Fiction:The Core Federation

"I have seen the shine, and the shine has almost blinded me. It is the shine of an eternity of stars, the shine of an infinite Empire.No mortal being could ever hope to rule the Federation"
 * -Solya Athera,Ruler of the extinct Solarian Empire

The Core Federation, also known as the Federation of the Core Worlds, the Centrari Federation, the Infinite Empire or the Ravenrii Consortium, is a massive galactic empire that consists of over 3,200 united star systems populated by the Ravenrii, a highly evolved species, spanning from the Galactic Core to the colonial Edge Rims of the Xanthrus Spiral galaxy. The Federation currently controls 2,311 solar systems and 5,613 colonies (planets).

History-

 * The Federation was formed in the year 4300, F.A, after numerous independent states of the same race, the Ravenrii, congregated to sign the creation of a Ravenrii Confederation, which was simply an alliance of free trade and peace between the states, known as the Minor Empires.The Ravenrii, however, unified after the Confederation’s creation and became a single centrally organized Empire. The states assigned the seat of government to their home world and the capital of the former most important Minor Empire, Centrus.


 * The Ravenrii, known to be an omniscient race among themselves, established a monarchy in an Empire that thrived during the expansion into unoccupied systems. The monarchy, which stood for more than a thousand standard years, eventually became a nest of corruption and the monarch a simple figurehead, causing a revolt in the Capitalis System and the temporary deposition of the government. These events were violent and considered even human, something appalled the Ravenrii because of their supposed Purity. They abandoned the Outer Ring, their outermost colonies, as they believed that they had been the cause of their atrocities (see pg.4) and concentrated on establishing friendly relations with the first Empire that they contacted, at around the same period of time. However, the Empire eventually grew to control the entire Caeus Cluster, the surrounding cluster of stars, and the expansion proved too much of a strain on their race once again. Riots began among the strained States, and the confusion resulted in the final exile of the current Queen Ayra to the Outer Colonies for the installment of a more business-friendly political system and the isolation of the Confederation from the other states.


 * It became apparent that the peoples of Centrus had lost their Purity, and rather than face the separation and destruction of their race the Chancellor Airdone, head of the High Court and today a legendary figure in Ravenrii Lore, took control of Centrus and permanently unified the minds of the Ravenrii, further converting it into a federation where the states completely obeyed the home world. The federation, renamed as the Federation of the Core, became powerful to the point of influencing nearby Empire’s politics. The Ravenrii’s prior love for trade resurface even after the Unification, and they soon held a complete trade monopoly in the Prathus Arm, the 3rd and largest arm of the Galaxy, controlling the most important trade routes to the Galactic Core. The establishment of the largest known starship producer, CoreFleet Systems, followed, and afterwards the Core Alliance of Trade became a favored trading corporation in the arm. Finally, the High Court of the Core, the highest authority of the Federation, ordered the reorganizing of its businesses and governmental bureaus. All of the Federation’s trade organizations became a giant conglomerate, The Intergalactic Bank of the Core, the security and military sections were dominated by CoreFleet Systems (the CFS) and Core Security (CorSec), and governmental bureaus were overseen by the regional Courts of the Core, placed in the Colonies, and the High Court of the Core, placed only in Concentron and Centrus, considered the home worlds of the Federation.

Diplomatic Relations-
Galactic


 * the Core federation pursued extensive diplomatic relations with all surrounding Galactic Empires and eventually the Intergalactic Alliance of Independent Empires, the alliance of most other Empires in the galaxy, until 4.65B, FO.A. However, after other Empires’ realization of the scope of influence that the CF had, the functions of the Alliance became anti-federational and concentrating on stopping the CF from acquiring any new worlds. The Federation then invaded planet Sulcan, where the neutral Galactic Court was held, and declared war to all Empires other than its allies. It was known for using strong power and brutal invasions while acquiring the Core Worlds, ruthlessly eliminating empires within its reach and controlling several through its large monopolies in intergalactic trade, using them as leverage. However, the Core Federation was known to have several Empires with which it sustained friendly diplomatic ties, among them the Aleiisha Empire/ Ernest Empire ( also known as the Empire of the Two Kingdoms), the Aquos Empire and the Maximun Empire.

