Rokans

Rokans
Primary Canon Infinitum Rokans Demonym Dominant Race(s) Humans, Hitogure, Kyokuhito, and various others Major Deities Volks, Lacia, Claiter, Sokohga, Solas, Trajodeas Official Languages English, Japanese, Spanish
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Rokans is a planet within the Manaverse. It is the home of ongoing conflict that has only gotten worse over time with the introduction of the achlymperists Elevix Magnus and Infinic Juptois.

Geography

Continents

The landscape of Rokans had been reshaped multiple times. As a result, the planet itself has had a total of nine continents, one of them being a supercontinent. Currently, the planet's continents consist of North Nenhygas, South Nenhygas, Neilo, and Neosokohgen.

Ankoka

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Ankoka is one of the original four continents of Rokans, and the initial home of the Anko Faction. This continent was known for its large number of forests and valleys, in which there were very little lighting. Most of the settlements of the Anko Faction were built in these locations to avoid detection. Ankoka was the original home of the Core Crevice, the deepest crevice on land. Ankoka was also known for being a particularly dangerous location to be in during eclipses, as deadly creatures known as Shokule ran amok on the continent during eclipses. It eventually joined together with Ankoka and Magchos to create the massive supercontinent Nenhygas during the Quad War.

Kohdaiku

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Kohdaiku is the largest of the original four continents of Rokans, and the initial home of the Rikuos Faction. It consisted of mostly grasslands, forests, and rocky terrain. Kohdaiku had the largest number of mountains in Rokans, in addition to having the largest mountains. The largest of these mountains was Mt. Kaive, located near the center of the continent. Within a forest on the northeastern edge of the continent lied a massive freshwater spring known as Yava Spring. Several of the towns in this continent were built underground. The inhabitants of this continent were responsible for starting the war. It eventually joined together with Ankoka and Magchos to create the massive supercontinent Nenhygas during the Quad War.

Magchos

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Magchos is one of the original four continents of Rokans, and the initial home of the Flayre Faction. It is widely recognized as having the warmest climate, in addition to the most deserts and volcanoes. Magchos is home to Rokans' largest volcano, Mt. Volkyanon. Water was rare to find within the continent, and mostly had multiple rivers of lava flowing throughout it. The inhabitants were built to be able thrive in these conditions, and thus many of their settlements were built in these deserts or just miles away from volcanoes. Magchos eventually joined together with Ankoka and Kojdaiku to create the massive supercontinent Nenhygas during the Quad War.

Sokohgen

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Sokohgen, often referred to as Babylois, is one of the original four continents of Rokans, and one that existed for a longer period of time than the other three. It was the initial home of the Squallan Faction, who were neutral during the time of the Quad War. The continent itself is a large landmass floating within Rokans' lower atmosphere. During the time of the war, it was recognized as an educational center and a refuge for those wanting to escape the war below. It was eventually bombarded by a devastating attack by Infinic Juptois.

Nenhygas

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Nenhygas is a supercontinent formed by the merging of Ankoka, Kohdaiku, and Magchos. The landscape of the original three continents, while somewhat distorted, were still present in Nenhygas. As such, it was split into three regions, each named after the original continents that merged to create it. Much of the remainder of the Quad War continued on the supercontinent. It eventually was broken apart, forming what are now the continents of North Nenhygas, South Nenhygas, and Neilo.

North Nenhygas

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North Nenhygas is the largest of the four current continents, located within the planet's western hemisphere. It was formed when Nenhygas was broken apart. Phyisically, it is the entirety of the original continent of Kohdaiku with small chunks of Magchos and Ankoka. Mt. Kaive curently resides near the center of this continent. Yava Spring is in an unknown location on the continent. A majority of the Rikuos Faction is settled on this continent, in addition to a handful of individuals from the Flayre and Anko Factions.

