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<center><i>'''The flag of the Sovereign Solarian Republic of San Colette.'''</i></center>


In what is now the Northern Wildlands and was once the northern half of the Middle and Outer Rings of the Solarian Alliance lies a system located auspiciously on the border between the Outer and Middle Rings, directly at the conflux of the warp gates that allow easy transition between the two. This system, Patria Nueva, contains one inhabitable world, and this world is known as San Colette. The '''Sovereign Solarian Republic of San Colette''' is a (now formerly) Solarian nation where many things meet: the Middle and Outer Ring, the Coalition and Alliance, and — now — the forces vying for control of the Northern Wildlands. But the Republic — which was long intended by the Alliance to be a fallback point and redoubt in a theoretical Second Interstellar War — is not without its defenses or, thanks to its still-intact phoron facilities and stockpile, protectors. But with the system now caught between the Solarian Restoration Front and the League, many in the Republic ask themselves a simple question: can San Colette weather the storm which approaches her shores, or will she be swept away like so many others?
While the 2400s may be increasingly dominated by megacorporations, the art of statecraft and the relationship between nations remains as relevant as ever. Below are summaries of the relations between the interstellar powers of humanity, their attitudes towards notable alien powers, and their relationships towards the Spur's megacorporations.


==History==
==The [[Sol Alliance|Alliance of Sovereign Solarian Nations]]==
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===[[Republic of Biesel]]===


<center><i>“To understand the history of the Alliance, one must first understand the history of our Republic,” - President (2405-2413) Valentia Carabello, 2352 - 2454.</i></center>
Officially, the Solarian Alliance views the Republic of Biesel as a '''rogue breakaway state''' and held very limited formal relations with it prior to the Solarian Collapse of 2462. Presently the Solarian government maintains '''no formal ties''' with the Republic of Biesel, and has called for the Republic to cease its “illegal occupation” of the former Solarian territories now under the umbrella of the [[Corporate Reconstruction Zone]]. Relations between the Republic and Alliance have never been worse, and show no signs of improving in the near future. The Alliance and Republic are currently engaged in a proxy war over the control of the [[Human Wildlands|Southern Wildlands]], a zone currently divided between three ex-Solarian statelets.


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===[[Eridani Federation|Eridani Corporate Federation]]===
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===Discovery and Interstellar War History===
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The system of San Colette was first discovered by astronomers from France in 2272, in the years immediately preceding the devastating Interstellar War. Its original discoverers named it after Saint Colette of Corbie, in the hopes that the system would bring about a peaceful future for the then-struggling Alliance. The system was quite desirable for the Alliance as it contained one readily habitable world, San Colette, and a small planet, D’Anzin, with Helium-3 deposits sufficient enough to justify the expensive task of colonization. The Alliance, desperate for money in the midst of the Second Great Depression, sold off the system’s colonization rights in 2274. The rights were purchased by an unexpected source: rather than a nation-state or corporation purchasing the system’s colonization rights an alliance of Spanish and Portuguese business magnates secured the winning bid with seconds on the clock. The magnates – perhaps out of patriotism or perhaps out of a desire to win the economic goodwill of the government while avoiding the true cost of colonization – gifted the rights of colonization to the governments of Spain and Portugal. Before a colonization plan could be created the Interstellar War (2278 - 2287) broke out, effectively dashing the hopes of many of the prospective settlers.


While the initial hope of an Iberian colony faded in the chaos of the Interstellar War and its economic impact, the desire of many in the region was not extinguished. By the 2330s the worst of the economic crisis had faded into the background and Iberia once again prepared to journey to the stars and in 2338 they launched the first colony ships to San Colette, and towards a new future.
The Solarian Alliance formally regards the Eridani Corporate Federation as a special administrative zone with a limited degree of autonomy, notably regarding the activities of the [[Stellar Corporate Conglomerate]]. The Alliance represents the ECF diplomatically, and the ECF maintains no formal ties to other nations beyond the Alliance itself.
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===[[Coalition of Colonies]]===
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===The Early Colonial Era===
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The journey to San Colette took almost two years due to the distance traversed from Earth and the ad-hoc nature of many of the Alliance’s transportation networks, which had been ravaged by both the Interstellar War and the Second Great Depression. As the five colony ships sent to San Colette traveled across the breadth of the Alliance one of the scientists aboard the lead ship, Doctor Ernesto Castrejon, observed the sorry state of the Alliance’s warp network. Doctor Castejon was, at the time, a scientist of little importance simply sent to assist in the construction of a theoretical warp gate for San Colette which would connect it to the broader Alliance. But as the journey dragged on and Ernesto became increasingly irate, he began to form a greater idea which would transform the broader Alliance. At long last, in 2340, the first colonists arrived in the system of San Colette, ready to begin the immense undertaking of colonizing a new world for the Alliance.


These colonists who landed on San Colette found, as the reports had suggested, an Earthlike world with a pleasant, if somewhat dry, climate. The first colonists to land found themselves on the coast of the largest of San Colette’s three major continents, overlooking a vast blue sea on one side and kilometer after kilometer of grassy, fertile flatlands on the other. The colonists, ecstatic at the good fortune, decided upon a historical name for what would become their capital city: Nueva Isabela. Over time Nueva Isabela would grow and become the primary agricultural and political hub of the fledgling colony as the other four colony ships formed similar settlements. In the far north of its largest continent the settlement of Montblanc was formed, which would become its technological hub. Across the sea from Nueva Isabela the settlement of Porto de Ouro was established, later becoming a major hub for off-world travel. The settlements of Vila Nova de Norte – the most northern major settlement on the planet and one of the few able to function year-round despite the poles’ snowstorms – and Nuevo Villaviciosa – an industrial center located at the mouth of a major river – were both founded on the same continent, the smallest of the three. The five original cities of San Colette would go on to become its hubs, and still dominate its economy today.
The Alliance and Coalition have a mutual animosity stretching back to the Interstellar War between the two powers, which saw large swaths of the Coalition – such as [[Gadpathur]] and [[Xanu Prime]] – devastated by fighting. Relations were further soured by the defection of [[Konyang]] to the Coalition during the Solarian Collapse, which the Alliance views as illegal. The Alliance claims that Konyang is Solarian territory illegally occupied by the Coalition.


Within a decade San Colette had established itself as a young, though quite productive, colony. Helium-3 mining on D’Anzin kept its budget in check and a warp gate, first completed in 2344, ensured shipments of materials were never long in reaching the new colony. But for one man, who had now been promoted to the lead scientist in charge of the Coletter warp gate, it was not enough. What Doctor Castejon had in mind was far greater than one planet, one warp gate, and Helium-3 mining. The doctor had turned his mind towards the future and realized something: with San Colette’s position, which straddled the line between the Middle and Outer Rings, it had a unique opportunity to establish itself as the main point of transit between both rings. Doctor Castejon intended to turn San Colette into a transportation hub, and to transform its economy in the process.
===[[Republic of Elyra]]===
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Old hatreds over the Elyran Revolution were often smothered by the realpolitik of Elyra’s status as the only net exporter of phoron aside from the Republic of Biesel, and the Alliance was long been a major net importer of Elyran phoron prior to 2462. The ongoing phoron shortage, and Elyra’s tightening of exports, have since greatly soured Elyran-Solarian relations.


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===[[Empire of Dominia]]===
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===The Warp Gate Project===
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Doctor Castejon took his idea for a warp gate network in the northern section of the Alliance to the then-governor of San Colette, Beatriz Rada, in 2449. What happened behind the closed doors of the governor’s residence may never be truly known, but both Governor Rada and Doctor Castejon left the meeting with a drive to see the project realized. Following six years of debate, backroom dealings, and extensive political maneuverings the Warp Gate Project – the largest project undertaken by the Alliance – was approved by the Solarian government, and the majority of the construction contracts were awarded to Einstein Engines. Governor Rada and Doctor Castejon had achieved their dream: to make San Colette the largest point of transit between the Middle and Outer Rings, and to bring immense wealth to it in the process.


