The Republic

Star Wars Legacies · Jun 2, 2018

The Republic

We the People of the Galactic Government, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common Security, promote the foundations of Freedom, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the Galactic Government. Therefore this document establishes the controls on government and not on the citizenry due to our belief that the government which governs least governs best and that rugged individualism and self reliance are inseparable to the attainment of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness which are core to human ingenuity, creativity, and drive for exploration, expansion and expression of human life.
― Preamble of the Galactic Constitution

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History
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Technology
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Ranks and Organization
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Missions and Rewards
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Roster

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The Republic was a galactic government and democratic union of sovereign systems in control of mostly the Core Worlds and Inner Rims. The capital of the Republic was located on the city planet of Coruscant and is governed by the Supreme Chancellor. Following the resignation of Mori Valorum, the de facto leader of the Republic is Vice Chancellor Sul Rusk.

|HISTORY|

The Republic stands as the largest governmental entity spanning the galaxy. Little more than a weaving of trade deals and political alliances, it has stood for over four millennia. Starting off as a union between systems in the Core Worlds, its influence spread as hyper-routes began to replace the antiquating hypergates, more and more breaking down over the centuries. The Republic reached a recognizable state as it spread into nearby regions, encompassing the Inner Rim and bleeding into the Expansion Region.

The Hundred-Year Darkness

Excluding minor skirmishes with the Hutt Cartel and other entities in the galaxy, the Republic has largely operated in peace, using trade deals and annexation as their weapons of war. When conflict arises, typically defending star systems are left to their own devices, resulting in most systems having their own defense forces; with the disparity of resources, the Core has been able to wield superior fleets over their expansionary counterparts.

The façade of peace was broken when the darkened exiles of the Jedi Order began enslaving worlds south of the Republic. After a few years, the exiles’ campaign breached toward Republic space, attacking bordering worlds. The Senate was slow at first, the Core worlds insulated from the conflict and believing intervention was unnecessary, hypothesizing the conflict would end on its own. However, even with the Jedi leading the charge to thwart their heretical foes, the exiles continued to fight through the Republic. With elections that year for chancellorship, the incumbent Chancellor was hesitant to enter a war that could jeopardize re-election.

During the year of inaction, Senator Thallis of Yag'Dhul campaigned against the Chancellor in support of the war. Thallis won the election, and her first attack was to pass legislation to create a mobilized defense in the Emergency Republic Defense Act. The member-states through military forces and funds coalesced into an amalgamation of defense forces to form the propaganda-titled "Grand Army of the Republic". However, the Core pushed for fortification around the Inner Rim, leaving border words like Thallis' own Yag'Dhul to defend for itself, little of the Grand Army allowed to operate in the Expansion Region. In a desperate move after the First Battle of Allanteen, the Supreme Commander forms an alliance with the militant Jedi Guardians. However, by 6987 BBY, the exiles had breached into the Inner Rim.

The Grand Army of the Republic fought the exiles for decades. Corellia and several other powerful Core Worlds managed to propel invasion, suffering little in the war. The Grand Army focused on defending the capital of Coruscant, and by extension Tython. However, the effort ended during the "Bloody Run" campaign that brought the exiles to Tython. In a fight that lasted two years, the war saw its bloodiest conflict. With the exiles defeat during the end of the Battle of Tython, the Republic spent the next 15 years pushing out the remnants of the exiles. A Republic fleet chased after exiles' remnants, hunting their adversaries for the good part of a decade through the Mid Rim, aiding the Jedi on occasion. However, the excursion outside Republic space was taxing on an already exhausted Republic, dissent for the continued conflict spreading across the systems. Mori Valorum ascended to chancellorship on the momentum of not chasing after the exiles, and within the year the Grand Army of the Republic was dissolved.

However, the near-century-long war scarred much of the Republic South. Shipyards and manufacturing capabilities had been damaged over the years, allowing several Core corporations poaching manufacturing niches, such as Kuat courting formerly Fondor clientele. With the Republic picking up the pieces of the war, resources trickling in to aid the wartorn planets began to dwindle. As poverty grew, so did the Hutts’ ability to entice planet.

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|RANKS AND ORGANIZATION|

The Republic Senate

The Republic is governed by the Senate, comprised of representatives of the numerous member-states. Though in theory all member-states hold equal power, the realities of politics leave it anything but fair. Corruption plagues many institutions in the Senate, both internally and outside forces, most impactfully the Hutt Cartel. As the founding body in the Republic, the Core worlds have kept an impressive influence in the Senate, many laws favoring the Core worlds over the outer extremities. This has led to a disparity of lawfulness and technological advancement favoring the core over the far-reaching worlds. Few Chancellors, the Senate-elected leader of the Republic, have hailed from worlds outside the Core.

The Grand Army of the Republic

In times of great tension or war, the Republic commissions the Grand Army of the Republic. This army comes from the Republic Diplomatic Fleet, Republic Judicial Forces, and many waiting in reserve to serve the Republic itself. Leaders from these combined forces are selected by the Senate to command a joint effort to organize, train, and utilize the unified army. Soldiers, pilots, and other support members for the Grand Army come from all over the Republic. Their diverse backgrounds and skills all can play a role as long as they are loyal to the Republic. While the Senate is often split between outer rim and core worlds, the GAR is a place where that bias hardly exists. Generals, Admirals, and Commanders of all types often hail from even the far reaches of Republic space.

The War Council

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|MISSIONS AND REWARDS|

Unlike other factions, the Republic requires active participation in missions, in addition to level requirements ➊ ➋ ➌ ➍, in order for your character to advance through the ranks. Until a leader emerges amongst members, missions will be posted by administrator on a regular basis to coordinate the Republic's military efforts. Members may also submit mission packs for approval to an administrator.

The Grand Army of the Republic and Military Operations

Military missions are divided into five categories: ◆ Law enforcement; ◆ Intelligence; ◆ Humanitarian; ◆ Defence and ◆ Strikes. As identified on the rank chart above, a specific set of missions may need to be completed in order for your character to advance to a particular rank. It is the players' responsibility to plan ahead in those cases. Colorless diamonds ◆ signify that the completion of any mission will be considered for that requirement to be fulfilled.

In addition to the influence and resources conferred by promotions (see the chart for details), players can also "redeem" any set of three completed missions for a piece of the advanced tech of their choosing. Just warn an administrator, for the progress tracker can be updated: hollow diamonds ⬦ will be used to identify missions that have already been redeemed.

The Galactic Senate and Public Approval

In order for their mandate to be reconducted or accede to higher functions, members of the Senate must garner sufficient public approval ♟. Public approval can be earned one of three ways: via specific missions, generally diplomatic in nature; by having their motion supported by a majority of representatives during a senatorial hearing; by completing a plot that serves to advance the Republic's interests or those of their homeworld. The later will need to be approved by an administrator following completion.

It is important to note that Senators whose conduct does not befit the office they hold (e.i.: tomfoolery) may lose the public's favour.

|ROSTER AND PROGRESS TRACKER|

Supreme Chancellor

➍ Vincent Deryck (NPC)

The Galactic Senate

Vice Chancellor

➌ Sul Rusk (NPC)

Senior Senators

➋ Numenius Pax (Corulag) (@Nefieslab)

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➋ Moor Todan (Nubia) (@Aberforth)

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Junior Senators

➊ Akane Shirukomo (Atrisia) (@Arclight)
➊ Aurora Adasca (Arkania) (@Malon)

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➊ Mikael H. Aster (Anaxes) (@Flying Dutchman)
➊ Kurt Greyson (Balmorra) (@The Matt)
➋ Nicolás Cormond (Brentaal) (@Deviant)

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