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[center]The Mercantile Union of the People[/center]
[center][i]"Monetary value is the secret to happiness"[/i][/center]

[center][b]Political Status:[/b][/center]
[center]Even though they are a relatively isolated nation compared to other Empires and Civilization's, their economic and trade prowess has lead to them becoming a major power on the intergalactic scale.[/center]

[center][b]Current Political Leader:[/b][/center]
[center]Madam Isabelle Itchavic[/center]

[center][b]Form of Government:[/b][/center]
[center]Merchant Republic[/center]

[center][b]Brief Biography of your Political Leader:[/b][/center]
[center]Isabelle was born into house Itchavic while her father Ivan Itchavic was head of the household, and current head of state. Through the many years she often longed to rule, even though inheritance laws prevented her from doing so, because of her two older brothers and younger baby brother. When she was only eighteen her eldest brother, Aue, became ill due to a rare disease called the Muerte, it wasn't long before her two other brother befell a similar fate, and finally at the age of forty she became the official head of household. Three years latter she became the second ever female president in the known history of the Mercantile Union. Due to the last female president being executed due to treason, foul play, false elections, war crimes, and more most took her election fairly poorly. Since then though she has managed to rule the people with relative ease for the past thirty years, even accomplishing a huge victory for the empire by bringing unemployment under 3%.[/center]

[center][b]Notable Figures and their Background Information:[/b][/center]
[center]Domestic Minister: Geoffrey Istanda, Current head of house Istanda, only thirty-four but soon became head of house hold after father died of natural causes, and was almost immediately elected head of domestic issues.[/center]
[center]The Grual: Ubantine-Well known for his military expertise, and has been involved in nearly three wars, and two civil uprising in his nearly one hundred years of service as Grual, even Isabelle fears and respects him, as he is often the only thing keeping her in power.[/center]
[center]Economic Minister: Victoria Ingred-Well known house where the eldest daughter inherits instead of the eldest son, and Victoria though being second in line was quickly inherited her house after a minor uprising that ended up killing both her mother and sister. When Isabelle was elected president she quickly chose Victoria to lead her people financially even though popular opinion chose otherwise.[/center]
[center]The Shade: Though not an official political leader, the shade is well known within the main merchant households. Though a name has never been given he has been trusted with the nations espionage, and is also the only minister to have been around longer than the Grual.[/center]
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[center][b]Total Population:[/b][/center]
[center]1.5 Trillion[/center]

[center][b]Employed Population (includes military):[/b][/center]
[center]1.47 Trillion[/center]

[center][b]Military Population (soldiers, militia, rebel forces):[/b][/center]
[center]35 Billion[/center]
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[center][b][u]Main Species Information[/b][/u][/center]
[center][b]Name[/b][/center]
[center]Alexandrians[/center]

[center][b]Appearance[/b][/center]
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[center][b]Bio[/b][/center]
[center]Though most species find the way Alexandrian's look unnerving or even bestial, they're a very gentle race that are only aggressive towards others when they gain a clear benefit. They stand at around 7' tall and on average weigh at around 300 lbs when male, and the females often stand at around 6'5" at around 200 lbs. They are an extremely economically focused nation, and will often do their best to maintain their traditional republic.[/center]

[center][b]Lifespan[/b][/center]
[center]250-300 years[/center]
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[center][b]Economic Overview:[/b][/center]
[center]The Economy is almost completely controlled by the head merchant factions located within the Mercantile Union. They often are well known for trading Vibrium, a fairly uncommon material able to fuel ships during FTL travel often traded within the Empire and it's business partners. They also hold various other materials though they aren't consider the economic bulk of the Union. They currently have trade routes with the Underworld as the smuggle various goods for the Mercantile Union, and the Korwrath Confederacy as they are currently investing various materials into their civilization.[/center]

[center][b]Militaristic Overview:[/b][/center]

[center][u]Planetary Defense Squadron(PDS)[/u][/center]
[center]They are the main bulk of the army containing around ten billion soldiers. They often wear dark blue uniforms with red dotted pattern when in non-combat zones, and during battles equip light themselves with light armor suites and helmet with a weak plasma over shield to protect them from incoming fire. They often use MKLXII plasma rifles that are both semi-automatic and automatic, with MKXIV Jager Pistols, that have an EMP and Stun option if they need it.[/center]

[center][u]Air Defense Squadron(ADS)[/u][/center]
[center]This is often considered the weakest of their military divisions with only around five billion soldiers. They often wear ordinary pilot suits, and fly Epsilon MKIIIs. Epsilon MKIII's are equipped with light plasma repeaters that fire at around six hundred plasma rounds a second and Three LK Missles which are heatseeking. They are extremely light and mobile, and due to ease of build they have little shielding.[/center]