But there was a catch to this deal. Despite the efforts of Rada and Castejon they were unable to proceed without the support of one of the Alliance’s most significant forces: the Navy, which had become even more powerful in the aftermath of the Interstellar War. The Navy demanded oversight of the project in San Colette’s system itself and the ability to take “reasonable precautions,” in designing a defense for San Colette. The Coletter delegation attempted to protest but rapidly found themselves shut down by the Naval delegation and, surprisingly, the Alliance’s central government. With its economy and prestige battered and bruised by the Interstellar War the civilian government of the Alliance was, at best, unwilling to argue with the Navy and often deferred to it – a trend which would continue into the 25th century, with devastating consequences.
The Empire and Alliance have positive relations, with the Alliance having assisted the early Imperial Fleet and cooperating with the Empire in the Southern Reaches. The Alliance views the Empire as a natural spoiler against Elyran influence in the southern Spur, considering it a way to sabotage Elyran efforts without risking Solarian lives.


The Navy’s demands for its support were deceptively simple on paper, and only contained one requirement: that San Colette be designated a “fallback point,” for any future conflict with the Coalition. This simple requirement would go on to define San Colette due to the factors required to meet the Navy’s standards for its fallback point. First: A large stockpile – fuel, weaponry, and assorted equipment – would have to be assembled, designated, and placed in the system. Second: Fortifications would have to be constructed to hold off the Coalition for an extended period and the Navy, rather than San Colette, would be the final judge of what constituted enough fortifications to hold off the Coalition from San Colette. Third: A local military, which San Colette had nothing resembling, would have to be formed to man the defenses and secure the system. The gravity of what would have to be done to fulfill this demand, and the impact it would have on the system’s budget, almost immediately caused a crisis in the government which only ended when the Alliance, along with the Navy, promised to subsidize much of the work. But despite the Alliance and Navy’s funding the project remained daunting and would date years, if not decades. Further negotiations ensured San Colette would not have to finish the defenses before the warp gates were built, but they were required to start as soon as possible.
===[[Nralakk Federation]]===


In 2356, following a short period of internal debate regarding the practicality of the Navy’s demands, the warp gate project began in San Colette in earnest. By 2457 the first gate – which connected San Colette to [[Callisto]], another Alliance member state chosen for the Warp Gate Project – opened, and equipment for the creation of additional gates began to flow from the Sol System to San Colette. Gate after gate opened over the following years, bringing more materials and more wealth to San Colette. The gate network brought new industries to San Colette beyond its previous exports, which had mostly consisted of foodstuffs from San Colette itself and Helium-3 mined on D’Anzin. This economic diversification was also driven in part by desperation, as the Navy now required much of the system’s He3 production to be stored for a theoretical emergency. A local shipbuilding industry which specialized in ships designed to work in San Colette itself, rather than traveling abroad, formed as a result of the influx of trade goods. Most importantly for San Colette’s future a local artificial intelligence industry began to grow in the late 2360s. While Colettish AI would never reach the level of sophistication of IPCs on [[Konyang]] due to being based upon indigenous AI designs instead of Glorsh-derived designs, it would become very effective at carrying out the tasks needed to run dozens of warp gates in a singular system. One of the tasks commonly assigned to Colettish AI was the identifying of ships in the system and determining their destinations, which would later prove itself to be of stunning importance.
The Alliance and Federation have long been aligned to one another as both military and economic powers, and cooperation has remained steady even following the Solarian Collapse of 2463. It is in their mutual interests to ensure that they are both functional, if not perfectly healthy, interstellar powers.


But the demands of the Navy never left the mind of the inhabitants of the system and, in 2362, work began on the first of what would eventually become four lines of defense of San Colette. The “Rock of San Colette,” as it would become known, was designed to fulfill the Navy’s demands while not destroying San Colette’s budget. At the time of its completion in 2398 the Rock consisted of a series of armed space installations. But this was not enough for the Navy and the government of San Colette was sent back to the drawing board. To the Rock was added the Tools and Field of San Collette, which would become the second and first layers of San Colette’s defensive lines. The Field itself was self-explanatory: a large section of space on the edge of the system was designated as a stellar minefield and filled with a variety of anti-vessel mines. Built from 2375 to 2405, the Tools consist of a ring of automated defenses built using Colettish AI.
===[[Izweski Nation|Izweski Hegemony]]===


While the Navy was relatively content with San Colette’s defenses there remained the matter of training and equipping a local military arm to defend San Colette in the event of a dire emergency. In 2356 the Civil Guard of the Sovereign Solarian Republic of San Colette, or simply the Civil Guard, was founded in response to the Navy’s demands. The Civil Guard, over the next few decades, proved to be a competent and relatively well-equipped force. Its size remained relatively small due to the Guard’s focus on defensive readiness and automated weapons, but constant funding ensured it was never free of willing volunteers. A sense of patriotic duty related to the Civil Guard also began to slowly develop and many Coletters began to view service in it as a way to seize some of their military autonomy back from the Solarian Navy, which had become increasingly unpopular due to its demands.
The Alliance maintains a small diplomatic mission to the Izweski Hegemony, but places little importance upon the Hegemony beyond its since-discontinued joint projects on Ouerea with the [[Nralakk Federation]]. A former Solarian diplomat to the Hegemony stated that it “[...] is simply too backwards to enter the greater Spur,” currently. Since the end of the Solarian Civil War (2462-65) the Alliance has reestablished its diplomatic mission on Moghes.
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===[[People's Republic of Adhomai]]===
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===The Discovery of Phoron===
The People’s Republic of Adhomai is the only nation state on Adhomai that the Solarian government formally recognizes. However, the Alliance’s history of tajara bans and the recent Solarian Collapse in 2462 have caused the Alliance’s diplomatic mission on Adhomai to become a mere skeleton of its former self. The Alliance’s foreign intelligence service has long been suspected of interference on Adhomai, and was partially responsible for training the secret police of the modern PRA.
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By the early 2400s San Colette had become a beacon of economic stability in the outer Alliance, and served as a hub for trade flowing from much of the northern Spur into the Alliance. In 2402 it was officially declared to be the Sovereign Solarian Republic of San Colette, finally shedding its colonial roots and ascending as a full Solarian member state. As the first decade of the 25th century came to a close the Republic had one of the highest standards of living in the Middle and Outer Rings thanks to its status as a trade hub. But the relationship between the Navy and Republic remained poor and efforts by the Civil Guard to further expand their capabilities were often frustrated by the Navy. In 2415 the Navy-Guard relationship reached a new low when the Guard’s ships were banned from possessing warp engines capable of traveling without a gate, despite the protests of the Republic.  


But these protests were soon drowned out in 2417 by the discovery of phoron in the system of Biesel. Coletters, ever poised to increase the prominence of their Republic, rapidly managed to carve out a niche in the growing phoronics industry by establishing processing facilities for the fuel on the surface of D’Anzin. Unused and neglected Einstein facilities were rapidly bought up by the government and converted into facilities which turned inert phoron crystals into a usable form, which was then sold to actors across the Orion Spur. Colettish facilities, while they would not reach the output of Tau Ceti, became an important link in the phoron economy between Tau Ceti and much of the outer Alliance and inner Coalition. Trade to the Coalition was initially severely protested by the Navy, and required the addition of phoron to the Colettish strategic reserve in order to appease them.
===[[Democratic People's Republic of Adhomai]]===


The addition of a phoronics industry to the system brought the wealth of the Republic to new levels as the 25th century progressed. The Civil Guard was equipped with domestic ship designs for the first time, another layer — the Spears of the Saint, a series of fifteen massive orbital railguns — was added to the Republic’s defenses at the Navy’s insistence, and a local arms industry began to develop in response to growing fears concerning the Solarian government’s seeming unwillingness to assist more distance colonies such as the Republic. Perhaps most importantly the AI industry of San Colette continued to develop, with more and more deadly semi-autonomous drones being created for the defense of San Colette. While skrellian dignitaries were sometimes quick to point out the dangers of such weapons, Republic officials dissuaded them by noting their semi-autonomous nature required a human hand to guide them and make final decisions, and explaining the designs — unlike typical IPCs — were based on human algorithms and technology.
The Alliance does not recognize the Democratic People’s Republic of Adhomai, and instead refers to it as a “rogue breakaway state” of the People’s Republic of Adhomai. DPRA-flagged ships entering Solarian space are often detained and seized by the Solarian Navy in acts of apparent revenge for terrorist attacks rumored to be connected to the DPRA.  


