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[h2][u]Capellan Sector Authority[/u][/h2]
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[b]Summary:[/b] 
The Capellan Sector Authority, consisting of the Capella, Ikeya and Sofiya's Star systems, is a colonial area founded as a collective unit as part of a co-ordinated Confederate push to provide further resources and alleviate minor population pressures in the inner systems. With the decline of Confederate authority, particularly on its outskirts, the CSA has largely been nominally led by an impromptu Triumvirate of Confederate military and civil service personel with some concessions to Corporate needs. Events towards home have pushed things over the edge, however, and the CSA is largely a functional republic under military authority, although it claims no form of de jure independence from the Confederacy. There is simply no longer any meaningful Confederate authority on Earth to answer to. As such, the Capellan Sector Authority currently operates under the Confederate Constitution and local bylaws until such a time as order is re-established.

[b]Resources:[/b] 

The Capellan Sector was not the richest area of space ever explored, but far from desolate. Featuring a number of notable and most profitable ventures to be had in nearly every avenue that would serve a modern raw-materials driven economy. As a unified area of settlement, industrial capacity and service industries are largely broadly equivalent across the 3 systems with only agricultural endeavours being uneven due to soil fertility varying on its inhabitable planets.

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Agricultural Produce: While any planet is capable of producing food of varying quality and questionable sources, there has always been a demand for organic, soil grown produce that has never dimished - the production of food and various organic compounds used in advanced sciences and production has nearly always been a profitable venture to some extent, and a new grouping of humanity must always be fed. The Sector consequently produces more than enough for domestic needs and is a net exporter to Confederate worlds.

Extraction & Light Industries:
Capella has a reasonable but concentrated heavy industry, and consequently it is the extraction of raw materials both in orbit and on the ground, as well as the fashioning of largely consumer targeted products that drives the main industrial economy of the Sector. Capellan extraction techniques are some of the more efficient in the Confederacy, whilst the industries they fuel benefit from ample input. Much of this industry, however, is retoolable, and could potentially serve to make up for a lack of heavy industry.

Finance & Research:
Where humanity goes, money follows, and the Capellan Sector Authority had a comprehensive financial planning board that created a whole series of stock exchanges, a central bank and financial instruments for use by the money making side of the service industry before a building that could house a stock exchange was ever created. While manipulated to some extent by the ever-present corporate presence, who offer up a sacrficial lamb to the local courts on occassion, the Capellan Stock Exchange, though largely trading in benign things like crop futures, is respected and a relatively well run institution.

It follows that where the confederacy and corporations go, the possibility of new places to keep things under the radar comes with them. Both the Confederacy and a number of corporate actors run above board and below board research facilities in the Capellan Sector, both in orbit and on the ground, with the Capellan Sector not quite busy enough for them to move on, but more than serviced enough to allow activity to not raise too many alarms - though by this point most of the off-book facilities are at least known of. Research here is varied, from civil applications to new agricultural yield sciences, it has bred a small but notable academic streak in the sector as well, whose burgeoning universities are not entirely written off by the core worlds. [/hider]

[hider=Notable Worlds][b]Aurora & Dawn:[/b]
Located in the Capella System, Aurora, orbited by its also inhabitable moon, Dawn, is the seat of power of the Capella Sector Authority and the most densely inhabited world in the sector. Featuring a plethora of industries and numerous cities of import, Aurora is a beacon of Confederate Authority in the outer systems and a centre of finance. Most corporate interests are registered here, much of the Confederate civil service is centered here and Aurora is home to much of the ground based Confederate administration. Dawn compliments Aurora, with some of its heavier industries not able to be placed in orbit located here, as well as a number of more dangerous elements of the research and refining industries that require planetside operation being located there.

[b]Port Elizabeth:[/b]
Port Elizabeth is a small world in the Capella System and is the main logistical hub for civil and military cargo traffic in the sector, forming a nexus for the Sector's convoy system and allowing a centralization of much of the import and export legalese and bureaucracy in one place overlooked by the Confederate Militaries orbital facilities. Port Elizabeth is also a training location for Confederate ground foces, and much of the Sectors non-deployed forces are marshalled here. Port Elizabeth is consequently also the main anchoring point for the Confederate Navy in the sector, and although lacking in orbital infrastruture for large scale repairs or retrofit, is the centre of ongoing maintenance for the fleet deployed there.