Intergalactic
 * The Federation currently holds friendly neutral relation with all empires, including the Seven Starr Alliance, the Nanohorde Empire,The Purity Empire, Etc. however, since an arrival of the violent Xhodocto into the galaxy, provenient for others, all relations have been suspended and the Federation closed the galaxy off, until "other empire's wars acannot affect us"



Overview

 * The Core federation is made up of over five-thousand worlds, making it the largest in the known universe and earning it the nickname of ‘the infinite empire’. The Empire is considered a Federation because, though it is a single entity, it was created by the union of the Core Worlds, at the Center of the galaxy, and the Colonies, in the Prathus Arm and Outer Rim. Though Centrus is actually the home world of the Federation, it is considered as part of the colonies because the Core Worlds were settled before the clusters around it. The Empire possesses over 3,000 systems, 2,400 of which were gained from the Grox and Make up the Core Worlds at the center of the Galaxy.

Client States

 * Over the billions of year's worth of expansion, the Federation's influence sphere in the Core Worlds sector has grown enough to submerege several empires in the sector. these empires, too diminutive to pose a threat even to a single Core World, became client states without exception, usually involuntarily. these small sectors includethe Frug Empire, the Goulgan Empire, the Knokfobble Empire and the Wubble Empire. Because of their lack of authority, it is widely believed that the Core Federation dictates their behaviour and actions.

Astrography

 * the Federation's colonial worlds are divided into three categories;
 * The Core Worlds, the richest and most influential worlds in the Empire. The Core World's capital, Concentron, is the second-most-important world in the entire Federation, as the capital's substitute in case of its fall. Core Worlds, by definition the worlds closest to the Galactic Core, are typically diverse and are the oldest colonized planets in the galaxy.there are around 2,450 of these planets.
 * The Colonies, any remaing planets that are not Core Worlds or Outer Rim Colonies. They are normally mederately important but still wealthy, and most have solely Silver Standard ecologies. Centrus is among the Colonies, despite being the Federation's homeworld. There are about 600 of these colonies.
 * The Colonial Rim Colonies, few populated worlds in the galaxy's outer rim. They are, like all Ravenrii worlds, T3 planets, but because of their isolated, far location they are very unimportant in the Federation's senate, carrying little trade and influence. The Colonial Rim Colonies are usually Silver Standard-influenced, but are usually not very populated or traversed. There are around 20 of these colonies.

Government-

 * The Core Federation consists of over a thousand worlds, making it the largest in the galaxy, all of which are presided over by the Court of the Core. The court is housed in every city of the colonies, acting on orders of the High Court of the Core, the highest authority of the Empire. The High Court is, by contrast, only held at the two most important planets of the Federation: its home world, Centrus, and the ruling body of the Core Worlds, Concentron.


 * High Court of the Core-The court acts as a Senate for the federation, passing and reviewing legislation, regulating military and colonization activities, and revising trade in Federation Systems. The Court’s decisions are considered absolute, and no other organization has the authority to question or challenge it, except for the Court’s High Viceroy. However, he cannot overrule decisions unless approved by the Court itself. The HCC is made up of over 800 Delegates,so called because each represents one sector of the federation, which may be one or several stellar systems. The high number of delegates discourages supermajority, though it is usually delegates fro the Core Worlds that have evident prominence in decision-making.


 * Court of the Core-A regional court installed in every city of the Colonies and the Core Worlds, the Court of the Core is administered by 30 delegates, representatives of the world to which the particular court belongs, and 3 high judges, who summarize, order the following of, and register the propositions of the delegation. They also enforce all of the Orders that come from the High Court and bound the delegation within said laws’ limits. In other words; they control the following of the High Court’s laws and ensure that any law proposed by the delegation follows regulations. They also relay any major propositions back to the High Court if a decision there is needed. This is only necessary when the proposition envisions major changes in the Federations legislation or actions (such as a preposition of trade ceasing with another Empire or a War Declaration). Usually, however, the Court just ensures that the High Court’s orders are being followed on the planet, and manages planetary trade, trade route security and planetary issues such as production and maintenance.

The Highest position in the Federation is that of the High Viceroy, the speaker and leader of the High Court. The federation also has a Queen Regnant, as the position was reinstated after the cruel exile of Queen Arya during the years after the Founding, but she is considered little more than a mere figurehead. She is also the public face of the Court, and the federation often employs her as an envoy and diplomat.The Federation's armadas are ruled by three High Generals.The current High Viceroy is Kendron Vy'rii of Centrus.



