Triad

The planet Triad is one of the founding worlds of the UPF. A heavily populated industrial world of mixed population known for it's production of high-tech items. Triad is officially a representative democracy but it doesn't take much to deduce that power has been highly centralized on the President of the Planetary Assembly, Chief of the Armed Forces, and Judicator General; or as some would say in the hands of the planet's major conglomerates with allegations of those positions being filled by people associated with those corporations. Triad has some very severe laws regarding punishment of smugglers.
==The Name==
Triad was named by it's Human settlers for the three continents on the planet's surface. The Command Staff of the colony ship upon it's arrival came up with a plan for the eventual world spanning government that utilized three administrative districts for each continent with plans for the eventual construction of an oceanic city for the planetary capital.
==The Conglomerates==
Triad is currently known for the 'Big Three' as the locals call them. When the government of Triad opened citizenship paths to non-Humans for the first time they also opened their planet up to foreign corporations. It was only a matter of time before local corporations began to feel the impact of the new rivals. Eventually from this initial chaos came order as three conglomerates rose and in a meeting at the home of a local leader outlined their relationship with one another and allocated certain jurisdictions to one another to create inter-dependency. This plan was the work of a Vrusk immigrant who being familiar with corporate strife spoke on this solution prior. The three have become rather ingrained into Traid's society, and keep outside corporations from gaining a foothold here. The three head the Trade League of Triad which maintains a few of it's own holdings and agencies that serve the three mutually.
*Argawl Industries (specializes in the Military PSA, founded by Yazirians - it's targeted demographic are militaries, martial artists, and demolitions experts.)
*TriTech Dynamics (specializes in the Technological PSA, Human founded - it's targeted demographics are industrialists, techniciains, computer experts, and roboticists.)
*Ziptk-zzl-Oblumble (specializes in the Pscycho-Social PSA, it was founded by a Dralasite and Vrusk immigrant duo. It's targeted demographics are medics, explorers, biologists, and psychologists.)
This trade league is mockingly called 'The Triad' in reference to Old Earth crime syndicates. The criticism comes from some of the more devious methods they have been accused of using to protect their interest against outside encroachment.
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