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	\| demonym = Zaurioni		\| demonym = Zaurioni
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			\| caption-image3 = Life on the surface of Zaurion
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	"A Void Island born from dust and silence, and turned into a replica of ancient, bygone era - A testament to the advancement of the Void Age." </blockquote>		"A Void Island born from dust and silence, and turned into a replica of ancient, bygone era - A testament to the advancement of the Void Age." </blockquote>
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	== Description ==		== Description ==
	Originally, Zaurion war a barren, rocky world that possessed Kin-Standard Gravity, but with little of note to be said about it otherwise. This is, in fact, the reason it was chosen for terraforming, and for the projects that would come to define it, as the Greater Solar Union did not wish to upend a pre-existing ecosystem.		Originally, Zaurion war a barren, rocky world that possessed Kin-Standard Gravity, but with little of note to be said about it otherwise. This is, in fact, the reason it was chosen for terraforming, and for the projects that would come to define it, as the Greater Solar Union did not wish to upend a pre-existing ecosystem. Recovered data-logs also suggest that this was part of an infrastructure build-up program, designed to incentivize immigration and industrialization to lesser populated regions of the Union, making it's prescence stronger, and utilizing the resources there.

	Now terraformed, Zaurion is a warm, temperate terrestrial world, and indistinguishable from orbit to that of a world that evolved this way over the course of millions of years. It is covered in a variety of biomes, ranging from jungles, to grasslands, to vast oceans full of marine life. To the creatures that would call this world their home, were they capable of remembering the worlds they were brought back from, Zaurion would appear as a confusing mishmash of unfamiliar environments, forced together by necessity. Types of trees that grew tall 500 million years ago find their branches interwoven with common fur, pine, gengel and vasterok trees from Void Islands that still produce them to this day, while both find themselves covered in mosses from time periods that are far older than both, combined. The incapable died out, while the capable survived, adapted, evolved, and thrived in this new ecosystem.		Now terraformed, Zaurion is a warm, temperate terrestrial world, and indistinguishable from orbit to that of a world that evolved this way over the course of millions of years. It is covered in a variety of biomes, ranging from jungles, to grasslands, to vast oceans full of marine life. To the creatures that would call this world their home, were they capable of remembering the worlds they were brought back from, Zaurion would appear as a confusing mishmash of unfamiliar environments, forced together by necessity. Types of trees that grew tall 500 million years ago find their branches interwoven with common fur, pine, gengel and vasterok trees from Void Islands that still produce them to this day, while both find themselves covered in mosses from time periods that are far older than both, combined. The incapable died out, while the capable survived, adapted, evolved, and thrived in this new ecosystem.
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	Tribes were formed by a need for safety in numbers. They were formed based on who happened to be present, and they do not exist inherently in opposition to other tribes, though various forms of war-tribes were known to occur. A Tribe is made up of those who consider themselves to be of that tribe - This means that a group can simply split away from the main tribe, and become a tribe of their own if they so choose. However, to join another tribe often requires either a majority approval, the completion of a task, or a period of service in order to prove ones loyalty. Backstabbing, treachery, and underhanded tactics are very rarely received well by Zaurioni.		Tribes were formed by a need for safety in numbers. They were formed based on who happened to be present, and they do not exist inherently in opposition to other tribes, though various forms of war-tribes were known to occur. A Tribe is made up of those who consider themselves to be of that tribe - This means that a group can simply split away from the main tribe, and become a tribe of their own if they so choose. However, to join another tribe often requires either a majority approval, the completion of a task, or a period of service in order to prove ones loyalty. Backstabbing, treachery, and underhanded tactics are very rarely received well by Zaurioni.

	==== Naming ====		==== Naming Conventions ====
	Like many Kin across the Sky River, Zaurioni often choose their own names. This can be ~~absed~~ on their job, their Arcane abilities, or simply personal preference. Due to their tribal society, their first name will usually be their tribal name, while their second name will be their chosen name. This is merely the formal structure - In practice, the chosen name is used in conversation.		Like many Kin across the Sky River, Zaurioni often choose their own names. This can be based on their job, their Arcane abilities, or simply personal preference. Due to their tribal society, their first name will usually be their tribal name, while their second name will be their chosen name. This is merely the formal structure - In practice, the chosen name is used in conversation.
			[[File:Tribe Vs Dino.png\|thumb\|473x473px\|A tribe hunting a beast - Such events are often required to thin the ranks of predators near settlements]]
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	=== Beast Tamers ===		=== Beast Tamers ===
	In a world as hostile as Zaurion, however, there came to be a culture of co-~~existance~~ for many of the wild beasts. Many were capable of being domesticated, or otherwise trained to not pose a threat to the people within the settlements. Mass scale adoption of this policy is unadvisable for a variety of reasons, such as resources, ecological balance, and housing, but just about every settlement on Zaurion has a wide variety of domestical beasts. Beast-Handlers, as they came to be known, are deeply respected on Zaurion. Usual contact with these sorts of creatures is commonplace for the Zaurioni, leaving them to often be considered fearless when faced with other such beasts on other Void Islands - In reality, the Zaurioni people are just used to dealing with hostile creatures.		In a world as hostile as Zaurion, however, there came to be a culture of co-existence for many of the wild beasts. Many were capable of being domesticated, or otherwise trained to not pose a threat to the people within the settlements. Mass scale adoption of this policy is unadvisable for a variety of reasons, such as resources, ecological balance, and housing, but just about every settlement on Zaurion has a wide variety of domestical beasts. Beast-Handlers, as they came to be known, are deeply respected on Zaurion. Usual contact with these sorts of creatures is commonplace for the Zaurioni, leaving them to often be considered fearless when faced with other such beasts on other Void Islands - In reality, the Zaurioni people are just used to dealing with hostile creatures.