The phoronics boom lasted until the early 2460s. By 2461 the flow of phoron gradually began to slow and many facilities opted to limit their production or entirely cease their operations. Some blamed it on NanoTrasen, which had long had a poor relationship with the Republic, while others claimed the decreasing flow was due to Elyran isolationism. Throughout 2461 and into 2462 the Republic stockpiled more and more phoron, hoping it would be able to slowly release fuel from its strategic reserve in order to preserve their economy during what many viewed as an incoming fuel crisis.
===[[New Kingdom of Adhomai]]===


Unfortunately, few could anticipate how grim the crisis would become as 2462 neared its end and many families in the Republic prepared for Christmas.
The Solarian Alliance does not recognize the New Kingdom of Adhomai, and has no formal relations with it.
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===[[Nanotrasen Corporation|NanoTrasen Corporation]]===
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===The Solarian Collapse===
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Coletters often argue over when the Solarian Collapse truly became unavoidable. Some argue that the Clandestine Incident of 24 October, 2462 — which many in the Republic believe was carried out deliberately by Biesel — marked the start of the end. Others believe the end truly began on 07 November, 2462, when Mars ceased responding to interstellar communications. Or perhaps it was on 11 November, 2462, when the Prime Minister was found dead in his suite. But most argue the Collapse was truly, irreversibly set to happen on 17 November, 2462, when forces from the 58th Fleet opened fire on fellow Solarians. This, to most in the Republic, marked the decisive turning point.


Mere days after this, on 20 November, 2462, the Collapse came to the Republic. The garrison fleet stationed in San Colette, the 67th Fleet, attempted to seize the system for itself. The 67th Fleet, much like its Konyanger counterpart — the 58th — was a smaller fleet loyal more to its admiral, Frederich Müller, than the Solarian government. Admiral Müller demanded the civilian government surrender and hand over the phoron stockpile to him. They refused, and the Battle of San Colette began between the Civil Guard and the 67th Fleet. The Civil Guard and San Colette’s defenses, aided by deserters from the 67th and a home field advantage, eventually routed the 67th and chased them from the system at little cost to themselves. But, due to their inability to pursue them, the 67th was eventually able to find its way to New Atlantica, where its remnants formed the basis of the Anti-Corporate League.
The Alliance’s relationship with the NanoTrasen Corporation is highly antagonistic, with many viewing the Corporation as the main reason for the Republic of Biesel’s secession from the Alliance. Following the expansion of NT’s client state – the Republic of Biesel – after the Solarian Collapse of 2462, the Alliance formed the Solarian Corporate Authority for the express purpose of punishing corporations involved with the SCC. NanoTrasen received the brunt of the SCA’s attention, with the corporation losing all of its Solarian assets to nationalization efforts.


With the defeat of the 67th Fleet the immediate danger had passed for the Republic. However, the chaos of the Solarian Collapse was far from over and during the final two months of 2462 chaos reigned throughout the region San Colette called home. To its galactic west Konyang seceded and the Anti-Corporate League filled the vacuum left by the collapse of Solarian authority in the region. To its east Lycoris, which had at one point helped build the Colettish warp gate network, fell to the Solarian Restoration Front, which began to brutally purge all non-humans from its territory. Solarian fleets collapsed entirely, defected, resorted to piracy, and sometimes became roaming mercenary bands. Refugees began to flow into the Republic from both sides, and the systems around San Colette — many of them too small or otherwise unable to maintain their own fleets — looked to it for aid and some form of protection in this desperate time.
===[[Hephaestus Industries]]===
Despite efforts by the SCA to nationalize many of its assets, particularly those on [[New Hai Phong]], Hephaestus Industries has managed to retain much of its assets in the Alliance, even if its relationship with it has never been rockier. To many on both sides – both corporate and government – their opposite is a necessary evil for both to continue functioning. When – or perhaps if – this paradigm will shift remains to be seen.


In January 2463 the Republic answered the call of its neighbors by forming a defensive Alliance known as the Middle Ring Shield Pact. The Pact, unfortunately, quickly ran into problems. Many of its systems, while wealthy, were reliant on the Solarian Navy for protection prior to the Collapse and had no appreciable navies of their own. Most, aside from San Colette, additionally suffered from high degrees of megacorporate domination in their local economies. None had the defenses of San Colette and the Civil Guard was unable to patrol every system vying for membership due to its small size and lack of independent warp engines. Even worse was the economic situation: many gates into Sol itself had been damaged or otherwise closed during the months of the Collapse and the businesses of the Republic now had a desperate need to find new markets before an economic meltdown began.
===[[Idris Incorporated]]===
Having paid off its “compensation fee” to the SCA, Idris Incorporated managed to maintain much of the goodwill it has long held in Alliance territories outside of Silverun’s Originals. Thanks to the megacorporations foresight, which some in the SCC would call cowardice, its good relationship with the Alliance seems set in stone for the immediate future. After all, what interstellar power is able to function without a robust financial sector?


Salvation would arrive later in January in an unusual form: the former 5th Middle Ring Battlegroup, now better known as the Free Solarian Fleets, under the command of Fleet Admiral van der Rensburg. The mercenaries of the Fleets were tempted by the Republic with a rare prize: phoron from its stockpile and a port to call home. The current President of the Republic, Maribel Sarmiento,  and van der Rensburg have a very amiable relationship but many in the Republic — particularly in its Civil Guard — know the loyalty of the Fleets, despite the privileges granted to them, only goes as deep as the Republic’s pockets. Whether they will stand and fight against the enemies of the Pact remains a matter of great concern, particularly for those beyond the reach of San Colette’s defenses.
===[[Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals]]===


Resolving the economic crisis caused by the Collapse was simpler than many in the Pact and Republic originally expected. With the collapse of Solarian authority in what became the Corporate Reconstruction Zone, much of the food supply line was interrupted and a new need for weaponry emerged. San Colette, stripped of many of its more high-end export routes, has fallen back onto exporting two mainstays of humanity to the CRZ via Tau Ceti in the meantime: foodstuffs and weaponry. By summer 2463 the economic crisis was resolved. However the necessity to maintain good trade relations with Biesel has led to the SRF and League becoming more vitriolic in their rhetoric towards the Pact, but what can one do? To trade with the Alliance means trade must go through the SRF, and to trade with the Coalition one must go through the League. Coletters have thus been forced into an awkward, perhaps temporary, economic relationship with Biesel.
Long viewed as an “essential” corporation for the functioning of the modern Alliance by its government, Zeng-Hu managed to avoid much of the SCA’s scorn by paying a “compensation fee” to the Alliance for its ongoing involvement with the SCC. The vast majority of the megacorporation’s assets in Solarian territory remain untouched – for now.


As the Republic looks forwards towards what many in its view as an inevitable, existential war against its regional rivals in the Northern Wildlands, many in it dread what the future may hold. While it maintains a better standard of living than most of the Wildlands — and a significant amount of the frontier — it remains teetering on a knife’s edge, pressed between two warlord states which despise it and forced to trade with a corporate state which desires to dominate it. The Republic and its people must chart a steady course through the waves of the Collapse, or be swamped and drown in it.
===[[Einstein Engines]]===
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==Environment==
While the megacorporations aside from it were convinced by NanoTrasen to go along with its SCC, Einstein Engines stuck beside the Alliance through its darkest days in 2462. While many in the Alliance are wary of the influence the Spur’s single largest megacorporation holds over their government, many others praise the megacorporation’s unfailing support of the Alliance. Only time will tell where the influence Einstein holds takes it, but it and the Alliance seem conjoined for the foreseeable future.


<center><i>“Oh, San Colette! My homeland so fair! The land of our own, and no others compare!”</i> - Excerpt from the Anthem of the Sovereign Solarian Republic of San Colette (2408)</center>
===[[Zavodskoi Interstellar]]===


===The System of San Colette===
Relations between the Solarian government and Zavodski Interstellar have recently taken a turn for the worse due to nationalization efforts by the SCA. Despite the souring of their public relations, Zavodskoi and the Solarian military have continued to maintain a friendly relationship that has been built upon decades of government contracts for the megacorporation and numerous kickbacks intended to keep comparable technology out of the hands of the Coalition of Colonies and Republic of Biesel, the Alliance’s two major interstellar rivals. How long the Alliance military – particularly its Navy – will be able to keep this act up for remains to be seen.


