Fiction:Greater Hal'Sk Empire

"Uraht Gi Yuti, Unity and Peace"

- Motto

The Hal'Sk Empire, or better known (and officially known) as the Greater Hal'Sk Empire, is a space-faring nation that is located in the Milky Way Galaxy. They originated from their home world of Hilsa, which in Imperial Basic means "Nest".

2100's - 2500's
On May 23rd, 2156, the Greater Hal'Sk Empire was officially founded, replacing the former government of the Unified Planetary State of Hal'Sk in the role of administering it's interstellar colonies. Before the Greater Hal'Sk Empire had been founded, the Unified Planetary State of Hal'Sk was quite authoritarian, being an absolute monarchy with a powerless council beneath the Emperor. So, the Greater Hal'Sk Empire continued the policies of the previous government, and continued to expand it's territories. By the year 2356, they had claimed 2,000 colonies.

Things continued as normal, with the Greater Hal'Sk Empire gradually increasing in size, and incorporating more and more species into it's fold, like the Kraal and the T'Vorah, among other species. However, the Greater Hal'Sk Empire was at the time Hal'Sk centric, and racist policies against the other species were rampant, and the other species were generally treated as second class citizens.

By the year 2467, they had claimed over 10,000 colonies, but their policies were the same, and with the populations of the other species growing at a quick rate, tensions were beginning to form between the other species and the Hal'Sk. Then, in the year 2472, the Riots of 2472 occurred, with the Greater Hal'Sk Empire essentially grinding to a halt as billions upon billions of citizens began to riot in civil disobedience, and the Greater Hal'Sk Empire was quickly going down the road towards civil war.

As the riots grew more violent, the government of the Greater Hal'Sk Empire was in a panic, as the military was sent out in an attempt to quell the protesters, but to no effect, and the riots were only getting worse and worse, civil war was slowly rearing it's ugly head towards the direction of the Greater Hal'Sk Empire. In 2478, with the situation on the verge of exploding, the government relented and yielded to the rioter's wishes, knowing that any-further and the situation would have become much more dire.

With the government relenting, the Minor Reforms of 2478 was passed, giving the other species the same rights as the Hal'Sk, and ditching the Greater Hal'Sk Empire's unitary system for a federal one, with each species getting their own province as their own, with their home world being the capital of it. With the rioters pleased by the results, the riots stopped, and everything returned to normal, although the government was still an authoritarian absolute monarchy. By the year 2498, 15,000 colonies had been claimed.

2500's - 2600's
By the year 2500, everything had calmed, and the Riots of 2472 were mostly forgotten by then, by public apathy and the government's refusal to put it in their school's history books. Things were going on as normal, with the Greater Hal'Sk Empire, as usual, continuing to expand and conquer it's territories. It looked like things would finally return to normal, until the Kraal Rebellion occurred in 2512.

Spurred by nationalistic pride and organizational groups, the Kraal had begun to rage civil war against their provincial government. Seeing this as a possible unstable factor, the government of the Greater Hal'Sk Empire dispatched their military to the Kraal Province. What resulted was a long and arduous war inside the Kraal Province, with both sides taking immense casualties, and by the year 2526, the war was still going, with no clear victor in-sight.

The government of the Greater Hal'Sk Empire, having enough, decided to open negotiations with the Kraal resistance parties, and attempted to strike a deal with them. After one year of negotiations, the Kraal Governance Accords was reached in 2527, with the Kraal Resistance Party being granted the authority of the entire Kraal Province, effectively becoming the provincial government. Pleased, the Kraal Provincial Government set up a immense totalitarian state, much worse then the national Greater Hal'Sk Empire's government, and was left to do what it pleased within it's own provincial borders.

After the Kraal Rebellion was over, the Kraal Provincial Government was tasked with the duty of rebuilding it's own province, while the national government of the Greater Hal'Sk Empire once again began to expand it's territories as it did previously, and by the year 2558, they had claimed 20,000 colonies.

