Savaragi-Rota Alliance

The **Savaragi-Rota Alliance** was a short-lived secession movement, primarily lead by Savaragi Industrial and the Rota Excavations Company, that attempted to seize control of Arasin Maxima and its moons during the early years of the Centrum Assembly.

## History

### Foundation

Shortly after the discovery of Drift within Riberite crystals on Lysara, and the subsequent development of Drift Drives, the newly formed Centrum Assembly began developing plans for a larger project - a Gate, constructed primarily of Drift, that would facilitate interstellar travel. However, such a Gate would require massive amounts of Drift to be collected and used in the construction. As such, the Assembly established a mandate for all corporate elements that required a significant portion of their Drift bounties be handed over to the government, with the intention of funneling that Drift into the development of the First Drift Gate and its return counterpart for the opposite side.

### Corruption

However, many corporations illegally went against this mandate, skimming off and hoarding Drift supplies for their own personal use. The two main companies involved were Savaragi Industrial and the Rota Excavations Company, who, upon being discovered, formed together as the Savaragi-Rota Alliance, absorbing or colluding multiple other mining concerns in the Arasin Maxima planetary system to their side in the process. This act of succession immediately forced the Assembly's hand, leading to the Arasinian Commerce War.

## Government

Little is known of how the SRA actually functioned. Quite likely, given that it was composed of various corporate elements, it functioned much like an Oligarchical Conglomerate, wherein corporate leadership would make decisions for the Alliance as whole. On the other hand, as the group was considered an Alliance, it's entirely possible that all members, including Savaragi Industrial and the Rota Excavations Company, retained most of their independence, purely using the SRA as a united vessel to before succeed from and fight against the Assembly.

The SRA had a combined Militia, likely made of both Astral and Terrestrial forces. Given their swift defeat in the Arasinian Commerce War, its likely these were primarily Civilian forces, and as such were no match for the CDF.

## Dissolution & Consequences

Following the disasterous Battle of Lyrion Point, the SRA was disbanded, with both Savaragi Industrial and the Rota Excavations Company likely being disbanded in of themselves and divided amongst elements loyal to the Assembly in the Arasinian Planetary System. In total, the SRA was active for approximately seven months, and the effect they have had on history has been two fold;

1. Through their defeat, the CDF was established as the Premier fighting force in Centrum (and, by extension, Tantalus) - a title which grew shaky in the 0200s PCU, but has largely been reclaimed following the Frontier War
2. The Assembly's control over Drift and Drift Mining has become a lot more hands on, given the reluctancy to allow corporations the same level of freedom that the SRA abused. However, in recent years - and especially after the formation of the People's Modernist Party - Corporate oversight has slowly been reduced.

300 years later, the SRA's mark on history has mostly been forgotten.

## References

1. ↑ *The Sojourn Visual Dictionary - Edition 1*, Page 7
2. ↑ Arasinian Commerce War