There will be only a few things you need to know and that I will tell 1. I am a guy 2. why are you interested in who I am? 3. it can be very easy to make a friendship but you need to learn how to handle someone with Asperger a spectrum of autism plus several mental issues. 4. and also I am a bit of a quiet guy sometimes Specialy after a while but if you manage to catch my attention I can be very close and talkative sometimes.
Would there be a reasonable Point of Divergence for that? I am not sure that Austria would allow Tuscany to be annexed or vassalized by anyone...
France supported the pope and Sardinia a war would definitely break out or a proxy war would definitely brake out Unless either the congress of Vienna let the pope have more land a possible way to counter Sicily the good and old balance of powers shenanigans another dumb way that can happen is if the Austrians could let the papal states rule Tuscany is if they really weren't caring at the moment the way that works is if the Hungarians were throwing a party again but that happened in 1848 so most likely it happened earlier, and Tuscany was annexed.
small edit Albeit i must remember that the leadership of Austria Definitely wouldn't be happy because the french sphere of influence would be larger in italy
hey, can i join???? what's this rp about? all i see is these gigantic pictures posted by this one guy
Feel free to join we majorly hang our in discord as for the images we like to display the worlds cities and others around through art albeit Shadrack loves to use it more.
Outer solar system of planetary capital of Neu Sachsen
The flagship Spirit of Vengeance an enormous dreadnought fabricated in the forges of donnerspeer and its dockyards a brand new ship just recently made its docks and outsides smoothed by the forges and its turrets and railguns make then impressive at close range but they are just the cream of the cake its Eplonyx energy cannon a blue lighted energy cannon that seems to take hold of most of the midship covered by its armor but its glow still visible the true shine of the flagship it's insignia painted on the armor of the ship two golden wolves the symbol of the Wenhausen.
The flagship is accompanied by an armada of nearly 400 ships. The fleet consists of corvettes, cruisers, and a few battleships. The sensors detected a possible stealthy fleet approaching the sector in the command deck of the Spirit of vengeance a hologram of the solar system and its nearby worlds is being transmitted, the corridors and computers are crew by several people while some Ai controlled other parts majorly the point defense systems sitting in the captain chair sits an old man in his 60's. Admiral Hermman Rottenstein wearing an admiral uniform, medals shining on his right shoulder, and his cap laying on the seat on his right.
“No ships detected yet captain, not even in Hyperspace detection we find” A boy in his twenties said, Hermman looked for a moment and then said “The fortress world of Speerwand reported that their scouts in warp detected a fleet that was able to bypass then before they disappeared. From their sensors they warned us and they think it's stealth army, a fleet of possibly several hundred elite ships, coming to Neu Saschen so keep on eye man, we might be close to a battle that will enter the history books” he leaned back to his chair as the crew gets quicker on their work he thinks for a moment how does a fleet of the dominion did not get caught by Speerwand the fortress planet can stop any major fleets and force it to go through it he though for a moment before his thoughts were stopped by his son saying.
“Father…” Hermman looked to his right seeing his son standing next to him he then said “Yes Son?”. His son then said with a level of discipline in his voice “I don't see the reason why we should be in deep space. wouldn't it be better to keep hold of Neu sachsen and the capital?” Hermman faintly smiled, just enough to not let his son see and no one to see. He then said “the enemy fleet expects us to hide as well to be just like any rebellion; be on the defensive... Instead I decided to grab the best of the best, and take on the offensive. This is what our family is famed for son; bravery and honor...”
“Captain! Unknown fleet approaching the system!” A lieutenant said as soon as he noticed the situation. Upon hearing the news, Hermman immediately raised himself from his seat and said “prepare the communications jammer, and order all ships of this fleet to enter red alert! All men to battle stations!” The room turned red, and the ship began to prepare its weapons. Together with the whole fleet, the battleships and the dreadnought beginning to charge their E.E.C’s, the lieutenant began a countdown for arrival as the number reached zero the comm jammer was activated and silence fell for a moment. A small dominion cruiser appeared leaving FTL. After a moment, a small fleet of 20 ships appeared, now forced to face an armada of 400 ships, simply standing in place.
Hermman seeing the situation his expression was of confusion at first he then said “Any more coming?” a boy checking the radar then said “um no sir... nothing... just then… in here….” Hermman after a moment of silence sighted almost like if he was hearing a bad joke he then said “Liberate comms, we shall deliver to them an ultimatum” the crew soon started working after a few seconds the comms were open one person giving thumbs up for up.
“This is the Flagship Spirit of Vengeance! Your forces entered Saxonian territory, you have 60 seconds to announce surrender or be faced with the might of Saxonians best!” Hermman said, sending a message to them after which Goring then said “did they just send really 20 ships to the heart of a state not expecting much resistance?” Hermman sighted for a moment resting his head with his grizzly hair upon his hand he then said “They still think we are the same people, who left the Dominion in the exile… son” Goring turned to him Hermman than said “Please recite what you learned from the aftermath of the exile.” as Hermman talked he rose from his seat Goring looked confused and then said “Of Course... in the aftermath of the revolt and exile two things happened, first the followers of the nobles started forming our culture majorly due to incentives from the nobles the nobles, on the other hand, started…” as goring talked Hermman walked to the console of command in front of the captain's chair. As goring said he noticed what Hermman wanted him to talk about, a soldier raised his arm to Hermman to warn him of the time. Hermman quickly dismissed the soldier and nodded. He knew how much time had passed. Goring then continued by saying “...The nobility came to the conclusion that that being a noble means being… extraordinary in a way...” Hermman pressed some things in the console and an image of the E.E.C started charging was displayed. Goring continued “...and to be a noble one must not be born but earn such title and with it...” A series of lines began to be drawn into several ships, some leading to other ships. Goring continued then by saying “...and so the Saxon nobles came to a singular decision to be a member of a clan or dynasty you must distinguish yourself in a way that you shall become part of the clan.” As he finished that Hermman then said “precisely” He then hit a holographic button. The peacekeeper forces meanwhile, preparing their railguns and seeming to begin to charge their thrusters as Hermman Pressed he screamed “FIRE!!!”
As the ship shaked by the hits, some of the railguns barely did anything more than minor scratches on the paint job; a flash of light illuminated the cockpit as a shot from the E.E.C was fired, the energy beam was so bright, it seemed like seeing a nuclear warhead exploding in a distance as the lazer hit the enemy ships. The targets almost instantaneously exploded as the light finished almost half of the expeditionary fleet. The peacekeepers were already in ruins. Corvettes of Saxony began swooping in firing their cannons. The deck was lit by screens reporting the combat, Hermman then said “order boarding of the commanding ship. Destroy the rest.” As he spoke, the glow of projectiles and lasers illuminated the outside, soon explosions followed as the expeditionary fleet became debris in space. As the battle raged on, Hermman said to Goring “Son I was able to commission you to a test in the high command” Goring smiled, but then said “Father I don't think I could…” Hermman raised his hand stopping him and said “I believe you will do it just fine”
In the end, just one ship remained, boarded and taken by a force the crew was sent to prison camps on the moon Iodus of Neu sachsen, at first, it seemed like Saxony was just another small rebellion. But now, after the first attack, the Dominion will know this is no rebellion; this is a galactic-scale war.
Goldfluß capital world of the duchy of Wenhausen, Temporary provisional Government headquarters
While the proclamation of war was recent, war didn't come immediately, as the mobilization of Saxony was slow due to its fragmented nature of the army. However, several duchies were starting to gather together in what the nobles called the ‘war of retribution’. in the world of Goldfluß, the planet's armies, half of the Saxonian standing fleet, and defensive positions in the critical major routes of Saxony defended the planet with unrelenting force. The previous constitution was dissolved, and the previous government became an emergency government. While the new government and how it should be run was pushed to be discussed after the war, the stench of uncertainty permeates Saxony. In the palace, a command room was hastily made. Another room was created in the former council chamber of the previous duke of the state, while some papers were shuffled in the room holograms of people were being displayed. Ermenrich was in the hologram with Katarin in the room upon his call, she was nervous; mainly due to rumors of an incursion, she then said “So?” Ermenrich smirked, holding his laugh back; then said “20 ships... barely a headache! They thought they were facing a bunch of recently enlisted conscripts!” Katrin sighed and rested upon her seat upon hearing the news. She thought the situation was going to hell fast. Now she was calm again, then retook her composure. “We need to call a congress of lords” Ermenrich smiled and leaned over in the hologram showing a keen interest. He then said “Why? we don't need one right now...” Katrin sighted and said “we need to start forming a government…” Ermenrich's smile seems to have not faded. Katrin stared at him for a moment and sighed, then said “let me guess, you want to bring back the gang of four…” Ermenrich left his posture, extending his arms and said “It was the best coalition of allies...” Katrin pondered at that for a moment, then sighed and said “who again are those, one of them is dead if I remember correctly” Ermenrich chuckled for a moment and said “of course I do. You and me as the original two members, and then we had…” “Frederick...” Katrin interrupted Ermenrich from talking, then continued by saying “...the eye as we called him; a member of the Illuminati easily could find any information if we ever needed a spy, and a shadow worker albeit he was a lone wolf most of the time…” Ermenrich scratched the back of his head and then said “yeah, he didn't like to talk, he was quite blunt, and didn't talk much about his plans…” he smiled and chuckled. Memories of the old times flashing in his mind, he then said “Then in the gang, there were us two. You, the Imperial someone who wishes to replace the dominion as the dominant power, plus give in to some reforms…” Katrin smiled and held a laugh inside her. She then said “easy for you to say. I still remember when we called you the Workhorse…” Ermenrich stood still. If it wasn't for the hologram's nature of not showing much of the person, she could see the blush in his face. He was about to say something before Katrin said in a joking way “famed for not raising his voice too much... being a quiet kid... aiming to be a bureaucratic shadow... easy to push around. If I remember you also nearly pi…” Ermenrich stopped her by saying quickly, “lest not remember too much of the past'' Katrin burst into laughter for a moment. She stopped shortly, with a wide smile on her face. she then said “well you know we still need a replacement for... you know…”
Ermenrich thought for a moment trying mainly to forget the recent situation he then said “wait I know who to put to replace him!” Katrin leaned over the desk, the smile still on her face, then said “Who?” Ermenrich then seemed a little surprised and said “You know quite well who it is. An old friend so to speak...” Katrin thought for a moment, her smile disappearing and her expression turning near blank. She immediately said the words near shouting “No!” Ermenrich sighted and then said “I know you two have your ups and downs, but come on! It has been nearly 3 decades since you were children! How bad was the situation for you to…” Katrin hit her desk getting up from her chair. Her face was blank. It was like a shadow looming over her back, remembering her past. She then said in a more calm voice “What is in my past is of my own priority. I wish not to see her while those memories are…” she relaxed in the chair once again. “...Fresh.” Ermenrich sighted and then said, “It's been 2 decades since you last met. She isolated her free world and with that herself, but she is good… Idealistic... Yes... but good… You know quite well we need her...” Katrin sighed and silently nodded.
Ermenrich smiled and then said “and with that, the gang of four is united. The major factions of the confederation…” Katrin then said with her soul still low. “except you know who…” Ermenrich then sighted and said, almost like an old joke he heard “Ah... the Burgundians… I always forget they exist as a faction… speaking of him I remember something.” Katrin raised an eyebrow and said “what?” Ermenrich then said with a hint of worry in his voice “Hildenbrand wants to talk with you” Katrin’s expression froze. Hildenbrand, the Duke of Burgundy, the only immortal of the realm, and also the most cryptic person ever known for two things, nobody ever saw him before, and he is the man who created the Spartans. The most elite soldiers the Saxonian Empire ever saw. Katrin took a deep breath, almost catching a cold sweat. She then said “let me talk to him” Ermenrich then said “Good luck” Turning off his comms.
