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Endless Horizon - Nationgame in Space

Verakh Compact

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Verakh Compact

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GENERAL INFORMATION

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Faction Overview

The Verakh Compact is an authoritarian government, formed by the militaries of several allied nations after most of the traditional nation-states collapsed. After uniting the planet under its banner in a series of wars, they have devoted themselves to one goal- the survival of the Verakh people, by any means necessary.

Territory Overview

Verkon: The icy homeworld of the Verakh, home to nine billion souls. Due to the planet's elliptical orbit, it has two seasons: a temperate summer, during which life flourishes, and a cold winter. The ancient Verakh would grow food during the summer, and use it to survive the winters. However, the planet's orbit has become increasingly eccentric, causing the summers to grow shorter, and the winters to grow longer. This has devastated the planet's ecology, and set in motion the chain of events that lead to the formation of the Compact.

Ulteris: A fairly typical gas giant, Ulteris is highly important to the Compact because of its abnormally large amounts of helium-3. Helium-3 mined here is used to fuel nuclear reactors on Verkon, which are responsible for powering cities. Without a constant flow of helium-3, the Verakh would be unable to survive the increasingly harsh winters.

Hypergate Code: V585

History

When the Verakh evolved into sapient beings, Verkon was a much warmer, more hospitable place than it is today. The winters were shorter and warmer, and summer was downright temperate. The Verakh developed civilization near the equator, going from scattered tribes to more complex states.

From the beginning of the atomic age, the planet's temperature had been slowly dropping. During the early Space Age, astronomers began to notice that Verkon's orbit was seemingly becoming unstable, becoming more and more eccentric. While they warned the governments of the many nation-states that this could lead to disaster, their pleas were mostly unheard. This proved to be their undoing during the infamous "Death Winter", an abnormally long and cold winter season that lead to the deaths of millions. Many nations began to fall into civil war as the survivors fought for resources.

During this chaos, the militaries of four nations whose governments had fallen united together, forming the basis for what would one day be the Verakh Compact. This alliance, having restored order to their respective countries, began a crusade to unify the world under one banner. The Unification Wars, as they were called, was a relatively short (they went on for about a year) yet bloody conflict that resulted in the military alliance having control of the planet, either through conquest or diplomacy. The leaders of this alliance soon reorganized themselves as the Verakh Compact, an organization with one goal- save our species.

Throughout the years, the Compact has worked to accomplish this goal. Although new technologies have made survival easier, the planet isn't getting any warmer. Some fear that there will come a point where the winter will never end, and Verkon will die, becoming an uninhabitable, frozen tomb. There are only two options left: find a way to save the planet, or escape it.

SOCIETY INFORMATION

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Demographics

The Compact is currently completely made up of Verakh, nine billion of them. The overwhelming majority live on Verkon, while a few thousand live on orbital stations, mostly around Ulteris and her moons. They are a race of humanoid mammals, four to five feet in height. Their general body structure somewhat resembles that of chimpanzees, although more suited to bipedal movement. They have four-fingered hands, flat faces, two eyes and ears, and are covered by a layer of fur (typically either grey or a reddish-brown, although other colors have been seen). Like most mammals, they give live birth, and nurse their young.

Cultural Overview

Due to the events on their homeworld, the Verakh have become increasingly pragmatic, judging things and people by their usefulness. Laziness is despised, as well as selfishness. The government encourages people to consider the welfare of the state over their own personal problems- after all, to serve the state, is to fight for the survival of the species. Dissidents are portrayed as enemies of the people, who would rather save themselves and watch the whole world freeze.

Religion varies among different people. The Compact is officially secular, and they tend to let the people believe what they want, unless it goes against the values of the state. Many Verakh have no religion. Recently, there has been a resurgence in worship of the ancient Sun God, Geshtok (whom the system's star was named after). Followers of Geshtok believe that he is waging a war against evil beings that conspire to send the world into an eternal winter.

Government Overview

The Compact is governed by the Overseer Council, who have complete control over the state. Each Overseer represents a different part of the government, or Office, such as the Office of War, or the Office of the Treasury. They serve as advisors to the High Overseer, who has total control over the government and the military. There are no term limits, and the High Overseer usually rules for life. The lesser Overseers are chosen by the High Overseer, and can also rule for life, but tend to get replaced far more often than the High Overseer. The High Overseer is also responsible for selecting provincial governors, who carry out the Council's commands to the many provinces of the Compact. The government does not try to hide the fact that they are essentially a dictatorship- on the contrary, they embrace it. They believe that the Council represents the wisest and most qualified rulers, who are free to do what must be done, without being hindered by red tape or partisan infighting.

TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION

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Tech Overview

Under the Compact's guidance, Verakh civilization has rapidly advanced in technology. While relative newcomers to space, they are advanced in other fields, like robotics, shielding tech, nuclear power, and climate control.

Notable Technologies

Hazardous Climate Suit (HCS): Designed to allow workers to operate during the harsh winter, this sealed suit adjusts itself to the climate, ensuring the wearer will stay comfortable, no matter how hot or cold it is outside. Advanced models provide protection against radiation, toxic materials, biological and/or chemical warfare, and even the vacuum of space. Military models include personal shield generators and increased armor.

Barrier Field Generator: A shield generator on a massive scale, the Barrier Field Generator was designed to protect cities from deadly hail storms. It projects a field over a large area, protecting it from impacts. However, it was designed to stop smaller projectiles, and larger projectiles with more force will likely shatter it. It is not meant for military use, but as a way to protect cities from hazardous weather. While there have been attempts to create a military version capable of withstanding artillery, or even orbital bombardment, these attempts have been unsuccessful.

Helium-3 Fusion: Helium-3, when fused with deuterium, results in a highly efficient nuclear reaction. The Verakh have nearly perfected this process, and it allows them to power their cities, as well as some of their more exotic technologies. Smaller helium-3 reactors are used to power their ships, providing a reliable power source that allows their ships to operate for long periods of time.

Industrial Overview

Verakh industry relies on the flow of helium-3 from Ulteris to power it. The need to harvest helium-3, deliver it to Verkon, and protect those shipments, have been the driving force behind the Compact's expansion into space. This expansion into space has lead to the creation of the asteroid mining industry, which has proven crucial to the development of orbital infrastructure and the Compact's space fleet. On Verkon, industry is centered around the things needed to survive the winter- food, power, and raw materials. Anything else is treated as unimportant.

MILITARY INFORMATION

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Military Overview

The Compact's military is much smaller than it was during the Unification Wars, due to the simple fact that there has been no enemy to fight. Still, the military plays an important role in maintain law and order. Besides the Army (the Landcorps) and the Navy (the Voidcorps), there is also the Peacekeeper Corps, a paramilitary organization that serves as the main law enforcement body for the Compact. Peacekeepers, besides acting as police, act as a reserve force in the event of an invasion, using guerilla tactics to assist the regular army. With their iconic teal armor, Peacekeepers are omnipresent in Verakh cities, watching over the population.

Army Overview

The Landcorps itself is divided into three subdivisions: Infantry (foot soldiers), Cavalry (mechanized units), and Skyforce (atmospheric fighters). The Landcorps favors overwhelming firepower and "shock and awe" style attacks. Enemies are subjected by waves of Skyforce airstrikes, followed by artillery, then waves of tanks, mechanized infantry, and shock troops. They favor railguns and gauss weapons, due to their reliability, although some weapons utilize plasma technology.

Navy Overview

The Voidcorps, initially created with the sole purpose of protecting the Verkon-Ulteris route from pirates, tends to favor small, maneuverable stike craft, and smaller ships like corvettes and destroyers. They also use railguns heavily, although some larger ships carry nuclear torpedoes. Several leading admirals have created a proposal for a "Heavy Fleet", which could be used for large-scale campaigns and planetary invasions. These fleets would utilize a core of large battleships, supported by smaller vessels and strike craft. These proposals have not been acted on yet, as there is currently no need for such a fleet. In addition to its ships, the Voidcorps has the Void Troopers, their version of space marines. These elite troops are used as either shipboard security, for boarding actions, or for precision orbital insertions against specific, planetside targets.

Endless Horizon - Nationgame in Space

Verakh Compact

(SYMBOL/FLAG OF YOUR CIV - OPTIONAL)

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Verakh Compact

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GENERAL INFORMATION

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Faction Overview

The Verakh Compact is an authoritarian government, formed by the militaries of several allied nations after most of the traditional nation-states collapsed. After uniting the planet under its banner in a series of wars, they have devoted themselves to one goal- the survival of the Verakh people, by any means necessary.

Territory Overview

Verkon: The icy homeworld of the Verakh, home to nine billion souls. Due to the planet's elliptical orbit, it has two seasons: a temperate summer, during which life flourishes, and a cold winter. The ancient Verakh would grow food during the summer, and use it to survive the winters. However, the planet's orbit has become increasingly eccentric, causing the summers to grow shorter, and the winters to grow longer. This has devastated the planet's ecology, and set in motion the chain of events that lead to the formation of the Compact.

