Skantos

Skantos
Astrographical Information
System	Skantos System
Suns	Gerin
Moons	Sar Jirok
Rings	None
Orbital Position	2
Rotation Period	27 Hours
Orbital Period	325 Days
Distance from Alpha Sol	~660 Light Years
Galaxy	Milky Way
Rim	Center Rim
Quadrant	Alpha
Grid Coordinate	N19
Physical Information
Class	Terrestrial
Diameter	9324 Kilometers
Atmosphere	Breathable
Climate	Tundra Continental Temperate
Primary Terrain	Steppe Boreal Forest Tundra Volcanic Savannah
Surface Water	67%
Habitability (%)	100%
Average Surface Temperature (°C)	8°C
Societal Information
Official Title	Sacred Union of Skantos
Government Type	Theocratic Parliamentary Confederacy under a Constitutional Elective Monarchy
Administrator	High-Shaman Namjildorj Khaliunaa
Capital City	Khurukara
Demonym	Skantoan
Native Species	Boone Omkha Praxtin Skantoans
Immigrated Species	Qu
World Languages	Ikhtalnolian Regialian
Population	~2.9 Billion
Notable Nations	Anor Londo Great Omkha State Praxtus Regialus Sycoryo Uhaten
Affiliation	Non-Aligned (De Facto Accord Protectorate)</ref>
Settled In	Before 34200 BCE
Organized In	536 CE

Skantos is a medium-sized terrestrial planet and the second planet from Gerin, which is a K-Type Orange-Dwarf situated in the centre of the Skantos System. It is the second largest terrestrial planet in the Skantos System and the only habitable one, having 67% of its surface covered by oceans which surround a collection of four relatively cool and arid continents, with the northern regions of the planet being dominated by tundras, the equator being dominated by grasslands, and the southern regions being dominated by semi-arid steppes. Skantos is home to a wide variety of life, with species such as the Skantoans, Omkha, and certain others possessing sapient levels of intelligence.

Skantos is remarkable due to its sheer concentration of Divine Energy, Orgone Energy, and Memoria Energy making it the most spiritual planet that is known to exist, being one of the only planets to be classified as a 'Spiritual Planet'. Despite this, actually getting to Skantos to witness its unusual properties is a treacherous journey as Skantos is located in the heart of the "Skantos Maelstrom", a chaotic nebula full of debris and storms which prevents travel to the planet without carefully charting a course through the Skantos Passage which goes through the south-west of the Maelstrom, making navigation via larger vessels impossible. Another side effect of its location within the Skantos Maelstrom is scanners and telescopes generally have a hard time detecting objects within the Maelstrom, including Skantos itself most of the time.

History

The history of Skantos is shrouded in mystery, though despite this it is known that complex societies and settlements created by the Skantoans had begun first forming on the planet in 26500 BCE, later being joined by the Omkha in 11900 BCE. Some evidence of societies advancing enough to even achieve space travel have been found from this ancient era (primarily around Sycoryo), though clearly any such technologies were either abandoned or the societies which used them collapsed. Skantos was seemingly never colonized or discovered by any spacefaring society until 202 CE due to the Skantos Maelstrom making the planet very difficult to detect, with this eventual discovery being done by a collection of pre-unification Yatan and Theian states such as Asophania, Gensokyo, Iujadogia, Macanaland, though some contact had been occurring on beforehand thru the Library of Eden.

While none of the aforementioned polities ever made a very significant presence near the planet, the Commonwealth of Independent Systems is another story as the CIS has over-time established an extensive presence throughout the Skantos System in the form of various hidden facilities and space-stations making use of the Skantos Maelstrom as a easy method of hiding their presence if ever necessary, effectively turning Skantos into an informal protectorate of the CIS and Yatan-Theian Accord as a whole (despite Skantos being unaware of this status, as its inhabitants have never made contact with either of them). Despite their considerable presence, neither the CIS or Accord have interfered extensively on the planet aside from bombing the Uhateni Qu with nuclear weapons to prevent their expansion, causing significant damage,.

Culture and Demographics

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Skantoan Culture

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Other Cultures

omkha and the others

Geography

Skantos is divided into 4 major continents situated across its surface, with the 'Saikhan Sea' being defined as a central position from which each of the continents' position is defined, with the largest continent of Saikhan housing steppes, grasslands, and tundras located to the east, the second-largest continent of Senkher primarily housing tundras being situated to the north, the third-largest continent of Karakoram primarily housing volcanic wastelands and arid grasslands being situated to the west, and the smallest continent of Mosonaral also housing tundras being situated to the northeast. Skantos is dominated by a number of water bodies as well, with the Tengis Ocean in the northern hemisphere and the Dalai Ocean in the southern hemisphere divided by the Bay of Jivekh and Bay of Senkherdeer, while the waters between the three largest continents are divided into the Saikhan Sea in the north of the equator and the Ariun Tengis sea in the south. Some further regional definitions also exist to further divide up the continents such as Saikhan often being divided into 'north' and 'south' based on the Occidentine River and Orientine River, though no such definitions are universally agreed upon.

