Manaki

, officially called the Manaki Federation of Free and Open Systems, is a civilization in the core of the Appearence. It is a founding member of the Capita Council and is considered a relatively aggressive civilization, particularly adverse with Techia.

Foundation
The Manaki Federation was founded four hundred years ago, when the various civilizations in the Appearence did not have much involvement with each other. It was founded on Manaki, its capital. Eventually, the Manaki acquired seventeen planets and formed into a Federation. It founded an army to protect them all. They're only loosely bound together, and if one planet ever wanted to leave, it could without being stopped. However, the planets are so closely affiliated with each other and depend on each other so much for defense, that this has not happened.

Government
Each planet sends a delegate, and each planet has its own government which rules over its own planet. All of these planets, however, are run democratically, since Manaki is heavily opposed to imperialistic nations. Each nation elects a Planetary President. The President of Manaki can remove a Planetary President if all the other ones are in agreement, and order fresh elections.

Culture
Manaki is a highly aristocratic culture, focusing on art and class. The planet Manaki is extremely wealthy, and covered by a lot of water. Most people, as a result, live in waterfront homes or in giant apartment complexes in Manaka, the planet capital. On some other planets, however, people are not as wealthy and some are uneducated. Recently the government has been striving to fix this. Manaki people are not very friendly and are slightly reclusive towards other civilizations, except for the nations that it opposes.