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The Enlil Consortium



I, Aldric Alim Archelaus Aibek Enlil, being sound of mind and body, possessing of no artificial or synthetic duplicates or variants of transient state at this time, do hereby holograph my final will and testament to be treated as mystic.

As a brief forward to my final dispensations and wishes, I must say that I am deeply dissatisfied with the state of the Galactic Form, as most commonly identified and embodied by the Allied Galactic Republic. Pertaining to the sections outlined by article twelve, one through six, and all sub-sections therein, the galaxy at large is not yet ready for the reception of the New Hegemony. I have spent my life working within the hierarchy and bureaucracy with the express intent of cleanly and legitimately reshaping the affairs of joint state in order to prepare it, though I have now for some time been assured that the system at large is intractable to any and all forms of peaceful ontospalical induction as described in section three through ten of article nine.

For consideration of all things in the spirit of my intentions, know that it was my desire in life to prevent the complete sterilization of all entheoforms by the New Hegemony upon its appearance. In execution of my will, above all other notions this singular spiritual intent should reign. Though the resources and means described and allocated within this will may seem insufficient for the task at hand, I do believe that through many means and ends that the situation may yet be salvaged.

May the creator's love be with you, and may the destroyer be merciful in their way.The Last Will and Testament of Lord Adviser to the Emperor Aldric Alim Archelaus Aibek Enlil


Alias/Abbreviation: 'The Trust.'
Specie{s} Present: Humans, Ryujii, Skergians, Velukans, Elegrions, Domodets
The Domodets are an old and primitive species of warm-blooded reptiles originally hailing from the now barren planet of Nualia. Anatomically modern Domodets are more than ten million Human years old, and as a civilized species they have forgotten and lost more history than the entire summation of Human history put together. Time, however, has not been kind to the Domodets. A disastrous ecological catastrophe on their original home planet of Nualia, caused by a hostile alien power, forced the entire Domodet species to flee the planet and drift as nomads for hundreds of years before they managed to resettle. History between now and then is fuzzy, although prominent Domodet scholars agree that the species has been driven to near-extinction by stellar warfare at least twice, enslaved on a species-wide basis at least once, and have been subject to at least one systemic genocide attempt via a biogenic weapon - and all within the last six thousand years. The Domodets in the modern day possess a sparse and widely distributed population, possessing little to no technology or culture of their own. Individuals adopt alien cultures and lifestyles, with little to no information on historical Domodet culture existing in the present day.

The average adult male Domodet ranges from three to three and a half meters in length from the tip of their snout to the tip of their tail. possessing a long, serpentine body that is half a meter wide at its thickest point. Domodets possess three sets of fully-hydrostatic limbs with simple, four-finger bony appendages. Their internal skeleton houses a single tube of material analogous to cartilage, which serves as a central form of support for a series of biomineralized arches that form interconnecting crescent-shaped ridges of bone across six axis of the body to form the domodet Endoskeleton, characterized by a durable, spongy adherant tissue that allows for extreme torsion and flexibility. Domodets may twist any part of their body a full three-hundred and sixty degrees without issue due to the arrangement of their muscles and endoskeleton. The Domodet skull and jaw are entirely independent structures, the skull being set nearly a full half meters behind the three ridge-mounted ridges that act as jawbones, using the axial spines as a basis of support. Domodets possess a circular maw with a frontal ridge of sharpened bone at the forefront, which when closed all fit together into a perfect concentric-circle apparently used for shredding exterior dermis of prey. Further into the jaw are a series of similar ridges with alternating knobby protrusions used to crush and grind bones and other hardened structures. Domodet jaws are extremely powerful despite their small size, and the species has no trouble breaking down and eating solid granite and limestone rocks (which they may do in order to assist digestion of particularly large meals).

Externally, the most famous Domodet characteristics are their retractable scales and fur. Their scales are normally sheathed in a subdermal layer of partially biomineralized fatty tissues that naturally secrete a waxy form of keratin cuticle which is resistant both to water and highly basic liquids. Extended scales restrict the individual's freedom of movement and can lead to infections of the subdermis if kept unsheathed for extended periods of time. A Domodet's fur grows in coiled clumps from within specialized nodules spaced around subdermal fatty sheaths, and extend from modified spiracle pores located just above each sheath opening. When extended, Domodet hair has a clumped appearance, and runs forwards rather than back. The function of these hairs has long been forgotten, but is generally thought that they are partially responsible for heat ventilation and macrophage buffering due to their direct interaction with the Domodet open vascular system. Contrary to common opinion, they are extremely inefficient for purposes of retaining heat. Individuals may extend both their scales and fur simultaneously, though they rarely have cause to do so and the state is described as being physically awkward. When both scales and fur are retracted, most Domodets have a pale gray skin coloration with a rubbery texture and lined complexion.

