Fiction:Jyoma Confederation

Intro
The Jyoma Confederation emerged as one of the major intergalactic entities within the Xanthian Veil, holding a significant number of systems within the three major galaxies in the Veil: the Boroves, Nistan, and Cervis. Over time, their home galaxy, the Cervis Galaxy, has become under complete control of the Jyoma, and their territory in the Nistan Galaxy has only increased with their victory over the Saviaen Alliance. The Boroves Galaxy has seen little increase in influence, in part because of the stagnant war being fought between the Jyoma and the Technology Federation, which controls a vast empire throughout the Boroves.

The government of the Confederation, is a council-based republic, with members from each established sector (see government below) holding a number of seats representing their size in the empire. This system has allowed the Jyoma to establish new systems in previously uncontrolled territories to gain influence in the government, though many believe the system is unjust, due to the size-based representation policy granting larger sectors more influence in the government than smaller ones.

In terms of military strength, the Jyoma have established themselves as the most powerful race within the Xanthian Veil, with their victory over the Saviaen Alliance's First and Fourth Fleets, and the Technology Federation's First Armada. The Jyoma Fleet currently consists of 672 million Jyoma soldiers, most stationed in the Cervis Galaxy to provide a strong home defense against possible invasions. Plans have been made, however, to deploy the majority of the Home Fleet to the Boroves Galaxy, as a means to end the stalemate between the Jyoma and Technology Federation.

Tribal Stage
When the Jyoma acquired true sentience, they ensured all members of the tribe were true warriors, capable of fighting in any conditions, with any weapon, against all odds. This rigorous training regiment provided the means to separate the strong from the weak, and to systematically overcome their enemies through attacks on neighboring tribes.

Civilization Stage
As the dawn of civilization began for the Jyoma, their militaristic tendencies gained through their history grew immensely. Diplomacy, as a Jyoma philosopher once said, was "the only term all nations seemed to leave undefined". Conquest was the only way to ensure the righteous philosophy would achieve victory. Global wars were surprisingly frequent, and the peace between each was very sparse, if even present. Until the emergence of the Nislomi nation, the pattern of endless war ravaged the homeworld. Yet the twelve primary nations never died away: even with the wars constantly threatening their very existence, their capitals never disappeared. Even at present, all twelve nations are still represented in the Council as the Old Twelve.

The Nations
The twelve nations, including their philosophies, are listed below, according to their continent.

Gonit've
The largest continent. Gonit've is viewed as the military continent, as a result of the vast territory controlled by the major military nations. It is also the most war-ravaged, even at present.


 * Covisa : A large, very militaristic nation that believes every soldier has a role in every war.
 * Belitov : A large, militaristic nation that believes all soldiers are nothing without strong leadership. Without a strong leader, armies are useless.
 * Hesromeis : A small, extremely militaristic nation that believes war never ends: even peace is war against nature.
 * Nislomi : A small, scientific nation that believes technology can help put an end to war.

Forbes
The smallest continent. Forbes is viewed as the trade center of the world, due to the relative abundance of spice, the presence of the economic nations, and the industrial revolution that occurred during the later half of the 18th century.
 * Arvadi : A large, militaristic nation that believes enemies can be defeated through massive bombardments.
 * Vestren : A large, economic nation that views commerce as the most efficient way to conquer enemies.
 * Orvestral : A small, economic nation that views armies as the means to ensure economic stability.

Vensila
The southern continent. Vensila is a desolate landscape with few resources available. The only nation on the continent, Vensila, is an economic-militaristic nation that believes a strong defense, coupled with economic stability, is the best way to achieve victory.

Loristi
The middle-ground continent. Loristi is a small continent, densely populated by militaristic and religious nations.


 * Corose : A small, very militaristic nation that believes dependence on technology leads to defeat. As such, Corose is the least technologically advanced nation, despite their use of highly advanced weapons like railguns, mass drivers, and coilguns.
 * Moline : A small, religious nation that believes all enemies are heretics, and need to be eradicated to fulfill the "Cleansing" decreed by their deities, Avris and Horol
 * Visibo : A small, religious nation that believes unity can come only when other species accept Voroastism as the "one true faith".

Rels Nation
The Rels Nation is a very large, extremely militaristic nation that believes conquest is the only way to end war. This is the nation most often associated with the Jyoma, due to its sheer size and control on all continents. As the largest nation, Rels has the largest and most well-trained military force on the planet. Most of the future Jyoma Confederation's military force will come from Rels.

