Kingdom of Nodith

## Overview

The Kingdom of Nodith is a democratic union made from the ashes of many civil wars and an almost godly amount of conviction. They currently enjoy an era of peace and prosperity thanks to factors both inside and out. They hold 10 Jump-points in their boarders.

## Species

Nodith are 2 to 2.3 meters tall, brightly colored reptilian like skin, horns, white hair, tails, four eyes and strikes along their bodies. They can change the color of their skin under some conditions such as experiencing intense emotions, but in international political environments they do not like to expose this trait as it tips their hand about their emotional state. This has translated to more upper class groups of Nodith to abandon their color changing for the well known purple and blue. Most importantly the Nodith have only one bone in their body, their sculls, they are instead supported by a system of fluid blades and cartilage. This allows them do perform acrobatic feats that would be impossible for most other species.

### Morphology

#### Legs

The Nodith's leg is very long and thin with a three toed foot. Two toes come forward with a third acting almost like a thumb but without the proper dexterity to guide it like a thumb.

#### Arms

The Nodith's arms resemble that of a conventional arm with what looks like a bicep and a forearm however as the Nodith do not have bones this is just an illusion created by muscles. Their hand posses 3 fingers and a thumb.

#### Torso

The torso area of the Nodith appears very thin and long, however this is only when they are standing strait up as for the most part they are hunched over and only stand up strait when they're attempting to intimidate another species.

#### Head

The head of the Nodith is the only part of them with a bone that being their skull. The Nodith also have 4 eyes, several horns and long white hair. The skull is the only bone in the Nodith body as it needs to protect the sensitive organs like the brain and the eyes. The four eyes are for the purposes of tracking multiple prey and predator's as the Nodith were not always the dominant creature on their home world. Lastly the white hair is to defuse heat over their body well laying in wait for prey. This reduces their heat signature and makes them harder to detect.

#### Special features

The Nodith are not supported by bones but rather a system of fluid bladders that let them move faster however if the fluid in these bladders are released the Nodith drastically lose limb functions as these bladders have trouble clotting.

## History

Nodith history has been steeped in civil war and split into several sections based on these civil wars.

### Nodithious period

Prior to space travel the Nodith had a vast expanse in technology thanks to the sister ship to the Judicature crashing into their home world after the fall of the Ocilion empire. This let them build up technology quickly as they reverse engineered its components. Eventually this lead to the king Amanona conquering all of Nodithious in a single year. Then he turned his sights to space using reverse engineered fusion engines from the Ocilion ship to colonize the moon then the other planets in their system. Then they discovered the Jump-point in their system and their colonization exploded as they sent out ship after ship daily.

### Seigfalt vs Inner colonies era

After a few decades of colonization groups soon found themselves wanting to separate from the centralized government on Nodithious. The group of colonies first established outside the Nodithious system found themselves in economic strength to declare their independence. However the outer colonies that were reliant on the resource lines and support of Nodithious to continue growth were against this new nation sitting between them and their home land. Soon the newly established nation was on assault on both sides from Nodithious's forces and the scrappy outer colonies. The inner colonies fell after a short war and surrendered. In recognition the outer colonies were given the name Seigfalt in honor of their strength and diligence. Where the inner rebelling colonies got the name of Fabious, for their feeble fall.

### The second civil war era

After the first civil war the descendants of Seigfalt and Fabious spread out over the new colonies popping up all along the southern stretch of Jump-point's. However tensions between the Seigfalt and Fabious grew more and more and was just one spark from going out into an all out war. An unknown series of events lead to a riot on a colony world that resulted in the extermination of Fabious peoples. The worlds of the Fabious province demanded retribution for this crime and the Seigfalt refused. This soon created a massive war over all the entire Nodith nation with Nodithious unable to rein in either side. Eventually ending with the Seigfalt victorious once more.

### The third civil war era

After the successful fight against the Fabious the Seigfalt felt that Nodithious should have sided with them in honor of their former alliance that defeated the Fabious. So war was declared on the Nodithous forces and their loyalist. With a war fueled economy and the advantage of more resources the war against Nodithous was short and one sided. The leaders of Seigfalt took the Amanona royal family and put them on the Seigfalt capital well they took Nodithious as their new capital and took over the Nodith kingdom.

### The fourth civil war

After the Seigfalt took over the Nodith kingdom they ruled for over a century till they first encountered the Grand Duchy of Julithar and realized how out of their depth they were on the growing international stage. Soon the Seigfalt government started building up forces and creating a grater tension between them and the surrounding nations. Realizing that they could never win a war against the Grand Duchy or the Mass Alliance the head general of the Nodith organized a coup. to put the Amanona family, who had been imprisoned for political reasons, back on the throne as a puppet for the military. The council of Seigfalt leaders was quickly assassinated and the young heir of the Amanona line was put on the throne. This of course lead to a civil war as the Seigfalt saw this as an insult and brought their forces together to retake the capital, however since the third civil war support among the people for the Seigfalt had been waning. The head general sought the help of the Grand Duchy so they could have a true alliance with them once the war was over, where as the Seigfalt reached out to the Mass Alliance. The civil war became a proxy war between the Grand Duchy and the Mass Alliance which made both sides more deadly. But with the Grand duchy so close and the Mass Alliance so far away it was inevitable that their side would win though supplies and logistics alone. The Seigfalt lost and their pride wouldn't allow them to surrender and they were near exterminated. Leaving the Kingdom of Nodith in a more stable state and a hate for the Mass Alliance for backing what were seen as the villains of the war.

