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Culture and Demographics

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	<center>''“The people of Biesel could all collectively protest for a century. It still won’t change anything, because power in the Republic does not lie with people. It lies with corporations.”'' - Hugo Beasley, “A Himean In Mendell City”, released 2464</center>		<center>''“The people of Biesel could all collectively protest for a century. It still won’t change anything, because power in the Republic does not lie with people. It lies with corporations.”'' - Hugo Beasley, “A Himean In Mendell City”, released 2464</center>

	Due to the [[Tau Ceti History \| many events of the past decade]], the Republic of Biesel’s culture has drastically changed in recent years. They place emphasis on individual freedoms, inclusivity, and more recently, duty to uphold those previous two values. Originally a culture propped up by megacorporate entities, in the past decade's challenges, such as the [[KOTW \| Second Solarian Invasion]], it is clear that the culture of the young nation [[~~Election of Ake Torvald~~ \| has come into its own in many ways]]. Still, Republic Citizens are on average largely pro-megacorporation and rather anti-Solarian; the latter sentiment only continuing to increase due to Solarian Actions.		Due to the [[Tau Ceti History \| many events of the past decade]], the Republic of Biesel’s culture has drastically changed in recent years. They place emphasis on individual freedoms, inclusivity, and more recently, duty to uphold those previous two values. Originally a culture propped up by megacorporate entities, in the past decade's challenges, such as the [[KOTW\|Second Solarian Invasion]], it is clear that the culture of the young nation [[Tau Ceti History\|has come into its own in many ways]]. Still, Republic Citizens are on average largely pro-megacorporation and rather anti-Solarian; the latter sentiment only continuing to increase due to Solarian Actions.

	=== Languages ===		=== Languages ===

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	[[Image:Tcflposter.png\|thumb\|400px\|A recruitment poster for the Tau Ceti Foreign Legion.]]		[[Image:Tcflposter.png\|thumb\|400px\|A recruitment poster for the Tau Ceti Foreign Legion.]]

	The Republic of Biesel's sovereignty is currently protected by the Tau Ceti Armed Forces, which were formed in 2465 in response to the long and difficult fight against insurgency in the [[Corporate Reconstruction Zone]], replacing [[TCAF\|their ineffective predecessors in the Tau Ceti Foreign Legion.]] An amendment to the [[Peacekeeper Mandate\|People's Protection Act]] saw the creation of the TCAF, alongside the new branches of the Tau Ceti Minutemen (Army), Republican Fleets (Space Fleet), and the Corporate Auxiliary Forces (Corporate Paramilitaries). Since President Torvald’s election, the [[TCAF]] has seen it’s funding increase dramatically, and be prioritized for phoron after the president instituted soft-rationing, which has led the military to see a surge in recruitment numbers, while retaining access to some of the best technology and equipment available in the spur; enough to where by most estimates, they could put up a real fight against their current regional threat, the reconstituted [[Solarian Alliance]].		The Republic of Biesel's sovereignty is currently protected by the Tau Ceti Armed Forces, which were formed in 2465 in response to the long and difficult fight against insurgency in the [[Corporate Reconstruction Zone]], replacing [[TCAF\|their ineffective predecessors in the Tau Ceti Foreign Legion.]] An amendment to the [[Peacekeeper Mandate\|People's Protection Act]] saw the creation of the TCAF, alongside the new branches of the Tau Ceti Minutemen (Army), Republican Fleets (Space Fleet), and the Corporate Auxiliary Forces (Corporate Paramilitaries). Since [[Tau Ceti History\|President Torvald’s election]], the [[TCAF]] has seen it’s funding increase dramatically, and be prioritized for phoron after the president instituted soft-rationing, which has led the military to see a surge in recruitment numbers, while retaining access to some of the best technology and equipment available in the spur; enough to where by most estimates, they could put up a real fight against their current regional threat, the reconstituted [[Solarian Alliance]].

	Non-citizens seeking citizenship in Tau Ceti can acquire it through service in the Armed Forces.		Non-citizens seeking citizenship in Tau Ceti can acquire it through service in the Armed Forces.