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  Continents of Skantos

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  Water Bodies of Skantos

Government and Politics

Flag of the Sacred Union

The Sacred Union of Skantos is the primary governing body presiding over most of the planet (Aside from Uhaten and Anor Londo), taking the form of a loose theocratic confederacy intended to maintain 'Universal Peace and Harmony' on Skantos. The Sacred Union originates from the 'Sacred Union of Saikhan', a similar polity limited to solely Saikhan which emerged after the Great Skantoan Revolt, waging several conflicts against the increasingly aggressive Uhaten until the War of the Triple Alliance saw the Uhaten (and much of Skantos as a whole) destroyed, prompting them to unify with the other polities on the planet in order to prevent further conflicts between species. As a confederacy, the Sacred Union allows local rulers to maintain nominal control over their territories alongside granting significant self-governance to local communities organized into 'Banners' which themselves are organized into 'Leagues'. Annual meetings are held in the city of Khurukara where all willing member-states and banners convene to collectively organize the whole Sacred Union as a whole when necessary, or to simply foster collaboration between proximate groups.

Government Structure

Officially, the Sacred Union of Saikhan is a Theocratic Parliamentary Confederacy where most administrative power on the confederal level is concentrated in the 'Spiritual Diet', the Sacred Union's legislature. Administratively, the Sacred Union is incredibly decentralized with local monarchs/presidents having near complete autonomy within their own realms, though despite their autonomy they remain fairly ceremonial in their role due to the simultaneous presence of the Banners and Leagues, which are loose federations of local communities within the lands of the local rulers and beyond them in the vast 'unorganized lands'. Uniquely, the Sacred Union is a theocracy without a sole state religion, with all faiths equally being held to the same significance in government due to them being seen as parts of a 'greater whole'.

As may be expected from such a decentralized entity, the Sacred Union's 'executive government' is generally only ceremonial in order to deal with diplomacy and organize local rulers/banners, with the position of 'High Shaman' (serving as both Head of State and Head of Government) only having limited powers, and no means to enforce most of them aside from moderating the Spiritual Diet which elects them (for life or until resignation), managing religious/spiritual affairs, and attempting commanding the Sacred Union's military forces known as the 'Armed Banners', though this military often isn't the most effective due to being largely militia-based with only limited numbers of career-trained soldiers and sailors.

Contrast to the weak Executive, the 'Spiritual Diet' which serves as the legislature of the Sacred Union is much more powerful, hosting annual week-long gatherings of local rulers and Jasaghs (leaders of Banners) in Khurukara so that they may discuss issues that affect larger regions or even the whole Sacred Union, making collaboration not only encouraged to keep the Union together but actively beneficial for all within its bounds. Additional duties of the Spiritual Diet is appointing the High Shaman, issuing 'directives' for the High Shaman to accomplish, and appointing Yarguchi (judges) to the Supreme Yarguchi Court in Khurukara.

The 'Yarguchi Courts' serve as the judiciary of the Sacred Union, with each Banner, League, and Member-State appointing their own 'Yarguchi' (Judge) to oversee their own local courts responsible for enforcing laws within their own territories, while especially high-profile court cases are handled by the 'Supreme Yarguchi Court' in Khurukara.

Administrative Divisions

Member-States

The most notable of the Sacred Union's constituents are the 'Member States', consisting of various empires, kingdoms, duchies, republics, and many others. In the eyes of the Member States, they are the 'true' members of the Sacred Union's confederation whose interests matter the most, though in reality their power is limited by the Leagues and Banners.

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Sacred Leagues

Sacred Leagues are vast confederacies of Banners spanning across larger regions, either to cover all Banners within a Member State or simply larger areas of the unorganized lands, with the local Jasaghs (leaders of Banners) appointing a 'Menjang' to govern their league.

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Sacred Banners

Sacred Banners are the most numerous administrative division in the Sacred Union aside from local townships, acting as collections of federated local communities and settlements (which are ruled by Shamans or Mayors) governed by 'Jasaghs' which lead the banners themselves, generally being elected by the communities which compose the Banner.

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