Eridanis Defence Corps

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The **Eridanis Defence Corps** (Croatian: *Eridanisov obrambeni korpus*, abbr. **EDC** or **EOK**) was the offical armed forces of the Eridanis system. It was founded in the late 2300s to quell uprisings in the Eridanis colonies. It was disbanded after the Eridanis system fell to the Syndicate on 26 April, 2557.

## Organization

The Eridanis Defence Corps currently has four separate divisions, each with its own specific focus.

### EDC Planetary Army

The EDC Planetary Army (Croatian: *EOK planetarna vojska*, abbr. **KPV**) primarily handles conflicts on the surface. They are the equivalent of a national guard corps for the Eridanis system, aiding citizens of the Eridanis system in times of crisis, such as during national disasters. They also tend to work closely with the EDC Peacekeepers, supplementing them during riots or conflicts.

The Planetary Army also encompasses the naval forces of the Eridanis systems, from when the Maritime Forces folded into the Planetary Army.

### EDC Orbital Defence Force

The EDC Orbital Defence Force (Croatian: *EOK Orbitalna obrambena snaga*, abbr. **OOS** or **EDCODF**) handles conflicts occuring in space. They are the equivalent of a space force corps. They are the first to deploy in the event a comparable military attempts to invade the Eridanis system. They also provide reconaissance and close air support/orbital bombardment for the Ground Army should it be needed.

### EDC Peacekeepers

The EDC Peacekeepers (Croatian: *EOK mirovnjaci*) handles law enforcement within the EDC. They are the equivalent of a military police regiment. Initially, they handled the peacekeeping for the entirety of the Eridanis system, not unlike a system-wide police department.

Officially, the Peacekeepers have the authority to handle all law enforcement within the system still; however, most cities in the system have their own separate peacekeeping division, so EDC Peacekeepers' involvement planetside is generally limited to military areas, and rare elsewhere.

### ED Corps for Medical Assistance

The ED Corps for Medical Assistance (Croatian: *EOK za medicinsku pomoć*, abbr. **KMP**) handles medical care within the EDC. Most personnel within the EDC that suffer from a sickness or an injury requiring more than basic on-scene medical attention (basically, anything you would go to a hospital for) will be seen by the KMP.

Like the Peacekeepers, the KMP still have the authority to handle all medical services within the system; however, this is mostly relegated to the colonies' various healthcare systems. As such, their involvement with the general population of Eridanis is very limited outside of education.

The KMP also encompasses the former KKPB, which dealt with outbreak control, prevention, and education.

### Former and Historical Divisions

These divisions are no longer officially a part of the Eridanis Defence Corps.

#### EDC Maritime Forces

The EDC Naval and Marine Forces (Croatian: *EOK Pomorske snage*) were the former navy of the Eridanis system. They were folded into the Planetary Army in the early 2450s, as FTL technology became cheaper and more reliable. They were the equivalent of a navy during their time of operation, and mostly kept the waterways of Eridanis II and III safe for intraplanetary shipping operations.

#### ED Corps for the Control and Prevention of Disease

The ED Corps for the Control and Prevention of Disease (Croatian: *EOK za Kontrola i prevencija bolesti*, abbr. **KKPB**) were the former outbreak treatment doctors for the Eridanis system. They were folded into the KMP in the mid-2400s, as the two worked closely together. They were the equivalent of a virologist during their time of operation, and mostly prevented and treated disease outbreaks, and educated citizens on ways to minimize disease outbreaks, during the early days of the Eridanis colonies.