Umer

Summary
Umer is a world of constant violence, but no war. They only obtained technology for interstellar travel in the last century.

Joining the Federation
In the wake of the Thras War, Umer was happy to join the winning side of the conflict. They officially joined the Federation in 2978. With their limited technology land their industrial based weakened by the targeted bombing runs by the Federation, they were in dire need of aid. To pay for their relief packages, they gladly took on mercenary work dealing with pirates. Since then, the Federation has been assisting in modernizing the planet.

Climate
Umer is a planet of rolling hills separated into dozens of small continents. Natural disaster is commonplace, with earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, and tidal waves being regular enough occurrences that keeping all structures in a state of good repair is almost a fool's errand.

Politics
Political power on Umer is derived from physical strength, both your own and of those loyal to you. A leader on Umer is expected to accept duels from any challengers of similar social standing. They might also be challenged by a small group, in which case, they would be expected to bring enough allies to even the numbers. If one cannot bring enough people who will side with them, they deserve to be outnumbered.

This political structure is unsurprisingly a relic from old conflicts. The Umer once shared their planet with an insectoid race known as the Vix, until the Vix attempted to use their unity against the tribal Umer to subjugate their long time rivals. To ensure their survival, the Umer used this dueling system to establish rulers who would control many tribes and create a united front. This was such a rousing success, that they managed to entirely eradicate the Vix within a single generation.

Since then, the planet has theoretically been unified under one government, but poor planetary infrastructure hinders efficient communication to all parts of the world, meaning that several parts are essentially self governed. Recent efforts to improve communication lines around the planet have resulted in these local communities challenging the immediate leaders that now lay claim to them, often successfully. As a result, the current political landscape of Umer is shifting. Since the shift has nothing to do with any particular policies, the new political figures are all attempting to change policy to suit their personal preferences, meaning that Umer is experiencing rapid structural change in several conflicting directions.