The system of San Colette consists of four major stellar bodies including its star, Nueva Hispaniola. The nearest stellar body to Nuevo Hispaniola is a small and barren planet known as San Felipe. Due to its closeness to the star San Felipe is entirely uninhabitable and its only man-made features are a neglected series of solar power facilities built by Einstein Engines during the Warp Gate Project which exist both in the orbit of San Felipe and on its surface. The rusting hulks of these facilities are occasionally used for target practice by the Civil Guard but otherwise rarely receive visitors due to their proximity to Nuevo Hispaniola and the presence of unexploded firing range munitions aboard them.
==The [[Empire of Dominia]]==
[[File:Dominia_Flag.png|thumb|The Imperial standard of House Keeser, intended to represent three nation-states of old Moroz that formed the basis of the Empire of Dominia.]]
===[[Republic of Biesel]]===


Further out from Nuevo Hispaniola lies the temperate world of San Colette, where the vast majority of the system’s population can be found. San Colette’s surface is defined by its three large continents and large ice cape at its poles. The planet is remarkably hospitable and relatively Earthlike, with no major meteorological phenomena occurring on its surface. It has one natural satellite, San Colette Minor. The moon of San Colette is a barren rock without any major settlements. Scattered Civil Guard facilities and private mining platforms can be seen across its surface. But no reasonable Coletter would describe San Colette Minor as their home.
The Empire maintains cordial relations with the Republic, which it views as a natural economic ally against the Serene Republic of Elyra. Thanks to the influence Zavodskoi Interstellar holds over the young Republic, it seems that this cooperation will likely continue for the immediate future.


Thousands of miles beyond San Colette, towards the edge of its system, lies the frozen planet of D’Anzin. The thick layers of ice and rock which cover the surface of D’Anzin are rich in deposits of Helium-3, the fuel which powers the warp gates of the Republic. For nearly as long as humans have called the system home there have been mining operations on the surface of D’Anzin and the planet is covered in a variety of mines, in various states of repair and functionality, as a result. Recently D’Anzin had become home to a new form of energy production: phoronics. The planet’s remote location and lack of large settlements has made it the ideal location to process raw phoron into usable fuel, and all of the Republic’s processing facilities can be found on D’Anzin itself or in its orbit.
===[[Sol Alliance]]===


Beyond the orbit of D’Anzin and the massive warp gates near it lies the Colettish Belt, a sizable ring of asteroids which surrounds the system. Asteroids and comets found in the Belt contain little of value and much of the Belt itself is designated as a restricted military zone due to the presence of the Republic’s second layer of defense: the Tools of the Saint. Automated defenses are scattered throughout the Belt and wandering into it, or deliberately tampering with the defenses, often results in injury, death, or time in a prison on San Colette. The extent to which the Belt is fortified remains a secret of the Republic few are aware of.
The Solarian Alliance and Empire of Dominia have no positive diplomatic relations stretching back to the reentry of [[Moroz]] into the broader Spur. The Imperial Fleet has long cooperated with the Alliance, with some of it earliest officers studying in the Admiralty on [[Luna]] and the two nations have cooperated to secure the Southern Reaches from piracy. Strategically, both view the other as providing an asset against Elyra.


===The Planet of San Colette===
===[[Coalition of Colonies]]===


The climate of San Colette is temperate and relatively Earthlike, which helped ease its colonization. Its surface is defined by three continents — Maria, Nueva Norte, and Morro — separated by large seas and covered in a variety of climates. The planet’s poles are covered in ice caps which have shrunk following colonization by an insignificant amount, and San Colette Minor provides enough of a gravitational pull to create a system of tides. San Colette is relatively free of freak meteorological phenomena and has four seasons which roughly correspond to their earthbound counterparts.  
For most in the Empire, the Coalition is too distant to be of much concern to them. Some refugees may trickle into it and it may recognize the illegitimate government of Fisanduh, but it is on the other side of the Spur. Most outside of the highest echelons of the Imperial government care little for it.


====Regions====
===[[Republic of Elyra]]===


The continent of Maria is the largest of the three and is home to the capital of Nueva Isabela and the industrial center of Montblanc, which is in its more northern regions. Maria is easily divided into two major regions: a large, grassy flatland called the Colettish Plains known for its rich soil which has long been the agricultural heartland of San Colette and the more northern forests of Cristobal. The Colettish Plains are home to Nueva Isabela and are dotted by many smaller towns, ranging from cities of thousands to villages of mere hundreds. It is separated from Cristobal by the uncreatively named Northern Range, a old and quite short mountain range which bisects the continent and is home to many mining operations. Cristobal is colder and criss-crossed by various rivers, eventually transitioning into taiga and then polar ice in its north. Montblanc, a Colettish industrial center, sits at the mouth of one of these rivers, which allows it to easily receive minerals from the Range and lumber from further inside Cristobal.
The Serene Republic is the Empire’s major rival in the Sparring Sea, and the two nations have long been at one another’s throats. With the Republic increasingly militarizing itself, many within the Imperial court now clamor for the Empire to pour even more funding into its colonial conquests to ensure it is able to keep pace.


Across the sea from Maria, to its west, lies the mostly unpopulated continent of Morro. The continent is dominated by a large, arid scrubland known as the Hinterlands which often suffers from droughts and fires. It is home to the settlement of Porto de Ouro, which is unique among San Colette’s major settlements as it mostly lies off of the shore of Morro on a series of island chains — some natural and some artificial. The flat planes near it have been mostly cleared of plant life by Coletters and now serve as a major offworld hub. Much of Morro is poorly explored aside from satellite photography and rumors of mineral wealth have long motivated expeditions into it — though few return with much of value.
===[[Nralakk Federation]]===


The third, and smallest, of the continents is Nuevo Norte, a highly-populous region home to two major settlements. Nuevo Norte is the furthest north of the three continents and is mostly defined by taiga and tundra, though some regions in its south are more hospitable. In its far north lies Vila Nova de Norte, a scientific hub which is known for its freezing temperatures and frequent snowstorms. Vila Nova stands on the edge of a large, flat tundra known as the Guard’s Tundra due to its use as a proving ground for Civil Guard weaponry. To the south of the continent in one of its few temperate regions is Nuevo Villaviciosa, the planet’s major shipbuilding center. Nuevo Villaviciosa is one of the few locations in the Middle Ring to feature a functional space elevator, which lies slightly offshore and is visible from almost anywhere on Nuevo Norte.
The Empire maintains a small diplomatic mission in the Federation, but has few dealings with it beyond formalities. Occasionally, Federation and Dominian scientists will hold conferences together in Biesel, and these conferences almost inevitably turn to the topic of how best to control, detect, and eliminate synthetic threats.


==Life on San Colette==
===[[Izweski Nation|Izweski Hegemony]]===


<center><i>“I swear to defend the Republic, its people, and its values at any cost. I will uphold the values of freedom enshrined in our constitution, even if it costs me my life.”</i> - Except from the Colettish Oath taken by Civil Guard personnel prior to beginning training.</center>
While occasionally allies of convenience, relations between the Empire and Hegemony have steadily worsened over the 2460s. The Hegemony’s lack of internal stability has long been of concern to the Empire, which generally views the Hegemony as a junior partner. With the Hegemony now being more closely aligned with [[Hephaestus Industries]], it remains to be seen how their relations will develop.


The culture and daily life of a typical Coletter is informed by both the planet’s past as a planet settled by the nations of Iberia and its more recent history as a trade hub for the broader Alliance. Coletters value familial bonds, duty to the Republic, and are often seen as friendly and outgoing people by the broader Alliance. Coletters are known to be very talkative abroad and often stand very close to their conversation partners, which can result in some awkward encounters for those unused to Colettish conversation customs.
===[[People's Republic of Adhomai]]===


To a typical Coletter familial bonds are very important, and several generations of the same family will often live very close to one another — occasionally even in the same house! Holidays are viewed as a chance to catch up with one’s family and, prior to the Collapse, Coletters abroad would often return home for major holidays even as the cost of travel increased due to the phoron crisis. These holiday celebrations are often accompanied by the traditional dance of San Colette: the flamenco.
The Empire regards the PRA as an illegitimate breakaway state of the New Kingdom of Adhomai, and does not have any formal relations with it.


One of the key cultural tenets of Colettish life is a sense of duty to the Republic which has been ingrained in Colettish culture for several generations. Initially starting as a reaction to the anger many felt at the Solarian Navy, this feeling has helped cement the Civil Guard as a key cultural pillar of the Republic. Enlistment, particularly enrolling as an officer, is seen as a prestigious duty and many middle class Coletter families will try to enroll at least one child into the Civil Guard. In many Colettish households it is a common sight to see a photo of a relative in the uniform of the Civil Guard placed prominently on a wall or above a fireplace.
===[[Democratic People's Republic of Adhomai]]===


===Holidays===
The Empire regards the DPRA as an illegitimate breakaway state of the New Kingdom of Adhomai, and does not have any formal relations with it.


