Corellis
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BASIC INFORMATION:
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Official Name in Standard: Corellis
National Name: Regency of Corellis
Title of the Head of State: Regent
Title of the Head of Government: Prime Minister
Inhabited Areas: 11 planets across three systems
Population: 12 billiion (Corellis 4 billion, Geador 1.75 million)
Race of Native Sentients: Corellians 99%
Various Other Humanoid 1%
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GEOGRAPHY
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(For details, see: 'Scientific Information Regarding
Delta Corellis' by LTjg Derek Fielding, (then) aCSciO, USS
CHESAPEAKE, Task Force Bravo, Green Fleet)
Quadrant/Sector/System:
Alpha Quadrant, Corellis Sector, Delta Corellis System
(ternary)
Suns/Planets/Planetoids/Moons:
3 suns, with 7, 8, 6 planets each; 2 planetoids in the third
system around the fourth planet; one moon around the third
planet, seven around the fourth planet, and twenty around the
fifth planet, all in the first system.
Land/Water Ratio(s) of Planets: Various.
Capital:
Corellis City, Corellis (3rd planet in second system)
Largest Cities:
Soday, Pendra, Lilacha, Pivak, Geador (capital cities of
different Corellian systems across the three systems)
External/Outlying Territories:
Besides Corellis, two planets each in the three systems are
settled. The two planetoids in orbit around the fourth
planet in the third system is currently (as of SD 90923) the
subject of dispute between the Regency and ShipOres, Ltd.
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ECONOMIC SUMMARY
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There is a thriving industrial sector on Soday (3 Delta Corellis
I), and agriculture is quite active on 2 Delta Corellis I and
Lilacha (5 Delta Corellis II).
One of the major industries is mining. There are many planets
and planetoids which are full of dilithium and trilithium
deposits, and many Federation corporations have approached the
Regency with offers of leasing outlying areas in the systems for
mining purposes. The Regency currently have a semi-exclusive
contract with ShipOres, Ltd.
The Regency and the aristocracy hold much of the wealth which is
produced in-system. Corporations and their owners hold a lot,
but a little less than they. There is a stark contrast among the
socioeconomic classes in terms of wealth and social standing.
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GOVERNMENT/HISTORY
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Member of Federation? (Yes/No) No; application pending
Form of Government Constitutional Monarchy
(Excerpt from 'Regency of Corellis: Report' by LTjg Stavay
Tats-Marush, CNS, USS CHESAPEAKE, Task Force Bravo, Green Fleet)
The RC is a four-party system of proportional
representation. The two major parties are the
Correllian Liberty Party (liberal) and the Honor Party
of Correllis (conservative). The state effectively
supports a two party system, and membership in the CLP
or the HPC is compulsory for those seeking advancement.
In local governments that are liberal or conservative
hotbeds, CLP or HPC membership may be required to obtain
land grants or landcar operator licenses. Unions may
not be involved in politics according to the Civil Code,
but remain otherwise unimpeded.
History:
Corellis dates itself back to a mythical age as do many
societies in the Federation (see below). As with many such
societies, Corellis first developed a monarchy and has, over
time, developed a parliamentary system by which the monarch
and the aristocracy may solicit the opinions of the commons.
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RACE/SOCIETY/CULTURE
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General Physical Appearance Humanoid
Special Requirements in Class-M environments None
(For details consult the 'Medical and Environmental
Assessment of Delta Corellis System' by LCDR Catherine
Ledoux, CMO, USS CHESAPEAKE, Task Force Bravo, Green Fleet)
Social Structure
(Excerpt from 'Regency of Corellis: Report' by LTjg Stavay
Tats-Marush, CNS, USS CHESAPEAKE, Task Force Bravo, Green Fleet)
The Corellion (the religious text of Corellis' state
religion) tells that King Rellis, the mythical first
King of Corellis, disappeared, leaving only these words
behind:
"Await my return."
Since then, the subsequent rulers of Corellis have taken
on the title of Regents of King Rellis. Sons of the
Regent and their descendants have precedence over
daughters in the succession to the Regency. Daughters
take precedence over the sovereign's brothers. Regents
and their offspring carry the title of Prince or
Princess, and the Regent him-/herself is styled the
Prince or Princess Regent (Regent in ordinary address).
The present Regent is a young man who has just
inherited the Regency. He is unmarried, and has no
children. The application to join the Federation was
begun during his father's reign.
