Fiction:Allied Terran Republic

"The Republic is bound by the same principles; order, peace and justice. We seek a better future for the galaxy and all those who seek to join us."

The Allied Terran Republic, also known as the Terran Republic, Terrae or the Republic of Humanity, is an expansive federal republic primarily located in the. Though seen by many as a primarily Human organisation, representing one of the two bulks of the species, the Terran Republic is also home to hundreds of different alien species, as well as near-humans from throughout the Gigaquadrant. The Republic is a Plazithian superpower, known for founding the galaxy-wide Civilisation along with the and various Precursor factions.

When the humans from embarked on the interstellar age in the mid-22nd century, they encountered not only aliens, but various near-humans around the Milky Way. However, powerful human nation states remained, expanding in space independently from their brothers and sisters. Resulting from this, humans diversely populated the galaxy and influenced it in many ways. The faction that would become the Terran Republic were known as the Unificationists, a group found in many Earth nation-states that sought a single strong front for humanity. These aspirations led to the creation of the Republic during the devastating, resulting in the merger of the unificationist factions, many nation states and even alien civilisations into a single Republic.

The capital of the Republic is the temperate, idyllic world of Terrae in the Scutum–Centaurus Arm, from which it expanded throughout the Plazith Rim and into most of the central Gigaquadrantic galaxies, becoming a leading member in Gigaquadrantic organisations such as the and the.

Before the Republic
The first humans to leave Earth were not Homo sapiens, they were the Denisova homin, or Ashtar, as they became known as. Leaving Earth as Homo sapiens were still leaving Africa, the Ashtar advanced to ascension eventually, becoming one of the Milky Way's precursors. The first society of Homo sapiens (or "Terrans") developed over 20,000 years ago, called the Kei'Un tribe, who by accident had awoken the from an ancient vault. The Xhodocto eventually left Earth, and declared it the center of the universe.

This declaration did not apply to non-alien races, possibly due to the Krassio being unaware of the Ashtar, who also left more descendants known as the "Greys", who would one day become Precursors. Some of them transplanted humans to use as slaves, while more friendly descendants transplanted humans to protect them, in many cases humans were able to defeat their masters by developing their own unique off-world cultures, some becoming spacefaring before Terrans on Earth. The majority were transplanted in the Orion Spur, and some in the Scutum-Crux arm of the Milky Way, and the. Over, over the millennia, the Krassio declaration had been forgotten or ignored, when the Draconis Imperium possibly made contact with the Roman Empire, and had observation posts up until the 21st century. Meanwhile, Earth remained divided by nation-states and suffered many massive wars. Individual Terran states achieved interstellar flight by the end of the 21st century, building early versions of the warp drive and met other nearby Near-humans. Between the 21st and 27th century, alliances were forged but there were also many wars as the dozens of terran factions continued to expand into space.

Though Humanity remained divided, the unificationists made up of both terran nations and near-humans faced many threats and ultimately aided the against the forces of the. During this time period, human unificationists also built a new race, the, who eventually shared their space and culture, forming one of the largest empires in the Milky Way in the process. Humanity's internal conflicts had created levels of distrust with alien powers in the Milky Way, such as the Delpha Coalition of Planets or Defensive System's Bloc, both of whom nevertheless ultimately becoming strong allies of the Terran Republic when it was formed.

Creation of the Republic
In the 28th century, several wars seriously damaged and fractured nations in the Milky Way Galaxy, one of these; the saw the unification of several human and near-human factions under the Allied Terran Republic, though many of the more nationalistic nation-states remained independent. Fighting tooth and nail against the demonic invaders earned the Terran Republic a great deal of respect among the alien nations of the Gigaquadrant, ultimately allowing them to become a great Plazithian superpower. Though it was already a member of the, along with the and the , the Terran Republic founded the legendary Milky Way Cooperative, allowing it to advance very quickly both technologically and sociologically.

As a member of the Civilisation, the Republic was a key combatant in protecting the galaxy during the New Grox Wars, ignorant to the fact that their involvement was hiding a sinister threat. In the 26th century, Humans had left Earth, watching it from afar, so it could recover. One of the Archaeo-humans, the Thals decided to make their move and take Earth back, helped by one of the Precursors; the Alpha Draconians, who had also begun to influence the Republic's government. The New Grox Wars provided the right distraction, and the Earth's dark secrets may eventually be revealed.

