Population Experiment

The backstory
In the year 200 AD, an extra-terrestrial craft falls out of the sky landing in the area of Australia claimed by the Dharawal aboriginal peoples. The craft is purpose made to be easy to understand and the Dharawal people quickly learn advanced technology, but have little means to use it without a high enough population to manage required facilities. The leader of the Dharawal people, Ibjihatit, hatches a plan to increase the population drastically.

200 AD
The ark, it has been labelled, falls out of the sky. The Dharawal people unlock the mysteries of the future, but have little means to use them. Ibjihatit commands the small, yet great Dharawal people. Over the next hundred years, he builds the first ark-factory. A factory dedicated to the production of futuristic machinery. Built directly above the ark-factory is the Ibjihatit-palace, where Ibjihatit can rule over his kingdom from. Surrounding tribes become aware of the events that pass in the Dharawal lands and become scared.

300 AD
Fearing for their lives, surrounding tribes form an oligarchy to help defend themselves against the Dharawal people, hoping to destroy the ark-factory. They unify many tribes from across the continent and threaten the Dharawal people with destruction. The Dharawal people show no sign of stopping and begin to arm themselves with advanced radiation weapons. The surrounding unification, now calling themselves the Yarabul peoples, begin to invade Dharawal with no success, resulting in the mass murder of almost the entire population in defense. The new leader of the Dharawal people, Ibjihatit III claims the entire Yarabul state taking the remaining population as slaves. The ark-factory has produced enough means of fortification and begins to produce the required equipment for the AFDPs. The farming of food is discovered and a 5 crop rotation system is introduced around the coastal and lake areas of the land. Kangaroo farming becomes a popular commerce as well.

350 AD
Dharawal expands throughout the upper section of OTL NSW and the lower section of OTL Queensland, conquering tribes as they travel. Aboriginal tradition is lost by the Dharawal state as they plunder and take slaves as they please. Ibjihatit IV searches for the perfect area of land to conduct the population experiment, and discovers it in central Australia at the outskirts of Dharawal territory. Seeing as though there is no lake connection to the area, an artificial one becomes necessary. However, such a task is almost impossible with the current workforce of the Dharawal state, so Ibjihatit IV sets the ark-factory to the production of a more stable and prosperous food source, and sets up the first AFDPs. The ark-factory produces the Mangrove Wattle-tree. The Mangrove-Wattle is capable of growing in salt water environments and produces high calorie and vitamin fruit. This plant is immediately planted across vast pontoon bridges that stretch across river inlets such as OTL Georges river and OTL Botany bay. The plant is a success, allowing the Dharawal people to focus their time and effort on the raising of young produced by the AFDPs. This sudden outburst of productivity doubles the population of the Dharawal state. Construction begins on the Sunderflow river project, the name given to the artificial river which is to divide southern Australia to provide central Australia with water. The river begins construction in the OTL Simpson desert as a large hole in the ground. Many die in its construction.

400 AD
Habjahatit I is born as the successor to Ibjihatit IV, and he completes the Sunderflow river providing water to central Australia. The Australian continent is now fully discovered by cartographers of the Dharawal people. The continent is called Dhara by the Dharawal, and in the unified language means 'To be of contrast', referring to the red sand and green flora. 'Arwal' means to be prosperous and strong, making the Dharawal state be named 'The prosperous and strong people of the contrasting landscape'. Dharawal now covers the entire eastern side of Dhara and the population experiment begins. The experiment is named Karoomee, translating as 'well worked fertile lands' usually referring to the biggest farms. 250 men and 250 women are sent to Karoomee, which is now also the name of the population center at the heart of Dhara. A hyperlane is set up to get there from Dharawal fast. Now having two major population centers, Habjahatit I renames the civilization as Dhara, after the continent. Karoomee is officially established, with the 500 participants living in luxurious wooden homes with any need they have provided for them. Every 6 months, a new set of children are produced by the AFDPs that are looked after by the women. Any children that cannot be supported by the program are put into normal society. Karoomee consists of two sectors. The Genesis sector, where the technical operations are managed, and the Business sector, where the 500 participants live out their lives managing generations of children. In the Business sector of Karoomee is mainly farms of Mangrove-Wattle to provide food for the colony. Every year the population of Karoomee increases by 200 in children. The participants can leave at any point after they have completed 10 years of work there. After leaving, they are allowed to live anywhere they want. Most of the women choose to stay on, taking care of their adopted families, whilst the men usually leave to Dharawal to live in luxury. The participants are treated as celebrities after leaving Karoomee. The population of Dharawal is at 10 000 and by 449 AD Karoomee is at approximately 4500 and the first generations of children produced there are adults capable of taking care of children themselves. Any participants who die in Karoomee Business sector are swiftly replaced by a volunteer from outside society. Any children who die in Karoomee Business sector are not replaced. People only ever die inside from injury, as disease almost never spreads.

450 AD
Habjahatit II takes over the Dharawal state from his predecessor and establishes a democratic system as suggested to him by the ark-factory. Many people do not like the system as it gives slaves the rights of citizens. Dhara owns the entire Australian continent now, and has enslaved the entire peoples. Population still rather low, with an empire population of around 30 000 now, they rule their land from 3 main cities set up around the continent. The first of course being Dharawal, the second being Karoomee genesis, and the third being a city on the west coast established as a second official population district and another place for industry to take place. This city, known as Bajarbajoo, is small, about 5 000 citizens, mainly ex participants from Karoomee. A hyperlane now connects the west side of Dhara to the east. Sunderflow river has been extended to connect the southern sea of Dhara to the north. Karoomee now boasts over 1500 adult age participants, almost all born inside the program. These people however, are almost entirely removed from society and receive news very slowly and only learn about the introduction of a democratic system from outsiders who contacted the participants. The Karoomee Business sector has no right to vote, and they're angry about it. So angry about it as a matter of fact, that they try to rebel against the Karoomee genesis sector, who swiftly neutralize the threat without killing anyone. The slave population begins to dwindle as the last rural tribes are captured and integrated into slave trade. Interest is being shown in India who have recently been discovered by Dhara. India hears about the great technologies of Dhara and seeks allegiance, whilst Dhara only wants domination. Habjahatit II begins to increase the amount of infants produced at Karoomee Genesis to stimulate the population ready for war. The ark-factory begins the production of a communication system using electricity. Electricity is a new concept outside of the ark-factory and Karoomee genesis. Prior to free-knowledge laws, most people sought answers in the Gods and religious beliefs for the technology behind the ark. Towards 440 AD, India is under heavy Islam control, and seeks to convert Dhara. They send fleets of missionaries on conversion programs, and establish a heavy Islamic presence in Bajarbajoo