Cassiopeian Republic

The **Cassiopeian Republic**, abbreviated to the **CR** and sometimes simply referred to as the **Republic**, was a democratic commonwealth comprising tens of thousands of worlds all within the Cassiopeia Galaxy. After the Cassiopeian Civil Wars, the CR reformed into the United Cassiopeian Republic.

## History

### Origins

By the beginning of the 1st century ASA, the galaxy suffered much destruction and pain from the six-year Artifice Wars. The Deliverance fell apart, and the Ascendancy was unable to keep its attained power in the galaxy because of the damages endured by many once-powerful worlds. Worlds like Wish went into isolation entirely while others like Phaethon were completely ruined during times of war. Even the Grand Order of Magic seemingly disappeared from the public eye, nearly without a trace. With no leading or guiding entity for the people of Cassiopeia, the people themselves sought out to create something better for themselves, once the galaxy was soon struck by the Cry of Havoc.

In a grand-scale attempt to bring back order to the Cassiopeia Galaxy, the Cassiopeian Republic was formed, making their base of operations on the moon Epsilopeia.

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## Organization

### Politics

The government of the Cassiopeian Republic consisted of several branches.

* The executive branch, which encompassed the Paramount, their Vice Paramount, and the remainder of the Paramount's cabinet, otherwise known as the Executive Office of Cassiopeia.
* The legislative branch, which encompassed the Cassiopeian Senate, which represented countless worlds within the CR throughout the galaxy, as well as the Galactic Embassy, which represented the many polities and worlds outside of the CR.
* The judicial branch, which encompassed an elaborate court system divided into various different levels established on all UCR worlds, with the highest and most important court level having been the High Court of Cassiopeia.
* The military branch, which took the form of the Cassiopeian Military and was divided into different branches, ultimately following the orders of the Paramount.

The Cassiopeian Republic deviated from its successor, the United Cassiopeian Republic, by having a comparatively weaker system of checks and balances. As the Paramount held ultimate authority over the Republic's military, this gave the Paramount a significant level of political power and influence. Near the end of the Noir Era and the start of the Cassiopeian Civil Wars, this weak system was taken advantage of, as Auricsonian conglomerates and corporations began to seep into the keys of Republic power and exercised their authority to a strong degree. Some considered the position of Paramount to be more akin to a monarch than to a democratically-elected political figure.

Citizens of the United Cassiopeian Republic had elective rights and could run for government positions, although those who ran for government positions were often wealthier than most and were able to campaign due to this high social standing. Paramounts were elected both by the citizens of Republic territory as well as by the Senators who represented these territories, with the senatorial votes weighted more than the average citizen's. All citizen votes for the Paramount were weighted according to the population of their territory. Republic laws limited the Paramount to a five-year term renewable once. Republic laws also allowed for a Paramount to be removed from office through a majority-based vote of no confidence. However, there were times in which this five-year term limit was breached during times of great conflict, with the most well-known case having been the paramountcy of Palus Dier.

### Colonies and Territories

Most colonies and territories of the Cassiopeian Republic operated under a parliamentary system. Any given world under the sovereignty of the CR had a parliament in place, along with members of parliament who represented given cities or districts of the colony, a speaker of parliament who presided over debates during parliament meetings, and a prime minister who served as the head of government for the represented colony in its entirety.

## Society and Culture

The population of the Cassiopeian Republic was a widely diverse union, with at least thousands of worlds represented within their government. Both Humans and various other sentient species populated Republic territory. As the biggest commonwealth in the Cassiopeia Galaxy for thousands of years, many Republic citizens found their nation to be a true beacon of order in an otherwise chaotic universe. The opinions of the people shifted as history twisted and turned through the course of hundreds of years.

The national colors of the UCR were silver, white, and dark blue, representing the prosperity and light of the Republic.

## Astrography

While Cassiopeian Republic territory was found all throughout the Cassiopeia Galaxy, significantly more territories were situated within the Inner and Outer Core regions than in the Central and Outer Expanse regions. The capital of the Cassiopeian Republic was Cassiopeia Prime, found in the Metropolis Sector.