Post by CARNASIS on Nov 7, 2014 20:20:02 GMT
Presently
The year is 213 AE (After Exodus).
Why did we leave? Why did we not stay and fight? Those are the questions that many cried when we left the Ephebe Cluster and made are way to our new home two hundred and thirteen years ago. Our decision to leave was vindicated as we are the last human civilization to stand firm against the horror that has spread across the Milky Way galaxy, our preparations for the inevitable battle for survival was tested and we won. But the war is far from over. What is this darkness and the horror that has spread itself across the galaxy? They are known as the Baalites; otherwise known as, the Servants of Baal; and conveniently also known as, the SOB’s. We stand against an enemy that seems to have no boundary and a single purpose; we are a single beacon of hope among this plague of darkness.
The Current State of Affairs
Today, there are three nations: The Confederate Syndicate States of New Ephebe, The Brotherhood of Ephebia and The Royal Rendii Empire. Each nation has their own economies, motivations and political systems.
The Royal Rendii Empire (The Rendii)
The Royal Rendii Empire, also known as the Rendii, with a population of 280 million share New Ephebian Quadrant with the Sydicate States and the Brotherhood. The Empire is an Autocratic Imperial Monarchy founded in 803 BE following a successful system wide Royalist Revolution. With the Emperor as the head of state and military and granted unlimited power with a traditional Noble succession system determining the next ruler, presently ruled by Emperor Varhik Zelkir. Being in power for so long, the people of the Empire have had in time began to form a religious and spiritual identity which later became the official religion with Empire.
The Rendii people are purists and traditionalists at heart caring deeply for Rendii values, of course this has made the Empire a bit cold towards immigration and relations with other nations has generally always been a foreign policy of mistrust. It is possible, however, for a non-Rendii faction to be allowed to operate and work within the Rendii Empire so long as it promotes its internal goals and missions and pays taxes to it’s treasury. In fact, prior to the imperialistic expansion of in 32 AE against the Ephebians, the Rendii and the Aurum Syndicate worked together in a mutually beneficial partnership which included the Rendii’s exodus out of the Ephebian Cluster in 0 AE and establishing key infrastructure once they arrived.
What happened in 32 AE would change everything. Relations between the Rendii and Ephebian governments were on thin ice after the abrupt death of Emperor Arvont Zelkir and when his son, Emperor Arvont Zelkir II, had taken his place he began to re-evaluate his father's foreign policies. Where as Emperor Arvont Zelkir was wise to see the need to extend a warm hand to outsiders as they prepared to battle a greater enemy; Emperor Arvont Zelkir II felt it gave those who were not Rendii too much power and corrupted their values. Where as Arvont Zelkir knew they needed the Corporations innovation to build key infrastructure for the Rendii people in their new home; Emperor Arvon Zelkir II felt the Aurum Syndicate had a monopoly in trade so it was getting too expensive for the Rendii people to live and the ideals of the original revolution which established his empire needed to be upheld. Cutting off relations with the Aurum Syndicate and under order, the Rendii Military advanced on the vast coveted fertile sectors claimed by Ephebian people as it was ripe with resources the Rendii desperately needed to sustain their population and re-establish their independence.
The war was unexpected and so it was heavily tilted in Rendii’s favor. They would have won if it was not for a flotilla of ships called 'Zero' which arrived into the cluster commanded by Sid Varl and an unexpected Anthony Carnasis of the Black Line Corporation who by necessity took control of the Aurum Syndicate fleets to support and fortify the New Ephebian border. Ultimately, though grudgingly , the Emperor pursued peace, but the weakened New Ephebian government collapsed allowing the Aurum Syndicate and it's members to take its place. Official national borders were established in the Treaty of Carn-Kir but before he could sign, Emperor Arvont II passed away leaving the newly appointed Empress Erese Zelkier to officiate the treaty.
As a direct result of the Rendii's actions, the Ephebian government collapsed and the Confederate Syndicate States of New Ephebia took it's place, ironically establishing exactly what the Royal Rendii Empire fought so hard to destroy when it was originally founded. Despite this, the Rendii and Syndicate States have enjoyed peace and have cooperated fully in the defense of their borders against the threat of the Servants of Baal, though Rendii are always weary of history repeating itself and keep a watchful eye on their neighbors.
