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I presume the Terran Ascendency is based out of K9 rather than K7 - K7 is the shofixti home system, K9 is the system where the shofixti encountered the TA according to the RP update.
What time limit do we have to negotiate and/or decide on these things? I need some time to think, and discuss matters with the factions involved.
 
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The Terran Ascendancy is based out of K2, but the dispute is at K9. That K7 is a mistake, since I had to move them when you joined. As for the time...well, as quickly as possible is appreciated. So if I set a deadline...I want your orders in far before that, instead of at the deadline. I would guess...Thursday or Friday as the deadline, maybe? Which would allow them to arrive in time for me to do a Saturday update...hopefully.

Please do keep in mind that some of you do not know of the other's existence, and should act accordingly.
 
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I will attempt to have final orders regarding these conflicts send to you tomorrow.
 
The Aluxian Descendants would like to make it known to the Brotherhood of the Stars that we have the full support of the mighty Empire of Shenzhou. We invite the Empire of Shenzhou to make an official statement of their position to the Brotherhood of the Stars.
 
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The Aluxian Descendants would like to make it known to the Brotherhood of the Stars that we have the full support of the mighty Empire of Shenzhou. We invite the Empire of Shenzhou to make an official statement of their position to the Brotherhood of the Stars.

But you already said I haven't met the Shenzhou, so presumably they haven't met me either. Though I suppose the Aluxians may not know that.
 
But you already said I haven't met the Shenzhou, so presumably they haven't met me either. Though I suppose the Aluxians may not know that.

Eh, for the purpose of this, I am allowing Shenzhou to initiate contact with you. I reasoned that the Aluxians probably both would and could do that.
 
As negotiations have fallen through, with the aliens refusing to give up the rightfully Terran system of K9, the Ascendancy has no choice but to issue a declaration of war on the Shofixti Empire.


Can I talk to the Shenzhou through the Aluxians then?

I guess so.
 
The Shofixti

People of the Shofixti!

It is with great sadness and dignity that I, Emperor Katana, announce that both the Terrans of the Terran Ascendancy and the Terrans of the Brotherhood of Stars have declined to respect Shofixti sovereignty.
We, the Katana, regret the inevitable loss of life these decisions will demand of the Terrans.

However, if both these nations insist on waging war, war they will have. Our noble fleets and military forces will not yield to these aggressors. Even when the Terrans outnumber us and many old noble warriors may fall into the grip of their Secret Police and all the odious apparatus of Terran rule, we shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in K9, we shall fight in orbit and on comets, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in Space, we shall defend our planets, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the moons, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender, and if, which I do not for a moment believe, this planet or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the stars, armed and guarded by the Shofixti Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God's good time, the New Worlds, with all their power and might, step forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old.
 
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The Aluxian Descendants would like to make it known to the Brotherhood of the Stars that we have the full support of the mighty Empire of Shenzhou. We invite the Empire of Shenzhou to make an official statement of their position to the Brotherhood of the Stars.

"The Sovereign Empire of Shenzhou wishes to make it absolutely clear that we have guaranteed the independence of the Aluxian Descendants, our friends and allies in trade and commerce. Though we do not desire war, we will not permit any threat to their sovereignty."
 
"The Sovereign Empire of Shenzhou wishes to make it absolutely clear that we have guaranteed the independence of the Aluxian Descendants, our friends and allies in trade and commerce. Though we do not desire war, we will not permit any threat to their sovereignty."

"The Brotherhood of the Stars has not the least intention of threatening the Sovereignty of the Aluxian Descendants, indeed we shall be pleased to likewise guarantee their independence. Furthermore we would suggest that with the Aluxian's expertise in trade, and their position between our two nations, New Aluxia become a hub for trade between our two nations and the Aluxian's themselves."
 

To the people of the Brotherhood

We find ourselves this day bound and blocked from reaching the expanses of space by foreign powers. To one side lie the Aluxian Descendants and their Shenzhou friends, to the lie the Shofixti. In order that we might protect the freedoms that we hold so dear the Brotherhood must break out of this encirclement and assume our rightful position amongst the stars. The council of captains has therefore decreed that the Brotherhood shall enter unto a state of war with the authoritarian Shofixti Emperor. Through strength of arms we shall show this Emperor that he shall not constrain the Brotherhood the way he does his own people.

Commandant Annaliese Rose
 

"The Brotherhood of the Stars has not the least intention of threatening the Sovereignty of the Aluxian Descendants, indeed we shall be pleased to likewise guarantee their independence. Furthermore we would suggest that with the Aluxian's expertise in trade, and their position between our two nations, New Aluxia become a hub for trade between our two nations and the Aluxian's themselves."

"We are pleased to accept your offer, and would welcome trade with your nation as well as Aluxia. May we have many years of peace in our lifetimes."
 
