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L'Dai Raspublika of Nous Vatriae[FT]

Artificial planet that's hollow, about as large as Mars. Area between hollow insides and the crust is 3 miles thick, with most of the automated engineering keeping the planet functioning going on here.

In the center of Nous Vatriae is an artificial sun. Created/sustained by nuclear fusion and contained within a spherical electromagnetic field which gives it shape. A semi-translucent silicon type metal also surrounds the fake sun in a spherical cast, bending the light do that heat and illumination is equally transferred and that it appears like day. At night they simply increase the number of these silicon like sheets.

The people of this world, the Erenauts were previously imprisoned aboard a generation ship by a rogue AI. They've evolved slimmer, taller bodies and while physically weaker, they've evolved higher mental functions and brain computation power. They have light greyish skin that is smooth and blemish-less while they usually have brown, grey or blue eyes. Hair comes in all different natural shades, and they have thin lips and big eyes. They can grow facial hair, but many do not.

They evolved a new, rather small section of the brain that sends and receive electrical brain signals allowing for shared thoughts, memories, emotions and physical stimuli. They're only able to use it in short distances and for short periods (most can only activate in when physically touching and for at most 30 minutes.) for these reasons, social interaction and relationships are a very important aspect of their culture.

(In recent times some have been born that can great surpass that, able to use their ability for hours on end with abilities such as the control/manipulation/influence of emotions, memories, visual and auditory stimuli as well as the inception of ideas or, in the rarest case, the ability to totally wipe and then rewrite the brain. Those discovered with this ability are called Type-0s and given a pysch evaluation to determine if they can life in society or not.)

Politically speaking, the Serenia Signora is the supreme administrative body within Nous Vatriae. Comprised of fifteen men whom in turn elect a sovereign "Serr Doge".

To be eligible for candidacy for the Serenia Signora, one must be older than the age of fifty, letters documenting their skills and qualifications from reputable/influential sources, a masters degree or higher as well as five years experience in government. Enough money to back your campaign is also a good decider.

The Serr Doge is elected for life along with the Serenia Signora position being ten years, then total rotation. To be eligible for potential ascension to the Serr Doge spot, bedsides the Serenia Signora qualifications, one must also have been a "Serr Caerich" (Councilmen of the SS) and a proven link/documentation connecting then to one of the 12 original families (Tersa Familia).

The Serr Doge takes a pledge after election, along with the Serenia Signora that bonds them to the Tersa Verto (Original Word), a set of laws that bind the two entities so that they may not act on matters without the others approval. Compare: Constitution.  It is often seen by the common man that the seats of Serr Doge and the Serenia Signora are unachievable due to how things are setup and the lack of opportunities for families and people not born into the upper echelon.

Under the SS and the Serr Doge are the many branches of government that handle the flowing stability of Nous Vatriae. These include the Archon Dey Diplomus, Archon Dey Coin, Archon Dey Maras, Archon Dey Somn and Archon Dey Utrae. (Diplomacy, Commerce, War, Internal Affairs and Culture).

Nous Vatriae is a budding flower, culturally speaking. Having only been free from the mind numbing life of the generation ship for a mere 175 years, they are somewhat stunted. However it can be considered a cultural boomtime for them as they experiment with all facets of life. Music, art, dance, song, intellectualism and literature have recently become some of the most important things in the life of the Erenauts. Incorporating the synthetic world around them, many artists and cultural savants hold a deep love and curiosity for space and the cosmos. Indeed, an Erenaut is nothing without the stars.

Many Errnauts are well versed in intellectual topics, and very open minded and naturally curious. However they are shallow and vain, enjoying the aesthetic beauty of life (many Type-0s on the other hand appreciate the emotional and spiritual side of companionship). Many are needlessly cruel to those they find inferior and live a impulsive, reckless and hedonistic lifestyle. Perhaps it was their former life that has made them indulgent, but they are truly masters of pride, excess and gluttonous consumption.

The elder generation still maintains the calm, reserved coldness that they dived into aboard the generation ship, but the youth revolt. Many now enter the world screaming, yearning for space and adventure to sate their ravenous curiosity. They are the generation of brave explorers and ambitious kings, bold artists and groundbreaking intellectuals. They are called the Daas Brass, or "The Bold".

A very peaceful, shy but very friendly once opened up, they have no professional military, instead relying on advanced technology to guard them from attack and danger. The Archon Dey Maras is in charge of handling maintenance and security measures.

The Eremauts have small nuclear families and efficiently spaced homes. The ordinary household consists of a couple, a child, a automaton and an elder family member, usually the mother of father of the husband. (it's a very make oriented society, with women kept home to care for and educate the children.)

Children are often educated starting from age 5 to she 21, with the option to pursue higher learning thereafter. Starships use the solar sail design.
FTL works by emitting an electromagnetic pulse waves onto a point in space and using the solar sails to ride the cosmic gasses and winds of this alternative dimension, emitting another pulse wave at the coordinates they wished to exit at.

Current Serr Doge: Praett Saalios Aurelius. Aged 58.