The Republic celebrates a multitude of holidays throughout the year. Some are derived from historical events while others are rooted in the historical culture and religion of the original Iberian settlers of San Colette. Listed below are some of the more notable holidays in the Republic:
===[[New Kingdom of Adhomai]]===


* The Beatification (23 January): A celebration of the beatification of Colette of Corbie, whom the Republic derives its name from. Perhaps the most important holiday in the Republic, the Beatification is often marked by celebrations of the previous year and public carnivals.
The Empire recognizes the New Kingdom as the rightful government of Adhomai, but holds a patronizing attitude towards it. While the Empire is a vast land of many systems and worlds, the Kingdom can barely control half of a continent. To the Empire, they are clearly in need of guidance.


* Holy Week (movable — generally falls in late March or early April): A religious, cultural, and social event combined into one, the Holy Week has its roots in both Catholicism and the Spanish roots of San Colette’s settlers. Holy Week celebrations vary based upon the region of the planet they take place in but often involve distinctive costumed processions, many of which date back to Earth.
===[[Nanotrasen Corporation|NanoTrasen Corporation]]===


* Republic Day (15 June): A celebration of San Colette being officially declared the Sovereign Solarian Republic of San Colette.
Dominia and NanoTrasen have little in the way of formal relations, but generally view one another positively. NT remains mostly uninvolved in the Dominian market, officially due to the lack of domestic demand for phoron in the Empire. Unofficially, many suspect that NT has stayed distant from the Dominian market as a concession to Zavodskoi Interstellar.


* Civil Guard Day (22 June): A celebration of the establishment of the Civil Guard, San Colette’s local military force. Traditionally, Civil Guard officer candidates officially graduate from the Naval Academy of Nueva Isabela on this day.
===[[Hephaestus Industries]]===


* Colonization Day (5 October): The day the first settlers landed on the surface of San Colette. Officially made a holiday in 2421, shortly after the Republic was declared. This holiday is often viewed as a chance to reflect upon San Colette’s past and future, and has become quite solemn following the Solarian Collapse.
Hephaestus does not operate in the Empire, having long given up any potential profits to be made to Zavodskoi.


* Christmas Day (December 25): Christmas in San Colette arguably starts with the drawing of the Christmas lottery on 22 December, which itself has its own traditions around its first prize (locally referred to as “the Big One,”) and “luck pilgrimages,” made to the lottery booty which sold the last year’s first prize ticket. Christmas itself has changed little from its Earther roots and serves as a day to celebrate with one’s family and relatives.
===[[Idris Incorporated]]===


* Saint Sebastian’s Day (December 26): Often considered to be a continuation of Christmas, this holiday has similar religious and cultural roots. It is typically treated as a quiet day to spend time with family and reflect upon the previous year.
Idris maintains a small but noticeable presence in the Imperial Core, where it is most notably seen working with House Caladius. Many Primaries view Idris quite well due to the luxuries it brings, and some servants of Imperial households work for Idris abroad as a gesture of goodwill — and as a method of gaining broader experiences.


===Refugees===
===[[Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals]]===


Most current residents of the Republic who are not native Coletters are instead refugees from other sections of what is now the Northern Wildlands. These refugees are a diverse group of Solarians, and other citizens, drawn to San Colette by its relative stability in the maelstrom of the Solarian Collapse. The refugees are a diverse group due to their variety of origins: some come from the industrial world of Lycoris and have opted to flee the violence of the SRF, while others are offworlders from stations cannibalized by the League for spare parts. Rarely non-human refugees — skrell, the rare tajara, and handfuls of IPCs — trickle into the system from territory now controlled by the SRF, exhausted from a harrowing journey barely ahead of the Front’s internal police.
Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals does not operate in the Empire.


When they arrive most are sent to refugee settlements on San Colette — hopefully temporary arrangements on the edge of Colettish cities — where they are given a residence and the option of work. Most of these refugees follow two career paths: the more common option is to enlist in the Civil Guard, which desperately requires troops to defend San Colette. The second path is to work in the phoron refineries of D’Anzin, which few choose to do. Those who do opt to work on the phoronics facilities can find themselves away from their families for weeks at a time due to the remote location of D’Anzin and the difficulties of travel due to fuel rationing. IPC refugees, due to their status in Sol, do not have the liberty to choose. They are conscripted into the Civil Guard upon arrival in the Republic, regardless of ownership status, and given a chance to earn freedom, in the form of transport to Biesel or another system of choice, through two years of military service.
===[[Einstein Engines]]===


Not all refugees have found San Colette welcoming. Resources are often limited due to the economic malaise inflicted by the Collapse and native Coletters often receive goods before their refugee counterparts, who must depend on the government for support. Policing in refugee camps is often a difficult matter due to the small size of San Colette’s domestic police force and the exponentially-increasing number of refugees. Many are concerned that the Republic will soon be entirely unable to accept refugees due to their sheer number, but the flow of desperate people fleeing warlords shows no sign of stopping in the immediate future.
Einstein Engines does not operate in the Empire, with its operations having never reached this far into the galactic south.


===Language===
===[[Zavodskoi Interstellar]]===


The primary language of San Colette is the Colettish dialect of Tradeband, which is often simply referred to as Colettish Tradeband. This variant of Tradeband has been heavily influenced by its Iberian roots but has its own unique twists. The name of the system, San Colette, is typically rendered in Colettish Tradeband rather than in its original names of Sainte-Colette and Santa Coleta.
Zavodskoi Interstellar is deeply involved in the Empire of Dominia due to the Empire’s thriving military-industrial sector. Many Dominians work for Zavodskoi, and the Emperor himself is said to have entertained its CEO on several major Imperial holidays.


Solarian Common is the typical secondary language for most Coletters out of necessity, and is taught in Colettish primary schools. Other human languages, such as Elyran Standard and Freespeak, are rarely spoken by natives of the Republic. Freespeak is the more common of the two due to the Republic’s status as a trade hub of the northern Alliance, but is rarely spoken by native Coletters.
==The [[Republic of Elyra|Serene Republic of Elyra]]==
[[File:Elyra_Flag.png|thumb|The flag of the Serene Republic of Elyra]]
===[[Republic of Biesel]]===


==Military==
Following Biesel’s recent expansion, and the creation of the controversial Corporate Reconstruction Zone, relations between the two republics have cooled. Following an alleged border skirmish in 2464 has soured relations further between the two, with further ooperation unlikely.


===The Defenses of San Colette===
===[[Sol Alliance]]===


<center><i>“We must form a wall of steel around our Republic. We must ensure no invader is able to seize San Colette. We must be ready to die for our Republic if necessary.”</i> - Admiral Emerico Tolentino (2403 - ), Commander of the Civil Guard (2455 - Present)</center>
As a former Solarian colonial region, Elyra has poor relations with Sol and has long aligned itself with the Coalition as a method of protecting itself from Solarian aggression. Elyra maintains warm relations with [[Earth]], and Elyrans often visit the blue planet for religious or cultural purposes.


Stay tuned :^)
===[[Coalition of Colonies]]===


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With both the Coalition and Serene Republic opposing the Sol Alliance, it is only natural that the two powers would become closely aligned.
 
===[[Empire of Dominia]]===
 
The Serene Republic has long viewed the Empire as its major regional rival, and much of its recent militarization effort is designed at dissuading its neighbor from engaging in open warfare. For the time being, an awkward peace in which neither side is willing to suffer the losses it will have to take in order to “win” is the norm.
 
===[[Nralakk Federation]]===
 
The Nralakk Federation and Elyra have maintained a positive and cooperative relationship between themselves since the Lii’dra Incusion, in which the Federation gave the Serene Republic aid.
 
===[[Izweski Nation|Izweski Hegemony]]===
 
The Serene Republic holds no formal relations with the Hegemony beyond an embargo of all its goods, and a refusal to sell it any products. Skirmishes between Elyra and the Hegemony may be a thing of the past, but the relationship between the two powers remains very poor.
 
===[[People's Republic of Adhomai]]===
 
The Serene Republic cares little for the nations of Adhomai, and is instead far more concerned with its human neighbors: the Empire of Dominia and the Coalition of Colonies, in addition to the ever-growing threat of Biesel to its north.
 