[b]Grünhafen:[/b]
Grünhafen is the seat of human settlement in the Ikeya system, though arguably not as populated as even Vastegéant. Grünhafen's appeal lies in its compatible biosphere and extremely fertile soil. Grünhafen produces a huge amount of edible produce and other organic compounds used throughout the confederacy, as well as utilizing a ranching and herding system that produces large amounts of real meat and dairy as part of its crop rotation cycle. Grünhafen is consequently also a source of a number of luxury artisan items of culinary origin.

[b]Vastegéant:[/b]
Vastegéant is an enormous gas giant in the Ikeya system that has an almost as vast orbital system of rocky worlds of varying usefulness, though its primary draw are its consequently enormous reserves of usable gases and radicals. Vastegéant has a large extraction industry that serves nearly all the sectors systems with fuel and other specialized materials drawn from Vastegéant's atmosphere. Consequently, a reasonable amount of confederate activity is always to be found here, either warding off a daring raid or protecting logistics ships serving confederate installations.

[b]Imperski:[/b]
Imperski is the main hub of activity in the Sofiya's star system and the only world in the system inhabitable without protection. A largely icebound world, the majority of its equatorial belt is temperate and home to most of the population. Imperski is known for its crystalline mines and a wealth of mineral resources hidden under its ice, as well as a respectable tourism industry driven by the vast Ice vistas and geyser oases. Imperski is also home to a number of industries that utilize the natural cold and near 1G gravity for specialized industrial processes. [/hider]

[b]Administration:[/b]
The Capellan Sector Authority.
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[*] The Capellan Federal Senate: The on-paper ruling body of the Capellan Sector, the senate operates as a unified governmental organ for all the systems under the Capellan Sector Authority, elected by all of the worlds of sector and beholden only to the electorate. The Senateis headed by an elected President and complimented by a selected Speaker. The only true power the Senate holds is in its nominations for the Capellan high court system, which has not been interfered with by the Triumvirate, and in day to day affairs left to them.
[*] The State Congress: The State Congress are individual local parliaments that provide local representation to each individual planetary body or in some cases, orbital installation. These congresses vary in make-up or overall function but on average all serve as a point of representation for their respective worlds, and, in ideal situations passing concerns to the senate and making the needs of their electorate known. These organisations would also nominate their members for Confederate Parliament on Earth, with the nominations approved by the Senate. Most of these Congresses operate without Triumvirate involvement. 
[*] The Triumvirate: The Triumvirate is an alliance between the Confederate Military, Confederate Civil Service and a small number of Corporate Concerns that function as the true ruling body of the sector. Representated by Admiral Vorontsov, Cabinet Secretary Adler and Executive Officer Wain. The Triumvirate has largely concerned itself with stability and development and has left most lower organs of government - which are arguably easily controlled by the Confederate Civil Service all the same - unmolested. Whilst the Sector has a President and stable cabinet, much of their agenda is set by the Triumvirate, though it has been a largely successful "partnership". Recent events leave much in the air, however.
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[hider=Government Figures][b]Notable People:[/b]
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[*] [hider=Admiral Vorontsov][img]https://i.imgur.com/nINSvp8.png[/img]
Admiral Ekaterina Vorontsov - born on Earth, yet raised in halls of power across the Confederacy. Vorontosov's parents ran a small corporation of their own, and consequently she was given insights into many aspects of the Confederacy and its workings from the inside - at the age of 18, she promptly joined the Confederate military, against her parents wishes, and never looked back. Widely regarded as competent and loyal to the [i]ideals[/i] upon the Confederacy, and not without some talent, though not favoured or disfavoured by corporate backers, Vorontsov rose through the ranks slowly, eventually proving of sufficient worth to be placed in local command of Confederate Naval Forces in the Capella Sector. Seeing the decline of the Confederacy showing no signs of abating, Vorontsov took charge of the sector - though largely from behind the scenes, and has kept it largely stable and secure as the Confederacy crumbles. An eye for talent and ability to charm has gone hand in hand with this mission, Vorontsov all the same has had a somewhat on-off again relationship with the corporate powers, but needs must - and the institution of a convoy system for merchant traffic has been more than enough to win favour from corporations suffering from pirates as Earth-based authority has withered.[/hider]

