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  | name      = Kepori
  | name      = Riso-Teceti
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  | origin    = Teceti, Reki System
  | image      = Teceti.png
  | height    = 137cm (~4'6")
  | formalname = Risolrela Teceti Kadasolsi, The Unified Teceti Federation
  | diet      = Carnivorous
| othernames = Federated Nations of Teceti, UTF
  | color      = 99cc88
  | capitaltype= Capital City
  | temp      = 300-370K
| capitalloc = Twelve Crossings (Mimisi Sidosolla, "Misol")
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  | structure  = Confederal Republic
* Very fast
  | denonyms  = Riso, Riso-Teceian
* Very fragile
  | founddate  = -49 FCS
* Can hold most small-sized items in their mask slot
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* Adapted to high heat, very weak to cold
* Terraforming-based Expansionists
* Pacifistic
* Environmentalist
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''"Woop! Woop! Woop!"
"It was not the ancestors that survived the first death of Teceti who united us, nor was it those who saw the death of Second Teceti's innocence during the invasion of the North Teceti Coalition that unified us as a people. What formed Riso-Teceti was the children of those generations, who were made to promise that these calamities must never be repeated. Riso-Teceti will outgrow the shadow of the past, or it will wilt and die in that cold darkness it was born in."<br /><span>—&thinsp;<small>Passage from ''The Kepori and The Passage Of Guilt''. (425 FCS)<br />Teceian Global Culture Archives, Twelve Crossings, Teceti.</small></span>
<br /><span>—&thinsp;<small>A very happy or scared kepori</small></span>''
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Kepori are a raptor-like species covered in feathers, and are vaguely reminiscent of earth’s extinct ''Troodontidae''. Kepori are small in stature compared to other species, and are usually seen as weak by other species due to their physiology, but make up in their speed and reflexes. Kepori are typically found in tight social groups, and those who are on their own in spacers are usually seen as a novelty.
The '''Unified Teceti Federation''', referred to in shorthand as '''Riso-Teceti''', is the combined governing body that formed out of the Northern Teceti Coalition and Southern Teceti Combine. It presides over the entirety of Teceti as a planet and a majority of its interstellar territories outside of the Reki System, save for Teceti's own ring system, which is governed independently by the Outer-Teceti Colonial Union. The planet is divided into multiple provinces that have preserved the original map of pre-unification Teceti, with each province still having a relatively small level of self-governance. The UTF and its provincial bodies maintain a strong interest in improving the conditions of their lives while maintaining an equally strong environmentalist approach to planetary handling. Somewhat similar to the Solar Confederation in its interest of maintaining neutrality, it has almost unilaterally disarmed themselves save for a self-defense force that defends Teceti, its territories elsewhere, and no further. The UTF maintains multiple ties to the other members of the interstellar community, and its position as the current leading nation in harnessing terraformation and agriculture has cemented its place as a valuable member of galactic harmony.
==Physiology==
==Structure ==
Kepori are a species of carbon-based theropods that stand around 1.37m (~4'6") tall. They are smaller than most species and less resilient due to their light, hollow bones. In contrast, they are renowned for their on speed, reflexes, and ability to work in teams.
Riso-Teceti is the overarching government over the entirety of terrestrial Teceti, having been enacted to formally unify both north and south. While the original plan involved The Ring's own entry into the federation, the union of colonies formally denied the offer on peaceful terms, but cooperates with them as an independent ally to this day. Both the North Teceti Coalition and South Teceti Combine cooperate and work together formally under Riso-Teceti, coordinates support and humanitarian efforts, and regularly convene on matters regarding global and interstellar politics.


Due to their homeworld being hot and arid, Kepori are generally less comfortable in colder climates. They can, however, handle the standard station temperature of 20°C.
===The Outer-Teceti Colonial Union===
The ''Outer-Teceti Colonial Union'' consists of The Ring and multiple asteroid-based colonies around Teceti's planetary orbit, numbering in the dozens. The O-TCU operates on the same basis of meritocratic-oligarchy from its inception; every colony is led a group of equally-ranked leaders of their departments - from a group of knowledgeable station technicians to those managing the public-facing aspects and recreations of the colony members. These groups of departmental leaders are referred to as a ''panel,'' with all of the panels of the colony being a ''council.'' In lieu of a captain or governor position, however, communal decisions are handled by a vote of each department's panel. Each council also reports directly to Larisafa, The Ring installation's formal name and capital, for decisions regarding the entirety of the O-TCU.


Their feather colors are typically sandy, with red/yellow accents in equatorial regions - whites and grays are common for Kepori from polar areas.
=== Northern Teceti Coalition ===
==Origins==
In the northern polar region of Teceti is the ''Northern Teceti Coalition'' - a large group of various settlements that aligned themselves to the original agreement of communal support. Though the temporary basis of the coalition has long been moot, it enjoys a new position as the global breadbasket. However, majorly contributing to Teceti's export of food develops a constant need for members to improve their ability to feed the nations, supply the market outside, all while preserving their agrarian-socialist and staunch environmentalist titles. For government participation, every region is allotted a total of three representatives to attend the NTC's national assembly, and every representative is chosen by a vote by their home region. Beyond the national assembly, multiple executive, social, and managerial branches of the NTC work to keep its many programs functioning. As a result, the NTC maintains a majority of the state’s farms, their production, and the practice of environmental stewardship within them. All citizens benefit from the government's social welfare (notably the Basic Universal Necessities program) and robust public amenities, notably connecting most settlements through a network of trains, buses, and high-speed rail between population centers.
===Teceti===
''Teceti'' is a terrestrial planet that is Earth-like in size. Teceti has larger oceans than average, with three large landmasses and various islands dotting the oceans. It is orbited by two small moons, and a planetary ring system. Most of the flora on Teceti tend towards yellow, orange, and red pigmentations due to the blue light emitted by the local star. In the past, the equator was hot and humid, with many living at or near the warmest parts of the planet. However, the equator is marked by large, nearly-uninhabitable desert due to a relatively recent climate disaster that devastated most of the original ecology.
===Pre-Collapse Teceti===
Modern Kepori as they are known today are different than the recognized "original" civilization created by Kepori, referred to as "Old Teceti". Old Teceti was marked by their society reaching a point of industrial revolution and mass production, parallel to humanity during the twenty-first century. Though most of the history of Old Teceti is lost to time, they had shown a mastery of basic spaceflight, and constructed an orbital installation within the ring of Teceti's ring system before its collapse.