His older sister served the previous Regent as his
minister of external affairs, and she has continued to
hold that office after her younger brother inherited
the seat. She is currently heir presumptive. She is
married to the Commander of the Corellian armed forces.
She also has no children.
The Senate works similarly to the 20C Parliament of
Great Britain.
Languages:
Corellian (standard and various dialects on outlying
settlements); educational system are starting to
incorporate Federation Standard in primary, secondary,
higher and continuing education curriculums.
(Excerpt from 'Regency of Corellis: Report' by LTjg Stavay
Tats-Marush, CNS, USS CHESAPEAKE, Task Force Bravo, Green Fleet)
The Regency of Correllis (RC) consist of six Class M
type planets spread across three star systems. On SD
90128, the President of Correllis, Tho Carn, applied for
membership in the Federation as a "combined government"
with special privileges, following up an earlier
application from Prince Regent Iba XI some ten years
earlier.
Ambassadors began to examine the institutions of
Correllis and its civil rights record very closely.
After careful examination, the RC was given a rating of
77 out of 100, indicating that if Correllis is accepted
into the Federation, it would have proportional
representation in the Federation Council as a full
member state like Terra or Andor.
The most populated of these planets is Correllis (pop. =
4 billion), the smallest is Geador (pop. = 1.75 billion).
Total population of the DUC is 12 billion.
The honoring of IDIC in Correllis is affected by a
separatist dispute on three of the six planets --
Soday in the Correllis system, and Pivak and Geador in
the least populated and most recently settled of the
three systems. This is the system whose settlement and
rights and currently in dispute with ShipOres LTD, a
chartered Federation deep ore mining company.
For the last 250 years, Correllis has attempted to put
out the fires of separatist movements on each of the
five planets. One hundred fifty years ago, several
cities on Correllis were "firebombed", or attacked with
low-grade nuclear weapons by a prominent separatist
group. The death toll of this firebombing would reach
100 million over the next decade on all of the four
planets which were then DUC states. Martial law was
declared in the RC and after a bitter thirty-year
interplanetary action, movements on Lilacha and Pendra
(the planets in the second system) were quelled and
martial law was lifted.
As a result, the Correllis goverment refuses to allow
the flames of separatism to spread. Even though
Correllians may travel freely in the RC and may
peacefully assemble, passports of RC government
opponents have been withdrawn, effectively trapping
them on their home planets. There are guidelines to
free discussion in the educational centers, and three
universities have been closed by the RC. Lecturers have
been detained. Some ethnic publications are subject to
restrictions if the ethnic groups are seen to be in sympathy
with the separatists.
The RC has no system of slavery or forced labor. A
well-refined code of civil law is firmly in place, and
there is no such thing as an extrajudicial killing or
disappearance. Some city police forces, however, have
been known to coerce or torture confessions out of
government opponents.
Some planets such as Soday are known to be more severe
than others in assuming guilt when a case is political.
The Correllian Prime Minister has the right to order a
secret trial in state cases of terrorism; otherwise all
trials are public and the rule is innocent until proven
guilty.
There is still a nominal capital punishment law, but the
only two remaining capital punishment offenses are for
treason and murder. The last legal execution was 79
years earler. However, corporal punishment thrives on
Correllis in the form of flogging, both in private
institutions and as a public spectacle. This flogging,
however, is subject to the RC Civil Code, which indicates
exactly what crimes are punishable by flogging, the
duration of the flogging, and medical treatment,
equipment, and rules of supervision concerning flogging.
Corporal punishment violates the Federation Charter, but
on Correllis it has been brought under the control of the
strict RC Civil Code, and the Civil Code is rarely
violated with respect to flogging under the threat of
heavy fine or imprisonment.
Certain parts of the Civil Code permit long detentions
without charge if terrorism is suspected. The Regency
has been faithful to the intent of those laws and have
never used them to detain other types of political
opponents. A Correllian *must* be brought to trial
within 17 days after detained according to the Civil
Code, however, judges may extend detention to 35 days in
serious cases.
The RC, furthermore, has not attempted to control the
thoughts of its people. There is no compulsory religion.
The religion of the Correllians is called Kiedabala, and
99 percent of the DUC population is Kiedabalans. There
are only two religious holdovers left in the Civil Code:
A non-Kiedabalan may not marry a Kiedabalan, and
compulsory religious education is required alongside the
teaching of contraception. The Correllis Government
intends to eliminate compulsory religious education in
an attempt to please the Federation: the Kiedabalan
religion has little remaining political clout, and there
are only marginal numbers of fundamentalist Kiedabalans.
