Fanon:Forestia (TheAdorableHatKid)

[Forestia, the Friendly Huntsmen]

 

They are the youngest of the Great Powers, yet the longest lived of all Great Power species, even moreso than the Egyptonians. They were born and nurtured by the thick jungles of Forestia, and even now their technology, primitive as it looks (and sometimes is), is insanely practical and efficient for what it is. This unassuming nature also blends into their personality. They are not moral saints, and like anyone else, have their sins and flaws to take accountability for, and tend to be moralizing ninnies at times. However, once you get to know them, they can be among the most stalwart friends, and boon companions, that anyone could ask for. They survived many natural disasters, which even Magmux cannot say they did without hellish losses. They have made plagues, famine, and other horrid wraths of nature their metaphorical bitch, and are highly resistant to most diseases and poisons as a result.

 

The Forestians share a surprisingly similar history and morality to the Polarisians, at least on the surface level, but they are separated by one major thing. Despite keeping a strong military force on hand, as even they have common sense, they are pacifists first, and warriors second. Their military, though highly efficient and deadly, is mostly just makeshift soldiers based on pre-existing hunting roles and artisan jobs. For example, they operate under two extremes. They either fight extremely closely, or at extreme range, with little experience fighting in-between, so they often rely on ambush and guerilla tactics to win their fights.

 

Their military, as mentioned, is mostly makeshift warriors and levied soldiers. Up close, they have the Ambush Warriors, wielding shotguns and beam hatchets in combat. In long range, they have the Hunter Corps, a series of snipers and mortar operators who hammer the enemy with various poisoned ammunition and explosive cannons. Their weapons are unique in that they use ballistic weapons with the capacity of piercing space-tech armor, thanks to their “Hell-Tooth” trees, which lay deep in the jungles of Forestia, and they enjoy this advantage against the heavy armored Magmux especially, as they damn-well NEED it.

 

They have a universal bonus to diplomacy with any and all races except for Magmux, as their friendly demeanor and passion for preserving native life has made them popular with many. They mainly expand via annexation via diplomacy, with a vow to protect the planet in exchange for it becoming a vassal or even becoming fully integrated into the Forestian State. They also, whenever they occupy a planet, NEED to plant a Scrap Forest, a temporary forest that, while temporary and can be “reclaimed” via their technology, requires a constant sapping of planetary resources to maintain.

They are heavily reliant on their natural resources to sustain themselves if the planet they are on has no compatible life to fall back on, such as Purple or Mauve.

 

They are currently a Tribal Monarchy led by Chief Botania Ventus

 

They are named after “green nature” (forests, fields, jungles, etc), trees and plants, jungle animals, native american (especially mesoamerican) things and names, and so on.