Awerica

**Awerica** is a planet located near Yalara. It is Earth-like, with much of the land near to its equator being rocky or sandy desert due to its irregular spin, which causes the equatorial region to be very hot. A single moon, Startor, orbits around it.

A few small farming colonies have formed in these regions, as well as some Jawa migrants from Tatooine. Much of Awerica's surface is covered by forest or swampland. The planet has 3 sentient native species which can be found in these regions: The Yoders, the Kermish and the Scootish. Many colonists believe that the swamps are enchanted with magical traps due to the natives being fiercely territorial.

### Local Culture

#### Trupee - The Leading Currency of Awerica

The Trupee is the local currency on the planet Awerica. It has been adopted by the Mandalorians due to its a e s t h e t i c and simple yet secure design. The Trupee is a mixture of physical and virtual currency - the data is stored in a highly encrypted format on physical Trupee coins, which appear like gems which change color depending on the amount they contain. Because the amount is stored on the coins themselves, it removes the need of usual virtual currencies for a centralized bank, and instead requires only a centralized transaction processing system. Trupees cannot be stolen however - the encyption on each coin is almost impossible to hack without the user's personal key, meaning they can be traded with ease without fear of theft. Trupees also cannot be hacked to alter the amount contained within, as the inconsistency between the data in the centralized transaction system and in the coin would cause the coin to be invalidated. Although there is a centralized transaction system, it cannot be hacked to modify or add fake transactions as each Trupee contains a local copy of the transaction history, and if the history is detected to be invalid by a significant number of Trupees it is rolled back.

### Native Species

#### Scoots

Scoots or the Scootish are one of the native species to Awerica. They are known as looking very similar to ducks but in an evolved form and being able to communicate in basic with others. They are stereotyped as hating the Kermish and being very aggressive especially against other species and will always stand up for fellow Scoots. Generally found living at the Northern region of Awerica, known also as Scootland, but not rare at other places, seemingly the most dominant species, they can be seen anywhere in the system.

#### Kermish

Kermish of the Kermland is another species native to Awerica. They are green colored and have big eyes above their heads and are sometimes refered to as "frogs" because of their similar look. Usually found in the South but also at times being seen elsewhere, they are generally stereotyped as being very polite, liking and drinking sagura tea, being weaker than others and disliking the Scootish. They can be seen anywhere in Awerica.

#### Yoders

Yoders of the Western Yodland is the third species native to Awerica. Generally found the least compared to other species, they are a descendant of the Kermish and ironically they are stereotyped as not liking the Kermish at all. Yoders seem to look very closely to the ancient Jedi Master Yoda but they are not actually his species, just happen to look very similar. The Yoderish are very rare compared to other species in Awerica.