Old Teceti began to suffer the side effects of mass industrialization through their uncontrolled greenhouse gas emissions, eventually leading to a climate crisis that was not addressed before it became untenable. The orbital installation, known as ''Ren Kirsi'' or simply "The Ring", was built to house Old Teceti's elite to escape the approaching climate disaster.
=== Southern Teceti Combine ===
On the opposing geographical end of the NTC is the ''Southern Teceti Combine'' - which are a coordinated group of city-states and their inter-city territories, or demesnes. The STC is the cultural and technological center of the planet, and proudly refers to itself as a technocratic society. It is headed by political scientists and specific topic boards, the latter staffed by members of matching professions. The STC's governing is handled as more of a set of ongoing problems (with solutions to effect), instead of by debate and legislation. Each city is loosely involved to others within the Combine for the purposes of trade. Larger scale resolution among settlements is handled through communication between equal or similar boards. While this results in a level of separation from the average citizen and the government they live under, both natives and foreigners are convinced by a perceived level of efficiency compared to other governing systems.


The Ring, unfortunately, could not be completed in time.
==== Unified Teceti Federation ====
===A Divided Planet===
Representing both north and south, the ''United Teceti Federation'' is a supranational federal union that oversees the entirety of the planet. The UTF's responsibilities include coordinating both nations for the purposes of trade, military management, and handling of popular elections. Every citizen (including citizens among the Outer-Teceti Colonial Union's colonies) has an obligation to vote in the electoral events that are held. They are also able to volunteer for the UTF's ''Teceti Self-Defense Force'' if they so choose. Most consider the United Teceti Federation to be relatively hands-off regarding the executive powers they have over both nations, allowing both the NTC and the STC to operate on their own terms without needing to intervene. Every foreign nation and trade entity interacts directly with the UTF for the purposes of commerce rights and logistics, as both the O-TCU and the UTF are heavily cooperative in management of interstellar trade.
Having survived the collapse of Teceti's climate, Old Teceti's populace split to the far ends of both the north and south hemispheres, developing into two distinct cultures while separated by the equatorial desert. However, the would come to realize later that there was a third group that would not make contact for some time, separated by the vacuum of space.
====The North====
The northern populace resettled in territory originally known for fertile land. With this, the survivors formed an agrarian society to support themselves. Most inhabited the remains of towns and focused on developing near bodies of water for their farms, with only some population centers. Over time, they developed a socialist society to support themselves. As dozens of groups banding together, they would unite and cooperate under a newly-found national identity. These groups formed the ''Solasika Tecei Dalasolsi'', or the Northern Teceti Coalition, and refer to themselves as ''Sikalcei''.
====The South====
The southern populace kept closer ties to the old world's advancements and its culture than their siblings to the north, and developed dedicated themselves to the preservation of the technological research that was left behind. Due to their focus, they gathered into groups led experts of the fields and  formed a technocratic society. The south became a collection of sprawling city-states and support networks that link outside to connect themselves and to access the land around them. Much more united by their scientific purpose, they form a singular identity: ''Tasidado Tecei Rimisado'' - the Southern Teceti Directorate, and they themselves became the ''Tasidan'' Kepori.  
====The Distant====
The Ring, cut off from the surface of Teceti after the collapse of the infrastructure beneath them, banded together to ensure their survival miles above their old home. Difficult living conditions and an uncertain future pressed them into a strict meritocracy, formed from the unions and work groups that were left to build their own home. While The Ring was designed to be self sufficient, the collapse left its construction incomplete and unable to support a full population without more work. While various asteroids were mined for materials to finish the installation, these asteroids were hollowed out to create more habitable space for the populace. These original workers, along with their first few fledgling generations after them, expanded into their own society. They became the ''Ren Kirsi Dokesi-Nilas'' - the Outer-Teceti Colonial Union, and referred to themselves as ''Renkirsii''.
===Teceti Reunited===
The three remaining groups of Old Teceti would spend the next few centuries separated and unaware of the other's existence, believing themselves the last Kepori on (and off) Teceti. As time passed, technology from South Teceti and the calming of the initial climate shock allowed both to re-enter central Teceti. There they would find the remains of Old Teceti, and eventually each other. Shocked by the existence of each other, they initially attempted to reunify, only to realize that the isolation has changed both cultures to the point of finding themselves divided once more. Even more of a surprise to both, North Teceti found itself able to re-contact with The Ring, with South Teceti following suit. All three factions were now able to contact each other for the first time in centuries.
====The North-South Conflict====
Southern Teceti, struck with a crisis of famine, would soon find themselves attempting to peacefully annex the north in the name of unification... and when they were rebuked, to annex them by force. A bloody conflict would see the North and South reunited. Fueled by the success of North Teceti's subjugation, South Teceti attempted an invasion of the colonies above them, only to be dissuaded by weaponized mining equipment and the grave threat of The Ring's ability to lead asteroids to devastate the planet a second time if forced.


Unified by the conflict, the South formed a new government to see to the reunification of Teceti's people. It would be known as the ''Risolrela Teceti Kadasolsi'', the Unified Teceti Federation (known in shorthand as Riso-Teceti). South Teceti retains most autonomy and political power within Riso-Teceti's parliament, while North Teceti has much less political power involved, and meets the arrangement with derision.
==Culture==
====True Reunification====
Teceian society is driven primarily by their deeply social behaviors, community and social expectations, and their social packs.
With Teceti reunited, Keporikind found themselves unable to rest for long. The Ring's experiments with Bluespace-reactive materials resulted in a moment of first contact between Teceti and ''Kalixcis'', the homeworld of the Sarathi people. Spurred on by the confirmation of sapient, alien life, The Ring shared the news to the rest of Teceti and intended to rejoin their sibling factions. Entered into Riso-Teceti as a mediator and independent colony, their involvement eventually lead towards North Teceti receiving equal rights within the unified government, and all three came to recognize each other as equals once more.


