The inner sphere Union
Though most abbreviate it to "Union"Species Description
The dominant species in the union is the Obera, a race of shorter humanoids, averaging four to five feet tall. They have large, compound eyes that give them remarkable sight and their average intelligence is rather high due to their larger brains.
The smaller creatures have a high metabolism compared to average humans due to the increased energy needed for their large brains. That said, most of the time one can see Obera eating or drinking some sort of foodstuff. They are also usually seen in a air tight suit from the neck down to conserve heat that their frail bodies put off but fail to retain due to their thin builds.
Obera have an overly calm demeanor and handle stress rather well. Their personal religion is a science based god that sparked creation. Obera believe that upon death they are reincarnated so their fear of loss of life isn't quite as strong as many others.
The second most prolific race is the Trilari. They are strange four armed bear like creatures. They can walk on using just legs but prefer to walk on four, using the other two limbs for labor and tasks. Trilari stand on average, six to eight feet tall standing upright.
Trilari aren't naturally as bright as the Obera and did not achieve warp capabilities on their own but rather by the Obera needing a military unit that was highly capable, learns fast and naturally tough.
There are a multitude of other races that are member species and for those seeking a new home, any person from any nation are welcomed into their borders and most likely, many of the largest races in the galaxy have some population demographic living within.
Location
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Technological Description
Union technologies are very much in line with most other nations though one area they are particularly adept in is detection and sensory.
Long range planetary based sensor array, planet Geilobi in the Shcilo star system.They make use of stealth ships and for specific endeavors, true cloaking devices. This proficiency has demanded technologies to not only detect these types of camouflage but also at great distances. This by no means is full proof but their sensors are pretty damn good.
Another area they excel is propulsion, particularly gravity acceleration. This is in part due to the "hyperspace lanes" that branch from one end of the nation to the other. These lanes are quite literally space highways that are pre plotted and likely some of the heaviest patrolled and defended regions of space.
One of the hundreds of thousands hyperspace relay gateways.The patrols are led by massive carrier ships that lurk the lanes. They make heavy use of accurate and high powered energy beams and disabling gravity projectors. This is done not only by the Unions capitol ships but their corvette "cruisers" as well.
Missile technology is quite advanced as well as methods to jam them. Direct kinetic weaponry exists but having a shell miss and head into a densely populated area is frowned upon and avoided whenever necessary.
Drones are a very common sight in the nation. From floor sweeping disks to massive drone carrier craft, they are all purpose and are a high end export.
Energy shields exist in the form of gravity repulsers, capable of destabilizing energy by deflecting it away akin to a mirror reflecting light. This, coupled with strong armor plates gives the nations military and lane patrols an edge against would be pirates and other nations seeking to disrupt the steady flow of commerce through one of the most heavily populated regions of space.
History
Liberty class battleships on patrolThe union was formed when fourteen races joined together for self defense. This union grew rapidly as technologies and cultures were exchanged. It didn't take them long to rise to a super power status. One established, they created the hyperspace lanes to further unite their internal races. When other nations were found and relations were peaceful, lanes were created on their borders to allow rapid transit to wherever they choose to do their business.
At present, the Union doesn't hold a monopoly on trade or travel in the galaxy but it does provide some of the safest and direct travel routes from one side of the galaxy to the other, and not at very much expense.
Government
The government is a federal republic with each individual member race having sovereignty in the nation. This republic has a structure with a lead president, a nations senate and the "laws and affairs" which encompasses all courts and military assets.
The president has an overriding authority in many cases with the exception of being able to declare war or make changes to the constitution. Most people view the president merely as a figurehead and symbol seeing as any one who was born in the nation is eligible to become the president.
The senate is made up of three representatives of each region that member races hail from, regardless of regional size. The representatives are selected from each region by general elections.
The law and affairs oversees the military and courts. The nations military is dual purpose, defending the borders and upholding law and safety. The military in comparison to their nation size is rather small. Its very much modern and capable of fighting a war if need be but to put existing forces on the front line in enough numbers to really make a difference, it'd rapidly drain their lands of defenders. This is the reason the Union employs large ships like the Liberty battleship, which is part front line warship and part carrier. These ships hold massive amounts of corvettes and fighters giving them the ability to operate far from home, and for long periods of time yet still be able to field a smaller navy.
Be it pirates, mercenaries or in the worst case a nation seeking violence... The military does everything in its ability to defend freedom and liberty in its charge.
A standard patrol ship. These are pursuit vessels designed by corporations that make racing vessels, giving the law enforcement a true edge against would be criminals. Culture
The culture of the Union is economy, trade and wealth. Diplomacy to solve issues is paramount as they've known from experience that violence only leads to reparations and that's earned money just given away.
Beneath the glamour of a very prosperous trade nation is a mildly corrupt system. Many are legitimate patriots and should a war break out, likely pick up a gun in defense of their nation but between conflicts you have everything from back alley drug dealers to mega corporations pretty much controlling a region through their representatives.
There are so many things wrong in a nation that has no real demand for morals, save the base ones of taking care of children and defense of the nations borders. Even a powerful education can't prevent scum so they just sort of brush it under the rug, only going after the ones that cause the most issues.
Mega corporations hold a lot of sway in certain regions. An prime example is 'Ghrrafgtoofoku grakhioof'ipook coppoab.' Or in human, Rogers solar group, which is a star harvesting company that uses massive solar sails to collect particles that are used to make high end batteries. This company alone employs over 5.1 million people so its voice in its region is very large. It won an exemption in taxes due to what they called charitable profits, saying that its investments in healthcare for its workers was technically a medical charity. This was highly controversial in its time as many private healthcare corporations and organizations still had to pay certain taxes but the overwhelming checkbook and voice of the solar group snuffed them out.
Other
The galaxy's U.N. has a major presence in the Union due to its very central location. It is likely where they have the largest of any peacekeeping forces and logistics, should they need them.
I may or may not make a dedicated military section. hopefully whats mixed in with the respective fields gives enough of an idea.
And... should the Union be accepted, anyone who wants to have a PMC or Corp within my ns's borders is more than welcome so long as it ain't completely retarded.
