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New Caldari

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Motto: The WIll of the State is Superme
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Region	Federation of Allied Nations
Capital	Capitalworld, Caldari Prime
Official Language(s)	Caldanese, English
Leader	President Yakiva Tovia-Toba
Population	1.573 Billion
Currency	Caldari Credit
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The Caldari Race

A state built on corporate capitalism, the Caldari State is run by a few mega-corporations which divide the state between them, controlling and ruling every aspect of society. Each corporation is made up of thousands of smaller companies, ranging from industrial companies to law firms. All land and real estate is owned by a company which leases it to the citizens, and government and policing are also handled by independent companies. Although this gives the corporations dictatorial powers, they are just as bound by Caldari customs and laws as the individual, and the fierce, continual competition between the corporations ensures a healthy, consumer-based social environment, which benefits everyone.

While the Caldari State may not be nearly as big as that of the Gallenteans, they are still universally feared and admired. Their economy is strong, and their military might parallel to that of some nations combined. As most Caldari trade is conducted by individual companies rather than the State itself, this makes it difficult for the other empires to deal with them at a political level. If a company is found guilty of unethical business dealings, it simply disappears into its parent corporation, and before long another one appears to take its place. But if a Caldari company is threatened, the whole corporation and often the whole State backs it up with full force.

Caldari society is steeped in military tradition. Even if the Caldari have engaged in several wars over many decades, they still strive to be at the cutting edge of military technology and their vessels, weapons and fighting methods are inferior to none but the enigmatic Jovians.

To curb their aggressive tendencies, the Caldari actively pursue and sponsor a range of sporting activities. Many of these are bloody, gladiatorial-like competitions, while others are more like races. But whatever the sport, the Caldari love betting on the outcome, making gambling a massive industry in the State.

History

The Rise and Fall of the Raata Empire

In around the 1200s,the Raata Empire had risen to power by force with the help of the Isuuaya Corporation. The First Emperor, Raata I, was a powerful and wise ruler who was able to harness the power of space travel. He was able to establish intersteller Trade and was also able to re-discovered how to construct jumpgates. However, after Raata I's reign, the empire had separated into 8 smaller regions, each governed by a major corporation.

The Dark Ages and the Rise of the Current Corporations

Between the late 1200's and thru to the early 1500's, trade had declined, leadership landed in the hands of the CEO's of the emerging corporations and commucation between these 'corporation fiefdoms' also declined. These were rough times, the Caldari population decreased as food production was devastated by many failures as they were only able to produce enough to substain their fiefs citizens and that was all. The jumpgates started to also feel the pain as they become in disrepair and warmongering corporations attacked each other. To simply put it: this was a chaoic time and the people were unsure as what was going to happen next.

The Formation of the Caldari State and the Rise of the CEP

In the 1500's, after some 250 years after the collapse of the Empire, the territories of the Old Raata Empire formed the Present Day State. Each of the 8 major corporations, who governed their own fief, formed the Chief Executives Panel. After several failures at colonizing and expanding the State to other worlds, they began to bicker among themselves, almost causing the Chief Executive Panel to go into discord and destroy everything they have worked for but the CEO of the Lai Dai Corporation, Vemei Danjon, suggested that they elect someone as President for Life. And so they did. After that day, trade and commerce prospered and the State became very wealthy and technologlly-advanced. It was at this time that the

The Gevon Wars

The Gevon Wars were a bleak time for the State as well as the Federation of Allied Nations in general. Up to this point, this has been one of the laregest conflicts the region has ever seen. In the End, the Armed Republic of Gevon became a Protectorate and Provience of the Caldari State.

First Gevon War

In the First Gevon War, The nation of Gevon under Lord Steven declared war on the Nation of Maraudersoft (ally and friend of the Caldari State). The Ministry of War still has yet to figure out the real reason for this declaration of war. At first, it was only a minor conflict but then grew into a regional war, causing some of the region's largest powers to fight against each other. The DMD (or allies) made up of the nations of Maraudersoft, Velenora Heltzholm and the Caldari State vs. the Enemies or in this case, the Tzen Empire and the Gevon Lordship.