Intelligence office, Planet Utopia, Shofixti sector K6

A slow streamer of cigar smoke drifted across the office, obscuring the young captain's vision and making him cough sharply.
"Here's your report on the latest speech given by Brotherhood Council, Colonel Nakata." the man croaked, handing his commanding officer a Data Cube.
With a puff of smoke the grizzly-haired veteran sitting behind the charred desk took the report. "Ah, yes. The Commandant's latest delivery. How are they selling this? War against Tyranny? Freeing the repressed from their chains?"
Captain Tanaka shrugged. "Nothing quite as strong worded as that. They claim the Emperor is 'constraining his people' and babble something about not constraining the Brotherhood similarly. As if it isn't the fact that we're here at all that ruffles their fur."
The Colonel nodded. "Yes. They covet this place. All Emperor Takana is 'constraining' is their ability to take our territory at will. They don't do this out of idealism - they do it out of pure greed."
With that, he flicked the still-smoking cigar into a nearby water tank. "Filthy habit, these Terran Cigars. I really should quit them." the man muttered. With short burst of frenzied activity a set of greenish tentacles shot from the tank and ripped the hapless smoke stick to pieces.
"Anyway. I doubt these Terran barbarians have any idea what they're up against. Every man, woman and child is eager to die for the Emperor. We have volunteers lining up from here all the way to Wai-Kai, and we haven't even asked for anyone yet. Even my granny Makushka has dug up her old Manga-Blaster from the attic muttering about "nobody touches the Shofixti" and taken the failsafe off the Glory button, and she's been criticizing the Emperor's rule from the day he was born."
With a smile, the Captain nodded. "Yes Sir. Will that be all?"
The Colonel sagely agreed. "Yes. Death Or Glory, Captain."
"Death or Glory, Sir." The man smartly saluted, and marched out.
 
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Terran Ascendancy

People of the Ascendancy! Today we face a new threat: aliens. Some of you might have wondered why our beloved Emperor Arcturus I did the necessary action of bringing the disparate states together into the Ascendancy and destroyed the Federation, then this is your answer. United we stand, shattered we fall, but the mighty iron fortress of the Ascendancy is unshatterable. The alien Shofixti shall be taught a lesson, and we shall reassert our borders and show the universe who is the strongest; for are we not all Terrans? We have rendered the mighty Kjell-Mora Corporation a terrified husk, and we have brought down the tyrannical and corrupt Federation. These Shofixti and their "Emperor" will simply be a speed-bump to our complete domination of the Sector. They are the rock on the road that the mighty tank that is the Ascendancy shall drive past without much ceremony nor struggle. This day shall mark the start of our ascendance into greater greatness!
 
2554-2564

The decade brought with it a huge amount of success and recovery of the newly-established and recovering states of the Sector.

The Seta Assembly drove an expansionistic policy, establishing control over a great many of the nearby systems in a colonising frenzy. Unfortunately, this had a negative effect on the administrative and economical capabilities of the Assembly. Industry on the new systems was poor, as was general settlement, being limited to major spaceports. The general bad quality of the systems colonised compounded this issue.

Another major issue for the Assembly was the fact that its communications were not advanced enough to uphold the traditional Setan democratic assembly with the increased distances brought about by the expansion into the void. The Seta Assembly was forced to radically restructure its more direct form of government into a more representative one, becoming a Republic in everything but name.
Contact with surviving human states was nonexistant before Setan explorers came upon the G5 system. There they met a thriving human survivor, one that had previously been a vassal of the Imperium, utilising the collapse as an opportunity to break free. This state was called the Empire of Wyoming. Before the collapse, it had been known as the Free State of Wyoming, even when under the authority of the Imperium of Manx.

Contact was peaceful, and the borders between Wyoming and the Assembly were agreed on without much fuzz. However, one issue was left up in the air, and thatwas the issue of the G3 system, which both the Assembly and Wyoming eyed. Regardless, none of them actually had any control over G3 nor had they even settled people on one of the various planets there.


The conundrum of G3 was broken by the Human-Sandhana Republic. Rapidly expanding outwards from Fraolas, the Republic reached G3 just one year after the agreement between the Seta Assembly and the Empire of Wyoming had been concluded. This angered Wyoming greatly, who openly declared their claim over the system, and began overtures to get the Setans on their side.

The Human-Sandhana Republic also stirred up conflicts in other areas with their rapid expansion, especially in their metaphorical backyard. They made contact with two human states, the Kingdom of Komnenia (based out of A3 (Komnenia)), and the Union of Central American Nations (based out of A2 (Escondido)). The Human-Sandhana attempted to integrate these two human states into their Republic peacefully, and did manage to establish a friendly relationship with the Union of Central American Nations (UCAN), but the dispute with Komnenia over A4 (de facto Komnenian) caused all of this to fall apart. The Human-Sandhana Republic decided to declare war on the Kingdom of Komnenia to annex what they saw as an uppity and agressive state. Unfortunately, once they had done so, the UCAN – alarmed by Human-Sandhana expansionism – broke trade relations, and joined the war on the side of Komnenia soon thereafter.

Due to the spread-out nature of the Human-Sandhana military, the comparatively tiny pair of states were able to make great progress, taking full control of the A4 system, then launching an attack against the Fraolas System itself to force a quick end to the war. The Human-Sandhana Republic was forced to recall all of its fleets away from expansion and back home to defend the capital, effectively ending Human-Sandhana expansion.

The forces of the Komnenia-UCAN Alliance and the Human-Sandhana Republic met and fought each other in an inconclusive battle just outside Fraolas. Casualties were quite even on both sides, though Human-Sandhana ones were markedly higher. This effectively caused a stalemate in the war as the Komnenia-UCAN forces retreated back to A4 to repair and reinforce while the Human-Sandhanan fleet also had to be rebuilt from the sustained casualties.

The stalemate was ended by a bold attack in 2563 by a minor UCAN force against A6. Unfortunately, they were unable to totally destroy the local Human-Sandhana fleet, which was able to fall back to A7. Nonetheless, the UCAN began sieging Human-Sandhana strongholds all across the A6 system, and the government in Fraolas must make a difficult decision.
In other news, Human-Sandhana research into genetics had been stalled due to the war.


