Independent Ventura (FT)

""Helikopter, helikopter Šaljem ako treba Para kofer, para kofer Da bacaš sa neba""

- Fazlija

Independent Ventura, officially the Republic of Ventura, is a semi-recognised human state in the Balhae System, within the Coreward Frontier. Independent Ventura is mainly based on the planet Cristal and only has minor territories of the planet of Ventura.

The Balhae System was first explored and the only inhabitable planet, Ventura, was colonised in 79 as part of the Second Expansion. Ventura later joined the newly-formed Empire

Venturan Holdouts
Independent Ventura still has various holdouts in hiding or fighting a guerrilla war on Ventura itself.

Cristal
Cristal is the fourth planet in the Ventura System. An uninhabitable terrestrial planet with a carbon dioxide and nitrogen atmosphere, Cristal is rich in copper, giving it a blue hue. The population of 9 million largely lives underground or in enclosed settlements on the surface, typical of human settlement on such inhabitable worlds. Cristal is reliant on imports for much of its food needs despite large underground hydroponics operations, though the water supply is secure by melting ice from the poles. An arduous terraforming project has been in progress for decades with Imperial aid, though sabotage by Revolutionary forces has occasionally set the project back by years.

Comprising the bulk of the Independent Venturan territory and population, Cristal is heavily fortified by the Venturan Defence Front. The capital city of Danhohan is located near the planetary equator, and consists of a network of underground tunnels, some aboveground facilities like the Presidential Palace, and a space elevator that connects to the Cristal National Port and Shipyard.