As the years marched on, the Kraal Rebellion was mostly forgotten by everyone, except perhaps the Kraal, and the government once again left that event out of the history books, since it reflected badly on the Greater Hal'Sk Empire's military power and competence. By the year 2600, they had claimed 21,724 colonies.

2600's - 2700's
The 2600's came with little ceremony, another century, all of the same. The Greater Hal'Sk Empire continued to expand it's borders, continuing to mercilessly invade and subjugate worlds, and putting whatever species they found into the fold of the empire. As they kept going and going, another empire, the Krink Harmony also expanded towards them as well, and in the year 2656, they met for the first time.

The Krink Harmony  attempted to open peaceful relations with the Greater Hal'Sk Empire, but the Greater Hal'Sk Empire would have none of it, and in the year 2658 after a couple of years of border tensions, the Greater Hal'Sk Empire attacked the Krink Harmony, starting what would be known as the Great Krink War within the Greater Hal'Sk Empire, and the Krink Genocide as it would be known to the Krink

While the Krink Harmony was big, it's technology was far inferior to that of the Greater Hal'Sk Empire, and in the year 2678, the Krink Harmony was conquered and pulled into it's territory, with billions upon billions of Krink being killed by the Greater Hal'Sk Empire.

Despite the Greater Hal'Sk Empire's best attempts to censor news about the war, information soon leaked out to the shocked and appalled public, even the Kraal Provinces were stunned by what the Greater Hal'Sk Empire's government did to the Krink in the course of the war. Public discontent began to form, but the public mostly kept it to themselves, as the Greater Hal'Sk Empire began to brutally crack down on dissent inside the empire. In the year 2698, the Greater Hal'Sk Empire had claimed 27,000 worlds.

2700's - 2800's
By the 2700's, public dissent was starting to quickly grow, with the government still attempting to quash it, but to no prevail, as once again riots and protests began to take hold on worlds of the Greater Hal'Sk Empire, with the worlds that fell to the civil unrest grinding to a halt, as the workers left the factories, and the accountants left the offices, among other sectors of the economy that were stalled. People were finally beginning to remember the Riots of 2472 again.

As the decades went by, the riots continued to grow, moving world to world, while the government still attempted to quash them with the police on the affected worlds, meanwhile slowly claiming territory, until they had claimed 29,000 worlds by 2734.

In the year 2740, the riots finally reached a breaking point, and the whole empire erupted in mass-rioting akin to the Riots of 2472 except this time it would be called the Mass Disobedience of 2740. The old emperor at the time, fell ill due to the stress put on him during the riots, and died while they were still in progress in 2742. Upon his death, known reformist Emperor Riahk Hisan was crowned the emperor, and upon his crowning, he immediately set out to stop the riots and bring peace and order back to the empire.

As soon as he could, he put forward the Government Reforms of 2743 in response to the people's frustration and rioting. Upon the reforms passing, once and for all a constitution was written limiting the emperor, and a meaningful legislative branch, the Imperial Council and the Imperial Parliament, and a working Judicial branch, the Imperial Courts of Law, were formed. Democracy to a limited extent was brought to the Greater Hal'Sk Empire, and on top of that, the economy was gradually shifted towards a mixed-market economy. The riots stopped once again, and the citizens for the first time in a while were mostly happy, everyone thought an era of peace would take the empire, but that would not be the case for long.

On March 5th, 2768, the Kraal Province had it's borders expanded, the only problem was that they were expanded right next to the borders of France. The totalitarian government of the Kraal Province was outraged, and almost immediately launched a terrorist attack on the French, which would be known to this date as the Julianne Disaster. The national government of the Greater Hal'Sk Empire and the French quickly mobilized their military and jointly invaded the Kraal Province, seeking once and for all to topple the horror-show of a government they had. They succeeded, and the French and Greater Hal'Sk Empire became close allies due to the incident, and the emperor was awarded the French Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor in 2774 to commemorate the growing friendship between the two nations.

