Shonaka Federation

### Official Language(s)

Jukwon (Mix Japanese, Chinese Mandarin, Mongolian, Korean, Taiwanese, Cambodian, Tamil, and Malay)

## History

### Formation

15 AL

**The Shonaka Federation** is a one of twelve member nations of the Juda Federation and is home to the Wukongs. It is a federation of different clans that have united under one banner with each clan head representing the people of their territory as well as the clans that govern them. Unlike the pacifistic Bharat Republic or the scientific and academic Alchericus Republic, they are all warriors that can use ki, the energy or life force that give them power.

## History

After the decline of Earth, a mass exodus to evacuate from the doomed world was commissioned to evacuate every human being. Yet en route to their new home, a massive wormhole suddenly appeared that caused every ship to be absorbed and flung into many parts of the new galaxy. The Polo Fleet was one of them, including, *The Star of the East*, with everyone waking up from cryosleep. When everyone got there, they see the strange stellar phenomenons as they see both the beauty and horror of this new galaxy. After that revelation, people started to mutate slowly as they feel like their burning on the inside. The first to die was the admiral of the entire fleet who have succumb to an illness caused by the stellar anomalies. So the captains had a meeting on what to do.

The captain of the *The Traveling Venetian*, Coronato La Fazia, suggest that they use the experimental body modification technology to increase their chance for survival as the probes survey the five moons orbiting the gas giant. Captain Iwa Akazawa of *The Star of the East*, was the first to agree to the proposal with many other captains follow soon after.

Captain Iwa Akazawa have her people use DNA splicing that involves DNA of gorillas for greater strength, chimpanzees for greater dexterity, Japanese macaque and golden snub-nosed monkeys for greater agility, flexibility and acrobatics, and axolotl salamanders for limb, spinal cord, heart, and organ regeneration along with partial brain regeneration while introducing some of the substances from The Shroud and five other strange stellar substances. The results where the creation of the Wukongs. A race of super strong beings with prehensile monkey tails and the ability to unlock and manipulate their ki.

After their change and discovery of their new powers, they headed over to the forest moon of Juda Primaris, Polo, named after the fleet. The Wukongs made their home on a forested plateau near a mountain range similar to the Tianzi Mountain Range from Earth. However, the plateau they landed on is home to extremely predatory fauna that are also half animal and half plant. Some Wukongs charged forth and use their new abilities to take down 15,000 predators while taking only one casualty. These were martial arts masters, and these masters help teach the new Wukongs on how to defend themselves, how to hone their new abilities and help them survive when their ship and equipment were destroyed. Each martial arts master create Clans in order to spread out and secure their new home.

They later reunite on 15 AL and formed the Shonaka Federation. A federation that has a warrior culture, follow the philosophies of the Way of the Dragon in order to discipline themselves and hone their abilities, and to live in harmony with the new home they've made.

## Culture

The Shonaka Federation is lead by the Federation Speaker, the one who keep the clans united and has absolute power along side the heads of the different clans. Each clan controls a province or with new clans seizing new territories and create new forms of martial arts.

The architecture and aesthetics of the Shonaka Federation is based on Pagoda, Buddhism, Zenshuyo, Qing Dynasty Chinese, Taoism, Khmer, Imperial Mongolian and Goreyo in the traditional sense.

The Wukongs of the Shonaka Federation have a fierce warrior culture and proud of it. They train and fight in order to protect themselves in the new world they found. They hone their martial prowess and learn to control their ki at a young age to prevent disaster as well. Children at the age of six are allowed into the temples to not only train, but also receive an education. When cleaning, farming, or any form of physical activity; it is considered training of the body. When cooking or making, it is considered training in precision, handling and patience while focusing the mind and control of their hands. To the people, everyday seems like training.

The Way of the Dragon is actually a philosophy that follow the doctrines of Taoism, Confucianism, many martial arts codes.

## Economy

The Wukongs found ways to gather resources with their ki while avoiding any ecological damage. They did deep into the Jade Plateau and make foundries powered by their ki to prevent environmental pollution. They forge metal alloys deep in the Jade Plateau with underground communities that create other works such as basket weaving, pottery, paint making, textile making, paper making, stone workings, and plenty of jobs. On the surface though, lots of agriculture. Yet everything is on the surface outside of the Jade Plateau.

They do trade some of their custom alloys with the Alchemics of the Alchericus Republic in exchange for medicines.

## Politics

The leader of the Shonaka Federation is known as the Federation Speaker, who has a strong authority in the government while sharing their power with different clan leaders. Each clan control a state or province in a similar manner to a governor or senator. They are very democratic in choosing the next Federation Speaker. Yet in an event of a tie or argument, this issue will be resolved by Trial By Combat. Both fighters fight in a large arena with many citizens watch along with the clan heads. There are three rules: No killing, no weapons; and if you are unconscious, thrown out of the ring, or on the ground for ten seconds: you are out. It maybe bloody, but effective.

In the House of Unity, it is divided between the Regional Clans and the Federal Clans. The Regional Clans are representatives of the clans in different territories that are known as provinces while the Federal Clans are representative of clans in territories known as states. There are some chances that the province can become an official state after some bureaucracy and rare cases of Trial By Combat. It's a very loose system, but can be effective at times.

Yet if someone commits a crime, they have to go to the House of Justice to stand trial and no Trial By Combat.

## Geography

The capital of the Shonaka Federation lies in the Jade Plateau, next to the Bharat Republic to the west and the Alchericus Republic to the northwest. The Shonaka Federation spread west of Polo and claim many territories in the Jugoris Continent and a few scattered islands.

## Trivia

* The Shonaka Federation flag is largely inspired by the Dragon Ball franchise.
	+ The different shades of blue comes from the Kamehameha, or Turtle Destruction Wave.
	+ The orange and blue comes from the Turtle School Uniform (originally a shade of red but became orange later on).
	+ The golden diamond with seven red stars comes from the Seven Star Dragon Ball.

* The Wukongs are largely inspired by the Saiyans from the Dragon Ball franchise yet far superior due to having their body parts regenerating. However, they never transform into Great Apes under a full moon.