However, there are no compulsory memberships in state
parties or compulsory ideologies. Art and the Press
remain free from government interference. There is no
state censorship and the police can only tap into
private communication for terrorist surveillance.
Fear of separtist influences has, however, meant that
those advocating compromise or non-military solutions
are seen as subversives -- both by the government and
by the general public. All elections are secret with
a universal ballot. The role of women in the government
is slightly limited, due to Kiedabalan traditional
influences, and males dominate government at a 3:1
ratio although there are female admirals and state
presidents. In rural areas, women's roles are more
traditional, although few could argue that equal rights
are not part of the RC.
There is some influence on low-duration media
(newspapers, faxpost) as the RC owns a monopoly on
newsprint. Furthermore, the government has been known
to bribe papers to support controversial issues. The
existance of "Law 905" gives the RC the right to
regulate and ban high-duration media (plastext,
durabooks), usually of separatist works.
As for the information nets, the Correllian Freenet
is a government service and its administrators are
careful to support the DUC. Private nets are much more
critical of the government, and the DUC can only spy and
monitor those services.
(Excerpt from 'Sociological Values of the Corellians' by LTjg Stavay
Tats-Marush, CNS, USS CHESAPEAKE, Task Force Bravo, Green Fleet)
Personal Achievement and Success
Corellian society places a high value on obtaining
wealth or status -- preferably, both, as both are seen
as necessary, but distinct. What is good for the social
structure is often seen as more important as what is
good for the community, or the individual. (See
Appendix H1)
Activity and Work
People who do not work hard are considered lazy in
Corellian society, except for the upper classes, who
are expected to be "men of leasure". However, the
upper classes are expected to take their role in running
the government. The Kiedabalan religion assumes that
people who work hard will be rewarded proportionally
in the afterlife. Little consideration is given for
people who have not had the same opportunities for
success. (See Appendix H2)
Moral Orientation
There is a tendency to moralize and to see the world
in absolutes of right or wrong, good or bad. This can
lead to sterotyping and predjudice quite easily. (See
Appendix H3)
Humanitarian Mores
Most relationships are kept impersonal, within the bounds
of class. Even close family relationships are regulated
by a strict social code of "proper" behavior. Romance
has its own codes of behavior, love a secondary
consideration in romantic matters. Charity work is
considered a matter of the Kiedabalan church hierarchy,
there are few charitys in Correllia and large donations
to the Church both can be used to assuage the conscience
and limit personal involvement with those less fortunate.
(See Appendix H4)
Efficiency and Practicality
The Corellians believe in long term solutions to
problems, preferring to take the "long view". It has
its advantages in that the Correllians are quite patient,
the disadvantage in this view is that it is used to
limit emotional involvement. (See Appendix H5)
Progress
Technology is highly valued, as long as the social code
is given a chance to adapt. The focus of the society,
like nearly all space-faring societies, is the future.
(See Appendix H6)
Material Comfort
The RC is a class-oriented society with a high standard
of living among the upper classes. Lower standards of
living among other segments of society are seen as
perfectly acceptable. (See Appendix H7)
Personal Freedom and Individualism
The good of the social structure is seen as more
important of the rights of the individual. The Civil
Code protects individual rights, but does not protect
the individual from social ostracism. (See Appendix H8)
Equality
Equality is a concept understood by the Corellians but
there is no strong belief in equality among the people.
Class standing and birth are seen as all important.
(See Appendix H9)
External Conformity
There is much pressure to confirm to Kiedabalan values
which respect "proper" behavior for one's station in
life. Those who believe differently are believed
"deviant". (See Appendix H10)
Science and Rationality
The Corellians have much pride in their scientific
achievements, but are quick to separate scientific
competency from competency in other social endeavors.
Scientific ability does not translate into higher class
standing, nor are scientists believed to be more worthy
of honor or respect. The Corellians are firm believers
of rationality, but consider their social code as being
more rational than any other code. (See Appendix H11)
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Creator(s)/Adaptor(s) Email
James Bowman jrbowman@london2.skn.net
Chris Fontaine cfontaine@nac.net
Masako Goto mgoto@indiana.edu
Amy Gross agross@sprynet.com
Takako Nagumo tnagumo@pop.pitt.edu
Created for/First Use (if known):
USS CHESAPEAKE, Task Force Bravo, Green Fleet/
Mission 1: ShipOres, Ltd. vs Regency of Corellis
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