Caver Union

The Caver Union is a sovereign nation located within the depths of Galimma's expansive cave system of Subterra, made up primarily of Cavers, Subterra natives, and other surface-emigrants. The Caver Union is an industrialized nation with a booming economy, exporting a wide variety of subterranean goods to traders on the surface, and one of the most prolific and influential civilizations within Subterra.

Colonial History
Before the founding of the Caver Union, surface-goer activity within the Styge Caves was fairly limited, with only its initial depths explored by Pastoro natives with any frequency. It was only during the 4th Era that Federation humans began to explore Subterra past the limits of the Cavemouth.

Geography
A large majority of the Union's territory exists within the expansive Styge River cave system, starting at the settlement of Cavemouth and branching out to various caverns alongside the main river caves.

Population
The Caver Union is one of the most populated areas in all Subterra, let alone the Styge Caves. Dense with industry, trade and commerce, the Union draws prospective workers and merchants from across Galimma, though its retention of migrants remains low due to the dark, treacherous conditions. For that reason, Cavers, multi-generational natives to Subterra, consistently make up the vast majority of the Union's population.

Racial and Ethnic Groups
The colonies that would become the Caver Union were primarily a human undertaking headed by the Cosmic Federation, and the human Cavers make up a substantial majority of the modern Union. Caver culture is primarily split up by the separate cave settlements, with unique cultures and accents in the old tunnels of Spadeside, the pocketed off caves of Blackbank, the bustling industrial center of Halloway, the long-lost depths of Bucket, and so on. Most Cavers share common traits, and any bigotry is most often directed towards cave natives. There are notable populations of non-human Cavers employed within the Union for many generations, including Kaen, Fen-Kit, Ratkin, and Zubu.