			=== Cities ===
	Coastal Zaurioni cities are usually split between land sections, and artificial island sections, which stretch far into the sea. Defensible positions such as walls and settlement defensive barracks are constructed with brick-and-mortar to ensure sturdiness and stability, while civilian infrastructure is built atop various stilts, and the houses are suspended in the air - This is to keep them safe from seasonal flooding. The cities are split between land and sea settlements for further protection - In the event that a wall breaks down and is attacked, by a rival tribe, or by the beasts, the land-city can be evacuated into the shallow ocean, where the risk of attack by the beasts is lowered, and a phased reconstruction and clearing out period can take effect. The islands often double up as agricultural sections, ensuring a steady supply of food.		Coastal Zaurioni cities are usually split between land sections, and artificial island sections, which stretch far into the sea. Defensible positions such as walls and settlement defensive barracks are constructed with brick-and-mortar to ensure sturdiness and stability, while civilian infrastructure is built atop various stilts, and the houses are suspended in the air - This is to keep them safe from seasonal flooding. The cities are split between land and sea settlements for further protection - In the event that a wall breaks down and is attacked, by a rival tribe, or by the beasts, the land-city can be evacuated into the shallow ocean, where the risk of attack by the beasts is lowered, and a phased reconstruction and clearing out period can take effect. The islands often double up as agricultural sections, ensuring a steady supply of food.

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	Over the course of decades, various extinct animals were introduced to Zaurion, until it was eventually a thriving ecosystem. This served many purposes - Scientific observation, biological research, and even trade and resource harvesting - Some other sentient Kinde sought to have these creatures within their own zoos, and valuable commodities, such as biological armour, teeth, and defence mechanisms provided benefits to the Solar Union.		Over the course of decades, various extinct animals were introduced to Zaurion, until it was eventually a thriving ecosystem. This served many purposes - Scientific observation, biological research, and even trade and resource harvesting - Some other sentient Kinde sought to have these creatures within their own zoos, and valuable commodities, such as biological armour, teeth, and defence mechanisms provided benefits to the Solar Union.

	The following is a description, discovered from a database dated back to the Void Age:		The following is a description, discovered from a database dated back to the Void Age:<blockquote>
	Here, Jurassic predators roam steamy jungles, that rise from land once scorched dry, stalking herds of Pleistocene megafauna and Triassic reptiles. There are Carboniferous-like forests, thick with giant club mosses, and towering horsetail trees, sprawl across entire continents, their air rich with oxygen. Dragonflies the size of hawks and centipedes the length of a man flit and coil through the canopies.		Here, Jurassic predators roam steamy jungles, that rise from land once scorched dry, stalking herds of Pleistocene megafauna and Triassic reptiles. There are Carboniferous-like forests, thick with giant club mosses, and towering horsetail trees, sprawl across entire continents, their air rich with oxygen. Dragonflies the size of hawks and centipedes the length of a man flit and coil through the canopies.

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	If we seek to create custom environments, we will have to fine-tune our efforts further. However, we have created something incredible here. Whatever the outcome, we should look upon it with pride.		If we seek to create custom environments, we will have to fine-tune our efforts further. However, we have created something incredible here. Whatever the outcome, we should look upon it with pride.
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			"A Void Island born from dust and silence, and turned into a replica of ancient, bygone era - A testament to the advancement of the Void Age." </blockquote>
		⚫	Zaurion is a Void Island located within the Mesozara Void Archipelago, within the [[Skyriver\|Sky River]] Gyre of the [[Voidsea]]. It is under the control of the [[Cosmic Union]]. It is classified as a "Primordial" world - A world dedicated to the preservation of ancient life, for research, scientific, terraforming, or ethical reasons, settled during the Void Age.

		⚫	It is one of several Primordial Worlds which have been rediscovered- It shares this distinction with Niysil, Sköllara, and Chimera. More exist, and it has been speculated that many have been lost, and await rediscovery.

⚫	Zaurion is a ~~void~~ Island located within the Mesozara Void Archipelago, within the [[Skyriver\|Sky River]] Gyre of the [[Voidsea]]. It is under the control of the [[Cosmic Union]]. It is classified as a "Primordial" world - A world dedicated to the preservation of ancient life, for research, scientific, terraforming, or ethical reasons.

⚫	It is one of several Primordial Worlds which have been rediscovered - It shares this distinction with Niysil, Sköllara, and Chimera. More exist, and it has been speculated that many have been lost, and await rediscovery.

