Heva
| Heva | |
|---|---|
 Heva in 2995 | |
| Satellites | 2 |
| Semi-major axis | 1.282 AU |
| Diameter | 12563.612 km |
| Orbital period | 412.857 days |
| Rotation period | 25.21 hours |
| Surface gravity | 0.989 G |
| Axial tilt | 13.5 |
| Mean temperature | 10.1 C |
| Atmosphere composition | 69.08% N2, 21.95% O2, 2.77% Ar, 0.05% CO2, 2.67% Xe, 3.48% Ne |
| Adjective | Hevan |
| Population | 123.6 billion |
| Jurisdiction | Coalition of Allied Star Systems |
Heva (IPA: /ˈhiːvə/, /ˈheɪvə/; Iquis: Hēwa [ˈhewɐ]), designated as Shwen AB III or Alpha Apiculae d, is a planet in the Shwen system. Its administrative capital planet of the Coalition of Allied Star Systems. Its 26 billion inhabitants live in its two thousand-year old urban sprawl which covers ninety-nine percent of its landmasses. The only area where the original surface is still visible and exposed is the administrative center Government Quarter.
Heva has two moons: Ozt (Shwen AB IIIb), and Mihe (Shwen AB IIIc).
It is represented in the Coalition of Allied Star Systems by the United Ashranate of Heva and Ozt. Its head of state is Ashra Bōtcqōco III.
History
Years after Icnosis
Archaeological and secondary documentation confirms that Heva was settled by initial human pioneers in 166 AAI, one of the first worlds that the civilizations in Incognita discovered and subsequently chosen as a new home.
The world was originally a habitable earth-like world with luscious alien fauna and flora, which were later domesticated by the settlers as farm animals and sources of food. The planet was originally home to the sharay, native stone-age sophonts, but had disappeared from records by the 3rd century AAI, its skeletons only to be discovered again in the 15th century. The native fauna lacked a prey instinct for the new humans that now shared their world, and most displayed curiosity and friendliness when approached. Predators mostly kept to themselves.
By the 3rd centruy AAI, civilization on Heva returned to a more primitive form compared to the ancestors of the settlers that had originally arrived from Incognita, as pastoral and agricultural lifestyles were far more productive for community growth. Old Iquis began to appear as a distinct language separate from Proto-Icnotic A.
Hevans leaders styled themselves with the hereditary title ashra (Old Iquis: wāšra), organizing themselves into recognizable nation-states by the 7th century AAI.
Ashranate of Terot
The Teroti had managed to unite their continent Terot under a monarchy since 1003 CE.
First Ecumenopolis
By 1462 AAI, the urban sprawl of Heva grew to cover most of the existing landmasses, as the planet began to suffer the consequences of massive rates of urbanization made possible by automated construction technology and a cheap work force.
The complete coverage of all available landmasses dictated many local governments to band together to reinforce existing buildings with nanocrete to support a second layer of urbanization above the current cities.
The construction of Level 2, then called New Heva, began in 1481 AAI.
Hevan World Federation (1930-2021)
Heva was forcefully united under a world government, as the Hevan World Federation, mainly in a Teroti-led planetwide conquest that lasted from 1895 to 1930 AAI. The Teroti expanded their sovereignty to the entire planet, declaring a worldwide monarchy on Heva.
Great Devastation (2021 AAI)
In 2021 AAI, several factions launched nuclear attacks upon each other, devastating much of the important urban centers. The nuclear detonations were powerful enough to collapse many levels of the urban structures, significantly damaging global infrastructure and waste management. The event wiped out more than 78% of the global population, which numbered around 19 billion at the time.
Artashian Subjugation (2356)
In 2354, the Star Republic of Artashia launched a planetary invasion of Heva in an attempt to use the still-recovering Hevan population as slave labour to harvest metals and other materials from the ruins of the First Ecumenopolis. By 2356, most of Heva has been secured by the Artashian Starcorps.
Artashian rule lasted almost a century before damages incurred from attacks by Hevan resistance became too costly for Artashian operations to continue on Heva. The Artashian government announced a full-scale withdrawl from Heva in 2448.
