Theia

Theia
Astrographical Information
System	Alpha Sol System (Current) Taijol System (Formerly)
Suns	Alpha Sol (Current) Taijol (Formerly)
Moons	Doluro Teiro
Rings	None
Orbital Position	6
Orbital Period	1.22 years
Physical Information
Class	Terrestrial
Diameter	16436 km
Atmosphere	Breathable
Climate	Ranges from Desert to Tundra, though mainly temperate
Fauna	Cat Dragons Wallop Eel
Societal Information
Demonym	Theian
Native Species	Theian Natives (Exovir Sapiens) (Multiple related Subspecies)
Immigrated Species	Humans (Majority) East Baiameans Yomtachs Narakamians (Mysthaja) Space Giraffes (Covertly) (Others)
World Languages	English (De Facto Lingua Franca)
Population	4.7 billion
Notable Nations	Theian Federation Polsk
Affiliation	Yatan-Theian Accord League of Theia/Theian Federation Commonwealth of Independent States (Polsk)

Theia is the sixth planet from Alpha Sol. It is a terrestrial water world harboring a world ocean that covers 74% of the surface. Theia is the largest, most massive, and fourth-most dense of the terrestrial planets in the Alpha Sol System, and is the second-most populated, behind Yata. It is roughly 26% terrestrial, with the remaining 74% consisting of varyingly sized bodies of water. Situated 1.141 AU from Alpha Sol, the planet takes 1.22 Yatan years to orbit the sun. Theia has two natural satellites - Doluro and Teiro - of which the former is additionally an inhabited water world. Unlike the rest of the planets, Theia and its two moons were a rogue system captured by Alpha Sol in 115 CE, having been ejected from its previous system.

History

Theia has seen various major chapters in its history, which are as follows;

The first era was the Pre-Civilisation Eon, which took place from 23093 BCE to 12854 BCE. This period is largely shrouded in mystery, as it predated the establishment of any known organized societies beyond simplistic tribal life among the Theian Natives, who had began spreading across the planet beyond their home along the southern edge of the Gulf of Osnoa.

The second era was the Pre-Elemental Eon, which took place from 12854 BCE to 4401 BCE. After civilisation had developed and gradually advanced into more complex forms, this era became notable for its various nation-states and regional polities that often engaged in warfare and amongst one another. Such conflicts continued until the Great Wars ocurred, devastating much of Theia until the Gods seized control and established the Elemental Lands.

The third era was the Pre-Cataclysm Eon, which took place from 4401 BCE to 276 BCE. Following their ascension into power over the planet, The Eight Gods of Theia divided the planet amongst themselves into eight Elemental Lands, allowing elemental magic to rise into prominence throughout all levels of society. In 601 BCE the Bejriks, a more advanced species native to Theia's Moon of Doluro, made first contact with those on the planet below the, befriending most of the elemental lands due to their at the time fairly similar structure (with the Bejrik deity Varuna becoming the ninth god). Their arrival angered Aireskoi of Kanar though, whom saw the Bejriks as intruders onto their world. This distrust eventually escalated into the Bejrik-Kanar War which began in 456 BCE, with each other land aligning themselves with the Bejrik Order against Kanar. After centuries of warfare, Kanar eventually began to lose until their capital fell in 298 BCE, with the rest of the nation soon afterwards falling in 283 BCE.

The fourth era was the Cataclysm Eon, which took place from 276 BCE to 115 CE. This era was a particularly dark period in Theian History that began with Nihilantis of Aquilae being possessed by Sanmor, turning him against Theia. In order to save the planet, the people of Aquilae (the Iujado) used advanced technologies to eject Theia towards the Alpha Sol System, which they had previously evaluated to be able to sustain life. Theia travelled throughout the interstellar void for many centuries, with the few functioning climate systems slowly breaking down as only subterranean life managed to survive. This era came to a close once Theia had arrived in the Alpha Sol System, where it was captured into orbit between Yata and Mars without much consequences beyond destabilizing Narakam's orbit. Only five of the Elemental Lands (Treimaria, Candra, Lilaciah, Gensokyo, and Kanar) survived the Cataclysm, with only three continuing to practice elemental magic by the time of the Elemental Resurgence during the fifth era.

The fifth era was the Post-Cataclysm Eon, or the Elemental Resurgence Eon, which took place from 115 CE to 239 CE. This era is notable for vast sociopolitical changes as the Theian Natives began to move away from their traditional elemental roots towards the idea of nation-states imported from Yata, from which large numbers of Human settlers began to arrive and establish their own nations. The usage of magic also began to increase following it being unusable during the Cataclysm Eon, though unusually it was only really usable in regions such as Treimaria, Gensokyo and Lilaci'ah. Towards the end of this era the Elemental Resurgence occurred, with the Nine Gods of Theia breing briefly resurrected, culminating in a battle against Miraak, which lead to each of their deaths except Tenno, whom survived by ridding herself of her powers.

The sixth era is the Modern Eon, which began in 239 CE. This era is notable for being when Humans truly became the leading figures of the Theian scene until the natives rebuilt to the point of establishing a more equalised relationship, beginning with a period of largescale conflicts typically involving the Orientalis region. This later evolved into a more peaceful era beyond certain more unstable areas notable for the rise of Polsk (and the CIS), resurgence of Kanar and later on the emergence of the Theian Federation in 435, initiating a slow process of planetary unification.

Geography

Geographic Boundaries

Theia is divided into 3 major continents, with the various landmasses within the Jalia Ocean being classified as part of the continent of Jalia, and the Trenton River dividing Theia's mainland into the continent of Panthein in the west and the continent of Deshret in the east. Climate wise, Jalia is nearly entirely tropical, Panthein is mostly Temperate although becomes increasingly cold and frozen-over the further north you go, and Deshret spans from a colder region at its north into becoming much more arid north of its its largely tropical southern area.

Theia is on a smaller level divided into 40 regions largely based on ecological and geographic similarities, spanning from Sassania in the north-west to Altilai in the south-east. Regions may also occasionally be informally grouped together for practical reasons when it comes to referring to larger swaths of land smaller than a continent, with the most prominent of such definitions being 'Greater Orientalis'. Regions are a much more common way to define Theia's geographic boundaries due to how broad the three continents can be.

Most of Theia's surface is made up of countless seas, oceans, rivers, and lakes, of varying importance to the Theian populace, with the sea south of Panthein and Deshret being named the Jalia Ocean, the sea between Panthein and Deshret being named the Kairen Ocean, and the sea north of Panthein and Deshret being named the Balnaara Ocean. The longest river on Theia is the Magan River in Panthein, barely beating the somewhat shorter yet much wider Savalon River in Deshret.

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  Continents of Theia

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  Regions of Theia

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  Water Bodies of Theia

Societal Boundaries

Theia is largely divided into two major 'societal regions', with a vast majority of its population residing with 'Civilised Theia', which refers to any region on the planet under the reigns of a organized nation-state, with the most populated nation being the Theian Federation.

Only a fraction of Theia's population resides within the 'Theian Outback', also known as the 'Theian Wilderness'. This area is beyond the administration of any nation-state or institution beyond occasional local governments set up within communities, therefore making the lack of government-provided support a significant difficulty in these regions as technology and societal progress arrives in such locations much slower than elsewhere. Despite their difficulties, many Outback communities still manage to thrive either by chance or by specialising into the sale of illegal products not found elsewhere. Many wilderness communities have since garnered recognition as states in their own right, such as Anticelenderis and Coutomisto.

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  The Nation-States of Civilised Theia, with the Wilderness being marked in white.