Clertan

**Clertan** (English: */kləɹtɪn/*) (Clertanian: */klæɾːtɒnɒ/)* is a terrestrial inhabited planet in the Clertanian Solar System of the Milky Way Galaxy. It is currently inhabited by about 13 billion citizens, 91% of which are of the morpho-clertanian species (*viridis clertis).* The planet is presently governed by a global digitocracy, which is led by an artificial intelligence that controls a council of five android robot leaders called the High Court. The government is authoritarian in culture, yet allows for somewhat free capitalist markets. The global government is one of the main active members of the Galactic Coalition, and also owns extant territory on other planets and moons. Many morpho-clertanian inhabitants take the shapeshifted form of humans, because of the growing popularity of Earth culture on the planet. The planet has 2 moons, C1a and C1b, which vary in size, shape, and speed.

## Clertan

### Atmosphere Concentration

80.2% nitrogen
18.68% oxygen

0.3% argon

0.2% carbon dioxide

0.012% zoron gas

### Early Planet History

Clertan was formed as a planet around 5.09 billion Earth years ago by a protoplanetary disk that rotated around the star CG8177. Its atmospheric gases were originally very dense, giving the sky a dark purple color, but they later spread apart and formed with less density, making the sky the current hue of green. Its first billion years consisted of a very hot core and surface which was uninhabitable. During the Interfractacious Period (3.2 billion yrs ago) life became sustainable and microorganisms started to form. The main difference between Earth creatures and Clertan creatures is their cellular structures. Clertanian life consists of mostly silicate fractal patterns that can create sentient organisms, while Earthly life consists of carbon bonds formed in a helix pattern (DNA).

### Early Intelligent Life

The first intelligent life on Clertan was the *viridis vulgaris,* a proto-morphing species (around 400,000 yrs ago) which composition was mostly solid but could form itself in different ways by pressing against hard objects. After about 100,000 Earth years the *viridis perspictus* evolved, making rudimentary shapeshifting possible. About 255,000 Earth years ago the current species *viridis clertis* was born, leading to a new era in Clertanian history.

### First Civilizations

The very first recorded civilization in Clertan's history is thought to be the Proto-Helomites in modern-day Northwest Stacounne, near the Great Central Zycryptium Basin. Scientists speculate that the cause of their success may be due to the rich resources near the location. Contrary to human belief, the first circular method of locomotion (wheel) was invented in the *Proto-Helomite* civilization to transport mining material quicker. These people called their planet **Kiltunaar,' *which means*** *land of ore'.* (ancestor of "Clertan"). Fortunately, the wheel was not used for long as a nearby civilization, the Kerfelon civilization of ancient Western Divuuli (near the same Zycryptium basin), discovered early levitation technology. This was achieved by creating plasma with ore and heat from the sun (CG8177), and superheating green Zycryptium chunks. They would then smelt this material with magnetic metals to create an early gas-hover mechanism powered by this material.

### Political Turmoil

Interestingly, Clertan has not always been unified by one global government. After the founding of the Helomite Republic in Stacounne and the Kingdom of Kerfelon in Divuuli, primitive tribes had already begun to settle in Zarconea after discovering it by sea. Kerfelon had begun to take use of its resourceful location surrounded by ocean, and had found other routes by sea to mine large Zycryptium basins quickly. In contrast, the Helomite Republic focused their growth on culture, agriculture and labor. The two nations had increasingly different missions that got in the way of each other, wasting resources while letting other civilizations sprout up.

During the reign of Clepriost II of Kerfelon, increasing tension between nations had rendered trade useless, and the monarch declared war on the Helomites in 1198 AD. This 40-year conflict became known as the First Divuulian War. With the Kingdom of Kerfelon having an naval advantage, their territorial grasp expanded to Stacounne, leaving the Helomites dissolved. The political consequences of this war allowed the Zarcon Legion, one of many previous tribes, to quickly absorb goods and wealth from the recently defeated Helomite Republic, as well as develop new techniques of engineering such as Zoron power. The Zarcon Legion's militaristic and authoritarian government contributed to their wealth and growth, which became an imperial government mindset. This culminated in the Zarcon Empire's largest extent in 1380 AD, stretching extremely far east and west and touching Divuulian borders.

After the First Divuulian War in the 13th century, the Kingdom of Kerfelon had become unstable due to financial debt. This created many breakaway states that would later become client and vassal states, such as the Quona Republic in Hidroippu and the many short-lived nations of Blinuio. Kerfelon had become dependent on strict autocracy, which led to the Divuulian Revolution. The overthrow of the monarchy sparked a capitalist motive for the revolutionaries, forming the New Federation of Divuuli. With a newly-designed city called Venderis, their plan was to divide each sector of the Divuuli region into states which would be run as corporations. This was a surprise for the Zarcon Empire, who had not anticipated the rebellion. Nevertheless, the two forces could not mix, giving Zarcon the will to invade the shores of Venderis, igniting the Second Divuulian War in 1533. This time, Divuuli's capitalist environment created opportunities for technological growth, outmatching even the best Zarconian weaponry and fleet. Divuuli gained extra support from its vassal states in Hidroippu and Blinuio, while the Zarcon Empire had already gained similar resources by land expansion. The two waged the most intense and brutal war in Clertan's history, lasting just over 68 years. The two forces reached an agreement at the turn of the 17th century: a ceasefire, a reorganization of Zarconea into a democratic and non-hostile state, and the transfer of Divuuli's vassal states to Zarconian rule.

