An amalgamation of multiple corporations and hollow puppet states, the C&C is much less a government as it is a generalized system used in this area of space to create some semblance of unity between the life forms who occupy it. The Collective is the interminably corrupt remnants of the Confederate government which serves as a mock-government for the convenience of the corporations, as they have for years. The Conglomerate was created out of the need to set very specific corporate rules to outlaw espionage and violence between the corporations. Many who have hit rock bottom with nothing to lose have ended up in this region, and there are ample high risk high reward opportunities present. When speaking of the C&C, you could refer exclusively to one and it may be inferred you’re talking about both.



The C&C is composed of several planets in the Hovno Diera system, as well as in a surrounding star system with extremely untenable grips of control over their planetary assets. Most are barren planets which range in atmospheric conditions that are in the process of being ‘cracked’, which have small settlements and cities based around exploitative efforts. There are however a few notable exceptions such as the out-of-control prison planet Mannahaj, the overgrown jungle planet of Sue Pha with a secret despotic principality hungry for the acquisition of slaves, and Yuz Karasi, the original planet colonized in the star system. All planetary bodies inhabitable experiences proxy wars funded by corporations, with their capital planet as an exception.





The C&C’s connection to the Confederate Parliament is flimsily represented by a member of Parliament who has not been to the C&C sector in many years. They often try to keep quiet and neutral when it comes to participating on matters at hand, just barely qualifying for a seat in Parliament. Meticulous layers of lying by omission have been built up not only by the representative in Parliament, but by the very people who inform them. The representative of the assets in the region uses intelligence agents and private investigators with provisional authority in order to get a grip on the reality of the situation, and then the representative waters down the conspicuous details in order to avoid negative attention.

If another state believes the C&C is attacking them, they will ask for proof and if given the evidence they would in theory dissolve the entity in question and solve things internally. They have strong provisions against unifying to fight, and would likely mass-hire from the large pools of mercenaries floating around to fight off any organized invasions. There are constant surrogate wars happening on contested planets in the main and sister star system, both of which are bereft of supervision or oversight.







The desolate, outlawed and exiled all seem to swarm to join the open arms of the C&C, to the point where they're often overflowing with foreigners of different races, ex-nationalities and cultures. This gives them the advantage of numbers and the ability to utilize different technologies, techniques and ideas from all over the universe. They have a reputation for being a boiling melting pot, a high risk high reward atmosphere that is perfect for people with nothing to lose.



Those in the C&C seem to always have a long lost uncle who knows a friend's brother, whose fathers ex-girlfriend knows something that may have some use in some way. They share a special connection between each other and a sort of attitude that moves faster with money, but doesn't always require it. A sort of bond formed in society allows connections to bring discounts, special favors, etc because they're doing things for people they know. This helps bring profits, get things done faster and foster a relationship between others in a healthy way.



Those who live in the C&C typically have some sense of self governance and altruism inherent in their attitude which goes hand in hand with exploitation and survival of the fittest. The bare necessities must be kept from sabotage or disrepair, and while not everyone ‘returns their shopping cart’ a considerable amount of people do. When the power lines fail, or someone goes on a killing spree, or someone needs their vehicle repaired... Things that must be done, still do get done out of necessity despite the complete lack of central authority.





It is not so much that there lacks a central focus of any governing body, but rather a complete absence of one. The people of the C&C are completely acclimated to a lack of centralized government and literally cannot unify to do anything cohesively unless it is an extraordinary circumstance; and even then it is extremely disorganized and temporary. The guiding force of the C&C is the invisible hand of capitalism, one that they do not always predictably have control over.



Most technology and architecture is comparatively primitive, spaceships being pieces of junk, cars jerry-rigged to mostly race, boats full of secret compartments. Most weapons are hand-me-downs from another era and those that were produced in modern times are not necessarily bound by any standards of quality. The likelihood of random failure for technology tends to be higher than usual, forcing those in the C&C to either attempt to repair or move to other means to achieve their goals such as melee weapons or moving by foot.



Those from the C&C are well known to be socially isolated by the finer sects of society for the prime reason that they usually mean trouble. It is no surprise that drug addicted miscreants that live off of leeching off of stealing and dishonesty are not always welcome or wanted at all. Some are immediately interpreted as pirates, smugglers and cutthroats and are prejudiced by other nations as criminals (where there is no evidence). People often go to the C&C to lay low and let the heat cool down on the notoriety they’ve gained elsewhere, and there are certain mannerisms and habits which are considered normal that in other societies might be seen as suspicious.



