Fiction:Twelve Worlds



About 2,000 years prior to the Intergalactic War, the Twelve Tribes left their home planet, Kobol after conflicts on the homeworld with each other led to some sort of calamity only hinted at in religious texts. Having settled in the Cyrannus Central System they discovered Capricornians that have evolved parallel to the Twelve Tribes living on twelve planets within the system, the members of the original Twelve Tribes interbred with these more primitive Capricornians and faded into history. When the Twelve worlds of Capricornians became space faring the early Colonies lived (and fought) more or less as sovereign states. Some (like Caprica and Virgon) prospered; others (like Sagittaron and Aerilon) did not this led to warfare. Two millennia of inter-Colonial tensions and warfare finally came to an end forty years ago: after joining together to resist the Mortalitas, the various independent governments agreed to unify as a federal republic, formalizing the so-called Articles of Colonization signed during the middle of the war.

The Twelve Tribes
The Twelve Tribes of Capricornians were formed over 100,000 years before the unification of the Twelve Colonies, when an ancient civilisation known as the Atlantica transported tribal era Capricans (A being from Caprica) to the other eleven habitable planets in the system. All these separate civilisations had their own culture and history, this molded the colonies behaviour when they met almost 10 millennia later. The Atlantica called this organisation the Twelve Tribes, which is where the Gods get their name.

The Tribes Meet
The colony of Leonis was the first to become space faring, Caprica followed and quickly all the other colonies were in space making contact with one another. It was a peaceful time, however soon an Colonial War began between the rich colonies and the poor. The war was long and bloody and Caprica and its allies, Virgon and Picon won over the poorer enemies. However a single government was still out of sight.

Peace and aliens
After a long period of peace, talks of a new governent gre again which sparked terrorist activity on the colonies, this was only a short period as the Capricorn Sector Alliance was then formed, a few years later contact was established with the Draken and an alliance was formed that lasts to this day!

The Colonies
In this section can be found a basic description of each world and a broad sketch of the peoples who call them home.

Each of the colonies governs smaller less important colonies

Aerilon
Often called the breadbasket of the Twelve Colonies, Aerilon is an agricultural world with little in the way of heavy industry or large cities. It's also one of the poorest worlds in the Colonies but rich in comparison to many lesser colonies. Unsurprisingly, Aerilonians tend to describe themselves as a honest and hard-working people with simple needs and frugal character, unafraid to get their hands dirty in cities or fields. They are highly represented in the URC Fleet, particularly among the Star Destroyer personnel, in large part because the military offers enterprising young Aerilonians an easy way to get off the farmstead and see new things.

Aquaria
One of three planets sharing a single orbit (the others being Cancerti and Virgon), the world of Aquaria is aptly named: eighty-seven percent of the planet's surface is covered by oceans, making it a popular destination for tourists from Colonies with less-than-pleasant climates. Unsurprisingly, its two most abundant resources are fish and algae, which sustained its population until advanced hydroponic farming techniques were pioneered by scientists tired of eating sardines-and-seaweed six out of seven days of the week. Although its population is relatively small, its proximity to Cancerti and Virgon has allowed it to prosper, and these days it is considered a center of culture, innovation, and trade. The colony is known for producing uncommonly gifted thinkers, and the "Moody Aquarian" archetype has become a staple of modern films and literature despite repeated attempts by Aquarian actors and authors to reclaim their national image.

Canceron
The closest planet to the Cancerti system's central star, much of Cancerti is very warm. For this reason, its major cities are either coastal or polar. The former are famous for their blazing summers, sunny beaches, and yacht-owning Capricans! The largest cities were Delphi—the planetary capital, the tourist haven of Delphinica, and the historic city of Athenio. Space above Cancerti was dominated by massive shipyards. It is considered to be the second most important colony after Caprica. During the early Trucinex War it was attacked by a Trucinex Fleet however Admiral Cretaceous quickly destroyed it. Its Capital city is Delphi. During the Second Galactic War it was laid under siege by the Imperial Alliance, however the Rambo and the CSA drove them off the world.

Caprica
This temperate, blue-green gem of a world is commonly depicted as the centre of democracy, for indeed, Caprica truly is the center of the Colonies: the focal point of commerce, politics, law, culture, and faith. Its capital, Caprica City, houses the three branches of the Colonial government in addition to a veritable horde of corporate headquarters, merchant banks, and institutions of higher learning. The Caprican people are a diverse lot, but on the whole they're perceived as urbane and cosmopolitan, spoiled by the privileges of luxury and wealth. The Capricornians evolved here

Gemenon
Gemenon is a poor colony by choice as well as by circumstance. Blessed with very little in the way of natural resources, this mountainous world's primary export is its faith — and that it basically gives away for free. Home to a fundamentalist tradition that promotes a literal reading of the Sacred Scrolls, Gemenon has earned its reputation as the most conservative of the Colonies, but to say that all Gemenese are Scrolls-thumping fanatics is a gross exaggeration. Indeed, the Caprican Colleges are some of the Colonies' most prestigious institutions of higher learning, having expanded their original mission of providing religious education to encompass secular subjects of all kinds.

