2588: The Boukyaku Event is destroyed.
2590: Aellis and Than system defense networks dismantled.
2592: Department of Justice created.