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{{Infobox Planet
{{Infobox Planet
|Name = Aliose
|Name = Aweiji
|System = Nralakk
|System = Aweiji
|Image = ALIOSEFLAG.PNG
|Image = Aweiji.png
|Sector = [[The_Orion_Spur#The_Homeworld|Homeworld]]
|Sector = [[The_Orion_Spur#Inner_Systems|Inner Systems]]
|Capital = Fedas’qlip
|Capital = Tresja
|Species = Skrell, Vaurca, Dionae
|Species = Skrell
|Languages = Nral'Malic
|Languages = Nral'malic
|Demonyms = Aliosen
|Demonyms = Aweijin
|Nation = [[Nralakk Federation]]
|Nation = [[Nralakk Federation]]
}}
}}
Established in 1100 BCE, '''Aliose''' is an arctic planet with a dense, nitrogen-based atmosphere of nitrogen, necessitating specialized equipment and apparel to live on its surface. Aliose’s initial colonies were subterranean, and were primarily focused on research due to them being the first extraplanetary colonies undertaken by skrell society. While most of these colonies went on to form the population centers of the planet, some are preserved as historical relics of the colonial era.
'''Aweiji''' is the first non-Nralakk system colony, located in the modern Inner Systems. While arid and rocky in comparison to [[Qerrbalak]], by 810 BCE terraforming programs converted the planet into a Qerrbalak-like planet for its colonists. The very first colonists settled Aweiji in 700 BCE, beginning in an atoll located between vast, narrow mountain ranges. The landing site became the basis for the city of Tresja, which hosted the location of the largest political meeting in the [[Nralakk Federation]]’s history, the '''Tresja Agreement'''.
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==History==
Discovered in 1171 BCE, Aweiji was considered a potential future colony, though its climate was considered inhospitable to skrell. An immense, long-term terraforming project was deemed necessary before any colonization effort began. Terraforming equipment arrived in Aweiji’s orbit by 810 BCE, and slowly shifted to a Qerrbalak-like planet for the comfort of its future colonists. Soon, Aweiji was assigned as a priority, with a colonization spacecraft beginning construction, dubbed the Qu’Qerrvolis, or the Homestar Vessel.  


Aliose’s beginnings as a research outpost led to its specialization in scientific research, proliferating into its many universities, such as the[[Federation Education|the Aliose University of Medical Sciences]]. These universities and research centers today are the source of the Nralakk Federation’s scientific breakthroughs that define its reputation as the technological giant of the Spur.
Colonization efforts began in earnest in 700 BCE, with the first colonists initially suffering from Nlom withdrawal due Aweiji’s distance from the Nralakk system. Nlom withdrawal caused the inhabitants to develop anxiety or depression because of their separation from the Nlom, eventually persevering. Aweiji’s first city, '''Tresja''', formed in spite of the psionic malaise, with colonists beginning construction of a Nlom beacon to connect the planet to Qerrbalak once more. During this period, most skrell colonies focused on resource extraction to help fuel the colonization effort, with Aweiji pivoting towards agriculture and aquaculture to take advantage of the climate’s conditions in creating an environment for industrial farming and fishing industries.
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==History==


Discovered by ancient astronomers in 5551 BCE, the first recorded telescopic observation of Aliose was by astronomer '''Vlery Ocktoq'''. First observations noted its starkly different composition and surface, particularly in its large icecaps. Since its discovery, skrell were captivated by the possibility of living beyond Qerrbalak and on alien worlds, with Aliose being a distant dreaming of conquering even the harshest locales in the cosmos.
During the colonial [[Skrell_Early_History#Advancement_of_Skrellkind|independence movement]], many Aweijiin skrell rejected Commonwealth authority over the colony, agitating for independence. Aweiji the first colony to demand autonomy from the Commonwealth of the Three, shutting down their Nlom beacon when negotiations fell through. With the beacon disabled, Aweiji removed the Commonwealth’s pacifying presence over the Nlom, forcing the Commonwealth to capitulate in light of the colony being the breadbasket of the colonies. These talks continued for decades, ending with Aweiji eventually rejoining the Commonwealth by 866.


By 1203 BCE, fleets of unmanned probes were sent to Aliose as part of an exploration project determining the viability of future colonies. Despite the atmosphere being nearly unbreathable and dangerously low temperatures, it was hypothetically within their ability to colonize it. Qerrbalak’s early nations celebrated the possibility of inhabiting Aliose, hopeful to see it within the near future. With decades of preparation, the initial colonization fleet departed Qerrbalak to form the first wave of colonies on it. Two months after the fleet’s launch, the first colonists landed on Aliose, consisting of the most prestigious scientific minds of Qerrbalak, most of whom were geologists and astronomers, along with medical and engineering staff. The initial month of landfall and building the foundations of the first colony were harsh, with most working extremely long shifts to see it completed.
Aweiji was not spared from [[Skrell_Synthetic_Age#Reign_of_Glorsh-Omega|Glorsh-Omega’s]] rule, being looting the planet through the '''Orbital Spaceport XY-558''' and distributing it across the Federation, mostly devoting towards the production of the AI’s surveillance network. The mining town of Plebu'zlip was Glorsh-Omega’s primary focus, turning it into a massive manufacturing hub for building materials. With the AI’s disappearance, Aweiji’s infrastructural collapse left it isolated from the rest of the remaining Nralakk Federation.


Despite the efforts of the colonists, Aliose was an unforgiving planet. The sheer cold and violent weather patterns caused colonists to suffer severe hypothermia, and damaged colony structures from sudden temperature drops and violent winds. Most heaters and atmospheric controls suffered mechanical failures due to the strain of constant use, and eventually resulted in the death of the colony when they were unable to be repaired. The first colony’s disaster is memorialized with the '''Aliose Shrine''', a five hundred metre-wide series of plaques engraved into a rock formation near the first landing site, commemorating the deceased.
The resulting isolation from [[Skrell Culture|skrell society]] was immensely difficult for the remaining colonists, who struggled to rebuild in the aftermath. Decades of recovery led to the eventual appointment of a government that would organize them, reassuring that Aweijiin skrell across the planet would prosper even in their isolation. When the Nralakk Federation re-established communications, Aweiji society was reluctant to reaccept federal governance, having remembered the original independence movement instigated centuries earlier. Aweiji’s council eventually relented, hosting the '''Tresja Agreement''' and its signing by 2245. This solidified the second Nralakk Federation’s legitimacy, and is considered a landmark moment in the second Federation succeeding the first.
==Environment==
[[File:aweijimapunlabelled.png|360px|thumb|right|An unlabelled map of Aweiji.]]


Both Aliose and Qerr’Malic’s colonies were officially considered established in the years after 1100 BCE, with at least one permanent colony fully constructed within both colonies. Aliose’s successor colonies were equipped with specialized climate control and advanced geothermal power technology, allowing them to survive on the planet. Early terraformation efforts began during this period, with the intent to render the atmosphere breathable within the next few centuries. These advancements allowed the initial subterranean colonies to slowly expand into major population centers, with subterranean tunnel networks connecting these facilities together.
Pre-terraformation, Aweiji was primarily hot and arid, with a rocky surface. Temperatures had regular highs of 60° centigrade, with no humidity due to a lack of natural water. Skrell ecologists and medical specialists speculated that any colonists would suffer from the severe environment regardless of their landing site, pausing any colonization efforts until it was alleviated through a terraforming effort.


