Royal Arcan Federation

Emblem of the Royal Arcan Federation

The **Royal Arcan Federation** was a local power in Sector 001. It was the sovereign political body of the Arcans, centered on Arcan. The federal constitutional monarchy consisted of seven states as well as three federal territories on Arcan. The Federation share borders with the Great T'Khor State and the Solisan Republic. Although the capital city on Arcan is located in the planet's southern hemisphere, the federal seat of government is a city located on the planet's western continent. It is one of the megadiverse star nations in the sector, with large numbers of endemic species which were known to exist within Arcan space.

The Arcan Federation has its roots in the seven kingdoms that once governed the planet together, which were once part of bigger empires that had risen and fallen in early Arcan history, though now very vague. The seven kingdoms were then restructured into a federation of the seven kingdoms, forming what would become the Royal Arcan Federation. The Federation officially achieved warp capability sometime in the early 21st century, surprisingly later than Humans did. From there the Federation began to slowly expand, eventually colonising its first extrasolar planet in 2019, which created much celebration back on the homeworld.

The slow and steady expansion slowly brought the Arcans into contact with other alien nations of the galactic community. Historically, the Arcans first made contact with the Alroedan Star Union, but this event quickly marked the string of events that would culminate in the Second Stellar Axis Conflict, which lasted from 2025 to 2030. During this time, ethnic and racial tensions grew, eventually resulting in the Great Racial Riots that ravaged the Arcan homeworld and the colonies in 2026. Following that, the Alroedan Star Union invaded and occupied the majority of the Arcan Federation until 2029.

The three years of the Alroedan occupation brought much suffering for the Arcans. Prosecutions were widespread, and unrest throughout the occupied territory were often quelled with brutal force. Meanwhile, back on Arcan, the government was forced into exile as law and order broke down, and was reorganised into Free Arcan, with the military becoming the Free Arcan Armed Forces. Eventually, the Alroedans were crippled by a joint invasion of their homeworld, and were forced to retreat from occupied Arcan territory. The Free Arcan government and its military forces returned to Arcan, reestablishing the Federation.

After the war, the reestablished Federation quickly regained its place in the galactic community. From 2356 to 2999 the Federation was a member of the former United Interstellar Worlds and from 2999 onwards is a member of the United Interstellar Federation of Nations.

## Government

The Royal Arcan Federation is a federal elective monarchy. The head of state is the High King, the elected monarch of the state. The King is elected to a five-year term by and from among the seven hereditary rulers of the kingdoms of Arcan. By the Royal Constitution, the positions is systematically rotated among the seven, and is currently held by Eyes of Wisdom, who was recently crowned. The King's role is largely ceremonial.

Legislative power is divided between federal and state legislations. The tricameral federal parliament consists of the lower house, the House of Representatives, the middle house, the House of Lords, and the upper house, the Senate. The parliament follows a multi-party system and the government is elected through a first-past-the-post system.

Executive power is vested in the Royal Assembly, led by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is the head of government and head of the Assembly. The Prime Minister is elected to a seven-year term.

There is a Royal Council, which is an assembly of all the seven hereditary rulers as well as the governors of the three federal territories on Arcan.