The Confederate Syndicate States of New Ephebia (The Syndicate States)
The Confederate Syndicate States of New Ephebia with a populuation 285 Million. It is a Capitalistic Republic composed of six states: Black Line, Dinari, Inferno, Triarii, Vulain and Zero. As a confederacy, each state governs themselves according to their own laws and contributes two senators to the Syndicate State Senate who in turn democratically elects the Speaker for the Syndicate States. The Speaker and Senate speak on behalf of the Syndicate States in the matters of political, economic and military matters. Current Speaker is Sid Varl from the Black Line State and runs the Syndicate States on a conservative policy. His leadership has secured a victory against Baalite forces that amassed and almost destroyed us in 183 AE. The thing with the Syndicate States, or at least with their leadership, they have been alive for more than a normal human life span, something that has not gone unnoticed by it’s citizens and it’s political neighbors yet most do not have a problem with it. In fact, the citizenry of the Syndicate States live in modest comforts and have work and purpose, and as wars have been weathered and the economy has flourished, the anomaly is not questioned. Sid Varl of Black Line was the founding Speaker of the Syndicate States, and through sixteen separate elections has won five serving each of their five year terms and again recently won another election.
In it’s infancy, it was merely a network of companies calling themself the Aurum Syndicate representing their corporate interests. In 16 AE, Sid Varl of the Black Line Corporation, a senior member of the Aurum Syndicate, had led an expedition to find ZERO, a populous flotilla nation where he was born, in order to bring them to New Ephebia for it's protection and of course inject new funds into the economy. Using the most advanced Hyper Engine technology at the time, he took with him the majority of Aurum Syndicate ships, leaving New Ephebia more reliant on their already old and tired fleets for protection. When the Rendii began their imperialistic invasions into their neighbors territories, New Ephebia didn't stand a chance and thirty two years after the exodus of the Ephebian Cluster, the natural Ephebian government fell. The Aurum Syndicate, in protecting their interests, recalled the Aurum Syndicate ships from their mission in hopes they would return in time and did they ever. As the Aurum Syndicate fleet punched through Hyperspace, it also brought back thousands of ships which created the flotilla nation of Zero led by Sid Varl and amazingly the legendary Anthony Carnasis (who was thought lost in the Exodus War protecting the Exodus and the Monolith Gate against the Baalite forces). This caused the balance of power to be restored to the sector and forced the Treaty of Carn-Zir which established official borders for each nation and rules of politics when it came to national frustrations. To fill the hole that the fallen Ephebian government left, the Aurum Syndicate met together with representatives from Zero and the now defunct nation of New Ephebia to create a new confederate nation. In 32 AE, the Confederate Syndicate States of New Ephebia was born and act as the representation for the former Ephebian people protecting it’s people and of course, themselves.
As a result of being a confederacy, several states have risen and fallen away from the Syndicate States as factions and companies have grown in power and waned. It is possible for a corporation or faction of incredible wealth or power to succeed from a state to form their own, or in the case of the State of New Ephebia, break away from the Syndicate States to form their own nation.
The Brotherhood of Ephebia (The Brotherhood)
The Brotherhood of Ephebia has a population of 8.3 million. Formerly, the state of New Ephebia was given equal standing in the Syndicate States in the beginning and was mostly made up of remaining New Ephebian government leadership and those loyal to them out of nostalgia. The state of New Ephebia; however, did not remain part of the Syndicate States very long as they began propagating hatred for the Syndicate States claiming their former power was usurped through deception, manipulation and bribes by the Aurum Syndicate. The New Ephebian state broke ties with the Syndicate States and formed their own nation called the Brotherhood of Ephebia.
The Brotherhood is the only safe haven for those who do not trust either the Syndicate States or the Rendii Empire. It appears to have no centralized leadership, and with a lack of infrastructure and economy appears to have degenerated into pirate, assassin, thieve, and smuggler factions. Despite this, due to the freedoms that come to with the Brotherhood, several factions and companies have flourished under the lack of regulation and scrutiny that would have otherwise been present under the other nations government systems.
Although the Brotherhood appears to be without direction, it is believed there is a secret organization which runs the nation from behind the scenes, organizing the various seemingly rag-tag and disarrayed groups of people and has, for now, also successfully staved off the Servants of Baal from their territories.