The two Imperium of Manx conducted a more peaceful expansion, unaware of each other and building up both their military and industrial capabilities, they managed to secure what had formerly been core territories of the Earth Government and the pre-Earth Imperium of Manx. Though ending up bordering each other, neither actually made contact with the other during this time.
However, the Earth-based Imperium of Manx made contact with another state. This state called itself the "Great Tiě". Despite this alarming name (Tiě being Chinese for iron), the Imperium of Manx managed to establish a friendly relationship with them, constantly trading with each other.
This relationship came to the test with the increased tensions between the expansionistic Gallic Empire and the Great Tiě, originating from a dispute over who was the rightful owner of the B16 and C1 systems.


The Gallic Empire expanded rapidly out from Gaul, its expansion only being stopped when it hit the obstacles that were its neighbours. To the southwest, Crimea Ryvuhr. To the north, a state known as the " Great Tiě". To the east, the Order of Divine Light. Relations with Crimea Ryvuhr were cold, and fraught with suspicion from both sides. However, there was no conflict as the Crimeans busied themselves with other matters, and neither were there any disputes. With the Great Tiě and Order of Divine Light were another matter entirely. With the Great Tiě, both the B16 (de facto controlled by Great Tiě) and the C1 (de facto controlled by Gaul) were disputed. With the Order of Divine Light, D2 (de facto Gallic) was the object of dispute. Both of these remained unresolved throughout this period, but a decision would have to come soon from one side or another. In recent years, the dispute to the north has heated up with the Great Tiě making diplomatic overtures to gain the support of the Earth-based Imperium of Manx.
Domestically, little actually happened in the Gallic Empire.


Crimea Ryvuhr aggressively expanded throughout the decade, greatly extending their reach beyond the confines of the Býg Ryvuhr system. Initial Crimean expansion secured the C9 and C10 system, and a second wave established Crimean authority in the C6 system. The C9 system was very valuable to the Crimeans, and most of their settlers went to settle there, even going as far as to name it "New Ryvuhr".
The extensive build-up of the Crimean military continued with this, along with an economy capable of sustaining the military. This went a long way to securing Crimean power, but it was not enough. In 2562, war was declared on the United Protectorates. This move was made due to the stretched state of the Gallic military, and its bad political situation, making an attack on the United Protectorates with most of the Crimean military viable without Gallic interference.

The war was still ongoing by the end of the year 2564, though Crimean victory was almost complete at that point. C8 was fully occupied by Crimean forces - with only scattered attacks by guerillas being conducted by Protectorate remnants - while C14 was holding on by a thread. The Protectorate space forces were nonexistant, with Crimean fleets having total orbital dominance over Protectorate space. The Crimeans had secured several beachheads around the surface of the capital of the United Protectorates, the most important planet of the C14 system. The presence of Crimean forces in the rest of the C14 system was limited to a number of small installations on various moons and uninhabitable planets though.


The Most Serene Republic of New West Slavia spent most of the decade peacefully expanding and building up its economy, encountering no other human state at all. Despite the fact that the West Slavian economy experienced an unprecedented boom and the society flourished there were still unsatisfied people. In fact, many were becoming increasingly disgruntled with the increasingly oligarchic nature of West Slavic politics and the poorer and poorer working conditions. Finally, the people had had enough. On the 14th March 2561, in the city of Nowe Sarajewo in the heavily industrialised E4 system, the shots were fired that marked the start of the Great Revolution (also called "March to Victory").

The Great Revolution was the culmination of all resentment built up towards the oligarchy, and though many factions vied for control of what had been started in Nowe Sarajewo, it was the Communists who gained the upper hand, in no small part due to the huge support they held among the people. E4 and Nowa Slawia itself were both Communist strongholds and from that base, the Communists managed to seize power relatively swiftly and bloodlessly. They proceeded to implement a system of direct democracy and democratic communes throughout New West Slavia, and on the 1st May 2563 the leader of the Communists, Piotr Kowalski, proclaimed the establishment of the Union of Communes.


The Order of Divine Light undertook rapid colonisation to spread the word of the order to the stars once more. Unfortunately, this expansionistic attitude brought the Order into conflict with several of its neighbours. To the west, D2 was the object of dispute. To the southeast, D5 (de facto controlled by the Order) was the object of contention of a three-sided dispute between the Order, Merchanos, and the United Councils of Farinenion. This dispute has not been resolved as of the current time due to the need to set fleets and ships into position. The Order itself also has the D2 dispute to occupy its stretched military forces with as well.


Merchanos was more cautious and methodical in its expansion, building up industry and infrastructure on systems before continuing on to claiming new ones. They made contact with five human states: The Arn Consortium, the Nitheim Resurgence, the Galan Rim Union, the United Councils of Farinenion, and the Order of Divine Light. Unfortunately, they got themselves embroiled in a dispute over D5 with the latter two. A dispute that has been low-key as units are manoeuvred into position. In recent years, the tone of the conflict has soured, and war looks like an inevitability. A notable event in recent days though has been an offer by Farinenion to give up their claim to D5 and recognise Merchanian claims in exchange for Merchanos recognising F2 as Farinenian territory and allowing Farinenion to colonise the system undisturbed.

The relationship with the Arn Consortium was more cordial, with numerous trade treaties having been signed since initial contact. The Nitheim Resurgence remained skeptical to Merchanian intentions though, not in the least due to the fact that Merchanos presents a threat to traditional Nitheimer power in the region.


The Free and Imperial State of Gerdutches finally pulled itself together, ending the petty squabbling that had dominated Gerdutches in the past. Its expansion into the stars was focused on establishing a trading network. This lead to a stream of income for Gerdutches when they made contact with a human state known as the "Kjell-Mora Corporation". The contact was friendly and they soon established a prosperous trading relationship. Through the Kjell-Mora Corporation, Gerdutches was made aware of the greater world. Of the Terran Ascendancy and its war with the Shofixti, among other conflicts, but most importantly the situation in J10 was made known. The Kjell-Mora Corporation had an ongoing dispute over the ownership of the de facto Kjell-Moran system with the expansionistic Alkaterian Empire.

