Disputed Territories of Squids & Other Various Marine Life

The Disputed Territories of of Squids and Other Various Marine Life (Squid Territories for short) is a small island nation plopped down in the middle of the Krushti Ocean.

People
The people of the Squid Territories aren't actually people. Not humans, at least. The people of the Squid Territories are biologically engineered dolphins, known in scientific circles as Delphinidae Erectus. They number at 969 individuals. Most of them live on the islands, and most never venture off. A few individuals have became residents of other countries, specifically one living in Galantia and one living in Kalegria. They were created through unknown means within the past 20-30 years.

Internal features of these dolphins include a stronger, altered skeleton, a more flexible head and neck, an augmented mind, colour vision and a perception of sound adapted better for life above land.

These changes to their physiology allow them to stand up.

Their flippers are more dexterous than that of a normal dolphin, comparable to the feet of a penguin. They lack fingers, but they’re more usable than that of their non-sentient counterparts.They have modified eyes, enabling them to see directly forward.

They typically, when standing erect, are 8-10 feet tall. However, they tend to lay their flippers on the ground, and so an 8 foot individual would stand at 5 feet. When compared to a normal dolphin, their backs are longer, and tails wider. The largest recorded members have been up to 12 feet tall.

Segways and other means of mechanical movement are common above-water, as shown in the reference. They are clumsy above ground, but with remarkably quick reflexes and a talent for melee combat, their modified flippers serving as precise, inborn weapons. Their tails are thicker and longer to facilitate ‘sitting’ on the appendage.

They live for a considerably long time, slightly longer than humans.

Climate
The Squid Territories possesses a tropical climate.

Landscape
T he nation is made up of many small islands. There are only one or two islands of any real size, and even then, they're

pretty small. For the most part, shallow atolls and some

small rocky mini-islands make up the land of the Squid Territories.

Architecture
Structures in the Squid Atolls takes on the form of tropical architecture from the real world, with thatched rooves and stilts, but with modern luxuries and amenities.

Houses are built with an emphasis on openness and water, taking advantage of the climate. The structures themselves are small, and towns can be very small, a result of the low population.

Inland houses are more modern in appearance, but share the same philosophy of their coastal counterparts, with pools and numerous water features.