Second Ecumenopolis
Under Artashian rule, newer stabilization technologies allowed the occupational government to begin construction of a new layer of urban growth on top of the ruins of the First Ecumenopolis, intended to be settled by Artashian elites. The Second Ecumenopolis officially begins on the 35th level of the Hevan Ecumenopolis.
Heva-Artashian War (2510-2514)
The Hevan military junta launched devasting planetary attacks on Artashian settlements across the Settled Systems, which led to a full out war between the two polities. By the end of the conflict, both sides collectively incurred casualties of up to five billion.
Formation of the Coalition (2525)
The anti-war Vermillion Revolution broke out in 2514 across worlds controlled by the militant Star Republic of Artashia and the Hevan Planetary Government, including the Artashian-occupied Bzhao homeworld of Rwoth.
The resulting civilian-led governments sued for peace, and entered negotiations the same year.
The Star System Economic Forum was established in 2516 as an economic platform to promote cooperation between star systems in the region.
Closer economic ties and co-reliance among the star systems culminated in the ratification of the Incognita V Accords, resulting in the formation of the Coalition of Allied Star Systems in 2525 with the founding worlds of Heva, Artashia, Carthage, and Rwoth.
Geography
Heva is traditional divided into four major continents: Terot, Esowa, Eiskon, and Aywēsin.
Levels
What precisely is a level is determined locally by the constituent district, but most districts tend to define levels as 'ten floors tall'. This means some of the tallest buildings with its foundations on the first level actually spans numerous levels as vertical urbanization necessitated new surfaces build around the existing buildings.
First Ecumenopolis
The First Ecumenopolis describes the levels of now mostly uninhabited urban growth that had been built prior to 2021 AAI. It is generally inaccessible by members of the public, but government technicians, scholars, and other related personnel are granted supervized access to these levels. These levels are under atmospheric control and constant surveillance to prevent structural decay to support the Second Ecumenopolis directly above it.
1st to 24th levels
As the 1st to 24th levels of the Hevan Ecumenopolis is toxic, dangerous, and uninhabited, these levels are restricted to members of the public, and is constantly flooded with nerve gases to prevent unauthorized habitation. It is also patrolled by heavily-armed security drones. These levels, once home to the early inhabitants of the ecumenopolis, consists mostly of nanocrete structural reinforcements to support the massive city above.
25th to 34th levels
These levels are home to the poorest members of Hevan society. Conditions are often unsanitary, and disease is common. Crime rates are high. Privacy is rare, as most people live in densely packed urban clusters.
The 24th level is not uninhabited, but is designated as a buffer zone between the inhabited levels and the levels flooded with nerve gasses.
Second Ecumenopolis
The Second Ecumenopolis describes the levels of inhabited urban growth build after 2021 AAI. The 35th to 42th levels were built between 2256 and 2525, and the rest (43rd-102nd) were built after 2525.
35th to 55th levels
These layers are dedicated to infrastructure necessary to support the massive population on the planet. There is also a significant population of inhabitants here, but like their counterparts in the 25th to 34th levels, are mostly impoverished.
56th-90th levels
These layers are home to the planet's middle class. Conditions here are relatively cleaner, and crime rates are lower. These areas are often heavily policed to prevent inhabitants from the lower levels from loitering here.
90th-102nd levels
These layers are the least dense out of all the layers, offering the elites of the Coalition of Allied Star Systems a luxurious lifestyle of hedonistic indulgence. The 95th to 102nd levels offer its inhabitants access to real sunlight.
Atmosphere
Heva's relatively high neon atmospheric concentration allows for spectacularly 'bloody' auroras.
Religion
Hevans religious beliefs are too diverse to be categorized, but several indigenous religious movements that have developed on Heva include several common characteristics.
Geolatry
Hevans, like many faiths in the Settled Systems, worships Earth as a divine place. They believe that humans were created by an primordial entity on Earth, but hubris and pride caused them to be exiled to the Settled Systems.
Mythical Nature
Hevans view their early history, before the irreversible damage that building the Hevan ecumenopolis caused, as a wild realm full of magic and adventure. Countless fairy-tales and epics are set during this mythical time.