Leonis
A large world notable for its fertile plains and its remarkable concentrations of dark matter, Leonis sought to exploit both of those natural advantages by initiating a war of conquest against its neighboring Colonies during the Intercolonial War. After its defeat at the hands of the Caprican Alliance (between Picon, Scorpia, and Caprica), its new government voluntarily slashed its military budget, eliminated most of its nuclear arsenal, and focused on keeping as aloof as possible from internecine Colonial disputes. Not until the Mortalitas did Leonisian forces fight on another Colony's territory, redeeming themselves spectacularly by spearheading the campaign to retake Caprica City. Since then, Leonis has tentatively expanded its role in Colonial politics, culminating in its successful bid to construct the second of the Fleet's two major shipyards. While not as large as its Scorpian counterpart, Spacedock Leonis is at the cutting edge of military technology. It is now one of the richest colonies.

Libran
Libran is known as the Colony that wars the least. Devoid of an abundance of any one natural resource that might have attracted untoward attention before the Unification of the Colonies, Libran was such a strategically insignificant world that its neighbors permitted it to pursue its policy of studied neutrality in peace. That neutrality also made Libran the perfect place to keep money, since its financial institutions were in no danger of being glassed whenever a war broke out. Unsurprisingly, Libran's current prosperity is founded on banks with several centuries of history — banks that defend their clients' identity with a formidable array of barristers who see themselves as heritors of an even longer tradition of jurisprudential excellence.

Picon
An ocean planet that shares an orbit with Scorpia and Leonis, Picon is to the Fleet what Caprica is to politics. Unlike the Aquarians, who were content to remain fishermen, Picans preferred to sell their military expertise to the highest bidder, and the professionalism of their renowned mercenary companies was only matched by their mendacity. Picon retained its role as backbone of the URC Fleet after the CSAs Reformation. Picon is home to Colonial Fleet HQ, the Colonial Fleet Academy, and a host of important military research laboratories. Its citizens boast a strong military tradition and are highly represented at every level of the Fleet.

Sagittaron
Having endured centuries of political and economic exploitation at the hands of its peers, Sagittaron is without a doubt the poorest of all the Twelve Colonies. Birthplace of a controversial reading of the Sacred Scrolls counseling asceticism, non-violence, and faith-based healing, Sagittaron has suffered from social turmoil long before the Articles of Colonization were signed even before the CSA was established. But it wasn't until the Intercolonial Wars that long-simmering tensions erupted into all-out violence, as a new breed of radicals sought to win with force what their predecessors had failed to achieve. When Sagittaron's Colonial Guard proved unable to contain the insurgency sweeping across the southern continent, its planetary government summoned the Marines for aid. Boots hit ground 2 thousand years ago — and though much of the violence has subsided, pockets of violent resistance remained only to die of with years. It is now a relatively rich and cosmopolitan colony.

Scorpio
Scorpia is small and unbearably warm, thanks to its dense atmosphere and sprawling jungles. Those beings who live there have understandably gravitated towards massive isolated cities, though a sizeable contingent of tree-huggers have moved to the planet's less developed regions to get closer to nature. The local flora and fauna have ensured that such experiments generally do not last very long at all. Far more important than what's on Scorpia, however, is what's above it: the Scorpian Fleet Shipyards, the largest manufacturing yards in all the Cyrannus Galaxy and the primary driver of the Scorpian economy. Scorpians themselves are reputed to be an opinionated and hot-tempered lot, and among them can be counted many of the Colonies' foremost satirists. UNfortunatly the colony was completly destroyed during the intergalactic war.

Tauron
Before the Sagittaron Insurgency got off the ground, Tauron was famous for being the most troublesome Colony in the years before Unification. Though it was originally reliant on agriculture, the war against Leonis gave Taurian entrepreneurs the perfect excuse to capitalize upon their world's manpower advantage. The resulting industrial revolution catapulted this planet to the forefront of Colonial politics, though it came with the attendant labor unrest that the government's policy of de-unionization only exacerbated. Though the quality of Taurian goods has markedly increased, "Taurian manufacturing" is still considered something of a slur. That reputation is hardly deserved; indeed, the Colony is home to several major corporations and research labs. Today it is one of the richest colonies

Virgon
A temperate world like its neighbors, forested Virgon emerged relatively unscathed from the Trucinex War. Tourists flock to the planet to enjoy its fabulous slopes, tranquil meadows, and sparkling lakes — cookie-cutter perfection for the happening Cyrannus elite. What poverty existed on Virgon has been completely replaced by rich, happy citizens. Virgans are generally perceived as vapid and superficial, concerned more with outward appearances than with substance of any sort: an image hardly helped by the Colony's overexposed glitterati.