Expansion and Conflict
Soon after the Republic's creation, it began to expand into galaxies that they haven't explored yet. Thanks to their membership in the Civilisation, the Republic was granted permission to use the main wormhole between the Milky Way and the and soon petitioned the natives to allow the Republic to expand into the designated extragalactic expansion zone outside the Outer Rim. In a meeting between Imperial Senator Debentien, Republic Senator Ilas'Shei, Councilor Aidan Collins and Fjord League representative Elda Jurgensen, the native Cyrannians agreed to permit the construction of two hundred colonies in the extragalactic zone, including the twin capitals Nova Britannia and Nova Hibernia. Using a large amount of political sway, these two colonies were connected to the Delpha Route, linking the Republic to the greater Cyrannian trade market. The Allied Terran Republic was the first civilisation hit by the invasion of the, a conflict that began the. Streaming from the wormhole to Cyrannus, the Neraida violently attacked and assimilated the prosperous colony of Tírnanóg. Due to the fact that no survivors were located, the meaning behind this invasion and indeed, those who carried it out remains unknown to both the Council of Admirals and the Grand Council of the Republic.
 * Cyrannian and Quadrantia Colonies
 * The Beginning of the Seismomachy

Government and Politics
The government of the Allied Terran Republic is two-fold. Spreading out from the Republic's central territory, a huge swath of space is under the direct control of the Republic and exists under its flag, creating a federal system under the governance of a electronically elected Council, and during times of great turmoil, a President. However, the Republic also exists as more of an intergovernmental alliance with civilisations unwilling to give up all their sovereignty to a single united force. The Republic's associated members are expected however to have broadly similar goals toward ever-closer union of the Republic's members. A key part of the Republic is the freedom to choose what level of control the Republic's authority has over them. Some civilisations such as the, the , and Azerbaijan were absorbed completely into the Republic while others such as the  retained its sovereignty under an associated membership.

Making use of a highly advanced form of e-democracy, the citizens of the Republic vote for councilors to represent them in an inclusive Republic Council. Unlike in previous human civilisations, these councillors are rarely politicians, but rather figures deemed to be the best that society has to offer, including professors, scientists and philanthropists. All councillors stand with equal footing on the Council, though during times of great emergency, the Council elects a President to oversee the Republic. Once the crisis has abated, this President steps down. The Republic is also famed for its diplomatic corp, which includes famous figures such as.


 * Associate Members of the Republic

Stance on Human Unification
Ironically for a civilisation which officially aims to unite the Human species, by the end of the 28th Century, the Grand Council of the Republic began to take a more pragmatic and neutral approach. While still officially supporting unification and while the door remained opened for human nation-states to join as either full or associate members, the current trend seems to indicate that the Republic is instead distancing itself further from what it deems "Orion Arm politics" in favour of alien alliances and membership in organisations such as the, and the Civilisation. Though some Councilors such as view the unification of the human species as an important goal, most others are content with the status-quo. Nevertheless, there is some overlap between members of the Republic and the Orion League though official communication between non-Republic aligned states within the League and the Republic proper is quite rare.

Society and Culture
There are many different members of the Republic and throughout their history, each developed unique ideologies, goals, cultures, beliefs and technologies. However, the one thing that binds the people of the Republic together is the so-called "United Goals", which include becoming a united species and civilisation and to explore, the latter in the hopes of fulfilling the same curiosity that drives all of humanity. Individually, different members have different technological applications and levels. Some worlds (protected planets) are even in iron age-level developments, while others have intergalactic travel. The economy of the Republic is non-currency based, primarily due to the invention of mass replicators, which fulfilled most material needs.

By the 23th century, human unificationists had matter/energy conversion, antimatter production, replication and teleportation, terraforming and so on. By the 28th century when the Republic had formed, these factions had merged causing an influx of technology including subatomic disruptors, turbolasers, multi-layered shielding, planet busters, quantum scale materials science, posthuman cybernetics, wormhole keys and intergalactic travel. The Terran Republic on it's own rates at around kardashev II, but has become involved with the Milky Way Cooperative, with some colonies joining it's society and sharing the technoosheres and astroengineering megastructures with other alien members.

Human Society
Though the word "Terran" is mostly used to describe those who originate on Earth, when used in the context of the Allied Terran Republic, it has two meanings. The first is the most common, referring to the humans in the Republic while the second meaning can refer to a citizen of the Allied Republic regardless of race. In the context of this section, "Terran" will refer to the human civilisation within the Republic.

Most Terrans living within the Republic have advanced their society to a point almost unrecognisable to their ancestors in earlier centuries. Since becoming spacefaring, the human unificationists that set out to found a new civilisation made many changes as they gradually become more and more integrated with the galactic community. Though many retain cultural distinctions held by their ancestors such as separate languages, customs and religious beliefs, factors that hindered the species for centuries such as poverty, hunger, war between themselves and inequality have been relegated to an unfortunate chapter in their history. In their place, Terrans now devote their time fully to the development of themselves and their society. However, while this may seem idyllic, Terrans are not, nor have they ever been, a homogenous people and there exist many individuals and colonies within the Republic that may not agree with the ongoing development of their race.