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The Effects of the Phoron Scarcity

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	As one can imagine, all these factors combined have led to an increase in social unrest and public disturbances among Biesel's lower class, with police incredibly taxed just trying to keep such things confined to those low-class areas. The very limited handful of times they have failed, however, they've received assistance from the one organization in the Republic that has barely felt the scarcity, the military. At least officially, due to Ake Torvald’s coalition with the [[Conservative Party of Biesel]], the current unstable state of the country ontop of the unstable state of the Spur, [[TCAF\|the military]] has been and remains very high on the priority list for phoron allocations under the rationing policies. [[Zavodskoi\|Arms factories]] rarely have shortages of the material, the Fleets always have enough [[Phoron\|fluidic phoron]] for their [[Interstellar Travel\|bluespace drives]], and those within the enlisted ranks of the [[TCAF]] find themselves better off than many of the middle class. President Torvald has promised these are temporary measures, and once the [[TCAF\|modernization of the TCAF]] is complete, priority will shift back towards civilian industries. Until then, as the military continues to receive increasing funding and priority, [[TCAF\|enlistment rates for the TCAF have soared]], and it continues to grow despite the issues caused by the scarcity.		As one can imagine, all these factors combined have led to an increase in social unrest and public disturbances among Biesel's lower class, with police incredibly taxed just trying to keep such things confined to those low-class areas. The very limited handful of times they have failed, however, they've received assistance from the one organization in the Republic that has barely felt the scarcity, the military. At least officially, due to Ake Torvald’s coalition with the [[Conservative Party of Biesel]], the current unstable state of the country ontop of the unstable state of the Spur, [[TCAF\|the military]] has been and remains very high on the priority list for phoron allocations under the rationing policies. [[Zavodskoi\|Arms factories]] rarely have shortages of the material, the Fleets always have enough [[Phoron\|fluidic phoron]] for their [[Interstellar Travel\|bluespace drives]], and those within the enlisted ranks of the [[TCAF]] find themselves better off than many of the middle class. President Torvald has promised these are temporary measures, and once the [[TCAF\|modernization of the TCAF]] is complete, priority will shift back towards civilian industries. Until then, as the military continues to receive increasing funding and priority, [[TCAF\|enlistment rates for the TCAF have soared]], and it continues to grow despite the issues caused by the scarcity.

	The last, but potentially most important thing for Biesel as a nation, but maybe not for its people, is [[~~History of~~ Tau Ceti\|changes in the political climate of the country]]. As a result of the scarcity, [[NanoTrasen\|NanoTrasen’s]] power has waned, and other [[SCC\|megacorporations]] have moved into the vacuum, and getting closer with the new Republican Government under Ake Torvald. Where NanoTrasen once had almost complete control over the Republic's Government by themselves, they now only have an extremely strong influence. It’s worth noting, the government no longer talks with just NanoTrasen or cooperates with just NanoTrasen; nowadays, it’s almost all the megacorporations jointly, excluding Einstein Engines.		The last, but potentially most important thing for Biesel as a nation, but maybe not for its people, is [[Tau Ceti History\|changes in the political climate of the country]]. As a result of the scarcity, [[NanoTrasen\|NanoTrasen’s]] power has waned, and other [[SCC\|megacorporations]] have moved into the vacuum, and getting closer with the new Republican Government under Ake Torvald. Where NanoTrasen once had almost complete control over the Republic's Government by themselves, they now only have an extremely strong influence. It’s worth noting, the government no longer talks with just NanoTrasen or cooperates with just NanoTrasen; nowadays, it’s almost all the megacorporations jointly, excluding Einstein Engines.

	== Economics ==		== Economics ==

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	[[Image:Tcflposter.png\|thumb\|400px\|A recruitment poster for the Tau Ceti Foreign Legion.]]		[[Image:Tcflposter.png\|thumb\|400px\|A recruitment poster for the Tau Ceti Foreign Legion.]]

