Ekwidine Republic

The **Ekwidine Republic** is a **Noocratic Republic** based in the **Pridwen Galaxy (Nubecula Minor)**.

## Biology

With a genus relating to the **"Equus"** animal family on **Earth**, the Ekwidine are extremely diverse, encompassing a number of different racial variations from the powerful and muscular **"Chordata"** to the much smaller and physically weaker **"Periss"**.

Due to their planet having no natural predatory fauna, the Ekwidine have evolved an astounding array of different cultural and physical features to distinguish themselves from each other, with the same racial and ethnic diversity seen in other species such as **Humans**.

Many Ekwidine take pride in their physical fitness as well as their natural speed, causing many to be in exceptional physical fitness and posessing stronger immune systems and strength by human standards, comparable to the strength of the **Vulcan** species in the **Milky Way Galaxy**. Despite possessing the technology create large cities, many Ekwidine construct their own first house when they come of age out of their bare hands and with the assistance of the many different **Planning Districts** on their home planet of **Stassa** as this is considered an important factor in **United Ekwidine Culture**, a philosophy put forward by the **Great Philosophers**, who established a **Unified Federation** of all Ekwidine racial groups about **300 years ago**.

The **Rule of the Philosophers** has also benefitted Ekwidine physiology in other unexpected ways, with the policies of interracial marriages and encouragement of interracial breeding greatly benefitting to the stability of Ekwidine physiology, reducing series birth defects and other abnormalities almost completely on Stassa. As a result, several new **"Sub-species"** of Ekwidine genetic hybrids have been created, accepted under Ekwidine law and fully integrated into their society.

This policy has led to many Ekwidine being naturally resistant to many forms of **radiation** as well as having generally excellent health, as well as developing some redundant internal organs such as **Two Livers** and **Four Testicles.** Ekwidine females are considered to be some of most exceptional warriors in the **Pridwen Galaxy (Nubecula Minor)** due to their exceptional speed and deadly accuracy in combat.

## History

The modern day **Ekwidine Republic** evolved on the planet of **Stassa**, which at that time was racked with powerful and deadly predators several million years ago. An unknown event occurred during that time, unknown to even the early Ekwidine, destroyed all the natural predators on the planet and gave room for the Ekwidine to evolve into the dominant species from a four-legged biological ancestor that existed on the planet millions of years ago.

Over time, several different racial groupings emerged in different areas of the planet, forming their own nations which continually warred with each other unceasingly, leading to multiple genocides and other brutal conflicts.

The advent of **Ion Weaponry** by the **"Periss"**, a species that evolved from an animal that resembled a **Terran Donkey** and were much smaller then most of the other species, led to a situation where all the countries of Stassa were facing mutual annihilation. This led to a conflict known as **"The Philosopher War"**, where over **72%** of Stassa's population was wiped out through the use of Ion weapons.

With most of their governments destroyed, the remaining Ekwidine found an unlikely saviour in the **Philosophers**, a group of academic free thinkers that proposed a completely different society, seeing all Ekwidine as just one species rather then multiple different racial groupings, where all races were treated the same under the law. This provoked a period known as **"The Rule of Philosophers"**, where the Ekwidine rebuilt their planet and society, helping to restore the devastated world of Stassa.

During this period, the **Philosopher Council** was established in the capital city of **Maras**, the only city left standing after the Philosopher War, in which the Philosopher Council instituted a policy of racial interbreeding in order to restore their devastated population and new laws promoting equality for all Ekwidine, as well as educational programmes to ensure that future Ekwidine would never forget the suffering of who came before.

In just under **100 Years**, Stassa had recovered and the discovery of **Warp Drive** in **2302** reinvigorated the Ekwindine population, establishing multiple colonies out amongst the stars and constructing ships to supplement the emerging **Ekwidine Star Navy** or **"Ekfleet"** for short.

In recent years the Ekwidine have converted Stassa into a bastion of peace and prosperity, the Philosophers introducing new laws to prevent monopolies for private corporations, encourage Ekwidine to build their own homes from buying land plots in cities and grow their own food in specially made allotments in order to keep food prices from spiralling upwards.