The Kjell-Mora Corporation wanted Gerdutches to support their side of the dispute, and Gerdutches must choose a side. Not supporting the KMC would greatly damage Gerdutch-Kjell-Moran relations, but intervening would mean coming into conflict with an expansionistic military power.


After resolving the Aluxian Crisis, the Empire of Shenzhou continued building up its new colonies and expanding. As a safeguard against the Brotherhood of the Stars, as well as other undiscovered potential hostiles, Shenzhou constructed defensive installations at the I5 and J1 systems. However, the decade flew by in peace, and with the lack of need for a strong military Shenzhou was left relatively weak militarily.


The Brotherhood of the Stars pursued an expansionistic policy, something which lead to frictions with neighbouring states. The Aluxian Crisis was the result of these, as was the war with the Shofixti Empire and the incident that lead to that. The terraforming policies of the Brotherhood continued to be used, resulting in several otherwise uninhabitable systems becoming habitable.
It should be noted that the war with the Shofixti was not solely due to the K4-K6 altercation, but also due to the intense dislike of authoritarian regimes harboured by the Brotherhood.


The Shofixti expanded throughout the stars with speed to alleviate the population crisis on their homeworld. Unfortunately, this rapid expansion came at the cost of economy and military, and good relations with neighbours. The K4-K6 Altercation lead to war being declared between the Brotherhood of the Stars and the Shofixti Empire. Another dispute over K9 lead to a war with the militaristic Terran Ascendancy.
On the more domestic front, not much happened in the Shofixti Empire.


Unlike its troubled neighbours, the Alkaterian Empire conducted its programme of rapid expansion without much drama. After re-establishing a tenuous link with the Alkaterian fleet command and receiving reinforcements, they expanded rapidly out from the Karlic system. Unfortunately, this rapid expansion brought them into conflict with the Kjell-Mora Corporation. The J10 system (called the Sara System by the KMC) was disputed between the Kjell-Mora Corporation and the Alkaterians, though de facto under the control of the KMC. This conflict has not yet come to a head, but tensions have been on the rise, especially with the KMC officially asking for the support of the Free and Imperial State of Gerdutches.

The Alkaterian Empire also made contact with the Terran Ascendancy, though not much happened between the two except for the delineation of their common border, preferring to ignore each other.


The Black Bloc similarly conducted a programme of rapid expansion. While this ended up with a stretched fleet and a number of poorly-developed colonies, the Black Bloc was still able to put some funds towards research. Unfortunately, they came into conflict with an alien species known as the "Purians", ruled by the Purian Hierarchy and originating from the system of Talaven.
First contact was not very peaceful, and when all had settled down and some understanding had been achieved (though the Purians still had difficulty understanding what was so special about the wooden and stringed object that had been gifted to them), there was a dispute over L4. Both sides refused to back down, and tensions are on the rise.

War and Combat

The Shofixti-Terran War between the Shofixti Empire and the Terran Ascendancy started out with Shofixti forces engaging Terran forces in K9. They were very successful in pushing back Terran forces, but the Terrans stubbornly held on to small parts, and with reinforcements arriving they were able to fortify their position.

The Terrans for their part countered with an invasion into the K5 System from the Dyelar System. Their attack was not very successful, though they were surprisingly able to gain quite some ground, with Shofixti forces being spotted leaving the system, which bewildered the Terran leaders, though they decided to not look a gift horse in the mouth.


The separate Brotherhood-Shofixti War started out with Shofixti raids on the K4 system, intent on preventing the Brotherhood from reinforcing their rather meagre forces in the K6 system. The raids were a resounding victory for the Shofixti, who managed to stop Brotherhood reinforcements for the moment and seize nearly full control of the K6 system, the only thing left being shattered Brotherhood remnants conducting guerrilla warfare.

The Brotherhood counter-attack at K4 met failure, being largely unsuccessful in pushing back the Shofixti advance, though they did manage to blunt Shofixti forces enough to stop a Shofixti counter-attack.


Contacted:

The Seta Assembly has made contact with the Empire of Wyoming, the Human-Sandhana Republic, and knows about the Kingdom of Komnenia and the Union of Central American Nations.

The Human-Sandhana Republic has made contact with the Empire of Wyoming, the Seta Assembly, the Kingdom of Komnenia and the Union of Central American Nations.

The Imperium of Manx (West) has not made contact with anybody.

The Imperium of Manx has made contact with the Great Tiě and the Gallic Empire, and knows about Crimea Ryvuhr and the Order of Divine Light.

The Union of Communes has not made contact with anybody.

The Gallic Empire has made contact with the Great Tiě, the Imperium of Manx, Crimea Ryvuhr, the Order of Divine Light, and knows about Farinenion and Merchanos.

The Order of Divine Light has made contact with the Gallic Empire, Merchanos, Farinenion, and the Arn Consortium, and knows about Crimea Ryvuhr, Great Tiě, Imperium of Manx, Nitheim Resurgence, and the Galan Rim Union.

Merchanos has made contact with Farinenion, Order of Divine Light, Arn Consortium, Nitheim Resurgence, the Galan Rim Union, and knows about the Gallic Empire.

Shenzhou has made contact with the Aluxian Descendants and the Brotherhood of the Stars.

Gerdutch has made contact with the Kjell-Mora Corporation, the Alkaterian Empire, and the Terran Ascendancy, and knows about the Shofixti.

The Shofixti has made contact with the Brotherhood and the Terran Ascendancy, and knows about the Kjell-Mora Corporation.

