Aeno Coalition

Flag of the Aeno Coalition

A map of the Coalition.

Originally seven independent nations on their homeworld of Phenho, they expanded into the stars, each nation having it's own colonies. When the Mehereria Alliance invaded their borders, they banded together into a temporary alliance to repel the intruders. Four of the seven ultimately fell to the Vasden. But once the Javelins had been developed, and the homeworld of the Mehereria Alliance annihilated, many citizens felt at though they had gone too far. After the war, the leaders of the remaining 3 nations decided to formally declare the Aeno Coalition as an official state. Although no longer a coalition, they retained the name.

Vehicles and Spacecraft

### Economy

Unfortunately, they are quite resource-poor, as they are located in Aylathiya, so every ship or mech destroyed, is a direct blow to the economy. They also cannot have many ships or mechs, as they need resources to be built and maintained, something which the Coalition does not have an abundance of. Their Secondary currency, the mistah, is a tiny fraction of their cells, and therefore, their intellect, transferred from one Aeno to another. It is highly valuable, worth about 10,000 Jaspers. As you can see, the Coalition's economy is extremely complex.

### Neighbors

Neighbors are defined by their borders being directly adjacent to Coalition borders. An image is below.

* Mehereria Alliance
* Republic of the Sphere
* The Aurel Collective
* Star Imperium
* Keshar Theocracy

## Districts

Once the Aeno Coalition formally became a singular nation, the 3 nations which made up the original Coalition were turned into districts and their names changed, While a fourth district was created to govern unbiased. Sub-districts exist, although not many.

* The Capital - A small planetstate, controlling the central government and Phenho. Created as an unbiased state to govern the Coalition.
* Crahn's Pass - Named after the mythical hero of Crahn, this region was thought to be holy in ancient times. However, the planets are not quite as well developed here as in other districts, as this region is extremely resource poor.
	+ The Crimson - a frontier riddled with pirates and criminals, the Crimson is an infamous sub-district that Coalition politicians keep making promises to remove, who then promptly remove those promises upon death threats.
* The Atrium - Made up mostly of the dark nebula Atrium, the planets here are mostly utilitarian, so mining outposts, military bases, and research stations. The most resource rich district by far.
	+ The Vessel - The heart of the Atrium, this is where approximately half of the Atrium Nebula's stars are.
* The Petals - the largest district, the Petals make up the majority of the Coalition. They house mainly garden worlds and residential planets. Resource-poor.

# History

## First Steps into the Cosmos

The Aeno's first journeys into the stars were on slower-than-light spearships, named for their speartip-shaped engine plume. 30 were sent out, 12 reached their destinations, colonizing them. But the other 18 were yet to be found, likely still traveling the stars. Maybe they will arrive on a thriving Aeno ecumenopolis in a hundred years time, or on the ruins of one.

The biggest problem with this method of colonization was communication. signals would take decades to reach the colonies and for their answer to come back. However, at the time, the homeworld of Phenho was dominated by ruthless corporations, all vying for power. One of these companies, Dubotune, came up with the Portant, a device that could theoretically produce a miniaturized wormhole, which was too small to send anything through, as it was barely a millimeter wide, but information could be sent through. After the necessary tests, they were sent out to every known Aeno colony. Most of the spearships carrying the Portants reached their destination after half a decade, but some lost contact. The colonies they were sent to were never heard back from.

## Golden Age

Now that the colonies were in communication with the capital, innovation and ideas surged. Research speed multiplied exponentially. The first alien life was discovered in the form of the Vihn, an ancient bacteria frozen on an ice world. Little did the Aeno know, this was a strain of genetically engineered hyper-infectious ancient bioweapon created by the Triumvirate. This would come back to haunt them, much, much later.

Years later, the first gateways were opening in the capital. The portant technology had been improved on exponentially over the last decade, and was now a fully fledged wormhole transport system. It was now possible to freely travel between any colony. Unfortunately, the gateway was not very wide. Scientists attempted to enlarge the system, but it was at it's physical limitations. Space-time couldn't be ripped any more.

Of course, wormholes only link to one other wormhole, so each colony's gateway would link to The Hub, a orbital giant circle of gateways linking to every colony. Untold prosperity and wealth came to the Aeno from the colonies, and the colonies reveled in it too. Everybody won.

Huge amounts of technology was invented and the quality of life was raised very high. The Golden Age lasted for 46 years. At the end of the era was when the Mehereria Alliance was first discovered. It took a few months to work out the language difficulties, but once they did, the Aeno were shocked at what they heard over the comm.

## First Aeno-Vasden War

The Mehereria Alliance's fanatic state religion declared that all other species be annihilated. Being in the middle of nowhere galactically, left them with little options of who to kill first. They chose the Aeno as they perceived them to be the weakest. At the time, the Aeno were Kardashev 2.1, while the Vasden were 2.3. Their massive invasion fleet smashed through the border, the rarely reinforced Aeno border guard helpless to stop them. The Mehereria Alliance committed horrible atrocities against the Aeno on occupied planets, systematically purging the population indiscriminately. The glorious Last Stand of Cenov took place around now.

Read more here: First Aeno-Vasden War

## The Recession

After the war, with many citizens no longer sure that what they did was right, and the strategic resource reserves run dry, the economy fell into a deep recession. wip

## War of the Five Nations

For decades, the small border skirmishes between the Star Imperium and the Republic of the Sphere have been becoming more frequent and intense. It just crossed the line. A massive clash of fleets in Oklinar caused a chain of events, leading to war between the two ancient enemies. Each side demanded the submission of the less advanced civilizations in the region. The Aurel Collective, The Aeno Coalition, and the Mehereria Alliance. Each nation calculated the chance of winning if they stood with either side. The results were grim, both ways.

When the Mehereria Alliance refused to be subjugated, it set an example for the rest of the region. Commonly thought of as "the bad guys" by every nation, it inspired the Coalition and Collective to refuse as well. Three sides. Who would prevail?

Read more here: War of the Five Nations