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-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- BASIC INFORMATION: ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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% -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- GEOGRAPHY ----------------------------------------------------------------- (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. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ECONOMIC SUMMARY ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- GOVERNMENT/HISTORY ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- RACE/SOCIETY/CULTURE ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Please check one: __ Canonical - All rights reserved by Paramount. __ Semi-Canonical - All rights reserved by Paramount. __ Non-Canonical - All rights reserved by companies specified: ______________________________________________________________ X Original - All rights reserved by creator(s) named above. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-