[hider=Corpis] [hr] [center][img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Flag_of_Washington%2C_New_York.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Washington%2C_New_York.svg.png[/img] [h1]Corpis Confederation[/h1][/center] [hr] [h2]General Information[/h2] [h3]Overview[/h3] [b]Official Name:[/b] Confederation of the Corpis Sector States (CCSS) [b]Common Name:[/b] Corpis Confederation [b]Government:[/b] Federal Direct Democracy [b]Dominant Species:[/b] Humans [b]Capital:[/b] Arcem [b]Systems Owned:[/b] 24 (11 inhabited) [b]Planets Owned:[/b] 13 inhabited [b]Population:[/b] 34 billion [h3]History:[/h3] [hider=History] Recorded history of the most primitive civilizations of Arcem reach back nearly 4,000 years. Its earliest history follows that of two parallel paths: advancement and warfare. Sometimes intersecting, these paths defined the very being of the Humans on Arcem. Warfare supplemented advancement, advancement supplemented warfare. It was a vicious cycle that could not end, for fear of wiping out Humanity itself on Arcem forever. And in this necessity, buried deep in a lust for blood, those inhabitants of this insignificant planet, of Arcem, found their salvation. Hope, but destruction. Scars upon Arcem that would never heal. But, Humanity never stopped looking up. The common trait of Humanity besides war, to expand. Arcem had become far too small for Humans. Nearly half a century clean, the discovery of slipspace travel and near absence of war. Humans spread farther than ever before. And in doing so, found what astounded all. Aliens, beings that looked farther from anything they had ever seen. But also among them, people who looked just like them, like the primitives that had began as mere dirt-tillers on Arcem and now owned the stars. [/hider] [h2]Starmap Information[/h2] [h3]Galactic Location[/h3] WIP [h3]Major Holdings[/h3] [hider=Arcem] [img]https://pre06.deviantart.net/be2e/th/pre/f/2016/178/5/0/507e9f6297fbd56b4efb43ced3ff251c-da7u4yn.png[/img] The crown jewel of the Confederation, the planet of Arcem. A world essentially consisting of entirely megacities and military installations, Arcem truly is the heart of the entire Confederation. It houses the President, the Federal Parliament, and nearly all of the highest military leadership. Often characterized by non-natives as an expensive planet for fat-cats and top brass. [/hider] WIP [h2]Social Information[/h2] [h3]Demographics[/h3] [img]http://puu.sh/xylrt/a97ce03430.jpg[/img] [h3]Society[/h3] The societal situation of the Confederation is a somewhat complex issue. Much like the Aurolian Federation, the much larger Human state bordering the Confederation, the culture and practices of people often vary between not only worlds, but regions. But one thing stands above all. The notion known that all are created equal, a utmost belief of egalitarianism and liberty. Individual thought and the dream of something ahead always is what drives the Confederation’s society forward. The economic situation of the Confederation is extremely sound. With minimal internal dissent, extensive worker’s compensation, and an abundance of agricultural, manufacturing, military, and desk jobs, most civilians are placed in the middle class territory, with an ability to improve their situation by diligence. [h3]Government[/h3] The Confederation forms a direct democracy in which every citizen is entitled to a vote for the President, Vice President, and Parliamentary Representatives. While the Confederation was once a Federal Republic, the nuisance that once was the electoral system was abolished due to the sufficient ability to take accurate censuses every few years, the common access to sufficient election information by citizenry, and the ability for the citizenry to annually make it to polling locations. Composing of the government itself firstly is the branch which is executive. Named as the Cabinet of the President, it is headed by the Head of State & Government, the President, with his deputy, the Vice President. Under them is a long slew of advisors and department heads which micromanage every aspect of Cabinet activities. Next is the legislative branch, with power vested to draft and pass laws. Formed as a parliament, it is composed of a single house. This house, sometimes called the Senate, is comprised of 39 representatives/senators, with 3 representatives for every established planet in the Confederation. These representatives are voted in by waves, though this only happens once every four years, coinciding with the election of the President and Vice President. On these election years, a representative is elected every four months. Each cycle allows candidates (and the incumbent, provided they haven’t reached their term limit) four months to campaign, and the votes are collected over a two-day period. Lastly is the Federal Court. Presided by seven justices, each appointed by the President and approved by the Parliament, this body interprets all laws as per the Corpis Sector Charter, which governs all Confederation territory. Under this Federal Court is a series of planetary judicial districts, which are located on each planet under their own branches and divided equally between provinces. [h2]Technological Information[/h2] [h3]Technology Overview[/h3] While neither the most advanced, the Confederation is definitely not the most primitive. While only having been with slipspace travel for 63 years now, the other aspects of technology within the Confederation were quite advanced. In the military field, mass accelerators have been mastered. Caseless ammunition has been refined and is now the primary ammunition type of most military and security institutions. Medical advances allow for basic cloning and the ability to effectively combat previously terminal illnesses such as cancer. Construction advances allow for ‘supertowers’ which house entire communities in a single building, with entire sections being dedicated to housing, shops, offices, schools, and recreational areas. [h3]Major Techs[/h3] [hider=Durasteel] [img]http://www.starentps.com/pcat-gifs/products-small/titanium-alloys.jpg[/img] A luxury of an active metalworking industry, durasteel is somewhat of the pinnacle of metallurgy in the Confederation. Alloyed of steel, titanium, and some composite filler, this material effectively combines the lightweight qualities of titanium and the strength of steel while negating the brittleness of unalloyed titanium. In doing so, were you to acquire equal weights of both steel and durasteel, one would find durasteel would have twice the thickness and overall resistance of steel. Though, this material is extremely difficult to shape, leaving it all but inaccessible by the regular populace. Despite this, the Confederation Armed Forces use this material as often as possible due to its properties. [/hider] [hider=Electromagnetic-Kinetic Shielding] [img]http://puu.sh/xFKbP/7d0c7efc19.jpg[/img] The pinnacle of physics research in the Confederation, this new form of shielding has become prevalent in the past decades after its perceived applications on starships and large vehicles. Working off of sensors separate from the ship’s own grid, a full electromagnetic field generator works within. Once a metallic or plasmic projectile of sufficient velocity is detected by the sensors, the generator works to generate high-concentration fields in hopes to slow the projectile enough to nullify significant damage once the object strikes the hull behind. [/hider] [h3]Industry[/h3] The industrial capability of the Confederation is quite adequate for its size. While primarily dedicated to civilian applications due to the last two decades of relative peace, the massive presence of manufacturing creates a plethora of jobs for a sizeable portion of the Confederation’s citizens. [h2]Military Information[/h2] WIP [/hider]