Several Weeks into the War, the Tzen Republic began an invasion of Maraudersoft at Fort Neptune at location Turtle. A heavy firefight on the beaches happened when Tzen Imperial Forces landed on the beaches, Caldari Legionaries fired several hundred rounds until they were outnumbered and they flef from the field to take up ambush positions.

As Tzen forces move into towards the capital, Caldari forces won a victory in a small town about 20 miles southwest of Raven City. However, this victory caused the Tzen Air Force to attack Perimeter Island and assulted the naval base there, the attack was a failure. A few weeks after the invasion landed, Gevon forces moved in to surround the city and were soon decimated by Operation Venus Fly Trap and most were exteremated. Tzen forces after the failed attack on Raven City, the Tzen pulled out of the war but Gevon forces continued. Caldari forces attacked Hong, capital of Gevon and almost completely leveled it. In the end, the Gevon State surrendered and that ended the first Gevon War, but a much deadly but faster Gevon War happend only a few years later.

Second Gevon War

In the Second Gevon War, the Gevon attacked the Caldari State, the main victor of the 1st war. The cause of the 2nd war was pure aggression and the want to destroy who had defeated them. Gevon Forces blocked all ways out, the mainland bridge, the Bay of Tovil-Toba and Perimeter Naval Base. Gevon forces moved in and took most of the Caldari major spaceports and even Haki. A full scale evacuation was called for, only a few military personnel stayed to protect the refugges.

Later that week, Typophiles entered the war on the Gevon side and with that, the Typophilen Government supplied the Gevon with a space navy, which almost decimated the Caldari Terra Fleet who were protecting the jumpgate.

After Several days, the Citadel and Lonetrek Militas met with the Navy and they launched a full scale retaking of the State and they won, the Gevon were in retreat and the Caldari regained Haki. In the end of the 2nd Gevon War, the Wachi-Skymorse Treaty was signed and all Gevonians came under Caldari Rule. At this present moment, the Gevonians are citizens of the Caldari State.

In the aftermath of the 2nd War, the Caldari State evicted all Gevonians from their present homes to be relocated to the newly-opened region in the Bleak Lands. The State then handed all former Gevonian Territory to the Grand Duchy of Heltzholm. Also from the aftermath, created the Caldari-Tzen Cold War.

Caldari-Tzen Cold War

The Caldari-Tzen Cold War was a dark and mysterous time where spies on both the Caldari and Tzen sides tried to take over each plans and technology. However with the Breakout of the Pandora War, a temporay peace was called between the Chief Executives Panel and the Tzen Republic. However, after this truce was signed, both sides still held a grudge against each other and they still do today.

The Gevon Crisis

Timeline of the Gevon Crisis

Tuesday, October 4: Typophilean Prime Minister Edwin McDowell receives intelligence reports from the EI-7 that Yakiva Tovia-Toba is planning to invade the Typophilean half of Gevon.

Wednesday, October 5: McDowell announces increased security along the border and moves ships, aircraft, and ICBMs within range of Caldarian half of Gevon. McDowell also welcomes Caldarian defectors, saying they "will be welcomed with open arms".

Thursday, October 6: The crisis continues to escalate, and at 6AM, McDowell orders a complete naval and air blockade of the Caldarian half, preventing Caldarian military units from entering or exiting Gevon airspace or waters. He also gives New Caldari 48 hours to back down or face a full nuclear attack. Twelve hours later, Tovia-Toba orders a naval blockade of his own. Typophilean ships, upstanding the original blockade order, destroy seven Caldarian ships that tried to establish their own blockade. McDowell also orders 90,000 additional troops to patrol the border, bringing the total number of Typophilean troops to 100,000. He also orders 1000 ICBMs to be pointed at the Caldarian half. McDowell also encourages Gevonians in Caldari territory to not give up hope: "The forces of freedom and liberty will always triumph over the opressive forces." Meanwhile, Tovia-Toba reinforced his military bases but at the same time evacuated non-essential military units. Tovia-Toba also said that any attack on Caldari holdings in Gevon or anywhere else would be regarded as an act of war. He finished by stating: "The doomsday clock is ticking."

Friday, October 7: Tovia-Toba denies claims by McDowell that Typophiles won half of Gevon in a military victory. McDowell retorts by saying: "Then how the hell did we gain it?" Tovia-Toba also blasts McDowell for the massive troop and missile deployment, saying, "We shall not fire the first shot of this unneeded war, but we will finish it if it happens." To this, McDowell responded by saying that the Typophilean Army had defeated the Caldari before and could do so again.