South Nenhygas

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South Nenhygas is one of the current continents of Rokans, located within the planet's western hemisphere and south of its equator. It was formed when Nenhygas was broken apart. Phyisically, it is a majority of the original continent of Magchos with a small chunks of Ankoka. Mt Volkyanon currently resides on this continent. A majority of the Flayre Faction is settled on this continent, in addition to a handful of individuals from the Rikuos and Anko Faction.

Neilo

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Neilo is the smallest of the four current continents of Rokans, isolated within the planet's eastern hemisphere. It was formed when Nenhygas was broken apart. Physically, Neilo is a large chunk of the original Ankoka ripped out of the supercontinent of Nenhygas. It retains much of the features of the original continent. The sky above Neilo is consistently covered by a thick, black cloud that blocks most sunlight trying to reach the continent. Despite this, the Shokule are still a major problem on this planet. It is the current home of the Core Crevice, where Infinic Juptois has been sealed. It is also the home of those who have allied themselves with Infinic Juptois.

Neosokohgen

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Neosokohgen is one of the current continents of Rokans. It is considered a successor to Sokohgen following its destruction. It is recognized as a place of refuge from the ongoing conflict on the continents below it and its redeveloped researching system, which includes computers.

Regions

Atlacia

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Atlacia is a common term for the section of Rokans consisted of the planet's oceans and islands unclaimed by the Anko, Rikuos, and Flayre Factions. It is the home of the Atlacian Faction. While there are small towns on some of the islands in Atlacia, most of the cities are located underwater. Several of these cities are located within trenches to be made difficult for enemies to infiltrate. The major capital of Atlacia, Neptunui, is located within Major Aquatii, the deepest trench on the planet.

Polar Light Caps

The Polar Light Caps are the polar ice caps of Rokans. They are known for their constantly cold climate and brilliant auroras. Despite being otherwise unbearable places to live it, they are home to several settlements of the Lumios Faction.

Ice Rings

The Ice Rings are small sections of solid ice that circle around the Polar Ice Caps, effectively acting as borders between them and Atlacia. As a result, there are many settlements belonging to the Atlacian and Lumios Factions.

Major Landmarks

Within Neilo is the Core Crevice, a 10-mile wide fissure located in the center of the continent. It is the deepest crevice on the continents of Rokans, and, as a result of its depth and the constantly dark skies above the continent, the darkest. At the bottom of Core Crevice is where Infinic Juptois was sealed away. A large, black castle floats several feet in the air above Core Crevice. Atlacia, on the other hand, is home to Major Aquatii, the deepest trench on the planet. It is located to the west of the continents of North and South Nenhygas. Within the depths of the trench is the major capital of Atlacia, Neptunui.

In contrast to this, the planet's largest mountain, Mt. Kaive, is located in North Nenhygas. Mt Kaive is known for being the location of the most frequent landslides on the planet. Somewhere on the same continent is Yava Spring, a massive freshwater spring that was part of the original continent of Kohdaiku. It is know for its beautiful scenery and being a paradise for Rokain Kappa (despite the race not being native to the continent). Its current location has been unknown since the formation of Nenhygas.

The largest volcano on Rokans, Mt Volkyanon, is a supervolcano that was located in the original continent of Magchos. It is now located in South Nenhygas. There has been no record of it ever erupting in Rokans' history. However, it is speculated to be the most powerful volcano on the planet because of it sharing its name with the Rokain God of Fire, Volks. As such, a supervolcanic eruption from Mt Volkyanon would be potentially cataclysmic.

Rokans is also home to the Oceran Gateways, six archways scattered across the planet: two of them in the Polar Ice Caps, one of each located at the planet's poles; one located within Yava Spring; one located to the south of Mt. Volkyanon; one located on an island within Atlacia, and one located in the center of Neosokohgen. These gateways exist for the sole reason of transporting people between Rokans and the planet of Ocera. There was once a seventh one in Neilo, but it was destroyed by Trajodeas following the split of Nenhygas.