Domodets, despite being warm-blooded, possess an open circulatory and vascular system and require moderate concentrations of atmospheric ammonia in order to sustain metabolic activity. They utilize fluorine for gas exchange, and although they can breath limited quantities of oxygen its use fills a tertiary catalytic role and will lead to rapid onset of symptoms similar in nature to Hypoxia amongst Humans. Domodet biology is largely suffused and dependent upon highly basic and moderately acidic substances, and is highly resistant to the deleterious effects of both.

Domodets are obligate carnivores and ambush predators by nature, preferring live prey between ten centimeters to two meters in size. Despite being warm-blooded, most Domodet body heat is generated by their gas exchange cycle rather than through their diet, which is oriented towards calorie intake and re-purposing of pre-existing biocatalysts. For this reason, Domodets find non-traditional species to be equivalent to junk food. Occasionally delicious, but rarely containing the basic nutrients necessary for the body to function. Though their homeworld has been barren for tens of thousands of years, they retain a large number of native species which they use as cattle. The average adult Domodet requires approximately three large meals every seven weeks in order to live in good health.

Domodets are color blind, slightly slower-witted (though not generally less intelligent) than Humans, and live on average between forty to sixty years. They reach sexual maturity within four years, with females laying clutches of twelve to twenty-four eggs that hatch in approximately seven months. The domodet brain possesses six independent neural cords for each branch of their spines, which are highly prone to mid-life degeneracy and necrosis. A fit adult Domodethas an average landspeed of twenty kilometers an hour, and can lift and carry upwards of two-hundred and thirty kilograms without slowing or tiring quickly.
Nation Population: Three billion individuals of various species.
The Consortium plays host to multiple species and their ships of preference, possessing no standardized ship models of their own. Most of the vessels in their possession are cargo ships and patrol craft, with few warships of note.

The most prominent naval assets the Consortium possesses belong to multiple PMC groups which have commissioned specially designed Q-Ships for the purposes of deterring piracy. It is estimated that every one in thirty space-faring vessels amongst the Consortium is actually a Q-Ship, though as each vessel still engages in trade and shipping distinguishing between them and legitimate civilian vessels is all but impossible. Although these Q-Ships are noteworthy from a tactical standpoint, their designs emphasize form over function - the sophistication of their camouflage is superior to the sophistication of their armaments. Q-Ships sacrifice armor and shielding in trade for heavy armaments and speed. This suits the practices of certain PMC groups such as Ammacre perfectly.
Nation Focus: Energy Production
Weapon Tech Level: Substandard
Shield Tech Level: Superior
Armor Tech Level: Standard

Weaponry: As the Enlil Consortium is largely a commercial venture with little in the way of military hardware, they possess few noteworthy materiel. However, they are in possession of large numbers of industrial grade planetary and orbital equipment which could conceivably be repurposed as weapons with modest degrees of modification. Most of these platforms should be considered to have either Ion or Biological based munition typings.
No Bonuses Provided due to Substandard Quality

Shielding: Most of the artificial habitats, shelters, and stations used by the Consortium have been designed specifically to contend with the ferocious spatial conditions created by the Akkadian Quaternary star system, are predominately feature bleeding-edge Environmental Hazard Fields designed to protect against radiation, stellar wind, stellar flares and storms, and plasma fields.
+2 to Environmental Shielding Availability and Efficacy

Armor: As the Consortium is not a military organization and made no plans on that basis, most of their craft and structures use a thick but cheap bulk-produced chassis, designed as a mass-based countermeasure for protection against the hazardous conditions of the Akkadian Quaternary star system. These hulls have standard integrated environmental regulation components woven into them as part of their standard production blueprint, making them modestly more advanced than simple, solid-layered armor.
+1 to Environmental Durability and Damage Resistance

