Kerason

**Kerason** is a terrestrial planet under the rule of the Malendor Supercorporation.

Its main region is Talloskera, the home of its earliest settlements. Its capital city is Lagenweren, a modest town that was the founding city of the planet.

## Symbols

Kerason's flag is pink and yellow. Pink represents beauty and virtue, and yellow represents happiness. The five rings represent the founding cities of Kerason.

Its motto is "Mirje Kerason" or "Mire Kerason", which both mean "Happy Kerason" or "Beautiful Kerason".

## History

It was founded by colonists from the Eighteenth Galactic Empire, who landed in what are now the grasslands of Talloskera. The first of their settlements was Lagenwaren, which became the capital of their colony.

Five of its universities were the oldest and most prominent universities of Kerason: Lagenwaren, Aukengra, Pliskâreg, Jaukogre, and Vêrauno.

It was conquered by the Igarin Empire, who converted it to a temple-world where thousands were killed in fiery pits as sacrifices to Faneson. Centuries later, it was liberated by the Malendor Supercorporation, who restored its republic under their control.

In modern times, the planet is now known as Kirsolan, a vast republic covering all the planets of its star system. The band Dondaton is still remembered as among its national heroes. It is a member of an alliance made of its old allies, including Novantir.

## Geography

### Talloskera

* Lagenweren - capital city of the republic. Often mispelled as "Lagenwaren", which became a more popular name for the city.
	+ Lagenweren Academy
	+ 128 Vulaiska Street - Recruitment Office
	+ Mandeskor Mall
		- An abandoned mall that was formerly a site infested with feral clones that ate any unfortunate wanderer. It was near a waterfall cliff.
	+ Lagenawren Zoo
		- The criminal Zronzren once went on a killing spree, murdering the reptiles and dragons before ending by killing the mayor's hirhueh and eating her heart.
* Aukengra - one of the five universities of ancient Kerason.
	+ University of Aukengra
	+ Imaban Park - a park near the university where rock musicians perform on a pale stage.
* Pliskâreg - one of the five universities of ancient Kerason.
* Jaukogre - one of the five universities of ancient Kerason.
* Vêrauno - one of the five universities of ancient Kerason.

### Elsewhere

* Âbijes - a city at the southern hemisphere of the planet, located at Dřinadřö Province, Vrundal Region. Known for its buildings and streets built from purple crystal. Home of the reformed criminal turned artist Uahatre.
	+ Zalcha 26/9 Store - a convenience store located in Âbijes. The numbers represent the amount of hours in a local day, and days in a local week.
	+ Vaisotře Holy Academy of Painters
	+ Kaltolar Park - a town at the east of the town
	+ Mai Třohal Mall - a large, abandoned shopping mall at the east of Abijes. Kaltolar Park is at the middle of the structure, and to the east of it is a pit that was the ruin of a sacrificial pit from the Igarin era.
* Vrîndala - a major city, home to the Diamond Temple of Lumbariz. South of Lagenawren's waterfall cliffs.
* Astrotai Sector
* Lishandar Sector - home to another republic of three planets under the rule of the Malendor Supercorporation. It has been heavily influenced by Novantirna culture, in spite of its Resparin majority.

## Government

In spite of it swearing loyalty to the Malendor Supercorporation, it maintains its own republican government, with its governor being an elected President who rules for up to two terms of five local years.

### Leaders

Its current President-Governor is Soravre Joridra, a male Kerasonian.

The mayor of Lagenawren is currently Platuger, a female Novantir.

The mayor of Abijes is Mjerägäře, a male Kerasonian. He converted a Comic Library into a meeting hall for holo-conferences with the other members of the Rigarian Alliance.

## Flora and fauna

The *dzhala* tea was derived from a herb that is native to the planet.

The *astřoken* tree, which grows sap that can be molded into crystalline sculptures, is also a native tree to the planet, and it is also a national symbol.

## Culture

See also: Kerasonian glossary

Much of the planet is an agricultural planet, and farms cover much of the planet's continents. There, groves of *astřoken* sap trees are grown, and people keep slow herds of koguri and ever-splitting flocks of *pulkotře* for their food.