The Alkaterian Empire has made contact with the Terran Ascendancy, the Kjell-Mora Corporation, and Gerdutch.

The Black Bloc has made contact with the Purian Hierarchy.

Crimea Ryvuhr has made contact with the Gallic Empire.
 
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OOC: Nice update Dyra.
People of Crimea, this is a great day for our nation! We have begun our journey to reestablish Ryvuhr power in this region. Our fleets have shown there power in the quick defeat of all United Protectorates fleet, while our Army is advancing and preparing to finish off the Protectorates. Meanwhile the People of the Crimea have again shown there ingenuity in colonizing so many systems so well, I hereby officially name the C9 system "New Ryvuhr". While C10 will be New Sevastopol and C6 New Yalta. People of the United Protectorates. While you may not like us after our invasion of your lands, it was necessary to protect you. A regime as corrupt as that of the United Provinces will never be able to defend it's people, especially from aliens who would slaughter you all. Now you will be effectively protected from any foe who would wish to do you harm as they will first have to come through the might of the Ryvuhr!

President Maksyma Vatazhko
 
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State Stats, 2564

The Imperium of Manx
Bank: +279
Base income: +23
Population income: +100
Industry income: +170
Trade points: 0
Merchant Fleet: 100%
Military Upkeep: -51
Administrative Inefficiency: -14
Actual income: +228
Stability: 7
Infrastructure: 2
FTL level: 1

Colony Flottilas: 0

Ground Forces Level: 2
Irregulars: 0
Regulars: 170,000

Space Forces Level: 2
Light ships: 23
Medium ships: 8
Heavy ships: 1
Dreadnoughts: 0
Troop Ships: 2

Player by: Emperor Gaius I (Morrell8)


The Free and Imperial State of Gerdutches
Bank: +368
Base income: +48
Population income: +90
Industry income: +140
Trade points: 5
Merchant Fleet: 100%
Military Upkeep: -28
Administrative Inefficiency: -0
Actual income: +300
Stability: 6
Infrastructure: 1
FTL level: 1

Colony Flottilas:

Ground Forces Level: 1
Irregulars:
Regulars: 20,000

Space Forces Level: 1
Light ships: 17
Medium ships: 5
Heavy ships:
Dreadnoughts:
Troop Ships:

Played by: Chancellor Franz von Wilhelm (Frymonmon)


The Seta Assembly
Bank: +204
Base income: +38
Population income: +80
Industry income: +100
Trade points: 0
Merchant Fleet: 100%
Military Upkeep: -38
Administrative Inefficiency: -34
Actual income: +146
Stability: 6
Infrastructure: 1
FTL level: 1

Colony Flottilas: 0

Ground Forces Level: 1
Irregulars:
Regulars: 30,000

Space Forces Level: 1
Light ships: 22
Medium ships: 7
Heavy ships:
Dreadnoughts:
Troop Ships:

Played by: Mazor Three (EmperorGrimm)


The Order of Divine Light
Bank: +199
Base income: +33
Population income: +100
Industry income: +140
Trade points: 0
Merchant Fleet: 100%
Military Upkeep: -35
Administrative Inefficiency: -72
Actual income: +166
Stability: 6
Infrastructure: 1
FTL level: 1

Colony Flottila: 0

Ground Forces Level: 1
Irregulars:
Regulars: 25,000

Space Forces Level: 1
Light ships: 20
Medium ships: 7
Heavy ships:
Dreadnoughts:
Troop Ships:

Played by: Lord High Chapter Master Eros Vulkan (DoomBunny)


The Union of Communes
Bank: +288
Base income: +18
Population income: +90
Industry income: +180
Trade points: 0
Merchant Fleet: 100%
Military Upkeep: -31
Administrative Inefficiency: -0
Actual income: +257
Stability: 7
Infrastructure: 2
FTL level: 1

Colony Flottilas: 1

Ground Forces Level: 1
Irregulars:
Regulars: 30,000

Space Forces Level: 1
Light ships: 17
Medium ships: 5
Heavy ships:
Dreadnoughts:
Troop Ships:

Played by: Piotr Kowalski (Suirantes)


The Gallic Empire
Bank: +161
Base income: +25
Population income: +100
Industry income: +80
Trade points: 0
Merchant Fleet: 100%
Military Upkeep: -35
Administrative Inefficiency: -44
Actual income: +126
Stability: 5
Infrastructure: 1
FTL level: 1

Colony Flottilas: 0

Ground Forces Level: 1
Irregulars:
Regulars: 35,000

Space Forces Level: 1
Light ships: 19
Medium ships: 7
Heavy ships:
Dreadnoughts:
Troop Ships:

Played by: Emperor Postumus II (Muskeato)


The Alkaterian Empire
Bank: +201
Base income: +25
Population income: +90
Industry income: +120
Trade points: 0
Merchant Fleet: 100%
Military Upkeep: -37
Administrative Inefficiency: -34
Actual income: +164
Stability: 5
Infrastructure: 1
FTL level: 1

Colony Flottilas:

Ground Forces Level: 1
Irregulars:
Regulars: 35,000

Space Forces Level: 1
Light ships: 21
Medium ships: 7
Heavy ships:
Dreadnoughts:
Troop Ships:

Played by: Fleet Admiral Marinac Narious (Thandros)


Merchanos
Bank: +425
Base income: +35
Population income: +130
Industry income: +230
Trade points: 0
Merchant Fleet: 100%
Military Upkeep: -28
Administrative Inefficiency: -0
Actual income: +367
Stability: 7
Infrastructure: 2
FTL level: 1

