Oz

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Pre-Historic Age

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*The planet of Oz had once been apart of the planet of Arrakis. On Arrakis, the planet was at first wet and filled with jungle land. In this environment the species, the planet was initially inhabited by only small sea creatures and bacteria. Over a period of 5 million years one particular sea creature had begun to evolve into a lizard like creature. Another 3 million years later, the creature had evolved to grow in size and breath on land. These creatures would not start inhabiting the land until more former sea creatures arrived on the land to form a stable food chain. The lizard-creatures would slowly begin to move ashore, mainly to lay their eggs and breed. Over a span of 10 million more years, the creatures were now fully dependent on the land to sustain themselves and to provide shelter. With the extinction of a few small mammals, including rat-like creatures called Milkateers, the lizards could no longer rely on such animals to sustain themselves and slowly evolved into a hunter gatherer species. Their legs were elongated and eventually they were given the ability to walk. Their small stubby arms transformed into long arms with razor sharp claws able to assess fruits growing on trees. These lizard people spread across the planet and formed different clans. Over time they developed new and more efficient tools, different ways to farm, and a trading system. Suddenly, Arrakis would collide with a larger unnamed planet at around 50,000 BC. This collision led to the planet splitting into two pieces. What would become Oz split off from Arrakis and was flown out into the exterior of the system. Arrakis meanwhile, was flown closer to the sun. Oz's jungle like environment remained. Arrakis on the other hand had begun to heat up signifigantly, destroying the jungle environment and forcing the lizard people to adapt.*

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Kingdom Era

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*Oz would become ruled over by small kingdoms who controlled spheres of influence over one another. This political system went unquestioned for millennia. By the year 2100, this longstanding political system had begun to unravel. More people began calling for representation and democracy. These ideas spread across the globe. Kingdoms would fall, either peacefully or violently. In the ashes, new major nations would be formed, notably the Republic of Komodo, which ruled over the most populated and farm rich areas of Oz. It found itself surrounded by rivals looking to cling its power from them.*

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Rise of Komodo

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*Komodo began to assemble a large military and navy using its high amounts of manpower and industrial might. It set about conquering multiple enclaves from former fish kingdoms. Komodo's empire quickly expanded and went on to conquer the island of Banta, which would turn into the protectorate known as Bermuda. Komodo had established itself as the sole superpower of Oz by 2630. All trade was controlled by them as they controlled the seas. If any nations wanted to do business with each other, they would have to go through Komodo. Any rebellions were crushed within Komodo's empire and it appeared that nothing would stop it.*

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First Ozian World War

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*A coalition of nations had formed over the decades to plan an attack against Komodo. Divided, they stood no chance. United, they had about a fair shot at defeating Komodo. Such an idea would have been thought of as impossible, but the year was 2710. Komodo was faced with an untenable financial burden of sustaining such a large empire for so long. Its military had turned into a dilapidated state after decades of neglect. Rebel movements in territories it held were growing in size. It was a better time then any time before to take Komodo on. In 2712, a coalition of 5 nations, St Lucia, Flores, Palau Rinca, St Vincent, and Padar, allied with 3 rebel movements, declares war on Komodo. The war in the eyes of Komodo's military commanders was viewed as highly winnable. However, Komodo's military was dealt a critical blow during an attempt at a pre-emptive attack on St. Lucia and Flores. This allowed rebel movements to gain serious traction in Komodo's colonies. The coalition nations seized Komodo's colonies and forced its military forces to retreat to Komodo island. On December 2714, Komodo had surrendered and the sun set on its ill-fated empire.*

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Inter-War Period

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*During the inter-war period, new nations had been formed from Komodo's former empire. Komodo was left to re-build itself. Ethnic groups within Komodo island believed that they had been cheated during the peace-making process by not being granted independence. The people of Teluk Logo began a strong independence movement. The Komodo government responded with military force to crush dissidents. The international community in Oz criticized Komodo's actions against the people of Teluk Logo and threatened sanctions if Komodo were to continue. Komodo refused to consider the warnings. The nations of Oz began preparations for war.*

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Second Ozian World War

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*As a direct warning, the nation of St. Lucia launched a missile towards Komodo's capital, killing 2,500 people. In response, Komodo sent its fleet to attack St. Lucia directly on January 2850. Palau Rinca, Flores, and Padar declared war on Komodo in turn to protect St. Lucia. The war was devastating for Komodo. It attempted a military landing on the nation, which turned into a gruesome stalemate. As well, the rebellion in Teluk Logo had begun to go south for Komodo. After their troops had been pushed from St. Lucia, Komodo surrendered.*

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Unification and Civil War

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*After Second Ozian World War, the nations of Oz agreed to a unification of the planet to avoid any future conflicts. Following the unification, peace for a brief time had been achieved. Soon, division would start to be made not on national lines, but on ideological lines. Helheim had formed an alliance with Oz for a brief time but that alliance became complicated as a civil war began in 2870. The government ruled by unificationists had been blamed for suppressing the communists. As a result, the communists of Oz rose up against the government and engaged in a bloody brutal civil war fought in the capital mainly. The fascists of Oz as well as Komodo nationalists would form their own minor factions but the main fighting would occur between the government and the communists. Helheim would play a minor role in the civil war. After 10 years of fighting, the communist cause collapsed at a high cost.*

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Modern Day

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*What resulted from the civil war was a new multi-party system in Oz that would include over 30 political parties. The idea of this was that it would hopefully avoid conflict in the future between different marginalized ideologies. Oz had begun to rediscover the universe and establish new minor settlements. Much is left open to happen to Oz, only time will tell.....*