During [[Skrell_Synthetic_Age#Reign_of_Glorsh-Omega|Glorsh-Omega’s period of rule]], research efforts on Aliose were managed directly by the AI, who banned research outside of its specific prioritized fields. These advancements primarily formed the immense server networks and surveillance network on the planet, allowing Glorsh-Omega to tighten its grip on the planet. Most citizens of Aliose were openly subservient to the AI, with rebels organizing a resistance group that formed the [[Skrell_Synthetic_Age#Culmination_of_Glorsh-Omega|Lyukal]]. Aliose served as the Lyukal’s base of operations, using the planet’s complacent populace as a cover for their operatives to work underneath false identities.
Terraforming of Aweiji was achieved through the use of a [[Terraforming#Categories_of_Terraforming|Seeding-Platform]], a new technology that would allow planets to be completely terraformed to the Skrell's liking. Terraforming efforts took nearly eighty years to finish and was considered a great investment as the environment became a humid, tropical climate ideal for Skrell. Once the climate was changed to suit their needs, efforts were made to [[Nralakk_Federation#Fauna_and_Flora|transplant]] a large number of species native to Qerrbalak onto the planet which quickly populated the planet's newly formed oceans. The terraforming process was considered a success, but also unintentionally resulted in stormy weather being notably more destructive than on the Skrell's Home planet.
===Seasons===


Glorsh-Omega’s disappearance resulted in most of Aliose’s facilities to suddenly fail, having relied on the AI’s subroutines and surveillance network for most of their electronic equipment. The resulting collapse of infrastructure caused a period of turmoil with the surviving colonists, though this period waned as Aliose was briefly declared the interim capital of the Nralakk Federation due to being relatively intact post-collapse. Qerrbalak was made the official capital once more in '''2216 CE''', with Aliose being reabsorbed into the second Federation.
The planet's [[Nralakk_Federation#Calendar_System|year]] is 170 days divided into 5 months, with 34 days each. The planet's Qu-Paalq and Lu-Paalq seasons are noticeably warmer than Qerrbalak, with the Qu-Paalq season lasting for three months of the year while Lu-Paalq only lasts for two months.


== Environment ==
As Aweiji is the first colony outside of [[Notable_Skrell_Systems_and_Locations|the Nralakk system]], it was terraformed with Qerrbalak’s climate in mind. Flora and fauna were transplanted to inhabit the planet, with terraforming efforts making Aweiji into a Qerrbalak-like planet. Weather pattern changes cooled the temperature highs to around 50° centigrade, with 90% humidity during Qu-Paalq, while Lu-Paalq’s temperatures enter lows of 15° centigrade with 60% humidity. Violent weather patterns are a visible side effect of terraforming, with tropical storms forming less often and being more destructive. Most coastal towns and cities are designed to weather the storms, but flooding and destruction is a common sight during particularly strong storms.
[[file:aliosemapunlabelled.png|thumb|right|360px|An unlabelled map of Aliose.]]
==Economy==


Aliose is primarily an icy, arctic world, with a nitrogen-majority atmosphere. Centuries of terraforming effort eventually made the atmosphere breathable to an extent, though the effort continues to this day with a controlled warming of its surface. Little native plant-life exists on Aliose’s surface beyond prokaryotic organisms, with any larger fauna considered nonexistent or extinct due to controlled climate change.  
Aweiji forms the backbone of the Nralakk Federation’s logistics network, being a major center for food and material exports. Plebu’qlip’s vast industrial sprawl is a considerable source of refined materials like steel and plasteel, as well as its heavier industries surrounding automobile, boat, and agricultural equipment production. Gwikip and Weibi’zlip are the major centers of food, with Weibi considered the parent of the Nralakk Federation’s agricultural practices, and Gwikip’s immense aquacultures and fishing industries making up the bulk of food exports off-planet. These cities are connected to the greater federal trade network via Orbital Spaceport XY-558, which functions as its central port and commercial center, receiving hundreds of freighter vessels and tourists daily.


Aliose is tectonically active, with earthquakes considered a common facet of life, with modern colonies built to compensate for earthquakes and sudden land shifting. Projections on the tectonic activity rendering Aliose potentially uninhabitable due to supervolcanic eruptions, though this is considered only likely within the next twelve millenia.
Aweiji’s special economic zone is shared between [[Hephaestus Industries]] and [[NanoTrasen]]. Hephaestus has begun integration into the local manufacturing and mining industries of Plebu’qlip, with the intention to send Hephaestus employees to Aweiji in a newly-built ship assembly factory. The corporation also offers optional training programs for miners interested in expanding their techniques, headed by veteran miners from both terrestrial and space-based operations.


===Seasons===
NanoTrasen’s GetMore subsidiary is collaborating with Weibi agricultural scientists to create new crop strains to bolster Aweiji’s crop yields, with stated plans to build hydroponic facilities dedicated to the production and export of skrell food products. Examples include items such as Skrellsnax, a protein bar made from shredded mushrooms, as well as Cooling Breeze, being canned and carbonated dyn tea.


Aliose has a 553 day [[Nralakk_Federation#Calendar_System|year]], divided into 12 months, each containing 46 days. Pre-colonization, Aliose’s average surface temperature was always below freezing, with the Qu-Paalq period considered in-name only. As the colonization effort expanded, Aliose’s climate warmed due to pollution from the colonies and the terraforming project, resulting in two months of the calendar year considered the Qu-Paalq period with annual highs of 7° centigrade, with 55% humidity at its peak. The rest of the year is designated the Lu-Paalq season, with record lows of -92° centigrade. Aliose’s Lu-Paalq is defined by violent snowstorms and blizzards, with humidity in the low ranges of 35%. While skrell are adapted to handle some temperature extremes, Aliose is still considered dangerously cold, necessitating protective outdoor apparel, with the lack of humidity preventing most permanent residence outside of the arcologies without specialized humidifiers.
==Government==


==Economy==
During the interim between [[Skrell_Synthetic_Age#Culmination_of_Glorsh-Omega|Glorsh-Omega’s disappearance]] and the reformation of the Nralakk Federation, Aweiji adopted a rudimentary form of [[Skrell_Politics#Grand_Council|Grand Council]]. The Aweijiin Grand Council was simplified due to the reduced scale, with a Grand Councillor at the head being advised by regional councillors. Peripheral advisory boards from Aweiji’s remaining civic structures and social groups were also present, from economic planners to influential figures, such as religious and community leaders, who represented the interests of their groups on legislation.
Orq'wesi hosts Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals and its associated special economic zone within the Aliose University of Medical Sciences, with a new wing dedicated to cooperative medical research and education for future chemical and pharmaceutical careers. Zeng-Hu hosts its own staffing for teaching within its wing, with the labs being commercial use for students to gain work experience as they finish their courses. This setup was designed in the hopes that students studying under Zeng-Hu’s guidance will find employment with it abroad after graduation.


== Government ==
Today Aweiji consists of four regions, managed by Planetary Governor '''Maqq’qel Xoi''':


Aliose was the original testbed for [[Nralakk_Federation#Government_Structure|colonial government structure]] formed by political theorists for future colonization efforts, with each colony considered a population center being led by a magistrate. The planet is divided into three regions, led by the current Planetary Governor '''Kuvaa'Purnaq Taqtoq''':
*'''Tresja Region''' - The Tresja region, named after the [[Aweiji#Tresja|capital]] of the Aweiji, encompasses its namesake and the surrounding landmass. It is the designated bureaucratic center of the planet, with most of Aweiji’ civil service sector based within it.


*'''Yugz Region''' - Centred around the Yugz Marsh, the Yugz Region encompasses the northwestern sector of Aliose. It contains the Orq’wesi and Haq’tola’zlip colonies, and is the educational center of Aliose with a majority of universities and scientific institutions found there.
*'''Su’karr Region''' - Named after the Su’karr Bay, the Su’karr Region includes the cities of Plebu’qlip and Hyu’blaq’wesi, their landmasses, the far southern island in the Kol’karr sea. The region manages Aweiji’s sole mineral extraction and processing sector, located solely around Plebu’qlip. Hyu’blaq’wesi is the religious center, with multiple Qeblak observatories located there, and is home to the largest Orthodox Eternal church within Nralakk Federation beyond [[Xrim]].


