Rowle

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Rowle, officially the Federal Rowlan Republic (German: Föderative Rowlisch Republik; Welsh: n ffederal Rheolwr Gweriniaeth), is a star nation, based in 37 Geminorum (renamed Rowle, but referred to sometimes as Three-Seven), in the northwest area of the constellation Gemini, approximately 56.3 light years from Sol. It is in the vicinity of [x nations].

Rowle is a federal republic, made up of x states (German: Bundesländer, Welsh: *alaith). The capital and seat of the executive, legislative and judicial branches is Eastcliffe-on-Sea. Rowle was founded in 2044, approximately five-and-one-quarter years after the expedition left Earth on the Vorsetzen in 2039. The name Rowle comes from the founder of the country, Dyson Rowle.

Rowle is a core world, a member of the United Nations, the G14 and a founding member of the MWEI. Rowle ranks eighth in defence spending per capita and has the twelfth largest economy by nominal GDP.

History

Main article(s): History of Rowle

Colonisation

Rowle's history begins with the foundation of the 37 Geminorum Colonisation Project, one of the many projects organised by the European Union's ESA. The project was headed up by the British scientist Dyson Rowle. The project was complicated in its early stages by a claim conflict, but the 37-GCP was granted ownership of its claimed system after an ICJ ruling in 2021.

After its initial snags, however, the project moved forward at a rapid pace. By 9 October 2036, the transport craft was ready, its estimated capacity long since filled in mid-2017. After successfully completing exo-atmospheric testing in 2038, the craft was christened the Vorsetzen (move forward in German; Germany was the primary funder of the venture).

The Vorsetzen was launched on 15 December, 2039, now a national holiday in Rowle, carrying a total occupancy of 6,932, including crew. The craft took 5.2 years to reach 37 Geminorum, travelling at a steady 1.5 gs. Vorsetzen reached its intended target at 0638 EST, 6 March 2044, and launched its complement of initial-stage landers within the hour, whose crews began terraforming the planet now known as Rowle. Over the next four years, Rowle was transformed from a dry, desert-covered planet into one that had a richly-oxygenated atmosphere and oceans. Transplanted flora and fauna were introduced to the environment, and despite some initially discouraging results, soon flourished on the planet.

Rowle's colonists were soon to follow, and on 10 April 2049, the second-tier landers touched down on the planet's surface.

Initial something-or-another

With the arrival of the first colonists, it became readily apparent that the loose academic 'government' used by the scientists and engineers who had originally landed on the planet would no longer be feasible, and that the government system that had been worked out on the voyage to the Rowlan System would need to be implemented swiftly.