===[[Democratic People's Republic of Adhomai]]===
 
The Serene Republic cares little for the nations of Adhomai, and is instead far more concerned with its human neighbors: the Empire of Dominia and the Coalition of Colonies, in addition to the ever-growing threat of Biesel to its north.
 
===[[New Kingdom of Adhomai]]===
 
The Serene Republic cares little for the nations of Adhomai, and is instead far more concerned with its human neighbors: the Empire of Dominia and the Coalition of Colonies, in addition to the ever-growing threat of Biesel to its north.
 
===[[Nanotrasen Corporation|NanoTrasen Corporation]]===
 
Since 2464, NanoTrasen has maintained no holdings in Elyra.
 
===[[Hephaestus Industries]]===
 
Hephaestus has a very limited presence in Elyra, and is only really present on New Suez.
 
===[[Idris Incorporated]]===
 
Despite its limited presence in the Serene Republic, Idris has carved out a successful niche for itself on New Suez. Many Elyrans, though generally distrustful of megacorporations, have come to view its tourism-facing side relatively positively.
 
===[[Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals]]===
 
Zeng-Hu, like most megacorporations, has a limited presence in Elyra. Aside from New Suez it is most present on [[Aemaq]], where it has operated a research facility with varying degrees of success.
 
===[[Einstein Engines]]===
 
Einstein Engines only has a limited presence in Elyra, and is mostly found on New Suez.
 
===[[Zavodskoi Interstellar]]===
 
Zavodskoi has a small presence in Elyra, and only really operates on New Suez. Its most notable contribution to Elyra’s economy is supplying the weaponry and equipment that many participants in the phoron bulletin use.
 
==The [[Coalition of Colonies]]==
[[File:Frontier_Alliance_Flag.png|thumb|Offical flag of the Coalition of Colonies, "Infinite Freedom". The blue symbolizes freedom, the black frontier space. The three stars represent the three key members of the Coalition and the lemniscate represents the other countless members as well as eternal freedom.]]
===[[Republic of Biesel]]===
 
In the aftermath of the Second Solarian Invasion of Biesel and the following Solarian Collapse, relations between the Coalition and Republic seemed to be set to dramatically improve. Yet non-economic relations have steadily declined due to the Republic’s conduct within the controversial [[Corporate Reconstruction Zone]], with some Coalition members also taking issue with the Republic's recent expansion. Many in the Coalition, particularly the [[Himeo|United Syndicates of Himeo]] and [[Gadpathur]], now view the Republic as an expansionist threat on their border with an inordinate amount of control over the Orion Spur’s economy. While cold now, the reemergence of the Sol Alliance as a unified power may push the Coalition and Republic back together once again.
 
===[[Sol Alliance]]===
 
The Coalition and Alliance have a mutual animosity stretching back to the Interstellar War between the two powers, which saw large swaths of the Coalition – such as [[Gadpathur]] and [[Xanu Prime]] – devastated by fighting. As the only human great powers of the Orion Spur, Coalition foreign policy often centers around limiting Solarian influence and attempting to contain their rival. This stance, though it is [[Federal Technocracy of Galatea|not shared by every member of the Coalition]] has brought them closer to the Republic of Biesel and Republic of Elyra.
 
===[[Republic of Elyra]]===
 
Long viewed by the Coalition as a counterweight to Solarian influence in the southern Spur, it and Elyra have close relations dating back to shortly after the Republic's independence from Sol. In the present day, with Biesel now bordering the Republic, Coalition-Elyra joint efforts have mostly shifted to controlling "spillage" from the Pustkowie -- a former part of the Solarian Alliance which has fallen out of its control and is now filled with pirates.
 
===[[Empire of Dominia]]===
 
The Coalition and Empire have poor relations, with the Coalition viewing it as a distant -- though present -- threat to the Republic of Elyra. Though there are Fisanduhian refugee settlements in the Coalition -- particularly on Xanu -- for most in it the Empire is a distant, irrelevant threat that is someone else's problem.
 
===[[Nralakk Federation]]===
 
The Coalition maintains an embassy with the Federation, but does little else with it due to the immense distance between the two nations.
 
===[[Izweski Nation|Izweski Hegemony]]===
 
The Coalition maintains no diplomatic relationship with the Hegemony, and currently embargos it in an attempt to diplomatically isolate what it sees as a potential regional threat. The embargoing of Vysokan foodstuffs in particular is a key aspect of the Coalition’s policy to economically cripple the Hegemony, as Moghes has long had food production issues since the end of the Contact War.
 
===[[People's Republic of Adhomai]]===
 
The Coalition maintains limited relations with all the powers of Adhomai, but does not place a high priority upon the planet. To most in the Coalition, the nations of Adhomai are simply too minor to be of importance.
 
===[[Democratic People's Republic of Adhomai]]===
 
The Coalition maintains limited relations with all the powers of Adhomai, but does not place a high priority upon the planet. To most in the Coalition, the nations of Adhomai are simply too minor to be of importance.
 
===[[New Kingdom of Adhomai]]===
 
The Coalition maintains limited relations with all the powers of Adhomai, but does not place a high priority upon the planet. To most in the Coalition, the nations of Adhomai are simply too minor to be of importance.
 
===[[Nanotrasen Corporation|NanoTrasen Corporation]]===
 
NanoTrasen has a limited presence in the Coalition, only really operating facilities on Xanu Prime. To many in the Coalition, NT and Biesel are essentially the same entity.
 
===[[Hephaestus Industries]]===
 
The Coalition has a mixed view of Hephaestus. To some, the megacorporation is a valuable source of engineering products and skilled personnel for large-scale projects. For others, such as Himeo, it is the source of many of the Coalition’s woes, and is best left out of the Coalition.
 
===[[Idris Incorporated]]===
 
Idris has a limited presence in the Coalition, and generally only operates in and around Xanu Prime. It has become quite popular on Xanu, but has struggled to expand into the broader Coalition due to the ongoing phoron crisis.
 
===[[Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals]]===
 
The Coalition has a generally positive view of Zeng-Hu thanks to the keiretsu’s lifesaving medical treatments and its general lack of controversial connections to Dominia or the Solarian military. The most friendly Coalition member is undoubtedly the Republic of Assunzione, which has a heavy Zeng-Hu presence. Their facilities can also be found in the [[Federal Technocracy of Galatea]].
 
===[[Einstein Engines]]===
 
With the notable exception of Konyang, Einstein is rarely seen in the Coalition due to its status as a the megacorporation most clearly tied to the Solarian Alliance. What Einstein facilities can still be found in the Coalition have often been abandoned by the megacorp, and taken over by local populations.
 
===[[Zavodskoi Interstellar]]===
 
Zavodskoi has a more negative reputation in the Coalition than many of its counterparts due to its close connections to the Sol Alliance and Empire of Dominia. While this has not stopped it from doing business in the Coalition, it has most certainly limited it — many planets either outright refuse it the right to operate locally or place heavy limits on it.


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    While the 2400s may be increasingly dominated by megacorporations, the art of statecraft and the relationship between nations remains as relevant as ever. Below are summaries of the relations between the interstellar powers of humanity, their attitudes towards notable alien powers, and their relationships towards the Spur's megacorporations.

    The Alliance of Sovereign Solarian Nations

    Civilian/Government flag of the Sol Alliance.

    Republic of Biesel

    Officially, the Solarian Alliance views the Republic of Biesel as a rogue breakaway state and held very limited formal relations with it prior to the Solarian Collapse of 2462. Presently the Solarian government maintains no formal ties with the Republic of Biesel, and has called for the Republic to cease its “illegal occupation” of the former Solarian territories now under the umbrella of the Corporate Reconstruction Zone. Relations between the Republic and Alliance have never been worse, and show no signs of improving in the near future. The Alliance and Republic are currently engaged in a proxy war over the control of the Southern Wildlands, a zone currently divided between three ex-Solarian statelets.

    Eridani Corporate Federation

    The Solarian Alliance formally regards the Eridani Corporate Federation as a special administrative zone with a limited degree of autonomy, notably regarding the activities of the Stellar Corporate Conglomerate. The Alliance represents the ECF diplomatically, and the ECF maintains no formal ties to other nations beyond the Alliance itself.