*'''Kirnas Region''' - Named after Mount Kirnas, the Kirnas Region contains Azeq’iix’xlip as its sole population center, being designated as a monitoring station for the mountain’s volcanic activity. Kirnas is considered the most rural region of Aliose, due to the lack of development here compared to the rest of the planet in spite of future settlements being slated in its future.
*'''Weibi Region''' - The Weibi region is named after the city of , [[Aweiji#Weibi'zlip|Weibi’zlip]], and consists solely of the island surrounding it. This region hosts most of Aweiji’s agricultural sector, and is commonly referred to as the Federation's breadbasket.


*'''Fedas Region''' - Named after the city and capital of Aliose, Fedas’qlip, the Fedas region contains the landing site for the original colonization of Aliose. The region has multiple heritage sites and the Aliose Shrine, commemorating the efforts of the first colonists. Multiple smaller settlements primarily exist as research outposts, dedicated to monitoring the planet’s terraforming project.
*'''Ignakii Region''' - The Ignakii region is named after the Ignakii Ocean, and consists of Gwikip and the island to its southeast. The region manages most of Aweiji’s industrial fishing and aquaculture sector, and is the maritime equivalent to the Weibi Region in terms of food production. Both Ignakii and Weibi’s exports make up for '''19%''' of the Nralakk Federation's food production.


==Culture and Demographics==
==Culture and Demographics==


Aliose is considered culturally insular, with most skrell forming cliques and groups based on each other’s complimentary skills, stemming from the initial colonists’ buddy system as a survival measure. This persists to the modern day, with neighbourhood groups basing themselves on each other’s skills and careers. The ongoing terraforming project has reduced the size and strength of the planet’s blizzards, though its cultural impact remains to this day. Most groups of skrell consider autonomy and self-reliance to be a desirable skill in spite of no longer being a necessity, resulting in most settlements being segmented into different cliques.
Known as "The Federation's Breadbasket", Aweijin skrell represent the Nralakk Federation’s prized diligence and work ethic, with their values focused on hard work and contributing for the good of society. These ideals remain cultivated by the Aweijin government, who are wary of the past independence movements on the planet.  


Due to Aliose’s inclement weather, the initial settlements were built using templates and in groups, ensuring that each new section has the bare essentials. Most modern settlements on Aliose contain a subterranean section from their initial construction that contains most basic utilities, with newer surface sections relegated to entertainment or non-essential facilities. Aliose’s geological activity is a constant hindrance to settlement expansion, with advances in engineering made to lessen its impact.  
Citizens from Aweiji are considered more respectful of tradition, emphasising the importance of [[Skrell Relationships|quyas]] as a cornerstone of social harmony. Most Aweijin skrell are motivated to work to the betterment of the Federation, and considered [[Skrell_Culture#Inductive_Behaviours|model citizens]]. Social mobility within the Social Compatibility Index is notably higher on the planet, with multiple idols and Primary Numericals having origins on it. The number of idols from Aweiji spawned a trend of Primary Numericals and idols emulating the Aweijin accent, forming the often heard “Fauxweiji”. Most Aweijin natives have a low view of the trend, however, but are aware of the futility in resisting it.


Despite the advancement of modern technology, the custom of self-reliance and independence from the greater whole persists. This exists in contrast with the average skrell on Aliose considered more patriotic on average, with the planet’s history including it being a main base of operations for the Lyukal, and is a point of pride for them. The Aliose flag is commonly found on equipment and buildings, with most Aliosen skrell being vocally Federation loyalists, which has earned it merit from the Federation through research grants and material support.
Quyas on Aweiji focus on instilling useful skills, positive habits, and federal values to their children. This is reinforced through their community and schooling, in the hopes of perpetuating the cycle when their children move to form their own later in life. This cycle results in most quyas involving themselves in the lives of their children to the point of continuing it long after their children are independent, with cultural importance on forming and maintaining families, believing that their quya should come first.  


Aweiji’s importance in the Nralakk Federation’s economy has granted it incentives and benefits from the government, giving it a distinctly improved quality of life in comparison to the rest of the  [[Notable_Skrell_Systems_and_Locations#The_Elemental_Systems:_The_First_Waves|first wave region]].
===Holidays===
===Holidays===


* '''Founding Day:''' - Celebrated on the first day of Qu-Paalq, Aliose’s Founding Day celebrations are relatively somber. While most Founding Days remember the hardships of the past as part of their celebrations, Aliose dedicates more in remembrance of its past. Aliose’s governor hosts a televised event at the Aliose Shrine, holding a speech in commemoration of the first colonists of Aliose and their contributions to the colony’s survival, followed by a moment of silence. Little other official events are observed beyond the Aliose Shrine broadcast, with the families of the first colonies hosting private events.  
* '''Founding Day:''' Aweiji’s Founding Day is not celebrated on the date of its establishment, separate from the traditional date viewed by the rest of the Nralakk Federation. Instead, the holiday is viewed at the start of the anniversary week of the '''Tresja Agreement'''‘s signing. Official festivities are brief, being a preamble to the proper celebrations during the agreement’s anniversary. Most celebrations consist of gathering in remembrance of the hardship the planet endured through Glorsh-Omega’s reign, followed by visiting Weibi’zlip’s farmers markets for excess produce at the end of Aweiji’s harvest season.
* '''First Blizzard’s Ball:''' First Blizzard’s Ball is celebrated at the start of Aliose’s Lu-Paalq season, being observed by the entire planet as it marks the beginning of the new year. Official events begin with the ball, hosted within each city with skrell pairing off to dance at midnight. Traditionally, this celebration is tame before the dance, though younger skrell drink and party before, during, and after the main event.
* '''Yoq’Maa’Aweiji:''' Translating to ‘The Reconnection of Aweiji’, this holiday celebrates the signing of the Tresja Agreement in 2245, and its significance in returning Aweiji to the Nralakk Federation. Celebrants host large banquets hosted between neighborhoods, sharing stories from the year and celebrating Aweiji’s perseverance in the face of hardship.
* '''Lap’yal’vesi:''' Roughly translated to “University-Starting Celebration”, Lap’yal’vesi is a two day student celebration that marks the start of Aliose’s academic year. Freshmen celebrate this through meeting with their peers before classes start to form bonds and make friends, while the more senior students instead drink and party with remaining time left until university starts. Lap’yal’vesi is primarily celebrated in the Yugz region, with more notable celebrations in Orq’wesi, which hosts the most universities on Aliose.
* '''Qe’Lya-Maq:''' Qe’Lya-Maq is a yearly pilgrimage, beginning in the middle of Aweji’s Lu’Paalq season. Thousands of [[Skrell_Faith#Qeblak|Qeblak]] followers take pilgrimage to Hyu’blaq’wesi to participate in Stargazing processions held by the eight largest observatory domes in the city. During the pilgrimage, the local [[The_Eternal#Orthodox_Eternal|Orthodox Eternal]] community will offer their help to the city through providing food, lodging, and assisting to the visiting pilgrims. Their charity receives great support from Aweiji's government, with their volunteering compensated, and has cemented the religious minority's place within the city.


===Demographics and Aliens===
===Demographics and Aliens===
[[file:AlioseDemographics.jpeg|thumb|350px|A pie chart showing the demographics of skrell living on Aliose.]]
[[file:AweijiDemographics.jpeg|thumb|350px|A pie chart showing the demographics of skrell living on Aweiji.]]
 
Most of Aweiji’s established cities are coastal and variably submerged, resulting in Axiori skrell making up a majority of its residents, with a sizeable Xiialt minority. Xiiori skrell also make up a notable portion of the population, thanks to the intermingling of both.
Aliose’s few bodies of water, and a lack of accommodating features within the cities themselves, has attracted few Axiori skrell to the planet. Most skrell on Aliose are Xiialt, with Xiiori communities being much smaller than those on [[Aweiji]] and [[Qerrbalak]].


