Pan-Galactic Council

## Prelude of Peace

The Devastation left throughout the war torn galaxy coming out of the Third Pan-Galactic War saw entire systems left uninhabitable, trillion's dead or missing and untold damages to infrastructure. A new way was needed to not just keep the peace but also to prevent the total annihilation of sentient life. The remaining members of the United Coalition formed the basis for a new order. As plans were made for a more permanent solution, the Coalition was put in place as a disaster relief team and police force to ward off pirates.

## Building the Dream

After 5 years of back and forth trying to figure out how to best set up a galactic government, it was decided that all factions big or small would have 2 seats on a galactic council or representatives. This would eliminate bias toward the larger factions and allow the smaller voices to be heard. For any actions brought to the attention of the council a vote would be taken. Should the vote come in at 75% or higher immediate action would be taken, at 50% a hearing would be held, and less than that would fail to pass. Appeals would be an option to motions that failed to pass however. Each member faction would be responsible for fielding their own standing defense forces, but should a member be attacked then all other member factions were liable to defend each other. This alone deterred nearly any hostile acts against the council as the full might of the many members far outweighed any one standing military.

Additionally the Council founded the United Alliance, a military alliance between all factions of the Council. It was not mandatory to join the UA, but those who joined earned the respect of other members of the council. They also often got discounts on various transactions, as they were seen as the protectors of the Council.

## A Rude Awakening

The Council was very successful and the people were finally starting to recover from the Third Pan-Galactic War, when without warning the Xsotan invaded the galaxy in 3709C.E., at first without any aggression. In 3723C.E. war against the Xsotan broke out, as they started showing obvious aggressive behaviour. This was the first time in their existence that the UA had to deal with such a big threat. Due to the sudden attacks that were spread over a big area it was difficult for the UA to fight back the Xsotan. They got pushed back further and further and many lives were lost. After approximately 40 years the Progress of the Xsotan Invasion slowly came to a hold. For the next 50 years the UA slowly but surely managed to push back the Xsotan towards the galactic center, where the invasion seemed to originate from. Instead of making one final push it was decided to establish a blockade instead, so the UA could rally troops, as they had heavy casualties and could not keep on the pressure.

While the UA was fighting back the Xsotan, some factions that were not part of the UA started preparing a huge convoy to run from the invasion. They wanted to flee to the rim of the galaxy, so they had more time to work on a plan on how to fight back effectively. Many joined this endeavor, which was called "Operation Exodus".

A few years after the Blockade was established, an event known as Calamity tore through the galaxy, ripping it apart once again, only this time it was not a metaphor. No one could have planned for the events and while the members of the council who were able to maintain contact with one another tried holding it together, the many missing members made a decisions impossible and the council collapsed. The remaining representatives withdrew to return home preparing for relentless hoard of Xsotan. For the next 200 years all that followed was a disorganized chaos of war against the Xsotan.