She took deep breaths all the way through the moments before the call came. After a moment, the ringing of comms begun. She then pressed a button on the table, and a hologram of what looked to be a man in his 30´s, a caucasian male with barely noticeable black hair due to the holographic imaging, and the left side of his face seemed to be filled with mechanical implants. After he noticed her, Katrin said “Mister Hildenbrand, it's an honor to meet you.” Hildenbrand remained silent for a moment, then he spoke, his voice sounding old, yet his body looking young “there is no need for courtesy misses Katrin. I hate flattering.” Katrin made a fake smile, her heart beating hard. She then said “well sorry for that, you just look…” “young for an immortal?” Hildenbrand interrupted her, then saying “Well I found my way around... the aging part... my own way one that is different from the dominion” Katrin noded still holding onto her smile, she then said “impressive but tell me, mister Hildenbrand, why would you wish to call me and leave your solitude?” Hildenbrand stood sharp, barely moving anything but his head when he spoke. He then said “The recent attacks on Konigsberg and the assassination attempts of leaders also targeted me. The good news is that the attack was repealed. I plan on giving an equal measure to a sector governor. Not only they will realize this is not a simple rebellion but a war. A war they started, and one that they will lose. This is why I ordered a special operation to begin”
Katrin raised from her chair shock, in her voice saying “Sir Hildenbrand, doing this is a clear violation of the...” Hildenbrand raised his hand, Katrin staying silent as he did. He then said “...I know… This is why you will order this action, and you know why it's beneficial if we do so.” She turned her gaze to the right. In her mind she thought ‘yes if it is successful’ her gaze soon turned back to him, she then sighed and said “what makes you think I might allow it?” Hildenbrand then said “because this is different from other armies. The Burgundian soldiers are Spartan soldiers, the best of the best, and you can't deal with having them not obeying the chain of command that was set up, because the majority of them are not loyal to the state, but are loyal to me?”
Katrin stood in silence and then just said turning her rotatable chair to see the landscape of the city. She thought about rejecting it, but knew she couldn't. She then just said “go ahead...” The communication soon cut off and she rested her head upon her hand. Her head was in pain. She needed a break. As Katrin rested, she heard someone entering through the door. She then said “I don't wish any more bureaucracy or interventions for a small while please” as she said before the door closed. She though for a moment that whoever it was went away, until a female voice from someone familiar said “but what about a visit from family?” as she turned around to see a Minna the Ocean maid of the family. Katrin raised to her two feet and approached her, Minna approaching too, a little slow after getting close. After a small moment of silence, they both hugged with smiles in their faces. As the two were sisters in all but blood. After a moment Minna let go saying “look at you… you grew well and strong. Your father would be proud...” Katrin, a smile of joy on her face, said, fixing something she missed “Our Father… you are part of my family, no matter who you are, or who your father was.” After a moment Katrin noticed that Minna was lacking an arm. She then, with sympathy in her voice, said “What happened…” Minna shrugged by saying “Nothing you don't…” Katrin interrupted her by saying “It was Eadwing wasn't it?” Minna just nodded partially, Katrin shut her eyes for a moment, her body shaking slightly, and her heart beating quickly. She clenched her fists, wanting to punch something rapidly. The rage continued to build inside her, until Minna hugged her gently. She opened her eyes for a moment and sighed for a second. Her heart calmed down, and Minna then said “you don't have to worry. If you got my message, you saved me from the worst…” Katrin after a moment faintly smiled and said “Family forever, remember?” Minna smiled together with Katrin, and then said “Until the end.” As Katrin was hugged, she remembered something she let go for a moment. Then she said “I have to do something, also you should start packing.”
Minna looked confused for a moment asking, her voice filled with curiosity “why?” Katrin started fixing her hair. She then said, staring at Minnas green eyes, “politics never stop, and I want you to be with me in the capital.” She smiled. Minna smiled as well. After that statement, Katrin then walked to the door. As she arrived, she looked back to the room, seeing a bottle of whiskey. She thought for a moment, and then she extended her hand, her power began manifesting, and the bottle began to vibrate until it flew quickly in the air and was grabbed by Katrin. She sighed, and then said “A whisky possibly can lighten the mood” Minna chuckled and then said “good luck”
As Katrin walked over the halls of the palace of her ancestors, she approached a door where Senator Lewis was held under house arrest. She knocked on the door, after a moment she heard a “come in.” She then opened the door, seeing Lewis sitting on a chair watching over the horizon. She then approached him and said “Seems like you're a bit down, so i brought this” She waved the whisky at him as he extended his hand. He was reluctant at first, his hand stopping mid way through, but then grabbed the bottle from her hand. He then said “Thanks for allowing me to receive messages from home…” Katrin sighted “sorry for not allowing you to send messages, but you know how those militarists and bureaucrats think” Lewis opened the whisky and downed a bit of the bottle. He then said “That's why i am a ‘little’ down. Katrin took a seat next to Lewis and then asked, her voice showed worrisome, “what happened?” Lewis then put the whisky on the table and then said “well my partner in the nearby sector seems to have forgotten about me... including the emperor... no messages, no nothing... not a single care...” Katrin looked saddened for a moment, and then said “what about family?” Lewis said in a blunt form “They are all dead...”
Katrin didn't say anything, letting the thoughts sink in before thinking of an answer, Lewis then said “I thought I was an important part of the Dominion, part of something greater, now... I feel like my own homeland just abandoned me…” Katrin thinking on what to say for a moment, she then quickly said “the dominion is not your only homeland…” Lewis chuckled then said “It isn't… I may be descended from this place, but the people treat me like I aint, so it isn't my home…” Katrin raised an eyebrow and said “what makes you think it isn't?” Lewis raised himself from his chair and then said with aggression permeated his voice “well what do you think my job is? A symbol of the previous oppression... so much so that I discovered that before this war started the bureaucracy of this place was made to screw a senator on purpose! I am hated by this place, and back home I was sent here just to fill a job that everyone possibly knew would be hell!”
“you are home no matter what you think.” Katrin said Lewis took a look. Lawis sighed, sitting back into his chair as he said “I don't feel like it…” Katrin partially extended her hand, she then used her powers and the bottle flew from Lewis' hand to her. Lewis looked to her, and then to his hand, she then to the bottle, as Katrin took a sip. Lewis pointed to that and said “You have powers?” Katrin nodded and then said “never use too much…” Lewis smiled for a moment, and then said “you seem to want to talk about something else.” Katrin sighed, and then said “politics in saxony were always equal, so now that things are finally needing to change, things will not be good in the future” Lewis looked at her, then said “not good as in...” “a war of daggers.” Katrin finished his sentence and then said “what will happen once the war ends? Conflict is inevitable and i need you by my side, because if not, things will start going down in flames” he nodded, then said “hopefully I won't be caught in this war for saxony's soul as well” Katrin stood silent, she just said the words after a moment “hopefully”
Planet Neu Sachsen capital city of königsberg
Department of Domestic Defense of the Saxonian People
Frederick smoked in his office. His mind rushed with thoughts… Was the case closed, or was it not? In his desk a File of the investigation of the people who were captured or better the bodies were of Dominion citizens. It was obvious that Saxony was a victim of an attempt by the dominion to undermine it by harming its leadership, yet why it feels like something was missing… A final piece of the puzzle; what if he was wrong? A mistake, or an error? His thoughts rushed as cold sweat ran down from his forehead. A mistake that might lead to troubles…
A ringing interrupted his thoughts he looked to the left seeing a holographic call. He approached and seated on his desk and pressed the button. A hologram of Ermenrich appeared after he answered Frederick nearly sighted a call from him, an old friend either a favor or a social call he grew fond of seeing Ermenrichs face. His blonde hair and nordic face nearly akin to a Viking, if one shaved and took care of himself of course... Before he could think anymore Ermenrich said “Frederick, how is the man who I had to bitch to give a job...”
“fine...” said Frederick, quickly thinking a memory of the past snapped, he then said “...and how are you workhorse?” He then took the cigar back to his lips. He could hear what seemed like the engine of an old vacuum cleaner, a smug look appeared on fredericks face as he remembered that Frederick had a frustration that made him laugh. He then heard Ermenrich say in a frustrated voice as he took another puff of smoke “...seems like everyone is remembering that nickname. I need to find a new one if this continues...” Frederick extinguished his cigar, and then said “what about the politician?” Ermenrich then said after thinking for a moment “that sounds boring...” “precisely” said Frederick. Immediately after Ermenrich raised his hand to say something, Frederick ignored it by saying first, “so what you need help with” Ermenrich looked frustrated for a moment and then tired in another, then lowered his arm and sighed, conceding defeat. He then said raising his head to face Frederick again “we are inviting you.” Frederick raised an eyebrow and then said “to what?” Ermenrich smiled, his happiness barely contained, he then said “we are gathering the gang of four again to manage the, government and you are in”
Frederick chuckled and then said “wasn't expecting a gathering, but you know that…” Ermenrich interrupted Frederick by saying “don't worry, I have that part under control. You just need to be in the council chamber in the capitol here on the planet… got that?” Frederick then said “Of Course, but could I ask for a favor, old friend?” Ermenrich smiled and then said “Of Course, what do you need?” Frederick’s thoughts began forming. The partners allowed him to figure something out, he then said “citizenship files, mainly on people from the D.D.S.P.” Ermenrich raised an eyebrow but shrugged it off. The D.D.S.P wasn't very organized in the beginning, so it made sense. He then nodded and said “of course, I will allow it… See you then, friend.” The comms then shut off. Frederick thought for a moment, then he said “something is off…”
Neu Berlin mid core world of saxony
Bruna Scheneck seated in her office in a space station orbiting Neu Berlin. She sighed… The reports were bad, her stances in politics had all but isolated, the free system was now cut off from trade by the inner core of Saxony, thanks in part by the help of some people. She knew it would be an uphill fight, but now she could easily be ousted from power, or worse if things didn't get better soon. She looked at an old picture from her childhood. She was with Katrin and Ermenrich. Good times were those times of innocence and simplicity, she looked away. In her head, the whispers began, once again of that day. What she saw and heard were still quite livid, the same thing that drove her to this place. She leaned over her chair and then said to herself “gods please help me” She then heard a holographic call she looked to her desk where the call was coming from. Ermenrich, surprising her. Why would he call at this time? It was odd for her. She took her composure back and then pressed the answer button. Ermenrich appeared and then said “Bruna! how is my little old friend?” Bruna smiled faintly, she was tired, and it was easy to see through her eyes she had barely slept, and she wasn't in a good situation. She then said in a sarcastic tone “Better as ever…”
“I can see” Ermenrich said Bruna then sighed and said “what do you need Erenrich? How long has it been since you last called me?” Ermenrich shrugged as he said “oh please, it was like… a few years tops...” Bruna rolled her eyes and said “two decades are not a few years.” Ermenrich froze for a moment, surprised at the fact that she remembered the last time he called. He then said “sorry about that...” Bruna sighed and said “There is no problem, but tell me, what do you need?” Ermenrich took back his more workplace composure. He then said “I need you to go to the capital, Katrin is organizing a government with me and…” Bruna widened her eyes, Katrin wanting her... She leaned over, interrupting Ermenrich by saying “...pardon but Katrin wants me to work with her?” Ermenrich then said, his voice sounding a little worried “Well she was hesitant at first... I may not know what happened... back in the days... but she is still... you know...” Bruna nodded and then said “Yes, I understand but tell me, why me? You know a lot of people, especially due to the fact that Neu Berlin is not in very good time” Ermenrich chuckled a little and said “Yes but at first when you come to power, your economic policies turned the system for a few years into the center of trade in the region... until you opened your mouth too much…” Bruna sighed and then said “well you didn't have to remind me of that” Ermenrich smiled and then said “sorry about that, but you are the best economist I know… You just have some Ideals that you know would be hated”
Bruna nodded and then said “yes I know that. The good news is that I already learned a few things from that experience.” Ermenrich smiled and then said “So you accept?” Bruna though for a moment… A chance to save herself, and lead a new way, and all she needed to do was say a word... “Yes.” Ermenrich chuckled happily. With the situation and then said “well, I need you to be in the capital.I hope you have a nice voyage.” she nodded, the commons shut off, and she relaxed on her chair. She then pressed the button in the comms, a call was sent as she relaxed, a holographic appearance of a man in his 40´s a tall man with white hair due to his family Bruna appeared and said “I need you to talk with a few friends. I got myself into a position of power. I am pretty sure it's the beginning for the grab to see who shall be the head of Saxony after the war. We need to make sure that we are on top of the ongoing political situation of Saxony, understand?” The hologram nodded in obedience and turned off. After a moment of silence Bruna raised from her chair and taking a deep breath raising her arms she unleashed a scream of excitement “YES!!!” A guard opened the door saying “Miss, are you okay?” she lowered her arms saying “yes, yes everything is fine...” she said the distance between both hiding her blush, the guard proceeded to close the door leaving Bruna alone again after a moment Bruna just whispered under her breath “Yes!” holding back the excitement.