Ulteris: A fairly typical gas giant, Ulteris is highly important to the Compact because of its abnormally large amounts of helium-3. Helium-3 mined here is used to fuel nuclear reactors on Verkon, which are responsible for powering cities. Without a constant flow of helium-3, the Verakh would be unable to survive the increasingly harsh winters.

Hypergate Code: V585

History

When the Verakh evolved into sapient beings, Verkon was a much warmer, more hospitable place than it is today. The winters were shorter and warmer, and summer was downright temperate. The Verakh developed civilization near the equator, going from scattered tribes to more complex states.

From the beginning of the atomic age, the planet's temperature had been slowly dropping. During the early Space Age, astronomers began to notice that Verkon's orbit was seemingly becoming unstable, becoming more and more eccentric. While they warned the governments of the many nation-states that this could lead to disaster, their pleas were mostly unheard. This proved to be their undoing during the infamous "Death Winter", an abnormally long and cold winter season that lead to the deaths of millions. Many nations began to fall into civil war as the survivors fought for resources.

During this chaos, the militaries of four nations whose governments had fallen united together, forming the basis for what would one day be the Verakh Compact. This alliance, having restored order to their respective countries, began a crusade to unify the world under one banner. The Unification Wars, as they were called, was a relatively short (they went on for about a year) yet bloody conflict that resulted in the military alliance having control of the planet, either through conquest or diplomacy. The leaders of this alliance soon reorganized themselves as the Verakh Compact, an organization with one goal- save our species.

Throughout the years, the Compact has worked to accomplish this goal. Although new technologies have made survival easier, the planet isn't getting any warmer. Some fear that there will come a point where the winter will never end, and Verkon will die, becoming an uninhabitable, frozen tomb. There are only two options left: find a way to save the planet, or escape it.

SOCIETY INFORMATION

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Demographics

The Compact is currently completely made up of Verakh, nine billion of them. The overwhelming majority live on Verkon, while a few thousand live on orbital stations, mostly around Ulteris and her moons. They are a race of humanoid mammals, four to five feet in height. Their general body structure somewhat resembles that of chimpanzees, although more suited to bipedal movement. They have four-fingered hands, flat faces, two eyes and ears, and are covered by a layer of fur (typically either grey or a reddish-brown, although other colors have been seen). Like most mammals, they give live birth, and nurse their young.

Cultural Overview

Due to the events on their homeworld, the Verakh have become increasingly pragmatic, judging things and people by their usefulness. Laziness is despised, as well as selfishness. The government encourages people to consider the welfare of the state over their own personal problems- after all, to serve the state, is to fight for the survival of the species. Dissidents are portrayed as enemies of the people, who would rather save themselves and watch the whole world freeze.

Religion varies among different people. The Compact is officially secular, and they tend to let the people believe what they want, unless it goes against the values of the state. Many Verakh have no religion. Recently, there has been a resurgence in worship of the ancient Sun God, Geshtok (whom the system's star was named after). Followers of Geshtok believe that he is waging a war against evil beings that conspire to send the world into an eternal winter.

Government Overview

The Compact is governed by the Overseer Council, who have complete control over the state. Each Overseer represents a different part of the government, or Office, such as the Office of War, or the Office of the Treasury. They serve as advisors to the High Overseer, who has total control over the government and the military. There are no term limits, and the High Overseer usually rules for life. The lesser Overseers are chosen by the High Overseer, and can also rule for life, but tend to get replaced far more often than the High Overseer. The High Overseer is also responsible for selecting provincial governors, who carry out the Council's commands to the many provinces of the Compact. The government does not try to hide the fact that they are essentially a dictatorship- on the contrary, they embrace it. They believe that the Council represents the wisest and most qualified rulers, who are free to do what must be done, without being hindered by red tape or partisan infighting.

TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION

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Tech Overview

Under the Compact's guidance, Verakh civilization has rapidly advanced in technology. While relative newcomers to space, they are advanced in other fields, like robotics, shielding tech, nuclear power, and climate control.

Notable Technologies

Hazardous Climate Suit (HCS): Designed to allow workers to operate during the harsh winter, this sealed suit adjusts itself to the climate, ensuring the wearer will stay comfortable, no matter how hot or cold it is outside. Advanced models provide protection against radiation, toxic materials, biological and/or chemical warfare, and even the vacuum of space. Military models include personal shield generators and increased armor.

Barrier Field Generator: A shield generator on a massive scale, the Barrier Field Generator was designed to protect cities from deadly hail storms. It projects a field over a large area, protecting it from impacts. However, it was designed to stop smaller projectiles, and larger projectiles with more force will likely shatter it. It is not meant for military use, but as a way to protect cities from hazardous weather. While there have been attempts to create a military version capable of withstanding artillery, or even orbital bombardment, these attempts have been unsuccessful.