Making up 71% of the citizens of the Republic, Terrans are seen as the most adaptable and idealistic race by other members, owing to a constantly evolving and changing culture. The patriarchal nature of ancient Terran civilisations are but a distant memory to Terrans at the dawn of the 29th Century, who exist in a society free from the gender roles of the past, with gender only being considered a biological difference rather than a sociological one.

Astrography
The Terran Republic spans dozens of sectors of space in its home, as well as large numbers of colonies in the , the and the , benefiting greatly from their membership in the Civilisation and their generally good standing with most Gigaquadrantic powers. The Republic maintains control over much of this space, though associated members have a much greater degree of autonomy independent from the Republic's Council though most have agreed to let the Republic coordinate extragalactic expansion. The official capital of the Republic is the temperate planet Terrae, which boasts a warm climate and expansive urban centres as well as most foreign embassies. The Councils of the Republic however, meet in a gleaming gold space station above the planet's surface.

Military and Defense


The Republic fields a vast military that ranks as one of the strongest in the, being instrumental in the fight against the during the  and the  during the. Though associated members retain sovereignty over their own militaries, the Republic's directly controlled military is coordinated by a Board of Admirals, an organisation similar in function to the political Council. Under the command of this board, the Republic fields devastating warships fielded from all of its unified members, cementing the Republic's place as a Plazithian superpower. Republic ships utilise the "ATS" (Allied Terran Ship) prefix.

Allies
"May you prosper."


 * Seven Starr Alliance and the 
 * Delpha Coalition of Planets - We seem to be the only humans they look kindly upon.
 * Jovar - Our children. They always grow up so fast, don't they?
 * Rambo Nation - We hold both an alliance and a military partnership with these noble beings.
 *  - They certainly show results.
 * Defensive System's Bloc - The DSB has been somewhat threatening in the past, but they are now much more open and friendly towards us.
 *  - They have shown us friendship.
 *  - A wise civilisation to be respected.

Neutral

 * Empire of Halloway - They refuse contact, not out of hostility, but fear of losing freedom.
 * The Divinarium - Allied only through the Seven Starr Alliance, otherwise they appear to be in edgy relations with us.
 * Precursor races - Our history has been manipulated in some ways, we discovered.
 * Krassio - Protectors of our planet. We have respect for them...
 * Ayrai'Shikua - They seem to be keeping us for something.
 *  - Affected our early history for their causes, for good and bad. They now appear to have left this universe altogether.


 * Independent nation states - You are welcome to join us.

Enemies

 * Humans:
 * The Tritts - We were developing good relations but now they have shown their true colours.
 * Vorgormon - These "pigs" are a throwback to the 21st century greed.
 * Vermulans - An advanced descended speculated to be from the future, they are hostile.
 * Grox Meta-Empire - Caused us trouble for a long time. You may have fallen for now, but how long?
 * Manipulative Precursors - We have risen up over you.
 * Dominion of the Xhodocto - Who isn't enemies with the demon hordes, unless you are a demon yourself.

Quotes
"The Republic is bound by the same principles, unification and exploration. We seek a better future for our species and all those willing to join us."

"A strong Plazithian power that has served alongside our civilisation during the devastating War of Ages. Who knows what the future holds."

"You are now in our grip."

- ???

"Not unlike our civilization. We hold many similarities"

- Marton Gracuscae

"A good first step for the humans. Time will tell if this unification attempt remains successful, given the resistence of some humans."

- Torvos Ultanos

"Ahh, my species! I could make unification happen, if they put me in charge. Bullets for every human leader that doesn't bow their knee to me, and accept the holy awesomeness that is Queen. Who doesn't like that vision?"

"Humans of Earth have unified! Blessed are their efforts and we shall support them as long as it is within our powers to do so!"

- of

"Do something stupid, and we shall be the first to send you crawling back from the Quadrant"

Trivia

 * The Human Republic in its original form was initially created by.
 * Despite its name, the Terran Republic does not unite all of humanity. There are many independent Terran nations and intergovernmental alliances from the Division of Earth that remain separate from the Republic.
 * After being deemed non-canon in late 2013, the Republic was introduced taking into consideration the changes in Human fiction in early 2014.
 * When used in the context of this civilisation, "Terran" refers to either the capital of Terrae or Earth, which is seen as a symbolic, unifying factor.