Orovika

Orovika
Emblem of Orovika
General
Demonym	Orovikan
Activity level	Medium
Capital city	Dekalli
Settlements	Dekalli, Spatzyosa, Bogium, HILUX, New Kiwiland
Stations	Port Olisar
Government
Government	Oligarchic federation
• Premier	gregolegomonkey
• Head Councilor	DoctorDiamond1
• Head Admiral	Vacant
Formation
Foundation date	22 April, 2022 (Horizon's End) 05 May, 2019 (Star Legacy)
Culture
Language	English
Religion	Cult of Lacage
Links
Discord	rXkApx5E9k

The nation of Orovika is the longest lasting colonist nation on Horizon's End. Focused on building, development of strong national infrastructure, and the generation of personal and national wealth, Orovika and its members have supported the formation and development of numerous nations and settlements, including Cortesia Del Mar, Amcar, and Radiance.

History

Star Legacy

Orovika was founded by GenBukkit and ItsAlreadyGold on Star Legacy on 5 May 2019, with formal leadership of the nation fluctuating between the two depending on individual activity. Notable players during this time included Solesey and Middosk.

The trade cities of Virtuis on Quod Canis and Ortosolis on Harenum were built by GenBukkit and ItsAlreadyGold, respectively. Many of Ortosolis' buildings were later moved to Chimgara to construct a new trade city, but this project was not completed before the announced reset and later shutdown of Star Legacy.

The Lizard dreadnought was the most iconic Orovikan warship, having been built in under a week. The Lizard was the primary ship used in the "Lizard spam" combat doctrine, where massed dreadnought fleets were used to great effect against Orovika's enemies. The Lizard claimed one of the first dreadnought kills, and was the only dreadnought to sink another dreadnought.

The Lizard, Orovika's dreadnought on Star Legacy

Horizon's End

Founding and early days

Orovika was founded by GenBukkit on Horizon's End on 22 April 2022 at the capital city of Auriko. Orovikans living on Aret joined the Aret Gang, a defensive alliance with other colonist nations and settlements on the planet including Imperial Nova and the Amcaran Social Republic, to fight against local pirate attacks.

The nation's members were frequent targets of piracy by Echelon, Vulnere, and Detreus during this time, with some members managing to momentarily escape piracy by paying bribes. Orovika maintained a neutral position in most wars in the early months of the server, including the Cheth Wars.

Longtime members Solesey and ItsAlreadyGold eventually left Orovika to form Panacea. On 19 September 2022, GenBukkit left Orovika to pursue a life of individual piracy, transferring leadership to gregolegomonkey. During this time, gregolegomonkey formalized the nation's laws and government structure, and established planetary mining outposts on a number of planets. ItsAlreadyGold would rejoin Orovika later, reclaiming his position as Head Councilor and taking charge of the nation's recruitment efforts and diplomacy.

Piracy against Orovika diminished as Vulnere's members became inactive and Echelon rebranded as Vega and ceased piracy, leaving Detreus, later reformed as Arimfea, the sole existing piracy threat. Through a combination of protection payments to Arimfea and Vega, and the payment of Vortexion and FellOffBridge of Arimfea for various building projects and warship blueprints, Arimfea's piracy against Orovika was greatly diminished. Occasional unprovoked attacks by FellOffBridge and other Arimfeans would still occur, where they would temporarily leave Arimfea to engage in piracy against Orovika and other nations before eventually rejoining.

Amcar merger

A draft for a new banner during the proposed Amcar/Orovika Merger

Around 11 April 2023, member settlements of the Amcaran Social Republic would merge into Orovika, as the two nations shared similar ideals of neutrality. Amcaran settlements would benefit from Orovikan planetary mining infrastructure and protection agreements with individual pirates and pirate nations.

Amcaran settlements began seceding from Orovika on 25 June 2023, and would go on to form New Amcar and the Democratic Republic of Arionic States.

GenBukkit would rejoin Orovika during this period, with the nation temporarily joining the Aret Treaty Organization in April 2023.

Cortesian and Kovfefe recruitment

In June 2023, the Kovfefan settlements of Haven and Astolfo, led by Blackular and _omni respectively, would join Orovika.

On 3 July 2023, the Cortesian settlement of Setra Maria was recruited by and received substantial economic and material support from ItsAlreadyGold.

On 19 July 2023, Blackular and his settlement Haven were permanently expelled from Orovika due to Blackular's attempt to provoke a war with Orovika's ally, Arimfea.

