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

	Orovika
	; Emblem of Orovika
General
Demonym	Orovikan
Activity level	Medium
Alliance	Ilios Alliance
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	[1]

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.

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.

Amcar 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.

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

In early 2023, Orovika would begin making payments to the solo pirate Noix444 in exchange for immunity from attacks, as the strategy was previously 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.

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War with RentDueYesterday

WIP

War with Vask Authority

WIP

Present day

WIP

Territorial Claims

Cities

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

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.

New Kiwiland

The settlement of New Kiwiland 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.

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.

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.