[*] [hider=Cabinet Secretary Adler]
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A Lifelong Bureaucrat, Gustav Adler, if at times, uninspired, knows his way around both the civil service and the government structure of the Capellan Sector, proving invaluable in keeping it in line whilst also not overstepping his bounds. Able to exploit loopholes and close them at the same time, Adler has kept the sector's governing authority largely intact as darker times have descended. Picked out of obscurity by Vorontsov as the Triumvirate began to take its shape, Adler is fiercely loyal to the Admiral.[/hider]

[*] [hider=Executive Officer Wain]
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A concession Admrial Vorontosov would rather of not made, the Triumvirate required at least a notion of Coroporate complicity to function, and the Capellan Sector had, at least, a number of if not clean, at least tolerable corporate influences to choose from. Vorontsov didn't choose, and instead asked them to come together to pick a joint representative to "advise" during the times of unrest and difficulty throughout the confederacy. Stephen Wain, a corporate fixer, was their pick. Appointed as an Executive Officer in the largest corporate backer, Wain has been a largely amiable member of the Triumvirate, whilst protecting the Corporations he works for, for a healthy payment, of course, having no innate loyalty to any party and able to smooth over most issues has allowed the Triumvirate to function without the Corporations and the Confederacy coming to loggerheads.[/hider]
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[b]Strengths:[/b] 
A Competent Cadre: Much of the core personell making up the Confederate presence in the sector has been carefully rejuggled and placed in positions to ensure the greatest effectiveness of the forces available to Admiral Vorontsov. While some lacking still retain their positions, adjustments in authority and a large amount of deployment and non-deployment mandatory training has sharpened up the core of Vorontsov's forces, with even those lacking not being entirely hopeless. Frequent live broadcasts and personal visits by the Admiral has also ensured a sense of collective and loyalty to the Admiral, which cannot be understated.

Autarkic Unit: The Capellan Sector produces much of what it consumes, with only a few goods not produced in large enough quantities or some luxury goods not available in the sector, consequently, its economy has been largely isolated from the woes of the Confederacy, though it has also taken much gruelling redrawing of prior plans to ensure this has remained the case. As such, the sector is capable of experiencing near term growth rather than contraction, though as other systems suffer this may change - however, for now, this leads to much needed stability.

Convoy Ahoy: The implementation of old and simple tactics like a convoy system has seen a large reduction in merchant shipping lost to hostile illegal forces operating in confederate space. This has kept the economy of the sector ticking, and even ensures the continued flow of vital goods to confederate worlds that are less secure. This has given a boost of credibility with the corporations, and legitimacy for Admiral Vorontsov's command.

[b]Weaknesses:[/b] 
Infrastructure Woes: While the Capella Sector has ample civil infrastructure for the majority of its needs, its military infrastructure is lacking. There are no yards capable of constructing military vessels and there are no yards capable of undertaking effective retrofit or large-scale repair work, and all maintenance must be done by crews operating from limited installations. Capella does possess the ability to remedy this situation, though it requires time.

Two Governments: The Capella Sector is a place of two governments, Whilst the Triumvirate nominally controls all functions of the government, it truly only legally has authority over confederate installations and military matters. While the senate remains on side, this is not an issue, yet Vorontsov's refusal to "cross that line" and outright control the sector judiciary and government wholesale leaves avenues for forces to act against them.

Purged?: With the Confederate weakness has come the appointment of those not suited to the task to positions of importance, and whilst the highest echelons of confederate authority have managed to avoid this fate, numerous positions have not. The Triumvirate has carefully maneuvered its own people into ideal locations, and it is likely that any further fracturing of confederate authority will lead to the arrest or re-assignment of individuals on a wholesale scale, which will take the Sector's limited academies time to fill.

[b]History:[/b] WIP?[/hider]