War with Shadow

Main article: Shadow-Orovika War

In early 2023, Orovika would begin making payments to the solo pirate Noix444 in exchange for immunity from attacks, as the strategy was previously regarded as successful in deterring Arimfean piracy. By 16 May 2023, Orovika decided to end the immunity payments after Noix444 substantially increased the payment amount as a result of Orovika's growth from the merger with the Amcaran Social Republic, and the recruitment of a small settlement composed of nearly a dozen new players.

On 22 August 2023, Noix444, as a member of Shadow's leadership, attacked Oliveburger22, following an attack on the pirate BrooklynSupreme by GenBukkit on 20 August 2023. A state of war was declared shortly after, with Ae0n of Shadow joining the fight.

xlink97 would defect from Orovika to assist Shadow in the war around 27 August 2023. Shadow began employing Arimfean mercenaries, most notably FellOffBridge and AdelieXY, the same day.

On 29 August 2023, scar_litty was ambushed while she was mining alone in the Trench, and initial terms of surrender were given:

• Surrender a Shadow destroyer to Orovika
• Return all Orovikan wrecks to Orovika
• Stop attacking Orovikans immediately
• Remove Noix444 from Shadow leadership and any significant decision making positions

Shadow as a nation refused to surrender, but scar_litty's medium asteroid miner was captured intact and would be impounded until the end of the war.

On 31 August 2023, Orovika attempted to hire FellOffBridge as a mercenary. Later in battle the same day, FellOffBridge would demand additional payment to remain on Orovika's side, and would go on to assist Shadow fighters in the sinking of two Orovikan frigates when his demands were not met. Orovika would go on to employ MaidPierce of Vega as a mercenary for the remainder of the war.

The largest battle of the war occurred on 3 September 2023, when an Orovikan frigate, three Orovikan gunships, and MaidPierce's mercenary gunship fought two Arimfean mercenary frigates and four Shadow gunships in Aret's orbit. The battle ended in an Orovikan victory after all Shadow gunships were sunk, and AdelieXY's frigate was temporarily immobilized and damaged by a ramming attack by gregolegomonkey's gunship, after which both ships were sunk.

On 7 September 2023, Shadow was presented with terms for surrender, identical to those offered on 29 August 2023. Ae0n rejected the terms on 10 September 2023, demanding weekly immunity payments of 15,000c per Orovikan player so they could avoid being attacked by Shadow. In response, Orovika adopted a doctrine of total war against all members of Shadow; attacks had previously been restricted to primarily Shadow combatants and their employed Arimfean mercenaries.

Until the end of the war, Shadow warships and freighters were aggressively pursued and destroyed, forcing Shadow to begin salvaging wrecks to construct functional gunships. Shadow would surrender conditionally on 29 September 2023, turning over a destroyer to Orovika and removing Noix444 from their nation. Arimfean mercenaries were not bound by the surrender terms, and continued to engage in piracy after the end of the war.

As a result of Noix444's increases in immunity payments before the start of the war, FellOffBridge's mid-combat allegiance switch, and Ae0n's demands for immunity payments, the Orovikan Council would vote to outlaw all collaboration with and payments to pirates on 16 September 2023.

War with RentDueYesterday

Main article: Horizon Federation-RentDueYesterday War

On 20 September 2023, in the closing days of the war with Shadow, FellOffBridge and other Arimfean mercenaries officially seceded from Arimfea, forming the nation of RentDueYesterday so they could freely engage in piracy without being restricted by Vortexion and Arimfea's diplomacy. On 29 September 2023, Orovika would form an anti-piracy alliance with Imperial Nova to defend against piracy by RentDueYesterday.

On 6 October 2023, MaidPierce of Vega attacked and sunk KR_Builder's medium freighter, and declared an alliance with RentDueYesterday immediately afterwards, officially beginning the war. The Horizon Federation was formed between Orovika, Imperial Nova, and Arimfea soon afterwards. The nations of Shadow, New Amcar, and the United Federation of Planets would join the Horizon Federation during the war, and Cortesia Del Mar remained in the Horizon Federation after their secession from Orovika on 29 December 2023.

For most of the war, the Horizon Federation would suffer from low SvS skill, poor coordination, and subpar ship designs, resulting in frequent defeats by RentDueYesterday and Vegan forces. A "lagfleet" doctrine was implemented, where large Horizon Federation fleets would siege stations on weekends that were captured unopposed on weekdays by RentDueYesterday and Vega. Lagfleets were rarely successful in inflicting losses on the enemy, but were effective in preventing an enemy response due to the immense lag caused by having large numbers of ships piloted, causing ships in SvS combat to become unresponsive.