Colony Flottilas: 0

Ground Forces Level: 1
Irregulars:
Regulars: 20,000

Space Forces Level: 1
Light ships: 17
Medium ships: 5
Heavy ships:
Dreadnoughts:
Troop Ships:

Played by: The Meritus (KeldoniaSkylar)


The Human-Sandhana Republic
Bank: +126
Base income: +30
Population income: +70
Industry income: +70
Trade points: 0
Merchant Fleet: 100%
Military Upkeep: -34
Administrative Inefficiency: -44
Actual income: +92
Stability: 6
Infrastructure: 1
FTL level: 1

Colony Flottilas: 0

Ground Forces Level: 1
Irregulars:
Regulars: 25,000

Space Forces Level: 1
Light ships: 19
Medium ships: 7
Heavy ships:
Dreadnoughts:
Troop Ships:

Played by: Frio Malhana (Spitfire5793)


The Imperium of Manx (West)
Bank: +163
Base income: +11
Population income: +100
Industry income: +110
Trade points: 0
Merchant Fleet: 100%
Military Upkeep: -60
Administrative Inefficiency: -58
Actual income: +103
Stability: 6
Infrastructure: 1
FTL level: 1

Colony Flottilas: 0

Ground Forces Level: 1
Irregulars:
Regulars: 145,000

Space Forces Level: 1
Light ships: 26
Medium ships: 10
Heavy ships: 2
Dreadnoughts:
Troop Ships: 2

Played by: Emperor Valentinian II (Red Cesar)


The Black Bloc
Bank: +191
Base income: +43
Population income: +90
Industry income: +120
Trade points: 0
Merchant Fleet: 100%
Military Upkeep: -37
Administrative Inefficiency: -62
Actual income: +154
Stability: 6
Infrastructure: 2
FTL level: 1

Colony Flottilas:

Ground Forces Level: 1
Irregulars:
Regulars: 30,000

Space Forces Level: 1
Light ships: 21
Medium ships: 7
Heavy ships:
Dreadnoughts:
Troop Ships:

Played by: Anonymous (reis91)


The Sovereign Empire of Shenzhou
Bank: +350
Base income: +40
Population income: +100
Industry income: +180
Trade points: 0
Merchant Fleet: 100%
Military Upkeep: -29
Administrative Inefficiency: -0
Actual income: +291
Stability: 7
Infrastructure: 2
FTL level: 1

Colony Flottilas:

Ground Forces Level: 1
Irregulars:
Regulars: 20,000

Space Forces Level: 1
Light ships: 18
Medium ships: 5
Heavy ships:
Dreadnoughts:
Troop Ships:

Played by: Empress Feng Wei (Culise)


The Brotherhood of the Stars
Bank: +165
Base income: +30
Population income: +80
Industry income: +100
Trade points: 0
Merchant Fleet: 100%
Military Upkeep: -34
Administrative Inefficiency: -45
Actual income: +131
Stability: 7
Infrastructure: 1
FTL level: 1

Colony Flottilas:

Ground Forces Level: 1
Irregulars:
Regulars: 25,000

Space Forces Level: 1
Light ships: 19
Medium ships: 7
Heavy ships:
Dreadnoughts:
Troop Ships:

Played by: Commandant Annaliese Rose (Polar Mongoose)


The Kalji Empire
Bank: +166
Base income: +48
Population income: +70
Industry income: +80
Trade points: 0
Merchant Fleet: 100%
Military Upkeep: -58
Administrative Inefficiency: -32
Actual income: +108
Stability: 6
Infrastructure: 1
FTL level: 1

Colony Flottilas:

Ground Forces Level: 1
Irregulars:
Regulars: 140,000

Space Forces Level: 1
Light ships: 24
Medium ships: 10
Heavy ships: 2
Dreadnoughts:
Troop Ships: 2

Played by: Kharon (Shock3r)


The Shofixti
Bank: +183
Base income: +43
Population income: +110
Industry income: +80
Trade points: 0
Merchant Fleet: 100%
Military Upkeep: -41
Administrative Inefficiency: -50
Actual income: +142
Stability: 7
Infrastructure: 1
FTL level: 1

Colony Flottilas:

Ground Forces Level: 1
Irregulars: 100,000
Regulars: 30,000

Space Forces Level: 1
Light ships: 21
Medium ships: 8
Heavy ships:
Dreadnoughts:
Troop Ships:

Played by: Emperor Tanaka (randakar)


Crimea Ryvuhr
Bank: +145
Base income: +20
Population income: +90
Industry income: +100
Trade points: 0
Merchant Fleet: 100%
Military Upkeep: -58
Administrative Inefficiency: -65
Actual income: +87
Stability: 6
Infrastructure: 1
FTL level: 1

Colony Flottilas:

Ground Forces Level: 1
Irregulars:
Regulars: 140,000

Space Forces Level: 1
Light ships: 24
Medium ships: 10
Heavy ships: 2
Dreadnoughts:
Troop Ships: 2

Played by: President Maksyma Vatazhko (Spectre17)

Unit Locations, 2564

A1:
A2:
A3:
A4:
A5:
A6: 5,000 Human-Sandhana Regulars
A7: 19 Human-Sandhana Light Ships
7 Human-Sandhana Medium Ships
5,000 Human-Sandhana Regulars
A8: 5,000 Human-Sandhana Regulars
A9: 5,000 Human-Sandhana Regulars
A10:
A11:

B1: 10,000 Kaljian Regulars
B2: 25 Kaljian Light Ships
10 Kaljian Medium Ships
2 Kaljian Heavy Ships
50,000 Kaljian Irregulars
110,000 Kaljian Regulars
2 Kaljian Troopships
B3: 10,000 Kaljian Regulars
B4:
B5: 10,000 West-Manx Regulars
12 West-Manx Light Ships
4 West-Manx Medium Ships
1 West-Manx Heavy Ships
B6: 14 West-Manx Light Ships
6 West-Manx Medium Ships
1 West-Manx Heavy Ships
2 West-Manx Troopships
115,000 West-Manx Regulars
B7: 10,000 West-Manx Regulars
B8: 10,000 Kaljian Regulars
B9:
B10:
B11: 5,000 Manx Regulars
13 Manx Light Ships
4 Medium SHips
1 Heavy Ships
B12: 10,000 West-Manx Regulars
B13: 5,000 Manx Regulars
B14: 50,000 Manx Regulars, "Praetorian Guard"
105,000 Manx Regulars
2 Manx TroopShip
10 Manx Light Ships
4 Manx Medium SHips
B15: 5,000 Manx Regulars
B16:

C1: 5,000 Gallic Regulars
10 Gallic Light Ship
4 Gallic Medium Ship
C2:
C3:
C4:
C5: 15,000 Gallic Regulars
C6: 10,000 Crimean Regulars
10 Crimean Light Ships
3 Crimean Medium Ships
1 Crimean Heavy Ship
C7: 10,000 Crimean Regulars
C8: 50,000 Crimean Regulars
1 Crimean Troopship
C9: 10,000 Crimean Regulars
C10: 10,000 Crimean Regulars
C11: 5,000 Gallic Regulars
C12: 5,000 Gallic Regulars
9 Gallic Light Ship
3 Gallic Medium Ship
C13:
C14: 50,000 Crimean Regulars
1 Crimean Troopship
14 Crimean Light Ships
7 Crimean Medium Ships
1 Crimean Heavy Ship

D1: 5,000 Order of DL Regulars
9 Order of DL Light Ships
3 Order of DL Medium Ships
D2: 5,000 Gallic Regulars
D3: 5,000 Order of DL Regulars
D4:
D5: 5,000 Order of DL Regulars
D6:
D7:
D8: 5,000 Merchanian Regulars
10 Merchanian Light Ships
3 Merchanian Medium Ships
D9: 5,000 Order of DL Regulars
10 Order of DL Light Ship
4 Order of DL Medium Ships

E1: 5,000 Order of DL Regulars
1 Order of DL Light Ship
E2:
E3:
E4: 5,000 UC Regulars
9 UC Light Ships
3 UC Medium Ships
E5:
E6: 1 UC Colony Flotilla
8 UC Light Ships
2 UC Medium Ships
15,000 UC Regulars
E7:
E8:
E9:
E10: 5,000 UC Regulars
E11: 5,000 UC Regulars

F1: 5,000 Merchanian Regulars
F2:
F3: 5,000 Merchanian Regulars
7 Merchanian Light Ships
2 Merchanian Medium Ships
F4: 5,000 Merchanian Regulars
F5:
F6:
F7:
F8:
F9:
F10:
F11:
F12:

G1:
G2:
G3: 5,000 Human-Sandhana Regulars
G4: 5,000 Setan Regulars
G5:
G6: 5,000 Setan Regulars
G7: 5,000 Setan Regulars
11 Setan Light Ships
4 Setan Medium Ships

G8: 5,000 Setan Regulars
11 Setan Light Ships
3 Setan Medium Ships
G9:
G10:
G11: 5,000 Setan Regulars
G12: 5,000 Setan Regulars

H1:
H2:
H3:
H4:
H5:
H6:
H7:
H8:
H9:
H10:

I1:
I2: 5,000 Brotherhood Regulars
7 Brotherhood Light Ships
3 Brotherhood Medium Ships
I3: 5,000 Brotherhood Regulars
I4: 5,000 Brotherhood Regulars
I5: 5,000 Shenzhou Regulars
1 Shenzhou Light Ship
I6:
I7: 5,000 Shenzhou Regulars
17 Shenzhou Light Ships
5 Shenzhou Medium Ships
I8:
I9: 5,000 Shenzhou Regulars
I10:

J1: 5,000 Shenzhou Regulars
J2:
J3: 17 Gerdutch Light Ships
5 Gerdutch Medium Ships
5,000 Gerdutch Regulars
J4: 5,000 Gerdutch Regulars
J5: 5,000 Gerdutch Regulars
J6:
J7: 5,000 Gerdutch Regulars
J8:
J9:
J10:
J11:

K1: 5,000 Alkaterian Regulars
12 Alkaterian Light Ships
4 Alkaterian Medium Ships
K2:
K3:
K4: 5,000 Brotherhood Regulars
12 Brotherhood Light Ships
4 Brotherhood Medium Ships
5,000 Shofixti Regulars
10 Shofixti Light Ships
4 Shofixti Medium Ships
K5: 3 Shofixti Light Ships
5,000 Shofixti Regulars
K6: 5,000 Brotherhood Regulars
5,000 Shofixti Regulars
50,000 Shofixti Irregulars
K7: 50,000 Shofixti Irregulars
5,000 Shofixti Regulars
K8: 5,000 Shofixti Regulars
K9: 5,000 Shofixti Regulars
8 Shofixti Light Ships
4 Shofixti Medium Ships
K10: 5,000 Alkaterian Regulars
K11: 1 Alkaterian Light Ship
15,000 Alkaterian Regulars
K12: 5,000 Alkaterian Regulars
K13: 5,000 Alkaterian Regulars
8 Alkaterian Light Ships
3 Alkaterian Medium Ships
K14:

L1:
L2: 5,000 BB Regulars
L3:
L4: 5,000 BB Regulars
L5:
L6:
L7: 1 BB Light Ship
L8: 5,000 BB Regulars
12 BB Light Ships
4 BB Medium Ships
L9: 5,000 BB Regulars
9 BB Light Ships
3 BB Medium Ships
L10: 5,000 BB Regulars
L11: 5,000 BB Regulars
L12:
L13:


 
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Newly-discovered NPC states.