The C&C flourished in the most despondent and underdeveloped frontier sectors of the Confederate; when the corporations first found the region it was known to harbor outcasts, pirates, junkers, and a litany of other undesirables. Under a special contract with a group of corporations, the area that the C&C has jurisdiction over is essentially a zone bereft of all but the minimum standards of supervision from their government. Pitched as an experiment to set up a resemblance of civilization for the Confederate to eventually usurp, many corporations got ahead of themselves and situations got out of hand. Several advancements and colonies have been established and even were able to send taxes to the Confederate, however the standards of living have always been far lower and there have been many corners cut since the advantage of distance was given to those in the area.

As the Confederates colonies began to creep closer to the C&C territory, a degree of seclusion and illusion were given to the reality of conditions on planets; what would be described as a planet utilized primarily for lumber acquisition may have an illegal slave trading empire ran by a despotic prince, a prison planet which gives paperwork indicating all things are tame in reality has out-of-control alien and robotic experiments who freely terrorize whatever unfortunate human life remains there, and so on. As time went on things got worse and by the time the Confederate found the territory was essentially an interminably chaotic mess of fractionalized fascism whether by corporations or drug kingpins, it was too late for much to be done without significant investment. It wouldn’t matter after the Black New Year in any case.

Name: Federal Free States of Asteria (FFSA)
System(s): Olympia System
Capital: Daper City, Moon Artemis
Government Type: Federation (officially, at least)
Type: Independent

Asteria is a thriving yet wild nation found at the Western Frontier. It possesses extensive mining and industrial sector, providing resources for the Confederacy as a whole. Asteria built a fortune exploiting the neighboring Falconcrest Nebula and they are prime exporters of fuel and exotic gases. It was the land of opportunities and numerous settlers journeyed to Asteria in such hopes. Yet the Black New Year dashed these hopes and Asteria just narrowly escaped collapse. Over the years they established relative autarky and Asteria was saved. Being independent in all but name the Asterians embrace the new freedom and wish to bring liberty to all.

History/Summary

Asteria began as multiple individual mining colonies set up within the asteroid belt of Olympia. Eventually these colonies grew too large and colonization of the system's habitable belt became necessary. Each group chose to conquer the environment of a different moon or planet. After a while Asteria developed its own culture and became a nation in its own right. Unlike many other governments though Asteria didn't have a single major population center but multiple. And given the focus on resource exploitation the importance of the original mining colonies never went away. Asteria became a federation with thirteen founding states. With astronomical units between the various members each state was encouraged to have a large degree of autonomy. Asterian culture as a whole embraced liberty and independence as their core values which made them further resistance to proper unification attempts. With great distances and came exorbitant fuel consumption. To feed their thirst Asteria began exploiting the Falconcrest Nebula extensively. This turned out to be a massively successful enterprise and soon Asteria became one of the Confederations prime fuel exporter. This also led to the construction of Cygnus Station a Rift Gate orbiting planet Cygnus.

The collapse brought forth by the Black New Year hit Asteria immensely. Yet it only inspired them to embrace independence all the more. They scaled back on fuel operations and offered aid to local enterprises to survive. They hastily sold their surplus fuel to neighbors and began restructuring Asterian industry once again. Rather than being purely governmental in nature the lion's share of investment came from donations and the private sector. To ward off pirates the Astarians formed the Federal Forces, mostly from local military organizations uniting under one banner. Yet not everything was peachy. Poverty is on the rise and rural settlements receive almost no government attention. Banditry is on the rise and with the economic boom over the government is hard-pressed to support its increasing expenses. Though Asteria seems to be a success story for an independent nation there's more going under the surface. Regardless the Federal Government is intent maintaining the facade. Political leadership spreads anti-Confederation views and there's a growing urge to liberate the world from an oppressive regime.

