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'''Ohlakhira Shufteim''' (OS) is an interstellar federation of several thousand star systems that includes [[humans]], [[Halfen]], and [[Starkind]]. Its form of government is rule by judges, with an associated parliamentary system that meets for several weeks about once every Earth year. It was founded in 2237. | '''Ohlakhira Shufteim''' (OS), pronounced "Ohlah-keerah Shooft-aym", is an interstellar federation of several thousand star systems that includes [[humans]], [[Halfen]], and [[Starkind]]. Its form of government is rule by judges, with an associated parliamentary system that meets for several weeks about once every Earth year. It was founded in 2237. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Revision as of 12:14, 16 July 2019
Ohlakhira Shufteim (OS), pronounced "Ohlah-keerah Shooft-aym", is an interstellar federation of several thousand star systems that includes humans, Halfen, and Starkind. Its form of government is rule by judges, with an associated parliamentary system that meets for several weeks about once every Earth year. It was founded in 2237.
Etymology
"Ohlakhira" is the source of the Maasai word "olakira", meaning "star" or "stars". "Shufteim" is the source of the Hebrew word שופטים (shoftim), and referee to rule by judges.
Organizations
The OS operates the following organizations:
- Interstellar Cataloguing and Exploration Service – Explores new wormholes as they are discovered, catalogues the contents of the star system, and provides reports regarding the viability of colonization opportunities.