Saturday, October 8: In a letter to McDowell, Velenorian head of state James K Rivera blasts the Typophilean Prime Minister and Tovia-Toba, saying "Both of your nations as major regional powers should set a better example for the rest of the region. I hereby must request that you and the Caldari stand down all Military operations in the contested Gevonian territories." Rivera also proposed a tribunal to decide the Gevon affair, and announced the severing of all trade ties between his nation and the two other nations. McDowell defended his actions, and the actions of his rival, saying that "James K. Rivera does not have the right to broker a peace treaty or a tribunal between us and the Caldarians. With all due respect, Mr Rivera, you do cannot tell myself and Yakiva Tovia-Toba what to do. You certainly can have your own opinion, and we will consider it." He also stated that "we are not at war, we do not plan to go to war, and if relations did deteriorate to the point where war did occur, it would NOT involve and/or harm other nations".

The Caldari State Today

Today, the State is well over 220 systems large, 4 regions wide and the State is ever continuing to expand due to jumpgate technology and continues to hold more monopolies in off-world industry then any other nation in the Democratica combined, in part due to the excellent economic policies of Yakiva Tovia-Toba and the Current Chief Executives Panel. The Caldari State Armed Forces continue to be on the cutting edge of weapons technology and with the new Titan-Class Destroyer, the Navy is one of the most powerful in the region. The Home Guard has been able to almost destroy crime but terrorism has increased in the last decade.

Provences of the Caldari State

The Lonetrek

The Lonetrek is the major agruculture region of the state. This is where over 70% of all foodstuffs are harvested to feed the ever-growing population of this corporate state. The capital of this region is Amsen IV and its governor is Haalonen Ihoya. The Lonetrek is also the second-most populated area in the State.

The Forge

The Forge is the main manufacuring and raw maternal base for the state. This is were the Capitalworld is located in and this the most populated of all the regions. The Forge is well-known for its many asteriod belts that hold some of the most rare and most common ores in known space. The Forge's capital is Caldari Prime and its governor is Oilenen Inuki. The Forge is also home of some of the most protected areas including Caldari Prime Orbit as well as the Jita Shipyards in the Jita System.

The Citadel

The Citadel is were you can find the majority of the military when they are not at war or on patrol. This provence is the most protected other than the Forge, several Titan-Class Destroyers and their escorts patrol constantly to make sure that no one breaks into military installations and other important locations. This is also the home for the Caldari States' largest weapons manufacturer, Isuuaya Imperial Armaments. The capital of this region is Tamo III and its governor is Kentanen Shinagimi. The Citadel is home to the most heavily fortified prison planet in the State only known by civilians as Tamo VII but to the Home Guard and the military, its known as Artur.

The Bleak Lands

The Bleak Lands have been a hotbed of rebellion and chaos for many months now since the beginning of the Gevonian Rebellion. The Caldari Navy is always patroling the sector from rebelling Gevonians. Entry to this region is strictly restricted unless permission is been given. The capital of this rebellious region is Kamokor III and its always busy governor is Valtoh Kanenen. In the Bleak Lands, their have been rumors about large cathces of Metal X, however the Caldari Chief Executives Panel cannot disclose any information at this time.

Great Wastelands

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The Cygni Sector

The Cygni Sector is a very critical sector for the State as it has the largest weapons-grade materials mine in the State and this is also a hotspot for possiable terrorism. Cygni also home to the Xai-Xai Shipyards, which manufactures the navy's newest capital ship, the Titan-Class Destroyer and several other ships used exculsively by the Caldari Military, including the Scimitar Very Heavy Fighter.

Vina'del

The Vina'del System was discovered a few months quite by accident. The CSSN Doomhammer (Enforcer-Class) got seperated from the rest of the 37th fleet and punched in random hyperspace cordinates. When they arrived in the system, they were attacked by an unknown alien race, known now as the Ka'Mali. Ever since the intital attack from the Ka'Mali, the Caldari State have been at war with them. CSS Scouts later unveiled that Vina'del has 13 planets, most of which are ice and gas, however their are a few earth-like planets. The Hysayoda Corporation also did an exploration mission on the astroid belts in the system and several belts had Metal X despoists as well as large quantities of Tritainium and Nocxium, both used in the manufacturing of Caldari Naval Vessels.