It does not get help from either the Syndicate States or the Rendii and are often branded as criminals by those nations.
The year is 213 AE (After Exodus).
Why did we leave? Why did we not stay and fight? Those are the questions that many cried when we left the Ephebe Cluster and made are way to our new home two hundred and thirteen years ago. Our decision to leave was vindicated as we are the last human civilization to stand firm against the horror that has spread across the Milky Way galaxy, our preparations for the inevitable battle for survival was tested and we won. But the war is far from over. What is this darkness and the horror that has spread itself across the galaxy? They are known as the Baalites; otherwise known as, the Servants of Baal; and conveniently also known as, the SOB’s. We stand against an enemy that seems to have no boundary and a single purpose; we are a single beacon of hope among this plague of darkness.
The Current State of Affairs
Today, there are three nations: The Confederate Syndicate States of New Ephebe, The Brotherhood of Ephebia and The Royal Rendii Empire. Each nation has their own economies, motivations and political systems.
The Royal Rendii Empire (The Rendii)
The Royal Rendii Empire, also known as the Rendii, with a population of 280 million share New Ephebian Quadrant with the Sydicate States and the Brotherhood. The Empire is an Autocratic Imperial Monarchy founded in 803 BE following a successful system wide Royalist Revolution. With the Emperor as the head of state and military and granted unlimited power with a traditional Noble succession system determining the next ruler, presently ruled by Emperor Varhik Zelkir. Being in power for so long, the people of the Empire have had in time began to form a religious and spiritual identity which later became the official religion with Empire.
The Rendii people are purists and traditionalists at heart caring deeply for Rendii values, of course this has made the Empire a bit cold towards immigration and relations with other nations has generally always been a foreign policy of mistrust. It is possible, however, for a non-Rendii faction to be allowed to operate and work within the Rendii Empire so long as it promotes its internal goals and missions and pays taxes to it’s treasury. In fact, prior to the imperialistic expansion of in 32 AE against the Ephebians, the Rendii and the Aurum Syndicate worked together in a mutually beneficial partnership which included the Rendii’s exodus out of the Ephebian Cluster in 0 AE and establishing key infrastructure once they arrived.
What happened in 32 AE would change everything. Relations between the Rendii and Ephebian governments were on thin ice after the abrupt death of Emperor Arvont Zelkir and when his son, Emperor Arvont Zelkir II, had taken his place he began to re-evaluate his father's foreign policies. Where as Emperor Arvont Zelkir was wise to see the need to extend a warm hand to outsiders as they prepared to battle a greater enemy; Emperor Arvont Zelkir II felt it gave those who were not Rendii too much power and corrupted their values. Where as Arvont Zelkir knew they needed the Corporations innovation to build key infrastructure for the Rendii people in their new home; Emperor Arvon Zelkir II felt the Aurum Syndicate had a monopoly in trade so it was getting too expensive for the Rendii people to live and the ideals of the original revolution which established his empire needed to be upheld. Cutting off relations with the Aurum Syndicate and under order, the Rendii Military advanced on the vast coveted fertile sectors claimed by Ephebian people as it was ripe with resources the Rendii desperately needed to sustain their population and re-establish their independence.
The war was unexpected and so it was heavily tilted in Rendii’s favor. They would have won if it was not for a flotilla of ships called 'Zero' which arrived into the cluster commanded by Sid Varl and an unexpected Anthony Carnasis of the Black Line Corporation who by necessity took control of the Aurum Syndicate fleets to support and fortify the New Ephebian border. Ultimately, though grudgingly , the Emperor pursued peace, but the weakened New Ephebian government collapsed allowing the Aurum Syndicate and it's members to take its place. Official national borders were established in the Treaty of Carn-Kir but before he could sign, Emperor Arvont II passed away leaving the newly appointed Empress Erese Zelkier to officiate the treaty.
As a direct result of the Rendii's actions, the Ephebian government collapsed and the Confederate Syndicate States of New Ephebia took it's place, ironically establishing exactly what the Royal Rendii Empire fought so hard to destroy when it was originally founded. Despite this, the Rendii and Syndicate States have enjoyed peace and have cooperated fully in the defense of their borders against the threat of the Servants of Baal, though Rendii are always weary of history repeating itself and keep a watchful eye on their neighbors.
