Elysium Combine

The Elysium Combine (or simply shorted to YsCom for the sake of convenience) was the overarching governing body of the Elysium Sector.
Officially established on the planet, Athens, in 2314 with only a handful of participants at the time, the Combine popularity quickly surged throughout the nearby systems and was fully recognized as the Sector's singular interstellar government by the final months of 2321, expanding its core territory to the nearby Sector of Olympia.
The independent Elysium Combine stood as one of most wealthy interstellar nations standing during the 2350s to their end at the aftermath of the Starvis Crisis in 2386.
The Crisis was overwhelmingly devastating for Elysium, with them alone suffering tens of trillions in damages and what is estimated to be a Billion lives lost in the event. The Galactic powers decided to occupy and then forcibly dissolve and reorganized the core space of the Elysium Combine into the Elysian Commonwealth in 2388.
== Government ==
The current collective of corporate giants was formed to superseded the ineffective Liberal governments, the divided city-states, and the authoritarian regimes of the past in favor of a universal cooperative government headed by both leaders and workers of the major and minor corporations based within the sector.
This collective would be intertwined with that of the Civil Council, a collection of representatives from the many Worker and Social councils that keep the interests of the people to the same balance of that to the corporations.
The Board of Corporate Administration (Administration Board, or simply, the Board) is the other half of the government. Its power is closely tied to the many corporations that are apart of it, each one providing a vital service to sector's economy and/or infrastructure that backs their chair on the Administration Board. The current number of representative seats on the board is estimated to be in the hundreds. The Administration Board also deals with the Antitrust and regulation with the Civil Council having the final say in such matters.
Each Corporation is allowed to only have one representative on the board, their political power is limited to a Directorate, in which a number of other Corporations also sign into. These representatives are then responsible for presenting their respective corporations' views and goals within this Directorate.
A Directorate is either created and/or disbanded by the majority of the Civil Council. The number of required representatives needed by a respective Directorate and what field it is ordered to oversee is also decided by that of the Administration Board and that of the Civil Council.
The corporations involved in a Directorate are given exclusive control over whatever that subject may detail. If a Directorate member is shown and/or believed to be ineffective or incompetent.
The Directorate's size is governed by the number's of Corporations invested into it. However, the Directorate's size is closely monitored at all times and its fate was ultimately in the hands of the Civil Council.
== Foreign relations ==
The Elysium Combine adopts a strong isolationist policy in regards to many of Sol and the UGC's federal systems. Preferring to stand by an armed neutral policy and stick to it as close as possible. They tend to hold good relations towards most of the galaxy's governments barring a few exceptions.
Through, on the other hand, the Elysium Combine has created and continues to maintain what was one of the largest interstellar trading markets that the Galaxy has ever seen. Always exporting countless amounts of goods with their trading partners at a large net gain.
This had allowed the Elysium Combine to earn a great deal of leeway and influence in the political battlefield that surrounds them, making it hard for any Foreign power to ever take action against them for even the UGC and their parenting Kanad Collective to take a lasting stance against them. For either, their allies or themselves are too reliant on the various trade deals and services shared with the Elysium Combine for a major hostile action to be anything but self-destructive in long term.
For It is estimated that over 60-70% of all common goods found in within the southwestern quadrant have their origin within Elysium space with a substantial 20-30% chance of them existing elsewhere within the galaxy. Ranging everywhere from the simplest of home appliances within the modern household to the some of the most advanced computers networks and robotic assets employed by countless militaries within the galaxy.
However, this was also a harsh curse. For the Elysium Combine's ambassadors and diplomats spend almost all of their efforts on keeping the Elysium Combine's status in balance, for it exists in a very delicate position on the interstellar stage. For they must always be carefully maneuvering themselves within the vast political battlefield to avoid the ire of the larger expansionist powers while keeping the Combine's greater interests in mind.
=== Upyri Federation ===
The Elysium Combine held an strong, long-standing cultural and economic ties to the Upyri Federation with both powers enjoying a great deal of shared wealth and growth. This relationship had allowed both the Combine and the Federation to prosper at an unprecedented rate in the trade sector for over five decades.
=== Sol System Government ===
However, while the Combine's trade was at an all-time high with the Sol System Government. The relationship between both powers is quite stained from a long history of bad blood between the two powers, most hailing from the early days of Humanity's expansion into the stars.
For Man's early colonization efforts were met a myriad of setbacks and after the mass economic downturn of the 2270s led to the subsequent abandonment of the Elysium colony along the rest of Man's most outer colonies by the Terrain Governments in the early 2280s.
=== United Galactic Council and the Kanad Collective ===
The Elysium Combine had also been one of the largest critics of the UGC, with one of the board's ambassadors calming that the organization's future as being one that's doomed to fall as old tensions rise once more between the various powers with UGC far more focused on affairs relating to the Kanads than anyone else within the UGC.
Likewise, relations between the Kanad Collective have been sour since the day that the Elysium Sector was established by Terran Colonies and has only continued to degrade with each passing year till the Combine's eventaull fall.
=== Ayr Empire ===
The relations between the Elysium Combine and the Ayr Empire was largely non-existent due to the vast amount of space that separates the two power. However, due to the open acceptance of extensive body augmentation and very progressive standings on synthetic rights that one could guess that the Ayr would view the Elysium Combine as morally reprehensible.
=== Sanghvi Mantle ===
The known relations between the Elysium Combine and the Sanghvi Mantle are extremely tenuous the between two powers, for like the Ayr Empire. The two powers are spit far apart from one another. However, it is commonly known that the that Elysium Combine openly supplied the Kanad Collective and its allies during the first Kanad-Sanghvi war.