Industrial Overview

Verakh industry relies on the flow of helium-3 from Ulteris to power it. The need to harvest helium-3, deliver it to Verkon, and protect those shipments, have been the driving force behind the Compact's expansion into space. This expansion into space has lead to the creation of the asteroid mining industry, which has proven crucial to the development of orbital infrastructure and the Compact's space fleet. On Verkon, industry is centered around the things needed to survive the winter- food, power, and raw materials. Anything else is treated as unimportant.

MILITARY INFORMATION

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Military Overview

The Compact's military is much smaller than it was during the Unification Wars, due to the simple fact that there has been no enemy to fight. Still, the military plays an important role in maintain law and order. Besides the Army (the Landcorps) and the Navy (the Voidcorps), there is also the Peacekeeper Corps, a paramilitary organization that serves as the main law enforcement body for the Compact. Peacekeepers, besides acting as police, act as a reserve force in the event of an invasion, using guerilla tactics to assist the regular army. With their iconic teal armor, Peacekeepers are omnipresent in Verakh cities, watching over the population.

Army Overview

The Landcorps itself is divided into three subdivisions: Infantry (foot soldiers), Cavalry (mechanized units), and Skyforce (atmospheric fighters). The Landcorps favors overwhelming firepower and "shock and awe" style attacks. Enemies are subjected by waves of Skyforce airstrikes, followed by artillery, then waves of tanks, mechanized infantry, and shock troops. They favor railguns and gauss weapons, due to their reliability, although some weapons utilize plasma technology.

Navy Overview

The Voidcorps, initially created with the sole purpose of protecting the Verkon-Ulteris route from pirates, tends to favor small, maneuverable stike craft, and smaller ships like corvettes and destroyers. They also use railguns heavily, although some larger ships carry nuclear torpedoes. Several leading admirals have created a proposal for a "Heavy Fleet", which could be used for large-scale campaigns and planetary invasions. These fleets would utilize a core of large battleships, supported by smaller vessels and strike craft. These proposals have not been acted on yet, as there is currently no need for such a fleet. In addition to its ships, the Voidcorps has the Void Troopers, their version of space marines. These elite troops are used as either shipboard security, for boarding actions, or for precision orbital insertions against specific, planetside targets.

Endless Horizon - Nationgame in Space

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The Zea of Worlds

DSS Audie Murphy

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The Specialist listened intently to everything the creature told him. The mention of hives seemed to confirm his theory that the creatures had some form of hive-mind. It seemed that they had more autonomy than that of the Zerg- or, perhaps the beings in front of him were all examples of "leader" types, and the rest were mindless drones? He couldn't be sure. He also took note of the fact that they had never seen a weapon as powerful as his rifle, something that helped confirm the idea that the natives were of a lower technological level than the Terrans.

After turning to watch the others work on the injured men for a moment, he turned back to the creature in front of him, listening as it continued to speak to him. From the creature's words, he managed to gain a large amount of useful information, including their species name-Changelings, seemingly another reference to human mythology. The idea of a species that fed off emotions was bizarre to him- how could one feed of emotions? While the idea was foreign to him, he could understand how the differences in harvesting it could lead to conflict. The tribes seemed to be somewhat analogous to human nations, and history showed that overtly aggressive nations didn't tend to last very long. The point about these hives having harsher Queens reminded him of the petty dictatorships that once plagued the poorer regions of Earth. He was also surprised, and excited, to learn that the being he was speaking to happened to be the leader of their hive.

As the being stopped speaking, he took his turn to speak. <Thank you for the information. Since, as you said, knowledge breeds understanding, I suppose I can pass on some information about my people. Our species are called humans, and we originate from the planet Earth, although that is not our only home. We have created means to travel between stars, using ships such as these. This group is comprised of soldiers, the survivors of a failed invasion. After we were confronted by an enemy vessel, we were forced to make a blind jump, which took us to this planet. We do not wish any hostility towards you, or any other inhabitants of this planet. We only seek to repair our vessel and return home.>

The Zea of Worlds

DSS Audie Murphy

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As he lay against the wall, the Specialist took a few moments to look at the other two aliens, who were spreading something over the dead crewman. What are they doing? He's already dead... As he watched them continue to cover the man, and then eventually move on to the injured crewman, he could see that it had to be some sort of medical treatment. Maybe they can bring him back? Wouldn't that be something. Soon enough, he turned away, and looked back at the one that had communicated with him, seeing it give him a smile (A smile? That's very human of them.), and a nod of its own, before it began to communicate with him again. He could feel the psychic link opening up, as the creature began to speak.