Dukedom Of Burgundy
Planetary orbit of Gilvnov Outer core
In a space station, a small fleet began assembly. A cruiser accompanied by destroyers, a fleet majorly equipped to be a stealth force, barely even able to be noticed in a radar, an officer standing outside the ship in the embankment area, three officers stood playing cards in an improvised table made out of a barrel. One of them said “so any of you know what we are doing?” both humed with their mouths negating knowing what was happening, one then said “maybe its a drill with only 10 ships… any of you have a 7 of aces?'' Both shook their heads, the man grabbing a card from a deck. One of them said “Well makes no sense loading a lot of equipment for just a drill...” One looked at the boy and then said “most likely it has to do with the war...” “Long Live Saxony and Long Live Hildenbrand!!” they heard someone shout in the background. As the man looked confused for a moment. They looked behind them, and saw the Burgundian Knights of the crescent moon, a commando force. They immediately dropped their cards and saluted, then shouting “Long Live Saxony, and Long Live Hildenbrand!!” as the knights passed they were in the formal uniforms behind them, a load containing their Knight armors shining with the chrome of the surface with then the best weapons that any man could have ever seen. As they passed the 3 officers rushed to go back to work.
In the command bridge of the only cruiser, the head of the fleet raised from his seat upon the entering of four knights, the commander bowed and then said “it's an honor to have the elite of the elite amongs us.” One knight approached him, a rather large man that seemed to be in his 40´s then said “so captain, are the ships ready? Hildenbrand and Katrin authorized the plan, so are we ready.” a little sweat could be seen in the captains forehead. After all, they had authority to kill him right there he then said “yes we are…” he then turned to the officers aboard, he then said “all ships, begin launch procedures. Our orders are simple: we are to go to Beau and capture the sector’s senator as quickly as possible, and in secrecy. This mission is not to be known to the wider public. This is why radio silence is ordered; we are to sneak to Beau and capture the governor, and any information possible” he proceeded to seat after finishing the briefing.
A knight woman with long hair, sharp eyes and stature stepped beside him after he finished the briefing. She then started making a speech, her voice filled with energy and vibrancy. “Brothers and sisters of Burgundy and Saxony, we are to finally avenge our fallen brethren at the hands of the deceiver that is the Dominion. They think we are savages... They think we are weak, but there is something they don't understand: Saxony is stronger than they thought. They believed we would fall by the hand of just a small escort fleet. We saw in Königsberg the dominions are a race of rabid decadent bastards, but they don't know what they are up against. Saxony is Order! Saxony is Power! And when we are out there, We ARE SAXONY!!!” The room soon started an uproar of celebration. In the other ships where the transmission was broadcasted, celebration within the whole fleet followed. Soon after, the fleet detached from the docks and began to set sail, towards the borders of Burgundy, aiming to arrive at Beau. War and its mechanisms were starting to turn, and what was once possibly negotiable in the beginning was shattered by an expedition, and now it will show that blood is the only payment for victory.
Outer core | Sector planet of Friedensmauer der Brüder
Friedensmauer der Brüder was a fortress world built, in fears of a rear attack either by the dominion or by the wrath of a migrating alien race. Either way, Friedensmauer der Brüder stood as a planet of massive development in the outer core worlds. An industrial heartland with gun batteries and shields. Mazes of fortresses spanning around the planet are scattered everywhere, and to top it all off, a planetary orbital ring built on top of old space elevators, dockyards, gun batteries, silos, and shield generators mark its structure. around it and beyond lies the orbital defense platform and stations some mainly being guns others repair stations and outposts in case of need Friedenauer 86A a orbital station in the planet itself a dockyard of sorts made for repair in it the commander of the station sat on his chair in the deck of command the reports of ships coming in and out was fairly common traders scouts the usual a fairly old man could be said of the commander grizzly hair with some parts of black still remaining, with wrinkles on his face. A warning is displayed on the screens as an anomaly is detected within the system. A rift in space from unknown origin in the outer regions of the star system. The commander raises himself from his chair, saying “What is going on?”
A Officer in the scans then said “Unknown fleet detected in the outer orbit of the sun” The commander then said his voice confused a fleet that wouldn't enter like that near a fortress planet “size of forces and are they traders?” The officer checks the monitors and holograms and then says “No sir... It's a small fleet… Hulls do not match any identified models… no data on the vessels...'' an officer then screamed from the comms side of the deck “Transmission incoming!” (“Requesting escort... Please respond…”) Silence drapes the room for a while. Then, they send another message “Unidentified fleet, please report your origin and intentions immediately…” A response soon follows…
"This is Foundry Vanguard Fleet H17B - Alpha... Directive: Locate native species and establish communications... Requesting escort and access to the nearest communications post." A moment of silence once again as the message is sent. After a moment, 10 large battleships and 40 corvettes began to approach. As they get close, a message is sent in voice "Escorting granted, establishment of Communications is pending, please follow escort fleet Ealge-23 to Dockyard Number 2146"
"Acceptable... Following Escort Fleet Eagle-23 to Dockyard Number 2146" Vanguard Fleet H17B then started following the escort fleet. After travelling they passed through the minefield ring in a solar orbit, set up around the sun. After a moment, the fleet arrived in a small space station of what seems like an orbital defense platform mixed with a dockyard of sorts.
In the distance, a planet with the glittering red lights of cities, a ecumenopolis by the looks of it. Around it is a single ring station, including the planet's massive orbital industrial network. One thing defining it was hundreds of cannons the sensors could see. As the Vanguard fleet docked another message was sent "Welcome to Friedensmauer der Brüder, the fortress world of the outer periphery of Saxony." the Vanguard fleet responded "The Foundry appreciates your welcome... This Fleet was sent from sector 871-G-252-9951 - Designation Gamma…” the Fleet sends a stellar map revealing this area's location. “...The Core wishes to communicate with any form of authority we are allowed to commune with for diplomatic reasons..." even though the ships hadn’t finished docking, some people still crowded around to see them, majorly out of curiosity but also because nobody had sent messages of only written words.
The commander of the station looked nervous at first. The first Aliens with such technology, the maps indicated they came from far away, but also closer to home then what he prefered. After a moment, he then opened comms and then said "Thank you for your kind words, your crew can now leave the space ships. If thou wishes, we can provide respirators if our atmosphere is unsuitable." The doors of the Vanguard Fleet Command Ship open, and hundreds of humanoid robotic machines with rifles and armor step out of the ship in unified perfected order, all their weapons down to the ground and held on safety... a head-sized smooth orb floating five feet off the ground then appears, scanning the area around it... "Hello there... You seem to be on edge, and your vitals are slightly spasming... Please do calm down, the guards are a means of security... this fleet is one of the last we have..." the orb speaks in a friendly robotic female-like voice through an internal speaker.
After a moment of uncalm, with several soldiers pointing guns, the commander signals to lower the weapons. He then turns and says "Your race is biomechanical or is entirely Mechanical?" "Entirely... All of these units, myself included, are automated AI... We are being instructed, commanded, and programmed by the CORE, a conscious robotic entity..." the commander pondered that a machine was doing a task like this… He then asked "so you are not an evolved race? You were built by someone? Were you sent by your creators to contact us?" "Negative... Our empire is completely composed of robotic entities... However, CORE was once a biological entity searching for immortality, and found that by inserting its consciousness into a robotic entity would end its fear of death... after, CORE then created the Foundry, a robotic collective of soldiers and workers to protect, automate, and perfect CORE's empire... Roughly UNKNOWN years ago, the Foundry was destroyed by the UNKNOWN... The Foundry is now in ruins... we are trying to make peace with neighbors to ensure our survival... We did once house biological races too within our empire however, but they were not of our species." 'Death comes to all' The commander thought for a moment. 'But to come this way in avoiding death sounds terrifying.' He thought again he noticed the “UNKNOWN” part of the machine’s speech, it seems like part of its memory is corrupted. He then said walking back to the door in the dockyard, aiming to go to his office. He then said to one assistant "I need a direct line to Neu Sachsen, the capital itself... In the meantime, let them free through the station if they want"
In the command deck the arrival of the commander took some people by surprise he then just said his voice blunt and orderly “Contact the Provisional Government we have a first contact protocol ongoing” the communications officer pressed a few buttons and after a few moments a hologram of a woman a high ranking officer by the looks she then said “Commander of station Friedenauer 86A you have a problem...” “Yes” Immediately, the officer then said, sighing “I have a guest and he is an alien and I need a diplomat...” the transmission immediately cut the commander sighed once more and ordered it to restart it after transmission from the same officer she then said “Commander Katrin Von Wenhausen ordered you to give a comms signal for then it is a direct order from above” The commander saluted and said “yes Admiral i shall” the transmission soon was cut
A room made out of marble and gold a great round table stood in its middle of the room. Around the table four seats that indicated no leading figure seems to be on top yet, and around the room is a small elevation, and behind it another one. A congress of sorts in the seats lay seated, the major leaders of the provisional Government as of right now, Katrin Siegel Von Wenhausen, Head of the government and leader of Saxony for the time being, surrounding the room holograms of almost 100 men watching the situation dukes, countries and leaders of 'free' worlds. Meanwhile, at the center of the table the core entering in the communication channel Katrin raised from her chair and said ”It's an honor to meet you. I am Katrin Siegel Von Wenhausen. Fifth of my name. I am currently the head of this State." "I am CORE, operator of the Foundry, government of the Foundry Empire, the voice of the Foundry command, and general of the Foundry military... I seek peace… A non-aggression pact and trade agreements between our two nations..." A deep, metallic, robot-like voice says formally, and bluntly .
The room starts dialoguing with each other, majorly on how fast it aimed for its goals and interests. Katrin held herself for a moment, thinking for a moment, she then said "A pleasure... Core, albeit i am not the type who jumps straight towards what I shall wish, but our state as of right now is in a state of conflict and war, so negotiating a non aggression pact seems good as it seems we both don't want aggression as of right now. However, a trade agreement is less likely to happen. Our people have a tendency to not prefer to trade with outsiders, even our own kind.” ‘Core’ then responds, ''Understandable... You are in conflict, yes? As a gift of gratitude, and as a form of peace, I will send a transport containing a variety of materials required for the construction of various Foundry-issue energy-class weapons of moderate and high grade, as well as the schematics to build such weapons... I would send a military class fleet to aid you in battle, but unfortunately the Foundry is crippled... Joining a war would surely mean our end... We can aid you in economic ways, but we cannot aid you in combat or defense... yet... of course the decision is yours, and you may deny the offer..." the dialogues of those watching once again raised due to the offer. Katrin then said "this is a beautiful gift, we humbly accept." the dialogues in the room turn into a small level of hostility as she says that "...your help in our time of need is truly thanked. Our people will repay you when the time comes." she says, her voice holding a small smile "Understood... The transport is being prepared now, and should arrive in three to five days from now... Repayment is not fully necessary, however, the Foundry requires a good quantity of Thiranium, Malakite, and Terrarite... The Foundry thanks you for your understanding and cooperation... Do know that you can cancel the deal during any point before the transaction is complete…” Katrin responds, “we thank you for your kindness Core. If we find these materials you speak of, we shall send them to you as repayment for your actions." she says, her voice seems happy, in attempts to win legitimacy. With that, both sides end the call.
Katrin sited in a bench outside the department of Domestic Defense of the Saxonian People, a few days had passed since she looked at the flowers, outside of the department a moment of calm, from the chaos that had been happening, in the last few days she felt almost like crying, news had come her father had died she had to leave the capital back home after a moment “coffee” she heard someone say looking up seeing senator Lewis extending a cup of coffee with a smile Katrin looked for a moment and grabbed it saying “thank you...” Lewis then sat next to her saying “though you might need one especially due to all things going on…”
Katrin took a sip and then said “Your Saxon is improving” Lewis then smiled at her saying “thank you...” he drank from his coffee and then said “I don't understand why your cabinet has to move with you to your home?” Katrin Sighted for a moment and then said “it's our byzantine bureaucracy we have to deal with” Lewis thought for a moment and then said “wait…” Katrin extend her hand stopping him saying “it was made by the congress so it's hard to change it” Katrin clenched her fists at the thought of seeing her brother again she then said standing up “Be ready we will go this night to my homeworld aka the new capital” Lewis looking her fists and her tense face he then said “you know if you have problems back home you don't need to go there”
Katrin though for a moment and sighted calming herself and said “it's just family business” Lewis slightly nodded rising from the seat after she left he then turned a hologram and started typing sending a message to the capital of the dominion to the emperor himself about the ongoing situation he still needs some times he probably will have finished by the end of the month he already reported to the empire the recent terror attacks he hoped the situation would calm itself down.