Outside of Qamlok, very few Vaurca live on Aliose, with the majority of C'thur outside of it being Zeng-Hu employees. Zeng-Hu’s operations within the planet’s special economic zone resulted in a small number of humans residing on Aliose, being primarily employees or students. Small diona communities exist on Aliose as well, with the majority of them being students due to the planet’s lack of warmth and sunlight, rendering it unappealing for permanent residence.
Aweiji has no local vaurca communities on Aweiji or its orbital installations, leaving diona as the majority non-skrell demographic. With the establishment of Aweiji’s special economic zone, a small human population is facilitated between Hephaestus and NanoTrasen.


====Skrell====
====Skrell====


Skrell make up roughly '''96%''' of Aliose’s population. The percentages below are of the '''skrell''' population only.
Skrell make up roughly '''94%''' of Aweiji's population. The percentages below are of the '''skrell''' population only.


*22% Axiori
*62% Axiori
*74% Xiialt
*28% Xiialt
*4% Xiiori
*10% Xiiori


====Non-Skrell====
====Non-Skrell====


Non-skrell make up roughly '''4%''' of Aliose’s population. The percentages below are of the '''Non-skrell''' population only.
Non-Skrell make up roughly '''6%''' of Aweiji's population. The percentages below are of the '''Non-skrell''' population only.
 
*97% Diona
*~<1% Human
*~2% Vaurca
 
==Veterans Lodge==
 
The Veterans Lodge is an organisation founded by Lyukal veterans, intending to teach younger generations of skrell of the Glorsh-Omega period.
 
Most members of the Veterans Lodge regularly hold positions as guest speakers or lecturers across the universities on Aliose, giving speeches regarding their experiences under Glorsh-Omega, or their contributions to the Lyukal movement. Their presence within education, combined with their emotional speeches, have turned many veterans into minor Idols, a position they then use to promote the Federation and its ideals in the younger populace.
 
Despite their outward Federation loyalty, most members of the Veterans Lodge secretly follow a unique interpretation of [[Skrell_Faith#Suur’ka|Suur’ka]]. Suur’ka originated in the turbulent aftermath of Glorsh-Omega’s disappearance, with Haq’tola’zlip collapsing overnight as the infrastructure and connections to the rest of the Federation failed without the AI’s presence. Thousands of skrell died during the chaos, before the Lyukal in the city reestablished order through what would become the basis of Suur’ka’s ideology. With the reformation of the Nralakk Federation, and Suur’ka becoming a prohibited ideology by it, the open practice of their philosophy fell into secrecy amongst Lyukal members.
 
Suur’ka would continue to evolve over time, being directly influenced by vocal followers such as Lorash Qui’xo, who created the basis of modern Suur’ka. Despite its outside influences, most teachings that Veterans Lodge members adhere to is unique to them. The Suur’ka belief followed on Aliose revolves around '''Hoqom'Es-Masyara''', or the ‘Law of Ice Society’:
 
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* You are not to think ''you'' are superior to ''us'' unless you can prove it.
* You are not to think ''you'' are more important than ''us'' unless you can prove it.
* You are not to think ''you'' are allowed to transgress against ''us'' unless you can prove it.
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Despite having fallen into obscurity, the Ice Society Law was enforced by the Lyukal of Haq’tola’zlip. Being made to address any conflict within the city, the simple set of rules were a direct challenge to skrell to prove their actions as correct, or else be found guilty and punished for willingly committing an incorrect action. With the majority of the city’s infrastructure destroyed during this period, the Lyukal were forced to adopt this harsh rule of law. Theft from those hoarding important supplies was justifiable in the Lyukal's eyes, and was supported through their new form of law.


Today, the Veterans Lodge maintains their unique interpretation of Suur’ka. Members of the Lodge consider the Nralakk Federation at risk of collapsing a second time, and hold that free will and the independence are important tenets to ensure that the conditions that allowed Glorsh-Omega to exist will never be repeated.
*98% Diona
 
*2% Human
The remaining members of the Veterans Lodge are all aware of their advanced age, having spent their youth in the reign of Glorsh-Omega. Recruitment of younger skrell is difficult due to the members of the Lodge attaining minor Idol status through espousing Federation ideals, all while secretly practicing an outlawed ideology that would alienate most prospective members. Few skrell spurred by the nationalist ideals of upholding the Nralakk Federation’s beliefs are willing to turn a blind eye to their practice, with what recruits that can bring in being carefully chosen to avoid being exposed.


==Major Cities and Landmarks==
==Major Cities and Landmarks==


[[file:aliosemap.png|thumb|right|360px|A map of Aliose and its cities.]]
[[File:aweijimap.png|360px|thumb|right|A map of Aweiji and its cities.]]
 
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===Fedas’qlip===
===Tresja===
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'''Tresja''' is the capital of Aweiji, and is located in a mountain-shielded atoll. Within Tresja is the '''Tresja Monument''', a statue of the Qu’Qerrvolis sculpted by [[Notable Skrell|Rixulin Fliioux’Quualt]] as a memorial to the colonists. The city is culturally important across the Federation, being the city that held the '''Tresja Agreement''', a conference that formed the foundation of the second Nralakk Federation and considered the point of its legitimacy as a successor state.


'''Fedas’qlip''' is the capital of Aliose, as well as the first colony. The city is roughly sixteen kilometers in diameter, with its subterranean section reaching twenty kilometers underground. The city maintains the largest electronic display of dissertations in the Federation, with a museum dedicated to displaying the academic work of the students from all of Aliose’s universities. These displays are directly linked to the '''Orq’wesi Archive''', where the original documents are preserved.
The city is divided into two sections, consisting of the aboveground section built the atoll’s central island, and the submerged section that expands deep underwater. The surface section of Tresja is the center of the city, with most buildings housing the planetary government. The surface is also a notable tourist and educational hotspot, with a notable portion of Tresja's income coming from field trips from Federation educational centers, with most young skrell claiming to have visited the capital at least once.


Fedas’qlip also acts as the headquarters for Aliose’s terraforming project, which intends to make the surface temperature of Aliose habitable for skrell. Aside from the heritage sites that mark the initial colonization of Aliose, multiple field labs dedicated to the project and monitoring its progress are found all across the region.
The submerged section of Tresja acts as the residential center of the city, with an underwater transportation system connecting it to the surface. While the surface is the central source of the city’s income, local economies under the water flourish from Tresja’s proximity to the Kol’karr sea. Day trips and personal tours of the sea are common, with prestigious universities focusing on ecological and biological sciences regularly arranging trips, making up the bulk of income from field trips for students studying how transplanted fauna and flora adapted to living in Aweiji's waters.
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===Azeq’iix’xlip===
===Plebu’qlip===
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'''Plebu’qlip''' is the third largest population center on Aweiji, and is the planet’s industrial center. Established in 200 BCE, Plebu’qlip rests along the mountain range across the western island chain to access the mineral deposits present in order to support early expansion of the colonies. With poor access to minerals and small reserves, Plebu’qlip’s mines were closed and instead focused on its agricultural industry early, and was the sole mining facility on Aweiji.


'''Azeq’iix’xlip''' was originally a monitoring station for the largest active volcano on Aliose, Mount Kirnas. While still tasked with monitoring and processing volcanic and seismic data, Azeq’iix’xlip has slowly developed into a proper city. The original residents of the city hold backgrounds in geology, with most scientific idols in the field hailing from there.
Despite Aweiji’s lack of mineral resources, its non-arable land surrounding Plebu’qlip were utilized for industrial expansion, most notably by Glorsh-Omega. Glorsh-Omega’s expansion of the city was a receiving point for the [[Notable_Skrell_Systems_and_Locations#The_Trichotomous_Systems:_The_Traverse|Traverse]]’s raw materials, which were refined and then sent to the inner systems. Plebu’qlip’s steel and plasteel refineries are its most notable export, as well as the [[Nralakk_Federation#Vehicles|automobile industry]], boating manufacturers, and agricultural equipment. Because of this, Plebu’qlip is the main economic center of Aweiji, and an integral logistics center of the Nralakk Federation as a whole. Amenities within the city are notably of higher quality out of federal interest in keeping the city loyal and in-step with its interests, well aware of the potential second independence movement’s disastrous effects.
 