As it mentally communicated with him, he could tell that it seemed rather excited. A hive-link? Interesting... It implied that they had, or used to have, some sort of hive mind, and given the behavior of the hostile aliens, seemed incredibly likely. As the creature finished its communication, he could feel his psionic energy slowly returning to normal levels. Gathering the energy, he opened up a link to the creature. <We are thankful for your intervention. Without your help, this could have gone much worse. I'll send a message to my commanding officer, so he knows you are not a threat.> With that, he turned his energy away from the link, deactivating it, but in a way that it could be easily re-opened. Putting his hand up to his earpiece, he turned on his radio, sending a message to the Sergeant.

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Meanwhile, the Sergeant looked towards the trio of aliens in front of him. After some conversation between them, the larger one had approached him, raising his talon in the same way he was raising his hand. So, we understand each other. Good. He lend his hand fall back to his side, looking at the aliens for a moment. After he had lifted up his visor, the aliens had reciprocated the gesture, taking off their masks. The two smaller ones seemed to be horse-like creatures of some sort, while the other was, as he expected, a griffon, with a rather intimidating beak. After staring at the griffon for a bit, he turned to watch the crashes ship in the distance. It seemed the surviving enemies were trying to dig themselves into the ground, for whatever reason. Looks like they've got it handled.

Turning back to the aliens, he gave them a nod, before flipping his visor back up and walking in the opposite direction. Facing the Marines, he started to speak. "Well, they're not hostile, at least. Take up positions around the ship for now, make sure nothing else tries to attack us." At that, the UED forces began to spread out around the ship, keeping a lookout incase any other threats decided to appear. As Carver turned back towards the ship, he heard Specialist Lee's voice through the radio.

"Sergeant, I've been able to establish psionic communications with the entities on the bridge. They appear to be the same species as the creatures that attacked us, but they aren't associated with them. They're currently patching up our wounded now."

So, they were the same species, but weren't hostile? Likely another faction- maybe they were defectors? Rebels? Either way, they had made peaceful first contact, a first for the human race. Stopping outside the vehicle bay doors, he began to speak. "Good job, Specialist. Keep communicating with them, tell me if you learn anything. I've managed to make contact with some other aliens. We can't communicate, but I managed to establish that we aren't looking for a fight." As he sent the message, he paused to think about the aliens. There were now three confirmed races of sapient creatures, all on a single planet. He didn't need to be a scientist to understand just how improbable that was. I swear, this place gets weirder every second I'm here.

XCOM: The Black Winter

Once Carlotta had thrown the grenade, David had ducked behind cover. His plan had worked, and there was no reason to keep wasting ammunition. The troopers behind the crate didn't get much warning before the grenade went off. There was an explosion, and then David didn't hear anything coming from the troopers. Rising up from cover, he slowly walked over to where the troopers were. Seeing the bodies confirmed that the plan was a success. Looking away from the mangled corpses, he waited for Carlotta to secure the area. When she gave the all-clear signal, he stood up, walking over to her.

"We're good here, time to provide some backup."

He looked over to the warehouse. "Roger that. Let's move out." As they moved to the warehouse, David took the time to reload, as he had used up the entire magazine during the fight against the troopers. It wasn't ideal- he wanted to save ammo wherever possible, but that wasn't always possible. I'll have to see if we can't get any more ammo...even if I have plenty, you can never have enough.

Soon enough, the two had arrived at the warehouse. Entering through the side doors and walking into the main room, it was obvious that a fight had taken place. Moving past the corpses of ADVENT troopers, they moved down to the lower levels of the facility. David could feel the heat radiating from the fires, and the whole place gave him a bad feeling. It looked noticeably alien, and he got the idea that this blacksite might be more than a simple supply depot. The things he was hearing from Sara on the radio only increased his discomfort- human-Sectoid hybrids? The idea of it horrified him, but he wasn't surprised. It was clear that the aliens had little regard for the sanctity for life- the existence of Chryssalids was proof enough of that.

He could hear voices down the hall, and he moved towards them. Moving into one of the labs, he saw two human figures, and his heart raced, before he realized, to his relief, that it was Sara and Fiona, not ADVENT troopers. Putting his hood down, he approached them. "It's good to see you guys. We've dealt with the troopers at the power station, so we came to help you out. You mentioned sectoid hybrids?"

Here Come's Vi - "I'm not FAT HANDS!!!"

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