	The Republic of Biesel's sovereignty is currently protected by the Tau Ceti Armed Forces, which were formed in 2465 in response to the long and difficult fight against insurgency in the [[Corporate Reconstruction Zone]], replacing [[~~TCFL~~\|their ineffective predecessors in the Tau Ceti Foreign Legion.]] An amendment to the [[Peacekeeper Mandate\|People's Protection Act]] saw the creation of the TCAF, alongside the new branches of the Tau Ceti Minutemen (Army), Republican Fleets (Space Fleet), and the Corporate Auxiliary Forces (Corporate Paramilitaries). Since President Torvald’s election, the [[TCAF]] has seen it’s funding increase dramatically, and be prioritized for phoron after the president instituted soft-rationing, which has led the military to see a surge in recruitment numbers, while retaining access to some of the best technology and equipment available in the spur; enough to where by most estimates, they could put up a real fight against their current regional threat, the reconstituted [[Solarian Alliance]].		The Republic of Biesel's sovereignty is currently protected by the Tau Ceti Armed Forces, which were formed in 2465 in response to the long and difficult fight against insurgency in the [[Corporate Reconstruction Zone]], replacing [[TCAF\|their ineffective predecessors in the Tau Ceti Foreign Legion.]] An amendment to the [[Peacekeeper Mandate\|People's Protection Act]] saw the creation of the TCAF, alongside the new branches of the Tau Ceti Minutemen (Army), Republican Fleets (Space Fleet), and the Corporate Auxiliary Forces (Corporate Paramilitaries). Since President Torvald’s election, the [[TCAF]] has seen it’s funding increase dramatically, and be prioritized for phoron after the president instituted soft-rationing, which has led the military to see a surge in recruitment numbers, while retaining access to some of the best technology and equipment available in the spur; enough to where by most estimates, they could put up a real fight against their current regional threat, the reconstituted [[Solarian Alliance]].

	Non-citizens seeking citizenship in Tau Ceti can acquire it through service in the Armed Forces.		Non-citizens seeking citizenship in Tau Ceti can acquire it through service in the Armed Forces.

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	[[Image:Tcflposter.png\|thumb\|400px\|A recruitment poster for the Tau Ceti Foreign Legion.]]		[[Image:Tcflposter.png\|thumb\|400px\|A recruitment poster for the Tau Ceti Foreign Legion.]]

	The Republic of Biesel's sovereignty is currently protected by the Tau Ceti Armed Forces, which were formed in 2465 in response to the long and difficult fight against insurgency in the [[Corporate Reconstruction Zone]], replacing [[their ineffective predecessors in the Tau Ceti Foreign Legion.]] An amendment to the [[ Peacekeeper Mandate ~~Start~~ \| People's Protection Act]] saw the creation of the TCAF, alongside the new branches of the Tau Ceti Minutemen (Army), Republican Fleets (Space Fleet), and the Corporate Auxiliary Forces (Corporate Paramilitaries). Since President Torvald’s election, the TCAF has seen it’s funding increase dramatically, and be prioritized for phoron after the president instituted soft-rationing, which has led the military to see a surge in recruitment numbers, while retaining access to some of the best technology and equipment available in the spur; enough to where by most estimates, they could put up a real fight against their current regional threat, the reconstituted [[Solarian Alliance]].		The Republic of Biesel's sovereignty is currently protected by the Tau Ceti Armed Forces, which were formed in 2465 in response to the long and difficult fight against insurgency in the [[Corporate Reconstruction Zone]], replacing [[TCFL\|their ineffective predecessors in the Tau Ceti Foreign Legion.]] An amendment to the [[Peacekeeper Mandate\|People's Protection Act]] saw the creation of the TCAF, alongside the new branches of the Tau Ceti Minutemen (Army), Republican Fleets (Space Fleet), and the Corporate Auxiliary Forces (Corporate Paramilitaries). Since President Torvald’s election, the [[TCAF]] has seen it’s funding increase dramatically, and be prioritized for phoron after the president instituted soft-rationing, which has led the military to see a surge in recruitment numbers, while retaining access to some of the best technology and equipment available in the spur; enough to where by most estimates, they could put up a real fight against their current regional threat, the reconstituted [[Solarian Alliance]].

	Non-citizens seeking citizenship in Tau Ceti can acquire it through service in the Armed Forces.		Non-citizens seeking citizenship in Tau Ceti can acquire it through service in the Armed Forces.

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	'''Cetian Congress of Conservatives (38%) '''		'''Cetian Congress of Conservatives (38%) '''