As contact with Kalixcis became frequent, the implications of worlds beyond Teceti root themselves in Kepori society. Fiction about life in the stars and out-of-system space travel became popular, and the concept of colonizing distant worlds become relevant in scientific circles - though the creation of colony ships remained only a controversial subject. Instead, public attention shifted towards a much more interesting prospect: the ability to terraform planets.
Packs are large social groups consisting of an individual's family, friends, colleagues, or other members of their local community. They range between three or more individuals and can reach up to twenty or higher. With multiple packs that are often overlapping or interconnected, many Teceians are intimately involved with the lives of those around them. Most activities are modified to be more social to involve packs - cooking, cleaning, child-rearing, work, and hobbies typically end up involving the social pack in some way. While some time spent alone to either reflect or relax is respected, those who self-isolate are seen as an oddity, often receiving visitations for their well-being as if the root of their isolation comes from their health declining. With space travel requiring manned crews, most vessels with Teceian natives end up with a developing social pack that forms strong, fiercely protective bonds over the course of their time spent together. Teceians becoming spacers on their own, however, is viewed less as a career choice and more a social issue facing modern society -- the act is seen as divorcing themselves from the people around them and the culture they originated from.  


All three factions formed the ''Teceti Sitamireso'', or the Teceti Reforming Program (referred to as simply ''Project Sitami''). The joint-effort became a precursor to modern terraforming technology, with Project Sitami’s original focus being the reconstruction of Old Teceti’s climate. Their project began with attempts to repair the damage done to the equator, though this effort proved to be futile. Teceti's old ecosystem was gone, and though they could repair the damage, they would never be able to return to Old Teceti's original image. Instead, Project Sitami was turned to terraforming worlds beyond Teceti to reach to the stars.
Modern Teceti still lives with the same mindset that allowed both surviving population groups to overcome the turmoil of the past, but this intense drive has taken a toll on society at large. Stress from intensive labor and an internalized desire to serve for the survival of their communities are the primary reasons for constant exhaustion. Burnout and stress-induced health issues are primary topics among Teceians, with more recent phenomena resulting in some members of society completely withdrawing socially or opting to enter space to flee the perceived exacerbating conditions. Efforts for social and labor reforms gain steady support as time goes on; many Teceians believe that the desperate survival efforts of the past do not need to be kept, thinking these motions a start to a great release of old fears and generational trauma.
===Modern Teceti===
* Teceian culture at large still bears the scars of the planet's ecological disaster centuries ago, their environmentalism (and anxieties thereof) having shaped their society. Most transportation systems are public and robust, with personal automobiles being exceedingly rare and limited to emergency services, difficult terrain traversal, and maintenance crews. Teceian architecture is built to maintain a comfortable temperature equilibrium without relying on electricity. They're often built into the ground with extensive basements and only one or two floors above the surface.  
Kalixcian ambassador vessels were arranged to arrive to Teceti during their multiple later contacts between Kalixcis's many nations, and first physical contact was made on The Ring. Despite the sense of being scorned at the opportunity to have them visit the planet itself by the rest of Teceti, it would be another few decades before Sarathi would arrive to land due to first contact requiring preparation for vastly different biologies and the threat of alien disease.  
** Going in hand with environmentalism, Teceian culture is broadly anti-conflict and refuses to participate in any armed conflicts and violence. The only existing military body within Teceti's government is a self-defense force and a defense network involving the planetary ring system's debris known as the Teceti Defense Screen. While many Teceians are willing to defend their social packs to the point of violence, it's only seen when provoked to an extreme point.
* Teceian fashion is primarily loose, colorful, and airy due to the relative heat outside of the extreme ends of the poles. Cold-weather fashion involves furs and leather, meant to keep as much heat as possible, due to the major kepori population's sensitivity to the cold. Raincoats are also a common sight, as to prevent their feathers from being waterlogged.
* Physical sports are very popular past-times, with interstellar football being an extremely successful cultural export. Historical Teceian contact sports focus more on being caught rather than actual physical grappling or simulated combat. Competitive foot racing is another example of a long-standing traditional sport.


The arrival of Kalxcian trade goods, and Sarathi themselves establishing an embassy, formed the catalyst for the act of further diplomacy between the still-divided factions. North and South Teceti formally centralized in near-entirety, effectively uniting the two as Riso-Teceti. Renkirsi remained independent, despite the offer of unification and a formal “homecoming” being a tempting offer. In the next few decades, Teceti became aware of another alien society - the ''Solar Confederation'', and more effort is put to joining the interstellar community.  
==== Outer-Teceti Culture ====
The Outer-Teceti Colonial Union's populace believes heavily on a perceived work quota for keeping their communities and colonies functioning.