### Creation of the Digitocracy

In 1750 AD, after a century of reestablishment and rebuilding, the Digitocratic Party of Triclon was the most popular political organization on the planet, winning over the public in Zarconea. This came at a time when the New Federation of Divuuli had its influence tight around Zarconea. Digitocrats believe that artificial intelligence should govern the entire planet and learn from its human population to make just decisions. Not stopping in Triclon, the Digitocrats continued to spread their ideas of a new government around the urban population of Venderis. After years of collective growth in the party and widespread adoption of their ideology, the global government unified all territory on Clertan. It kept Zarconea's capital of Triclon, but focused its main development away from strict military and towards corporations and the economy. The Digitocracy has maintained its collective authority over every inch of Clertan over a period of over 250 years.

### Current Politics

Currently, there are six divisions (provinces) of the global government: Zarconea, Blinuio, Divuuli, Stacounne, Minuskipas, and Hidroippu. The political headquarters and center of all government is located in the city of Triclon in Zarconea. The city is technically an administrative district and therefore is not maintained by the local government. The "commerce capital" city, or the city which is used by most corporations as headquarters and largest by population, is Venderis, in Divuuli. Venderis is the most populated city on the planet, with just under 203 million inhabitants. Not far behind is Triclon with about 188 million inhabitants. There are many government agencies maintained by the provincial governments which maintain different aspects of everyday life such as: commerce (e.g. Economists), education (e.g. EduCouncil), City Maintenance (Zarco-Metro), and much more.

#### Provinces

Zarconea is the most successful province in the Clertan economy and also has the most successful corporations, including MagnaCorp, Sentiphoa Finance, and Triclo-Vision. It is also the home of most government department/agency offices. Although expansive in trade, Zarconea is not the largest in surface area. The climate is mostly temperate and polar. Zarconea’s capital city is Triclon.

Blinuio is the largest province by surface area and also the coldest. Blinuio is one of the least populated provinces and is also extremely diverse in company manufacturing. This is mainly due to the fact that nowhere in its territory is there Zycryptium crystal basins. Because of this, mining is mostly reduced to metal and solidified gases (cold and pressurized). The climate is mostly polar and is only hot near the helomode (equator). Blinuio is the only province to stretch across every line of latitude on the planet. Blinuio’s capital city is Kelta.

Divuuli is the second most successful province in the Clertan economy, and also has the fourth largest surface area (third to last). Although Venderis is the global hub for business, it does not harbor as many cities with as much economic impact as Zarconea. Divuuli is famous for being seperated into three disconnected regions by Hidroippu and Minuskipas's land borders, making it necessary to travel between provinces. It is also known for having a rivalry with Zarconea because of the close statistics. It has a mostly tropical climate. Divuuli’s capital city is Venderis.

Stacounne is the second largest province by surface area and unlike Blinuio, is more populated and successful. Although most of Stacounne is very cold, it is able to use more advanced climate control technology due to larger funds. Unlike Blinuio which contains no Zycryptium, Stacounne does and therefore is more populated and commercially profitable. Stacounne has a polar climate, and a temperate climate nearer to the tropics. Stacounne’s capital city is Saacri.

Minuskipas is the smallest province by surface area and also the fourth most populated, behind Stacounne and above Blinuio. It borders Zarconea's rich Eretanian Zycryptium Basin, which allows it to access some of the population of the Northeast region of Zarconea. Minuskipas is known for its companies which like creating experimental technologies not widely in use. Its climate is dry and cold, but slightly temperate in the south and bordering Divuuli's main section. Minuskipas’s capital city is New Dostria.

Hidroippu is the least populated and fifth largest province by surface area (second to last). It contains no Zycryptium and is shaped similar to a very large bay, containing water on almost all sides. It has the only part of Clertan's land borders with a natural right angle (due to abnormal tectonic plate movement). Hidroippu is known for its navy and small marine cities which do not contain large populations. Hidroippu's climate varies, from polar in the far north to tropical in the south. Hidroippu’s capital city is Serolos.

#### Alternate Universes

In universes such as GC Tertiary Universe 3, the Clertanians are more hostile in culture and seek to conquer as many planets and civilizations as possible without violating the Galactic Coalition's rules. For example, the Tertiary variant of the Clertanians colonize the planet Mæll and attempt to re-educate its people. In contrast, there is no Clertanian society in GC Secondary Universe 2 because a lack of Zycryptium does not allow for the planet to fully form at all. It is unclear what types of changes are made past the third GC Alternate Universe because of the unstable conditions involved with multiversal travel.