Ranir Republic

A planet located in the Omicron Aques System.

Ranir (AKA Omicron Aques II) has one of the strongest economies of any planet in the system, and one that is quickly growing. It is probable that they will become the next superpower of the star system, and this planet also has one of the largest population values in orbit around it, which gives them a very strong military. As the planet of Ranir is the 2nd planet from the star, it is very hot and contains a lot of metallic resources, as well as not having a habitable atmosphere to pollute. They have found a way to exploit these resources, even building factories on the surface which gives them a huge advantage with the sheer amount of metal available to them. Though it is not as efficient for growing food as the many various space farms, they can trade with other nations and worlds for food, and they often do. Starship fuel is also often obtained through trading, though they have their own sources of biofuel as well, which should allow them to continue functioning even if trade lines fall, though with much less efficiency. 

They have a republic type government where the leader, called the Steelmaster, is elected once every 7 Ranir years at maximum, which are shorter than those of most planets. The steelmaster can elect other people and form a ruling political party in this situation to help them lead for the next 7 years. Of course, the 7 years can be made shorter in some cases, such as if they resign power or if the steelmaster dies, for example. The Steelmaster normally lives in a large house-like structure constructed in orbit around Ranir, inside the asteroid belt and with thick armour and whipple shielding so that incoming asteroids do not damage it as much. Even starship weapons might fail to damage the steelmaster's structure, but after their term they must move out back to their normal house.

Their national colours are a combination of a bright orange and light blue, which contrasts significantly. These colours were selected because of a notable animal species which often migrates over Ranir, in orbit. Though their warships will be painted mostly black to camouflage themselves with the black of space, they will often have Ranir flags painted on them as well so that people can easily identify which nation the ships belong to. The name of the ship is also often printed on its exterior, but these colourful patterns are small and can be covered in battle to hide the ship. Perhaps the most obvious feature of a starship, observable with the level of technology that the Iraran Harkas are confined to, is the light emission given off by large thrusters, which can be reduced but not eliminated. Most Raniran warships will have this reduced effectively. How they achieve this is one of their nations most closely kept secrets.

Most of the population of this planet-nation live in large asteroids on an asteroid belt present around the planet, and all other planets in the system. These are what hold the ecosystem, but some organisms often orbit around the other axes instead to remain away from predators. This can also be a good orbit to place farms on for this reason, though they must deal with the risk of colliding with the asteroid belt twice every orbit, or be placed in a orbit that exists outside the asteroid belt (either a lower or very high orbit).