Bakatsu

Bakatsu is a world much like our own. It has many of the same properties of our Earth, however, it greatly differs in some aspects.

Geography of Bakatsu

Much like our Earth year, the Bakatsu year is 365 days long. Note that it is excactly 365 days long, thus no leap year is needed. The days are also 24 "Earth" hours long. It's size is extremely similiar to Earth as well.

One quality that makes Bakatsu unique is its rotation. Unlike Earth, Bakatsu rotates at a perfect 90 degree angle. Therefore, the concept of "seasons" is unheard of on Bakatsu. Climate varies depending on your distance from the equator.

Inhabitants

Human

The most intellegient "species" on Bakatsu are a race of humans much like ourselves. Like on Earth, humans have created seperate nations in which they live.

Other Animals

Bakatsu Animal species greatly resemble our own, though a few very different species exist, due to genetic engineering by humans. (Such genetic work, on animals and humans, has since been banned.)

Robots

While not biological inhabitants, robots are worth a mention. More in the Himatsu Zelse than anywhere else, robotics has evolved to the point where robots can have not only AI comparable to human intelligence, but can develop their own personalities, thanks to work by Kasan Mosun, current head of engineering at Ezoa Nosuta, Nosuta Computers. AI and personality development have evolved to a point where robot citenzinship may soon come into question (several motions of the subject have already been sent to the legislature of the Himatsu Zelse.)

Political

Bakatsu today is made up of several nations. The largest of these is the Himatsu Zelse, which encompasses it's own continent and a semi-large island (as well as several smaller isalnd territories). Other prominent nations inlude Gikachu, Pochak, and Jur. Other "nations" are made up of small "tribes" and do not contain a central government, and thus do not have an official "name".

Bakatsu was once a much different place politically, especially 200 years ago, during the period that is known as the Great War.

The Great War

The Beginning

About 350 years ago, Bakatsu was in a technological state resembeling the Middle Ages. The two most powerful nations, Zelse and Stchafe, were constantly squabbling with each other. Meanwhile, the Zelse monarchy was busy in the nation of Bagamaji. The monarchy was aiding Bagamaji's militant forces, which were poorly trained and unable to resist any attacks (Much territory had been lost to the Stchafe when they attacked not long before). This aid was a huge help to Zelse as well, who would soon gain a powerful ally (Bagamaji was the largest nation pre-Great War, and had a largest population, and thus the largest amount of potential aoldiers) and had open trade with the Bagamaji.

The Stchafe decided that they didn't want the Zelse helping the Bagamaji, and began attacking the Bagamaji and the Zelse forces there. The Zelse monarchy quickly struck back. Before long, both nations gathered allies around the world, and soon the Great War began.

The War is split into 3 sections; Old, Pre-Modern, and Modern

Old Period

The Old period of the Great War consisted of the Zelse monarchy against the Stchafe dictatorship. The weapons included swords, bow-and-arrows, and other Middle Ages-like tech. The later part of the Old Period saw the use of large catapaults and the first cannons.

Pre-Modern Period

By now, every nation on Bakatsu was fighting in the war. Zelse and Stchafe were using all their resources available to fight. If you were old enough to fight, you were on the battle field, or some other work for the military. All science was focused on inventing a better killing machine than the other side. With the invention of gun powder in the Old Period, the first rifles were produced. Warfare quickly changed from close-combat to more trench style warfare to adapt to the new weapons.

In the Zelse nation, a gang known as the Kanako-sai (meaning "part of the police" in Old Zelse and Zereskaoate) had gained huge popularity among the people. They led a huge revolution against the Zelse monarchy, and won. The Zelse nation pulled out of the war, and became a Republic under it's new leadership. But it's allies refused to surrender, and continued fighting. Attacks from oppsing nations on the New Zelse Republic caused it's rejoining of the war, which indicates the start of the Modern period.

Modern Period

By now, nations were exauhsted by the total warfare that had been going on for 100 years, and the war began to die down. However, the Zelse Republic and it's allies knew that they would never win unless they finally destroyed the Stchafe HQ, where all the Stchafe war-leaders were hiding. The HQ was well hidden, and simply searching for it yieled no results. By this time, the tech level was equal to that of ours today.

Finally, a group of Zelse soldiers intercepted a radio transmission from Stchafe HQ, and the corrdinates were eventually sent to the Zelse HQ. The Stchafe HQ was destroyed, and the Stchafe forces soon surrendered.

Aftermath

The nations of Stchafe, Bagamaji, and Zelse joined forces a few years after the war to become the Himatsu Zelse that exists today. The Ikutsutsujan, "End of the Great War", is celebrated world-wide. It took almost 100 years to fully recover from the War, but today Bakatsu is a peaceful planet, since no nation wants to start a war when the horrors of the Great War are still in mind. The nation of Pochatu split into Gikachu and Pochak during the war, and still exist today.

Languages of Bakatsu

A list of the most spoken languages on Bakatsu (in order of number of speakers):

• Zereskaoate
• Bagamaji
• Stchafen
• Heman
• Noju