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Ferona, officially the United Republic of Ferona, is a densely-populated planet and larger union of smaller Federal Regional Republics established shortly after the initial dismantling of ARKNET. It is well-known for being one of, if not the most linguistically-diverse planets in the Manaverse. Ferona is a well-developed, technologically-advanced world, complete with robust, failsafe infrastructure supporting the power grid, the communications grid, and the road and rail systems. A significant chunk of Feronites are able to channel Mana or other abilities, partly due to the origins of the dominant races. Many humans--apart from those living in New Kuthica--are, in fact, clones.
Geography
Ferona is a largely mountainous planet on land, with many of its settlements built partly into the sides of mountains. Many rivers snake through the mountains, and consequently flow past most settlements, large or small. It is through these rivers that quite a few of the smaller cities on Ferona, though many of the larger centres have their water processed at the seaside, then piped underground to them. The mountains provide most all of the planet's mineral and metal needs, and extraction of the highly sought-after Adamantium, an extremely resilient and shock-absorbing metal used in manufacturing of everything from earthquake-proof building materials to weapons, has been a booming business for years.
Continents
While not officially known as continents, Ferona has many independent Republics that make up the greater United Republic, the largest by population of which is the Republic of St. Paul, with a total population of just over 180-million inhabitants, and the largest by area being the Republic of the Numidium, a largely frozen region that covers about 25,128,190 square miles and has a total population of just under 60-million. There are also foreign enclaves on Ferona, the best example of which being the Republic of New Kuthica, an enclave-turned-Republic majority populated by citizens of the Rosean Empire.
Republic of St. Paul
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The Republic of St. Paul is one of Ferona's many independent Federal Regional Republics, and the largest by overall population, with a population of 182,298,410 as of the Republic's last census. Its capital, as well as the United Republic's capital, is St. Paul City. St. Paul, as well as its namesake city, is the industrial and economic centre of Ferona and the home of many of its heroes of legend, such as Dark. It is also where many of its communications firms are headquartered.
The geography of St. Paul is largely low-lying oceanic basins, the largest of which houses the capital and its surrounding metropolitan area, surrounded by rolling hills. In outlying areas around major urban centres, many smaller settlements and farms have sprung up, most of which use so-called "green" technology extensively and minimise waste. In addition, much of St. Paul--even many rural areas--are wired up with a minimum of what Earthlings would call gigabit Internet service, which is connected to the rest of the planet's communications grid.
It is also Ferona's trasportation hub, with many rail links to other Republics as well as the starting points of many A-Series routes.
Republic of Asuna
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The Republic of Asuna is a small Republic, and one of the many Federal Regional Republics with the ability to vote in ballots for and decide the policies of the greater United Republic. It is a largely Japanese-speaking republic, and current home of Jack Evans. It is one of the culinary centres of Ferona, and where Jack initially picked up the art of making sushi. Its population is 94,568,820.
Asuna is a largely mountainous Republic, with its capital, Satayama, being located on a mountain plateau.
Republic of Janus
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The Republic of Janus is, by population, the smallest Republic in Ferona, with a total population of 48,980,220. It is sandwiched between the Republic of the Numidium and the Republic of St. Paul, with the Republic of Asuna being directly west of it. Its capital city is Erinno.
The Republic of Janus is where much of Ferona's adamantium is sourced from, what with it essentially being a giant mineral mine. Much of the adamantium extraction business is located in its capital city, but there are some large players located in the smaller cities, with one notable example, ADAM Mining Co., Ltd., being located in the smaller city of Jackson.
Republic of the Numidium
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The Republic of the Numidium is a largely frozen Republic that covers about 25,128,190 square miles, making it easily Ferona's largest Republic by total land area, with a population of 57,199,120. Its capital is Jericho.
The Numidium functions largely as Ferona's centre of religion and spirituality, as many of the major Feronite deities are said to have come into being here. Its capital, Jericho, is home to the largest temple in the land, the Altar of the Twelve, which is a large basilica devoted to the twelve major deities.
It is also the centre of Ferona's music and entertainment business, with studios in Jericho and its surrounding area releasing dozens, if not hundreds of albums, EPs and movies a year. One of Ferona's most respected musicians, Judas Numidius, the god of water, started his own label here and self-publishes all of his albums.
