PLANETARY CHARACTERISTICS

Capri is an Earth-like planet, 80% saltwater ocean with one major land mass and two polar ice caps. The continent is equatorial and climate ranges wildly from jungle to desert to forest to mountain.

 
THE HISTORY OF CAPRI

Humans came to Capri on colony ships from their homeworld fleeing an ecological disaster approximately 2000 years ago. The exact details are open to speculation (and are the subject of nearly theologic debate) as the early days of humans here were difficult and deadly. Few records survived, and the original vessels were disassembled to the last bolt for survival of the colonists. Two vessels apparently deposited colonists on the surface, one in the north portion of the continent and one in the south, each separated from the others by nearly impassable mountains. They remained unaware of each other for hundreds of years, each developing a separate nation and culture.

 
RACES ON CAPRI

Humans
Humans that came to Capri were of many different backgrounds and so humans of many distinct types can be found on Capri. Even so, there is little relevance given to these differences in light of the fact that non-humans exist here. Skin color is little different from eye color to the humans of Capri. They are identical genetically to humans found on earth, however, as a rule, Deltans are more physically fit and more aggressive than are Arcadians.

Midha
The Midha people are red in color and are hairless. They are bipedal, resembling humans superficially and having five fingers and an opposable thumb. In their native nations they are ruled by the females of the race, who are generally a good bit more intelligent than the physically stronger males.

 
POLITICAL DIVISIONS ON CAPRI

Capri has two major nations, The Republic of Arcadia and the Delta Confederacy. It also has a plethora of native nations of Midha. The two human nations speak distinct languages with a common root and are not difficult for each other to learn (1 pt. of language similarity).

Republic of Arcadia
Approximately twice the size of the United States, Arcadia has a population of about 120 million. Government style is analogous to the United States but with greater authority granted to the local and regional governments. It is divided into ten provinces and has 20 cities with populations over one million. The province of Faster contains Faster City, the capitol of Arcadia. Faster city has an urban populous of 6.1 million, with a province-wide total of 33.5 million. Far flung, with low population density, Arcadia has many outlying areas and outback regions that represent "frontier" conditions. The government is always anxious to encourage settlers to move to these areas and develop them into productive communities. Arcadia has abundant natural resources and the highest technology level on the planet, including advanced computing systems, electric vehicles and fairly clean nuclear power.

Delta Confederacy
The northernmost nation of the pair has not developed technologically as rapidly as Arcadia, due, most believe, to the less useable condition of their colony ship after landing. Sketchy history leads most to conjecture a water landing and emergency evacuation that saved only a portion of the crew and nearly none of their resources. Less equipped than their southern counterparts, it is a tribute to their ancestors that they are nearly equals with Arcadia, only lacking the raw materials and population base of their competitors.

Delta is generally competitive with Arcadia in every way, coveting the resources on the south side of the mountains and seeing the Arcadians as lucky and undeserving of their riches. Delta is a nation of sacrifice and honor, where every person must work hard for the country to survive and expand. Delta's main resources are oil and geothermal energy. The food production value of the nation is barely sufficient for its population of 70 million.

Fern is the capitol of Delta, located in the district of Centralia and boasting an urban population of 13 million and a district population of 28 million. The other six districts contain eleven other major cities.

Midha Nations
Various native Midha tribes exist on the continent. In the outback regions of Arcadia they are autonomous (even though they exist on land Arcadia considers within its borders), treated as native curiosities and studied by University and government scientists. Many Midha were used as servants and native guides in the early days of settlement and today comprise about 10% of the Arcadian citizenship, facing few (but still some) cultural barriers. In Delta they have been subjugated into the nation and male Midha can be found in menial jobs as well as farm or factory work. Females may be seen at any strata of Deltan society.

Midha have lived as part of Arcadian and Deltan society for many generations, and most Midha citizens of the two nations no longer speak the native Midha tounge. The technology level of the Midha tribes can be compared to that of the Aborigines in current day Australia. Some tribes are remote and live simple lifestyles as have their ancestors, while others have found technology useful to various degrees, or simply been absorbed into the invading culture. Even without benefit of contact with humans, Midha are successful farmers, as the females have advanced knowledge of crop irrigation, rotation, fertilization, plant breeding, and other things that might be considered beyond their technology level.