Modern Teceti is known for it's mastery of Terraforming, with ''Mirosami Siresifami'' - the Terraformers Union, spearheading the offer of habitable worlds to both Riso-Teceti's expansion, and to other nations and corporations alike. One major client, *Nanotrasen*, agrees to a century-long commission of dozens of terraformed planets within the Frontier sector, known as The Green Belt. This century of work is considered the magnum opus of the Terraformers Union and Riso-Teceti as a nation. Many worlds are completed and made to host successful colonies within the Frontier. The Inter-Corporate War began during the final years of the Green Belt's final decade, and would see many of the remaining worlds stuck only near-completion... if not outright destroyed from war and industrial waste.  
Permanent employment is seen as the norm, with most working for the colony's maintenance, for expansion as a government worker of the O-TCU, or for the multiple businesses that maintain permanent presence on the major economic port. Every colony begins the education of its populace as soon as they are cognizant enough to learn, from training their personalities to issuing multiple standardized tests that gauge their abilities and willingness to learn. Many students are as likely to enter secondary school as they are to immediately enter the workforce or technical apprenticeship upon graduation from primary education.
==Culture==
* Outside of work, the expected norm is to keep a hobby or secondary profession for the sake of self-improvement, though it's not formally enforced beyond peer pressure. By comparison, most terrestrial kepori perceive the colonists as both deeply driven and anxious to the point of neurosis. Social packs are smaller and noticeably more from coworkers and fellow students than from the broad community, and families are more insular in comparison. Internal ranking and promotions are considered vital to social standing, with social classes formed around each level of merit on top of the existing benefits and improved salaries.
Kepori typically consider themselves highly social, inquisitive, and adaptable to situations. They are raised communally - children are raised both by families, their friends, and the community around them in large groups groups known as "packs". Due to their upbringing, they typically form the same bonds with crew-mates and coworkers into packs of their own. They protect those they've bonded to fiercely, with strong instincts to work together to achieve their goals - developing a reputation for being reliable and loyal.
* Notably, the O-TCU's colonies contain the largest populace of non-kepori, both in short-term visitation and permanent immigrants. Most colonies are notably multicultural because of this, with Larisafa being the best example from its interior overhaul to better fit other, taller species. Some older colonies come off as cramped and claustrophobic in comparison, while newer colonies have much more accommodating interiors.
* As Outer-Teceti manages the majority of the Teceti Self-Defense Force's naval operations, members of the TSLDF are viewed with a mix of suspicion and gratitude. Many consider the TSLDF to be an unfortunate necessity of the modern era, and suffers from an inability to interest volunteers to join their ranks.
 
==== North Teceti Culture ====
North Teceti takes great pride in its balancing of existing as the planetary breadbasket while simultaneously serving as natural stewards of the recovering ecosystems.
 
The North-Teceti Coalition constantly strives to improve their ability to manage the environment, with communal and state-owned farms establishing hydroponics projects to support what the land cannot provide by itself. Most northerners work for the production of crops and their refinement into goods, in turn feeding their own communities as much as they do export it elsewhere. Population centers outside of smaller communities do exist, operating as the few condensed centers for industry and government necessities.
* Most Teceians outside of the NTC view them as rustic and oriented towards their families and tightknit communities, with some less charitably considering them stubborn and back-country. Nearly every region defined within the NTC has a regional cultural identity, having been well-preserved since the original settling of the poles. Despite the perception of being a peaceful countryside, intensive labor is what defines most northerners' lives. Despite having found methods of working around more environmentally-destructive methods of agriculture and industry, the constant need to work makes their pride (and stress) from hard work not too dissimilar from the Outer-Teceti colonies.
* North Teceti's social programs and transportation networks are cited as the main sources of interest from migrants living in North Teceti. Under the NTC, a guaranteed universal income, food, clothing, and housing are provided for. Those benefiting from these are accepted without probing for their ability to reestablish themselves, and disabled citizens are guaranteed these benefits for life.
* Despite formal unification, many citizens of the NTC still identify primarily as northerners or with their particular region than as members of the UTF. While this typically does not cause political friction, lingering resentment from the initial invasion of North Teceti still exists to this day.
 
==== South Teceti Culture ====
The cityscapes of the South Teceti Combine foster a constant rivalry between its citizens, who hope one day to join the boards that run the cities they live in.
 
Life in the cities is faster-paced than anywhere else on Teceti, having grown rapidly since their opening to interstellar businesses and the greater acceptance of cutting-edge technology. Southerners consider themselves as living in the modern era, with the latest in culture and development of the future of the planet, being the primary developers of terraforming technology. Both the NTC and O-TCU's citizens perceive South Teceti as cut-throat and turbulent, with those unfortunate enough to fall behind to be left without support. Communally, friendly rivalries dominate most development in what are referred to as social packs, their members forming larger and looser relationships between each other. They join and leave these friendships very freely, with families or lasting intimacy being considered less important than the connections made.
* More modern developments such as cybernetics and artificial intelligence are well-accepted, with citizens beginning to interact with AIs acting as public helpers. Some even permit the intelligences to experiment within executive positions. Outside of the cities themselves, the members of the technocratic government boards maintain a public presence as both governing members and as personalities, specifically with their associated groups to ensure their seats are secured.
* While a vast majority of the metropoli are heavily incentivized to be environmentally neutral or friendly, an undeniable amount of pressure has been placed upon them by both the UTF and NTC for their expansive cityscapes, resulting in the intense usage of land and building materials. Debates are still ongoing if a city past a certain scale can still have a minimized impact on the environment, regardless of if there are dedicated green sections or deployment of technological advancements to minimize carbon tonnage and lessen the heat spots formed by large sections of paved land.
* Multiple concerns regarding the heavy courting of corporations, Teceian and foreign alike, have been raised regarding the rise in backroom and organized crime in STC settlements. While the UTF and STC agree on combating this, there are just as many claims that the use of shell accounts and amicable banking agreements may be purposefully slowing such efforts.
 