Powered Fabrication: The Consortium is one of the few factions with the means, the willingness, and most importantly, the actual raw amount of converted energy necessary to power direct energy-to-mass conversion for the purposes of matter fabrication. Powered Fabrication hardware is large, bulky, and used in conjunction with light and heavy automated industrial printers in most contexts. The process itself, while impressively efficient given the standards of the rest of the galaxy, are still exorbitantly power-hungry given the immense energy content of even small concentrations of matter. In exchange for utterly massive power expenditure, the Consortium's manufacturing speeds are increased, and their requirements for raw materials and components are decreased. Corresponding logistics operations are likewise greatly reduced in structure, resulting in less dependency upon cargo shipping and supply convoys.
+4 to Power Expenditure, +1 to all industries, -1 Resource Expenditure, -1 Component Expenditure, +1 to Logistics
Constitutional Corporate Aristocracy

The Enlil Consortium is, at its base, a group of immediate beneficiaries and trustees to the deceased Lord Adviser to the Emperor Aldric Enlil. The Consortium is a legal enterprise which exists for the sole purpose of allocating and evaluating of of Lord Adviser to the Emperor Aldric Enlil's assets, the dissemination thereof, and the execution of his final will. 

The chief authorities of the Consortium are the five Executors of the will, interchangeably referred to as the Benefactors or Trustees. All of them are Humans originating from the Celestial Empire and various subforms of its government; and nominally hold only temporary de-facto authority while in the process of executing the will according to its articles and any codicils formed by joint agreement between them, pursuing the stated instructions by all avenues legal or otherwise.

The five Executors between them, for the duration of their execution of the will, are considered to exist as a single holistic legal entity which possesses all of Aldric Enlil's legal titles, rights, assets, states, privileges and authorities. Any one of the five may make use of these as they see fit, though by legal poetry they may only do so if the 'whole body' of Aldric Enlil intends such. All actions performed by one Executor therefore must have unanimous support from the other four. Any actions performed without unanimous backing are unauthorized, illegal, and considered to be an act of that individual Executor rather than of Lord Adviser to the Emperor Aldric Enlil.

Each of the five Executors has a staff of personal aides, assistants, and retainers who process all associated paperwork and accomplish most of the legwork. Each staff has its own intricate and complicated internal hierarchy that is independent from those of the other staffs, each varying in size and functions. Each staff is chiefly comprised of Humans from the Celestial Empire, with a small but increasing number of foreign species. These staffs between them manage all information pertaining to the body of the legal entity that is Lord Adviser to the Emperor Aldric Enlil.

Underneath these staffs are contracting companies, corporations, and bodies which are hired on an independent basis by the staffs by issue of the Executors for the purposes of pursuing fulfillment of the will. These contracting bodies are bound by agreement as outlined by articles inherent to the will, and so in effect are nationalized corporate holdings of the five Executors. All of these corporate bodies share data with one another, requisition all raw resources and materials from the staffs of the Executors, and subcontract individual workers and employees. Unlike the staffs, the makeup, hierarchy, and internal bureaucracy of each corporation is specifically stipulated by conditions within the will, and thus are much more uniform in nature than the five staffs.

Below the nationalized corporate holdings are the general populace and labor force, who are all subcontracted by way of proxy to the Executor Staffs. These workers retain a citizenship within the Consortium defined by their specific rights as employees to each corporate body as outline in the will and its codicils. An individual not employed to any of the corporate holdings, not a part of the Executor staffs, and not related to or part of the immediate family unit of any of the above, is not legally considered a citizen of the consortium. (immediate family are classified as either dependents or personal accouterments to the individual and so are extended the same basic rights). Any employee has the right to independently form a contract with any of the five staffs, starting a new contracting corporation which is nationalized under the staffs. The individual may then pay out of their own pocket in order to requisition supplies, assets, personnel, and so forth necessary for them to pursue their outline corporate agenda. From there, it is down to market pressures and personal pursuits to make a profit and a successful contracting corporation.
The Consortium Economy is based entirely in units of converted energy, creating an equivalent to a fluid-based economy. How wealthy an individual is depends on how much energy they have stored. While this seems absurd at first glance, the catch to the system is that the smallest denomination of energy used as legal tender is measured in megawatts. This is only possible, in part, due to the exclusive location of the Enlil Consortium in general in addition to the specific design of their civilian and industrial infrastructure, and the national focus of power production. Widescale Power Fabrication technology and its high degree of integration with most aspects of life in the Consortium habitats means that relatively massive amounts of converted energy are required on an individual basis not only to live comfortably, but also to perform their job and to participate in the social economy. Even the poorest 'citizen' of the Consortium uses an estimated thirty times greater amount converted energy than a wealthy inhabitant of nearly any other nation, including the Celestial Empire.