Both Vina'del IV and VI are headquaters/Defense Stations for the Federation Allied Navy which is their to protect the system from Ka'Mali invasions. Colossus l JITA and Xai-Xai Shipyards have opened dry-docks near these defense stations to retrofit and repair any ship that is on duty in Vina'del. The Caldari State recently constructed a colossual shield wall around the majority of the system and each node which knits together the wall also carry a superlaser capable of almost destroying a battleship. The Fleets of the Caldari State, Maraudersoft and Imad protect this system.

The Caldari State Armed Forces

Army

The Caldari State has a well-trained and deadly army which is able to do combat anything in any envioment. Their primary weaponry include the DC-6, the DC-8 and the DC-10 Blaster Rifles and they will used their other gizmos and gagets given to them to stop the enemy at all costs. They are supported by HERC's (of the Minotaur and Artemis-Class), walkers and advanced tanks. The Elite Soldiers are part of ether the Presidental Guard or the Caldarian Legionaries. Their are also several divisions of the Caldari State Army which include the Seatroopers, the Snowtroopers, Spacetroopers, the DesertCorps.

Space Navy

The Caldari Navy is the bulk of the armed forces. They have more battleships than any other fleet and the average age of the Caldari ships is considerably less. This is because the Caldari are constantly replacing their oldest ships with newer ones, with better hi-tech equipment. The strategic doctrine of the Caldari Navy is simple: to be able to defeat any other navy in the world. Most experts believe it is. The Pride of the Caldari Navy is the Titan-Class Destroyer which is the most powerful ship in service today as it is armed with Graviton, Kyon and Polorian Cannons as well as Exocet Anti-Fighter missile launchers. So far their are appoximately 100 Titan-Class Destroyers in service at this moment, but the Ministry of War plans on manufacutrig more to replace some of the more older battleships in the fleet.

The Starfighter Corps is a division of the Space Navy. Other divisions of the navy include the Naval Marines and Tactical.

Caldari Secert Service

The Caldari Secert Service is the Intellegence Arm of the Ministry of War as they have spies everywhere and eyes in most nation's internal archives. The CSS is eluivese and they are the masters of concelment and spying. The Scimitar Very Heavy Fighter is used by the Caldari Secert Service to infiltrate, secure and if need be quickly to dominate in hostile situations.

Home Guard

The Home Guard is reponsable for protecting corporate intrests all over the State as they protect Caldari Sectors from pirates and terrorists. The Home Guard have their presence seen planetside as well as in space. Guardsmen used the standard army blaster rifle (DC-6) and the AA-1 riot stun blaster rifle if situiation calls for it. Their presence in space can be seen in their modified Condor Frigates and the now and again Moa Cruisers. The Home Guard is the major police force in the Caldari State, although the megacorporations (except the Kaalaikoita Corporation, who control the Home Guard) all have their own security and police arm.

Presidental Guard

The Presidental Guard is one of the most elite groups of the armed forces and they have sworn to protect the President with their lives. These Guardsman used modified DC-6A Blaster Rifles. When the President is not on the Capitalworld, he is escorted at all times by the Presidential Guard. They fly in their own modifed Swiftdeath Starfighters which are the most advanced and they have exteremly good armament for such a small fighter.

Caldari Terra Forces

The Terra Forces are the Caldari State's special Earth forces and are in the middle of being retrofitted and renovated. This is this force include 3 sub-branches, the Terra Wing (Air Force), the Terra Navy (Surface Navy) and the TerraGuard (Army). The Terra Forces make up about 25 to 40 Missile Cruisers, 20 Destroyers and 3 Intruder Aircraft Carriers for the Terra Navy. The Pride of the Navy is the Dominator-Class Dreadnaught and only 2 are existance at this time. The Dominator is the forefront of the Terra Navy and is very powerful. The Terra Wing is made up of 60 to 150 Swiftdeath Atmospheric Fighters in 3 different wings, one for each aircraft carrier and 20 to 75 Advanced Stealth Fighters. They also control an elite bombing squad known as the 210th. Appoximately 500,000 men are deployed in the Terra Forces.

