Elysium Sector

The Elysium Sector is a region of space within the Southwestern quadrant the that spans about several hundred light-years in a spherical direction, bordering the similarity sized sector of Olympia. Its native inhabitants were the avian-like Nymku, and the flora-based Drykai. The Sector once formed the heartland of the Orion Combine but now serves as one of the key number of the Orion Commonwealth, an massive interstellar power spanning over five nation states, one of them being the Elysium.

An widely populated and diverse sector with Humans making a small majority of races, the next notable majority are the Uypri from the nearby Uypri Federation with the largest minorities of races being the native Nymku and Drykai. However, species from all corners of the Galaxy can be found on Elysium's many worlds.

Elysium's core worlds would consist of over 27 inhabited star-systems that are further divided into four sub-sectors, Hellas-Alpha, Hellas-Beta, Thessalia, and Epirus. While its peripheral systems numbered well over 400.

## Current Ruling Body

The Third Elysian Republic government's legislative body is the Elysian parliament, which manages the laws and the government through hearings and inquiries. The Elysian parliament itself has many different heads and internal organizations within it, the most powerful being the Systems Councils that holds representatives from all of a Sub-Sector's solar systems while each of these Systems have an Council of their own, filled with representatives for each planet within said system.

The Third Elysian Republic is also a Core Member of the Orion Commonwealth, the Republic retains its own leaders, while the High Chancellor represents the Republic on Orion Commonwealth High Council, the Federal Assembly acts as the Executive branch of the Republic.

## History

### Pre-Humanity XXX - 2170

While it is generally unknown what, if any, advanced sapient species permanently inhabited the pre-Elysium sector prior to Humanity's colonization efforts. Modern Joint Elysian-Upyri archaeologists have found several extremely ancient and decrepit ruins. Extensive research shows them belonging to still-unknown alien race.

Plenty evidence supports temporary habitation upon the various planets. Usually various pirate and Upyri Separatists holdouts that were drove out by UNGDF forces and as galactic interest grew in the area.

In more modern times before the founding of the now Elysium sector, Vanapod explorers had discovered little to no life within this quadrant of space besides the primitive races of the Nymku, and the Drykai. Yet these were early civilizations with that had yet to reach the industry era.

The Vanapod explorers were however forced to leave the sector before their research could be completed due to an aggressive colonization endeavor by United Federated Systems interests within the sector.

For the United Federated Systems had decided to create a new colony within the far fringes of then-known Human space due to their own scans revealing that the uncharted sector held vast amounts of rare and valuable resources with no advanced indigenous lifeforms to challenge their claims.

### Early Human Colony 2171 - 2231

By 2175, after five years of extensive planning and exploration by the UFS' colonial bureau. It was finally decided to launch a mass scale colonization of the sector once the Vanapods accepted it after a long hearing and numerous debates on both sides. The sector was then given the name of Elysium, a mythological location based in Classic Greece mythology as large majority of the colony population would be hailing from the overpopulated Mediterranean Region on Terra.

The founding of the sector was a massive undertaking by the United Federated Systems (The predecessor to the Sol Systems Alliance) in 2175 to solidify its position in the Southwestern frontier.
It was a very conversational expansion in the wider galactic community and was met with much outcry. However, the United Federated Systems would push on and create the initial sub-sectors of both Hellas-Alpha and Hellas-Beta. Both of these sub-sectors would later become inter-sphere of the greater Elysium Sector. The Sector would grow to later include the sub-sectors of Thessalia, and Epirus.

The early years of the colony were hard and long, many sacrifices were made to get the mining running at peak capability as soon as possible. A long series of refineries and factories were built within the sector to better exploit the supply chain but with them came permanently large-scale housing for the workers and eventually, the groundwork for long-running communities were created.

Soon, the entire sector went from that of a massive resource extraction area to a fully fledged civilized sector by the early 2220s. Becoming quite popular with investors both within the Terran Governments and interstellar parties pouring tens of billions of credits into its economy. It now stood as a standing testament to Man's ingenuity and perseverance within the galaxy.

The indigenous races, the Nymku, and the Drykai. Were slowly uplifted joint Vanapod-UFS endeavors to co-exist and act as their planets governing bodies while also enjoying full citizenship within the UFS. While a slow and sometimes, troublesome, process, it brought the races to a equal standing to their Human compatriots within the stars.

But throughout the early years, the young sector experienced long-standing teething complications that allowed wide-scale corruption to spread deep into the heart of the sector. The gold-rush also brought dozens of interstellar corporations in that quickly took advantage of the humanity naivety and the overwhelmed planetary governments to put install themselves as the sector's true rulers. Creating an epidemic of wealth inequality and criminal violence that had spread to all corners of the sector.

Yet, Elysium would later grow to become one of the UFS's most successful colony economically. It's raw industrial far out producing nearly all of the other outer colonies and even rivaling that of some of the inner colonies.

However, an far greater threat to the young sector would be exterior rather a internal one.

### The Division War 2231 - 2232

Main article: Division War

Before UFS had begin establishing what would become the Elysium sector, the upstart Upyri Empire had laid claim to it.

The Elysian loyalists to the UFS quickly gathered for conflict while the Upyri begin probing their space and threatening conflict if the UFS did not leave the Sector and return it to its "rightful" rulers. This series of threats would reach their boiling point when two missing UFS ships were captured by the Upyri. Leading to greater escalation until hostilities started in earnest with a naval skirmish in the opening months of 2231 with a decisive naval victory for the Upyri.

