Planet:Volbel

Volbel is the homeworld and official capital of the Volbel race.

Biosphere of Volbel
Not only being the homeworld of the Volbel, Volbel is home to hundreds of bipedal creatures and lush, beautiful forests.

Fauna

 * Charu


 * Draco Rex


 * Oliasha


 * Small, herbivorous mammilian lizards


 * Small, bipedal mammals; mostly insectivores


 * various Aveussauropsida

Flora

 * Shrubs


 * Bushes


 * Trees, in large amounts

Geography of Volbel
Volbel consists of large mountains and a hilly terrain, with small deserts and large forests. Here are some important landmarks.

Eastern Deserts
A large area of desert surrounded by small mountain ranges and a few volcanoes, most of the organisms on Volbel originated from here, including the Volbel. It used to be somewhat like the Garden of Eden. Due to the climate change on Volbel 60 million years ago, the land that was once a dry deserts is now a thick jungle.

Verheven Mountains
A large chain of mountains that, at the time when most of Volbel was covered by water, served as a large island. After an increase in large predators, the Volbel migrated to the island after the water levels dropped to form a land bridge.

Eastern & Western Rainforests
Large, beautiful rainforests found in the far eastern and western hemispheres and span across the equator. These forests hold species leftover from prehistoric times or creatures that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. The Tropics are the Tropic of Sursum to the north and the Tropic of Lacerta to the south.

Formation
Volbel was beleived to be created when matter from a protoplanetary disk clumped together to eventually form a  protoplanet. For more information on the formation of planets, go to: Nebular hypothesis

Beginning
Life on Volbel began when a large comet crashed into the ocean which caused global flooding, with the only land being large, scattered islands that were desolate and mountainous. Due to the lack of vegetation on land, most animals either evolved into sea creatures or became amphibians, building nests on land but stayed close to the shore to find food and reproduce. These amphibians included the ancestor of the Volbel, a small slug/centipede-like creature, called the Molch.

Prehistory
By the time the Molch had evolved to be a land-based species, the land was already dominated by the dinosaurs of Volbel. Compared to these giants, the Molch were nothing but bugs that dug holes underground and the occasional appetizer for small Theropods. About 170 mya, a large cataclysmic event caused the extinction of the Volbelian dinosaurs and many other large animals, and gave rise to the Molch. The Molch eventually grew a spine and its legs began to attach to each other to form four arms and legs, allowing it to stand erect. This evolved version of the Molch became the bases for the Volbel and six other Volbel-like species.

Tribal Stage
There was very little difference between the Tribal Stage and the Prehistoric Era on Volbel, except that there were 7 sentient species that had built small villages and used stone tools. Tribesman were still attacked and eaten by vicious predators such as the Draco Rex, a dragon like creature that would swoop down from the air and grab a villager that would later be devoured at a nearby cave. This era was also a time when many new species of plants and animal evolved, such as the Charu and the Oliasha. The harsh environment of the Eastern Deserts caused many of sentient species to be aggressive towards each other, as they had fight of the small amount of resources available. The Volbel at the time had a small population and were easy targets for other tribes to raid, but their small population also meant that resources were more plentiful and they had also developed an immunity to the meat of certain poisonous animals. Eventually, due to attacks from the growing population of predators and raids from enemy tribes, the Volbel were forced to move most of their species west towards the Verheven Moutain range, while the villagers that stayed behind became today's desert nomads. The Verheven mountains served as a fort for the Volbel, in which it protected them from being attack by enemy tribes and it was more safer due to the local predator population was small and most of these predators had never seen the Volbel before and developed a natural fear of them. There were also a plentiful amount of resources and this allowed the Volbel population to increase and expand. Near the end of the tribal stage, a big freeze that would last 239 years occured, and would come to be known as the Volbel Ice Age. The ice age wiped out hundreds of the tropical species, many of the sentient creatures of Volbel, and about 50% of the Volbel race. Most of the surviving species were able stay alive by hiding in caves that had been abandoned by Draco Rexs, such as the Volbel.

Civilization Stage
The civilization stage of Volbel was the most bloodiest era in Volbel history, with the constant disputes between the Western Confederacy and the Equatorial Alliance and the occurrence of two global wars. The era was said to have began when the first city, Valhalla, was founded under the flag of the newly formed Kingdom of Zadesca. The city became the capital of Zadesca and was also a growing center for trade and between tribes and other newborn cities. It also became the starting point for the spread of Volbel culture to other parts of the planet.

Formation of the Western Confederacy
After 30,000 years of exploration and colonization, the Kingdom of Zadesca had become a massive nation that maintained its size and power until its destruction during the First Global Conflict, 8,000 years later. During this time, a ruler named King Sun Tehn came to power, and ruled Zadesca with an iron fist. His tyranny that caused the deaths of millions is still felt by many Volbel today. Sun Tehn closed Zadesca off from the rest of the world and used his newly-found military police force, the Valkyrie, to control the city and its inhabitants and to 'terminate' outspoken citizens. Very few citizens dared to challenge his rule and those who did would be hauled off to a detention center or, if they were lucky, be terminated on the spot. After 7 years into his rule, he had turn Zadesca from a thriving utopia to a dystopian police-state. Only one obstacle stood in his way from total control over the people: a rebel force simply called the Underground.

The Underground
"We Fight not for Money or Power, But for Liberty and Justice for all Beings. We Fight to end all Tyranny and to Raise the Flags of Democracy. We are not Soldiers, but the People. Our Uniform is but the Clothes on our Backs, and our Army is not of Warriors, but of Farmers and Peasents. We are Freedom. We are Strong. We are the Liberty League."

- A speech made to King Sun Tehn by the Underground Leader, and would later become the Liberty League motto.