Colonial Administrative Authority

The Colonial Administrative Authority is a political department that regulates all of the Union's off-world colonies. They are responsible for setting up terraforming and colonization events, as well as the elections of planetary governors.
== History ==
=== Early formations ===
When the first extrasolar colonies were settled around 8000 AS, the Citizens Council founded the CAA to lay the foundations for these new colonies. They also had a hand in choosing the final candidate during planetary governor elections.
=== The Great Breakaway ===
The CAA took a massive hit when most of the UHG's colonies violently broke away. The CAA could now hold very few of the UHG's former frontiers, and were forced to support the vote for military reclamation.
=== The Forceful Crusade ===
Having become even weaker from the loss of multiple colonies, the Citizens Council passed a bill to reclaim their lost colonies via military strikes. The CAA could do very little to resist it, and were forced to approve.
The newly formed Confederacy adopted its own version of the CAA, later known as the Magistration. The Magistration proved to be very different from the CAA; the CAA would not annex a colony without approval from the colony's governing body, whereas the Magistration would immediately claim a colony world at will.
=== Notch-Herobrine War ===
As the war quickly escalated, both the CAA and Magistration had to claim as many worlds as humanly possible, in order to gain the high ground in the galaxy. As such, the size of both empires grew rapidly, and as populations rose, more and more were drafted into military service.
=== Founding of the Union ===
In 15483 AS, the 3 major human factions merged into 1: the Minecraftian Union. The Magistration was dissolved completely, and the CAA managed to recover. Economy on each world began to flourish, and all planetary governors would be elected based on their merit rather than wealth or popularity among civilians.
== Deathwatch ==
The CAA manages its own military branch, known as the Deathwatch. This branch consists of veteran Space Marines recruited by the CAA to serve as special ops troops, intent on preventing possible alien invasions or infiltration of a colony.
Deathwatch is broken up into multiple watch groups, with at least one stationed in every domestic system. These watch groups are each led by a Watch Commander, Deathwatch's equivalent to a Chapter Master. 
Deathwatch may also be used as last resort if a planet's defense force fails.Category:Groups
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