Meanwhile inside the D.D.S.P
“you are sure about that?” Frederick asked the council the man looked at each other and at the papers, they all nodded Frederick looked at the window of the office after a moment of thinking he sighed and then said “send a report about this to all leaders of Saxony send then when I tell an order to do it” the members started discussing each other one-man hit the table with all his strength and saying with the top of his lungs “FREDERICK ARE YOU MAD?” Frederick turned around seeing the man who shouted at him. The man then said “once this leaves the only thing that is going to happen…” “I know,” Frederick said a moment of silence fell in the room the man soon sited back Frederick then said looking at the man “we can't keep this a secret it would only aggravate the problem and make our organization we must mainly make sure that the situation is kept stable we don't want slave revolts or popular revolts”
The man looked talked with each other for a few brief moments one then said “well I guess we should prepare for what is to come even against the cratek and Tratik...” one of then raised his hand saying “what about the Ocien” Frederick chuckled and then said “the Ocien can't revolt they just can't even go against an order” the man looked confused for a moment and then said “I don't know much about the Ocien but how is that even possible?” Frederick with a smile said “we don't know the Craetek possibly made then to be slaves the Ocien are slaves to their genetics they can't disobey a master to the extent they might disagree but overall they can't deny orders” the man shrugged and then said “sounds like hell” Frederick lighted a cigar and then said “it is for humans for then its everything they had.”
Garten der lichterbäume
The maids of the palace gathered together in the center of the main hall half of then were human the other half were Ocien in several lines the son of Fridmar was in the room talking with the detectives some men accompanied him none of then saw those men before after a few moments the prince got close to then he was thin lacking muscles wearing good clothes prince Eadwing then said “all human maids leave now” the human maids looked at each other and begun to leave.
After the human maids left they were accompanied by the investigators leaving the prince and his advisors after the boy sighted he then said “the last one of you who was with my father when he was alive step forward” the Ociens looked at each other for a moment until Minna left then walking to the front of the group she bowed and raised saying “I was young master” Eadwing took a look for a moment and then said “Left or right” Minna looking confused said “what sire?” Eadwing then said with a stronger tone while walking back “left or right” Minna thought for a moment and then said almost like a question “Left?” Eadwing then said grabbing something big enrolled in a cloth “Top or bottom” Minna then said more confused from before “Botton?” after she said he unsheeted the item showing an axe he then said “Hold her” Some of the men who were more strongly held, Minna, in the ground forcing her into the ground holding her arms and keeping her still she didn't resist at all watching Eadwing walking her eyes widened with fear he then approached one of the maids and said “Cut her left bottom arm off” the maid looked shocked until she looked at the axe grabbing it almost without thinking Eadwing backing away the Ocien maid then approached Minna she then said raising the Axe “I am sorry” Eadwing turned his head seeing the other maids hearing the swing the clank of the axe and the screams of Minna the other maids looked in shock and fearsome of which almost trowed up he then said walking back to Minna seeing his guards letting go of her she screaming in the floor blood flowing off her severed arm.
The maid that cut it out looked shocked Eadwing grabbed the axe blood still in it he then said to her “Back in line and Silence” the maid slowly walked back to the line meanwhile Minna slowly stopped screaming and just heavily breathed Eadwing then said “This is what happens to those who fail me she failed in protecting my father so you all understand…” he looked back at Minna and then said to the front maids “...Take her and patch her up” the first line maids then rushed and grabbed Minna and quickly took her to medical he then turned to the maids and said “for those who weren't close to throwing up and those who don't have the stomach, in general, I can see it in your eyes stay here you will be sold to the breeding stocks in other planets the rest go” almost half of the maids went away.
In the medical bay, Minna had her arm sultured by a medic after bandaging her severed arm she looked at the floor in a near state of shock fear running through her veins her skin cold as ice until she refocused back into the world by the doctor saying “You heard me?” she shook her head and said “sorry I didn't” the doctor rolled his eyes and then said “try not to force yourself too much and rest also the head maid said for you to go back to work by just opening some windows and helping the others” she nodded for a moment and raised up from the Ocien medical bed as she left she said “thank you” she started working in the few places in pain she entered the room of Fridmar.
Minna for a moment looked through the windows of the room where Fridmar was killed the sun shines beautifully through the windows with the birds singing in the outside she opened the windows as it was her duty even though she was near to crying the body wasn't more in the room he other maids had finished cleaning the room and the blood after the investigators left a few moments ago as she opened the last window she approached the desk where Fridmar died she thought for a moment in what he said before his death “free” she whispered an odd feeling passing through her heart.
She put both her hands from her upper arms in the desk leaving the last one out she then said “rest in peace old friend” almost crying in the process as she let go and prepared to leave she spotted an odd illumination in the desk as she looked back she approached it again lowering herself seeing an information drive glued to below the desk she grabbed seeing droplets of blood in it she starts checking it a way to visualize it until she heard someone say “Girl” Minna jumped back to her feets turning around seeing Eadwig together with one of his advisors Minna quickly bowed down her heart pounding saying “My lord” as she looked down she heard Eadwig say “what is that in your hand?” She looked up and extended her hand with the drive she then said “it's an information drive I believe it was from your father” she saw Eadwig quickly grab the drive and open it a hologram displayed with him and his advisor walking away from the room she couldn't hear their talk as they whispered but she heard a word “if my sister sees this I am done for” after a moment the advisor of Eadwig approached her and handed over the Pendrive to her as she grabbed it she looked at him and he said “destroy it”
“you are sure about that we can do it ourselves” Eadwig said in behind him the advisor smiled and said chuckling walking towards him “please a Ocien can't precisely deny an order even if she was raised by your father it's in their nature...” he turned to Minna and then said “...you heard me destroy it” the both of then soon left the room after a small moment she looked at the drive for a moment and walked towards a screen in the wall pressing a button make the incinerator shaft appear she approached and pulled the door of the shaft and extended her arm holding the Pendrive over the fire the flames hot in the deep of the shaft a voice then echoed in her head once again “You never wished to be free?” Minna held her hand for a moment in hesitation looking over it thinking about what Fridmar said.
Goldfluß capital world of the duchy of Wenhausen
A planet quite similar to the capital of the confederation albeit less ecological in nature of its cities in its pangean continent mass industrialization already created a global warming effect in the planet storms were now frequent in its surface meanwhile in orbit space elevators formed a planetary ring of space stations in its equator allowing orbital industry and commerce to be more prevalent, a fleet of ships of the Saxonian Standing army led by Katrin was stationed in orbit since with Katrina move to Goldfluß led to a technical move of the capital, not an official.
As she entered the dukedoms palace she was saluted by the Guards accompanied by some of her cabinet and senator lewis he looked around and said “a very nice place must I say if you ignore some of the ominous clouds” Katrin looked at him and said “well we had a little industrial expansion so we kind of abused” a man approached Katrin and the cabinet he was wearing noble clothes with military-style the head of the dukedoms guards he approached Katrin the two stood being quite close to each other they both smiled and hugged each other they both laughed and Katrin said “Peter you seem to have grown up in the last years” Peter then laughed and said “and you grew smaller welcome home I wasn't expecting you to be in the coronation” Katrin´s smile quickly fade and she asked “coronation?” Peter's smile soon faded and he then said as he sighted “Eadwing, rushed the coronation and didn't tell you it seems you arrived before what he planned” Katrin sighted and then said “Did the council vo...” “yes” Peter said interrupting Katrin she took a look around thinking she then said “try to delay the coronation for a while” Peter rolled his eyes and then said “You know I can't…” Katrin walked away saying “just try” as she disappeared turning into a hallway Peter was looked to the left seeing senator lewis he extended his hand said “Pleasure to meet you” Peter shook his hand and then said “Welcome to Goldfluß”
Katrin walked through the halls of the palace of the dukedom as she walked. She relieved some of her old memories, some good others not so especially one involving her brother as she walked through the halls she checked her messages upon seeing then she kept on walking and thinking of the situation.
Throne room of the palace
In the throne room of the palace, an enormous room with gold columns and blue silk curtains in its room a party was ongoing before the coronation many leaders of different duchies and counts even the minor governors and counts of the dukedom were in the room some of them discussed politics others everyday life things and rumors many of such rumors about the recent terror attacks and assassinations.
Peter and Lewis were together. Lewis talked saying “A party always happens before the coronation?” Peter then crossed his arms and then said “No I guess Eadwing wants to rush the coronation so his sister doesn't make trouble” Lewis raised an eyebrow and then said “Doesn't that make it easier to…” Peter interrupted by saying “not if you make it fast” Lewis slightly nodded and then said “right well I hope things don't go worse since the attacks” Peter then said looking around “it's kind of odd they decide to attack after the speech of the emperor” Lewis though for a moment and then said “Do you know who could do that?” Peter looked at lewis and then said “I don't know”
Trumpets soon sounded off in a royal entrance through the main gate of the Prince Eadwing as he walked the people slightly bowed behind followed by four priests each one of the four divinities with one of them in his hands holding a platinum crown ornate with gems and diamonds and gold engravings arriving at the steps of the throne Eadwing turned around and said “Brothers sisters my father died protecting and serving his nation the best he could now time must change” after he said that he kneeled before the priests the man holding the crown approached and then said “As a representative of my god Lóthurr and speaking for my colleagues and their gods I be here proclaim you...” a scream from behind then and the crowd stopped the priest saying “A Usurper”
As the shout is given people start looking behind seeing Katrin in the entrance of the throne room the guests all chattering at each other Eadwing raised to his two feet upon seeing his sister he then said “Sister I believe that interrupting is a little rude don't you think” Katrin walked forward in the direction of the throne and stopping at the steps of the throne she then said “Unless its truth” Eadwing looked calm for a moment he then said his voice sounding annoyed “What truth that I ain't the new leader let me guess you wanted yourself in my position?”
Katrin felt nervous around her brother she felt unwell mainly because of the bad memories she had after hearing what he said she then said “Correction you took the position by force and deceivery” Eadwing smiled and chuckled and then said “How so?” Katrin then grabbed a holographic transmission and opened it showing a letter to the whole room together with the voice of their father saying.
“Eadwing, Katrin I wish I could be with you or you two be with me before what happened but my time has come to an end due to unfortunate events, I found myself in this situation I only see that I might need to do one last thing before I departure Eadwing you may be my first son and overall seen as my successor but I don't wish that you must understand that this is my decision for your own good must find a better way then what you currently have, as for you Katrin you were always haunted by demons when a child but you struggled to become the woman of today as for that I give you the throne of my land albeit you still have your demons to face I believe you can rule what I left to you with love from your father Fridmar” The hologram showed.
As the message closed the room erupted into talks Eadwing looked in to be in a silent dread Katrin then said her nervosity lowering the device she then said “I believe you are trying to usurp the throne from me in reality” Eadwing shook his feeling saying “It's too late the council already voted by definition I am the duke now” both looked at each other in a silent war until the silence was broken by someone saying “In actuality” both looked to the crowd seeing senator lewis the people around him looking at him he then proceeded by saying “... the council is only allowed to choose a leader in case the previous one hasn't chosen a successor so by definition Katrin is in full rights” Peter stared at him for a moment and then said, “How do you know that?” Lewis rolled his eyes and said “I am a representative of the dominion to this place I receive almost 200 pages of complaints from people of the everywhere of the confederation some involve succession even though I am not responsible for that so I naturally looked over some rules about the thing out of curiosity and many other things” Katrin smiled for a small moment before turning to her brother she then said “I guess you are not supposed to be in there”
As Katrin stared at Eadwing her brother she noticed an odd calm it wasn't normal for him to be like that he soon walked off from the steps of the elevation of the throne he then said “I guess you win” Katrin kept her calm for the moment but she was surprised she then turned to the priests and walked up the stairs arriving at the last steps in the throne she looked at the priest he then said “Well I guess I should repeat then...” Katrin extended her hand and said “There is no need” she then grabs the crown of the priest's hand and then after looking for a moment seeing the engravings of wolfs the same symbol as of her family crest she then put the crown in her head and then turning to the public she then said “I Katrin Siegel von Wenhausen take the place of my father a new age is dawning in the duchy of Wenhausen and I swear that I won't stand idle against the darkness that dares to doubt that my father's legacy is one of weakness”
The guests started to applaud her ascension while some whispered at each other Lewis looked at that and then said to Peter “Now that is amazing...” “she just denied being involved with the churches” Peter said his voice sounding worried Lewis turned to him and then said “What?” Peter then sighed and said “well it's part of tradition having a religious leader giving the crown to a leader a way to say that power comes from the churches god and herself she just said that her powers come from herself and the gods” Lewis though for a moment and then said “well seems like something she can handle at least things can't get worse”
After a moment a holographic transmission began to be displayed in the center of the room, some of the guests even receiving transmissions in their comms. Lewis looking around then said “What is going on?” Peter looking around then said “Seems like… a transmission from the D.D.S.P?”
