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Still divided among many nation states on their Homeworld, the Mathenite Confederacy only has control over foreign policy, planetary and colonial defense, and the governance of the outlying colony worlds, essentially anything that does not concern the nations of the Homeworld, which it has next to no influence over, with all of its power resting with the states that support it. It has some economic controls but only between other interstellar governments, as the nation-states keep it that way. However, after the Dominion War, and increased Breen and pirate activity, there is a push for increased powers to the Confederacy to the detriment of the nation-states. This tension is so far restricted to the political arena. | Still divided among many nation states on their Homeworld, the Mathenite Confederacy only has control over foreign policy, planetary and colonial defense, and the governance of the outlying colony worlds, essentially anything that does not concern the nations of the Homeworld, which it has next to no influence over, with all of its power resting with the states that support it. It has some economic controls but only between other interstellar governments, as the nation-states keep it that way. However, after the Dominion War, and increased Breen and pirate activity, there is a push for increased powers to the Confederacy to the detriment of the nation-states. This tension is so far restricted to the political arena. | ||
The Confederate Parliament consists of a bi-cameral legislature, the Parliament of Peoples, and the Council of Executives. | The Confederate Parliament consists of a bi-cameral legislature, the Parliament of Peoples, and the Council of Executives. Every 8 or so years, the numbers are adjusted due to population growth, and if any changes are made to the number of member states, this also changes. | ||
* The Parliament of Peoples consists of 3 Representatives to each member state ( | * The Parliament of Peoples consists of 3 Representatives to each member state (of which there are exactly 250 as of 2391) with a further 250 seats allocated to the Colonies based on proportional representation to their population. The Council of Executives is made up of 27 representatives divided into six regional territories. | ||
* As of 2397, five (5) seats are allocated to the Dantehvon-Northern Rheghenda, three (3) seats are allocated to the Withestan-Eastern Islands, five (5) seats are allocated to Callodo, two (2) are allocated to Kardema, four (4) are allocated to southern Rheghenda, and six (6) are allocated to the colonies excluding Viseria, who gets two (2) seats seperatly. | * As of 2397, five (5) seats are allocated to the Dantehvon-Northern Rheghenda, three (3) seats are allocated to the Withestan-Eastern Islands, five (5) seats are allocated to Callodo, two (2) are allocated to Kardema, four (4) are allocated to southern Rheghenda, and six (6) are allocated to the colonies excluding Viseria, who gets two (2) seats seperatly. | ||
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Technically two distinct peoples, the northerners being a Faal off-shoot and the southerners being a Diserk descended people, the Rheghenda Desert Natives are closely tied by shared cultural traditions of their desert homeland. They share a religion, many social customs and there is no tradition of rivalry or prejudice being based on skin color or other physical features. They both inhabit the same cities (what few there are) and are marked both by a strong will to survive and a compassionate edge, with a fiercely independent streak. | Technically two distinct peoples, the northerners being a Faal off-shoot and the southerners being a Diserk descended people, the Rheghenda Desert Natives are closely tied by shared cultural traditions of their desert homeland. They share a religion, many social customs and there is no tradition of rivalry or prejudice being based on skin color or other physical features. They both inhabit the same cities (what few there are) and are marked both by a strong will to survive and a compassionate edge, with a fiercely independent streak. | ||
While there are few cities in the Rheghenda Nations, that is largely due to preference, with the smaller villages still as technologically advanced as any city on the planet. While there is a division into tribes and city states, the natives located to the South joined the Diserk-created Federal Republics of South Rheghenda and natives located to the north created the North Rheghenda Confderation, a confederation of local polities. Very few of these native groups leave Mathen, mostly interested in the desert, although a substantial number are over represented in Mathenite's leading authors and ecologists. | While there are few cities in the Rheghenda Nations, that is largely due to preference, with the smaller villages still as technologically advanced as any city on the planet. While there is a division into tribes and city states, the natives located to the South joined the Diserk-created Federal Republics of South Rheghenda<ref name="nightskyformation">[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-veritas/c/BZqS8O66JGM/m/C_GgXb9JCAAJ ''The Second Duty''] Lt. JG Zhanyt Lafizatar, {{USS|Veritas}}, SD239801.9</ref> and natives located to the north created the North Rheghenda Confderation, a confederation of local polities. Very few of these native groups leave Mathen, mostly interested in the desert, although a substantial number are over represented in Mathenite's leading authors and ecologists. | ||
The Northern Rheghenda are physically differentiated from the Faal by their chalk white skin, black hair and blue eyes and the southern Rheghenda are known by their angular features, light brown skin and darker eyes. | The Northern Rheghenda are physically differentiated from the Faal by their chalk white skin, black hair and blue eyes and the southern Rheghenda are known by their angular features, light brown skin and darker eyes. | ||
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==Religion== | ==Religion== | ||
Mathenite religious beliefs are diverse and there are many major religions, most of which cross racial and ethnic divides. The Mathenites of the homeworld tend to be more 'spiritual' than 'religious' and Mathenite psychologists are famous for their psychoanalysis of religious believers and nonbelievers and what factors such as economic conditions, ethnic origin, upbringing, education, and other factors influence belief and religiosity. Most Mathenites believe in a personal deity and an afterlife, and others believe in a universal spirit or life force. A small minority of Mathenites are irreligious and fall in favor of an | Mathenite religious beliefs are diverse and there are many major religions, most of which cross racial and ethnic divides. The Mathenites of the homeworld tend to be more 'spiritual' than 'religious' and Mathenite psychologists are famous for their psychoanalysis of religious believers and nonbelievers and what factors such as economic conditions, ethnic origin, upbringing, education, and other factors influence belief and religiosity. Most Mathenites believe in a personal deity and an afterlife, and others believe in a universal spirit or life force. A small minority of Mathenites are irreligious and fall in favor of an atheist or agnostic identity. Despite this, there are "Five Great Faiths of Mathen", with varying degrees of focus on spiritualism over religion, that 68.5% of all Mathenites belonged to. <ref name="nightskyformation" /> | ||
One of the major religions, the Light of the Dark Sky, a form of ancestor and spirit worship, is characterized by believing that the ancestors are an extant force in life, as well as the stars themselves, who watch over everyone.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-veritas/c/KVmvKwV5V60/m/BJ44loJzAQAJ ''A new home upon the seas''], Lt. JG Zhanyt Lafizatar, {{USS|Veritas}}, SD 239707.23</ref> | One of the major religions, the Light of the Dark Sky, a form of ancestor and spirit worship, is characterized by believing that the ancestors are an extant force in life, as well as the stars themselves, who watch over everyone.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/sb118-veritas/c/KVmvKwV5V60/m/BJ44loJzAQAJ ''A new home upon the seas''], Lt. JG Zhanyt Lafizatar, {{USS|Veritas}}, SD 239707.23</ref>. At one time, this religion formed the backbone of a theocratic feudal monarchy.<ref name="nightskyformation" /> | ||
In a culture plagued by ethnic, racial and nationalistic conflict, religion is far from the top position of the list of things that the Mathenites fight over, in fact interfaith dialogue yields some of the most productive intra-species talks on peace and equality. | In a culture plagued by ethnic, racial and nationalistic conflict, religion is far from the top position of the list of things that the Mathenites fight over, in fact interfaith dialogue yields some of the most productive intra-species talks on peace and equality. | ||