	The Cetian Congress of Conservatives has become a beacon for all those who believe the Republic of Biesel’s traditional values are no longer being upheld and must be defended, or those with a notable dislike of Solarians. Their belief in Cetian Conservatism inspires their desire for policy changes, such as expanding the Tau Ceti Armed Forces, increasing the defence budget, and further restricting the overarching government’s ability to interfere in the affairs of its member-states, some of which has been accomplished since they entered into a coalition with the new President, Ake Torvald. However, what has become clear is that while the party previously had its own beliefs, since entering a coalition with President Torvald, he expects the party to toe his line without question, and failure to do so will see one disgraced by scandal or investigation. It is officially led by Adalet Uysal, the current Vice President of the Republic, and a known mechanophobe – which seems to have proliferated throughout the party - though Uysal and all the members with any sense no longer express this openly. President Torvald disapproves of such thoughts being voiced publicly, and those too dim-witted to heed the President's warning found themselves being turned into examples; forced to resign in disgrace and be kicked out of the party after BSSB investigations revealed strong evidence of corruption. [[~~Ake Torvald~~ \| It was a far kinder fate than others which befell those who stood in the now President's way.]]		The Cetian Congress of Conservatives has become a beacon for all those who believe the Republic of Biesel’s traditional values are no longer being upheld and must be defended, or those with a notable dislike of Solarians. Their belief in Cetian Conservatism inspires their desire for policy changes, such as expanding the Tau Ceti Armed Forces, increasing the defence budget, and further restricting the overarching government’s ability to interfere in the affairs of its member-states, some of which has been accomplished since they entered into a coalition with the new President, Ake Torvald. However, what has become clear is that while the party previously had its own beliefs, since entering a coalition with President Torvald, he expects the party to toe his line without question, and failure to do so will see one disgraced by scandal or investigation. It is officially led by Adalet Uysal, the current Vice President of the Republic, and a known mechanophobe – which seems to have proliferated throughout the party - though Uysal and all the members with any sense no longer express this openly. President Torvald disapproves of such thoughts being voiced publicly, and those too dim-witted to heed the President's warning found themselves being turned into examples; forced to resign in disgrace and be kicked out of the party after BSSB investigations revealed strong evidence of corruption. [[Notable Humans\|It was a far kinder fate than others which befell those who stood in the now President's way.]]

	'''Cetian Social Democratic Front (33%)'''		'''Cetian Social Democratic Front (33%)'''

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Aliens in Tau Ceti

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	''See also: [[Skrell_Abroad#Skrell_in_the_Republic_of_Biesel\|Skrell in the Republic of Biesel]], [[Unathi_Abroad#Unathi_in_the_Republic_of_Biesel\|Unathi in the Republic of Biesel]], [[Little Adhomai]], [[Zo'ra in the Republic of Biesel]], [[Minor_Dionae_Factions#The_Biesellian_Choir\|The Biesellian Choir]]''		''See also: [[Skrell_Abroad#Skrell_in_the_Republic_of_Biesel\|Skrell in the Republic of Biesel]], [[Unathi_Abroad#Unathi_in_the_Republic_of_Biesel\|Unathi in the Republic of Biesel]], [[Little Adhomai]], [[Zo'ra in the Republic of Biesel]], [[Minor_Dionae_Factions#The_Biesellian_Choir\|The Biesellian Choir]]''

	The Republic has among the most diverse and widespread populations of non-human species in the entire Orion Spur. From the district of [[Little Adhomai]] to the Zo'ra Hive's presence on [[Biesel]] and Caprice, Biesellite humans are no stranger to aliens in their streets. However districts primarily populated by aliens have a lower-than-average income than human-dominant districts, and are essentially ghettos. The condition and wealth divide in these districts is only continuing to worsen as the phoron rationing policies of Ake Torvald sees priority go towards wealthy neighborhoods. They look more run down than ever, as the crime rate has steadily been increasing and black markets begin to pop up more frequently. As a result, similarly to the human poor, [[recruitment in the Tau Ceti Armed Forces has become particularly popular]].		The Republic has among the most diverse and widespread populations of non-human species in the entire Orion Spur. From the district of [[Little Adhomai]] to the Zo'ra Hive's presence on [[Biesel]] and Caprice, Biesellite humans are no stranger to aliens in their streets. However districts primarily populated by aliens have a lower-than-average income than human-dominant districts, and are essentially ghettos. The condition and wealth divide in these districts is only continuing to worsen as the phoron rationing policies of Ake Torvald sees priority go towards wealthy neighborhoods. They look more run down than ever, as the crime rate has steadily been increasing and black markets begin to pop up more frequently. As a result, similarly to the human poor, [[TCAF\|recruitment in the Tau Ceti Armed Forces has become particularly popular]].