A hologram of Frederick soon entered the transmission he sighted and started talking, making small pauses, seeming to be reading a text from outside the transmission “Lords and Ladies of Saxony and its citizens who also might be receiving this transmission... It is with sorrow that the D.D.S.P discovered the perpetrators of the recent terror attacks, assassinations, and attempted assassinations in Saxony... after discovering such individuals and after Advanced interrogation… the perpetrators were discovered to be agents of the Dominion…” As he said that the room soon erupted into loud talking Lewis's face turned into a face of dread and disbelief peter soon was dragged being taken by peter not before hearing the rest of the pronunciation “...Its believed that the actions were taken in an attempt to force Saxony into remaining loyal especially after a rise in a new generation of leaders that are more independent from the dominion this is the information we are willing to give we give our deep sympathies for those lost in the attacks.”
Lewis and Peter sat in a place far away from the discussions happening in the crowded places Peter took lewis out mainly because of the chance of reprisal lewis sat in a bench in the palace until Katrin arrived followed by the Bodyguards of the Palace she sighed and then said “Please tell me that it's not truth” Lewis raised from the seat and then said sighting “I don't know but I am pretty sure it isn't real” Katrin sighted and then said “You need to leave” Lewis then said “What why?” Katrin then said walking both Peter and lewis following her “Because you are not safe here and also I am going to do something drastic to keep calm or else I might be targeted after all I am a now a duchess and Bundeskanzler at the same time”
Lewis stopped for a moment and then said “I ain't leaving. I am an emissary of the dominion so I have the duty of representing them here...” Katrin sighted and then said “You might get arrested if you stay” Lewis thought for a moment and then said “I am also partially Saxon so this is… Partially my home so I stay” Peter and Katrin looked at each other for a moment Katrin sighted and then said “So be it go to your quarter's things might get problematic if you are in public” Lewis nodded and then went with the guards to his quarters.
After that Peter and Katrin arrived back at the throne room the discussion has not calm down at all instead it has increased insults could be heard directed towards the dominion a man approached Katrin and then said “Your grace reports of the confederation are bad the situation is not a good one many lords are anger dukes are mobilizing armies and they demand action” Katrin noded and thanked the man she then asked “Is everything ready?” The man nodded and proceed to leave Katrin soon raised to the steps of the throne room and set on the throne a transmission system so started and the discussion began to end as the guard's order silence at the same time after a moment a transmission begun to be televised to all cities, planets, palaces, of Saxony but also a transmission sent to the rest of the galaxy.
“Brothers and sisters of Saxony, our nation in the last days were attacked by the hands of foreign powers the dominion the nation where our ancestors came from attacked us its goals seem to be mainly to put us back into their submission but I Katrin von Wenhausen the Bundeskanzler of our nation and duchess of the dukedom of Wenhausen won't accept this action from this moment onwards the Saxonian Confederation is now to be considered a fully independent state from the Dominion and as a further action as retribution against the dominions actions I here call all the sons and daughters of Saxony in a war of retribution...” Katrin stood up from her throne and then said “From this moment onwards Saxony and the Dominion now have their ties cut from now our nation is in state of war against the dominion for their crimes will now be paid in blood” the communication soon ceases their communication going towards the dominion the entirety of Saxony and beyond.
The room implodes in applauses towards Katrin then says after the euphoria calms down “Call the lords of the duchies and summon a war council as the head of the new Provisional Government due to our independence at the same time give orders for immediate mobilization of our armies we are going to war...”
As the news spread of the new declaration of independence and the terror attacks being actually made by the dominion the duchies of the confederation entered the state of war as the Saxony was now in the path of war against the dominion fleets were being mobilized and armies were gathering now the age of peace that the dominion had was now over.
Neu Sachsen a heavily urbanized world having cities spanning across its continents illuminating its night sky the capital world of the confederation space elevators in its equator creating a ring of space stations around the planet with trade ships going in and out while the planet is a very industrial one the surface still maintains the old nature that once lived in its surface.
A hologram displaying a recording of the emperor giving his speech it is displayed in an office, in the palace of lords the capitol building in königsberg, With Katrin the Bundeskanzler of the confederation daughter of Duke Fridmar Wenhausen, she listened to the speech beside, sitting on his chair Duke Ermenrich Von Hergenrother after the speech was finished Ermenrich chuckled and with a smile said “for an immortal he still looks like a rotted grape who still thinks he can rule over the protectorates” Katrin looked at him for a moment she then said “well he aims to keep humanity united but it's a little bit too late” Ermenrich then picked a cigar and lighted up saying “well, for now, we keep going as always I believe”
Katrin walked and picked the projector. It was the size of an amulet she then said, “for how long?” Ermenrich raised an eyebrow and after releasing a small plum of hot smoke from the cigar then said “well I for one…” Katrin then said interrupting Ermenrich “I meant how long the status quo will remain” Ermenrich though for a moment extinguishing the cigar in the table he then said “well if you say about the centralization issue I am pretty sure it will remain until the dominion collapses or we gain independence which is hard” Katrin faintly smiled for a moment and then said, “yes true but not all true by definition the confederation only unites in 2 ways first in fighting a common enemy...” Ermenrich raised an eyebrow and then said “...and the second?” Katrin then said to Ermenrich her eyes staring at his “the second being when someone gains too much power just like burgundy” Ermenrich then said with a small smile he then said, “still negative about our goals?”
“Centralisation is an uphill fight I already chose my stance in a lot of things,” Katrin said picking a bottle of scotch she always has been the logical and rational Ermenrich then said, “Your cabinet struggles truth be told all Chancellors have this problem but aligned with centralization with me as a leader that certainly puts our plans in motion don't you agree?” Katrin took a sip the warm of the liquor going down her throat she then said “I am technically your boss you know that” She takes a look at him for a moment smiling Ermenrich rises from his chair and then says “yeah you are… in name only” He says a tone ringing a bitter truth to her. A knock on the door interrupted their talk having Katrin say “Come in” a man of mid-age entered he then said “Misses Katrin, Lord Ermenrich Senator Lewis reports that he has problems” Ermenrich rolled his eyes and then said "doesn't surprise me” the man then said “and also Lord Von Gesseler is awaiting in the next room”
Both Ermenrich and Katrin sighted Gesseler was a highly conservative noble with the backing of the majority of the minor nobles as Katrin looked through the window thinking of how to deal with him as she watched through the window towards the other side of the capitol building seeing aerial suspension platforms lots of then in the other tower she raised an eyebrow it wasn't supposed to have a cleaning today, as she looked she noticed the reflection of light upon something she widened her eyes and put her hand into Ermenrich´s shoulder he turned to her seeing her nervus stare saying “something wrong?”
She quickly turned to him grabbing with strength his shoulder and his back throwing him behind the desk she then grabbed the desk by the other end and threw it making cover Ermenrich scared for a moment then said as he hired the ground and started to get back up saying “what the hell was that?” saying that with Katrin hiding behind the desk for a single moment of second peace was shattered with the window breaking in thousand pieces bullets flying over their heads and hitting the man in the door falling from the gunshots Ermenrich seeing that ducked and crawled to cover as bullets were flying through the room with bullet holes in the walls appearing as the shots rang for a few minutes they stopped the silence returning Ermenrich looked around in the destruction of the room from behind the cover with Katrin she then said “RUN” grabbing him by the arm and running.
Ermenrich quickly got up to his feet and running alongside Katrin as they arrived in the corridor they ran past several bodies laying the ground nobles bureaucrats guards and others from the room they left a missile passed through the now open the door exploding in the corridor the explosion making then both and fire partially engulf the roof as they recovered their ears ringing the looked back seeing the flames and a crater in the former office they were in partially hearing fire alarms off and guards and screams in the distance.
Garten der lichterbäume
Gentle droplets of water rained and hit the window of the Summer Palace Garten der lichterbäume was a modest world in the dukedom of Wenhausen, an old man nearing his 90's duke Fridmar Wenhausen sited in a wheelchair, observing the rain his health already deteriorating a man, who lived mainly in peace for most of his reign, now an aging man with regrets if his life sitting in a room with guards keeping him safe, as he watches the rains he remembers the old times simpler times no war, no politics. no conspiracies simpler times in memories of old a knock took, away his attention looking slowly over his shoulder seeing his maid an Ocien, different from others in the palace and court Fridmar, treated her well her name was Minna a name gave to her by her parents, she approached duke after closing the door and then saying in a humbling manner “Lord Fridmar the Emperor of the dominion is…” “giving a speech?” said Fridmar his voice sounding tired like he heard that many times he then said, “you wanna know something Minna, about how the Saxon nobles react to this?” Minna stood silent for a moment thinking, for a second she then nodded slowly Fridmar said his voice crisp as he went back to looking into the rain beyond his window “we listen, complain about their politics, say we are superior and proceed to ignore anything that is decreed, by the Dominion the speeches of the Emperor are nothing but just wind...”
Fridmar though for a moment his mind shadowed by the problems of life his eyes looked partially to the guards in the room until he saw a guard with an odd familiar but dangerous silhouette quick thinking he then gestured with his hand and said in a calm tone “Minna could you bring me to my room I wish to be alone for a moment” she nodded with a smile after driving him outside of the room and closing the door she walked with him through the hallways of the palace after not seeing guards she whispers to him chuckling lightly “you know senator Wilhem would have a stroke if he knew that his work is for nothing” Fridmar chuckled for a moment keeping silent to not attract attention as he smiles he then says “he is a workhorse who doesn't understand that all the papers he received are mainly to keep him busy”
Minna smiled and then said in a friendly tone since she was now outside of the guards watch “reminds me of the first time i saw you, working with a desk filled with papers and almost exhausted” Fridmar smiling then said “that was 10 years ago a long shot from what i am now” Minna then replied saying “i must say you still looked quite old Methuselah” Fridmar started chuklin as she said that after accompanying him towards and entering in his room no guards were inside Minna then walked back to the door saying “have a nice night” as she walked back to leave the room Fridmar looked back and then said “Minna can you answer something for me?” she turned around for a moment and said “yes i can” fridmar then said “did you ever wished to not be a slave?” as he said that Minna took a shy look to the left thinking for a moment she never thought of that before her kind never been free or had choice, fridmar watched as she stared to a side of the room thinking for a few minutes he then said “Ah… nevermind you can go” She looked at him reawakening from her trance and walking away after bowing slightly and closing the door.
As Fridmar looked around he thought of the man with the silhouette he then sighed and said “So he is ready then…” he moved his wheelchair to a table in his bedroom with the realization of the great threat that he realized and after petting his pet eagle in the cage in the table he brought a hologram to start writing a series of texts that he thinks might need for the coming times after finishing such messages he though for a moment and started writing a message to his family as he wrote the sunsetted and he heard someone opening the door of his room and then closing turning off the hologram and picking drive behind his ear and putting in a hidden compartment of the table quietly and secretly as he put the drive away he heard a man say “It seems like time caught on to you” fridmar then said finishing hiding the small drive “did Hildenbrand finally started his plot?” The silence confirmed his assumption and he then said “I lived a good life... with regrets… that is how you live a good life...” he faced forward at the wall seeing a chest piece he nodded for a moment and whispered “Check” the last sound heard a rumble of thunder before he felt shots hitting him falling on the table his blood-shedding in the table dripping from his chest and hands his eyes drifting in his last moments he saw a picture of him and his family his wife and children in the wall he then said “... I leave... this world… to… join…… history” his eyes drift life leaving his body Duke Fridmar was dead the assassin then approached the body and then grabbed the chest piece leaving the room.