With the stalemate caused by lagfleets and the constant threat of piracy, many members of nations on both sides of the conflict lost interest in the server or became bored, causing a significant drop in player counts. On 7 December 2023, Vega would voluntarily exit the war with a declaration of white peace to all Horizon Federation nations. After Vega's withdrawal, Horizon Federation forces were able to inflict combat losses on RentDueYesterday more frequently, and was able to siege stations held by RentDueYesterday with little opposition. The war would officially end on 8 January 2024 after FellOffBridge joined Vega, leaving RentDueYesterday to declare white peace and reform itself as the Andurian Federation.

After nearly 5 months of war and pirate attacks, Orovika was at peace.

The Horizon Federation was formally dissolved on 5 February 2024.

War with Vask Authority

Main article: Ilios Alliance-Vask Authority Conflict

On 23 April 2024, the nations of Orovika, Cortesia Del Mar, and Shadow, later reformed as Radiance, would form the Ilios Alliance as an economic and defensive partnership.

On 3 May 2024, the Andurian Federation reformed itself as Vask Authority under the leadership of FellOffBridge, who resumed piracy alongside the rest of the nation. The Ilios Alliance responded by only attacking Vask Authority players who were actively engaging in piracy, to avoid sparking an all-out war with Vask Authority. On 10 June 2024, the nations of Imperial Nova and Arimfea were admitted to the Ilios Alliance, as they had previously been the target of piracy by the Andurian Federation and later, Vask Authority, since the end of a minor war with the Andurian Federation in February 2024. The Republic of Carthage would later join the war alongside the Ilios Alliance after being attacked by Vask Authority pirates.

On 11 June 2024, the war officially began after a Ilios Alliance response to a pirate attack by DearGhost of Vask Authority caused DearGhost to flee to Vask Authority's Apollyon station, leading the rest of Vask Authority to engage Ilios Alliance forces in a fleet battle.

Many battles of the war ended in stalemate, with the Ilios Alliance's usage of numerous tackle gunships and other small ships being unable to sink Vask Authority's battlecruisers, which were unable to catch up to or hit the small and fast moving Ilios Alliance warships. These tactics culminated in the Battle of Asteri on 26 June 2024, where Ilios Alliance ships forced the Vask Authority battlecruiser ARMAGEDDON to unpilot in a Vask Authority owned siege station after it ran out of fuel and was unable to jump away due to being caught in starship gravity wells. The Ilios Alliance attempted to prevent Vask Authority from refueling and repiloting the battlecruiser for 22 hours until the next station siege window, but intervention by Vega 3.5 hours into the blockade resulted in the destruction of the entire Ilios Alliance fleet and the recapture of ARMAGEDDON by Vask Authority.

On 16 July 2024, the battlecruiser ARMAGEDDON was captured by _omni of Orovika after a PvP fight in space with its pilot, FellOffBridge, and z4nityy, who was piloting a starfighter. This marked the first major victory by the Ilios Alliance during the war.

On 26 July 2024, the Vask Authority battlecruiser CATACLYSM was sunk by a Ilios Alliance fleet, with _omni claiming the kill. The same day, Vandrayk of Vega offered white peace to the Ilios Alliance on behalf of Vask Authority, threatening Vega's entry into the war if the white peace was not accepted. A ceasefire was agreed to on 29 July 2024 to allow for negotiations, which eventually stalled due to the Ilios Alliance's belief that neither Vega nor Vask Authority were capable of holding up their end of a peace treaty without staff enforcement.

On 5 August 2024, Vandrayk and all members of Vask Authority, except z4nityy, were permanently banned from the server as a result of the Vask Authority Leak, marking an unofficial end to the war. The cease fire was ended by z4nityy, who resumed piracy against much of the server after returning from a temporary ban. Following the end of the war, the nations of Imperial Nova and Arimfea left the Ilios Alliance.

Long Peace and present day

Fatigue from near constant threat of piracy and six months of active war over the past year left many of Orovika's colonist minded players burnt out or inactive, with many newer recruits leaving the server after being attacked. In October 2024, longtime members ItsAlreadyGold and _omni left to join Radiance, with ItsAlreadyGold later joining Cortesia Del Mar.

Orovika continues to engage in anti-piracy action alongside Ilios Alliance members.

In March 2025, DoctorDiamond1 was promoted to Head Councilor for his recruitment efforts.

On 13 March 2025, the Ilios Alliance was formally disbanded after Radiance left to pursue a more neutral and independent path, with Cortesia Del Mar and Orovika retaining their pre-existing alliance.

Territorial Claims

Cities

Dekalli

Main article: Dekalli

The city of Dekalli is the industrial capital of Orovika located on Rubaciea, and is led by gregolegomonkey. Notable structures include the Port Dekalli Trade Center to the south and the central subterranean manufacturing complex to the west. The Orovikan trade and mining fleets are based at Dekalli.