The Regency Plot-

 * In the case of the Federation’s home world, Centrus’s, capture or destruction, the Capital of the Core Worlds, Concentron, would serve as the new capital-in other words, Concentron is considered a vice-capital or regent of the Empire. However, in order to salvage the Empire and avoid the substitution of Concentron, there are 2 Centruses in the Galaxy- In case any of the two falls, then the other one will take its place and Concentron will continue being a regent that will only rise to power if Centrus falls. The first Centrus, and the commonly known one, is in the Capitalis System n the Prathus arm. The second is barely parsecs away, in the Calin-3 System.

Military, Transportation and Economy-

 * The manufacturing of vehicles, both on-world and off-world in the Core Federation has always been dominated by the giant starship manufacturer, Core Fleet Systems (a.k.a. the CFS), which is funded by the Ravenrii's sole bank, the InterGalactic Bank of the Core. Both institutions are owned by the Federation's government, regulated by the High Court of the Core, and operated only by Ravenrii citizens. The CFS was charged with creating military starships for the new Army of the Federation since the end of the First Age (the first billion years of life in Xanthrus Spiral), after the Military Creation Act was approved by the High Court. The federation's colonies had become too numerous to be kept safe through public organizations, so the Army was created to protect the Federation's interests.
 * The federation's Economy is constantly pumped by the thousands of Colony systems and worlds that are constantly producing valuable products, such as spice and ship designs, and selling them to the remaining, smaller empires in the Xanthrus Ring galaxy. The Bank of the Core regulates the Empire's finances,which rely on the vast complete world and trade monopolies that the Federation constantly uses as leverage agaist other empires. The monopolies ensure that enormous wealth is directed and funneled into the Federation's coffers, whether other empires want it to or not, as the Core Worlds are an extremely lucrative market and the CorFed controls them. The economy of the ]Federation is the strongest one in Xanthrus Spiral and rivals any other in the known universe.Meanwhile, the Ravenrii are usually classified into a sector of the Economy, which has three steps:


 * The Administrative Sector >>> The Creative Sector >>> The Operative Sector


 * The Administrative Sector is composed of any governmental or financial occupations: for example, all politicians, judges, accountants, bankers, and directors are considered a part of the sector because they manage the Federation's finances and make decisions.The Creative Secor is composed of any planning or designing occupations: for example, all law-makers, designers,architects,supervisors, and inventors are a part of the sector because they think or create future activities, buildings, laws,vehicles or occupations/ The Operative sector is composed of any occupation that has direct contact with machines or un-automated systems: for example, mechanics, computer programmers, system programmers,gunners, and soldiers are part of the secor because they operate their corresponding systems,machines,weapons,etc.


 * As for vehicle production, since all of it is charged to the CFS, the output is vast and requires total funding from the Int'gl Bank of the Core. The CFS main brach is directed at the design and manufacturing of military capital ships, while a division, SilverTech Starships and Speeders, (a.k.a. the SSS), creates and designs all civilian spacecraft. Federation worlds have automated defense systems (ground weapons enplacements, orbiting CorSec drones and wall-mounted turrets), advanced underground transports for civilians, and most off-world transports move large numbers of Ravenrii together.

Technology and Research-

 * Besides the manufacturing of military starships and civilian spacecraft, Ravenrii technology is devoted to a wide array of topics. Most public appeal lies in the study of Essence, as it is believed to be responsible for many galactic events and is still a largely undiscovered topic.


 * There is a single leading scientific organization in the Federation; the Spectrum Design Collective. It is an important scientific body within the Federation, studying from nanomolecular biology to the movement of intergalactic objects such as Voids, Superclusters and Supergalaxies. The Collective employs a large staff of Ravenrii, mostly in the Core Worlds, where research centers are most common. The Collective has also designed a large number of Core Fleet's starships, as the technology needed by the advanced Federation armadas is all designed by the Collective.


 * Core Federation technology is also centered around planetary manipulation, the manipulation of a planet's climate, stellar position and biodiversity in order to modify the T level. All Core fdederation colonists inhabiy only T3 worlds, as their unique physiology makes them unable to live without special conditions only found on said planets. However, despite the available fraction of samples given to other empires, Core Federation technology, especially that of Planetary Manipulation, remains unknown.

Purity-
The Ravenrii, inhabitants of the Federation, are believed to possess Purity, a quality that the Book of the Eons describes solely as 'the quality of a being pure of heart'. However, Purity is usually associated with perfection and complete moral knowledge, traits that define the Ravemrii; they do not commit crimes, act harshly or impatiently and hardly ever commit mistakes. However, their supposed Purity has been known to grow faint, such as the time of the Civil War, when violent riots took place in their Xenos Cluster. Their purity is also connected somehow to their unique Essence.