Rathoria

The Federal Republic of Rathoria is an interstellar democracy with a significant colonial presence in the northern reaches of Augusta. This page focuses on the Augustan territory and all related matters. Being quite militarily focused with little tolerance for disobedience, the government has severely restricted public rights in favor of safety and economic prosperity; an approach that has surprisingly worked quite well.

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## Political Structure

### Type of Government

Representative Democracy/Federal Republic

### Branches

Assembly (legislation), Governor (executive)

## Military Overview

### Sections

Navy, Army, Marine Corps, Internal Security, DIT

### History

##### Arrival at Augusta

Eight months after settlement of the Fafnír system, tensions were still running high between between the two nations. Many Rathorians still believed the Coalition was gearing up to launch a retaliatory strike, and as such the government continued building their military.

In the scramble for better technologies, Rathorian High Command sent a single heavy cruiser, the *Transient Dawn*, to either secure or destroy an advanced research base on one of Araxa's moons. Prior to their retreat from Coalition space, DIT had used the base for experimenting with stealth technologies, and High Command wanted to keep such technologies away from their enemy.

On arrival to the facility, the *Dawn* found two Coalition frigates in orbit and a small team of military scientists exploring the buildings. The heavy cruiser dealt with the lesser ships easily, but not before one managed to get an alert out to the nearby fleet. Now on a time crunch, the *Transient Dawn* quickly sent in people to grab as much as they could, including an experimental stealth vessel.

As Coalition forces approached the moon, the *Dawn* quickly launched a barrage of ARES missiles at the facility, then initiated a jump out of Coalition space. After this, things got fairly strange. The destruction of the research base caused a wave of dark energy to sweep over the *Dawn* just as its jump drive initiated, and resulted in a splitting of reality.

In one instant, the *Transient Dawn* and her entire crew complement was essentially cloned, with the new versions being tossed through space and time. The original suffered only a minor power surge and continued on as the timeline intended, but the clones appeared in Augusta's upper atmosphere with a bright flash of light and EMP.

The energies that caused the space-time warp also served to burn out the *Transient Dawn*'s jump drive and shut down her reactors. Without the power to alter their course, the ship quickly plunged through the atmosphere in a streak of fire and impacted near the north pole. Due to the EMP effect knocking out a few satellites and the noticeable crash, many nations of the Cape sent exploratory missions to investigate.

After intense negotiations and a closely avoided war, the crew of the *Transient Dawn* were allowed to remain on Augusta and form a colony for Rathoria. Fortunately, the new colonists quickly formed friendships with several nations and were invited to join the September Agreement.

### Military

##### High Command

Rathorian High Command is a department of the military headed by High Admiral Terrence Hays that oversees all troop and vehicle movement of the other sections. Their headquarters are located in the governmental block of New Icesium, although the majority of the facility is deep underground and they have numerous outposts at other military installations.

##### Army

The importance of armies has diminished as interstellar fleets have grown, but as demonstrated by the year-and-a-half long battle of Araxa during the Coalition war, they are by no means obsolete. The Rathorian army has modified themselves to work with rapid deployment from orbit, and thus use quick-moving tactics.

##### Navy

The Rathorian Navy's design is largely stolen from the Coalition, although development teams are constantly improving technologies and strategies.

##### Marine Corps

While the Marine Corps is technically part of the Rathorian Navy, the Marines specialize in shipboard/zero-gee combat. Their distinctive red armor is a rated for vacuum and they often posses different weapons than their Army counterparts.

##### Internal Security

The primary intelligence division of Rathoria, Internal Security also acts as a balance to keep an eye on the other sections. Most of its work is either domestic intervention or military oversight, but it does have branches for external surveillance. Additionally, Internal Security is charged with protecting military bases and government buildings.

##### DIT

The Directorate of Indeterminate Threats is a lesser-known intelligence organization that operates in the shadows and often carries out illegal/immoral actions. As such, it is run by an ethics council which decides how to proceed with each assigned project.

### Notable Figures

##### Governor Matthew Gibson

Previously the captain of the heavy cruiser *Transient Dawn*, he assumed command over efforts to build a functioning colony on Augusta. Once the city of New Icesium was constructed and a rudimentary Assembly was established, Gibson declared that he would step down to allow the people to vote for their leader. Unsurprisingly, however, as he was well liked by the crew-turned-colonists, Gibson was almost unanimously reinstated as Governor.

##### High Admiral Terrence Hays

Previously a lieutenant commander serving under Matthew Gibson on the *Transient Dawn*, Hays was promoted to high admiral when Captain Gibson became the officially recognized governor. In the need to build up a military and absence of any senior officers, Governor Gibson decided that the Lieutenant Commander was the best man to lead High Command.