Ecology

Races

Rokans is inhabited mainly by humanoid creatures, each belonging to one of six factions: Anko, Atlacian, Rikuos, Flayre, Lumios, and Squallan. The typical human is available within all six factions, but is more common within the Anko and Lumios Factions. Besides humans:

• The Anko Faction contains the Hitogure, a race of somewhat amorphous beings of darkness. An especially rarer race in the Anko Faction is the Rokain Kitsune, having become critically endangered by the point of Juptois being sealed.
• The Atlacian Faction contains several aquatic races. Within the islands scattered across Atlacia are reptilian and amphibian humanoids: the Rokain Kappa, a race of small, reptilian humanoids resembling the youkai of the same name; the Haeruhito, a race of anuran humanoids; and the Wanihito, a race of crocodilian humanoids. Under the surface of the massive ocean dwell two more races: the Rokain Ichthyoid, a race of piscine humanoids; and the Tohsohito, a race of cephalopodic humanoids.
• The Flayre Faction contains reptilian and mammalian humanoids. The reptilian humanoids consist of: the Igneous Komodo, a race of varanid humanoids; and the Dracii, a race of basilisk humanoids. The mammalian humanoids consisted of: the Nuian, a race of humanoids resembling the Nue of Japanese lore that has become critically endangered by the point of Juptois being sealed; the Macropoid, a race of marsupial humanoids; and the Liios, a race of leonine humanoids.
• The Lumios Faction contains the Kyokuhito, a race of somewhat amorphous auroral beings.
• The Rikuos Faction contains reptilian and mammalian humanoids. Amongst the reptilian humanoids, there are: the Diaya-Edge Raptor, a race of extremely fast raptorial humanoids with claws as sharp as diamond; the Helodermoid, a race of slow-moving, venomous helodermatid humanoids; and the Gemscale Naga, a race of Naga-like creatures which has become endangered by the point of Juptois being sealed. The mammalian humanoids consist of: the Rokain Tanuki, a race closely resembling the tanuki of Japanese lore; the Moguloid, a race of molelike humanoids; and the Sainoid, a race of rhinocerotic humanoids.
• The Squallan Faction contains two races of avian humanoids: the Tenguin, a race of humanoids resembling the tengu of Japanese lore; and the Rokain Garuda, a race of large humanoids resembling predatory birds.

Between all six factions, there are at total of 22 known races, 3 of them currently endangered.

Culture

Language

There have been a total of three known languages spoken on Rokans. The most common of the three is English, being spoken by a majority of the planet's inhabitants. Japanese is the second most-frequently spoken language on Rokans, despite being spoken by only a handful of people. In fact, it's more common for people to use various words from the language in place of their English counterparts. The third language spoken on Rokans is Spanish, which even fewer people actually speak.

Technology

Rokain technology varies between different location of the planet. There is an existent trade system between North and South Nenhygas, Atlacia, and the Polar Ice Caps which allow for the spread of technology throughout these areas. However, by themselves, they vary greatly in technology. The inhabitants of North Nenhygas are the furthest behind despite being able to create a functioning radio system, railroads, and basic firearms. This is mainly the result of the continent being the most frequently targetted. The researching system on Neosokohgen includes the introduction of a somewhat basic form of Internet which currently is solely for database and educational services. They also have developed airships to transport people to and from the floating continent. The Atlacian Faction specializes in technology that benefits from the endless water around them. As a result, they have developed battleships and submarines, in addition to a power grid and weaponry that run off of hydroelectricity.

Neilo, on the other hand, is the most technologically advanced out of any location in Rokans. This has to do with the inhabitants either having gained technology from their allies in the other areas, stolen technology from their opposers at some point, or picked up a piece of technology from another planet, and in either case reproduced and built off of it. As a result, they have the most advanced communication system on the planet (usage of which is restricted to their own allies), a basic hologram system, and even interplanetary teleportation.