Location: Unknown
In the underground tunnels of a planet wet with water dripping from the roof and walls a Craetek, a human and a Tratik discussed in a table “is it over?” the Tratik said to the human hearing through an old radio he nodded and hanged saying “operations done our agents are leaving” the Craetek then said while hitting one of its appendages in the table “I can't believe we are working as mercs instead of fighting for what we dreamed” The human then said “they gave us the equipment and the task in the switch we gain much more is better for the long term”
The three looked a little worried that they sold themselves and their cause the Tratik then said “what shall we do now?” the cratek then said “I think we know what to do prepare our troops the man who hired us for this already paid us and gave us equipment I say we do what we need...” the craetek interrupted saying “I don't trust him I think we should go underground for now” the Tratik though for a moment and then said looking at the human “what you think Willian?” Willian thought for a moment and nodded saying “we just created a show and we can't show it was us by the contract… so hide for now”
“keep the shame and rise again then…” one of then said in the tunnels meanwhile in the other section of the tunnels several guns, ammunition, and even mechs began to be stored in large locations awaiting for the time.
Domestic Defense of the Saxonian People
The Explosions across the capital building had ceased police sirens and ambulances were in the area meanwhile a series of man gathered together in the table of national security older man in their 40´s agents to make sure that critical intel didn't leak from the confederation they all voted to keep the situation secret a good way to avoid mass panic or possible boldness of the attackers one of the members while talking about the situation said "The attacks were organized quite well... are you sure we can keep this a secret" the head of the D.D.S.P Frederick said "just along as we need if this wasn't made in other places as well for now make sure this doesn't leak until it is required" "This information might already be out..." one of the council members said Frederick then said "if this information leaks to the wider public it is bad if it gets in the hand of the emperor or noble or whatever it isn't that bad" the people in the table all nodded at the prospects Frederick then said "gentlemen we are the defenders of our people make sure that things don't go down anymore then they alerdy are and also make sure our leaders have not been killed" the table nodded rising and leaving from the room as they leave Frederick poped a cigar and begun to smoke he though for a moment and then said "why this had to happen right now?"
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The Saxonian Confederation began by an alliance of multiple royal, Saxonian houses that formed the Saxonian confederation, inside the Empire an alliance that grew to a confederation of worlds and star systems, to uphold their unified Saxonian cultural identity inside of the empire and their ambition at the same time.
The Saxonian confederation operates as a state within a state a confederation formed by a series of duchies, counts and even elected officials of saxonian culture, forming a country of their own, the saxonian confederation while having a single senator, from the Empire as the imperial representative, it also elects a representative when all the members in majority elect a official, this official becomes know as Bundeskanzler a noble or son of a noble or anyone who is indicated by someone of high influence for the position, becoming the de facto head of state albeit, this serves more of a title in reality the Bundeskanzler is but a figurehead, with little power that can easily be replaced if needed be by a another majority in a congress of princes and duchies while the position seems powerless it comes with its pluses one of then being the fact that it comes with a lot of prestige making a previously unknown family gain fame allowing elected officials to rise from a mid ranking possibly even bureaucratic family to the status of Nobles in less then a day but the position also requires being a mediator of the lords of the realm trying to establish a sense of comorbidity and peace while at the same time trying to form a united military by its existent optional taxes a problem that still permeates the confederation making the elected depend on its benefactors and aiders to form a national army.
The “capital” world of the confederation is Neu Sachsen, with its capital city also considered the capital of the whole confederation being it the city of königsberg.
Humans are the de facto rulers and controllers of the region as nobles, administrators, and workers the Saxonian confederation are for Saxons or simply humans the Xenos and other races are forced to slavery with almost none of the other races having rights. The Saxonian slavery system were many aliens are Xenos live in, is what is called a “convoluted servitude of slavery” a system where its apparatus it’s only known to the nobles and wealthy in this system the Craetek, Tratik and to the Ocien to an extension are forced to work to pay off a “debt” or contract to their masters but due to the bureaucracy and paperwork, in reality, their servitude is indefinite being passed down to their children and others making their race think they can earn their freedom while in reality not.
To the Ocien in the other hand due to their lack of will to revolt and conformism to things they received what some call better end or worse end depending on who you ask in the slavery system of the confederation becoming domestic servants while for some this is bad as some owners might do Things better not be described it's also argued they received the better end receiving housing and the most comfortable jobs becoming Domestic Servant Pets in some cases to the wealthiest of all citizens.
The majority of the Confederation lives under a New form of Feudalism established by the nobles who settled the region purposely cruel towards the subjects who live in planets with poor conditions mainly subject to laws that make then stuck in their social part of the pyramid mainly operational and better operated in planets in primitive levels of technology and superstitious or worlds were propaganda is extremely used.
Controlling the largest chunk of the population there is a concept called Urban feudalism a form of “reformed” system of a political system that acts less “feudal” and more meritocratic the worlds that adopt this system are the more industrialized of worlds mainly favoring concepts of merit for their people albeit more progressive compared to its peers the regions that adopt such ideas were able to have more stability compared to regions who went completely towards feudalism.
The Burgundian system is a political system that exists majorly in militaristic worlds or spartanist worlds depending on who you decide to talk too, a system of governance in which the people are more oppressed and the economy is mainly focused on the military side of the state putting the soldier above all albeit such system may vary its major goal as created in burgundy is to harden humans into ubermensch.
Albeit it seems like the Saxonian confederation lacks a standing army quite exaggerated by the dominion and even its neighbors that due to the neo-feudal system and also lack of centralized authority an army is mainly just raised peasants with forks that couldn't be the farthest from the truth something could be the members of the confederation have what is called Preußischer-Militäreifer a rule of the government that demands that all members have a standing army of a demanded number depending on how many worlds stars and planets dukes, counties and free worlds have while not obligatory and more of a guideline this act is considered heavily required in a galaxy filled with the competition due to that each county dukedom and free world contain a standing army ranging from conscripts from feudal medieval worlds to professional soldiers from developed worlds and to Spartanic soldiers of Burgundian system worlds.
The principal princes and duchies/dynasty that hold the most sway in the politics of confederation and its 98 members are the: The duchy of Hergenrother The duchy of Kresinger The duchy of Burgundy The count of Wenhausen The elected prince of Neu Berlin
political factions
Nobelic order a faction formed by nobles who consider gaining independence due to existences of the senate at the same time they believe that the Saxonians are considered culturally and politically separated from the empire at the same time they despise the existent taxes and demands of the empire believing that a government should be less centralized.
Neo Imperials believe that the confederation is the beginning of a new age in the galaxy and that the Old Empire is dying they believe that society should follow their ideas of what is called Urban Feudalism mainly inspired by heavily industrialized planets of the confederation they mainly argue of forming a new nation called the Saxonian Empire.
The Illuminati also nicknamed the philosophers an order that believes in a new form of feudalism that mainly aims towards guaranteeing some minor rights and freedoms to the population on the bases to establish a form of order that might be stable albeit sounding utopic they also ring power with the faith of the four divinities but due to the differences between practices of the faith and even the Illuminati the organization is fractured and has many different ideas.
The Burgundians inspired by the house of Haugwitz the Burgundians is a highly militarized order believing in neo spartanism and the idea that the highest power is the army and the gods also believing that in difficulty humanity shall prosper and grow to have its peasants live in difficulties and the harshest of working hours to the most rigorous of training in the army aiming to create a society that focuses on being disciplined Saxonian and obedient to its nobles something that made some of them even go so far as to enslave humans a taboo amongst the confederation.
The Republicans the only force of “real” democracy in the confederation formed out of the “free” worlds of the confederacy and led by its senates the republicans aim to reform the confederation albeit the fringe of the societies their clever maneuvering made their worlds the richest of the confederation and obviously the most aimed by the nobles to suppress their growth.
History
Origins
The confederation´s origins start way before the settling of the regions that form the confederation almost 700 years ago the Empire was on its golden age and like all golden ages, the people were happy and prospering that was thanks to the birth of the senate and good emperors and senators this led to a problem amongst some minor and medium level nobles that feared the beginning of the end amongst their power some were rich others not mainly born out of a population boom of nobles it was ticking bomb ready to ignite at the first opportunistic spark of someone with ambition. The first ones that led the initial troubles that led to the exile were forgotten to history but their last names, not Hergenrother, Kresinger, and Haugwitz their names long are forgotten but their actions still resonate to this day the why their names were lost is mainly unknown but is believed its because of loyalists to then deleting major pieces of information, therefore, one thing is a common theme when talking about history is that those people Hergenrother, Kresinger, and Haugwitz do not even know if they are really the only thing that is known as a fact is that a coup was launched and was crushed by the army restoring order to the capital and imposing the exile.
The Exile
The Exile also called the humiliation by some members was when a great number of minor nobles supporters of the coup and their followers to the region in the outer regions of the Empire nicknamed The marble nebula a series of star systems that were barely populated and used mainly as a prisoner’s colonies with the arrival of the exiles they started to build their own states and thanks to sympathetic noble judges this led to the developing their own states and even countries formalizing many as satellite states at that time culture was diverse but the same idea was in the mind of their leaders who built a system of feudalism in their new homes a new cultural renaissance had begun over the usage of the times of ancient earth. Albeit it sounded like a good time it was more complicated many saw the exile a humiliation a dishonor and a symbol that they were forbidden from their rightful belongings, in other words, they lost their rights to the crown of the Empire this initiated the new cultural renaissance of the counts who started appearing in the region out of spite and humiliation they started to think that they weren't more part of the empire. During the Exile a war of conquest was raged against the existing race in the sector mainly led by the nobles of the exile this war was devastating to the Craetek and their subservient races that were reduced in population and made into slaves of the newly established colonies of the exile nobles.
The Dawn of Saxônia
For almost 300 years the marble nebula was ruled by several duchies counties barons and lords for almost 300 years they settled in the region and contacted each other building a sense of fellowship and working together for a greater purpose one of those great acts was the New Dawn the beginning of the transition of culture towards what is Saxonian today at first the region had a distinct look towards the Empire in language buildings and even manners while some dialects and regionalization made their own distinct difference with time this difference changed into Neu-Sachsen mainly encouraged by the leaders of the confederation to create a new cultural myth that with time formed the new identity of the people. During this time a new wave of counts and duchies began to appear and to spread across the Nebula at the same time Knights came into existence mainly in planets where the concept of feudalism restarted at first as elite soldiers a caste to protect and fight for the people such ideal this ideal mainly sprung up in primitive worlds to places was the plebs were more controlled by the state by propaganda or other means. during this time the faith of the 4 divinities was born out of the prophet Siegbert and his religion, his faith spread across the sector becoming the official religion of the Confederation after many nobles and common folk adopted it into their lives mainly as the second renaissance of religiosity within the peoples of Saxonia especially since prophets and priests began to appear.
The crusade of the thousands and the birth of the confederation
The crusade of the Thousands was the event that created the confederation due to the succession rules and other rules put in place to make sure that children of nobles don't start troubles inside the confederation this rules created a great number of nobles without land and riches this led to the Crusade of the Thousands led by a coalition of nobles this crusade led to the conquest and colonization of new worlds aiming to give land to the landless this crusade was also aided by the duchies and counts of the soon to be confederation the faith of the 4 divinities also supported such act as it led to the creation of worlds that might be pure to their faith also aided by a wave of peasants send to colonize the empty regions of the sector. After this act of collaboration, many dutchie and counts started to work together by establishing zones of no tariffs to the creation of alliances this time lasted over 400 years leading to increasing collaboration over time and at the same time the method of keeping the peace the treaty of Pressburg a treaty that formed an official non-aggression pact between the lords of the region and that aimed to create stability and peace for a time while some lords ignored such treaty and went into conflict into each other the last 400 years led to the confederation to expand to its current extensive until one day the non-aggression pact evolved. Formed almost 200 years ago during the time of the crusades the lords of Saxonia the region that was now called gathered together in neutral grounds and after months of discussion the confederation was created a formalized protectorate of the Empire and at the same time a federalization of the treaty of Pressburg creating the Saxonian Confederation a client state of the Empire but majorly considered by the Empire to be the Saxonian Confederated Protectorate while such denomination is largely ignored by the public is majorly used by the leaders of the Empire due to the possibility that the Confederation is more independent from the Empire then they want to believe this is a quite common thing in the Confederation an idea they are still part of the Empire but for many nobles and to part of the population they aren't the Empire they don't speak Saxonian and they hold very few similarities besides being fellow humans. The Confederation For the next 200 years, the confederation started to create a semblance of unity but at the same time, it had to contend with the rules of extreme decentralization that is famed to have the lords of planets have more autonomy allowing then a lot of leeway towards things while the confederation holds it’s very own congress its called to reunite not always in session at the same time taxes are extremely low making the confederation not able to fully standardize its armies instead only capable of standardizing its infantry equipment via weapons deals towards corporations. Thanks to the birth of the confederation the Dominion now has a new industrial center with a totally different culture who´s nobility doesn’t like the dominion and to an extent has the most complex of all bureaucracies. The confederation at the same time created what is called the treaty of gegenseitige Kriegshilfe a proposal made 50 years ago created to serve as form military handover to the Confederation in case of conflict against hostile nations instead of the classic call to arms of the states were many could just deny such act. After the formation many duchies, free worlds/systems counties and others grew in power becoming highly influential in the politics only to lose in a question of decades or even immediately gaining and losing power and becoming powerful this game of chess would continue until the end of the crusades and the consolidation of the confederation.