Republic of New Kuthica
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Major Landmarks
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There are many landmarks dotting the landscape of Ferona, but none have gained as widespread recognition as Unity Place. Unity Place is an office complex and courtyard located in central St. Paul City, which serves the purpose of being both the headquarters of the Union and Republican governments. The main tower is a 78-story complex built in the style of a sort of building with a main collection of floors on the bottom with a sort of "handle" on top. Elevators make their way up the sides of the building in clearly visible glass tubes.
Second in recognition to Unity Place is the New Kuthica Bridge, a six-mile-long suspension bridge that makes its way along the Strait of Rosea to the island republic of New Kuthica. It carries the A5, as well as most of the mainland's rail connections to New Kuthica.
Finally, there's the Ferona Stock Exchange towers. While appearing nondescript, the thing that sets these apart as landmarks is that they're built on top of floating platforms with the only accesses being either elevators on the undersides of the platforms or cable cars.
Ecology
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Races
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Ferona is home to many races, the most dominant being Lycans, the Felidi and Humans.
Lycans
The Lycans are a sapient canid race known for standing fully upright. They can be of any color and generally range in height from five to eight feet tall. Lycans are known for their battle skills, as well as for their intelligence and ability to strategise effectively.
Felidi
The Felidi are a sapient feline race, similar to the Lycans. As with the Lycans, they can be of any color or fur pattern, but generally are shorter than their Lycan neighbors, standing around five to seven and a half feet in height. They are known for their cunning and creativity.
Humans
Although many are clones, Ferona still has a sizable Human population as diverse as its Lycan and Felidi populations. Humans are well known on Ferona for being short, which led to the common joke among Lycans of them being midgets. Despite this, Humans remain by far the most diverse of the major races from a cultural standpoint, ranging from the Japanese-speaking Asunese to the Rosean immigrants of New Kuthica.
Native Species
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Culture
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Being relatively open to peaceful immigration from other planets, the culture of Ferona can only be truly described as extremely diverse. It is also unique among the rest of the Manaverse as it is the only planet that functions as a nation made up of other nations. It is a largely scientific and industrial society, and the local religion has a patron deity of scientific pursuits.
Government and Politics
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The government of Ferona is a parliamentary republic formed by the smaller republic governments, which are themselves parliamentary republics. Voting is handled as a massive public ballot, after which the results are tabulated and the most popular options are considered for future policies. The United Republic has strict rules about government transparency that ensure corruption can be exposed and punished effectively. In addition, the UR and well as the smaller Regional Republics have targets set out for business to ensure corporate transparency and accountability. These rules are enforced by an independent government agency whose existence is protected by the Feronite Constitution, which cannot be modified without oversight from the public as well as the agency itself.
The Regional Republics elect representatives in a similar style to the policy ballots of the overall United Republic, with public ballots being held and tabulated and the most popular candidate being selected as the Prime Minister.
Language
Ferona is multilingual, and many residents speak at least two languages, the most common being English and Asunese, though Latin and Rosean languages rank high on the list. Commerce and trading is done in many languages as all languages have equal official footing. Of the total population, more than 300-million speak English as their mother language, followed closely by Asunese at 280-million and Latin at 240-million.
Technology
- Main Articles: Technology in Ferona, Transportation in Ferona, Communications in Ferona.
Ferona is a very technologically-advanced planet, having been the only known world to establish an electrical grid, a communications grid and transportation infrastructure such as highways and railroads.
It is noted as the only planet to have established a network of interconnected computers and other devices, commonly called the Internet, with minimum connection speeds of one gigabit throughout the planet. This network is based on cable technology invented by none other than Jack Evans, which allows for near infinite throughput on a single strand of adamantium wire. The Internet on Ferona has given birth to many popular collections of pages, known as "sites," with a few notable examples being Move, a social video sharing platform, and rchan, New Kuthica's premier imageboard. The Feronite Internet also plays host to shrtpst, a social microblogging platform not unlike Twitter.
Ferona's road and rail infrastructure is very robust, with the A-routes being the backbones of both. Each Republic has at least 25 seperate rail lines and 10 seperate A-series freeways, and an innumerable amount of minor highways, roads and rail lines.
Theology
- Main Articles: Feronite Pantheon, Religion in Ferona.
