Phanos
Phanos is a rocky world roughly the same size as Uruta. The world is a humid hothouse of biodiversity. The world consists of a several large island-continents and thousands of chains of smaller islands of every possible size scattered over a warm planetary ocean. The four continental regions are Phota, Itar, Lada, and Baga.
Phota is a large island-continent located along the equator and is the most heavily populated and technologically advanced region on the world. The Photans are currently the most influential culture on Phanos. The islands of Phota are covered in lush jungles to the south and arid deserts to the north.
East of Phota is another group of islands called Baga, named after the largest island of the region. The island of Baga is a land of forests to the east and savanna plains to the west.
North and west of Phota is the mountainous continent of Itar, a cool temperate region covered in forests. Itar is home to a second advanced human culture. The Itarans are a peaceful, spiritual people.
Half a world away due south of Itar is Lada, south and west of Phota. Lada is a labyrinth of islands and channels. The islands of Lada are covered in tropical rainforests. The largest island is dominated by a tall circular plateau known as the Kezzo Pettania. Kezzo Pettania is home to a race of non-human intelligent beings called yamas. Kezzo Pettania is abundantly rich in zephyrium, the result of ancient asteroid collisions. This supply has made Phanos a major interplanetary power.
All three cultures of Phanos, the Photans, Itarans, and Kezzo Pettanians, live in peaceful co-existence and each contributes to the government, defense, and prosperity of the entire world.
Phanos is protected by a defensive field similar to the Oudh of Uruta. This field prevents a full-scale invasion. Over the past five hundred years, the Rhakadians have attempted multiple times to bypass the defensive field and invade the world. Phanos has thus far thwarted every attempt through the combined efforts of the Phanosian intelligence and counter-espionage agency known as the Hand of Fate and the Phanosian military forces known as the Spear of Destiny and the Shield of Achilles. Many agents from the Phanosian espionage agency known as the Hand of Fate have been deployed to thwart Rhakadian operations on Uruta.
Photan
The dominant culture of the planet Phanos
The planet Phanos is home to four
distinct cultures: the Itarans, the Kezzo Petanians, and the Photans. Most
Phanosians encountered on Uruta are Photans. Located on the equator of Phanos, the continent of Phota
is the largest land mass on the planet with terrain ranging from deserts to
mountains to cool highland rain forests. Photans are the most technologically
and culturally advanced culture on Phanos. It was the Photans
that set forth the principles that created the world government known as the
Phanosian Alliance.
The people of Phota are friendly and inquisitive. They are
well educated and idealistic. Phota is a liberal permissive society that
believes in universal rights for all intelligent beings. They also believe that
it is the obligation of society to help those who cannot help themselves. The
Photan people are encouraged to pursue individual social and professional
ambitions and to express themselves openly and freely. Phota possesses a
sophisticated level of technology which is freely available to all the people
of Phanos.
When contact was made with the people of Uruta, the Phanos ian Alliance was
delighted that the world once shrouded in mystery was opening up and ready to
join the interplanetary neighborhood. Reaction turned to dismay when it was
learned that the Rhakadian League had established exclusive
contact and trade.
Phanosian Alliance agents were soon able to make contact
with other factions on Uruta. The Alliance found a kindred spirit with
the Demetrians and a partnership was soon formed. The Phanosian Alliance Space
Force recognized the strategic advantage in denying the Rhakadian League its prize.
They helped the Demetrians, supplied them with weapons and training, though
careful not to over-shock the primitive world with technologies not already
introduced by the Rhakadian League. The strategy was working and
the war against the Vrildarian Empire was going
well for Demetria and its allies.
Unfortunately, the Rhakadian League established a
total blockade of Uruta and the Phanosian Alliance was not willing
to risk a full-scale war over the world. The Alliance was forced to abandon
their military support operations there. The withdrawal was devastating to Demetria.
Ruler: Phota is a part of the Phanosian Alliance, a
constitutional democracy governed by a parliament of nations with elected
representatives from every island and continent. The current prime minister is
Hilea of Atarra, a middle-aged woman of unsurpassed intelligence with a noble
bearing and an icy glare.
Race(s): Phanosian.
Appearance: Photans are Phanosians and are so similar
to humans that one may easily pass for the other. Photans vary in skin color
from pale to brown. Their hair can be yellow, brown, or black and can be
straight or wavy.
Dress: Photans in the military of the Phanosian
Alliance wear white form-fitting uniforms with colored trim and white helmets.
The color of the trim indicates a service branch within the military, for
example gold for command, red for engineering, blue for science, green for
medical, etc.
Language(s): Photans speak their own language but
also speak Phanosian. Photan agents generally learn an Urutan language when
serving undercover.
Professions: Special agents of the Phanosian Alliance
Space Force risk their lives to sneak past the blockade in order to support the
efforts of the Demetrian resistance. These agents work undercover on the planet,
fomenting dissent and revolt, supplying resistance fighters with weapons,
technology, and training, and undertaking missions against Rhakadian operations. These
agents face great danger. Their very presence on Uruta is a Imperial crime
punishable by death.
Religions: In ages past, Photans worshipped
personifications of natural and spiritual forces as gods. Today, most Photans
are atheists and worship no gods. Instead, teachings, discussions, dialogues,
and debates about philosophical and moral concepts are held in open forums.
Favored Weapons: They are generally armed with beam
pistols.
Favored Armor: Special agents of the Phanosian
Alliance Space Force wear protective mesh vests and are equipped with personal
force field belts.
Cultural Skills: Photans value and encourage polite
interaction and intelligent debate. The skills of etiquette and persuasion are
therefore ingrained from a young age. Photans also encourage science and
knowledge. Choose any two of the following: Etiquette +20%; Persuasion +20%;
Knowledge (any) +20%; Science (any) +20%.
Items: Most Photans carry an amulet that can project
a holographic image of a loved one.
Common Male Names: Genesis Tega, Cole Vash
Common Female Names: Atarra Ntandu, Pira Satay
Phanosian
Phanosians are humans from the alien world of Phanos.
Appearance
Like Urutan humans, Phanosians are racially and physically
diverse. They are considered tall by Cydorian standards but are otherwise
identical and a Phanosian can easily pass for an Urutan.
Behavior
Phanosians share the same wide range of behavioral traits
and proclivities as humans from Uruta, though some
generalities can be made based on cultural background. The majority of
Phanosians encountered on Uruta hail from the Photan cultural background.
Phanosian Player Characters
Most Phanosians on Uruta are espionage agents
providing aid to the Demetrian Resistance.
STR 2D6+5 12
CON 2D6+5 12
SIZ 2D6+6 13
INT 2D6+7 14
POW 2D6+6 13
DEX 2D6+6 13
APP 2D6+7 14
Redistribute up to 3 points between your characteristics. No
characteristic may be higher than 22.
Powers: Phanosians may spend power points on Fate. They
may also create and use potions without restriction. They cannot learn
psi-magic, or Ta’oudh.