Megacorporations of the Caldari State (The Corporations of the CEP)

KAALAIKIOTA: The largest of the Caldari mega corporations, the KK, as it is commonly known as, has its fingers in most everything. They are manufacturers, distributors, retailers and researchers, as well as being a formidable voice in Caldari politics. Their great rivals in both business and politics is the Sukuuvestaa Corporation.

SUKUVESTAA: Sukuuvestaa, or SuVee as it is commonly called, is the largest real estate dealer within the Caldari State, it is estimated that they and the companies under them own nearly 40% of all land in Caldari space. SuVee is the second largest of the Caldari mega corporations and is known for its ruthless, often unethical, business practices.

LAI DAI: Lai Dai has always advocated quality over quantity and their products have always been of the highest standard. Lai Dai has an energetic research program and rivals the great Ishukone in technological achievements.

ISUKONE: Ishukone was for a long time the feeblest of the Caldari mega corporations, but contact with the Jovians changed that. Ishukone was the first company to establish trade links with the Jovians and received the capsule technology from the Jovians, which made Ishukone billions of Credits in revenue before other companies could catch up. Ishukone is still reaping the rewards of their good relations with the Jovians and it possesses the most advanced technology outside Jove space.

CBD: The CBD Corporation is one of the biggest export/importer in Caldari space. The corporation has established trade links far and wide, with huge amount of goods in constant fluxuation. The CBD Sell Division was made independent some years ago in an effort to revitalize the stale retail business of the company. This paid off and the Sell Division has shown steady profit ever since it was created.

NOH: The only Caldari mega corporation that has focused on the entertainment industry. NOH, as they're commonly called, have always been suspected of strong ties to the Caldari underworld, mainly because many of their products cater to that social element or are on the borderline of legality.

HYSAYODA: Hyasyoda is one of the oldest of the Caldari mega corporations, having been formed shortly after the rise of the Raata Empire when the Caldari were still in the Industrial Age. It's conservative and cautious, but adheres to the old saying: 'Only the paranoid survive.'

WIYRKOMI: Wiyrkomi is one of the two Caldari mega corporations where the largest shareholders is a family. Wiyrkomi is still owned by the founding Seituoda family, a name that has always been associated with honor and trustworthiness in Caldari business.

Minor Companies of the State

ZAINOU: A biotech company founded by the eccentric Todo Kirkinen, the first man to have his mind transferred into a machine. Zainou has from its inception been at the forefront of bio-chemical and nano-mechanical research, its headquarters are described as a combination of a mad scientist's lab and a jungle zoo.

POSKU MINING GROUP: Poksu was founded by a group of independent miners. Through shrewd business deals and solid mining income Poksu has slowly grown to join the ranks of the big boys in Caldari corporate politics.

MINEDRILL: Minedrill traces its history back to the war with the Federation, to a special force unit within the Caldari Navy that rigged asteroids with explosives and used them as booby traps. After the war the personnel in the unit created Minedrill and used their special knowledge to quickly gain prominence within the mining industry.

TOP DOWN: Top Down is a small manufacturing company that specializes in component assembling. It is owned by the Lai Dai corporation, which provides it with new technology to keep up with other manufacturing companies. Although Top Down has never really taken off, many believe their products to be of the highest quality on the market, as befits a company associated with Lai Dai.

COMBINED HARVEST: The main agricultural company in the Federation, Combined Harvest is conservative and passive in nature. It operates solely within the Federation and has no aspirations to muscle in on other markets. However, it is extremely paranoid about its own market share and is willing to go to any length to protect it.

Government

A state built on corporate capitalism, the Caldari State is run by a few mega-corporations which divide the state between them, controlling and ruling every aspect of society. Each corporation is made up of thousands of smaller companies, ranging from industrial companies to law firms. All land and real estate is owned by a company which leases it to the citizens, and government and policing are also handled by independent companies.

Although this gives the corporations dictatorial powers, they are just as bound by Caldari customs and laws as the individual, and the fierce, continual competition between the corporations ensures a healthy, consumer-based social environment, which benefits everyone.

The Chief Executive Panel is a political entity jointly owned and run by the Caldari mega corporations. The CEOs of the mega corporations sit on the board of the Panel and make sure the mega corporations don't go overboard in competing with each other, smoothing over potential conflicts before they escalate out of control. The Panel also handles the foreign policy of the Caldari State.