Needless to say, this creates complications in regards to the usage of foreign currency.
The Enlil Consortium, being less of a naturally formed society and more of an artificially assembled conglomerate of multiple species, has a cultural environment that is a mixing pot incorporating ingredients stolen from nearly every culture of note amongst its populace. Corporations make specific efforts to make time for species-specific celebrations, which results in designated 'Holiday shifts' amongst corporate offices and workplaces, creating a subculture of invidious benefits competition between species trying to balance income with time off. Otherwise, the closest thing to celebrations the Consortium officially hosts would be State Assemblies and Auditing Day.
The economy is currently balanced, trending towards flagging. While the location and focus of the nation in general lends itself to massive degrees of power production, there is a nearly equal degree of power expenditure and on top of that, the Staffs are required to ration power consumption in anticipation of foreign negotiations. The amount of power which recirculates between individuals has thus decreased modestly over the past several months.
The Five Executors: The five Executors between them, for the duration of their execution of the will, are considered to exist as a single holistic legal entity which possesses all of Aldric Enlil's legal titles, rights, assets, states, privileges and authorities. As such, each of them possesses the Celestial title, 'Lord Adviser to the Emperor,' as well as 'Chief Economic Administrator.'

Fihr Wystan was the Secretary of Economics underneath Aldric Enlil prior to his death. He was responsible for organizing the official press release of the will's contents, as well as gathering the other four Executors together. As a Trustee of the Consortium, he heads most logistics affairs.

Aulus Cailean used to be an officer within the Celestial Navy before he retired and became a lawyer. It was he who kept the precise contents of the will obfuscated from the general public as well as from the bureaucracy of the empire in general, in addition to keeping official proceedings and decisions regarding the will within the royal court tied up for years while the Consortium grew and prepared. These days, he handles corporate law and contracting methodology along with civil rights and public health and safety.

Iikka Guiomar was a modestly well-to-do orbital technician of no particular renown, and his inclusion as an Executor of Enlil's will was a complete surprise, even to Fihr Wystan. The only provided explanation was a footnote: 'Now we're even.' Guiomar himself claims ignorance to the possible meaning, saying they have never even met Lord Enlil. Inexperienced and unaccustomed to affairs of state, they nonetheless have organized a fairly efficient civil engineering and infrastructure planning staff.

Alethea Shiru worked as an unauthorized 'troubleshooter' in the literal sense within the Celestial Empire, who was not an entirely unfamiliar sight in the company of prominent members of the Advisory Council and had been known to associate closely with Lord Enlil for nearly a decade prior to his death. She apparently handles all affairs pertaining to intelligence, and not much else of her is known.

Levia Constance was a member of an industrial regulations and auditing committee prior to the death of Lord Enlil. Considered a firebrand for her aggressive and 'uncivil' methods, she was nonetheless quite popular with the nobility since she often uncovered fraudulent activity within their businesses that diverted money from their coffers. Now she is the spokeswoman for the Executors and handles public relations as well as communications and public media.

The Staff Chiefs: Each of the five Executors has a staff of personal aides, assistants, and retainers who process all associated paperwork and accomplish most of the legwork.

Fihr Wystan's staff is headed by Tribal Mountebank. Staff officials are a common sight at shipping hubs, and retain their own security force. In addition to enforcing regulations and running inspections, the staff is populated by a large number of diplomatic envoys who are prepared to conduct mediation and negotiate on behalf of the Executors at a moment's notice.

Aulus Cailean's staff is headed by Nomed Malt. The staff consists mostly of corporate and legal experts who negotiate contracts and requisitions with the various contract corporations that make up the Consortium. They also set regulatory and work standards, and enforce brokered agreements. They work both with large industrial holdings as well as small local businesses.

Iikka Guiomar's staff is headed by Praea Rhesus. Made of of industrial servicemen and technicians much in the same vein as the man himself, the staff is drawn almost entirely from blue-collar individuals. Considered the most 'hands on' staff of the bunch, they spend most of their time educating and teaching others to become service professionals, and otherwise plan and organize the layout of all infrastructure amongst the consortium. Almost every large building has at least one member in permanent residence.