Fifteen Members of the Serenia Signora: 1. Caserae Veris
2. Luhcasian U'Urch
3. Antioch Tyyrenth
4. Meikahl Rethend
5. Valois Drazvek
6. Kaad Drazvek
7. Petran Feurgus
8. Aldon Erenium
9. Ere Quentus
10. Ester Urrsun
11. Nostic Urr
12. Ere Vatrice
13. Meikahl Vatrice (unrelated)
14. Antioch Veris (unrelated)
15. Aldon Urr (unrelated)

Archon Dey Coin: Shen Kuo
Archon Dey Diplomacy: Phinn
Archon Dey Maras: Ars Kratt
Archon Dey Somn: Meikahl Qinn
Archon Dey Utrae: Caelia Surion

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Space suit design, ship regulations and crew:

Ships are separated into four categorizes based on the amount of energy they require. The scale goes from the highest, Type-4, to the lowest, Type-1. Many personal/civilian vessels fall into the 1 and 2 types. The average crew size (military escort/trade ships) is 15-30 members per kiloton.  Civilian ships average 15-20. Crew include engineers, pilots, medics and other officials. Organization changes ship to ship on civilian and trade vessels. Military command is centralized.

The most common space suit design is the Astronomical Pressurized Synthetically Assisted Suit (APSAS). Comfortably hugs the human body, seam tubes being used to pressurize the suit. Light reflective armor can be used to add protection in case of an attack. The suit is embedded with nanobots embedded into the weaving which also give it a naturally repairing quality as well as protection.

The helmet is of an seeming opaque bubble design. Outer layer of give millimeter of high density lead crystal. As it is synthetically assisted, the helmet comes equipped with a basic assistive AI and retina display HUD that feeds information (such as temperature, date, time and to the wearer, built in binoculars, heat scanners, radio etc. life support system attached to the back of the suit. Most program their nanobots to take on a distinct pattern or color scheme of the ship. Boots have an optional adhesive.

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Propulsion System:

Diametrical drive is the modern style of interplanetary space propulsion. The method involves a gravitational field with a non-zero curl. Pressure would build due to the opposing gravitational forces, propelling the ship forward.

An analogy would be to imagine to forces pushing against each other,, such as when two opposing magnets are close by. Force is the crates by product, thus movement. FTL works by a mass driver system in which the opposing forces created in the diametrical drive are slammed together forcefully to create a powerful burst of force, propelling the craft through space to its desired location. (The force literally punches through space, I.E wormhole).

Another method, for potentially further or even extragalactic travel is a coilgun like structure. A large edifice, the ship enters through the back and communicates its desired location to the coilgun crew. A stasis field created by dense artificial gravitational force suspends and preserves the crew, while also giving the ship mass, making it heavier. The coilgun then retracts magnetically and then is released by a property similar to the diametric drive. Sails are deployed to keep the vessel moving. Inertia damper.

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Armored Multi-Purpose System:  A.M.P.S

Stands ten-fifteen feet high with stocky legs and arms. Head is like a Zaku: One large eye with a 360-degree view. Metallic body, cockpit located in the chest and partially in the head. Two large oxygen tanks located on both shoulders (space variant). Joints are coated in a magnetized liquid so as to give then increased, human-like movement. Battery pack in between oxygen tanks give 45m-1h reserve power; for most efficient use, a power cord is attached, connecting the AMP to a generator.

Feet have tank like treads at the bottom for greater mobility, with maneuverable thrusters on both sides of the leg, back of the foot and bottom of the heel. Allows them to run, "sprint", drive and jump. It's either piloted by remote control (allowing for the chest cavity to be filled for more battery space) or controlled by a man. If controlled by a pilot, the man is trapped to the back, his legs, arm and head free. He is then given gauntlet/glove/boot like devices for his arms and legs so that his movements are emulated by the machine.

The pilot is also given a helmet with a HUD and assitive AI. The gauntlets are flexible and light weight, using a sort of motion sensor that covers the inside of the glove and wirelessly feeds information into the miniature brain located in the arms and legs.

While mostly used for transpiration of large objects, unloading and loading objects, construction work and testing, they could potentially be fitted with heavy weapons (hand-fired autocannon, held missile pods, high powered sniper/battle rifles, etc). They'd effectively be walking tanks, used for long range attack. They are occasionally found aboard exploration vessels so as to be used on potentially hazardous planets.

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Weapon systems:

Most space vessels are armed with kinetic weaponry. Similar to artillery, they use miniaturized versions of the coilgun to smash rod-like spears with an explosive warhead. Warheads may also be filled with nano machines that eat away at the hull of the enemy ship.

While that is the most common type of weapon system, rapid fired explosive rods may also be used. AMPS may, and this is in rare occasions, arm themselves with large, mirrored high powered lasers that cut through the enemy. However this uses a large amount of energy and range is an important factor.

Side arms are essentially more advanced versions of today's guns. Many have different settings, with a common sidearm being the MAAW (Multi-Action Assault Weapon) set of revolver type weapons.