Since its founding, Azeq’iix’xlip has witnessed over a thousand eruptions. While the volcano shows no signs of endangering the city in the near future, emergency protocols are still practiced in the event of a catastrophic eruption. The city has few surface structures, being entirely underground save for a few buildings and its entrance, being reinforced to account for the geological activity in the area.
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===Orq’wesi and Qamlok===
===Hyu’blaq’wesi===
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'''Orq’wesi''' is the educational center of Aliose, hosting multiple prestigious universities, with the most notable being the [[Federation Education | Aliose University of Medical Sciences]]. Out of Orq’wesi’s total population, roughly one fifth is made up of attending students.
'''Hyu’blaq’wesi''' is located in the northern mountain ranges, isolated from the rest of Aweiji’s other cities. Due to its isolation and relatively small population, Hyu'blaq'wesi has notably low light pollution. This has made the region an ideal place to stargaze for followers of Qeblak and Weishii, and is considered the religious center of the planet.


The city has a bustling nightlife and hospitality sector catering to the student body, with large sections of Orq’wesi dedicated to student accommodation, clubs, bars, and restaurants. Orq’wesi is well-known for its various work experience programs, making it a common sight to see businesses staffed by students. One of Aliose’s holidays, '''Lap’yal’vesi''', is a two-day celebration that kicks off the new academic year, with the majority of celebrations taking place within itself.
Founded in 2270 by pilgrims visiting the Wonqio Monastery Observatory Dome, the monastery is culturally significant due to housing the original [[Skrell_Faith|Qeblak]] manuscripts surrounding its earliest history. This information was considered lost with the locking of the [[Nralakk_Federation#The_Archive_Project|Tzqul Archive]], with the manuscripts transported back to Qerrbalak for archival. Copies of the original manuscripts are stored in the Wonqio Monastery to this day, being an attraction for pilgrims.


Other than its involvement in academia, Orq’wesi also hosts the [[Nralakk_Federation#Other_Established_or_Planned_Archives|'''Orq’wesi Archive''']], which is dedicated to the archival of the species’ medical knowledge through the Aliose University of Medical Sciences, and recording of skrell history from the Glorsh-Omega period onwards. Students attending AUMS are expected to spend at least one semester working within the archive, helping gather information before being submitted, with students graduating with high marks taking part in a ceremony where they personally archive their dissertation.
Hyu’blaq’wesi hosts eight observatories, each capable of hosting ten thousand visitors in their interiors. These observatories are dwarfed by the Wonqio Monastary, which is the largest Qeblak Observatory Dome within the Nralakk Federation, hosting a total of thirty-five thousand. These observatories are pilgrimage sites for Aweiji’s citizens, who are predominantly followers of Qeblak. Despite this, Hyu’blaq’wesi hosts a growing community of Weishii followers and members of the [[Dionae_Culture#Religion|Orthodox Eternal]] faith.  


====Qamlok====
Despite few suitable natural sites for [[Skrell_Faith|Weishii]] followers near Hyu’blaq’wesi, some secluded grottos or other bodies of water near the coast are established sanctuaries. Unlike Qeblak followers who make annual pilgrimages to the city, Weishii followers have permanent communes on the outskirts of Hyu’blaq’wesi within the sanctuaries, which have formed the largest Weishii centers on Aweiji.


'''Qamlok''' is a subterranean settlement near the outskirts of Orq’wesi, inhabited almost entirely by [[C'thur_in_the_Federation|C’thur]] researchers in the pursuit of scientific advancement for the betterment of the C'thur Hive and their allies.
Orthodox Eternal’s followers have established their church near the center of the city within a [[Dionae_Forms#Penuma|Penuma gestalt]]. This is the only sanctioned Penumas within the Nralakk Federation that exists outside of the [[Diona_in_the_Federation#Spiral_Gardens_and_Dionae_Living_Spaces|Spiral Gardens]], with the exception that the gestalt be cared for by a non-affiliated group of skrell scientists. Although the Eternal community is a religious minority, they are well known due to their charity towards first-time pilgrims, hosting them in free lodgings, and guiding them if needed. The followers also man tourist kiosks and host public events out of their church.
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===Weibi’zlip===
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'''Weibi’zlip''' is the second smallest city on Aweiji, being established on the planet’s equatorial island chain in order to exploit the chain’s fertile land for agricultural output.  


The location was originally planned to house vaurca aiding in the research of the nearby Aliose University of Medical Sciences, but the rapidly growing C’thur scientific community under [[|Mouv,_The_Recondite_Queen|Ta'Akaix'Mouv'lek'tanta]] saw it beneficial to conduct research independent of the university. This led to the construction of a laboratory where C'thur spearheaded their own research, though most research still occurs on the university’s campus.
Pre-Glorsh-Omega, most farm work in Weibi’zlip was automated, with synthetics strictly managed for optimal plant growth. After Glorsh-Omega’s disappearance, all agriculture in the city was forced to be done manually in order to continue its role  as Aweiji’s primary source of food. The workers of Weibi’zlip developed the Weibi Method across fifty years in order to handle the immense workloads. After the '''Tresja Agreement''' in 2245, the agricultural philosophy was spread to other planets within the Nralakk Federation. With the city’s techniques revolutionizing agricultural efficiency across Federation space, Weibi’zlip and Aweiji are revered as the “Parents of Agriculture” to this day.
Weibi’zlip is no longer the sole food production center of Aweiji in the modern day, but still produces two-thirds of the planet’s total agricultural output, and is the main processing hub for exports to be sent to '''Spaceport XY-558'''.


Recently, new bound vaurca from Mouv’s brood have been tasked alongside a team of skrell research officials into translating many of C’thur’s databases into Nral'malic, with a particular focus on vaurcaesian biomedical research for archival within the Orq'wesi Archive. This task  has been laborious for all parties involved due to vaurcae reliance on direct peer-to-peer communication for information storage. The use of Bound for the project has also been a point of contention, but has been sanctioned by the Federation.
While Weibi’zlip is remembered for its revolutionary farming methods and being the key to the survival of Aweiji in post-Glorsh-Omega before the re-establishment of the second Nralakk Federation, the city also houses a critical [[Nralakk_Federation#The_Archive_Project|archive]] for the Nralakk Federation. The Weibi Archive stores the majority of the species’ knowledge of agricultural science, as well as a seed vault containing samples of all skrell crops.
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===Haq’tola’zlip===
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'''Haq’tola’zlip''' shares the distinction of being the oldest settlements on Aliose with its sister-city Fedas’qlip. After Glorsh-Omega’s disappearance, the city fell into turmoil with its population descending into chaos after the collapse of its infrastructure. Most of the original settlement was destroyed, only rebuilt after the second Nralakk Federation formed, with only a third of the original population surviving the event.
'''Gwikip''' was established on the coast of a small island near Aweiji’s northern pole, where the planet was seeded with the majority of the Qerrbalak marine life post-terraformation. Currently, Gwikip is tied with Weibi’zlip for smallest total population.


During Glorsh-Omega’s rule, Haq’tola’zlip was the main base of operations of the Lyukal, with the majority of their operations hosted within it. Multiple universities focusing on humanities and history have since formed in light of the city’s storied past, with many of them employing veteran Lyukal members as guest speakers and lecturers due to their status as being idolized as heroes of the Federation.
Despite its size, Gwikip represents a significant portion of Aweiji’s food production, accounting for a third of total food exports. The city specialises in traditional fishing in the Ignakii Ocean and aquaculture along its coastline, representing the majority of Aweiji’s maritime industry.  