== Relations==
 
* Nanotrasen, initially found as an extremely lucrative chance to display Teceti's expertise in terraforming from the Green Belt project, is currently seen with intense suspicion post-ICW. While efforts to repair the destroyed planets and waste worlds developed from the conflict are in-progress, many terraforming companies have the corporation blacklisted, and the chance for relations to improve are unlikely in the foreseeable future.
* The Syndicate as a whole maintains a guarded handling of diplomacy between their multiple members, held to the same arm's length as Nanotrasen due to the events of the ICW.
** Cybersun and Donk! maintain a lighter reputation in South Teceti, with business being maintained despite the UTF's position of disavowing both corporations.
** The New Gorlex Republic is tentatively kept on watch by Teceian humanitarian efforts and the terraforming companies, keeping a wary eye on the developing nation as they eke out on the Frontier. While interest in supporting them has been raised in the past, they are unwilling to risk upsetting both Geneza and the NGR with any official statements on the matter.
* Zohil's initial relationship with Teceti was extremely friendly and cooperative, being the first alien entity to ever make contact with kepori in their history. A sudden loss of all contact occurred briefly during the revolution overthrowing Zohil, and the current Kalixcis political environment is carefully navigated.
** The Pan-Geneza Federation is kept distant due to their position as a belligerent party during the Bezuts Systemary War, though not to the point of refusing interactions.  
** Modern Zohil is seen as a lost cause due to their isolationist policy, despite multiple efforts to reestablish regular contact with them.
** Zale, after their fall from being a large-scale empire, is kept on watch due to their precarious future as a collapsed empire. While their past actions and adherence to a monarchy alienates most of Teceti, their current state has the nation on a list for potentially needing aid.
** The Antecannal League is currently the most friendly connection between Teceti and Kalixcis, having originally been an ally of Zohil and welcoming trade and diplomacy.
* The CLIP remains extremely obscure to most of Teceian society, in spite of having a proper embassy and official cooperation between colonization efforts and the terraforming companies' involvement in undoing the damage dealt to some planets after the ICW.
* Teceti maintains a cordially neutral relationship with SolGov, despite multiple attempts to initiate friendlier positions. Despite Solarian interest in terraforming, no official interest in working with the Terraformer's Union has ever been announced or recognized.


The shadow of Teceti's troubled history results in a generation-spanning anxiety of environmental collapse and an aversion to conflict. Environmentalism and Anti-war sentiments are obvious tenets to those interacting with Kepori culture. Kepori culture places very high value on the sciences and professional fields of study - though a counterculture movement involving the expansion of the arts has been well underway, with an expanding field of contemporary art.
==Playing a member of this faction==
===Spacers===
Due to Kepori primarily living in tightly-knit social groups, spacers are regarded as a source of recent social phenomenon - primarily, those who lack packs for casual social circles, if not acting on their lonesome. Regarded as a new development despite Kepori society at large always having those without families or connections, some regard this trend of spacer Kepori as a worrying sign of changing times.
===Cultural Exports===
Kepori culture kept a persistent zeitgeist of space and the concept of living away from from their homeworld, and is a common theme in cultural exports that are translated for others to read. Two widely known examples are: ''Rilena: Lenelasa Me Refi!!'' - unfortunately often poorly translated into "Pretty Girls Run Faster", an eccentric and ever-expanding mixed media series involving the titular Ri being transported to an alternate reality and grapples with a familiar but alien society; and ''Rediremesi Site-re'' - "The Wandering Star", an extensive series of novels involving one of Renkirsi's asteroid-colonies sent out of Teceti's ring system by a freak accident and follows multiple characters as they learn how to survive being a wayward celestial body.


==Playing a Kepori==
* Members of the Terraformer's Union (or the myriad terraforming companies) are officially backed by the UTF and other factions. While this guarantees their ability to function in the Frontier, their backing also means they are de-facto diplomatic outreach and ambassadors on their behalf.
Kepori as a playable species may initially be a difficult sell, or seen as a challenge option, due to their weakness to physical harm that other species do not suffer from. This is due to their hollow bones, though this is offset with their movement speed. They are also well-adapted to much higher temperatures, but are very vulnerable to colder temperatures. Their evolved beak can be used to hold many small items.
** With this in mind, the Terraformer's Union must maintain a high level of vigilance and professionalism as they work with the CLIP and independent groups on the Frontier, and must equally act with tentative neutrality towards members of the Syndicate and Nanotrasen alike. The New Gorlex Republic cannot be officially supported beyond an allowed level of friendliness that is considered standard operation for diplomatic reasons regarding PGF presence in the sector.
* Official members of the United Teceti Federation are primarily ambassadors, humanitarian efforts, or on the behalf of either the NTC or STC. As a representative, you must exercise conflict resolution and a consistent amount of diplomatic friendliness for the duration of your stay in the sector. Any violent conflict must be met with nonlethal returned force, and lethal force must only be used as a last resort for self-defense of yourself, your fellow members, and your vessel.


===Disclaimer===
Other servers have written small, non-upright, feathered aliens that may seem familiar to Kepori - you may know these as ''Avali'' or ''Teshari''. These are not, however, similar to Kepori, and '''playing them as such goes against the server and the intent that they are written.''' Please, do not do so! Avali, Teshari, and other similar species do not exist in Shiptest's writing, and there is no interest in their addition.


On that note, many consider the initially-felt naivete and short stature of Kepori to treat them like small children. This is ''also'' an incorrect assumption, and '''playing them as such goes against the server and the intent that they are written'''. Please, do not do so! They are grown adults despite their stature.


'''You might…'''
*Feel uncomfortable in the cold of most ship environments, the colder climates on some planets, and prefer to wear jackets or other cold weather-wear.
*See your crew members or other coworkers as another species might view family, and may even find yourself willing to form a pack with them with enough time spent together.
*Worry about the ecological impact of your actions more than others might. You consider the weight of the extraction of resources, the use of plasma as a fuel source, or wonder if the violence that persists in the Frontier is truly worth it.
*Woop when scared or excited, emote with your body language, or make noises that are seen as charming by others. By comparison, you find others oddly muted in their behavior.
'''Others probably…'''
*Presume you to be more loyal than other species. This can end in assumptions that you may have to quell - you're more than a mindless follower!
*Take care to not bump into you or avoid giving you difficult labor, and expect you to be fast and nimble in turn.
*Attempt to find out which of the three original Teceti cultural centers you hail from, and judge your behavior. Northern Teceti Kepori are regarded as down to earth and modest, while Southern Teceti Kepori are fascinated with technology and lack some social skills because of it. The Ring is often left out, unfortunately.
===Kepori Naming ===
Kepori names usually consist of 2-3 short syllables, and both their name scheme and language at large are based off of Solresol, a music-based language. Kepori born off of Teceti, of those with particularly modern families, take names from other cultures and modify them. Some examples of traditional Teceti names are:
Meleri, Huler, Temiti, Gahthi, Nirena, Minele, Natari, Cau-tse, Setasi, Dirame, Naaka, Sutiraze.
==Gameplay==
*Your normal body temperature is about thirty kelvins higher than a human. Additionally, the upper and lower bounds of temperature before you start taking burn damage is thirty kelvins higher- be careful in colder environments!
*All burn damage from overheating is reduced, but burn damage from freezing is higher.
*You take 1.5X overall brute and burn damage.
*You have higher base movement speed.
*Your unarmed attack damage is significantly lower.
*You can hold small and tiny items in your mask by clutching it with your beak! Watch to make sure you haven't accidentally auto-equipped items into it, however.
*Your back slot holds only satchels and duffelbags, and nothing else due to your unique way of standing upright. Plan around the slowdown of your duffel, or make do with a satchel!
*You can tackle as if you had gloves on by clicking anywhere with throw mode and an empty hand. This can easily kill you or snap your spine in two if you hit something, though, so be careful! Aim and make sure there won't be anything between you and your target.