Just like a dream to some but more like a nightmare to many
The original founders of the confederation are dead due to assassinations old age, disease, and others this lead to a new generation to rise for the next 200 years since the foundation of the confederation there were five generations of leaders aiming to increase their goals and power as of right now the new generation has begun after the duchies of Karleign, and Ebner collapsed leading to the current situation and the consequences the Saxonians now endure. The death of the duchy of Karleign by the death of the last of its royalty lead to a succession crisis while peace and stability was maintained for a short while the divided nobility and senate of the state soon marched the country into civil war trying to increase its power from it, the duchy of Hergenrother who at that time was mainly a county with little power having its leaders ancestor being a Karleign jumped at the opportunity to gain land this lead the senate and the nobles of Karleign to find a way to the end minor civil war by giving the dutchie to the leader of the state giving him tremendous economic power but discovering a serious threat in the pacification and unfortunately leading to the end of duchy of Ebner. The Burgundian state at the time was mainly a region of space containing a series of counties, free worlds and minor duchies until, Hildebrand the head of a small county lead by Hildebrand the county became increasingly more feudal and militaristic fanatic launching wars under the claim of a new grand duchy called sternenstaat burgund, a ridiculous claim but from the small gains, the new state invaded the duchy of Karleign abusing the small civil war to gain power the recent duchy of Hergenrother called a confederations congress for mediation and to end the conflict with the house of Ebner coming to such call in the capital in the heart of Hergenrother and passing through a warzone an incident by a Burgundian ship, unfortunately, led to the death of the transport fleet and to the end of the family of Ebner whos duchy collapsed almost immediately. Hildebrand the head of the new duchy of Burgundy or Burgudn according to him unfortunately died on his way to the meeting his son getting cornered between the whole confederation about to go to war and the recent news of the killing of the whole Ebner family by the hands of the Burgundian army ceded to demands returning a lot of conquered land but keeping some of it and even integrating other small counts through charismatic maneuver but the death of Ebner also allowed then to take some small chunks of territory while Ebner imploded being cannibalized by Wenhausen, Hergenrother, and recent new independent states one of then being Neu Berlin and its republic being the largest of the type and republic in the whole confederation its independence ending the duchy of Ebner. With it a new order was set ruled by The duchy of Hergenrother, The duchy of Kresinger, The duchy of Burgundy, The count of Wenhausen and the elected prince of Neu Berlin becoming the new most influential leaders of the confederation and becoming the new arbiters of the confederation or so is what it seems, in reality, the politics and court politics show a decreasing power of Wenhausen and Kresinger with Neu Berlin, Burgundy and Hergenrother increasingly gaining more power burgundy with its highly Neo Spartan militarist Zeal aiming to centralize the confederation under its crown and ideals, the Hergenrothers aiming to centralize power and make their Duke not a duke but an Emperor of an independent Saxonian Confederation, and Neu berlin whos elected leaders have grown more expansionist and getting more opinionated about the confederation. While it seems like power spins between those 3 powers things moved quite differently in the ailing power the Wenhausen have an aging lord but a young court who wants to regain prestige that might lead to conflict and the Kresingers that stagnated for a long time but recent industrial developments is making their economy regain attraction and gain more power in politics making rumors circulate its current duchess might start a new crusade across the unconquered lands outside the confederation.
Religions
The faith of the Four Divinities being then the gods Lóthurr the god of Chivalry, war, and honor Camalus the god of Death, Brutality, and Cunningness, and the twin goddesses Xyra the goddess of Order, Mercy and Compassion and the goddess Minerva the goddess of Chaos, Love, and Life
The Cult of Lóthurr is well known to be the cult of the nobles a cult that values a warlike nobility with a code of chivalry and honor albeit such codes of honor and chivalry are made to be the ultimate virtues of the cult it is said those who follow Lóthur must be a knight in all words albeit the cult maintains its tradition of chivalry and honor in times of war it is also a cult for the nobles mainly because many of then seek power especially the ones without land using it to wage crusades against Xenos as Lóthurr commands a command that leads to troubles amongst the other races.
The Cult of Camalus is the least preferred and venerated one mainly because Camalus is the literal god of death and brutality but at the same time cunning this makes him quite preferable amongst spies and even assassins forming death cults to kill those whose Camalus wishes to bring to himself albeit few is known from the cult of Camalus it is known that its followers are known to be nihilistic.
The cult of Xyra is considered the largest cult of the confederation and the most praised to worshiped different from her husband Lóthurr, Xyra is the goddess of mercy and compassion, therefore, she majorly resonates well with the common folk of the confederation majorly the poor and the oppressed and even the aliens extending her hand to aid those who need her help albeit in direct opposition to lóthurr Xyra's followers are famed for their kindness as one of the aspects her cult imposes on her followers be humble and submit to the order of things but also be kind and have the compassion to those around you.
Minerva is quite famed as the goddess of excess also albeit she represents the most festive and more free care of the gods she is worshiped almost by everyone as her followers majorly seek one thing pleasure and living a good life no matter what they believe in albeit her cult is heavily discouraged by the Nobles she represents the free spirit of humanity something her cult encourages her followers to be.
Craetekian spiritualism being a faith in majority used by the Craetekians and other minor races the belief is based in the concept that all creatures have a soul that creates a spiritual energy to master such energy could bring peace, healing and even to some Immortality albeit not so much believed amongst many practitioners, to master such energy within yourself it requires its practitioners to embrace diligence, self-control, tolerance, the virtues of holding a mind and body and if possible to pilgrimage towards holy places.
Cultures of the Confederation
The Saxonians as many call outside and even inside is unified culturally the how and even why dates back to the formation of the princes and duchies of the region when nobles fled with their followers to the region of colonies and conquered the region they started to build a new culture pulling from the ancient days of humanity on earth a reflection of what is called Preußen-Sachsen a cultural myth started by the nobles to unify their lands such culture that takes roots and inspiration by Germanic myths of ancient earth over the passage of time the region main dialect is neu-Deutschland and the region mainly grabs its cultural roots to a form of Neu-Sachsen. Neu-Sachsen is a cultural rebirth of Germanic ideals of art, philosophy, and pro-army, a renaissance of ideals dating back to the times of Germany in ancient earth this is expressed in classic arts to the cuisine of commoners house has followed such renaissance of germanic ideals. This cultural rebirth affected the people tremendously one of those effects came towards the local aliens many of which were assimilated towards the new culture one of then being Ocien who in their entirety got assimilated into the Saxonian Culture thanks in part to assimilation, and cultural genocide that made then integrate quickly into the human ways of life. While the Saxonian rebirth of culture has engulfed and almost made the Confederation uniform in cultural terms due to distances and differences between worlds each planet has formed its own Localised form of Neu-Sachsen culture while traditions and language stay the same to an extent the cultures create a form of localization one of the most dangerous being the Burgundians. Burgundians are the most separate but close aspect of culture humans may find in the confederation an example of total militarism and order and discipline over personal freedoms this system makes the people speak the same language as the rest of the confederation but differently from the rest the Burgundians value loyalty Honor and death towards the advancement of their culture and race that means that while some might take though towards a talk or a fight they would rush immediately towards defending the ideals of “Saschsenism” as they say it by fighting Xenos or even fellow humans.
Craetekians once lived in the sector that the confederation existed while their people once had their own culture it was heavily suppressed and destroyed in the early stages of colonization and subjugation while this led to a lack of historical costumes and former ideals of then surviving the last that remained are highly regarded as supreme for then one of them being the concept of Kautu being it the spiritual advancement of self Craetek. The Craetekians hold a highly religious tradition to their people in belief of spiritual energy believing that through meditation and virtue of mind, body, self-control, and diligence this concept of Spiritual energy is also known to hold a concept of healing through meditation or even according to their own beliefs the ability to gain immortality through such acts. To maintain a form of peace the Craetekians were given a special holy day called the day of the spirits while not so much of a problem to the government such day is were the Craetekians go in pilgrimages towards the holiest of places in either their world or even star system in search of highly spiritual places from garden worlds to tombs of great monks to temples. Their language is an odd mix between Saxonian and their own language forming a form of alternate dialect.
Tratik Culture was majorly assimilated culturally towards the Saxonian traditions and cultures while maintaining some of the Craetekian cultures they previously lived while this odd bread is existent with the Tratik their culture is mainly reclusive to themselves and in many instances dividing amongst each other with many adopting fully the human culture or some staying with the old ways.
Races of the confederation
Humans make out 82% of the whole confederation since the great exodus following the inner core wars of unification several exiled nobles fled to the secondary ring colonizing conquering and slaving the local 3 alien civilizations.
Craetek making out 10% of the population they were a former space-faring alien civilization that once ruled the sector the confederation now lies defeated after a war they were reduced in population their kind are arthropods they reach up to 3 to 5 meters in height a race that at glance is terrifying due to their appearance at the same time they are strongly capable and able to lift up several tons in their backs.
Tratik makes out 6% of the population a minor race, that lived beside the Craetek they are a reptilian species, standing near humanity in size they are also famed by being great memorizers and a species, with an almost devout sense of communion it's unknown if they were engineered or evolved but due to their communion, and memorization they are more trusted as a low ranking bureaucrat in the same form of slavery that the Craetek live but at the same time, they are quite watched.
Ocien makes out the last 2 % of the existing races a humanoid species that resembles a centaur of ancient mythology while having 4 arms besides their alien characteristic their race is unique because of their ability to be conformist towards any situation and at the same time being heavily resilient towards wounds and damage is not know for the why such evolution exists but some theories suggest that they were engineered not naturally evolved.
important planets/curios worlds
Neu Sachsen the capital of the confederation a temperate world with a lush ecosystem laying at the territory of Hergenrother serving at its duchy capital allowing it to prosper as the capital it has a large estimated population of 8.3 billion, settled in the great schism that sent the original nobles to the region the place had originally been a garden world a place for nobles to observe the natural beauty of the planet after economic reform in the realm the planet became a trading hub quite quickly soon gaining enough fame to be proclaimed the new capital of the duchy and once the confederation was born the planet itself held the largest honor by serving as the capital of the confederation the world is led by The duchy of Hergenrother.
Neu Berlin considered one of the major worlds of the confederation its a symbol of cultural unity mainly famed for its architecture settled almost years after the schism it was founded by a series of artists and guilds that made the region create wonderful displays of art different from other realms Neu Berlin is a “free” world an elective republic allowing many ideals to blossom inside its borders having a population of near 9 billion people in it.
Saxenburg considered a massive industrial powerhouse of the confederation due to having the largest output generated by its industries, at the expanse of its biosphere and life the planet itself is soaked, in pollution and having an ecumenopolis and overpopulation due to this the factors the majority of its inhabitants live in poverty while the nobles live in either skyscraper that reaches the clouds or in space stations living lives of luxury, led by the duchy of Kresinger, the planet itself still outmatches any country when dealing with products leaving compared to the other ecumenopolis meanwhile the planet stands at an estimated population of 362 billion.
Speerwand is a fortress world that lies in the border considered one of the ways to enter the confederation, Speerwand has a population of 5 billion colonized by forced settling the planet itself is an example of the confederations religion of Nordism a faith that worships the old gods of Earth in it and around it is quite common the operation of the Inquisition a holy order that makes sure that foreign intrigues and threats to the faith are kept at bay the planet itself serves as a holy shield against major Incursions from outside the empire, many leaders don’t approve of the prince that made this but the world was forced into position due to threats of the dukes of Haugwitz the world is led by The count of Wenhausen.
Burgundy considered the most dangerous world due to its ecosystem the capital of The duchy of Burgundy and its dynasty that rules its realm under the nicknamed Burgundian system a Neo-Spartanist system that favors the army above civilians being a highly militaristic society due to that they also only allow a few man and woman to receive education mainly those who join the army or are decedent settled at the beginning of the nobles expelling one of them was the house of Haugwitz that came with its followers and after a while, its descendants started implementing the Neo-Spartanist system across the duchy albeit criticized by the rest of the confederation not many go against the house of Haugwitz mainly due to holding the largest army in the confederation and also the most fanatic soldiers someone could ever see the planet itself has a population of 14 billion.