Very little is known about Alethea Shiru's staff, which is how they like it. Occasionally, somebody who knows their way around a humorless smile will appear and flash a badge with the infamous emblem of the fourth staff before asking extremely pointed questions. Occasionally, a work crew will have one worker more than is required by regulations, but they never stay for more than three months. Occasionally, you'll see a glint of sleek metal from a passerby as a concealed sidearm briefly catches the light. Part intelligence service and part secret police, the fourth staff is a thing of veils and shadows, with less seen of them than is heard.

Levia Constance's staff is headed by Munsaus Kern. Filled to the brim with legal experts and spin doctors. Many high-level corporate groups host at least one member of the fifth staff, and they hold many public facilities where they meet with individual citizens on a case-to-case basis. Although the fifth staff does not control the media industry, they do regulate it heavily and thus their members are often seen coming and going within studios and entertainment centers.

Ammacre Group: The Enlil Consortium's leading private military contractor and security provider, Ammacre group is led by the enigmatic 'Arclight Kuro.' Although externally arranged to appear only as a light law enforcement agency, in truth Ammacre operates as a hit-and-run guerilla warfare outfit specializing in lightning-fast alpha and decapitation strike, with a penchant for ambushes and traps. 

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One White Star (Free)
Two Blue Stars (6)
One Yellow Star (3)
Two Medium Dead Planets (4)
One Small Habitable World (Free)

The Akkadia system is host to a quaternary star arrangement featuring three orbital barycenters. Tramontane, a superluminous class O star of indigo coloration, forms the first binary with Levant, a white class A star. The binary is referred to as the Gregale Binary. Ostro, a blue class B star, forms the second binary with Ponente, a yellow class G star. The binary is referred to as the Libeccio binary. The first and second binaries orbit a tertiary center of mass between them, which is designated as Point Phoenicia. All three of the system's planets orbit the Libeccio binary. 

Tunri, the planet closest to the binary, is a barren world which contains several seas of molten rock and minerals. Due to concentrated pockets of volcanic gasses forming within older oceans now located within the planet's crust, the planet is host to several massive subterranean caverns and tunnel networks which are significantly cooler than the planet's surface. The Enlil Consortium's primary colony and urban center is located here, within a cavern beneath the planet's northern pole and accessible only via an artificial boreshaft.

Carthans, the second planet from the binary, is similarly barren but possesses a cooler surface and an inert core. The planet's overall structure has remained stable for millions of years. Troi is a base for a number of mining operations and serves as a waypoint between Tunri and Troi.

Troi, the third planet from the binary, is a barely habitable, sweltering greenhouse world with an atmosphere composed largely of Helium and Nitrogen, with moderate concentrations of Ammonia and Carbon Dioxide. A small settlement of Domodets resided here prior to the arrival of the Enlil Consortium, which negotiated an agreement with the settlement and built an agricultural colony around it. Troi is host to most of the Enlil Consortium's foodstuffs and edible goods. While a number of Terran plants can grow without trouble on Troi's surface, most livestock and cattle asphyxiate within the planet's atmosphere. Only the cultural livestock of the Domodets can live on the planet's surface, and though the biochemistry of these species is best suited for consumption by Domodets there remain portions and selections amongst them that are suitable for consumption by alien species.

The Consortium maintains four starbases in close orbit around each of the quaternary's stars within their coronas. These installations are blandly named after their parent stars and due to their hazardous environs, only sporadically ship or receive shipments, with their crews numbering only a few thousand each. However, these installations form the backbone of the entire Consortium economy, providing and wirelessly transmitting massive quantities of converted power from their parent stars to both Tunri and Troi. Each facility possesses a large, modified, industrial laser emitter originally intended for use in crust calefaction. Their design enables each starbase to induce surges of stellar activity and flares from their parent stars by firing modulated laser streams at their surfaces; the violent updraft of stellar energy is then absorbed and converted into usable power. The presence of each starbase within each stars' corona, and their proximity to their surfaces, is only made possible by the bleeding-edge environmental shield arrays used by each base, which are used not only to protect the facility from their hazardous environs but also to redirect and control the flow of stellar energy and radiation being emitted from each star.
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