Spatzyosa

Main article: Spatzyosa

The city of Spatzyosa is located on Luxiterna, and is led by IvorySteam. Spatzyosa is slowly undergoing construction with the goal of becoming a trade city.

Spatzyosa was formerly located on Damkoth.

Additional settlements

Bogium

The settlement of Bogium is the only notable settlement on Eden, and is led by DoctorDiamond. Bogium is the successor of Alchemy Mine and Trade inc. (AMT) and extracts rare artifacts, fauna and minerals from Eden. Situated in a harsh environment, Bogium will provide warmth and light for and support deep space travelers.

HILUX

The settlement of HILUX is home to a small mining operation on Kovfefe, ran by Crossac.

A backwater Mining town, primarily consisting of HILUX branded colony ships and equipment, and small prefab buildings.

TTF

The settlement of TTF is a small settlement on Turms, led by Kingsheep3.

Stations

Port Olisar

Located in the Sirius system, Port Olisar is the longest space station on Horizon's End at a length of 1744 blocks, boasting a total block count of 1,444,782. The station was designed and constructed by Jurulk and CookiessassiN as a faithful recreation of the defunct station of the same name from Star Citizen.

Outposts

Mining outposts

Orovika maintains planetary mining outposts on Luxiterna, Herdoli, Krio, Aret, Gahara, Kovfefe, and Lioda.

Former settlements

Orovika maintains planetary claims on the former settlements of Spatzyosa (Damkoth), Auriko (Aret), and Okami (Aerach) for preservation and safekeeping.

Politics

Government

Orovika's government takes the form of a oligarchic federation where influential and, traditionally, wealthy individuals are responsible for national governance. Member settlements may make their own laws, provided they do not conflict with national laws. Most government positions are appointed, with public elections being deemed a risk to the nation's low drama, laid back, real-life-first playstyle.

• The Premier is the head of the Orovikan government, and is responsible for enforcing national laws and maintaining national stability.
• The Head Councilor is the head of the civilian Council, and is appointed by the Premier.
• The Head Admiral is the head of the national military, and is appointed by the Premier.
• The Orovikan Council is composed of representative Councilors from individual settlements, or are influential and active players in the nation. Most Councilors are the leaders of their respective settlement.

Orovika is a member of the Ilios Alliance and maintains a neutral position in server politics, but has engaged in war against pirate nations on several occasions. Indiscriminate piracy and collaboration with pirates is outlawed, and members are discouraged from physically or verbally attacking other players. Orovikans are encouraged to prioritize real-life obligations over the server.

Laws

Orovikan laws are upheld in the spirit of the law, rather than the letter of the law. Core laws regarding the general conduct of nation members are as following:

 1.1 Do not harass or provoke other players.  Obey server rules.  Try to use common sense.
 1.2 Theft or griefing of national assets, and stealing from nation members, and members of Friendly and Allied nations, is not permitted.
     1.2.1 Please assist members of Friendly and Allied nations in recovering ships in national territory, if you are able to.
 1.3 Attacking other players is not permitted, except players noted as pirates in #⁠player-watchlist (Discord channel), players that have attacked nation members or yourself, or members of Enemy nations.
     1.3.1 Engaging in indiscriminate piracy is not allowed.
 1.4 Players are encouraged to prioritize real-world obligations over the server, and will not be penalized for doing so.
 1.5 Collaboration with pirates is not permitted. This includes, but is not limited to: paying for protection, giving pirates rides, allowing pirates to borrow miners/freighters.

A list of all of Orovika's laws is available here: Orovika Laws (Full)

Culture

National colors

The primary national color of Orovika is gold, representing the vast monetary and material wealth of the nation and its members. Secondary and tertiary colors are white and gray, respectively. Orovikan ships are typically painted in role specific color schemes:

• Warships: Gray (polished tuff) hull, yellow (smooth sandstone) primary accent, black (polished blackstone) secondary accent. Yellow glass thrusters.
• Freighters: White (smooth quartz) hull, yellow (birch wood) primary accent, dark gray (deepslate tile) secondary accent. Red glass thrusters.
• Miners: Gray (polished deepslate) hull, yellow (birch wood) accent. Light blue glass thrusters.

Ship prefixes

Named Orovikan ships typically receive a prefix dependent on their role:

• Warships: ONS (Orovikan Naval Ship)
• Freighters: OCS (Orovikan Cargo Ship)
• Miners: OMS (Orovikan Mining Ship)

Religion

The officially recognized state religion of Orovika is the Cult of Lacage, which reveres Lacage, the lizard guardian. Members of Orovika are not required to worship Lacage.