This is the homeworld of the famous rock band Dondaton and the infamous criminal gang Jorechur.

The people of Kerason, the Kerasonian ethnicity, are mostly of Resparin descent, but they had abandoned much of their marine traditions in favour of a later urbanised culture. They also had Igarin/Zelarin mixed blood.

There are many non-Igarin minorities in Kerason due to its reputation as a peaceful planet since the Malendor liberation or takeover. One of them was the Norse human community, who mostly worships Freyr.

*Karesken* is the national sport of Kerason. It resembles American football, with several differences: the ball can only be kicked when it is near the opposing team's goalpost, and no toughened pads are used, so all players must use the strength of their own bodies.

*Dalatultar*, a game similar to hockey with players hitting a large ball with sticks behind a flag, is the national sport of the planet. *Chelachand* is a popular board game in Kerason, where two to six players control an army of pieces to fight each other on a hexagonal board. It used to be associated with scholars and students, but is nowadays seen as an uncouth little sport for ruffians and uncultured, drunk hooligans.

## Language

The Kerasonian language is a Resparin language of the Parökarin lineage, written in the Novantirna alphabet. Although both w and v are allophones pronounced in the same letter, w is sometimes replaced with v due to Malendor influence.

## Diplomatic relations

### Freyrgardians

The Kerasonians maintain good relations with the Norse Galactics. Some of the Norse humans consecrated the planet to Freyr because it is an agricultural planet.

Many Norse humans are also citizens of Kerason, forming communities of farmers and artists.

### Nandegakko

Nandegakko has a friendly rivalry with Kerason over each other's academies, hunters, archers, and sportspeople. Both planets' Igarin peoples are from the same race, as Resparins, but the Kerasonians were more influenced by the Malendors. Nonetheless, the Nandegakkovians see the Kerasonians as brothers and fellow kin: this was why some Exiles helped liberate the planet and rebuild its cities from Igarin rule. While the Nandegakkovians adapted their ancestral traditions into their modernised, atheistic society.

## Notable citizens and inhabitants

* Dondaton
	+ Bagofen Lhagenawren
	+ Tuperon Jatrukazil
	+ Uskazol Vantrinol
	+ Himbolen Ragufien
	+ Vodzhatosh Zharinzol
* Jorechur
	+ Sarkawali Mingantol
	+ Uahâtře Vilkaröstar
	+ Skanjedro
	+ Vänare
	+ Nakkalâr
	+ Ïvdosre
	+ Zronzren
* Zalandar Rhuenaidrol
* Kesatre
* Auloreen Geratros - the headmaster of Lagenwaren Academy.
* Hiragen - a teacher in Bagofen's class. Bagofen saved him when the Academy was on fire.
* Uaikradil - a devoted fan of Tuperon
* Ñatrevando - a fan of Tuperon who wears sunglasses. He likes gifts and souvenirs.
* Inzarîl - a carer who is a fan of Tuperon. Ze was also a member of an army of fans formed to fight for Tuperon.
* Girtil - a bearded man who was Tuperon's fan.
* Raitarago and Metaränga - two pink-haired men who are also fans of Tuperon.
* Zulinkar Los the bird-man
* Zulinkar Ros the wolf-man
* Dârondar the Resparin
* Tuperon's Army - an army of fans who gathered to protect their superstar, Tuperon. They wore armour and waved red badger flags and golden dragon flags, with each mascot holding a sword bearing a flaming valknut.
* Platuger - the mayor of Lhagenawren. She is a Novantirna with white hair.
* Mjerägäře - the mayor of Abijes.

## Trivia

* The planet's name was inspired by part of the lyrics to "Calamari Inkantation", a song in Splatoon: "Ya weni marei mirekyarahire juri yu mire**kerason**".
	+ Some other names for local Kerasonians were derived from the same song's gibberish lyrics.
* Kerason has 26 hours in a local day, and its local calendar has nine days in a week.

## See also

* Nandegakko, another ally of the Malendor Supercorporation, and a close ally of that world for its educational institutions and love of sports.