Theology

It is widely accepted by the inhabitants of Rokans that there are six major deities: Volks, God of Fire; Lacia, Goddess of the Oceans; Claiter, God of Earth and Nature; Sokohga, Goddess of the Sky; Solas, God of Light; and Trajodeas, God of Darkness. The six of them are believed to reside on Rokans' single moon. It is believed that at some point while Rokans was still a barren rock, these six deities fought each other for control of the planet. Their battle lasted for thousands of years, eventually ending in a complete draw between all six of them. The six of them then worked in cooperation to create Rokans in its original state. Lacia flooded the surface of the planet with a endless ocean. Claiter then rose sections of land above the surface of the water, creating the original four continents. He, Volks, Sokohga, and Trajodeas then shaped the four continents in their own images. Sokohgen was risen into the air by Sokohga in the process. It is believed that Claiter, Lacia, and Solas had a major hand in the creation of life on Rokans, while Volks, Sokohga, and Trajodeas had minor influence on the development of life within the continents of Ankoka, Magchos, and Sokohgen.

The gods kept their eyes on the events of the Quad War, avoiding direct involvement in the war as much as they could. However, when the Quad War resulted in the creation of the supercontinent Nenhygas, Claiter locked the shape of the supercontinent in place. This prevented any further changes to the physical shape of Nenhygas for the remainder of the Quad War. For another period of time, the gods did not have a hand in any changes during the Quad War. However, when they eventually noticed the decline in the Anko Faction, Trajodeas called for the creation of two achlymperists to help them regain their lost territory and get them out of the Quad War. The two beings created toward that end were Elevix Magnus and Infinic Juptois. However, when Juptois had defeated Magnus and split his soul from his body, they had a Soul Harvester retrieve Magnus's soul from Juptois, and then later implanted it into the body of another achlymperist. Claiter split Nenhygas after Juptois destroyed Sokohgen, creating the continents of North Nenhygas, South Nenhygas, and Neilo in the process. Trajodeas also restricted Juptois to Neilo as an added measure. And when Mephez Moorn had sided with Juptois, they sealed Juptois within the Core Crevice.

It is believed that the six of them had also created six more beings that retreated to the planet of Ocera to act as protectors. Shortly before attacking Sokohgen, Juptois had traveled to said planet, killed four of the six, ripped the soul of a fifth out of its body, and kidnapped and raped the sixth.

The Six Factions of Rokans

When the six gods of Rokans shaped the planet as it originally was and created its first lifeforms, their influence on the planet had also created elemental umbrellas across the planet. These elemental umbrellas varied by the areas each of the gods had influenced. The resulting elemental umbrellas also affected the inhabitants of the planet, playing a major role in spread of abilities. Because this made it relatively easy for the gods to keep an eye on their own creations, they divided the inhabitants into the six factions of Rokans.

• Anko Faction: The Hitogure, Rokain Kitsune, and humans in Ankoka. This was changed to humans displaying a strong affinity to darkness following the split of Nenhygas. This faction is observed by Trajodeas.
• Atlacian Faction: The Rokain Kappa, Haeruhito, Wanihito, Rokain Ichthyoid, Tohsohito, and humans in Atlacia and the Ice Rings displaying a strong affinity to water. This was changed to all humans displaying a strong affinity to water following the split of Nenhygas. This faction is observed by Lacia.
• Flayre Faction: The Igneous Komodo, Dracii, Nuian, Macropoid, Liios, and humans in Magchos. This was changed to humans displaying a strong affinity to fire following the split of Nenhygas. This faction is observed by Volks.
• Lumios Faction: The Kyokuhito and humans in the Polar Light Caps and the Ice Rings displaying a strong affinity to light. This was changed to humans displaying a strong affinity to light following the split of Nenhygas. This faction is observed by Solas.
• Rikuos Faction: The Diaya-Edge Raptor, Helodermoid, Gemscale Naga, Rokain Tanuki, Moguloid, Sainoid, and humans in Kohdaiku. This was changed to humans displaying a strong affinity to earth following the split of Nenhygas. This faction is observed by Claiter.
• Squallan Faction: The Tenguin, the Rokain Garuda, and humans living in Sokohgen. This was changed to humans displaying a strong affinity to air following the split of Nenhygas. This faction is observed by Sokohga.