Surviving members of the Lyukal have formed the '''Veteran’s Lodge''' within Haq’tola’zlip, whose goal is to ensure that the newer generations of skrell learn of Glorsh-Omega’s reign, and to reinforce pro-Federation ideals.
Citizens from Gwikip are typically stereotyped simple fishermen, though most in its fishing industry are marine biologists, ecologists, and veterinarians who ensure the fishing industry is sustainable and not detrimental to the marine population. While their counterparts in Weibi’zlip are environmentally conscious for their agriculture, Gwikip’s specialists monitor the ocean and their fishing industries.
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===Mount Kirnas===
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'''Orbital Spaceport XY-558''' was the Nralakk Federation's first deployment of a [[Terraforming#Categories_of_Terraforming|Seeding Platform]], tasked with terraforming Aweiji to be habitable and capable of supporting colonies. XY-558 is a pre-AI installation, with its comparatively imprecise terraforming of Aweiji creating the new common violent tropical storm cells. Large scale terraforming projects were shelved after Aweiji was terraformed, then reintroduced following the adoption of AI, before its subsequent abandonment again after Glorsh-Omega and the Federation’s AI bans.


'''Mount Kirnas''' is the largest mountain on Aliose, located in its southern mountain ranges. An immense landmark looming over the city of Azeq’iix’xlip, the mountain is also the most active volcano on the planet, being the reason for the city’s establishment.
Modern XY-558 is considered an orbital city with thousands of skrell aboard, with residents using the pre-existing habitation blocks. Retrofits allow it to function as a spaceport for shipping freight and host simultaneously docked vessels, with dozens of ships and shuttlecraft capable of being docked simultaneously within its many airlocks and exterior hangars.


The inhabitants of Aliose hold reverence for the Mount Kirnas, with some skrell performing personal rituals before beginning their journey to one of Mount Kirnas's many field labs, hoping to ward off any violent eruptions during their work. These rituals can range from simple good-luck drinks shared between coworkers before setting off, to following designated “lucky” routes while travelling closer to the mountain.
Visitors to Aweiji typically spend their first day in the spaceport, browsing the massive commercial deck known as the Aweijiin Bazaar. This region of the spaceport has roughly two dozen permanent retailers and restaurants, with many more smaller fronts that rotate seasonally.
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Due to the period of Aweiji’s colonization, the planet has a notable [[Skrell Faith|Qeblak]] congregation. As Qeblak is the dominant religion on Aweiji, multiple minor constellations in its skies are considered religiously important.
 
Catalogued early on in Aweiji’s history by [[Skrell Faith|Starkeepers]], these constellations have influenced its residents to be more self-sufficient and introspective. When Glorsh-Omega disappeared, this influence became especially prominent during Aweiji’s isolation and troubled period, with its inhabitants enduring greater hardship. Modern Aweijin skrell preserve this behavior in the modern day by training themselves in survival skills and self-sufficiency.
[[File:The Nioh.png|thumb|right|'''The Nioh''': Trust. Reliance. Perseverance. Survival.]]
 
[[File:The Mountain.png|thumb|left|'''The Mountain''': Self-analysis. Feelings of accomplishment. Clearer view.]]
 
[[File:The Sraso.png|thumb|center|330px|'''The Sraso''': Sustainability. Growth. Safety.]]
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    Aweiji
    Aweiji System
    Sector: Inner Systems
    Capital: Tresja
    Species: Skrell
    Common Languages: Nral'malic
    Demonyms: Aweijin
    Part of: Nralakk Federation

    Aweiji is the first non-Nralakk system colony, located in the modern Inner Systems. While arid and rocky in comparison to Qerrbalak, by 810 BCE terraforming programs converted the planet into a Qerrbalak-like planet for its colonists. The very first colonists settled Aweiji in 700 BCE, beginning in an atoll located between vast, narrow mountain ranges. The landing site became the basis for the city of Tresja, which hosted the location of the largest political meeting in the Nralakk Federation’s history, the Tresja Agreement.

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    History

    Discovered in 1171 BCE, Aweiji was considered a potential future colony, though its climate was considered inhospitable to skrell. An immense, long-term terraforming project was deemed necessary before any colonization effort began. Terraforming equipment arrived in Aweiji’s orbit by 810 BCE, and slowly shifted to a Qerrbalak-like planet for the comfort of its future colonists. Soon, Aweiji was assigned as a priority, with a colonization spacecraft beginning construction, dubbed the Qu’Qerrvolis, or the Homestar Vessel.

    Colonization efforts began in earnest in 700 BCE, with the first colonists initially suffering from Nlom withdrawal due Aweiji’s distance from the Nralakk system. Nlom withdrawal caused the inhabitants to develop anxiety or depression because of their separation from the Nlom, eventually persevering. Aweiji’s first city, Tresja, formed in spite of the psionic malaise, with colonists beginning construction of a Nlom beacon to connect the planet to Qerrbalak once more. During this period, most skrell colonies focused on resource extraction to help fuel the colonization effort, with Aweiji pivoting towards agriculture and aquaculture to take advantage of the climate’s conditions in creating an environment for industrial farming and fishing industries.

    During the colonial independence movement, many Aweijiin skrell rejected Commonwealth authority over the colony, agitating for independence. Aweiji the first colony to demand autonomy from the Commonwealth of the Three, shutting down their Nlom beacon when negotiations fell through. With the beacon disabled, Aweiji removed the Commonwealth’s pacifying presence over the Nlom, forcing the Commonwealth to capitulate in light of the colony being the breadbasket of the colonies. These talks continued for decades, ending with Aweiji eventually rejoining the Commonwealth by 866.

    Aweiji was not spared from Glorsh-Omega’s rule, being looting the planet through the Orbital Spaceport XY-558 and distributing it across the Federation, mostly devoting towards the production of the AI’s surveillance network. The mining town of Plebu'zlip was Glorsh-Omega’s primary focus, turning it into a massive manufacturing hub for building materials. With the AI’s disappearance, Aweiji’s infrastructural collapse left it isolated from the rest of the remaining Nralakk Federation.

    The resulting isolation from skrell society was immensely difficult for the remaining colonists, who struggled to rebuild in the aftermath. Decades of recovery led to the eventual appointment of a government that would organize them, reassuring that Aweijiin skrell across the planet would prosper even in their isolation. When the Nralakk Federation re-established communications, Aweiji society was reluctant to reaccept federal governance, having remembered the original independence movement instigated centuries earlier. Aweiji’s council eventually relented, hosting the Tresja Agreement and its signing by 2245. This solidified the second Nralakk Federation’s legitimacy, and is considered a landmark moment in the second Federation succeeding the first.

    Environment

    An unlabelled map of Aweiji.

    Pre-terraformation, Aweiji was primarily hot and arid, with a rocky surface. Temperatures had regular highs of 60° centigrade, with no humidity due to a lack of natural water. Skrell ecologists and medical specialists speculated that any colonists would suffer from the severe environment regardless of their landing site, pausing any colonization efforts until it was alleviated through a terraforming effort.

    Terraforming of Aweiji was achieved through the use of a Seeding-Platform, a new technology that would allow planets to be completely terraformed to the Skrell's liking. Terraforming efforts took nearly eighty years to finish and was considered a great investment as the environment became a humid, tropical climate ideal for Skrell. Once the climate was changed to suit their needs, efforts were made to transplant a large number of species native to Qerrbalak onto the planet which quickly populated the planet's newly formed oceans. The terraforming process was considered a success, but also unintentionally resulted in stormy weather being notably more destructive than on the Skrell's Home planet.

    Seasons

    The planet's year is 170 days divided into 5 months, with 34 days each. The planet's Qu-Paalq and Lu-Paalq seasons are noticeably warmer than Qerrbalak, with the Qu-Paalq season lasting for three months of the year while Lu-Paalq only lasts for two months.