	===Tau Ceti Synthetics and Citizenship===		===Tau Ceti Synthetics and Citizenship===

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	While [[NanoTrasen]] is still the undisputed most powerful megacorporation within the Republic, the Republic is no longer exclusive to them. This was made clear by a daring move of [[Notable Humans#Noelle_Lopez-Zhang\|Noelle Lopez-Zhang]], when [[Einstein Engines]] acquired NanoTrasen's holdings in the Biesellite city of [[Biesel\|Phoenixport]]. When the government cooperates with Megacorporations, it cooperates with almost all member corporations of the [[SCC]] on somewhat equal terms. Still, for now [[NanoTrasen]] holds significant economic power within the Republic, given their stranglehold on one of the most important aspects of the economy, [[Phoron]]. Phoron has made [[Tau Ceti]] and the Republic as a whole one of the wealthiest nations in the Spur, and has been integral to its very identity. This is, of course, now threatened by scarcity - something that has put pressure on not only the entire country but on NanoTrasen specifically, [[Phoron\|who tries their best to keep up the illusion that all is well]].		While [[NanoTrasen]] is still the undisputed most powerful megacorporation within the Republic, the Republic is no longer exclusive to them. This was made clear by a daring move of [[Notable Humans#Noelle_Lopez-Zhang\|Noelle Lopez-Zhang]], when [[Einstein Engines]] acquired NanoTrasen's holdings in the Biesellite city of [[Biesel\|Phoenixport]]. When the government cooperates with Megacorporations, it cooperates with almost all member corporations of the [[SCC]] on somewhat equal terms. Still, for now [[NanoTrasen]] holds significant economic power within the Republic, given their stranglehold on one of the most important aspects of the economy, [[Phoron]]. Phoron has made [[Tau Ceti]] and the Republic as a whole one of the wealthiest nations in the Spur, and has been integral to its very identity. This is, of course, now threatened by scarcity - something that has put pressure on not only the entire country but on NanoTrasen specifically, [[Phoron\|who tries their best to keep up the illusion that all is well]].

	Biesel has a significant presence in the medical technology industry, owing to [[Zeng-Hu ~~Phramacuticals~~\|the agreement signed between Zeng-Hu ~~Pharmacuticals~~ and NanoTrasen a decade after the discovery of phoron]]. Its medical innovations spawned from this agreement include being the nation where dexalin and peridaxon were first synthesized.		Biesel has a significant presence in the medical technology industry, owing to [[Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals\|the agreement signed between Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals and NanoTrasen a decade after the discovery of phoron]]. Its medical innovations spawned from this agreement include being the nation where dexalin and peridaxon were first synthesized.

	==Population and Planets==		==Population and Planets==

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	[[Notable Humans\|President Torvald]] and the corporations have structured the rationing in such a way that the pinch is felt the least on middle and upper class citizens, primarily humans, skrell, and a minority of other alien species. This is not outright stated, with plausible deniability at every corner, but is the practical implementation of the mass of confusing legalise the President used in the introduction of rationing policies. However the differences between richer neighborhoods and those of lower status are clear as day. The worst the upper and middle classes might see of the scarcity is their repair shop saying certain parts are backordered indefinitely, as outright shortages are still rare for them, or more likely, the increase in prices of all kinds, as the day-to-day running of life gets more and more expensive. While these things aren’t great, they’re bearable - and better than conditions elsewhere in the spur for similar people.		[[Notable Humans\|President Torvald]] and the corporations have structured the rationing in such a way that the pinch is felt the least on middle and upper class citizens, primarily humans, skrell, and a minority of other alien species. This is not outright stated, with plausible deniability at every corner, but is the practical implementation of the mass of confusing legalise the President used in the introduction of rationing policies. However the differences between richer neighborhoods and those of lower status are clear as day. The worst the upper and middle classes might see of the scarcity is their repair shop saying certain parts are backordered indefinitely, as outright shortages are still rare for them, or more likely, the increase in prices of all kinds, as the day-to-day running of life gets more and more expensive. While these things aren’t great, they’re bearable - and better than conditions elsewhere in the spur for similar people.

