Contents History and Government |
Seaquine History Current Events -Cold currents halt breeding in both Southern and Central Moon nurseries. Fire nests are the only way to hatch eggs. -Rumors of trouble coming. -Military raactivity has been on the increase and lawless seaquines find it challenging to participate in their practice-Shark sightings have been on the rise -Introduction of numbat patterns -there has been a great boost of seaquines coming to settle by the spire for the first time. With the entrance of new seaquines comes the filling of jobs and skills. -Spring marks the time where the seaquines are in a buzz, opening up all of their shops. The gypsies and acadamy both make a stop to drum up buisness. -Strange happenings have been recorded on Jacks latest adventure including many scared and isolated creature babies, strange markings, objects and loss of life, and an intellegent and unknown malice lurking in the deep. The proper authorities have been alerted and are currently accessing the situation. -Jack and his group of adventurers find new deep sea items including coral and algae that glows. Recent History -The Dwarves arrive on the Reef -The Ghosts are discovered -The finding and destruction of the Tidestone: Not common knowledge. Events occur during the Freedom Festival Ball. Small group of seaquines help to locate the Tidestone before it could fall into the wrong hooves. The weapon is destroyed by the council shortly thereafter. -Oxxo becomes the new Spectrum Guild Master -Return of the Ice Path to the Spectrum Guild -The Lost Library is discovered -The Octopi begin to join coves. -The Sone Path is revived by Kalivar and his dwarves. -Pink Beauties jellyfish swarm, introdution of mechtechs.
Ancient History -Early Legends -The Lost Era: An age lost to the pirate wars. Referred to as the Golden Age by the dwarves. -The Pirate Wars: -The Great Expansion: Marked by massive growth in all areas of seaquine society
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The Government
The Council of Seven The main governing body
of the reef. Made up of one representative from each province
and one elected leader. The Octopi govern themselves but abide
by the laws of the Council. The Law Seaquine law is actually quite simple when compared to our own system. The council is allowed no more than 20 laws and each province is allowed 100 additional laws. Each law is required to be fairly simple in wording and within a certain number of words. If a new law is needed then one of the older laws must be removed. Individual province laws may not conflict with any of the 20 council laws. It is up to the judges and advocates to determine to what extent a law has been broken and what the proper punishment should be. The first five laws of the council are considered the core laws and are unchangeable. 1st Law: Protects Freedom and Equality (Puts all seaquine breeds and the Octopi on equal footing) 2nd Law: Protects Life (Prohibits murder and physical harm) 3rd Law: Protects Truth (Prohibits dishonesty, lying, cheating) 4th Law: Protects Property (Prohibits stealing and willful destruction) 5th Law: Provides for punishment of law breakers |
Seaquine Military and Law Enforcement The armies of the Reef have a rich history. At the time of the Pirate Wars battle training was at its peak with many highly trained, skilled, units. The Ahtenhi ( ah-TEN-high) were the master sword wielders of the sea. Teekers of the highest skill these sword fighters followed a strict warriors code and defended the reef with their lives. Jousting units bore massive pikes that even the most determined enemy hesitated to engage. Artillery teams launched deadly bolts through the sea with fearsome speed and accuracy. Lionfish defended the troops with lightning fast maneuvers and poisonous fins.
The Reef has been at peace for centuries, therefore, the military is now at minimal numbers and mostly deals with nuisance sharks, natural disasters and the occasional tailball riot. The Ahtenhi numbers are at an all time low of twenty members, many of whom are elders. Jousting is now merely a spectator sport. Artillery units have become museum pieces. Although the lionfish are still part of the population few, if any, have defense training. The modern peacekeeping forces are refered to as The Guard and are made up of two main groups, the Reef Guard and the City Guard. Both groups recieve the same basic training as sentries. The Reef Guard is the military, trained to work together in units and skilled in combat. They guard the highways, hunt bandit camps, respond to emergancies and handle anything else that might effect the reef as a whole. The City Guard generally work individually or in pairs under the supervision of a sheriff. They work entirely within the limits of their cities dealing with theft, thuggery and other crimes. They also provide security services for events and individuals.
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