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'''Ohlakhira Shufteim''' (OS), pronounced "Ohlah-keerah | '''Ohlakhira Shufteim''' (OS), pronounced "Ohlah-keerah Shoof-taiym", 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 17:17, 8 July 2020
Ohlakhira Shufteim (OS), pronounced "Ohlah-keerah Shoof-taiym", 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
The name literally means "the stars ruled by judges". "Ohlakhira" is the source of the Maasai word "olakira", meaning "star" or "stars". "Shufteim" is the source of the Hebrew word שופטים (shoftim), and refers to rule by judges.
OS Standard
The OS Standard time measurements are as follows:
- Year – Thirteen months of 29 days each, for a total of 378 days.
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
- Rakonber (named after the Aoraba Rakon, to remember their sacrifices)
- Day – Contains 27 hours of 60 minutes each.
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.