Grand Collective

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The Grand Collective is the main government established by The Five upon discovery of the New Systems of Pénte. It comprised of the cooperative leadership of the five noble families, Blair, Chase, Hardis, Rush and Vega. The current Kings or Queens all shared equal status and the odd number allowed majority rulings on big decisions.

## Formation

The Grand Collective was formed twenty years after the Exodus from Earth. Initially it governed over a small group of planets settled by the Terrans from Earth. They made the capital sit on Volimer in the Vega Sector.

Throughout the years, as more planets were settled, the territories grew and enveloped alien planets as well as Terran. Many alien worlds were eager to be under the protection and wealth of the Grand Collective, but there were others that resisted.

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They established it to have a cohesive and stable economic system between the planets they discovered and settled. It was accepted at first, until people started becoming angry with their wealth-hoarding and not helping the lower classes find work. Piracy became rampant and the Grand Collective established a military branch to counter the pirates that kept attacking trade ships. Eventually the Grand Collective assigned huge garrisons of military at valuable mining sites to “protect them from pirates.”

They even started funneling the valuables through the Grand Collective instead of the trade organizations and unions. Many people believed it wasn’t anything to do with the Pirates and everything to do with the Grand Collective wanting control over everything valuable. Most mining operations and trade now goes through the Grand Collective and tax fees are high. The center of the Grand Collective is on the planet Volimer.

The Grand Collective learned of the Nanokin’s advanced technology and that they had a secret planet that was complete paradise and the contents extremely valuable. They attempted may times to trade with the Nanokin, but the Nanokin refused, stating they didn’t trust they Terrans and their government. They had seen what the Grand Collective does with valuable planets.

Eventually the Chase family began blocking the Grand Collective from harassing the Nanokin, despite being voted against every time. After someone in the Grand Collective issued an order for the assassination of the Chase family, many systems declared independence from the Grand Collective and formed the Commonwealth of Free Clans.

The Grand Collective refused to relinquish control of the systems and went to war with the Clans. They have been waging this war for 700 years now. The military has grown tired of the war and are becoming more and more disgruntled but the way the remaining Four are handling things.

The Grand Collective currently has the Ark Horizon impounded on Volimer under heavy guard as they try to find out how to get Eldoret’s coordinates from the ship.

The Grand Collective is ruled by the 5 families: Blair, Chase, Hardis, Rush and Vega. They often acted as representatives of their people and came together in “Council” to vote on new laws, and amendments. Though they each had their own laws for their own kingdoms. The 5 families often disagreed with other kingdom’s laws and was a point of contention during “Council.” But in reality there was nothing they could do to change that. They were out of each other’s jurisdiction.

When Piracy became rampant, the other 4 houses disapproved of the Chase family’s handling of the situation. Shortly thereafter, the Chase family was exterminated. People suspected the other four families but no proof could be found.

That left the 4 families in charge and no way to break ties, so they established a Prime Minister of the GC to act as a tie breaker when needed and to handle the people that didn’t directly fall into one of the royal family’s kingdom. The displaced Chase Kingdom was one of them.

BRANCHES

Treasury Dept - Rush / Hardis

Defense Dept - Blair

Judiciary Dept - Vega

Foreign Affairs - Rush

Expansionary Office - Hardis

Intelligence - Vega

After Devereaux assumes control he consolidates everything to one form instead of split between families.