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Lowest Point: Lake Hali -.005 m
Highest Point: Mount Kallisti 3023 m

Population Growth Rate:
0.021%
Nationality
Noun: Khem
Adjective: Khemish
Ethnic Groups
Khem 67% (30% servile, 32% craftsmen, 18% librarian, 20% soldier)
Ozian 10%
Harad 9%
Austrasian 8%
Other 6%

blue 30% servile
green 32% craftsmen
indigo 18% librarian
grey 20% soldier

Description: The Khem people are of a dark complexion with strong graceful bone structures, many geneticists believe that the long history of ruler mandated eugenics programs are the root cause of their uniformity comparative to most genetic stock. Most are not a tall people but due to a culture which strongy encourages physical readiness, they are rarely out of shape.

The Servile have the darkest complexion and tend to have rough feet and hands from their barefooted labor of generations. They generally dreadlock their rough black hair as a symbol of their peace with their ideal of god. The most passive and hardy Servile are encouraged to breed and given to the life of procreation and Library ordered drug use.

The Craftsmen keep their straight black hair cut short and angular with certain careful geometries implying one craft or another. Their build tends to be slight by general comparison to the other Khemish races. The most industrious are given most leeway for breeding and possessions.

Soldiers have a tough life from the moment they can walk, due to previous breeding success by the Library all Soldiers are born with alopecia and are free from any body hair. They stand 6'4" on average over a foot taller than other Khems 5'2". Soldiers are to a woman the epitome of fitness, they have never been presented any other choice in how to be. These children of separation are given breeding rights by rank and combat effectiveness.

Lastly the Khemish librarians are pale compared to the rest of the lands people. Theit indigo eyes are complemented by long black hair often worked into intricate braids. As the true power in al Khem their line has the highest rate of insanity among all those of Khem. Their own internal hierarchy decides breeding rights though some suggest an external genetic infusion may be necessary to stabilize their line.

The People follow the Path of Truth, a monotheistic religion and strict philosophical system wherein ones born Caste determines the Path to greatest honor within the divine tapestry of cosmic unfoldment. Though not all of the People hold this faith in their hearts they certainly make a good show of it as heresy is often punished. The Path of Truth is maintained by the People's Glorious Library. The most dramatic of their beliefs is that all of humanity shares a single soul marking the struggles of all greater than the profits of any individual. The most revered being in the path of truth is the Hermetica whom thrice born brought the Tablets of Truth and spread knowledge to the sapient races. The Hermetica is also given credit for teaching the people of Khem architecture, engineering, agriculture writing and so on. Even today he is seen as the spirit of knowledge within us and given praise when creation is wrought. Next in line of worship is Gaia who through the Ozian Khemists learned they were all a part of. Gaia (as the planet and all on it) is viewed reverently by those on the Path of Truth as many try to breathe as one with her, especially among the Servile. Gaia worship is of course closely linked to the worship of Ta (the sun), Bringer of Dawn, Flame of Truth, Heart of the Path. Ta is seen as the source of all life by those of Khemist faith.

Laws of Truth

The Law of Stillness:
Take time to be silent, to just BE. Meditate for 30 minutes twice a day. Practice non-judgment.

The Law of Karma:
Every action generates a force of energy that returns to us in like kind.

The Law of Least Resistance:
Accept people, situations, and events as they occur. Take responsibility for your situation and for all events seen as problems. Relinquish the need to defend your point of view. The universe finds the path let it control you, take time and breath. Then just flow in the situation and the outcome will turn out for the best.

The Law of Detachment:
Allow yourself and others the freedom to be who they are. Do not force solutions—allow solutions to be emergent. You will get better results if you pay attention to the signs left by the One.

The Law of Dharma: Seek your higher Self. Discover your unique talents. Ask yourself how you are best suited to serve humanity. Using your unique talents and serving others brings unlimited bliss and abundance.

The Law of Tapestry: You are a shining drop on the spiders net, shine in your glorious place and know the web gives your beauty form. Do not work against your place in life as it is yours to make come to life. Resist not the wisdom of Gaia and Ta, resist not those taken with the spirit of the Hermetica, resist not Seperation for you are part of the whole and the whole of you.
more to come

Official Language: Khem

Oil (and allot of it, offshore wells)
Grain (rice, cocoa, coffee, beans)
Water
Narcotic (tobacco, opium, cannabis, DMT, LSD, coca)
Medicine (refined from natural sources)
Tea
Lumber
Sugar
Clay
Copper
Iron

Apricot
Blackberry
Blueberry
Cantaloupe
Cherry
Date
Grape
Lemon
Lime
Orange
Peach
Pear
Plum
Pomegranate

Tomato
Asparagus
Onion
Okra
Mushroom
Bok Choy
Broccoli
Spinach
Collard Greens

Snail (meat)
Frog (poison, hallucinogen, meat)

Khemish Turtle (armor, industrial materials, meat, eggs, leather, labor(like elephants))
Seaweed (vegetable)
Crocodile (meat, eggs, leather)
Fish (More fish of various sorts than you could shake a stick at)
Crab
Octopus
Shark
Shellfish
Whale

Titanium
Oil (offshore lots of it)
Copper
Indium
Platinum
Silver
Rhodium
Jade
Gold (one of Taijitus Largest reserves)
Gems (Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, Garnet, Melanite, Moonstone, Pearl, Sapphire, etc.)

Conventional Long Form: The Kingdom of Truth and the Way, The Peoples Glorious Land of Khem
Conventional Short Form: Khem
Abbreviation: S.E.K.
Government Type
Thalassocratic Ethnocratic Technocratic Theocratic Plantation State

Freedom Day: February 14
Victory Festival: June 16 - June 26
Solstices and Equinoxes
Full Moons

Market Socialism with Syndicalist Corporations
Significant Trade Relationships
Economy Overview:
well known for its gold, gems, hemp, coffee, food, shipping, copper, solar and wind power, garments and other products Khem is a vibrant trading nation.
Also notable for the food forests which sustain the People, hunger is a
thing of the past for the people of Khem.

Agriculture
Luxury Travel
Hydro
Hemp
Food
Pharmaceuticals
Shipping...

Giant purple heart trees
Giant birch trees
Giant cherry blossom trees
Giant Fig Trees
Bamboo
Cocoa Tree
Coffee Plants
Sugarcane
Tea Plants
2,000+ other species of trees
10,000+ species of flower
1,000+ species of fruit bearing trees
500 species of seaweed
etc...

Khemish Lake Turtle
Khem Coy
Khemish Catfish
600-800 species of mammals, including: the jaguar, puma, ocelot, sloth,
jaguarundi, armadillos, anteaters, tapirs, capybaras, dozens of species of
monkeys, bats, and pink dolphins.
1,500 species of birds, including: Amazon parrot, toucan, egrets, crakes,
eagles, owls, oropendulas, peacocks, blue macaw, trogons, hummingbirds,
blue heron, spix's guan, and many others.
3,000+ species of fish, including: piranha, piracucu, silver dollar fish,
catfish, dogfish, salmon, smelt.
1,200+ species of reptiles, including: caiman, a myriad of snakes, race
runners, yellow spotted side-necked turtle, basiliscus lizard, boa, yellow
footed tortoise, iguana
250,000+ species of insects, including 1,300+ species of butterflies, ants,
beetles, mantis, wasps, spiders, etc.
New species are discovered every day.