Location/Resources

The Olympia System is a trinary star system with the brightest star being Olympia A (Olympia B and C aren't even tenth in size). Regardless this trinary arrangement resulted in an exotic system with multiple habitable zones spread dozens of astronomical units apart. While Olympia doesn't have a true gaia planet it has no less than 7 astral bodies which can support some kind of life. Cronos is a super Jupiter type gas giant and it has no less than 31 moons. Out of these 4 of them are fit for life and are the population centers of Asteria. They are Apollo, Artemis, Eris and Triton. Aside from these there are the planets of Eos, Mercurius and Plato. These seven astral bodies house 85% of Asteria's population with the rest living in various space habitats ranging from artificial colonies to hollowed out asteroids. Another important region of Asteria is the Falconcrest Nebula. This large formation of interstellar gases is at the northern border of Asteria and covers multiple lightyears. Millions of people from Asteria wander the nebula and collect interstellar matter.

Asteria is a highly industrialized nation with their main focus on resources, especially fuel and exotic gases. Their significance in the Coalition is shown by the Rift Station established above the planet Cygnus. Back in the glory days this allowed Asteria to reliably transport untold tonnes of fuel to distant Coalition planets year-round. The collapse of interstellar economy hit Asteria hard at first but they could shift their focus on local services and exported resources for neighbors. The fuel industry which absolutely dominated Asteria had to be scaled down and manufacturing plants absorbed the freed up workforce. Asteria has a relative autarky and produces its own goods, including weapons.

Administration/Society

Asteria is nominally a federation with 48 member states. Yet given the sheer autonomy of each member it could be closer to confederation. Leaving Asteria is forbidden for the states but otherwise they can overrule federal actions and could keep the Federal Government in check. Asterians are fond of their personal liberties and fear their own government becoming too powerful. In general the Federal Government has a mixed image, they are both viewed as selfish parasites and also the protectors against enterprises that grow too powerful. Asterians are very resentful of tax increases or introducing new taxes yet also complain about the government not doing enough. This actually led to an unique situation where private groups took over a lot of activities typically fulfilled by the government. Small settlements appoint sheriffs who usually have no government authority. Mobs form to fight bandits and even social services are handled by local firms. And of course the average citizen expects the Federal Government to step in if either of these private groups become the public enemy. Asterian governance may look downright chaotic to the outsider but for the locals they would not settle for anything else.

Military

Weapons hold a key importance in Asterian civilian life for as long the nation stands. Every adult Asterian owns at least one type of gun, both as status symbol and for self-defense. With the threat of alien wildlife, bandits and space pirates they had a constant need for militia groups. Finding potential soldiers for the Federal Army is easy yet keeping them employed is difficult. As such the Federal Forces is often a skeleton army made of volunteers. Instead much of the military budget during peacetime is spent on weapons procurement. Asteria has strict laws supporting locally produced weapons which allowed arms manufacturers to become some of the most powerful entities within the nation during these last 16 years. Anyways, the Federal Army has an unique doctrine which supports large groups wielding mass-producible weapons and Asterian marksmanship. They utilize shock weapons, a type of concentrated plasma which blows targets to pieces. Though hover vehicles are common the most typical combat machine in Asteria is the Personal Trooper (PT). They are humanoid mechs only 3.5 meters tall and can fight in all environments, including outer space. Their predecessors were exosuits meant to work in hazardous regions but Asterians modified them for war. Nowadays Personal Trooper armors are widespread, even civilians can buy simpler models. They are small and rather inexpensive to produce which combined with their simple maintenance makes them very popular in Asteria.

With the disappearance of the Confederation Navy it was Asteria's duty to survive within this new age of pirates. They initially used armed shuttles and civilian spaceships but ultimately thanks to local manufacturing plants the Federal Fleet utilizes warships of their own design. Freedom-class corvettes are distinctive products of Asteria which forms the backbone of the Federal Fleet. They sacrifice cruising range and endurance for considerable firepower which makes them a ideal for the nation's needs. Yet the main force of the Federal Fleet are their shuttlecraft, gunships and fighters. With the majority of Asterians experienced at navigating with shuttles the Federal Fleet has a seemingly bottomless supply of eager youth to become combat pilots. For this purpose the development of a "carrier ship" was absolute necessity. The Ranger-class escort carrier may be a heavily modified cargo ship design but it does fulfill its purpose. Lacking orbital dockyards the ship has a modular design built from multiple large blocks. Each individual piece is just light enough to be transported up via the space elevator and the final assembly is done in orbit. Similarly repairs could be done by just exchanging the damaged parts to a new one. While rather inefficient in both design and construction measures this is the only way Asteria could make them.