The Confederate Syndicate States of New Ephebia (The Syndicate States)
The Confederate Syndicate States of New Ephebia with a populuation 285 Million. It is a Capitalistic Republic composed of six states: Black Line, Dinari, Inferno, Triarii, Vulain and Zero. As a confederacy, each state governs themselves according to their own laws and contributes two senators to the Syndicate State Senate who in turn democratically elects the Speaker for the Syndicate States. The Speaker and Senate speak on behalf of the Syndicate States in the matters of political, economic and military matters. Current Speaker is Sid Varl from the Black Line State and runs the Syndicate States on a conservative policy. His leadership has secured a victory against Baalite forces that amassed and almost destroyed us in 183 AE. The thing with the Syndicate States, or at least with their leadership, they have been alive for more than a normal human life span, something that has not gone unnoticed by it’s citizens and it’s political neighbors yet most do not have a problem with it. In fact, the citizenry of the Syndicate States live in modest comforts and have work and purpose, and as wars have been weathered and the economy has flourished, the anomaly is not questioned. Sid Varl of Black Line was the founding Speaker of the Syndicate States, and through sixteen separate elections has won five serving each of their five year terms and again recently won another election.
In it’s infancy, it was merely a network of companies calling themself the Aurum Syndicate representing their corporate interests. In 16 AE, Sid Varl of the Black Line Corporation, a senior member of the Aurum Syndicate, had led an expedition to find ZERO, a populous flotilla nation where he was born, in order to bring them to New Ephebia for it's protection and of course inject new funds into the economy. Using the most advanced Hyper Engine technology at the time, he took with him the majority of Aurum Syndicate ships, leaving New Ephebia more reliant on their already old and tired fleets for protection. When the Rendii began their imperialistic invasions into their neighbors territories, New Ephebia didn't stand a chance and thirty two years after the exodus of the Ephebian Cluster, the natural Ephebian government fell. The Aurum Syndicate, in protecting their interests, recalled the Aurum Syndicate ships from their mission in hopes they would return in time and did they ever. As the Aurum Syndicate fleet punched through Hyperspace, it also brought back thousands of ships which created the flotilla nation of Zero led by Sid Varl and amazingly the legendary Anthony Carnasis (who was thought lost in the Exodus War protecting the Exodus and the Monolith Gate against the Baalite forces). This caused the balance of power to be restored to the sector and forced the Treaty of Carn-Zir which established official borders for each nation and rules of politics when it came to national frustrations. To fill the hole that the fallen Ephebian government left, the Aurum Syndicate met together with representatives from Zero and the now defunct nation of New Ephebia to create a new confederate nation. In 32 AE, the Confederate Syndicate States of New Ephebia was born and act as the representation for the former Ephebian people protecting it’s people and of course, themselves.
As a result of being a confederacy, several states have risen and fallen away from the Syndicate States as factions and companies have grown in power and waned. It is possible for a corporation or faction of incredible wealth or power to succeed from a state to form their own, or in the case of the State of New Ephebia, break away from the Syndicate States to form their own nation.
The Brotherhood of Ephebia (The Brotherhood)
The Brotherhood of Ephebia has a population of 8.3 million. Formerly, the state of New Ephebia was given equal standing in the Syndicate States in the beginning and was mostly made up of remaining New Ephebian government leadership and those loyal to them out of nostalgia. The state of New Ephebia; however, did not remain part of the Syndicate States very long as they began propagating hatred for the Syndicate States claiming their former power was usurped through deception, manipulation and bribes by the Aurum Syndicate. The New Ephebian state broke ties with the Syndicate States and formed their own nation called the Brotherhood of Ephebia.
The Brotherhood is the only safe haven for those who do not trust either the Syndicate States or the Rendii Empire. It appears to have no centralized leadership, and with a lack of infrastructure and economy appears to have degenerated into pirate, assassin, thieve, and smuggler factions. Despite this, due to the freedoms that come to with the Brotherhood, several factions and companies have flourished under the lack of regulation and scrutiny that would have otherwise been present under the other nations government systems.
Although the Brotherhood appears to be without direction, it is believed there is a secret organization which runs the nation from behind the scenes, organizing the various seemingly rag-tag and disarrayed groups of people and has, for now, also successfully staved off the Servants of Baal from their territories.
It does not get help from either the Syndicate States or the Rendii and are often branded as criminals by those nations.