TawhirimateaAKA: Tāwhirimātea, Tawiri, Tāwhiri, Kataue-Matua
Currency: Situl ($̶)
Language/s: Mahangere-e
Galaxy: Stellasilvarum
Star: Triumia
Moons: None
Government: Estenio-Zephyrian Interpeace League, Hoiho Heriwe Incorporated
I.G.A ID Code: T-100-001
Motto: Mahangere-e: "Tuhenge o mue, tuhenge o katoa", New English: "Land of Many, Land of All"
Capital: Mauenge Ake-ake
Native Dominant: Homo tetouI.G.A Stability Status: DESTROYED-SEVERE-RISK-UNSTABLE-STABLE-GOOD-
OUTSTANDINGAbout: Tawhirimatea's estenial surface is coated in a thick layer of Estium Trihydrocarbonate (AKA kohera), a compound of Estium that gradually releases water over millenia, resulting in the planet having a porous crust. After water evaporates into the atmosphere and is precipitated back into the surface, it moves down to the mantle at incredible speed, evaporates again, and is released again. This results in the planet's constant global rain - usually quite mild, but sometimes violent and extreme - and its lack of synthetic paths or roads, as solid surfaces cannot be cost-effectively drained of water at a fast enough rate; buildings are usually roofed with square pyramids of kohera, hence their iconic red-capped skyscrapers.
Tawhirimatea is known for its contributions to science; the planet has the second highest count of award-given research projects, only slightly before Zephyr's enormous total. This is mainly due to its high mountains and diverse ecosystems.
Tawhirimatea's official symbol is the Wate-Toru, or Three-Pointed Star; it represents Triumia, which appears as a hazy blip during rainstorms that often resembles a three-pointed star. This symbol has been in use for millenia and is frequently seen in woodcarvings.
The Flag of Tawhirimatea is a kohera-red field charged with a variation of the Estenial Ring based on the original flag from 1602 CE - 1899 CE. Each side of the semi-symmetrical Ring bears a blue orb representing the planet's 2
cavia (singular
cavus), a type of body of water formed by large depressions in the surface; The Great Oceanic Depression (the larger) and the White Sea Depression (the lesser).
Tawhirimatea was once a member of the Estium Republics, a personal union of Estenial planets. After the Great Estium Crash of 2133, the Republics started the First Intergalactic War by invading Freyja for its aluminium. After the dissolution of the Estium Republics, Tawhirimatea remained for 6 years a territory of High Zephyr, as did the rest of the Estenial Planets. Despite gaining independence before the Dissolution, the planet still celebrates Dissolution Day.
Its primary exports are kohera (usually synthetic) and primary products, but it also dominates areas of the transtellarcraft (TSC), decor and art markets.
Leader/s: Diplomat General Ynne Carter of E.Z.I.L, Pare of Hoiho Heriwe Incorporated