Grotta

Summary
Grotta is a planet mostly devoid of useful natural resources with the exception of notable deposits of Oracthium and Rhydonium. It is home to both the Taraka and Arsene, who are locked in a long standing war. It is a blasted wasteland dotted with forts.

Joining the Federation
Grotta joined the Federation in 2999 after two independent trade agreements focused on the accumulation of weapons. Since then, the Federation has been supplying the firepower needed to end this age old conflict as quickly and bloodlessly as possible. In order to remain even handed, equal aid has been provided to both sides in the conflict.

In addition to trading with the planetary governments, the Federation also provides refuge to those on Grotta that wish to leave. With ample employment opportunities available for unskilled workers, newcomers to the Federation are always welcome. Taraka and Arsene can be found around the Federation as farmers, miners, and factory workers.

Climate
While Grotta was once home to lush forests and sprawling savannas, it is now almost entirely developed into either battlefields or farmland. All waterflow that would create rivers is diverted into irrigation and minimal natural flora survives beyond grass. Dust storms are frequent and massive, easily capable of burying a building. Large areas of the planet are hazardously radioactive from previous detonations of nuclear weapons. Unrestrained conflict has affected the landscape so severely that some craters can be seen from space. Even the oceans house limited life, as millions of navel mines and countless gallons of harsh pollutants have made survival all but impossible for most fauna in the upper oceans. The sea floor remains mostly untouched.

Politics
As a result of the war that has raged on Grotta for longer than the local's history can recall, both nations are controlled by their generals. Advancement in the military is done as a result of success in combat, so they enjoy a sort of meritocracy. Both nations use a highly similar totalitarian governmental system characterized by an ethnonationalist focus on the total domination of the planet through war. Political discourse is considered unpatriotic and therefore regulated by the governments.