Space Stage
The Jyoma soon realized that the only possible means of achieving global peace would be to find a common enemy to fight against. To achieve this, they established a temporary truce with one another to locate a new empire to establish contact with, and wage war against. The means to conquer each empire would vary based on which nation would lead the expedition. Usually, Rels Nation led these conflicts, giving way to the warmonger nature most of the rest of the galaxy associated with the Jyoma.

In the early 21st century, the Jyoma established contact with the Cervis Grox. As Rels Nation's commander at the time was a stout defender of the Rels tradition, the Jyoma declared war against the superpower. The Cervis Grox were drastically more hostile than the other Grox empires, in part because of the relative lack of support from the rest of the empire. This in turn caused the Jyoma-Grox War to last 68 years, as any Grox defeats would be quickly met with simultaneous Grox invasions, bringing the conquest of Jyoma territories. This stalemate demoralized the Rels military force, and subsequently led to mass riots back on the homeworld.

The military losses, coupled with technological stagnation and poor conditions throughout the colonies, brought a massive economic depression in the empire. Wars once again became predominant on the homeworld, with colonies rallying to the cause of a single nation and fighting other colonies. This civil war allowed the Grox to invade colonies with relative ease, quickly diminishing the size of the Jyoma empire from tens of thousands of systems, to around 6,250.

At this point, the Jyoma nations saw the rise of an aristocracy that believed the nations should set aside their differences and join together in a true planetary alliance to combat the Grox threat. The aristocracy soon emerged as the ruling members of each nation, allowing their objectives of unification to proceed with few obstructions. The unification saw the establishment of the overall construct behind the Jyoma Confederation. The next century saw the revival of the Jyoma economy, in part because of the establishment of a unified currency, the Credit.

The Core
After recovering from the economic depression, the Jyoma returned to the Grox threat, now approaching the home sector of the Jyoma Confederation. As was the case with initial contact, Rels Nation led the newly revitalized military effort against the Grox. With the adoption of weapons from Corose as the standard weapons of the military, the Grox soon saw military defeats en masse. Over the course of four years, the Jyoma systematically conquered thousands of systems from the Grox, most of them previously owned by the Jyoma. As they approached the galactic core, the Jyoma realized that an envelop formation would hasten the defeat of the Grox.

To create a force large enough to follow the plan, the nations of Arvadi, Covisa, Belitov, and Hesromeis created a joint fleet the size of the Rels fleet. Alpha Fleet, as it was called, was by all means larger and more powerful than believed at the time: the Rels fleet was dwarfed in size by Alpha Fleet, and its firepower was nothing compared to Alpha Fleet.

The Core Offensive
As Alpha Fleet maneuvered into position on the opposite side of the galaxy, the Rels fleet was encountering heavy resistance on their front. On the outskirts of the core region, the Grox had started to concentrate their entire military force on a single region, referred to as The Front. This 56 parsec long, 39 parsec wide area saw frequent military operations by both factions. The Front would see more battles than the Jyoma ever fought in their evolution. Much like before the Confederation's establishment, The Front was a stagnant battleground, with no progress made by either side.

This changed when Alpha Fleet initiated assaults on rear Grox territories. Due to the sheer size of the fleet, the Grox were unable to effectively counter the bombardments made by Alpha Fleet. The Grox lost hundreds of systems on a weekly basis, further weakening the military strength of the Grox.

As news spread through the Grox empire, the commander of the Grox military, Var'akres, ordered the redistribution of military forces throughout the empire. As a second measure, Var'akres formed a large fleet to confront the marauding fleet progressing through his territory. This fleet, known by the Jyoma as the "Baron Fleet", consisted of a large number of vessels, piloted by the military elites.

Battle of North Star
As Alpha Fleet approached the Stovak system, regrouping to prepare for an assault on the nearby territory of Bosti, the Baron Fleet flagship, the GSS Corsa, hailed the flagship of Alpha Fleet, the CSV North Star. Before the two commanders could finish their dialogue, a Jyoma vessel that had maneuvered around the Baron Fleet to prepare for a flanking maneuver opened fire on the Corsa, severely damaging its weapons guidance and shielding systems. The Baron Fleet responded by opening fire on the North Star, crippling its engines and weapons systems. The North Star remained stationary while the inter-fleet battle commenced.