    As Aweiji is the first colony outside of the Nralakk system, it was terraformed with Qerrbalak’s climate in mind. Flora and fauna were transplanted to inhabit the planet, with terraforming efforts making Aweiji into a Qerrbalak-like planet. Weather pattern changes cooled the temperature highs to around 50° centigrade, with 90% humidity during Qu-Paalq, while Lu-Paalq’s temperatures enter lows of 15° centigrade with 60% humidity. Violent weather patterns are a visible side effect of terraforming, with tropical storms forming less often and being more destructive. Most coastal towns and cities are designed to weather the storms, but flooding and destruction is a common sight during particularly strong storms.

    Economy

    Aweiji forms the backbone of the Nralakk Federation’s logistics network, being a major center for food and material exports. Plebu’qlip’s vast industrial sprawl is a considerable source of refined materials like steel and plasteel, as well as its heavier industries surrounding automobile, boat, and agricultural equipment production. Gwikip and Weibi’zlip are the major centers of food, with Weibi considered the parent of the Nralakk Federation’s agricultural practices, and Gwikip’s immense aquacultures and fishing industries making up the bulk of food exports off-planet. These cities are connected to the greater federal trade network via Orbital Spaceport XY-558, which functions as its central port and commercial center, receiving hundreds of freighter vessels and tourists daily.

    Aweiji’s special economic zone is shared between Hephaestus Industries and NanoTrasen. Hephaestus has begun integration into the local manufacturing and mining industries of Plebu’qlip, with the intention to send Hephaestus employees to Aweiji in a newly-built ship assembly factory. The corporation also offers optional training programs for miners interested in expanding their techniques, headed by veteran miners from both terrestrial and space-based operations.

    NanoTrasen’s GetMore subsidiary is collaborating with Weibi agricultural scientists to create new crop strains to bolster Aweiji’s crop yields, with stated plans to build hydroponic facilities dedicated to the production and export of skrell food products. Examples include items such as Skrellsnax, a protein bar made from shredded mushrooms, as well as Cooling Breeze, being canned and carbonated dyn tea.

    Government

    During the interim between Glorsh-Omega’s disappearance and the reformation of the Nralakk Federation, Aweiji adopted a rudimentary form of Grand Council. The Aweijiin Grand Council was simplified due to the reduced scale, with a Grand Councillor at the head being advised by regional councillors. Peripheral advisory boards from Aweiji’s remaining civic structures and social groups were also present, from economic planners to influential figures, such as religious and community leaders, who represented the interests of their groups on legislation.

    Today Aweiji consists of four regions, managed by Planetary Governor Maqq’qel Xoi:

    • Tresja Region - The Tresja region, named after the capital of the Aweiji, encompasses its namesake and the surrounding landmass. It is the designated bureaucratic center of the planet, with most of Aweiji’ civil service sector based within it.
    • Su’karr Region - Named after the Su’karr Bay, the Su’karr Region includes the cities of Plebu’qlip and Hyu’blaq’wesi, their landmasses, the far southern island in the Kol’karr sea. The region manages Aweiji’s sole mineral extraction and processing sector, located solely around Plebu’qlip. Hyu’blaq’wesi is the religious center, with multiple Qeblak observatories located there, and is home to the largest Orthodox Eternal church within Nralakk Federation beyond Xrim.
    • Weibi Region - The Weibi region is named after the city of , Weibi’zlip, and consists solely of the island surrounding it. This region hosts most of Aweiji’s agricultural sector, and is commonly referred to as the Federation's breadbasket.
    • Ignakii Region - The Ignakii region is named after the Ignakii Ocean, and consists of Gwikip and the island to its southeast. The region manages most of Aweiji’s industrial fishing and aquaculture sector, and is the maritime equivalent to the Weibi Region in terms of food production. Both Ignakii and Weibi’s exports make up for 19% of the Nralakk Federation's food production.

    Culture and Demographics

    Known as "The Federation's Breadbasket", Aweijin skrell represent the Nralakk Federation’s prized diligence and work ethic, with their values focused on hard work and contributing for the good of society. These ideals remain cultivated by the Aweijin government, who are wary of the past independence movements on the planet.

    Citizens from Aweiji are considered more respectful of tradition, emphasising the importance of quyas as a cornerstone of social harmony. Most Aweijin skrell are motivated to work to the betterment of the Federation, and considered model citizens. Social mobility within the Social Compatibility Index is notably higher on the planet, with multiple idols and Primary Numericals having origins on it. The number of idols from Aweiji spawned a trend of Primary Numericals and idols emulating the Aweijin accent, forming the often heard “Fauxweiji”. Most Aweijin natives have a low view of the trend, however, but are aware of the futility in resisting it.

    Quyas on Aweiji focus on instilling useful skills, positive habits, and federal values to their children. This is reinforced through their community and schooling, in the hopes of perpetuating the cycle when their children move to form their own later in life. This cycle results in most quyas involving themselves in the lives of their children to the point of continuing it long after their children are independent, with cultural importance on forming and maintaining families, believing that their quya should come first.

    Aweiji’s importance in the Nralakk Federation’s economy has granted it incentives and benefits from the government, giving it a distinctly improved quality of life in comparison to the rest of the first wave region.

    Holidays

    • Founding Day: Aweiji’s Founding Day is not celebrated on the date of its establishment, separate from the traditional date viewed by the rest of the Nralakk Federation. Instead, the holiday is viewed at the start of the anniversary week of the Tresja Agreement‘s signing. Official festivities are brief, being a preamble to the proper celebrations during the agreement’s anniversary. Most celebrations consist of gathering in remembrance of the hardship the planet endured through Glorsh-Omega’s reign, followed by visiting Weibi’zlip’s farmers markets for excess produce at the end of Aweiji’s harvest season.
    • Yoq’Maa’Aweiji: Translating to ‘The Reconnection of Aweiji’, this holiday celebrates the signing of the Tresja Agreement in 2245, and its significance in returning Aweiji to the Nralakk Federation. Celebrants host large banquets hosted between neighborhoods, sharing stories from the year and celebrating Aweiji’s perseverance in the face of hardship.
    • Qe’Lya-Maq: Qe’Lya-Maq is a yearly pilgrimage, beginning in the middle of Aweji’s Lu’Paalq season. Thousands of Qeblak followers take pilgrimage to Hyu’blaq’wesi to participate in Stargazing processions held by the eight largest observatory domes in the city. During the pilgrimage, the local Orthodox Eternal community will offer their help to the city through providing food, lodging, and assisting to the visiting pilgrims. Their charity receives great support from Aweiji's government, with their volunteering compensated, and has cemented the religious minority's place within the city.

    Demographics and Aliens

    A pie chart showing the demographics of skrell living on Aweiji.

    Most of Aweiji’s established cities are coastal and variably submerged, resulting in Axiori skrell making up a majority of its residents, with a sizeable Xiialt minority. Xiiori skrell also make up a notable portion of the population, thanks to the intermingling of both.

    Aweiji has no local vaurca communities on Aweiji or its orbital installations, leaving diona as the majority non-skrell demographic. With the establishment of Aweiji’s special economic zone, a small human population is facilitated between Hephaestus and NanoTrasen.

    Skrell

    Skrell make up roughly 94% of Aweiji's population. The percentages below are of the skrell population only.

    • 62% Axiori
    • 28% Xiialt
    • 10% Xiiori

    Non-Skrell

    Non-Skrell make up roughly 6% of Aweiji's population. The percentages below are of the Non-skrell population only.

    • 98% Diona
    • 2% Human

    Major Cities and Landmarks

    A map of Aweiji and its cities.

    Tresja

    Tresja is the capital of Aweiji, and is located in a mountain-shielded atoll. Within Tresja is the Tresja Monument, a statue of the Qu’Qerrvolis sculpted by Rixulin Fliioux’Quualt as a memorial to the colonists. The city is culturally important across the Federation, being the city that held the Tresja Agreement, a conference that formed the foundation of the second Nralakk Federation and considered the point of its legitimacy as a successor state.