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Latest revision as of 22:10, 6 February 2024


Riso-Teceti
Basic Information
Official Name: Risolrela Teceti Kadasolsi, The Unified Teceti Federation
Other Names: Federated Nations of Teceti, UTF
Capital City: Twelve Crossings (Mimisi Sidosolla, "Misol")
Structure: Confederal Republic
Denonym(s): Riso, Riso-Teceian
Founded: -49 FCS
  • Terraforming-based Expansionists
  • Pacifistic
  • Environmentalist



"It was not the ancestors that survived the first death of Teceti who united us, nor was it those who saw the death of Second Teceti's innocence during the invasion of the North Teceti Coalition that unified us as a people. What formed Riso-Teceti was the children of those generations, who were made to promise that these calamities must never be repeated. Riso-Teceti will outgrow the shadow of the past, or it will wilt and die in that cold darkness it was born in."
— Passage from The Kepori and The Passage Of Guilt. (425 FCS)
Teceian Global Culture Archives, Twelve Crossings, Teceti.

The Unified Teceti Federation, referred to in shorthand as Riso-Teceti, is the combined governing body that formed out of the Northern Teceti Coalition and Southern Teceti Combine. It presides over the entirety of Teceti as a planet and a majority of its interstellar territories outside of the Reki System, save for Teceti's own ring system, which is governed independently by the Outer-Teceti Colonial Union. The planet is divided into multiple provinces that have preserved the original map of pre-unification Teceti, with each province still having a relatively small level of self-governance. The UTF and its provincial bodies maintain a strong interest in improving the conditions of their lives while maintaining an equally strong environmentalist approach to planetary handling. Somewhat similar to the Solar Confederation in its interest of maintaining neutrality, it has almost unilaterally disarmed themselves save for a self-defense force that defends Teceti, its territories elsewhere, and no further. The UTF maintains multiple ties to the other members of the interstellar community, and its position as the current leading nation in harnessing terraformation and agriculture has cemented its place as a valuable member of galactic harmony.

Structure

Riso-Teceti is the overarching government over the entirety of terrestrial Teceti, having been enacted to formally unify both north and south. While the original plan involved The Ring's own entry into the federation, the union of colonies formally denied the offer on peaceful terms, but cooperates with them as an independent ally to this day. Both the North Teceti Coalition and South Teceti Combine cooperate and work together formally under Riso-Teceti, coordinates support and humanitarian efforts, and regularly convene on matters regarding global and interstellar politics.

The Outer-Teceti Colonial Union

The Outer-Teceti Colonial Union consists of The Ring and multiple asteroid-based colonies around Teceti's planetary orbit, numbering in the dozens. The O-TCU operates on the same basis of meritocratic-oligarchy from its inception; every colony is led a group of equally-ranked leaders of their departments - from a group of knowledgeable station technicians to those managing the public-facing aspects and recreations of the colony members. These groups of departmental leaders are referred to as a panel, with all of the panels of the colony being a council. In lieu of a captain or governor position, however, communal decisions are handled by a vote of each department's panel. Each council also reports directly to Larisafa, The Ring installation's formal name and capital, for decisions regarding the entirety of the O-TCU.

Northern Teceti Coalition

In the northern polar region of Teceti is the Northern Teceti Coalition - a large group of various settlements that aligned themselves to the original agreement of communal support. Though the temporary basis of the coalition has long been moot, it enjoys a new position as the global breadbasket. However, majorly contributing to Teceti's export of food develops a constant need for members to improve their ability to feed the nations, supply the market outside, all while preserving their agrarian-socialist and staunch environmentalist titles. For government participation, every region is allotted a total of three representatives to attend the NTC's national assembly, and every representative is chosen by a vote by their home region. Beyond the national assembly, multiple executive, social, and managerial branches of the NTC work to keep its many programs functioning. As a result, the NTC maintains a majority of the state’s farms, their production, and the practice of environmental stewardship within them. All citizens benefit from the government's social welfare (notably the Basic Universal Necessities program) and robust public amenities, notably connecting most settlements through a network of trains, buses, and high-speed rail between population centers.

Southern Teceti Combine

On the opposing geographical end of the NTC is the Southern Teceti Combine - which are a coordinated group of city-states and their inter-city territories, or demesnes. The STC is the cultural and technological center of the planet, and proudly refers to itself as a technocratic society. It is headed by political scientists and specific topic boards, the latter staffed by members of matching professions. The STC's governing is handled as more of a set of ongoing problems (with solutions to effect), instead of by debate and legislation. Each city is loosely involved to others within the Combine for the purposes of trade. Larger scale resolution among settlements is handled through communication between equal or similar boards. While this results in a level of separation from the average citizen and the government they live under, both natives and foreigners are convinced by a perceived level of efficiency compared to other governing systems.