Initially, the Jyoma suffered heavy losses, as the Grox vessels were more agile, with more advanced stealth systems and armoured plating. As the battle progressed, however, the Jyoma quickly learned how to overcome the speed and resilience of the Grox vessels: engage a fleet-wide shield overcharge, effectively releasing enough energy to create a temporary EMP effect. Although Alpha Fleet vessels would lose shields for the remainder of the battle, the Grox vessels would be left without shielding, stealth, and hyperdrive systems, forcing them to depend on standard fusion engines to propel the craft. The Jyoma Commander, Jolis, ordered all vessels to commit to the overcharge.

The plan worked. As the overcharge began, the Grox vessels started to slow down drastically, with the additional benefit of disabling most of the weapons systems aboard the craft. With the Baron Fleet effectively disabled, the Jyoma proceeded to destroy the entire Fleet, with few casualties encountered. The EMP effect didn't last, however, and the remaining Grox vessels soon regained their hyperdrive and weapons systems, seeing the end of the overcharge plan. In addition, Grox reinforcements arrived halfway through the battle, bringing the numbers in the battlezone back to even odds.

Near the end of the battle, with Jyoma victory seemingly imminent, a disaster beset the Jyoma military. Explosions occurred within the North Star, causing structural integrity of the vessel to weaken. This culminated with the explosion of the massive Photon Drive within the engine room. The explosion engulfed half of the ship, and tore it in half. The rear half, housing the engines, was obliterated from the explosion, while the front half was seemingly spared. However, another explosion originating in the crew deck, along with one from the bridge, shattered the remainder of the North Star into pieces. Thousands of Jyoma onboard were killed, either from the initial explosions, or from the immediate depressurization from the three explosions.

Eventually, Alpha Fleet destroyed the last of the Grox ships, though at the cost of thousands of ships, including the North Star. As the Jyoma-Grox War ended, a ceremony was held in honor of the thousands of members killed in the North Star disaster.

Post-Grox
After the Grox were destroyed, the Jyoma realized that no other empires in the galaxy would prove as difficult to conquer. This era, referred to by Jyoma scholars as the Post-Grox Age, was a calm period of establishing dominance over the Cervis Galaxy. During the 500 year period of expansion, the Cervis Galaxy came under complete control by the Jyoma.

Tensions began to rise as the available space began to fill. With no systems left to colonize, where would the Jyoma be able to turn for expansion? The answer came in 2640. Nislomi perfected the technology required to transport vessels the distance required to travel to other galaxies in the vicinity; particularly the Nistan Galaxy.

Nistan Expedition/Jyoma-Savi War
In 2647, an expeditionary fleet led by Captain Ostiv arrived in the Nistan Galaxy. Colonization began on the outskirts of the galaxy, as a means to begin the mass colonization efforts of the galaxy. In the later quarter of the year, first contact was established with the major faction of the galaxy: the Saviaen Alliance. Initial contact was met with diplomatic measures, as the Jyoma were unsure of the strength of the Alliance, due to its presence as the controlling faction of the Nistan Galaxy. However, as time progressed, the Jyoma determined that the Alliance military fleet was very weak, and could be dispatched with little difficulty.

The Jyoma-Savi war lasted only 24 years, and saw the virtual destruction of the Saviaen Alliance, and the Ice Saviaen race as a collective.

Boroves Expedition/Jyoma Wars
At the same time as the Nistan Galaxy expedition, the Jyoma launched a second expedition into the Boroves Galaxy. The second expedition almost immediately established contact with the predominant faction of the area: the Technology Federation. Unlike with the Saviaen Alliance, initial contact was hostile -- a result of Rels being the primary nation representing the expedition. After a year of rising tensions, war was officially declared.

At first, it seemed the Federation would be defeated just as easily as the Ice Saviaen in the Nistan Galaxy. With the success of the Arvin Offensive in 2648, the Jyoma believed a somewhat lengthy war would culminate in the defeat of the Federation. However, after the Arvin Offensive, military victories became much more sparse on both sides, creating a stalemate in the war.

With the recent defeat of the Saviaen Alliance in the Nistan Galaxy, forces are being redeployed to the Boroves Galaxy. This massive troop surge is an effort by the Jyoma to hasten the conclusion of the Jyoma Wars. The estimated arrival time of the fleet is projected to be 2812.

Conclusion
In the 750 years since the Confederation's establishment, the Jyoma have seen the defeat of the Grox, control of the Cervis Galaxy, and the establishment of military outposts in the Boroves and Nistan galaxies. The Jyoma have established themselves as a major intergalactic entity within the Xanthian Veil, and are preparing to send further expeditionary forces outside the Veil when the Jyoma Wars come to a conclusion.