	This is because the extra pain they should be feeling is instead dumped onto the [[Mendell City\|poor of the nation]], already struggling significantly with the base effects of the scarcity. Unemployment is at an all-time high, with sustainable jobs exceedingly rare, and as a [[Biesellite Security and Law\|crime has skyrocketed]], with poorer neighborhoods having changed massively over the past five years. While there were always ghettos, there are now more of them than ever, and the originals, places such as D6, D11, and D12, look more run down than ever, with the phoron allocated for civilian usage of any kind is prioritized for the richer neighborhoods. The poorer areas of cities across [[Tau Ceti]] and ~~[[The Republic of Biesel\|~~the Republic at large]] are slowly slipping into anarchy, with brownouts and blackouts becoming more frequent occurrences, as their phoronics based infrastructure falls into disrepair. It has a cruel similarity to the [[KOTW\|Alliance's abandonment of their outer worlds during the collapse]]. Criminal Organizations have filled in the vacuum, allowed to run the districts as they see fit, and be unbothered by [[Biesellite Security and Law\|law enforcement]], who only interfere when any violence within these areas spills out into other, less dilapidated parts of the city; in which case the standard response has been to violently bludgeon it back into containment. These criminal organizations are made up of old gangs who have long operated in certain areas, newer ones who have come to power, but the most interesting of all run a form of crime that has never really been seen in the Republic before: black markets and smugglers.		This is because the extra pain they should be feeling is instead dumped onto the [[Mendell City\|poor of the nation]], already struggling significantly with the base effects of the scarcity. Unemployment is at an all-time high, with sustainable jobs exceedingly rare, and as a [[Biesellite Security and Law\|crime has skyrocketed]], with poorer neighborhoods having changed massively over the past five years. While there were always ghettos, there are now more of them than ever, and the originals, places such as D6, D11, and D12, look more run down than ever, with the phoron allocated for civilian usage of any kind is prioritized for the richer neighborhoods. The poorer areas of cities across [[Tau Ceti]] and the Republic at large are slowly slipping into anarchy, with brownouts and blackouts becoming more frequent occurrences, as their phoronics based infrastructure falls into disrepair. It has a cruel similarity to the [[KOTW\|Alliance's abandonment of their outer worlds during the collapse]]. Criminal Organizations have filled in the vacuum, allowed to run the districts as they see fit, and be unbothered by [[Biesellite Security and Law\|law enforcement]], who only interfere when any violence within these areas spills out into other, less dilapidated parts of the city; in which case the standard response has been to violently bludgeon it back into containment. These criminal organizations are made up of old gangs who have long operated in certain areas, newer ones who have come to power, but the most interesting of all run a form of crime that has never really been seen in the Republic before: black markets and smugglers.

	Loosely organized by their nature, Black Markets and the smugglers who supply them have exploded within the Republic, and though they are not yet utilized by the population at large, their growth has been massive. This rings especially true to those in the poorer areas of the nation, who are coming to rely on these Black Markets for everything from their food to new electronics, all of which is smuggled into the Republic along various routes. These routes connect at a common point, the port moon of [[Valkyrie]]. Operating primarily as a tradeport, Valkyrie has been hit especially hard by the economic slowdown experienced across the Spur, and its many port workers struggle to make ends meet; so it is no surprise that a great many of them have turned to corruption, looking the other way or ensuring certain ships are docked at certain berths for the right fee. [[Valkyrie\|While this was cracked down on hard during the early days, as the scarcity continues to worsen, it has started to be seen as a necessity to support their families or similar, and dockworkers or supervisors who can't look the other way as well often find themselves rapidly resigning, or go missing before being found dead several weeks later.]] While the outright corruption and level of smuggling seen on Valkyrie is not common throughout the Spur yet, smuggling as a whole is slowly becoming an extremely lucrative business, [[Phoron\|as the scarcity worsens and more government officials look for ways to make up their income by accepting bribes.]] These smugglers and black marketeers pay well for goods, so since the start of the scarcity Petty Theft of phoronics based equipment from the workplace has reached the top three reasons why an employee contract is terminated within Biesel, despite the unemployment crisis all but ensuring the fired employee will be unable to find another job. The simple fact of the matter is, prices won’t stop rising for all types of goods and services, and by now they have become practically unbearable for the lowest rung of corporate jobs; who knows what will happen if the trend continues and they become unbearable for the next leg up.		Loosely organized by their nature, Black Markets and the smugglers who supply them have exploded within the Republic, and though they are not yet utilized by the population at large, their growth has been massive. This rings especially true to those in the poorer areas of the nation, who are coming to rely on these Black Markets for everything from their food to new electronics, all of which is smuggled into the Republic along various routes. These routes connect at a common point, the port moon of [[Valkyrie]]. Operating primarily as a tradeport, Valkyrie has been hit especially hard by the economic slowdown experienced across the Spur, and its many port workers struggle to make ends meet; so it is no surprise that a great many of them have turned to corruption, looking the other way or ensuring certain ships are docked at certain berths for the right fee. [[Valkyrie\|While this was cracked down on hard during the early days, as the scarcity continues to worsen, it has started to be seen as a necessity to support their families or similar, and dockworkers or supervisors who can't look the other way as well often find themselves rapidly resigning, or go missing before being found dead several weeks later.]] While the outright corruption and level of smuggling seen on Valkyrie is not common throughout the Spur yet, smuggling as a whole is slowly becoming an extremely lucrative business, [[Phoron\|as the scarcity worsens and more government officials look for ways to make up their income by accepting bribes.]] These smugglers and black marketeers pay well for goods, so since the start of the scarcity Petty Theft of phoronics based equipment from the workplace has reached the top three reasons why an employee contract is terminated within Biesel, despite the unemployment crisis all but ensuring the fired employee will be unable to find another job. The simple fact of the matter is, prices won’t stop rising for all types of goods and services, and by now they have become practically unbearable for the lowest rung of corporate jobs; who knows what will happen if the trend continues and they become unbearable for the next leg up.