[center][u]Interplanetary Defense Force(IDF)[/u][/center]
[center]This is the second largest force consisting of around 8 billion soldiers. They often are trained to be able to fight in harsh environments and even on enemy ships. They are also the most well known of the five military divisions wearing a scarlet red armor suit and an insignia signifying their rank on their chest. Soldiers are equiped with MKLXII plasma rifles and MKII Compressed Shotguns to deal with close quater combat in ships.[/center]

[center][u]The Elite[/u][/center]
[center]This is a specially trained division of around five hundred million soldiers. Their armor and equipment are similar to that of an ordinary soldier from the PDS, but are tasked with the soul duty of protecting the merchant houses and the madam herself. These men are extremely battle ready, and are often rumored to be just as strong as the PDS.[/center]

[center][u]Navel Command[/u][/center]
[center]MKXII Centurions(20,000)-These are the main battle ships of the Mercantile Union each carrying around 200,000 soldiers and crew members. They have fairly decent shielding, and are equipped with two Ivan laser cannons, which use extreme heat to leave holes in shields, but can still do decent damage to the hull of a ship, eight heavy plasma cannons, and two hundred Ikan Missiles which when the hit a ship they start to drill into the inner hull, and quickly suffocate the crew members and send them flying out side of the ship due to sudden depressurization. These are often used to keep ships in tact so that latter more equipment can be salvaged.

MKLIX Betas(30,000)-These are often frigates carrying IDF troops to various locations and they often around 80% of the ships crew. They carry around 80,000 soldiers and are accompanied by 20,000 crew mates. They have four plasma cannons and heavy shielding, but their main defense are Iska pilots which fly similar ships to that of Epsilon pilots, but are built around space combat.

MKXIII Omegas(50,000)-These are the support ships of the Union and are well known for their higher mobility, but weaker firepower compared to the centurions. They carry one Ivan laser and four plasma rail guns and about one hundred Ikan missiles. They have slightly weaker shielding, but they are much more maneuverable than your average battleship. They have a crew of around 100,000 soldiers.

MKII Command Vessel-There is only six of these massive vessels located within the Union, but they are massive. They house around 1,000,000 troops by themselves and are equipped with massive shields. These carriers are often considered extremely slow, and are almost impossible to maneuver in battle and therefore are often always used defensively against opponents. These monsters of war carrier eighteen heavy plasma rail guns, eight Ivan laser cannons, and have on board over 3,000,000 missiles at the ready.

MKLXII Jagers(90,000,000)-These are small scout ships often carrying only around thirteen crew members, and a single heavy plasma gun. They rely on their sheer mobility, and light shielding during combat, though it is unlikely for them to ever engage.[/center] 

[center][b]Political Overview:[/b][/center]
[center]Though Isabelle has fulfilled her responsibilities well for the Mercantile Union, people often distrust her due to feminine rulers in the past. Many uprisings have happened in the past twenty years she reigned, but the Grual often kept them in check. They believe that she rigged the elections between choosing the merchant house to rule over the people, and often have tried many assassinations on her life. Though the majority of the population stands behind her, they often agree that it is the Grual who keeps the peace, and without him as commander the political situation would get worse.[/center]
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[center][b]Home World:[/b][/center]
[center]Their home world, Alexandria, is an Industrially Advanced planet completely mined of all natural resources and relies on importing goods from other planets/colonies. Their wildlife are kept in "Safe Zones" that are not to be tampered with or entered by any species or personnel without proper clearance, but are observable through monitors placed around the building. Though the environment is protected, pollution levels are relatively non-existent after hundreds of years of using methods to keep the planet habitable.[/center]

[center][b]Notable Planets:[/b][/center]
[center]-Otivia XIV: A well known tourist attraction throughout the galaxy, and is often observed for its well kept environment, and beautiful scenery. Finding a perfect balance between nature and civilization.[/center]
[center]-Linda II: An extremely large metal planet consisting of thousands of different raw material, and is currently the seat of the governments economic power.[/center]
[center]-Ortega LXV: The largest habitable planet within the Mercantile Union as well as the most populated. It currently consists of around 50 billion people.[/center]

[center][b]Number of Star Systems under your influence:[/b][/center]
[center]24[/center]

[center][b]Number of Planets and natural satellites under your influence:[/b][/center]
[center]Planets:84
Satellites:543[/center]

[center][b]Number of Colonies under your influence:[/b][/center]
[center]21[/center]