Shafalaq Republic

### Official Language(s)

Shalafiqu (Mix of Hindi, Latin, Japanese, Italian, Estonian, Sweden, Hebrew, Arabic, Cambodian, Spanish, Malaysian and Portuguese)

## History

### Formation

9 AL

**The Shafalaq Republic**, officially known as **The Divine Republic of Shafalaq**, is a theocratic and democratic nation, along with being the earliest civilizations, and home to the genetically and biologically engineered race with psychic abilities, the Zuborgo. The people of the Shafalaq Republic uses their genetic and biological engineering technology to adapt or evolve and thrive in the Poseidon Galaxy. They manage to thrive and grow on their new world, which is a continental moon of Juda Primaris, Sukara.

## History

After Mad Sultan Shafeeq el-Amin had detonated nukes in the north pole, everyone on Earth had made an evacuation plan to leave as Shafeeq was killed by his own people and his New World Jihad was replaced with the Arab-African League. The four superpower nations banded together and made ships to flee from the doomed planet that was falling to the sun. Unfortunately, while en route to find a new home in the Alpha Centauri System, a strange wormhole appeared that sucked in forty-two fleets, including the Polo Flotilla and one of its ships, *The Rising Sun of a New Dawn*.

The wormhole flung all the fleets into the four corners of a new galaxy. A galaxy full of nebulae gases, stellar storms, The Shroud, strange phenomenons and anomalies, and unknown substances. Everyone in the Polo Flotilla woke-up from their cryopods and find themselves in a beautiful but deadly new galaxy as they all start to notice the slow mutations they suffered the more they stay. The admiral of the Polo Fleet died from the mutations that made him ill. Captain Coronato La Fazia, of *The Traveling Venetian*, called an emergency meeting with all the captains of the fleet. This also included the captain of *The Rising Sun of a New Dawn*, Captain Benegal Bhatta.

Captain La Fazia suggest that they use the experimental augmentations on their ships in order to survive and endure in this new galaxy while the probes survey the five moons for suitable landing locations as well as check to see if it is safe. All the captains agreed and use their augmentations. As for the people of *The Rising Sun of a New Dawn*, they decided to use augmentations that include genetic engineering and biological manipulation. Many people aboard didn't like the idea at first because they believed that it goes against their religion. However, some agreed that it is necessary for survival and with it, they may be connected to The Shroud. A strange phenomenon that many hear whispers from gods from ages past. They all slowly listen to the whispers and decided to go with genetic tampering. The biological and genetic modifications also awaken dormant psychic powers and many see the "Gods of Old Earth". Thus, the creation of the Zuborgo.

Once the probes finished, all the ships landed on the moons and work on the creation of new civilizations. *The Rising Sun of a New Dawn* landed on the continent of Shafal, on the continental moon of Sukara. The Zuborgo, thanks to their new psychic abilities and biological transhumanism, they founded a new religion based on the pantheons of old such as Egyptian, Hindu, Greek, Norse and many more. It took only nine years to build the Shafalaq Republic. A civilization that has many gods, create new life and live in harmony with nature.

In 100 AL, their spiritualistic and biological ideals clash with their polar opposite, the Saloria Republic. This republic from the other side of Sukara have cybernetic enhancements and augmentations and prefer a more materialistic existence that view the Shafalaq Republic's spirituality childish. The people of the Shafalaq Republic view the lack of spirituality as heresy as well as the hedonistic lifestyle of the Yiklos. This started The Darwinistic War between the two republics that lasted for three years. The war was brought to a stalemate as neither side can gain the advantage. The two created a political barrier known as, "The Separatist Wall", to keep each other out of their territories. That was until the formation of the Juda Federation that tore that barrier down and have both sides risen up to the stars. Despite the peaceful agreement, both the Shafalaq Republic and the Saloria Republic still have some grievances.

## Culture

The culture of the Shafalaq Republic is largely spiritualistic after doing some biological enhancements to themselves that enables their psychic abilities. This allows them to connect to The Shroud and their "gods". They worship the original gods from ancient times such as Egyptian, Greek, Celtic, Shinto, Hindu and many more. They have an extremely large pantheon that it may be hard to keep track for an outsider.

The architecture is based on and mix of Kulen Style, Bakheng Style, Ancient Roman, Angkor Wat Style, Bayon Style, Shanxi, Umayyad, Abbasid, Asuka, Nara, Kamakura, Cantonese, Gan, Gupta, Hindu, Jain, Indo-Islamic, Mughal, Silla, Goryeo, Moorish, Gothic, Sassanian and Portuguese Mannerism.

The main source of education is in the monasteries and temples with highly strict teachings. Although some students have to commute in order to receive an education.

The people of the Shafalaq Republic believe that altering their DNA and biology will allow one to connect with the more animalistic gods like Ganesha or Horus for examples. Yet each sect of their religion is only given specific modifications. Same with the military. The effects can be reverse and change when retiring or some other reason. Although some receive other forms of enhancements pending on the environment.

## Economy

The main currency of the Shafalaq Republic is a sudako.

Much of the economy is largely dependent on agriculture. Yet some of the food waste or waste byproducts are recycled as biomass to make more genetic material from scratch along with any biological implants and armor.

However, they do require DNA from the wildlife of other worlds in order to adapt, survive and thrive in the Poseidon Galaxy. Some of their genetic equipment is highly prized among scientists in the Juda Federation in order to help with understanding the wildlife and flora of distant worlds.

## Politics

The Grand Priest/Priestess is the head of state and share their power and authority with the Holy Parliament of Shafalaq. There are 193 members of the Holy Parliament, one for each territory. Yet that number has grown as they head out to space. However, some are members of the Juda Parliament.

As a theocratic democracy, it is said that it is the will of both the people and the gods that have elected he next righteous Grand Priest or Grand Priestess.

## Geography

The Shafalaq Republic is located on one half of the moon of Sukara, on the continent of Shafal. In actuality, it is two contents that are slowly drifting apart. The continent has lush forests, mountain ranges that reaches up to 25,000 feet tall that have terrible blizzards, and a large desert above the equator made entirely of red sand.