    Coalition of Colonies

    The Alliance and Coalition have a mutual animosity stretching back to the Interstellar War between the two powers, which saw large swaths of the Coalition – such as Gadpathur and Xanu Prime – devastated by fighting. Relations were further soured by the defection of Konyang to the Coalition during the Solarian Collapse, which the Alliance views as illegal. The Alliance claims that Konyang is Solarian territory illegally occupied by the Coalition.

    Republic of Elyra

    Old hatreds over the Elyran Revolution were often smothered by the realpolitik of Elyra’s status as the only net exporter of phoron aside from the Republic of Biesel, and the Alliance was long been a major net importer of Elyran phoron prior to 2462. The ongoing phoron shortage, and Elyra’s tightening of exports, have since greatly soured Elyran-Solarian relations.

    Empire of Dominia

    The Empire and Alliance have positive relations, with the Alliance having assisted the early Imperial Fleet and cooperating with the Empire in the Southern Reaches. The Alliance views the Empire as a natural spoiler against Elyran influence in the southern Spur, considering it a way to sabotage Elyran efforts without risking Solarian lives.

    Nralakk Federation

    The Alliance and Federation have long been aligned to one another as both military and economic powers, and cooperation has remained steady even following the Solarian Collapse of 2463. It is in their mutual interests to ensure that they are both functional, if not perfectly healthy, interstellar powers.

    Izweski Hegemony

    The Alliance maintains a small diplomatic mission to the Izweski Hegemony, but places little importance upon the Hegemony beyond its since-discontinued joint projects on Ouerea with the Nralakk Federation. A former Solarian diplomat to the Hegemony stated that it “[...] is simply too backwards to enter the greater Spur,” currently. Since the end of the Solarian Civil War (2462-65) the Alliance has reestablished its diplomatic mission on Moghes.

    People's Republic of Adhomai

    The People’s Republic of Adhomai is the only nation state on Adhomai that the Solarian government formally recognizes. However, the Alliance’s history of tajara bans and the recent Solarian Collapse in 2462 have caused the Alliance’s diplomatic mission on Adhomai to become a mere skeleton of its former self. The Alliance’s foreign intelligence service has long been suspected of interference on Adhomai, and was partially responsible for training the secret police of the modern PRA.

    Democratic People's Republic of Adhomai

    The Alliance does not recognize the Democratic People’s Republic of Adhomai, and instead refers to it as a “rogue breakaway state” of the People’s Republic of Adhomai. DPRA-flagged ships entering Solarian space are often detained and seized by the Solarian Navy in acts of apparent revenge for terrorist attacks rumored to be connected to the DPRA.

    New Kingdom of Adhomai

    The Solarian Alliance does not recognize the New Kingdom of Adhomai, and has no formal relations with it.

    NanoTrasen Corporation

    The Alliance’s relationship with the NanoTrasen Corporation is highly antagonistic, with many viewing the Corporation as the main reason for the Republic of Biesel’s secession from the Alliance. Following the expansion of NT’s client state – the Republic of Biesel – after the Solarian Collapse of 2462, the Alliance formed the Solarian Corporate Authority for the express purpose of punishing corporations involved with the SCC. NanoTrasen received the brunt of the SCA’s attention, with the corporation losing all of its Solarian assets to nationalization efforts.

    Hephaestus Industries

    Despite efforts by the SCA to nationalize many of its assets, particularly those on New Hai Phong, Hephaestus Industries has managed to retain much of its assets in the Alliance, even if its relationship with it has never been rockier. To many on both sides – both corporate and government – their opposite is a necessary evil for both to continue functioning. When – or perhaps if – this paradigm will shift remains to be seen.

    Idris Incorporated

    Having paid off its “compensation fee” to the SCA, Idris Incorporated managed to maintain much of the goodwill it has long held in Alliance territories outside of Silverun’s Originals. Thanks to the megacorporations foresight, which some in the SCC would call cowardice, its good relationship with the Alliance seems set in stone for the immediate future. After all, what interstellar power is able to function without a robust financial sector?

    Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals

    Long viewed as an “essential” corporation for the functioning of the modern Alliance by its government, Zeng-Hu managed to avoid much of the SCA’s scorn by paying a “compensation fee” to the Alliance for its ongoing involvement with the SCC. The vast majority of the megacorporation’s assets in Solarian territory remain untouched – for now.

    Einstein Engines

    While the megacorporations aside from it were convinced by NanoTrasen to go along with its SCC, Einstein Engines stuck beside the Alliance through its darkest days in 2462. While many in the Alliance are wary of the influence the Spur’s single largest megacorporation holds over their government, many others praise the megacorporation’s unfailing support of the Alliance. Only time will tell where the influence Einstein holds takes it, but it and the Alliance seem conjoined for the foreseeable future.

    Zavodskoi Interstellar

    Relations between the Solarian government and Zavodski Interstellar have recently taken a turn for the worse due to nationalization efforts by the SCA. Despite the souring of their public relations, Zavodskoi and the Solarian military have continued to maintain a friendly relationship that has been built upon decades of government contracts for the megacorporation and numerous kickbacks intended to keep comparable technology out of the hands of the Coalition of Colonies and Republic of Biesel, the Alliance’s two major interstellar rivals. How long the Alliance military – particularly its Navy – will be able to keep this act up for remains to be seen.

    The Empire of Dominia

    The Imperial standard of House Keeser, intended to represent three nation-states of old Moroz that formed the basis of the Empire of Dominia.

    Republic of Biesel

    The Empire maintains cordial relations with the Republic, which it views as a natural economic ally against the Serene Republic of Elyra. Thanks to the influence Zavodskoi Interstellar holds over the young Republic, it seems that this cooperation will likely continue for the immediate future.

    Sol Alliance

    The Solarian Alliance and Empire of Dominia have no positive diplomatic relations stretching back to the reentry of Moroz into the broader Spur. The Imperial Fleet has long cooperated with the Alliance, with some of it earliest officers studying in the Admiralty on Luna and the two nations have cooperated to secure the Southern Reaches from piracy. Strategically, both view the other as providing an asset against Elyra.

    Coalition of Colonies

    For most in the Empire, the Coalition is too distant to be of much concern to them. Some refugees may trickle into it and it may recognize the illegitimate government of Fisanduh, but it is on the other side of the Spur. Most outside of the highest echelons of the Imperial government care little for it.

    Republic of Elyra

    The Serene Republic is the Empire’s major rival in the Sparring Sea, and the two nations have long been at one another’s throats. With the Republic increasingly militarizing itself, many within the Imperial court now clamor for the Empire to pour even more funding into its colonial conquests to ensure it is able to keep pace.

    Nralakk Federation

    The Empire maintains a small diplomatic mission in the Federation, but has few dealings with it beyond formalities. Occasionally, Federation and Dominian scientists will hold conferences together in Biesel, and these conferences almost inevitably turn to the topic of how best to control, detect, and eliminate synthetic threats.

    Izweski Hegemony

    While occasionally allies of convenience, relations between the Empire and Hegemony have steadily worsened over the 2460s. The Hegemony’s lack of internal stability has long been of concern to the Empire, which generally views the Hegemony as a junior partner. With the Hegemony now being more closely aligned with Hephaestus Industries, it remains to be seen how their relations will develop.

    People's Republic of Adhomai

    The Empire regards the PRA as an illegitimate breakaway state of the New Kingdom of Adhomai, and does not have any formal relations with it.

    Democratic People's Republic of Adhomai

    The Empire regards the DPRA as an illegitimate breakaway state of the New Kingdom of Adhomai, and does not have any formal relations with it.

    New Kingdom of Adhomai

    The Empire recognizes the New Kingdom as the rightful government of Adhomai, but holds a patronizing attitude towards it. While the Empire is a vast land of many systems and worlds, the Kingdom can barely control half of a continent. To the Empire, they are clearly in need of guidance.

    NanoTrasen Corporation

    Dominia and NanoTrasen have little in the way of formal relations, but generally view one another positively. NT remains mostly uninvolved in the Dominian market, officially due to the lack of domestic demand for phoron in the Empire. Unofficially, many suspect that NT has stayed distant from the Dominian market as a concession to Zavodskoi Interstellar.

    Hephaestus Industries

    Hephaestus does not operate in the Empire, having long given up any potential profits to be made to Zavodskoi.

    Idris Incorporated

    Idris maintains a small but noticeable presence in the Imperial Core, where it is most notably seen working with House Caladius. Many Primaries view Idris quite well due to the luxuries it brings, and some servants of Imperial households work for Idris abroad as a gesture of goodwill — and as a method of gaining broader experiences.

    Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals

    Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals does not operate in the Empire.

    Einstein Engines

    Einstein Engines does not operate in the Empire, with its operations having never reached this far into the galactic south.

    Zavodskoi Interstellar

    Zavodskoi Interstellar is deeply involved in the Empire of Dominia due to the Empire’s thriving military-industrial sector. Many Dominians work for Zavodskoi, and the Emperor himself is said to have entertained its CEO on several major Imperial holidays.

    The Serene Republic of Elyra

    The flag of the Serene Republic of Elyra

    Republic of Biesel

    Following Biesel’s recent expansion, and the creation of the controversial Corporate Reconstruction Zone, relations between the two republics have cooled. Following an alleged border skirmish in 2464 has soured relations further between the two, with further ooperation unlikely.

    Sol Alliance

    As a former Solarian colonial region, Elyra has poor relations with Sol and has long aligned itself with the Coalition as a method of protecting itself from Solarian aggression. Elyra maintains warm relations with Earth, and Elyrans often visit the blue planet for religious or cultural purposes.

    Coalition of Colonies

    With both the Coalition and Serene Republic opposing the Sol Alliance, it is only natural that the two powers would become closely aligned.

    Empire of Dominia

    The Serene Republic has long viewed the Empire as its major regional rival, and much of its recent militarization effort is designed at dissuading its neighbor from engaging in open warfare. For the time being, an awkward peace in which neither side is willing to suffer the losses it will have to take in order to “win” is the norm.

    Nralakk Federation

    The Nralakk Federation and Elyra have maintained a positive and cooperative relationship between themselves since the Lii’dra Incusion, in which the Federation gave the Serene Republic aid.

    Izweski Hegemony

    The Serene Republic holds no formal relations with the Hegemony beyond an embargo of all its goods, and a refusal to sell it any products. Skirmishes between Elyra and the Hegemony may be a thing of the past, but the relationship between the two powers remains very poor.

    People's Republic of Adhomai

    The Serene Republic cares little for the nations of Adhomai, and is instead far more concerned with its human neighbors: the Empire of Dominia and the Coalition of Colonies, in addition to the ever-growing threat of Biesel to its north.

    Democratic People's Republic of Adhomai

    The Serene Republic cares little for the nations of Adhomai, and is instead far more concerned with its human neighbors: the Empire of Dominia and the Coalition of Colonies, in addition to the ever-growing threat of Biesel to its north.

    New Kingdom of Adhomai

    The Serene Republic cares little for the nations of Adhomai, and is instead far more concerned with its human neighbors: the Empire of Dominia and the Coalition of Colonies, in addition to the ever-growing threat of Biesel to its north.

    NanoTrasen Corporation

    Since 2464, NanoTrasen has maintained no holdings in Elyra.

    Hephaestus Industries

    Hephaestus has a very limited presence in Elyra, and is only really present on New Suez.

    Idris Incorporated

    Despite its limited presence in the Serene Republic, Idris has carved out a successful niche for itself on New Suez. Many Elyrans, though generally distrustful of megacorporations, have come to view its tourism-facing side relatively positively.

    Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals

    Zeng-Hu, like most megacorporations, has a limited presence in Elyra. Aside from New Suez it is most present on Aemaq, where it has operated a research facility with varying degrees of success.

    Einstein Engines

    Einstein Engines only has a limited presence in Elyra, and is mostly found on New Suez.

    Zavodskoi Interstellar

    Zavodskoi has a small presence in Elyra, and only really operates on New Suez. Its most notable contribution to Elyra’s economy is supplying the weaponry and equipment that many participants in the phoron bulletin use.

    The Coalition of Colonies

    Offical flag of the Coalition of Colonies, "Infinite Freedom". The blue symbolizes freedom, the black frontier space. The three stars represent the three key members of the Coalition and the lemniscate represents the other countless members as well as eternal freedom.

    Republic of Biesel

    In the aftermath of the Second Solarian Invasion of Biesel and the following Solarian Collapse, relations between the Coalition and Republic seemed to be set to dramatically improve. Yet non-economic relations have steadily declined due to the Republic’s conduct within the controversial Corporate Reconstruction Zone, with some Coalition members also taking issue with the Republic's recent expansion. Many in the Coalition, particularly the United Syndicates of Himeo and Gadpathur, now view the Republic as an expansionist threat on their border with an inordinate amount of control over the Orion Spur’s economy. While cold now, the reemergence of the Sol Alliance as a unified power may push the Coalition and Republic back together once again.

    Sol Alliance

    The Coalition and Alliance have a mutual animosity stretching back to the Interstellar War between the two powers, which saw large swaths of the Coalition – such as Gadpathur and Xanu Prime – devastated by fighting. As the only human great powers of the Orion Spur, Coalition foreign policy often centers around limiting Solarian influence and attempting to contain their rival. This stance, though it is not shared by every member of the Coalition has brought them closer to the Republic of Biesel and Republic of Elyra.

    Republic of Elyra

    Long viewed by the Coalition as a counterweight to Solarian influence in the southern Spur, it and Elyra have close relations dating back to shortly after the Republic's independence from Sol. In the present day, with Biesel now bordering the Republic, Coalition-Elyra joint efforts have mostly shifted to controlling "spillage" from the Pustkowie -- a former part of the Solarian Alliance which has fallen out of its control and is now filled with pirates.

    Empire of Dominia

    The Coalition and Empire have poor relations, with the Coalition viewing it as a distant -- though present -- threat to the Republic of Elyra. Though there are Fisanduhian refugee settlements in the Coalition -- particularly on Xanu -- for most in it the Empire is a distant, irrelevant threat that is someone else's problem.

    Nralakk Federation

    The Coalition maintains an embassy with the Federation, but does little else with it due to the immense distance between the two nations.

    Izweski Hegemony

    The Coalition maintains no diplomatic relationship with the Hegemony, and currently embargos it in an attempt to diplomatically isolate what it sees as a potential regional threat. The embargoing of Vysokan foodstuffs in particular is a key aspect of the Coalition’s policy to economically cripple the Hegemony, as Moghes has long had food production issues since the end of the Contact War.

    People's Republic of Adhomai

    The Coalition maintains limited relations with all the powers of Adhomai, but does not place a high priority upon the planet. To most in the Coalition, the nations of Adhomai are simply too minor to be of importance.

    Democratic People's Republic of Adhomai

    The Coalition maintains limited relations with all the powers of Adhomai, but does not place a high priority upon the planet. To most in the Coalition, the nations of Adhomai are simply too minor to be of importance.

    New Kingdom of Adhomai

    The Coalition maintains limited relations with all the powers of Adhomai, but does not place a high priority upon the planet. To most in the Coalition, the nations of Adhomai are simply too minor to be of importance.

    NanoTrasen Corporation

    NanoTrasen has a limited presence in the Coalition, only really operating facilities on Xanu Prime. To many in the Coalition, NT and Biesel are essentially the same entity.

    Hephaestus Industries

    The Coalition has a mixed view of Hephaestus. To some, the megacorporation is a valuable source of engineering products and skilled personnel for large-scale projects. For others, such as Himeo, it is the source of many of the Coalition’s woes, and is best left out of the Coalition.

    Idris Incorporated

    Idris has a limited presence in the Coalition, and generally only operates in and around Xanu Prime. It has become quite popular on Xanu, but has struggled to expand into the broader Coalition due to the ongoing phoron crisis.

    Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals

    The Coalition has a generally positive view of Zeng-Hu thanks to the keiretsu’s lifesaving medical treatments and its general lack of controversial connections to Dominia or the Solarian military. The most friendly Coalition member is undoubtedly the Republic of Assunzione, which has a heavy Zeng-Hu presence. Their facilities can also be found in the Federal Technocracy of Galatea.

    Einstein Engines

    With the notable exception of Konyang, Einstein is rarely seen in the Coalition due to its status as a the megacorporation most clearly tied to the Solarian Alliance. What Einstein facilities can still be found in the Coalition have often been abandoned by the megacorp, and taken over by local populations.

    Zavodskoi Interstellar

    Zavodskoi has a more negative reputation in the Coalition than many of its counterparts due to its close connections to the Sol Alliance and Empire of Dominia. While this has not stopped it from doing business in the Coalition, it has most certainly limited it — many planets either outright refuse it the right to operate locally or place heavy limits on it.

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