	Originally a barren world, it was terraformed by the [[Kin]] of the [[Solar Union]]. The world was used to perform a great number of scientific endeavours, and went on to become a world focused primarily on genetic engineering, and de-extinction projects. It's primary focus was on ancient life from Earth's history - Dinosaurs, pterosaurs, marine life, and various other extinct lifeforms. Many of these did not co-exist within Earth's history. It is believed that there were plans to create various other worlds, with specific focuses on time-frames and era's of ancient history. While several others have been documented, the vast majority of these plans were destroyed by the [[Technopocalypse\|Technopocolypse]].		Originally a barren world, it was terraformed by the [[Kin]] of the [[Solar Union]]. The world was used to perform a great number of scientific endeavours, and went on to become a world focused primarily on genetic engineering, and de-extinction projects. It's primary focus was on ancient life from Earth's history - Dinosaurs, pterosaurs, marine life, and various other extinct lifeforms. Many of these did not co-exist within Earth's history. It is believed that there were plans to create various other worlds, with specific focuses on time-frames and era's of ancient history. While several others have been documented, the vast majority of these plans were destroyed by the [[Technopocalypse\|Technopocolypse]].

	It was considered a lost world until 144 VA - Where it was discovered that there was a Kin population still on the Void Island. Since rediscovery, the system has since been part of the Cosmic Union.		It was considered a lost world until 144 VA - Where it was discovered that there was a Kin population still on the Void Island. Since rediscovery, the system has since been part of the Cosmic Union.





			== Void Age ==
			Before it's settling, Zaurion was a barren rock, entirely without any remarkable features. The Solar Union had already settled the Void Island Paleon, and was likely to tear apart Zaurion for it's resources. However, it was instead given over to the Science Division, who argued that the world would be better suited for massive De-Extinction projects.

			Terraformation took many years - The De-Extinction process did not. The Kin had long since discovered the means to de-extinct creatures, and sought to do so on a far larger scale, but also needed to do so in a way that would not interfere with Voidsea travel, trade, or infrastructure. Zaurion was a prime candidate.

			Over the course of decades, various extinct animals were introduced to Zaurion, until it was eventually a thriving ecosystem. This served many purposes - Scientific observation, biological research, and even trade and resource harvesting - Some other sentient Kinde sought to have these creatures within their own zoos, and valuable commodities, such as biological armour, teeth, and defence mechanisms provided benefits to the Solar Union.

			The following is a description, discovered from a database dated back to the Void Age:
			Here, Jurassic predators roam steamy jungles, that rise from land once scorched dry, stalking herds of Pleistocene megafauna and Triassic reptiles. There are Carboniferous-like forests, thick with giant club mosses, and towering horsetail trees, sprawl across entire continents, their air rich with oxygen. Dragonflies the size of hawks and centipedes the length of a man flit and coil through the canopies.

			The seas shimmer with prehistoric wonders — Ammonites are commonplace throughout coral reefs, beside Dunkleosteus, and liopleurodons rule over the deepwater trenches. Near the poles, fields of giant ferns stretch endlessly, where glyptodonts and ankylosaurs graze under the low, silver-blue stars.

			Zaurion's atmosphere has been fine-tuned to allow higher oxygen levels, accommodating creatures evolved for ancient Earth. This makes the air denser, the weather more volatile, and the storms vast and primal. Lightning dances over mountain ranges where quetzalcoatlus wheel through boiling clouds.

			It's an ecosystem in flux — artificial at first, now slowly becoming wild. The intermixing of creatures never meant to meet has created hybrid ecologies. Some thrive, while others collapse. A Carboniferous insect might outcompete modern pollinators, a Cretaceous raptor might vanish without its ancestral prey. Evolution will take over - Eventually, it will settle, and become what it becomes.

			If we seek to create custom environments, we will have to fine-tune our efforts further. However, we have created something incredible here. Whatever the outcome, we should look upon it with pride.
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Zaurion is a void Island located within the Mesozara Void Archipelago, within the [[Skyriver|Sky River]] Gyre of the [[Voidsea]]. It is under the control of the [[Cosmic Union]]. It is classified as a "Primordial" world - A world dedicated to the preservation of ancient life, for research, scientific, terraforming, or ethical reasons.

It is one of several Primordial Worlds which have been rediscovered - It shares this distinction with Niysil, Sköllara, and Chimera. More exist, and it has been speculated that many have been lost, and await rediscovery.

Originally a barren world, it was terraformed by the [[Kin]] of the [[Solar Union]]. The world was used to perform a great number of scientific endeavours, and went on to become a world focused primarily on genetic engineering, and de-extinction projects. It's primary focus was on ancient life from Earth's history - Dinosaurs, pterosaurs, marine life, and various other extinct lifeforms. Many of these did not co-exist within Earth's history. It is believed that there were plans to create various other worlds, with specific focuses on time-frames and era's of ancient history. While several others have been documented, the vast majority of these plans were destroyed by the [[Technopocalypse|Technopocolypse]].

It was considered a lost world until 144 VA - Where it was discovered that there was a Kin population still on the Void Island. Since rediscovery, the system has since been part of the Cosmic Union.

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