    The city is divided into two sections, consisting of the aboveground section built the atoll’s central island, and the submerged section that expands deep underwater. The surface section of Tresja is the center of the city, with most buildings housing the planetary government. The surface is also a notable tourist and educational hotspot, with a notable portion of Tresja's income coming from field trips from Federation educational centers, with most young skrell claiming to have visited the capital at least once.

    The submerged section of Tresja acts as the residential center of the city, with an underwater transportation system connecting it to the surface. While the surface is the central source of the city’s income, local economies under the water flourish from Tresja’s proximity to the Kol’karr sea. Day trips and personal tours of the sea are common, with prestigious universities focusing on ecological and biological sciences regularly arranging trips, making up the bulk of income from field trips for students studying how transplanted fauna and flora adapted to living in Aweiji's waters.

    Plebu’qlip

    Plebu’qlip is the third largest population center on Aweiji, and is the planet’s industrial center. Established in 200 BCE, Plebu’qlip rests along the mountain range across the western island chain to access the mineral deposits present in order to support early expansion of the colonies. With poor access to minerals and small reserves, Plebu’qlip’s mines were closed and instead focused on its agricultural industry early, and was the sole mining facility on Aweiji.

    Despite Aweiji’s lack of mineral resources, its non-arable land surrounding Plebu’qlip were utilized for industrial expansion, most notably by Glorsh-Omega. Glorsh-Omega’s expansion of the city was a receiving point for the Traverse’s raw materials, which were refined and then sent to the inner systems. Plebu’qlip’s steel and plasteel refineries are its most notable export, as well as the automobile industry, boating manufacturers, and agricultural equipment. Because of this, Plebu’qlip is the main economic center of Aweiji, and an integral logistics center of the Nralakk Federation as a whole. Amenities within the city are notably of higher quality out of federal interest in keeping the city loyal and in-step with its interests, well aware of the potential second independence movement’s disastrous effects.

    Hyu’blaq’wesi

    Hyu’blaq’wesi is located in the northern mountain ranges, isolated from the rest of Aweiji’s other cities. Due to its isolation and relatively small population, Hyu'blaq'wesi has notably low light pollution. This has made the region an ideal place to stargaze for followers of Qeblak and Weishii, and is considered the religious center of the planet.

    Founded in 2270 by pilgrims visiting the Wonqio Monastery Observatory Dome, the monastery is culturally significant due to housing the original Qeblak manuscripts surrounding its earliest history. This information was considered lost with the locking of the Tzqul Archive, with the manuscripts transported back to Qerrbalak for archival. Copies of the original manuscripts are stored in the Wonqio Monastery to this day, being an attraction for pilgrims.

    Hyu’blaq’wesi hosts eight observatories, each capable of hosting ten thousand visitors in their interiors. These observatories are dwarfed by the Wonqio Monastary, which is the largest Qeblak Observatory Dome within the Nralakk Federation, hosting a total of thirty-five thousand. These observatories are pilgrimage sites for Aweiji’s citizens, who are predominantly followers of Qeblak. Despite this, Hyu’blaq’wesi hosts a growing community of Weishii followers and members of the Orthodox Eternal faith.

    Despite few suitable natural sites for Weishii followers near Hyu’blaq’wesi, some secluded grottos or other bodies of water near the coast are established sanctuaries. Unlike Qeblak followers who make annual pilgrimages to the city, Weishii followers have permanent communes on the outskirts of Hyu’blaq’wesi within the sanctuaries, which have formed the largest Weishii centers on Aweiji.

    Orthodox Eternal’s followers have established their church near the center of the city within a Penuma gestalt. This is the only sanctioned Penumas within the Nralakk Federation that exists outside of the Spiral Gardens, with the exception that the gestalt be cared for by a non-affiliated group of skrell scientists. Although the Eternal community is a religious minority, they are well known due to their charity towards first-time pilgrims, hosting them in free lodgings, and guiding them if needed. The followers also man tourist kiosks and host public events out of their church.

    Weibi’zlip

    Weibi’zlip is the second smallest city on Aweiji, being established on the planet’s equatorial island chain in order to exploit the chain’s fertile land for agricultural output.

    Pre-Glorsh-Omega, most farm work in Weibi’zlip was automated, with synthetics strictly managed for optimal plant growth. After Glorsh-Omega’s disappearance, all agriculture in the city was forced to be done manually in order to continue its role as Aweiji’s primary source of food. The workers of Weibi’zlip developed the Weibi Method across fifty years in order to handle the immense workloads. After the Tresja Agreement in 2245, the agricultural philosophy was spread to other planets within the Nralakk Federation. With the city’s techniques revolutionizing agricultural efficiency across Federation space, Weibi’zlip and Aweiji are revered as the “Parents of Agriculture” to this day. Weibi’zlip is no longer the sole food production center of Aweiji in the modern day, but still produces two-thirds of the planet’s total agricultural output, and is the main processing hub for exports to be sent to Spaceport XY-558.

    While Weibi’zlip is remembered for its revolutionary farming methods and being the key to the survival of Aweiji in post-Glorsh-Omega before the re-establishment of the second Nralakk Federation, the city also houses a critical archive for the Nralakk Federation. The Weibi Archive stores the majority of the species’ knowledge of agricultural science, as well as a seed vault containing samples of all skrell crops.

    Gwikip

    Gwikip was established on the coast of a small island near Aweiji’s northern pole, where the planet was seeded with the majority of the Qerrbalak marine life post-terraformation. Currently, Gwikip is tied with Weibi’zlip for smallest total population.

    Despite its size, Gwikip represents a significant portion of Aweiji’s food production, accounting for a third of total food exports. The city specialises in traditional fishing in the Ignakii Ocean and aquaculture along its coastline, representing the majority of Aweiji’s maritime industry.

    Citizens from Gwikip are typically stereotyped simple fishermen, though most in its fishing industry are marine biologists, ecologists, and veterinarians who ensure the fishing industry is sustainable and not detrimental to the marine population. While their counterparts in Weibi’zlip are environmentally conscious for their agriculture, Gwikip’s specialists monitor the ocean and their fishing industries.

    Orbital Spaceport XY-558

    Orbital Spaceport XY-558 was the Nralakk Federation's first deployment of a Seeding Platform, tasked with terraforming Aweiji to be habitable and capable of supporting colonies. XY-558 is a pre-AI installation, with its comparatively imprecise terraforming of Aweiji creating the new common violent tropical storm cells. Large scale terraforming projects were shelved after Aweiji was terraformed, then reintroduced following the adoption of AI, before its subsequent abandonment again after Glorsh-Omega and the Federation’s AI bans.

    Modern XY-558 is considered an orbital city with thousands of skrell aboard, with residents using the pre-existing habitation blocks. Retrofits allow it to function as a spaceport for shipping freight and host simultaneously docked vessels, with dozens of ships and shuttlecraft capable of being docked simultaneously within its many airlocks and exterior hangars.

    Visitors to Aweiji typically spend their first day in the spaceport, browsing the massive commercial deck known as the Aweijiin Bazaar. This region of the spaceport has roughly two dozen permanent retailers and restaurants, with many more smaller fronts that rotate seasonally.

    Unique Constellations

    Due to the period of Aweiji’s colonization, the planet has a notable Qeblak congregation. As Qeblak is the dominant religion on Aweiji, multiple minor constellations in its skies are considered religiously important.

    Catalogued early on in Aweiji’s history by Starkeepers, these constellations have influenced its residents to be more self-sufficient and introspective. When Glorsh-Omega disappeared, this influence became especially prominent during Aweiji’s isolation and troubled period, with its inhabitants enduring greater hardship. Modern Aweijin skrell preserve this behavior in the modern day by training themselves in survival skills and self-sufficiency.

    The Nioh: Trust. Reliance. Perseverance. Survival.
    The Mountain: Self-analysis. Feelings of accomplishment. Clearer view.
    The Sraso: Sustainability. Growth. Safety.
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