Take the attitude part with a grain of salt.

The Kjell-Mora Corporation

Location: J9 (Mora)
Attitude: Mind your own business...but money's always good.

The founders of the independent entity known as the Kjell-Mora Corporation were originally the heads and captains of generation ships part of an experiment by the Corporation to use exiled criminals in order to colonise far-flung systems. Originally planned to colonise a much closer system, the navigational systems failed en route to the destination and caused the generation ships to totally miss it, landing instead in scattered locations far away from their home. While the KMC overlords on most of the ships lost control, a few did not, and they together founded the entity that is nowadays known as the Kjell-Mora Corporation.


The Purian Hierarchy

Location: L6 (Talaven)
Attitude: We like to cooperate with people...but we're always on our guard. Honour guide me!
Government: Authoritarian meritocracy

The Purians are a humanoid species, though avian in nature. Their society is very strictly ordered, and also very honour-bound.


The Empire of Wyoming

Location: G2 (New Cheyenne)
Attitude: Aggressive, but reasonable

The history of the Empire of Wyoming is shrouded in mystery, and Wyoming itself is reluctant to say anything regarding its origins. It is not even known when the Empire was actually founded. All that is publicly known is that the Empire has been participating in the colonisation of space for a long time, and that its history as its own state is unbroken from the time of its founding prior to the rise of the Imperium of Manx.


The Kingdom of Komnenia

Location: A3 (Komnenia)
Attitude: Aggressive
Government: Absolute Monarchy

Founded by Greek settlers, Komnenia used to be quite a force to be reckoned with. However, the golden age of Komnenia came to an end a few decades before it was annexed by the Imperium of Manx. With the collapse of the Imperium, Komnenia arose once again. Constant internal strife has rendered it paralysed in foreign affairs. However, the establishment of the Kingdom in 2549 put a permanent end to that.


The Union of Central American Nations

Location: A2 (Escondido)
Attitude: We like to cooperate with people...but we're always on our guard.
Government: Federation

During the later phase of colonisation, the nations of Central American pooled together their resources in order to participate. They successfully managed to establish their own place among the stars, colonising the Escondido system.


Great Tiě

Location: B9 (Xīnguó)
Attitude: Mind your own business.
Government: Monarchy

Great Tiě was formed - and is still ruled - by the Tiě Dynasty, putting an end to the decades of turbulent conflict in the Xīnguó system following the collapse of the Imperium.


The United Protectorates

Location: C14 (Utoja)
Attitude: We like to cooperate with people...but we're always on our guard.
Government: Loose Confederation

The United Protectorates was formed from a series of disparate states who were threatened by the rebirth of a strong Ryvuhr state.


Arn Consortium

Location: F12 (Rhône)
Attitude: [Trader]

One of the various traders who resisted the Imperium of Manx. The Consortium has emerged whole from the collapse, though not unscathed. Formerly a part of the Trader Emergency Coalition.


Nitheim Resurgence

Location: F11 (Nitheim)
Attitude: Wary, and quite militarised [Trader]

One of the various traders who resisted the Imperium of Manx, one of the leading figures in the formation of the Trader Emergency Coalition, and a fervent defender of Trader Space. Nitheim has emerged whole from the collapse, though not unscathed. The resurgence of Nitheimer military power in recent times has served to kept the peace in Nitheim itself as well as in its Trader neighbours. Formerly a part of the Trader Emergency Coalition.


Galan Rim Union

Location: F10 (Galan)
Attitude: [Trader]

The system of Galan was colonised shortly before the collapse by various traders unsatisfied with Imperial trade policies moving to found a haven for free trade. The Rim Union on the other hand, is a very recent political creation, brought about by the turbulent times, as well as a slight wariness of the traditionally very militaristic Nitheim.


United Councils of Farinenion (More Formally: Farunenion)

Location: D6 (Farinenion)
Attitude: Neutral, though defensive of its territory
Government: Federative Republic
 
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OOC: Amazing work. :D I just had a couple questions -
1. I seem to have an extra light ship after summing the fleet in my capital and a tripwire fleet in Shanhai I5. Is one of these two fleets carrying an extra ship, or do I have 18 light ships in total? I'm guessing the former given that the latter isn't reflected in my expenses, but if so, which ship is absent?
2. Running the math, I ran into an interesting anomaly. Summing the Order of Divine Light's base, population, and industry incomes, then subtracting their military upkeep and administrative overhead, I keep getting a total of +166, not +164. It's essentially just penny-packets, but am I missing a figure?
3. Military seems to gain upkeep based on infantry figures as well as fleet (based on what appears to be a tiered threshold, with some variation like contrasting Manx West to the Kalji and Crimea to keep things interesting), but the Union of Communes doesn't seem to have this.

Also, Merchanos seems to be doing an amazing job for themselves, with the highest population and industrial growth. I'm rather impressed. ^_^

IC:
"The Dragon and Tiger Throne of the Sovereign Empire of Shenzhou wishes to enquire after the reason for the continued fleet build-up by the Brotherhood of Stars near the Shanhai system. Though we are sure all of our nations are still interested in friendly relations after our amicable resolution of the Aluxian crisis, there has been some concern domestically regarding the increase in strength by the Brotherhood. To this end, we would like to propose a non-aggression treaty between our powers, as well as an agreement to withdraw our forces from the systems denoted by the coordinates I2, I4, and I5. Is this acceptable to the Brotherhood?"