Aurea

This backwater planet is based mostly on Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, Byzantium, Carthage, Ottoman Turkey, and al-Andalus, also borrowing from the Mongols and Zulu. Appears in every book.

Army:

-Aurean Legionnaires (Main soldier type, armed with Ishga-supplied L-18 AR and protected by Roman-style armor infused with light deflector shielding)

-Aurean Auxiliaries (Second soldier type, recruited local warriors from various Aurean-controlled planets, armaments vary depending on their planet of origin)

-Galactic Typhoon (Aurean Legionnaires, but weapons and gear are modified to be waterproof and these soldiers wear scuba gear instead of armor. These soldiers also carry flippers for rapid movement underwater).

-Galactic Blizzard (Aurean Legionnaires, but weapons and gear are modified to be cold-resistant and these soldiers wear Inuit-style parkas instead of armor. These soldiers also carry skis for rapid movement in snow).

-Galactic Sandstorm (Aurean Legionnaires, but weapons are modified to prevent sand from getting in them and these soldiers wear modified armor that is thinner to prevent overheating in desert climates. These soldiers also come equipped with sun visors to protect against harsh sunlight in desert conditions).

-Cyclops Hoplites: Standard infantry. Armed with Dories, Hoplons, and the occasional Kopis or Xiphos.

-Cyclops Legionnaires: The Government's Elites. Armed with Gladii, Pila and Scuta.

-Minotaur Corps: Composed of Minotaurs from the island of Minos. Armed with battleaxes and the occasional Kopis.

-Centaur Corps: Composed of Centaurs from around the planet. Armed with Ryuan Recurve Bows.

-Argus Corps: Composed of Argai from around the planet. Armed with a Kopis and all-encompassing vision.

-Phoenix Corps: Composed of Phoenixes from around the planet. Armed with a Kopis or Xiphos along with power over fire.

-Siren Corps: Sirens from the Sea of Monsters. Armed with Tridents.

-Satyr Corps: Satyrs from around the planet. Armed with Dories.

Weapons:

-L-18 AR: Standard assault rifle, Ishga-supplied

-Grenades: Many different types, Ishga-supplied

-SMARTguns: Rocket launchers that shoot SMART rockets

-Pilum(a): Javelins that explode on contact

-Deflector shields: Invisible, paper-thin plasma mass put around an object that absorbs the force of enemy attacks. Weakness is that they cannot protect the generator producing itself.

-Hidden gunpowder barrels: Barrels that are filled with gunpowder, buried underground, and connected by fuse to a pressure plate. When something steps on the pressure plate, they basically triggered a land mine.

-Aurean Fire: Compound that is sprayed out of a nozzle, sticks to things, is waterproof, and is extremely flammable, creating green flames.

-Laser Cannons: Star-Wars-style cannons that shoot lasers at things.

-Blaster Cannons: Low-powered, cheaper to produce version of laser cannons.

-Turbolaser Cannons: High-powered, bigger, extremely expensive to produce version of laser cannons. Usually built on starcruisers, some naval ships, and forts.

-Magneticistrickybuess: Extremely sticky, acidic and gooey liquid chemical that is hypermagnetic. Will attract even the largest metal objects and burn right through them.

-Hoplon: Circular, wooden shield, basically identical to the Viking Shield.

-Gladius: Short sword used primarily as a stabbing weapon.

-Pilum: Basically identical to the Aurean Pilum, but these do not explode.

-Scutum: A steel rectangular shield similar in size to the Zebra Shield.

-Kopis: An Olympian development on the Khopesh, sort of halfway between the Khopesh and the Xiphos.

-Xiphos: Bronze or iron sword that can be used for both cutting and stabbing. First straight-bladed sword in The Galaxy.

-Trident: A colossal, bronze pitchfork used by Poseidon and those related to him.

-Dory: Wooden spear with an iron tip. No weirdness, but extremely strong (able to crush through ribs)

Onager: Standard torsion catapult.

Ballista: Basically a giant crossbow that flings gigantic bolts. Meant for use as an anti-personnel weapon.

Land Vehicles:

-Aurean Tank: Huge tanks made of Vigamian blue steel (the toughest substance in the known galaxy). Armed with a SMARTgun, an L-18 AR, an Aurean Fire Sprayer, and a Laser Cannon.

-Horses

-Chariots

-Pegasi

-Griffins

-Giant Griffins

-Hippogriffs

-Unicorns

-Centaurs (if they allow you to ride them)

Space Vehicles (all Space Vehicles double as Air Vehicles):

-UFOs: Small flying saucers controlled by one pilot and armed with two Laser Cannons, and L-18 AR, and one SMARTgun.

-W17: B-17 Flying Fortress, but adapted for space and armed with Ishga-supplied bombs, a single L-18 AR, and an Aurean Fire Sprayer.

-Turtle Cruiser: (Supplied by Ryu 97, details can be found there)

-AH-64 Coyoche (Basically the AH-64 Apache, but futurized and adapted for space. Used only since the invasion of Atlantea)

Sea Vehicles:

-Aurean submarine: Basically modern-day nuclear submarines, but armed with two Laser Cannons and an Aurean Fire Sprayer.

-Aurean Destroyer: Basically a modern-day Destroyer-type ship, but armed with Turbolaser Cannons and an Aurean Fire Sprayer.

-Biremes: Oared warships with two decks of oarsmen. Armed with archers. Extremely light and fast. Not very strong or maneuverable.

-Triremes: Oared warships with three decks of oarsmen. Armed with archers and a possible Aurean Fire nozzle. Very light and fast. Stronger and more maneuverable than Biremes. (Can be used in air and space with Ishga modifications).

-Quadriremes: Oared warships with four decks of oarsmen. Armed with archers and a possible Aurean Fire nozzle. Heavy and slow. Strong and maneuverable. (Can be used in air and space with Ishga modifications).

-Quinqueremes: Oared warships with five decks of oarsmen. Armed with archers and a possible Aurean Fire nozzle. Very heavy and very slow. Very strong and very maneuverable. (Can be used in air and space with Ishga modifications).

-Ceti and other sea monsters (if they don't eat you)

-Hippocampi

Geography: All of Aurea's landmass is located in the planet's southern hemisphere. As a general rule for the part of the planet with actual land, the climate is tropical in the north, Mediterranean or desert in the center, and colder in the south. The northern hemisphere is so empty most cartographers do not even include it on their maps. Only a few small, rocky, uninhabited islands exist up there, and the only living things that exist on them are grass, mosses, lichens, and some seabird nesting colonies.

National Animal:

Argentavis

Imports:

-Technology (before Book 3)

-Manufactured Goods (before Book 3)

-Blue Steel

-Exotics

-Coal

-Oil

Exports:

-Precious metals

-Lumber

-Iron Ore

-Marble

-Wine

-Olive Oil

-Food

-Technology (after Book 3)

-Manufactured Goods (before Book 3)

Ethnic Groups:

-Guants and Other Ancestral Aureans (38.71%)

-Tangolians (20.02%)

-Zebusylvanians (20.01%)

-Atlanteans (11.64%)

-Other (9.62%)

Non-Guant Ancestral Aureans:

-Cyclopes

-Satyrs

-Phoenixes

-Argai

-Minotaurs

-Centaurs

-Sirens

-Nymphs