The Caldari are not want to bicker over lost deals or ruthless competition, but when they do, this is the place they come to. The tribunal is the only organization within the Caldari State authorized to cancel deals or agreements made between companies.

The fragmentation of the Caldari government has often proved to be problematic when it comes to documenting events, deals and communications. The House of Records was set up by the Caldari mega corporations to act as a central source for all this information. Information on all transactions, business deals and governmental involvements within the State must be sent here and are stored in huge data banks.

Society

The Caldari State offers its citizens the best and the worst in living conditions. As long as you keep in line, do your job, uphold the laws and so forth, life can be fairly pleasant and productive. But for those who are not cut out for this strict, disciplined regime life quickly becomes intolerable. They lose their respect, family, status, everything, and the only options left to them are suicide or exile.

Their is a giant break in weath distrubution between the CEO's and major officers and the everyday citizen. Most people live in moderate flats which have slighty high rents but overall they are pretty good and more and more flats are built everyday. On the other side of the scale, the CEO's and high ranking officials live in luxurious penthouse and sometimes their own skyscrapers. Taxes are though the roof as everyone, even officials pay them, although most citizens disagree as to why the rates are high.

Their are two different native bloodlines of the Caldari race and they are the Civire and the Dentis. The Dentis symbolizes the Caldari State in every way, as they are efficent, hard-working and duty-filled. The Dentis are usually found in posistions of authority, both in administration and in the military, something that suits their temperment very well. The Civere provide the backbone of the Caldari State. They are cool, level-headed and relentless in their approch to fighting.

Culture

The State is known for its all-around intelligence, and a well-developed, unique culture that has earned the nation a cultural reputation.

The Caldari State are regarded as a liberal, hard-working, war-loving people, who wish to live as long as they can and live their lives to the fullest extent. Many Caldair believe, that although having fun and leisure is important, working is also important, and many believe that hard work will lead to a succesful life. They do believe in absolute perfection, as it is possible. The wealth of a person is considered to be exteremly important, as many believe it is a reward given when one works hard enough in life. Wealth also is used to determine the social class your in.

The Caldari has a corporate stance on freedoms, and many people believe that everyone should be almost not free, but not so much as to infringe on the rights of other corporations. They will also accept some peoples and species of all races, beliefs, and cultures.

The populous like cultural ceremonies and parades. They are proud of their country and region, military parades to show the State has the grestest military in the world. Their are also cultural parades, like during Caldaria. The State frowns upon the people who don't enjoy the military parades.

To control their more aggressive habits, the Caldari organize a variety of sporting activities, most of which involve some form of violent competition such as gladiatorial matches. Betting on these competitions is very commonplace, so much so that gambling has evolved into one of the larger industries in the Caldari state.

Official Languages

The Caldari State has 2 official languages and dozens of planetary dialects.These official languages are Caldanese and English. Caldanese is a combination of Japanese and Scandivaian and used only by citizens of the State during everyday life. English is used like the rest of the Federation of Allied Nation, however this is only used for foreign policy and for trade with other nations. Aproximentally 1.25 Billion speak Caldanese while the Gevonians, who number around another billion, only speak English and have no desire to learn the Caldari Language.

Entertainment

The people of the State, as with other places, have numerous hobbies and activities in which they engage to entertain themselves. The video game and computer industries in the Caldari State are expansive and some of the most lucrative market sectors, at the same time providing entertainment to countless citizens of the nation. Visual entertainment forms are also quite expansive in the forms of movies and television. Currently, the most popular forms of these are those presented in an animated medium or in a science-fiction of fantasy setting. If asked for a reason for this, the locals will frequently reply that focusing on the fantastic, both in terms of story and medium, provides more inventive and creative works.

Music

Music is another popular form of entertainment. Egonics are a Caldari specialty and they are based on the tastes of what people like. The range is large between modern jazz to futuristic rock and roll. Egonics are based on DNA samples, social status and many other ways.

Egonics use a unique method in distributing their music to their customers. The Egone may look like a head ornament instead of a headphone. This is because it doesn’t broadcast sound to the ears as normal headphones do, but instead it projects the music directly to the zones in the brain that govern hearing, bypassing the ear altogether. This has many obvious advantages, both for Egonics and the customer. Most importantly, there is no danger of illegal copying and distribution, as there is no actual sound to record. Also, there is no noise pollution and people can easily converse with each other as the ears are clear.

