Into the Undersea (Adventurers)

Into the Undersea is an Adventurers supergroup storyline commencing July 5, 2020. This page will carry useful information for the team as a reference.

Cretoan Facts

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Geography

• Cretoa is situated in the Aegean Sea.
• At its longest, from about the southwest tip to the northeast, Cretoa measures 61 Km (37 Miles).
• The capital city is Zappatos, which is home to the Zappatos Palace.

Demographics

Note: the following were supplied in Cretoa's first-ever UNSD filing in 2018.

• The population of Cretoa is about 120,000 people.
• The language breakdown on Cretoa is as follows:
  • 99.9% speak Greek
  • 24.3% speak Russian
  • 15.1% speak Arabic
  • 4.4% speak English

Government

Cretoa is a constitutional monarchy. Since about 990 CE, it has been ruled as a principality. Throughout its history, Cretoa survived through paying tribute to larger, more powerful empires - the most recent of which was the Soviet Union. Prince Iason, whose rule began in 1983, closed Cretoa's borders in 1990 and ruled the island as a rigid police state, while relying upon Russia to guarantee its independence. However, a breakdown in Russian relations in the 2010s has left the island largely closed off to the world.

Following Iason's death in 2017, a brief revolution was tempered by Princess Taina reaching an accord with revolutionary leadership to establish a new constitution and a democratic legislature. This relegated the royalty to figurehead status, as well as guardians of Cretoan traditions. A general amnesty was declared as a goodwill gesture by the new government toward agents of previous regimes, balanced with police and military reforms to prevent further abuse. The nation has held legislative elections, but with neither revenue nor formal alliances, the nation is in turmoil.

Trade

Cretoa trades on a miniscule scale. The island has a valuable, apparently unique medicinal substance called vitanium, touted for its incredible regenerative capability. Cretoa has permitted sharing of minimal amounts of the substance to a small number of academic institutions for scientific study. Economists estimate that Cretoa could generate billions of dollars in medical tourism alone if it relaxes restrictions on foreigners, yet to date, has seemingly refused to do so.

Cretoa has one airport outside of the capital city Zappatos, which was built by Soviet engineers in 1965. There are numerous small fishing ports on the coastline. Even with the government reform in 2018, all entry points are still carefully watched. There is thought to be a thriving black market run by Cretoan fishers who acquire goods in nearby Greece or Turkey, and sell them on the island.

Most roads on the island are dirt roads, but there are some paved roads in and around Zappatos.

Education

The reformed government in 2018 had pledged to increase education on the island. There is no available data on Cretoan schools. The Royal Cretoan Military Academy, and the Royal Cretoan Center for Healing, are the only known higher learning institutions. Less than 0.001% of Cretoans - generally the noble class - have studied abroad.

During the previous monarchy, internet was strictly controlled and limited to the royal family and their inner circle. Presently it is believed that Cretoa is trying to build public internet infrastructure, yet fewer than 5% of Cretoans are believed to have access.