Strengths

Industrialized Frontier:
For a frontier colony which declared its independence Asteria is doing pretty swimmingly. Even the economic crash only slowed them down. Since the collapse of the world economic network Asteria began rapidly developing their own local industry and they were largely successful. With the region's resources and connections to neighbors Asteria could remain self-sufficient.

Arms of Liberty:
Every adult Asterian owns at least one gun and weapon usage is widespread in the nation. Asterians are known for their marksmanship and combat ability. Shuttlecraft ownership is also a must for a self-respecting Asterian and space travel between various states is almost a commonplace. Overall this means the Federal Forces hardly has any trouble to recruit soldiers or even military pilots for their needs.

Shock Weapons:
Asterians fully embraced plasma technology and have their own take on it, the so-called shock technology. It uses ultradense plasma at immense pressures contained within a canister. Using this they can have powerful energy weapons without needing bulky power sources. Each canister can only hold limited shots, though. Shock weapons shoot concentrated bolts of plasma which explodes on impact and damages with its raw force. They can range from handguns to naval cannons. Shock rifles are limited to semi-auto fire because rapid firing needs a much more bulkier mechanism (reserved for shock repeaters used by weapons teams). Shock weapons are versatile and you can adjust the plasma to explode in various ways including airburst, delayed blast or even shaped charge effects.

Weaknesses

Libertarian To the Core:
Asterians culture celebrates liberty and does not like government authority. Although they accept government power as a necessary element they protect their rights and privacy with fervor. Asterians are notoriously difficult to tax. Any new form of taxation or tax increase would meet resistance. In spite of their good economy the Federal Government actually has limited funds. Luckily the Asterians somewhat understand this and don't expect the government to maintain good social services but ever since Asteria's economic growth slowed down the Federal Government finds themselves in debt.

Space Cowboys:
Asteria is a wild region where gunfights and gun violence is everyday news. Whenever outlaws pop up they are heavily armed and riots can easily turn into a massive firefight. When recruiting soldiers from such region your troops would be obviously more than a little trigger happy. Asterian soldiers are stereotypically gung-ho and hard to discipline. While they know their trade there are various marks of corruption within the military system. Rumors of hedonism, property damage and even outright illegal activities are known about almost every unit. While the Federal Government strives to straighten out the military they don't have the funds and manpower to resolve this anytime soon. Another problem is motivation. Though fresh recruits are eager once they taste the terrors of warfare they could easily become jaded. When the Federal Forces lose soldiers fighting in foreign lands they are often drilled by media. Depending on severity there could be entire protests and political campaigns against continuing the war.

Clankers Go Home:
Asterians don't reject technology, nor they are hating industry. Yet they are extremely suspicious to anything related to worldwide information networks, AI development and transhumanism. Cyborg technology is heavily regulated in Asteria and neural implants are almost entirely outlawed in every state. Augmented reality networks are rejected and sapient AI is viewed with suspicion. Conspiracy theories about thinking robots and them supposedly being secret government agents are very popular in Asteria. In general Asterians are staunchly guarding their privacy and are very averse to anything which might allow "soulless machines" to govern them.

The Asterian Arsenal

I use this post to record the Asterian military equipment. It isn't a complete list and actually we miss on a lot of equipment which is more or less standard across the Confederation but I have fun writing this and hopefully you have fun reading it so let's go.

Asterian soldiers nowadays make use of shock rifles which makes them distinct from the usual infantry. They are semi-automatic weapons which emphasize good marksmanship instead of suppressive fire. On the other hand each shot is like a micro explosive which can do considerable hurt. It's a very different approach which puts confidence in the shooting skills of the soldier.

NOTE: P-ratings are a semi-objective way to tell firepower between these. Rather than a linear scale think of these like bore diameters so a P10 shot is at least 4 times stronger than a P5 shot, for example. I very much use this as a replacement for bore diameters on the energy weapons.

Aside from the shock technology Asterian AFVs are mostly conventional. Asteria has some propensity with hovercraft but they aren't exclusively the only vehicle. Another odd factor is the reliance on tiny mechs called Personal Troopers.


Nearly every Asterian has space shuttle piloting experiences. Traveling space for hours is something like a daily routine for a good portion of Asterians. As such it comes as little surprise that the Federal Forces put so much emphasis on their smallcraft pilots.

TBA

The claim is marked as a red dot inside a purple circle in the main systems or by the text Republic of prabog PS this isn't mine...