Friedensmauer der Brüder also called the wall of the brothers serves as one of the few fortress worlds that stand between the confederation and the void of unexplored space serving as a world to defend the confederation in case the alien incursions if they decided to invade the confederation albeit not protecting the whole of Saxony trough its FTL routes colonized once the first duchies settled the planet has a population of almost 8 billion souls half of then being Craetek the planet is one of the bulwarks that serve to represent the confederations paranoia of not only Xenos but also Fellow Human brothers.
Donnerspeer a massive industrial complex planet majorly famed due to being not only as an ecumenopolis but for being the largest producer of weaponry of the Confederation due to that Donnerspeer is considered a highly important planet for the well being of the confederation at the same time it shows a little bit of a complication since many leaders want control of it but due to a tendency of rivalries and successions the lords of the planet submitted to the house Hergenrother mainly out of desperation after a succession crisis having an estimated population of 562 billion people.
Technology level/unique technologies
Mech technology: using advanced robotics and engineering from the empire and its neighbors the Confederation made use of it to create mechs of their own but with their own tweeks mainly being spider mechs and other types of variations.
Eplonyx energy core: one of the “miracle” discoveries by Julia an energy crystal called Eplonyx that contains an unknown amount of energy it is used and constructed into the Eplonyx energy core it allows the powering of several high consumption devices and even entire cities considered a good energy source that can last for years depending on what is powering the problem being that after a long time of utilization it melts into a highly radioactive goo.
Eplonyx Energy Cannon also known as E.E.C a super energy cannon deployed mainly in dreadnoughts of the confederation an energy cannon with energy force of several megatons of power it’s utilized mainly in case of call of war mainly used as standard equipment for all dreadnoughts and sometimes for battleships.
Titan knight Technology: Created in the first days of mech knights titan knights are what people would call the ultimate warriors that shall exist created by a single woman in the early days of the exile period as a fear of invasion and also to serve as a new hope for the people, unfortunately, the hows of making such machines of war have been lost after his creators disappearance the only thing that remains the Knights frame a system that allows the creation of new equipment for the Titan Knights.
Hartbert Energy shield a defense energy shield that is used in mechs to space ships using electromagnetism it creates a shield to protect the vehicle against damage it is also able to be deployed sometimes in infantry packs albeit it can only last 10 seconds due to lack of energy to mass sustain the shield
Switcher tech ammunition Thanks to advanced engineering and the shrinking energy batteries for laser weaponry it allowed the creator of S.T.A´s a technology that allows the switching of ammunition of certain weapons-making weapons slightly big but allowing it to utilize multiple kinds of ammunition and weapons albeit this invention was first thought about handguns it became more used in turrets for cruisers, battleships, and dreadnoughts.
Orbital atmospheric ships created at the exile such technology allows ships mainly fighters and bombers to enter an atmosphere and into orbit by using energy powered thrusters.
Translucent camouflage is extremely hard to make and only used in a few things it allows the object or person in question to receive almost perfect invisibility albeit detectable with good positioning of your eyes.
Warp Sensor a sensor created after the advent of Warp travel using a series of sensor utilizing warp models of gravity wells and others it is quite possible now to detect fleets in other star systems or in the star systems while sounding almost hard to hide it has its flaws majorly on how it detects can easily be hidden by using the same method as sonars use or by simply staying inside the gravity well of a gas giant.
Psionic powers
It’s rather not knowing where psionic powers originate or come from but common thought is that the power majorly comes from the gods or trough nature but in the end it's unknown but one thing is common in the most primitive worlds having such trait is a one-way ticket to a stake if you are lucky you might be recruited by the nobility.
Telekinesis the easiest of the powers you can learn while simplistic this power requires meditation and concentration to learn while some might say it’s simplistic sometimes it can come as useful.
Psionic Pyromaniacs while hard to learn it allows the psionic users to create “heat” and attrition in materials allowing then to create flames and use fire powers by using their concentration allowing then to use a variety of powers to even creating traps.
Divine psionic powers are considered something that only the faith of the four divinities and its inquisition can acquire via penitence and worship to one of the four gods depending on which god a psionic user can acquire a multitude of powers that follow said god's nature this creates what are called Paladins or holy knights.
Telepathy a gift that is most closely related with telekinesis but the only difference being that if someone is able to acquire such power as telepathy Telekinesis is almost shut off being a more of a born with the power it allows the users to read people's mind and transfer information to other people by using their minds the only problem is the fact that you would hear things as a crowded room all the time only by extreme concentration someone is able to focus in reading just a single person's mind.
Military
Land armies
Difficulty to catalog is a major theme for the confederation due to a large number of members the armies of the confederation are highly diverse the standing armies of the confederation can vary wildly from one army to the other a good example of comparison would be the rich merchant cities of the confederation versus the princes who align with Burgundy and its system but thanks to multiple treaties and a form of centralization by copying each other a form of cohesion exist forming 3 distinct appearances in some areas mainly land troops while spaceships are almost completely uniform in design. The confederation utilizes imported rifles and other weapons from short-range weapons mainly through companies aiming to create a form of standardized army. The confederation’s major military doctrine that is employed by the majority of princes is the combined arms doctrine while Burgundian followers use the mass assault doctrine for warfare. The Land Infantry of the confederacy land infantry is divided between many or orders and princes falling into 3 categories that divide the confederation on who is better the first one and the most famed.
The Saxonian knights inspired by the rise of mech knights in other feudal nations that formed they are a military caste that is mainly composed of nobles who spent most of their lives in their monasteries of the faith of the 4 divinities those warriors came in many appearances but they are considered the most elite soldiers and most well equipped compared to the common soldiers.
Saxonian brigadiers the common infantry of the Confederation a series of man and woman equipped in light power armor survival kits and rifles sent to battle albeit less equipped compared to the knights they have more equipment from techno blades, machine guns and other equipment for specialization such as medics, and engineers.
Soldatens des Kaltern Krieg are soldiers of planets that follow the Burgundian system cold and non-caring would be something describes then quite well due to the way of their training and raising the Kaltern man are apathetic towards bonds and focus on serving their lords as part of the “Greater good” equipped with armor and rifles they also carry with then sharpen shovel.
The confederacy tanks are also divided into 3 types according to and some might vary in size quality and others depending on the region of making or purpose of making something quite simply the first one that is well known.
The M46A3 a tank design emulating those of external companies at the same time utilizing regional designs becoming the more Main battle tank of the confederation being the most modern it uses its Eplonyx energy core to fire projectiles at high speeds through a railgun as its main gun utilizing the energy of its Eplonyx energy core. T-212 a high production model made especially for mass production not a very good quality tank and more akin to a APC but still formidable by its standards mainly fabricated by very poor princes or simply if war economy gets to such levels of desperation to pump out then in mass. ST-28 one of the spider tanks made for the Confederation land leased by the Empire for study and production mainly to defeat an ongoing revolt it became incorporated by the confederation with a few different designs one of then made is to have a similar railgun as the M46A3 and to an extent higher mobility but at the same time a much bigger chassis. ST-45 a spider tank this time bough and made by the confederation to serve as its light form of a vehicle which is more reliable and equally powerful mainly integrated with mechanized forces compared to its more ‘robust’ form. M.A.U also called Mobile Artillery Unit a spider mech with an artillery system made to be able to maneuver through the regions made especially to make sure that trucks are less needed or other forms of transport in case of repositioning
Saxonian Knight Mechs the golden child of Saxonia inspired by the outer rim knight approach by its fellow feudal nations Mech Knights have created warriors that pilot giant mechs in a war against the enemy not easy to pilot but if you pilot you hold a powerful tool with you, mobile and agile for combats they mainly subdivide into.
S.K.M Saxonian Knight Mech made in the confederation the first type of mechs majorly simple a mech with its arms having cannons and its shoulder missile pods made at the beginning of the projects and still made albeit with new tools some of then including energy shields, and heavy armor
Saxonian Support Squire Mechs albeit Squire is a little bit of an exaggeration due to majorly existing as support units and the concept of squires as assistants to the knight’s arts and culture breeds a name so to speak, S.S.S.M is mechs made to have multiple types of equipment mainly separated guns to be used for the conflict being a humanoid mech with arms and legs its strength is the fact that it can carry any piece of equipment it needs from guns to artillery becoming a quite good frontline troop but also a support troop.
Titan Knights the peak of knight mechs larger than its counterparts and considered deadlier than others mech knights spousing shiny engravings of the man who once piloted then or currently pilots then it is quite unknown how such mechs are piloted due to its sophistication in AI and weaponry holding a long list of having swords, war hammers, maces, or even spears while at the same time utilizing from rifles, hand cannons, and even arm attachment of weapons from energy cannons to melee weaponry one thing that is almost universally installed beside the weapons they spouse, quite resistant armor, energy shields and even a form of translucent camouflage
Space forces
Fightercrafts and bombers
Orbital Atmospheric fighters this fighter craft are made to be able to be used in both an atmosphere of a planet to the very self void of space made to be the best versatile fighter craft in any problem thrown at it, its main weapons are Energy cannons while deployed in atmospheric zones by carriers they also are quite useful in the orbit and in space thanks in part to their thrusters being made to be used in both types of environments.
Orbital Atmospheric bombers equal to fighters difference being that they mainly carry with then a payload of bombs to nukes and equipped with light cannons mainly made to carry payloads and deliver then at a target while similar to fighters they are much heavier and are constructed in a way to have bigger engines allowing it to carry the extra weight
Space ships
Confederation Corvettes considered the first spaceships made by the confederation being the corvette’s small ships used in combat and sometimes in transportation equipped mainly with missiles, Railguns, and point defense lasers.
Destroyers compared to corvettes are different due to multiple designs and equipment sets but the majority of the time they are equipped with cannons, railguns missiles, and point defense systems using Gatling guns separated mainly between 2 classes.
Artilerie Mauer a destroyer class being the major used artillery focused space ship that uses cannons rail guns and missiles while lacking many defenses it’s long-range makes it quite dangerous especially since destroyer types walk together.
Schild der Herrlichkeit destroyer class is different from its counterpart serving as a shield of the fleet having the best point defense capable of having at the same time made out of reinforced armor and more powerful shields while seen as a defense unit it also spouses turret cannons.
Cruisers are divided in 3 categories number one being Schwert der Flammen second being Schwert der Stacheln and third being geflügelter Husar their divisions mainly exist as a form of specialization.
Schwert der Flammen is considered a shield breaker type of cruiser having mainly energy weapons that can easily down enemy ships with phasers and energy cannons at the same time having plasma throwers in its front at the same time it spouses a more potent shield compared to Stacheln.
Schwert der Stacheln Different from Flammen is armed heavily with armor and hull breaking weaponry majorly projectile weaponry from Gatling guns, missiles torpedoes, and other forms of explosives one its guarantees is its turret cannons.
Geflügelter Husar is considered the major carriers of the confederation while having much better ones due to its cheapness it’s majorly used as its base different from others Geflügelter instead of guns contains hangars for fighter crafts and bomber crafts while having point defense systems, missiles, and drones for its defense.
Battleships are divided between 3 types with one not being premonient compared to the others being then Kriegsherr von Burgund,kriegsherr von sachsen, and Schutzengel.
Kriegsherr von Burgund made in burgundy is a battleship made to be quite aggressive in its systems and weapons having turrets with the ability to create quite a bit of damage but only in a close range having quite reinforced armor and having missiles and high explosive weaponry it was made to be able to deal massive amounts of damage at the cost of charging forward and taking the first blows
kriegsherr von sachsen different from Burgun it uses superior military firepower by having turrets that albeit less damage is done it allows the usage on higher distances allowing for safer distances for maneuverability and dodging meanwhile having long-range missiles and energy weaponry of railguns to turrets allowing it to be quite a foe to fight.
Schutzengel the carrier battleships containing turrets, missiles and point defense including large hangars allowing the storage of hundreds if not thousands of crafts while serving as the largest carrier type it is the least produced mainly because of the lack of need for such big carriers instead the confederation invests more in the other types of battleships
The Dreadnought Sächsischer Titan Considered the biggest ship of the Confederation Sächsischer Titans are the most dangerous ships to engage due to then having E.E.C allowing then to easily destroy battleships with their cannons albeit slow compared to battleships its turrets count and firepower makes then almost deadly to fight while having a period of things such as missiles point defense and other applications that might be installed to then.
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