Music is broadcasted to the Egone over wavelength, similar to radio, so in effect every Egonics customer is listening to his own personal radio station, playing only those songs he likes and has paid for.

Sports

Sports in the Caldari State are unusually combative, largely composed of wrestling, boxing, martial arts, warfare, and fencing. The largest sport, however, is known as Combat. This sport takes multiple forms with multiple sets of rules depending upon the variant. However, what it consists of is the combatants using weapons, composed of foam for safety issues, and striking each other with them in battle. These weapons must conform to certain restrictions put in place for both playability and safety. Weapons generally take the form of stun rifles. Each player is responsible for keeping track of the damage they recieve, with different damage having different effects. Players who are dishonest about taking damage, as determined by the heralds, can be barred from the leagues though this is the rarest and least used punishment.

Combat, as mentioned above, comes in a variety of forms. Large battles, frequently consisting of upwards of a thousand people on each team, are seldom used in tournaments for league purposes beyond having a good time due to the difficulty of analysis of individual performance. Smaller teams have different leagues, dependent upon team size, weapons, location, and other factors, which contain individual ranking systems. The other major form of tournament Combat is dueling, which, as the name implies, is one-on-one combat. As with team battles, multiple leagues exist for duelists with independent ranking systems. The sport is also widely used recreationally as it is accessable to almost any age.

Religion

The Caldari State has no religion as they don't put any money into the Religion Ministry as its a department that doesn't exist. The primary religion which the Trade Fleets at least worship are the Caldar.

The Caldar are the ancients who were supposedly the richest people in the universe. Some captains of the Trade Fleets believe that if they pray to the Caldar, they will get a special gift, although so far, no free gifts from the Caldar have been seen nor recorded.

Economics and Industries

The Caldari State is home to one of the largest manufacting and production facilities in the entire Federation. Some of the major industries include gambling, armaments manufacturing, food production, mining and starship construction.

Gambling

The Caldari State has the largest gambling sector in the region and you can find a casino on almost every planet and spaceport thoughout the State. Major games that are played include Blackjack, Roullete, Craps, Poker, Baccerat and Pettokori. Only high ranking officials and officiers of the military can play Pettokori.

Armaments Manufacturing

The State is well-known for its large weapons manufacturing. The range of side arms go from basic blaster rifles (DC-6) to Graviton Quad Rifles (AH-9) to even the large cannons aboard the Titan-Class Destroyer (Kyon Blaster Cannons and Polarion Cannons). Isuuaya Imperial Armaments is reponsable for the manufacture of these weapons, as they help Cirelere Laboratories in the research.

Food Production

The State has the largest food production sector as well in the Fedetation. Over 250 planets are solely for the production of foodstuffs for the growing population of the State and even produces extras for other nations. Combined Harvest is the lead corporation in this field.

Mining

The Caldari State is home also to some of the largest caches of Tritanium, Nocxium and other space ores. Several belts including the Ta'Ka Belt and the Halak Fields have also some large catches of Tiberium, which at this time is equal in value to the credit. Metal X, used by OBERTH in Maraudersoft is also found in several undisclosed belts on the fringes of the State. Hysayoda, Minedrill and Combined Harvest all share the duties of collecting and refining the ores needed to continue the development of the State.

Starship Construction

The State is exteremly well-known for the Jita Shipyards (Part of Colossus l JITA), which produces some of the best starships in the Federation of Allied Nations. Jita Shipyards has been around since the rise of the Raata Empire and the rise of the weapons megacorporation, Isuuaya Imperial Armaments.

Some of the ships manufacture include the Enforcer-Class Battleship which are usually seen in systems as patrols and part of larger fleets. The Armageddon-Class is a more offensive ship, brisling with guns and are almost always seen in larger fleets and even as escorts of the larger ships. The Genesis-Class Mega Battleship is the moble 'battlestation' of the State, has tons and tons of cannons. It can take on whole fleets and take almost no damage. Only 3 of these benamoths are in active service and one more in still in constrction at the Jita Shipyards. Over 250 Million Citizens alone work in this one major industry.