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	[[Notable Humans\|President Torvald]] and the corporations have structured the rationing in such a way that the pinch is felt the least on middle and upper class citizens, primarily humans, skrell, and a minority of other alien species. This is not outright stated, with plausible deniability at every corner, but is the practical implementation of the mass of confusing legalise the President used in the introduction of rationing policies. However the differences between richer neighborhoods and those of lower status are clear as day. The worst the upper and middle classes might see of the scarcity is their repair shop saying certain parts are backordered indefinitely, as outright shortages are still rare for them, or more likely, the increase in prices of all kinds, as the day-to-day running of life gets more and more expensive. While these things aren’t great, they’re bearable - and better than conditions elsewhere in the spur for similar people.		[[Notable Humans\|President Torvald]] and the corporations have structured the rationing in such a way that the pinch is felt the least on middle and upper class citizens, primarily humans, skrell, and a minority of other alien species. This is not outright stated, with plausible deniability at every corner, but is the practical implementation of the mass of confusing legalise the President used in the introduction of rationing policies. However the differences between richer neighborhoods and those of lower status are clear as day. The worst the upper and middle classes might see of the scarcity is their repair shop saying certain parts are backordered indefinitely, as outright shortages are still rare for them, or more likely, the increase in prices of all kinds, as the day-to-day running of life gets more and more expensive. While these things aren’t great, they’re bearable - and better than conditions elsewhere in the spur for similar people.

	This is because the extra pain they should be feeling is instead dumped onto the [[Mendell City\|poor of the nation]], already struggling significantly with the base effects of the scarcity. Unemployment is at an all-time high, with sustainable jobs exceedingly rare, and as a [[Biesellite Security and Law\|crime has skyrocketed]], with poorer neighborhoods having changed massively over the past five years. While there were always ghettos, there are now more of them than ever, and the originals, places such as D6, D11, and D12, look more run down than ever, with the phoron allocated for civilian usage of any kind is prioritized for the richer neighborhoods. The poorer areas of cities across [[Tau Ceti]] and ~~[[The Republic of Biesel\|~~the Republic at large]] are slowly slipping into anarchy, with brownouts and blackouts becoming more frequent occurrences, as their phoronics based infrastructure falls into disrepair. It has a cruel similarity to the [[KOTW\|Alliance's abandonment of their outer worlds during the collapse]]. Criminal Organizations have filled in the vacuum, allowed to run the districts as they see fit, and be unbothered by [[Biesellite Security and Law\|law enforcement]], who only interfere when any violence within these areas spills out into other, less dilapidated parts of the city; in which case the standard response has been to violently bludgeon it back into containment. These criminal organizations are made up of old gangs who have long operated in certain areas, newer ones who have come to power, but the most interesting of all run a form of crime that has never really been seen in the Republic before: black markets and smugglers.		This is because the extra pain they should be feeling is instead dumped onto the [[Mendell City\|poor of the nation]], already struggling significantly with the base effects of the scarcity. Unemployment is at an all-time high, with sustainable jobs exceedingly rare, and as a [[Biesellite Security and Law\|crime has skyrocketed]], with poorer neighborhoods having changed massively over the past five years. While there were always ghettos, there are now more of them than ever, and the originals, places such as D6, D11, and D12, look more run down than ever, with the phoron allocated for civilian usage of any kind is prioritized for the richer neighborhoods. The poorer areas of cities across [[Tau Ceti]] and the Republic at large are slowly slipping into anarchy, with brownouts and blackouts becoming more frequent occurrences, as their phoronics based infrastructure falls into disrepair. It has a cruel similarity to the [[KOTW\|Alliance's abandonment of their outer worlds during the collapse]]. Criminal Organizations have filled in the vacuum, allowed to run the districts as they see fit, and be unbothered by [[Biesellite Security and Law\|law enforcement]], who only interfere when any violence within these areas spills out into other, less dilapidated parts of the city; in which case the standard response has been to violently bludgeon it back into containment. These criminal organizations are made up of old gangs who have long operated in certain areas, newer ones who have come to power, but the most interesting of all run a form of crime that has never really been seen in the Republic before: black markets and smugglers.