Dual-Elemental Classification System

It was several decades after the split of Nenhygas that inhabitants displaying strong affinitys to two elements were observed, which made it somewhat difficult to group individuals within the six factions. Instead of including such individuals into two different factions, the Dual-Elemental Classification System was created to split the Rokains into the original six factions. This would be based on the faction their race would classify under and the second element they are aligned to. In the case of humans, the faction would be determined by the faction of their father if both of their parents are humans, or their human parent if they only have one human parent. Once both of these factors were determined, a prefix was then anchored onto their faction title. Thre are a total of 17 prefixes (shown in the table below). 14 of the prefixes are shared between either of the involved factions. Eclipse and Twilight exist because of differing opinions between Solas and Trajodeas.

Dual-Elemental Classification System		Second Element
		Light	Earth	Fire	Water	Air	Darkness
Race Faction	Lumios	Pure	Prism	Solar	Niji	Aurora	Twilight
	Rikuos	Prism	Pure	Magma	Mud	Dust	Chasm
	Flayre	Solar	Magma	Pure	Steam	Plasma	Wisp
	Atlacian	Niji	Mud	Steam	Pure	Mist	Trench
	Squallan	Aurora	Dust	Plasma	Mist	Pure	Crow
	Anko	Eclipse	Chasm	Wisp	Trench	Crow	Pure

Through this system, a Sainoid with a strong affinity to fire would classify as Magma-Rikuos. A human born of a Rokain Garuda father and a human mother of the Lumios Faction would classify as Aurora-Lumios. However, a human born of human parents, the father from the Anko Faction and the mother from the Atlacian Faction, would classify as Trench-Anko.

Inhabitants

Notable Characters

• Infinic Juptois (sealed)
• Obiru Ekquinomezu
• Myrahj Ekquinomezu
• Mephez Moorn

History

The Quad War: Ankoka vs Kohdaiku vs Magchos vs Atlacia

Approximately 3000 years had passed since the introductions of humans to the planet. The six factions remained somewhat isolated from each other, and as a result, there was no conflict between any of the factions. But eventually, the leader of the Rikuos Faction had looked up the continents of Ankoka and Magchos, seeing the two as a possibility to expand their territory. Within months, the Rikuos Faction had created land bridges to the two continents. Upon doing so, they proceeded to attack the Anko and Flayre Factions, claiming territory where they had won battles. This had effectively gotten both factions furious at the Rikuos Faction, and both factions soon declared war on the Rikuos Faction. At the same, the land bridges that the Rikuos Faction had created cut through Atlacia, effectively taking territory away from the Atlacian Faction as well. They eventually retaliated against the Rikuos Faction. It wasn't long before the Anko, Atlacian, and Flayre discovered that they had a common enemy, and formed an alliance against the Rikuos Faction.

However, as they successfully drove the Rikuos Faction back into Kodaiku, the Rikuos Faction had effectively changed the landscape of the continents just enough to make reclaiming land from them a conflict in of itself. The 3-Faction Alliance fought over the territories they won back, which eventually led to battles between themselves. This led to the alliance eventually disbanding, and with the Rikuos Faction still fighting against them, led to the four factions fighting each other in a massive war that came to be known as the Quad War. A war which neither the Lumios nor Squallan Factions took any part in. As the progressed, the landscape of the planet changed even further, eventually reaching a point where the continents of Ankoka, Kohdaiku, and Magchos had merged together into the large supercontinent of Nenhygas. It was at this point that Claiter locked the shape of Nenhygas in place, preventing any further shifts in the landscape. It was on Nenhygas that the Quad War continued for several hundreds of years. But as the war dragged on, it eventually became clear that the Anko Faction was beginning to lose the war.