Hisperia

''This article is about the planet Hisperia. You may be looking for the Hisperian Imperium or the Hisperian System.''

Hisperia was a terrestrial planet covered in vast plains that gave way to enormous caverns that were dozens of miles deep and wide in which their cities were constructed. Located in the Hisperian System of the Sinntaral Sector, Hisperia was the original capital of the Hisperian Imperium. The Hisperians had an incredibly strict class system that was rooted in an old religious view of society. It was effectively destroyed in CY 1913. Hisperia was a founding member of the Kiros Alliance.

Overview
Hisperia was a speculator world with a variety of biomes and landscapes. Its name translates to "World of Three Lands," referring, of course, to the various lands that made up the planet, for Hisperia contained a total of three primary lands.


 * 1) The Plaachtenn, which were the sparse plains of the planet's surface.
 * 2) The Ochbanländenn, a world below the Plaachteen that was home to the High-Blood Hisperians.
 * 3) The Vanächländenn, the lowest of the inhabited lands, home to the Low-Blood Hisperians.

The Ochbanländenn and Vanächländenn existed in the Cavern of Life, Dås Kaverne-Lierächsum.

Ochbanländenn
Ochbanländenn, as its name suggest, was the Upper Realm, where the High-Blooded Hisperians resided. On the large floating islands of Ochbanländenn stood grand cities connected by skybridges. Hisperians were a people talented with their hands, and as a result, they were remarkable craftsmen and shipbuilders, rivaling even the Shipmasters of Quowat. It was described as being truly a place of beauty with many Vonhavs, Machdens, and Szonnerziells. Rivers of molten gold flowed through and between these islands. This was a result of the Ethraflänn cores in the islands, which also were a heavily used form of geothermal energy that powered all of Ochbanländenn. Ochbanländenn was a prosperous realm that was the center of Hisperian culture.

Vanächländenn
"'Prosperity, however, is not a natural state of being; rather it is a result of various labors and laborers. And that is where the Vanächländenn comes in.'""-Andrew Zemotel on Vanächländenn"The Vanächländenn, or Lower Realm, was the home of the Low Blood Hisperians, who were the miners, manufacturers, and other laborers; the working class of Hisperia. Their toil provided the leisures and luxuries that the High Blood Hisperians enjoyed, yet neither the fruits of their labors nor the profits ever reached the Low Bloods. As a result, Vanächländenn was an impoverished, dirty, and destitute realm. The population (despite being much larger than the population of the High Bloods) was many times poorer than their fellow citizens in Ochbanländenn. The rivers of gold of Ochbanländenn, as well as the molten byproduct produced from the various factories in the lowest islands, poured down to Vanächländenn and solidified into dark and impure heaps of slag. Even the name suggests the impoverished state of the land: Van in the Hisperian language means poor or impoverished, äch means low or lower, and ländenn means land or realm. So, Vanächländenn can be translated to The Destitute Lower Realm or The Poor Lower Realm.

Plaachtenn
The lands of the Plaachtenn were a semi-arid grassland that spanned the majority of the planet's surface. This was the home of the Odehues, the natives of Hisperia. The Plaachtenn can refer to the land of the Odehues, or to the entirety of the Hisperian surface. Massive holes that led down to Dås Kaverne-Lierächsum.

Planets of the Hisperian Imperium
The Hisperian Imperium referred to Hisperia and its dominions. The Hisperians made great conquests both inside and outside of their star system, and spread their culture and language to many different worlds.

Hisperian Imperium in CY 1913

 * 1) Hisperia
 * 2) Izurn
 * 3) Onkara
 * 4) Beshan 1
 * 5) Beshan 2
 * 6) Zonterra
 * 7) Bayamaya
 * 8) Zolea
 * 9) Navo
 * 10) Travo
 * 11) Princedom of Zonne
 * 12) Odehue Nations

Former Hisperian Dominions

 * 1) Honnervus
 * 2) Duchy of Ôuestenländenn
 * 3) Talzev
 * 4) Vinto
 * 5) Aku
 * 6) Zadho
 * 7) Jol
 * 8) Tiestant
 * 9) Emant

Notable Hisperians
Notable Hisperians include:


 * Thalia Mazin
 * Zaren "Zar" Vox
 * Alexander Terra
 * Achzir Kovar

Trivia

 * Hisperia is in no way derived or inspired by the real life city of Hesperia, California

Appearances

 * Apocalypso Ascendant (first appearance)
 * Apocalypso! novelization