Unified Teceti Federation

Representing both north and south, the United Teceti Federation is a supranational federal union that oversees the entirety of the planet. The UTF's responsibilities include coordinating both nations for the purposes of trade, military management, and handling of popular elections. Every citizen (including citizens among the Outer-Teceti Colonial Union's colonies) has an obligation to vote in the electoral events that are held. They are also able to volunteer for the UTF's Teceti Self-Defense Force if they so choose. Most consider the United Teceti Federation to be relatively hands-off regarding the executive powers they have over both nations, allowing both the NTC and the STC to operate on their own terms without needing to intervene. Every foreign nation and trade entity interacts directly with the UTF for the purposes of commerce rights and logistics, as both the O-TCU and the UTF are heavily cooperative in management of interstellar trade.

Culture

Teceian society is driven primarily by their deeply social behaviors, community and social expectations, and their social packs.

Packs are large social groups consisting of an individual's family, friends, colleagues, or other members of their local community. They range between three or more individuals and can reach up to twenty or higher. With multiple packs that are often overlapping or interconnected, many Teceians are intimately involved with the lives of those around them. Most activities are modified to be more social to involve packs - cooking, cleaning, child-rearing, work, and hobbies typically end up involving the social pack in some way. While some time spent alone to either reflect or relax is respected, those who self-isolate are seen as an oddity, often receiving visitations for their well-being as if the root of their isolation comes from their health declining. With space travel requiring manned crews, most vessels with Teceian natives end up with a developing social pack that forms strong, fiercely protective bonds over the course of their time spent together. Teceians becoming spacers on their own, however, is viewed less as a career choice and more a social issue facing modern society -- the act is seen as divorcing themselves from the people around them and the culture they originated from.

Modern Teceti still lives with the same mindset that allowed both surviving population groups to overcome the turmoil of the past, but this intense drive has taken a toll on society at large. Stress from intensive labor and an internalized desire to serve for the survival of their communities are the primary reasons for constant exhaustion. Burnout and stress-induced health issues are primary topics among Teceians, with more recent phenomena resulting in some members of society completely withdrawing socially or opting to enter space to flee the perceived exacerbating conditions. Efforts for social and labor reforms gain steady support as time goes on; many Teceians believe that the desperate survival efforts of the past do not need to be kept, thinking these motions a start to a great release of old fears and generational trauma.

  • Teceian culture at large still bears the scars of the planet's ecological disaster centuries ago, their environmentalism (and anxieties thereof) having shaped their society. Most transportation systems are public and robust, with personal automobiles being exceedingly rare and limited to emergency services, difficult terrain traversal, and maintenance crews. Teceian architecture is built to maintain a comfortable temperature equilibrium without relying on electricity. They're often built into the ground with extensive basements and only one or two floors above the surface.
    • Going in hand with environmentalism, Teceian culture is broadly anti-conflict and refuses to participate in any armed conflicts and violence. The only existing military body within Teceti's government is a self-defense force and a defense network involving the planetary ring system's debris known as the Teceti Defense Screen. While many Teceians are willing to defend their social packs to the point of violence, it's only seen when provoked to an extreme point.
  • Teceian fashion is primarily loose, colorful, and airy due to the relative heat outside of the extreme ends of the poles. Cold-weather fashion involves furs and leather, meant to keep as much heat as possible, due to the major kepori population's sensitivity to the cold. Raincoats are also a common sight, as to prevent their feathers from being waterlogged.
  • Physical sports are very popular past-times, with interstellar football being an extremely successful cultural export. Historical Teceian contact sports focus more on being caught rather than actual physical grappling or simulated combat. Competitive foot racing is another example of a long-standing traditional sport.

Outer-Teceti Culture

The Outer-Teceti Colonial Union's populace believes heavily on a perceived work quota for keeping their communities and colonies functioning.

Permanent employment is seen as the norm, with most working for the colony's maintenance, for expansion as a government worker of the O-TCU, or for the multiple businesses that maintain permanent presence on the major economic port. Every colony begins the education of its populace as soon as they are cognizant enough to learn, from training their personalities to issuing multiple standardized tests that gauge their abilities and willingness to learn. Many students are as likely to enter secondary school as they are to immediately enter the workforce or technical apprenticeship upon graduation from primary education.

  • Outside of work, the expected norm is to keep a hobby or secondary profession for the sake of self-improvement, though it's not formally enforced beyond peer pressure. By comparison, most terrestrial kepori perceive the colonists as both deeply driven and anxious to the point of neurosis. Social packs are smaller and noticeably more from coworkers and fellow students than from the broad community, and families are more insular in comparison. Internal ranking and promotions are considered vital to social standing, with social classes formed around each level of merit on top of the existing benefits and improved salaries.
  • Notably, the O-TCU's colonies contain the largest populace of non-kepori, both in short-term visitation and permanent immigrants. Most colonies are notably multicultural because of this, with Larisafa being the best example from its interior overhaul to better fit other, taller species. Some older colonies come off as cramped and claustrophobic in comparison, while newer colonies have much more accommodating interiors.
  • As Outer-Teceti manages the majority of the Teceti Self-Defense Force's naval operations, members of the TSLDF are viewed with a mix of suspicion and gratitude. Many consider the TSLDF to be an unfortunate necessity of the modern era, and suffers from an inability to interest volunteers to join their ranks.

North Teceti Culture

North Teceti takes great pride in its balancing of existing as the planetary breadbasket while simultaneously serving as natural stewards of the recovering ecosystems.

The North-Teceti Coalition constantly strives to improve their ability to manage the environment, with communal and state-owned farms establishing hydroponics projects to support what the land cannot provide by itself. Most northerners work for the production of crops and their refinement into goods, in turn feeding their own communities as much as they do export it elsewhere. Population centers outside of smaller communities do exist, operating as the few condensed centers for industry and government necessities.

