Jupiter

Countless moons orbit Jupiter, the self-proclaimed cradle of civilization. Internal trouble has kept the Jovians focused inwards, handling a succession of wars for lunar independence known as Catamite Wars. Now that these wars have been decisively ended, the Great Cyclops again turns their eye outwards.

The Senate of Old

The Jovian Senate is one of the oldest institutions in the entire system, functioning in much the same way as it has for millenia. Some may argue that is an indictment rather than something to be proud of. The Patricians continue to reign with an iron fist, much to the dismay of the moons. While the moons have been granted nominal freedoms like recognizing them as independent lunar bodies, the Catamite Wars seem to have made little real impact. In all matters of foreign affairs they remain under Jovian jurisdiction.
The Senate is also deeply interwoven with the Jovian faith. While the Imperial Cult has waned, the practice of worshipping the patricians and especially the fathers of Keystones, their shrines remain, now dubbed statues or monuments instead. Monuments are still being built today to commemorate their impact and accomplishments, provoking some to ask how this is meaningfully different from the old forms of reverence.
The most clear link between the faith and the senate is the Keystone, the Holy Daughter of Jupiter, who serves as the head of the religion. Although she has no political power, she exalts her family into the Patriciate class by her ascension, which allows them to become landowners and senators in their own right.

From Megalomania to Megafauna

The same way the eternal Red Storm blazes it's own path across the planet, the massive beasts of Jove carve deep grooves into the thick woodlands of Jupiter. The planet is well known for its megafauna. These great Jovian beasts thrive in the near endless wilderness. Aviasaurs dominate both sky and land.
Many of these megafauna are also in display at the great Jovian Natural History Museum.

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♃ Jupiter
History Catamite Wars ( Operation War Dove ) Locations Planetside ( Labyrinthe ) · Ganymede Species Aviasaurs ( Aquila · Pavo · Stryx ) Society Humanoids ( Minos · Human ) · Traditions ( Universal New Years Eve ) · Organizations ( Jovian Senate · Triune Temple · Jovian Orbital Guard · Kallisti Aerospace · Jupiter Stella · Magnomight Systems )

Orbit
11.8 years

Solar Cycle
10 hours

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Distance from Sun

5-5.5 AU

Natural Satellites

Ganymede, Callisto, 78 others

Vehicles Present

• Aerie O-1

Location under

Sol System

Included Locations

• Labyrinthe

Included Organizations

• Jovian Senate
• Magnomight Systems

Inhabiting Species

• Aquila
• Minos
• Pavo
• Stryx