After the incident, the Greater Hal'Sk Empire in 2797 colonized the Quadrant Galaxies with the help of their allies, the French, and brought their colonies up to 30,000 systems overall.

Society and Culture
The Society and Culture of the Greater Hal'Sk Empire is as vibrant as it can be, with the Greater Hal'Sk Empire having around 9 species under it's control, and many more sub-species if you count those. So overall, it is very varied, of course, that is not to say that there isn't a common culture, in which case there is indeed one.

The Common Culture, or Jirhazas as it is known as in Imperial Basic, is the culture that sort of over-laps all the other cultures in the Greater Hal'Sk Empire, and is essentially the "Face" of the culture of the Greater Hal'Sk Empire to outsiders and those unaccustomed to the empire. Jirhazas focuses on balancing hard and diligent work, with relaxing and self-improvement, encouraging the follower to work hard, but also to relax and enjoy one's self once in a while. So, things such as food, sports, and other things are important to the average Hal'Sk citizen, and he/she will take time to enjoy whatever recreational activity is presented to him/her, as long as it fits their personal preference though.

Of course, one of the more noticable features of Jirhazas is that it heavily frowns upon one boasting their own personal accomplishments or their own items, such as cloathing. If one is found in offence of that rule of Jirhazas, they will quickly be cut down to size by their peers. Rather, citizens of the Greater Hal'Sk Empire don't like attention, and will keep things to themselves mostly.

Technology
Overall, the greater Hal'Sk empire could be considered a Tier 2 in-terms of technology, having such acknowledgments such as replicators, Dyson spheres, and etc. However, when it comes to the technology fielded by the government and it's branches, compared to the technology fielded by the private sector and citizens, there is a bit of a divide, and some oddities included.

Military
The technology the military of the Greater Hal'Sk Empire has is quite impressive, even though the military it'self has never been in any full-blown conflict with other nations, excluding the Krink Genocide and the numerous civil wars in the Greater Hal'Sk Empire's past.

Along with the usual things, such as plasma and precision laser weaponry, to anti-matter being used to a great extend as a weapon, they also have developed efficient and effective shields for ships, among many other things.

One thing to note, while looking at the technology of the Greater Hal'Sk Empire, is that they used to have a device called the Universal Bend Device which would effectively make one brain of a universe, touch another one, causing a massive explosion or... Other unknown effects. Ultimately, though, they only made one copy of it, and it was extraordinarily expensive to produce. So, it was destroyed, and soon legislation was passed banning weapons of that sort to be made.

Civil and Private Sector
Technology in the Civil and Private Sectors can be determined as... Rather odd for a Tier 2 nation.

In the civil realm, citizens have access to high quality medicine and medical procedures, such as the use of nano machines to help prolong their lives, of course not being networked to avoid a catastrophe to occur. Some even have implants in their brains to help quicken their reflexes, and make a multitude of services available to individuals.

However, they do not have things like quantum replicators, even though they are entirely capable of making one if they so wish. Their computers, while powerful, rely also on some-what outdated technology, in some cases even tape based storage being used.

Overall, the technology in the civil/private sector, while advanced, holds many contrasts with each other, from high tech-microcomputers, to computers operating off tape and floppy-like devices.

Territories
The Greater Hal'Sk Empire consists of thousands of systems in the Milky Way Galaxy, with France, Southern Africanus Dominion, and the Allied Terran Republic to the left of it's main territory, with the Kindred Coalition below them. Instead of consisting of one main territory, the mainlands of the Greater Hal'Sk Empire are separated from each other, due to the Greater Hal'Sk Empire annexing other countries for it's territory at random, and not steadily colonizing planets on it's own.

The Greater Hal'Sk Empire is divided into nine provinces, each province consisting of what used to be a species nation. A province is led by a Provincial Governor, which is appointed by the Provincial Legislature below them, which is elected by the population of their respective Province. Colonial holdings a far distance away from the Greater Hal'Sk Empire, like the Hal'Sk Quadrantia Sector, follow the same system and in theory should follow the laws set by the central government, but in practice deviate slightly. 