  • Most Teceians outside of the NTC view them as rustic and oriented towards their families and tightknit communities, with some less charitably considering them stubborn and back-country. Nearly every region defined within the NTC has a regional cultural identity, having been well-preserved since the original settling of the poles. Despite the perception of being a peaceful countryside, intensive labor is what defines most northerners' lives. Despite having found methods of working around more environmentally-destructive methods of agriculture and industry, the constant need to work makes their pride (and stress) from hard work not too dissimilar from the Outer-Teceti colonies.
  • North Teceti's social programs and transportation networks are cited as the main sources of interest from migrants living in North Teceti. Under the NTC, a guaranteed universal income, food, clothing, and housing are provided for. Those benefiting from these are accepted without probing for their ability to reestablish themselves, and disabled citizens are guaranteed these benefits for life.
  • Despite formal unification, many citizens of the NTC still identify primarily as northerners or with their particular region than as members of the UTF. While this typically does not cause political friction, lingering resentment from the initial invasion of North Teceti still exists to this day.

South Teceti Culture

The cityscapes of the South Teceti Combine foster a constant rivalry between its citizens, who hope one day to join the boards that run the cities they live in.

Life in the cities is faster-paced than anywhere else on Teceti, having grown rapidly since their opening to interstellar businesses and the greater acceptance of cutting-edge technology. Southerners consider themselves as living in the modern era, with the latest in culture and development of the future of the planet, being the primary developers of terraforming technology. Both the NTC and O-TCU's citizens perceive South Teceti as cut-throat and turbulent, with those unfortunate enough to fall behind to be left without support. Communally, friendly rivalries dominate most development in what are referred to as social packs, their members forming larger and looser relationships between each other. They join and leave these friendships very freely, with families or lasting intimacy being considered less important than the connections made.

  • More modern developments such as cybernetics and artificial intelligence are well-accepted, with citizens beginning to interact with AIs acting as public helpers. Some even permit the intelligences to experiment within executive positions. Outside of the cities themselves, the members of the technocratic government boards maintain a public presence as both governing members and as personalities, specifically with their associated groups to ensure their seats are secured.
  • While a vast majority of the metropoli are heavily incentivized to be environmentally neutral or friendly, an undeniable amount of pressure has been placed upon them by both the UTF and NTC for their expansive cityscapes, resulting in the intense usage of land and building materials. Debates are still ongoing if a city past a certain scale can still have a minimized impact on the environment, regardless of if there are dedicated green sections or deployment of technological advancements to minimize carbon tonnage and lessen the heat spots formed by large sections of paved land.
  • Multiple concerns regarding the heavy courting of corporations, Teceian and foreign alike, have been raised regarding the rise in backroom and organized crime in STC settlements. While the UTF and STC agree on combating this, there are just as many claims that the use of shell accounts and amicable banking agreements may be purposefully slowing such efforts.

Relations

  • Nanotrasen, initially found as an extremely lucrative chance to display Teceti's expertise in terraforming from the Green Belt project, is currently seen with intense suspicion post-ICW. While efforts to repair the destroyed planets and waste worlds developed from the conflict are in-progress, many terraforming companies have the corporation blacklisted, and the chance for relations to improve are unlikely in the foreseeable future.
  • The Syndicate as a whole maintains a guarded handling of diplomacy between their multiple members, held to the same arm's length as Nanotrasen due to the events of the ICW.
    • Cybersun and Donk! maintain a lighter reputation in South Teceti, with business being maintained despite the UTF's position of disavowing both corporations.
    • The New Gorlex Republic is tentatively kept on watch by Teceian humanitarian efforts and the terraforming companies, keeping a wary eye on the developing nation as they eke out on the Frontier. While interest in supporting them has been raised in the past, they are unwilling to risk upsetting both Geneza and the NGR with any official statements on the matter.
  • Zohil's initial relationship with Teceti was extremely friendly and cooperative, being the first alien entity to ever make contact with kepori in their history. A sudden loss of all contact occurred briefly during the revolution overthrowing Zohil, and the current Kalixcis political environment is carefully navigated.
    • The Pan-Geneza Federation is kept distant due to their position as a belligerent party during the Bezuts Systemary War, though not to the point of refusing interactions.
    • Modern Zohil is seen as a lost cause due to their isolationist policy, despite multiple efforts to reestablish regular contact with them.
    • Zale, after their fall from being a large-scale empire, is kept on watch due to their precarious future as a collapsed empire. While their past actions and adherence to a monarchy alienates most of Teceti, their current state has the nation on a list for potentially needing aid.
    • The Antecannal League is currently the most friendly connection between Teceti and Kalixcis, having originally been an ally of Zohil and welcoming trade and diplomacy.
  • The CLIP remains extremely obscure to most of Teceian society, in spite of having a proper embassy and official cooperation between colonization efforts and the terraforming companies' involvement in undoing the damage dealt to some planets after the ICW.
  • Teceti maintains a cordially neutral relationship with SolGov, despite multiple attempts to initiate friendlier positions. Despite Solarian interest in terraforming, no official interest in working with the Terraformer's Union has ever been announced or recognized.

Playing a member of this faction

  • Members of the Terraformer's Union (or the myriad terraforming companies) are officially backed by the UTF and other factions. While this guarantees their ability to function in the Frontier, their backing also means they are de-facto diplomatic outreach and ambassadors on their behalf.
    • With this in mind, the Terraformer's Union must maintain a high level of vigilance and professionalism as they work with the CLIP and independent groups on the Frontier, and must equally act with tentative neutrality towards members of the Syndicate and Nanotrasen alike. The New Gorlex Republic cannot be officially supported beyond an allowed level of friendliness that is considered standard operation for diplomatic reasons regarding PGF presence in the sector.
  • Official members of the United Teceti Federation are primarily ambassadors, humanitarian efforts, or on the behalf of either the NTC or STC. As a representative, you must exercise conflict resolution and a consistent amount of diplomatic friendliness for the duration of your stay in the sector. Any violent conflict must be met with nonlethal returned force, and lethal force must only be used as a last resort for self-defense of yourself, your fellow members, and your vessel.



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