The planet of Prabog is the world and capital of the Republic. While much of its natural beauty was destroyed, many returned to rebuild and revitalize the centerpiece of their nation. Many of its scars are presently observable from space, whether it is nuclear craters, sickly looking radiation zones, or the lifeless urban ruins of the former megalopolis orbiting the star Deivas.

The major industries that the planet had were heavy industry and technological R&D. Because both the hardware and software integral to these industries are in a dilapidated state, they are reliant on being refurbished and jerry-built into workable conditions. However, many warlords took initiative to ensure that this technology was preserved and restored, meaning that renewal of the past was not entirely on the shoulders of the Republic but it also meant that war was much more bloody.

The current parties of the nation are:

The Social Humanist party wishes for the well being of the people to be put front and center and that society should work together in a common good. They prioritize social reforms and programs, aiming to make the life of the common worker, and to give it back majority. The part was created by the visions of its Founder Milkail, a very kind and compassionate person by many.

The Modernists who wish the modernization and reconstruction of the worlds at hand but also a more liberal style of politics in economics and social norms while favoring reconstruction above all together with the J.D.P they still prefer one thing above all the modernization and remaking of its forces together with the favoring of scientific development this is mainly a fact due to the majority of the party not be made of politicians but of former scientists turned leaders from the small cities they came.

The Justice and Development Party, or the JDP, is made out by the Order and the politicians forming a coalition party due to equalizer systems. In reality, they are divided between a right and left with some favoring more conservative policies, while the other side favors more progressive policies. The only way it maintains unity is through its diarchy of two leaders. There is a lack of cohesion between the two, to an extent however it is known to be a more conservative party thanks to one faction holding control.

The National party preaches a strengthening of institutions and the fast reconstruction and expansion of the borders while being famed for being the party of the soldiers and nationalists. Their ideas of strengthening the military and immediate expansionism after reconstruction is quite obvious as many of its career men are former veterans of Alexander the Glorious while being a little off from the center it is still one that can call attention.

Age: 42
Backstory: Mikhail was an artist when he was younger when the war broke out and the times of troubles begun he changed a lot he wished to help those around him even if barely capable of doing so while helping then he gained followers while he was a good musician he claimed more by speeches forming a form of aid group for refugees when Alexander came to then ending the chaos in their area he joined politics aiming to make the galaxy a better place using his experience of pain and suffering an artist in politics some can say he might sing the opposition to his side.

Age: 31
Backstory: Marcela a veteran of war well not a veteran of battles but of engineering making a living helping equipment work for the armies of the republic back when Alexander ran the army while not participating in many battles but more as an observer majority of times seeing the state of the army she came to believe the modernization of the nation was for the best especially since walking through the ruins of the old cities albeit a woman of equal dreams to the Humanists her dreams are of science and reason different from others she might look like she just dreams, in reality, she just cares for someone.

Age: 42
backstory: Sofiya was one of the first Bureaucrats of the new republic being one of the founder leaders of the JDP and currently the second head of the party while a good position for some for her she finds it annoying due to having to constantly deal with the Diarchy of politics and leadership of the party making her be more interested in making things done rather then the power plays of the party while keeping a eye on party composition and loyalty especially since in recent years due to increasing division in politics the same begun to happen in the JDP growing ever more suspicious of the situation in the party.

Age: 35
Backstory: a survivor of war is a better term to use about Isabel a teenager during the chaos and war following the collapse founding refugee in Esyaleia the Capital after joining the army for better payment she found herself in war after war finding quite amazing the way of how Alexander was able to do it fighting in the frontlines of New Galicia, Andelas, the islands of Suslov while she is considered a veteran of the war she majorly stays in the army due to payment and food.

The appearance of him is majorly a robot holographic images as well if one is available.

Age: 2
Backstory: fifty six is an advanced sentient AI created by Marcela after joining politics while young it's a majorly experimental AI by Marcela in her opinion majorly made to be a soldier in the past instead it became an aider for Marcela but also a member of the M.P of the capital to maintain security while some say it is different in some ways in what ways it's a unknown.

Prabog was one of the first daughters of earth and humanity a planet with life from the beginning and rich radioactive deposits for nuclear power and weapons settled at first by a mixture of Ukrainians and Latino Americans, they were at first, farmers soon they were followed by mining companies, and then industrialists with the passing of time, the planet was colonized and turned into an industrial and commercial hub ruled over by a congress and prime minister.