Notable planets

 * Capital planet symbol.png Hilsa (100 billion) - The birth place of the Hal'Sk Species, this planet serves as the capital and seat of government of the Greater Hal'Sk Empire. Unlike some other capitals, Hilsa is divided into separate cities with reasonable amounts of nature between them. Connected to a trade network with France, as well as holding a lot of industry, this planet is a very important economic powerhouse.
 * Planet symbol.png Krivat (86 billion) - The homeworld of the Viz'Irak, it is also a provincial capital. MORE INFO TO BE ADDED
 * Planet symbol.png Krallia (103 billion) - The homeworld of the Krall species, it is also a provincial capital. It is famous for it's numerous military schools and training facilities, which is expected due to the Krall's militaristic culture. A hot and dry planet, it is not welcoming to outsiders.
 * Planet symbol.png Trian (72 billion) - Home to the T'vorah species, it is also a provincial capital. With their merchant history, Trian is considered to be the financial heart of the Greater Hal'Sk Empire, housing many of the corporations that operate in the Empire.
 * Planet symbol.png Zi'An (60 billion) - Homeworld of the Gi'Avra species, it is also a provincial capital. MORE INFO TO BE ADDED
 * Planet symbol.png V'rilithisa (58 billion) - Homeworld of the Krink species, it is also a provincial capital. MORE INFO TO BE ADDED
 * Planet symbol.png Watrial (7 billion) - Homeworld of the Ano'Caris, it is also a provincial capital. A world almost completely covered in water, the only land-masses there are small islands, home to crammed cities. It is known as a place of the arts in the Greater Hal'Sk Empire
 * Planet symbol.png Yinara (78 billion) - The homeworld of the Trillas species, it is also a provincial capital. MORE INFO TO BE ADDED.
 * Planet symbol.png Jiveras (42 billion) - The homeworld of the Slitriath species, it is also a provincial capital. MORE INFO TO BE ADDED.

Colonial Holdings

 * Hal'Sk Quadrants Sector, established 2797, 1,000 systems.
 * Hal'Sk Andromeda Sector, established 2799, 700 systems.
 * Hal'Sk Borealis Sector, established 2800, 500 systems.
 * Hal'Sk Cyrannus Sector, established 2801, 400 systems.

Armed Forces
Further Reading: Hal'Sk Imperial Navy and the Hal'Sk Imperial Legion

The Greater Hal'Sk Empire's armed forces are separated into two arms, the Hal'Sk Imperial Legion which is mainly used for planetary warfare, while the Hal'Sk Imperial Navy is used mainly for space-battles/anti-piracy/etc. Having it's armed forces divided into two arms, allows it to have more flexibility and organization when it needs to, rather then just relying solely on a Navy or having the armed forces crammed into one arm.

Notable Individuals
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Diplomacy
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Allies
"Greetings, friend."


 * [[file:Green face.png|23px]] French Republic (alliance, defensive pact, declaration of friendship, trade agreements, trade routes)

Neutral
"What is it?"


 * [[file:Blue face.png|23px]] Draconid Imperium (trade agreements, trade routes)
 * [[file:Blue face.png|23px]] Drodo Empire (trade agreements, trade routes)
 * [[file:Yellow face.png|23px]] Brood of War (limited permissions access route through Andromeda territories)

At War
"The Greater Hal'Sk Empire will crush you with all of it's might, this is war."

Quotes
"The Hal'Sk as a people and as a nation deserve nothing less than my respect. The republic they have founded rivals our own in its integrity and in the dignity with which it treats its citizens. I am proud to have them as my allies."

- Guillaume Pelissier, 2774

"Whilst their bureaucracy leaves... Something to be desired, it is a good thing that they have managed to not only reform themselves into a free nation, but also to expand into our home sector; This can only serve to strengthen ties."

- Right Honourable Oirit Hussark, Archduke, lord of the Turiq Sector