Index
Seven Suns Coalition
The Seven Suns Coalition is a group of Independent worlds bound together
with economic and defensive treaties. Each system retains individual
control of their own planets and resources, but participates in joint
military organizations. The primary systems of the Coalition are:
- Homast A in Homast
- Goodlands in Ceti Alpha
- Karanpur in Spica
- Enterprise in Delta Orionis
- New Paris in Crater
- Patera in Hamal
- Straits in Vinalon
The primary military organizations operated under joint command are:
- Imperial Navy of the Seven Suns
- Seven Suns Expeditionary Forces
United Systems Council
A political organization of the Core Systems, the USC serves as a forum
for dispute resolution among Core member systems. It also controls and
regulates the United Systems Fleet and United Systems Expeditionary Force,
military organizations providing border and internal security.
The USC tasks include:
- Management of the Interstellar Jump Commission.
- Control of the United Systems Fleet and United Systems Expeditionary Force.
- Maintenance and security of the Comprehensive Message Protocol (CMP) system and associated technology.
- Resolution of disputes between member systems.
- Enforcement of standards for space navigation and ship operation.
- Maintenance of the USC Planetary Data Record
The USC is representative, with two organizing bodies. The General
Assembly is the main representational body, with three representatives
from each System, one senior Speaker and two junior Advisers. Assembly
members are appointed by their own local governments (in a variety of
ways) and serve at the will of their home system.
The Senior Council contains five elected representatives chosen from the
Speakers of General Assembly and elected by the entire membership, with
each Speaker counting three votes and each Adviser counting one. The
Senior Council has full veto authority over the resolutions of the General
Assembly, and though it is an elected body, the systems represented are
almost constant.
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Matari Prime in Matari - The industrial and military might of
this powerful system, not to mention their substantial
contributions to the USC military arms, insure a constant place
for the Matari Speaker on the Senior Council.
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Hellas A in Hellas - A system rich in both bio-resources and
mineral wealth, Hellas retains its Council seat with pure
financial power.
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Tanari in Irfan - The secretive and isolationist inhabitants
of Tanari retain their position by guile and subtlety. Though not
the most advanced system technologically, Irfan is one of the few
places to completely embrace genetic engineering and cloning
technologies. Their expertise in these fields is unmatched, as are
their anti-aging drug technologies. Few of the rich and powerful
will threaten their supply of life-giving elixirs.
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Victoriana in Chara - Rivaling Matari Prime in military might,
Victoriana serves as something of a counter-point to the rather
oppressive Matari presence on the Council. Victoriana is a
representative democracy with a strong tradition of personal
freedom and tolerance.
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Sand in Beta Sagittarii - Originally founded as a colony based
on the religious precepts of certain fundamentalist Christian
organizations, Sand's early leaders quickly consolidated their
power into a self-perpetuating oligarchy directing a secretive and
powerful bureaucratic government hidden within the shell of a
religious organization. Sand is a potent economic and military
force, its vast power held in the hands of a few individuals. The
government is treated as a pariah by more progressive
governments, but there is no denying the power it controls.