### Post civil war

After the fourth civil war wrapped up the king declared that a new system of democracy would be put in place under his eye. They would wield all the political power and only defer to him in times of strife or when no decision could be made. Though this seemed like an act of grate humility this was a calculated move to smooth over relationships with foreign powers as they saw democracies as less likely to insight a war. Allowing the Kingdom of Nodith to maintain it's self and its army without fear of its neighbors delivering a surprise attack.

## Culture

The Nodith people are a decisive people, often falling on many different sides of the same issue but are often united by a dislike of outsiders. Seeing the conflicts they brought to themselves as something that could easily be brought by another group. Though they do engage with other nations few foreigners have ventured though Nodith without good reason. Which has lead to a Nodith first policy among the kingdom's people.

## Armed forces

### Ground forces

#### Wingspread 5.01 Combat Skin

Created after the fourth civil war and co-developed with the Grand Duchy of Juilithar the Wingspread armor attempts to be the most none-restrictive armor that the Nodith can wear. The armor uses a polymer Kevlar weave that protects the wearer from very small arms fire, but is largely created to present a minimum target in combat and allow for the dexterity of the Nodith to be fully used. The wings along the edge of the helmet contain the communications equipment but also provide a devilish look, referencing the Otokoa demon in Nodith myth.

#### Ignus special forces

Nodith's special forces group entierly built entirely around mobility and speed. To make up for the weakness's of the Nodith species the Ignus armor is built around high speed and maneuverability with an external armor made of light compost ceramics to increase speed, a booster pack kept on the back as well as boosters in the back of the legs increases speed and jump height, allowing them vast mobility. The armor is sometimes known as the "Nodith rocket", as the speed it propels the user to is like a rocket. It also is sometimes known as the "suicide suit" as the boosters in the back can be volatile if damaged by stray fire and will detonate if compromised. This requires users to be very aware of the state of their suit or risk death.

## Weapons

### Velvatina-321 SMG

Introduced in 132 DoS the Velvatina was intended to be a stop gap rifle by the Seigfalt government in order to hold till they could procure better weapons from the Mass Alliance. However as the build up to the fourth civil war grew higher and higher many Velvatina rifles made their way into the hands of the royalists. The Velvatina was used by both sides and by the end of the civil war, becoming the poster child of the war and being produced in huge numbers. Once the war was over the vast amounts of Velvatina rifles became the primary weapon of the Kingdom of Nodith into the current age. The Velvatina uses a 40 round magazine loaded under a folding section at the back top of the rifle using 5.7x28mm caseless ammunition rounds.

## Navy

### Ship types:

* Baleeful-Class super light Destroyer
* Dasorian-Class Frigate
* Orven-Class Cruiser
* Valor-Class Battleship
* Specter-Class Dreadnought

### Fleets:

* First fleet

2 Specter class dreadnought, 3 Valor class battleship, 5 Orven class cruiser, 45 Dasorian class frigates

* Second fleet

1 Specter class dreadnought, 2 Valor class battleship, 3 Orven class cruiser, 40 Dasorian class frigates

* Third fleet

1 Specter class dreadnought, 2 Valor class battleship, 2 Orven class cruiser, 38 Dasorian class frigates

* Fourth fleet

1 Specter class dreadnought, 1 Valor class battleship, 5 Orven class cruiser, 45 Dasorian class frigates

* Fifth fleet

1 Specter class dreadnought, 2 Valor class battleship, 4 Orven class cruiser, 37 Dasorian class frigates

* Sixth fleet

3 Valor class battleship, 7 Orven class cruiser, 35 Dasorian class frigates

* Seventh fleet

3 Valor class battleship, 8 Orven class cruiser, 36 Dasorian class frigates

* Eighth fleet

4 Valor class battleship, 6 Orven class cruiser, 22 Dasorian class frigates

* Ninth fleet

5 Valor class battleship, 10 Orven class cruiser, 55 Dasorian class frigates

* Tenth fleet

1 Valor class battleship, 12 Orven class cruiser, 45 Dasorian class frigates

* Eleventh fleet

9 Orven class cruiser, 45 Dasorian class frigates

* Twelfth fleet

11 Orven class cruiser, 35 Dasorian class frigates

* Thirteenth fleet

4 Orven class cruiser, 25 Dasorian class frigates

* Fourteenth fleet

6 Orven class cruiser, 12 Dasorian class frigates

* Fifteenth fleet

3 Orven class cruiser, 10 Dasorian class frigates

### Ship total:

* 6 Specter class dreadnoughts
* 26 Valor class battleships
* 194 Orven class cruisers
* 525 Dasorian class frigates

Total:

32-capital ships

194-heavy cruisers

525-light cruisers

751 total ships