	Loosely organized by their nature, Black Markets and the smugglers who supply them have exploded within the Republic, and though they are not yet utilized by the population at large, their growth has been massive. This rings especially true to those in the poorer areas of the nation, who are coming to rely on these Black Markets for everything from their food to new electronics, all of which is smuggled into the Republic along various routes. These routes connect at a common point, the port moon of [[Valkyrie]]. Operating primarily as a tradeport, Valkyrie has been hit especially hard by the economic slowdown experienced across the Spur, and its many port workers struggle to make ends meet; so it is no surprise that a great many of them have turned to corruption, looking the other way or ensuring certain ships are docked at certain berths for the right fee. [[Valkyrie\|While this was cracked down on hard during the early days, as the scarcity continues to worsen, it has started to be seen as a necessity to support their families or similar, and dockworkers or supervisors who can't look the other way as well often find themselves rapidly resigning, or go missing before being found dead several weeks later.]] While the outright corruption and level of smuggling seen on Valkyrie is not common throughout the Spur yet, smuggling as a whole is slowly becoming an extremely lucrative business, [[Phoron\|as the scarcity worsens and more government officials look for ways to make up their income by accepting bribes.]] These smugglers and black marketeers pay well for goods, so since the start of the scarcity Petty Theft of phoronics based equipment from the workplace has reached the top three reasons why an employee contract is terminated within Biesel, despite the unemployment crisis all but ensuring the fired employee will be unable to find another job. The simple fact of the matter is, prices won’t stop rising for all types of goods and services, and by now they have become practically unbearable for the lowest rung of corporate jobs; who knows what will happen if the trend continues and they become unbearable for the next leg up.		Loosely organized by their nature, Black Markets and the smugglers who supply them have exploded within the Republic, and though they are not yet utilized by the population at large, their growth has been massive. This rings especially true to those in the poorer areas of the nation, who are coming to rely on these Black Markets for everything from their food to new electronics, all of which is smuggled into the Republic along various routes. These routes connect at a common point, the port moon of [[Valkyrie]]. Operating primarily as a tradeport, Valkyrie has been hit especially hard by the economic slowdown experienced across the Spur, and its many port workers struggle to make ends meet; so it is no surprise that a great many of them have turned to corruption, looking the other way or ensuring certain ships are docked at certain berths for the right fee. [[Valkyrie\|While this was cracked down on hard during the early days, as the scarcity continues to worsen, it has started to be seen as a necessity to support their families or similar, and dockworkers or supervisors who can't look the other way as well often find themselves rapidly resigning, or go missing before being found dead several weeks later.]] While the outright corruption and level of smuggling seen on Valkyrie is not common throughout the Spur yet, smuggling as a whole is slowly becoming an extremely lucrative business, [[Phoron\|as the scarcity worsens and more government officials look for ways to make up their income by accepting bribes.]] These smugglers and black marketeers pay well for goods, so since the start of the scarcity Petty Theft of phoronics based equipment from the workplace has reached the top three reasons why an employee contract is terminated within Biesel, despite the unemployment crisis all but ensuring the fired employee will be unable to find another job. The simple fact of the matter is, prices won’t stop rising for all types of goods and services, and by now they have become practically unbearable for the lowest rung of corporate jobs; who knows what will happen if the trend continues and they become unbearable for the next leg up.