Ohlakhira Shufteim

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

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 28 days each.
• 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.