During this golden age, Prabog was a highly industrial world with corporations competing in lobbying, and against each other leading to many entrepreneurs, go to the development of the R&D sector of the planet leading to the development of AI´s, robots and new weapons of war, with the birth of the Military-industrial complex and an increase in the planetary military force with the beginning of instability across the confederation.

The government soon grew disconnected from the people and divisive and extreme to the point of challenging the confederacy directly leading to the heightening of instability with their proclamation of independence with markets closing to Prabog and an increase in military spending on the process. With the build-up of the military to high degrees and growing instability, leading to a coup against the congress and prime minister when the economy of the confederacy officially collapsed serving as a form of maintainers of peace by being the most brutal oppressors seen on the planet.

This time ended when an unknown individual launched the nuclear weapons build-up during the time against the cities of Prabog bringing the end of the cities for a time leading to an age of warlords and bloodshed generals, officers, dictators, religious leaders, and many others grabbed what they could from the arsenals of Prabog leading to ten years of bloodshed, and near non stopp warfare.

That was when Alexander appeared, in the city of Esyaleia at first many saw him as a new warlord, in the region, then he gave power to the first president, and the senate that he himself, created marking the first republic and from there he proclaimed himself, after giving his power away, high marshall and defender of the republic, by the senate and from there he launched forward, with war, after war with the republic aiming to first, pacify their surroundings later to unify the planet

Marching from battle to battle almost undefeated leading troops he conquered first the regions around the capital soon the continent where the republic stood before half of the planet had fallen and the republic of prabog was proclaimed something he didn't live to see was the end of the conquests as he died of artillery shot ending his life instead he became an idol the great hero that Prabog needed the one who finally brought peace under his cape and under the republic the people received democracy freedom of speech and actions of voting and many others idealist soon came to power wishing the best for mankind and dreams beyond the confines of Prabog.

The republic now unified the planet after a few more months of fighting with warlords peace now is fully restored to PRabog but now many wish more the government and people believe themselves ready to go forward to the stars to unite mankind under a dream of hope for all of mankind even when politics show to an extent the opposite.

Location

Summary:
The Capellan Sector Authority, consisting of the Capella, Ikeya and Sofiya's Star systems, is a colonial area founded as a collective unit as part of a co-ordinated Confederate push to provide further resources and alleviate minor population pressures in the inner systems. With the decline of Confederate authority, particularly on its outskirts, the CSA has largely been nominally led by an impromptu Triumvirate of Confederate military and civil service personel with some concessions to Corporate needs. Events towards home have pushed things over the edge, however, and the CSA is largely a functional republic under military authority, although it claims no form of de jure independence from the Confederacy. There is simply no longer any meaningful Confederate authority on Earth to answer to. As such, the Capellan Sector Authority currently operates under the Confederate Constitution and local bylaws until such a time as order is re-established.

Resources:

The Capellan Sector was not the richest area of space ever explored, but far from desolate. Featuring a number of notable and most profitable ventures to be had in nearly every avenue that would serve a modern raw-materials driven economy. As a unified area of settlement, industrial capacity and service industries are largely broadly equivalent across the 3 systems with only agricultural endeavours being uneven due to soil fertility varying on its inhabitable planets.





Administration:
The Capellan Sector Authority.

• The Capellan Federal Senate: The on-paper ruling body of the Capellan Sector, the senate operates as a unified governmental organ for all the systems under the Capellan Sector Authority, elected by all of the worlds of sector and beholden only to the electorate. The Senateis headed by an elected President and complimented by a selected Speaker. The only true power the Senate holds is in its nominations for the Capellan high court system, which has not been interfered with by the Triumvirate, and in day to day affairs left to them.
• The State Congress: The State Congress are individual local parliaments that provide local representation to each individual planetary body or in some cases, orbital installation. These congresses vary in make-up or overall function but on average all serve as a point of representation for their respective worlds, and, in ideal situations passing concerns to the senate and making the needs of their electorate known. These organisations would also nominate their members for Confederate Parliament on Earth, with the nominations approved by the Senate. Most of these Congresses operate without Triumvirate involvement.
• The Triumvirate: The Triumvirate is an alliance between the Confederate Military, Confederate Civil Service and a small number of Corporate Concerns that function as the true ruling body of the sector. Representated by Admiral Vorontsov, Cabinet Secretary Adler and Executive Officer Wain. The Triumvirate has largely concerned itself with stability and development and has left most lower organs of government - which are arguably easily controlled by the Confederate Civil Service all the same - unmolested. Whilst the Sector has a President and stable cabinet, much of their agenda is set by the Triumvirate, though it has been a largely successful "partnership". Recent events leave much in the air, however.

