Very interested!

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[b][u]Overview[/u][/b]

[b]Leading Figures and Ruling Body[/b]
The Star Chamber, an elected body of representatives that ostensibly runs the Concordat
The Circle, a small council of a select few Concorded who actually rule.
Ademnon, the First Concordat
Sendema, the Harbinger of Tomorrow

[b]Homeworld[/b]
Hard to say exactly, though the world Sanctuary is certainly their most prominent holding. The deep space station Concord Dawn serves as the Concordat's actual capital however.

[b]Primary Resource[/b]
Advanced cybernetics

[b]Imperial Assessment[/b]
Legatus,

An urgent change of policy is needed with regards to the enigmatic entity known as the Concordat. First, a brief backgrounder.

The Concordat exists in an odd legal grey zone. Officially, it is listed as an alternative religious organization, but in practice, it is almost a sovereign nation. Sanctuary, for example, is an Imperial world. Its citizens pay imperial taxes and enroll in the Imperial armed forces. It has an imperial governor. But make no mistake, that governor and those taxes only remain in place so long as they do not become burdensome on the Concordat. 

The Concordat's stated objective is Transcendance. They wish to transfer-truly transfer, not copy-their minds to digital mediums and live eternally in a digital utopia. They are evidently well on their way, having developed incredible cybernetic implants of all kinds, everything from replacement limbs that are indistinguishable from flesh and blood counterparts to cortical network implants that let them speak to each other in their minds. Standing policy has been to leave the Concordat alone, as the technology they develop has many uses when exported to the rest of the Imperium, and they have historically been perfectly loyal Imperial subjects.

This policy must change. My spies have discovered data that suggests the Concordat has been conducting a military buildup for the better part of thirty years, completely undetected. Our evidence is circumstantial, I admit, but if it is correct, the Concordat we know is but a facade they permit us to see.

Fortunately, I have gained some insight onto the internal politics of the Concordat. If you are at all familiar with the Concordat, you are doubtlessly aware of the names Ademnon and Sendema. Ademnon was the first human ever implanted with the cortical network implant, and is therefore the first true Concordat. He also happens to be a decorated Imperial war hero. Sendema is a cyberneticist, apparently even more skilled than the Concordat's founder, Marcus Talisan, and she is widely expected to usher in the next wave of the Concordat's evolution. Evidently, the two have emerged as prominent political figures in the Star Chamber, and they are quite at odds with eachother, as are their followers.

I recognize our available forces are spread thin, and if the rumors we've heard about the magnitude of the Concordat's military power are true, a direct assault would be prohibitively costly, if not outright impossible. However, I believe Ademnon and Sendema's political feud can potentially be escalated into a military one. I do not have appropriately concrete evidence to prove the threat the Concordat may represent, but I implore you to allocate additional resources to my command. The fate of the Imperium may be in the balance.


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