It was believed that the Sanghvi Mantle views the Elysium Combine as a large threat to its goals and vise-visa. Though, time will tell when and if the Sanghvi Mantle would take hostile action against the Combine or if the combine does the same.
== History ==
=== Pre-Combine ===
=== Start of the Combine 2314 - 2321 ===
While the Third SecGov was fairly successful in restoring the public's faith in the Sector with a mass reworking of the sector's cities infrastructure, an extensive crackdown on organized crime, and a revival of the sector's R&D department. The Third SecGov began to be seen as weak and large ineffective due to the corporations' grip slowly recovering from the Second SecGov's rule.
Ultimately, the Third SecGov's fate was decided in the mid-years of the 2310s. As the interstellar corporations slowly isolated themselves more and more from the Third SecGov and cooperation between the two ruling powers ease to exist.
Meanwhile, the public rapidly became more and more progressive with the Third SecGov being too stubborn to change their relatively old and outdated sapient rights and immigration laws. Leading to the majority population to become largely dissatisfied with the Third SecGov.
These issues, in addition to a long-running economic recession, sealed the fate of the Third SecGov when the Athens moon declare Independence from the rest of the Third SecGov and under the rule of the newly established Elysium Combine. Soon, the Combine steadily overtook much of the sector and by the end of 2321. The Third SecGov was no more.
=== Pan-Olympia Expansion 2322 - 2345 ===
The Elysium Combine rapidly furthered the Elysian sector position on the galactic stage through a strong alliance made with the Upyri Federation and the neighboring interstellar states. Promoting highly lucrative trade deals with the various powers.
The Elysium Combine was also responsible for much of the scientific progress in fields of robotics, cybernetics and artificial intelligences. These advancements allowed the Elysium Combine to remain highly competitive in the galactic markets even the mist of larger genomic powers such as the Tri-Enterpises and HarkArk.
However, one of the Combine's greatest diplomatic victories of the incorporation of the Olympia Sector and its people into the greater Elysium Combine. A decision that led to ending long-running hostilities between the neighboring Sectors. Leading to a drastic rise in general state of living within the Olympia sector while the Olympian governments promised that their Navy would now protect the entirety of Elysium and its fellow territories.
=== The Second Expanse Wars 2346 - 2351 ===
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=== Continued Expansion 2352 - 2367 ===
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=== The Second Corporate War 2368 - 2370 ===
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=== Middling Ages 2371 - 2379 ===
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=== The Twilight years 2380 - 2386 ===
After suffering from a devastating economic recession lasting from the early 2370s to 2383, the Elysium Combine has enjoyed a near total domination shift of the interstellar market towards their favor due to the complete destruction of the HarkArk Corporation.
The Elysium Combine was possession of almost all known proprieties of the now-defunct superpower and swiftly absorbed their remaining assets. This has forced their primary competitors, the Hiscan Conglomerate, and the TriEnterprise into near total financial ruin.
However, this period of dominance would be short-lived as the Starvis Incident would lead to the near complete disbanding of the superpower by the joint UGC Sercurity Summit of 2386 with the Sol System Government, the Kanad Collective, the Upyri Federation, the Ayr Empire and the Sanghvi Mantle participating against the fractured and devastated Elysium Combine.
== Culture ==
The foundation of the Elysium sector is one built upon diversity and acceptance, its population is comprised of a myriad of unique and varied cultures and races. One where any citizen is allowed to practice any religion or cultural belief without fear of discrimination.
The Elysian people are open supporters of synthetic right movements. The Elysium Combine was also first interstellar government to give full recognition of synthetic individuals as fully sapient and thus as true citizens of the Elysium Combine.
The Elysian people also pride themselves on their high general knowledge, for the Elysium Combine is said some of the most prestigious universities, academics, and libraries within all of Human Space. This is further backed by a large number of distinguished engineers, architects and scientists hailing from Elysian space.
Elysians are also strong fighters for worker rights, with the Civil Council working directly with such groups and making sure that their voices are heard. While the Board is also gives an voice to the corporations. It also allows small corporations and the Civil Council to work together in keeping the Combine free of overwhelming gigantic monopolies.
The common Elysian's perspective on both war and armed direct military intervention in foreign affairs is highly negative, for most Elysians share an anti-war, pacifist view and believe in mostly non-violent actions. Neutrality is seen as the most common stance among the greater Elysian population.
However, many have often criticized Elysians for being overly pompous and cowardly.
== Military ==
The Elysium Combine's military forces is a varied and often controversial topic among many most of Elysium's population. Nevertheless, the Combine still holds an impressive presence of unified might, along with holding a robust defensive pact with the nearby Upyri Federation.
The few military forces are divided and organized into a centralized few that are listed below.
=== The Olympian Navy ===
The Star fleet of the Elysium Combine, it's daunting size for a comparably small power was met with much ire and uncertainty from outside parties as the Olympian Navy held a strong presence in the southwestern quadrants. The Navy employed its own elite infantry forces for fleet defense and bordering actions.
Main page: Olympian Navy
=== The Argos Armed Forces===
Seen as the Elysium's Corporate black ops by many, Argos served as unofficial Elysium's expedition and intervention forces. Most of their operations and details were kept in the dark from the public eye. As such they were under constant watch and scrutiny from countless sources, both from within and without.
Main page: Argos
=== The Evzoni Guard ===
The Evzoni is a large, loose board overlooking and managing the various privateers, private contractors, and freelancers within Elysium space. They were usually tasked with the defense of the Combine's ever-growing trade routes and merchant fleets.
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=== The Hoplite Defense Department ===
The HSF served as both Elysium's law enforcement and its first line of defense. Primarily drawn from Elysium's inner star systems, their thin ranks were very well equipped and were armed with a wide array of state of the art machinery to accomplish their tasks.
Main page: Hoplite Security Force
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