Strengths:
A Competent Cadre: Much of the core personell making up the Confederate presence in the sector has been carefully rejuggled and placed in positions to ensure the greatest effectiveness of the forces available to Admiral Vorontsov. While some lacking still retain their positions, adjustments in authority and a large amount of deployment and non-deployment mandatory training has sharpened up the core of Vorontsov's forces, with even those lacking not being entirely hopeless. Frequent live broadcasts and personal visits by the Admiral has also ensured a sense of collective and loyalty to the Admiral, which cannot be understated.

Autarkic Unit: The Capellan Sector produces much of what it consumes - in line with its colonial plans, with only a few goods not produced in large enough quantities or some luxury, niche or exotic goods not available in the sector, consequently, its economy has been largely isolated from the woes of the Confederacy, though it has also taken much gruelling redrawing of prior plans to ensure this has remained the case. As such, the sector is capable of experiencing near term growth, even if mininmal, rather than contraction, though as other systems suffer this may change - however, for now, this backed up by a strong central bank leads to much needed stability.

Convoy Ahoy: The implementation of old and simple tactics like a convoy system has seen a large reduction in merchant shipping lost to hostile or otherwise illegal forces operating in confederate space. This has kept the economy of the sector ticking, and even ensures the continued flow of vital goods to confederate worlds that are less secure. This has given a boost of credibility with the corporations and the people. It is of no small boost of legitimacy for Admiral Vorontsov's command either.

Weaknesses:
Infrastructure Woes: While the Capella Sector has ample civil infrastructure for the majority of its needs, its military infrastructure is lacking. With Black New Year emaciating the last expansionary phases budget, there are no orbital yards capable of constructing military vessels and there are no sizeable yards capable of undertaking effective retrofit or large-scale repair work, and all maintenance must be done by crews operating from limited installations or on the ground. Capella does possess the ability to remedy this situation, though it requires time.

Two Governments: The Capella Sector is a place of two governments, Whilst the Triumvirate nominally controls all functions of the government, it truly only legally has authority over confederate installations and military matters. While the senate remains on side, this is not an issue. However, Vorontsov's refusal to "cross that line" and outright control the sector judiciary and thus the government in the main leaves avenues for political forces to act against them.

Purged?: With the Confederate weakness has come the appointment of those not suited to the task to positions of importance. Whilst the highest echelons of confederate authority in Capella have managed to avoid this fate, numerous middling positions have not. The Triumvirate has carefully maneuvered its own people into ideal locations to counteract the worst of this, or take action if necesasry, and it is likely that any further fracturing of confederate authority will lead to the arrest or re-assignment of individuals on a wholesale scale, which will take the Sector's limited academies time to fill - the other consequences of such a looming purge are unknown.

Arcadia
Eden
Fortuna

It was around the mid 21st century when dozens Gaia-centric cults sprang up throughout the Earth and soon off-world, their overall views being that the Earth itself was Gaia's firstborn among many across the stars. As time went on, the movement was scattered and disorganized, gaining very little traction among the many worlds in human space, sentenced to a life of obscurity among the masses. That would soon change decades later, in the year 2122, a common member of one of said cults, Tobias Stardust, had claimed to receive a vision from Gaia herself, commanding him to seek the far corners of the stars to start a new church.

Once he shared this with his fellow sect members, there was a small schism between those that wished to follow tobias, and those that remained loyal to their leader. Regardless, Tobias and his new disciples left earth for the western colonies, searching for a suitable world to start anew, to build their new Church. The world of Arcadia proved to be an ample starting point, the world was of equal beauty to Earth.

After a few years of mingling with the population, Tobias had managed to attract a significant congregation, both on and off world, establishing the Church of Gaia, with tobias proclaiming himself as her First Prophet. Well over a century has passed since than, the Church of Gaia developing into a major cultural force in the Western Frontier. After the Scorching of Earth, Arcadia had exploded into a frenzy, the Primarch of the Chuch proclaimed crusade as a planet-wide uprising overwhelmed the colonial government, leading to the establishment of the Gaian State.