The loyalists launched a preemptive attack on the Upyri territory in middle of 2231 in order to gain some breathing for the Terran front but would trigger a massive counter-attack from the Upyri that would last for well over a year before the Upyri would be forced to retreat as other fronts for their over-stained Rebellion turned increasing dire for them.

Unfortunately, the loyalists would be unable to fully launch a offensive into the Upyri territory. As the Vak'saun, the Xurgath, and other interstellar pirates would see their chance to plunder the still-recovering sector in 2232. The start of a bitter and terrible war for the still fledgling sector.

### Sol Systems Alliance's Expansion and the Expanse Wars 2233 - 2241

After the War had ended, many resources were bought in to help rebuild the scared Sector as dozens of worlds were ruined from the Upyri aggressive invasion campaign. One of the greatest examples being the Core-World of Miletus which most of its concrete skyline was reduced to rubble. The Damage meant, that the Capital of the Sector would be change and given to quickly growing City world of Athens.

The process also brought in a lot of invest from the greater southwestern quadrant and would enormously improve and expand relations with the adjacent Uypri Federation as their experience form their own, ongoing reconstruction efforts after the Division War would prove to be monumental in both rebuilding and modernizing the Elysium infrastructure.

More efforts would arrive from the Sol as the Expanse Wars that had begun in the 2230s would continue for the next 20 years while support for Elysium to join now independent Olympia Sector had grown due to both sector offering unofficial support to each-other during the Expanse wars.

By the 2250s, it was found that nearly 70% of all valuable resources had already been extracted and the mines slowly began to closed one by one. Leading to mass unemployment within the industrial sectors. Some relief was found in Elysium's up and coming R&D department. For they had reached several galactic-wide breakthroughs in the fields of artificial intelligence and robotics. Primarily being the first third-generation artificial intelligence in Human Space, Protoplast.

This would, however, create a strong sense of pride and individuality within the people of Elysium. Eventually leading them to build their own separate culture from the rest of the Colonies and even independence the Sol Systems Alliance itself.

As the previous issues were combined with the vast economic depression that overtook almost all human space forced the SSA to all but abandon the colony during the 2260s due to constant internal pressure. Declaring it to be now Independent of UFS's rule and aid, Including the removal UFS Naval assets from the sector.

### The First Elysian Republic and the Elysian-Olympian Sovereignty 2274 - 2299

For Elysium Republic or the First Republic by locals, lasted less than a decade as increasing strife between the various corporate powers that had infested themselves into the heart of the Sector from the very beginning were able effectively take charge with the Republic, hastily built upon a weak constitution and filled with either inadequate or simply corrupted Statesmen quickly fell apart. Public outrage and discontentment lead to a series of riots and protests from a increasing disenfranchised population.

These failings combined with growing political division and infighting within the ruling administration led to the Elysium Republic slowly dissolving and an new, Pan-Sector Government between Elysium and the Olympia Sector taking route. Supported by the militant elements within the Republic sympathizing with Olympia, an bordering Sector that was had declared independence for quite some time.

The Elysian-Olympian Union was soon created and with a new nightmare for the Elysian people had begun.

This new government would continue to rule the Elysium Sector with a heavy-handed approach, one that grew increasing militant and isolationist with growing Human-First views. Its leadership's would continue fall into Neo-fascism, suppressing descent, and persecuting the Non-Humans within its territories and creating a highly dictatorial society.

The Sovereignty ambitions grew and after reports of skirmishes among their borders and a violent crushing of civil protest. The SSA begin their plans to overthrow the hostile government.

On 2298, The SSA would launch a year long campaign that was supported by Uypri Federation and bordering Gaul-kalan and Vannaora governments.

Eventually, the campaign would come to a end after the city of Athens was finally taken by SSA and Federation forces. Bring a quick and decisive end to the war.

### The Second Elysian Republic and the Orion Combine 2300 - 2379

The superseding Government would be the Second Elysian Republic. The reborn Republic would be fairly successful in restoring the public's faith in the Sector with a mass reworking of the sector's cities infrastructure, an extensive crackdown on organized crime, and a revival of the sector's R&D department.

Though in time The Second Elysian Republic began to be seen as weak and large ineffective due to the corporations' grip slowly recovering from the Elysian-Olympian Sovereignty's rule. Many fearing that it would met the same fate as the First Republic.

Ultimately, the Elysian Federation's fate was decided in the mid-years of the 2310s. As the interstellar corporations slowly eroded more and more of Elysium's civil services. Cooperation between Second Republic and the public sector fell apart as corporations simply stepped all over them with little to no regards. Relations between the various corporate powers begin turn sour as each one tried hard to establish dominance over one another.

Meanwhile, progressive movements continue to gather momentum within the minds of population, much of Elysium's working class turning to mass strikes and factory protests. Yet, the Second Republic was unwilling to change itself to suit an increasing changing sector, trying it's hardest to keep stability above all else. The majority of the Sector's population became largely dissatisfied with the Second Republic and limitations of its inherent political systems.

These issues, in addition to a long-running economic recession, sealed the fate of the Second Republic when Athens. One of the Sector's largest and most prominent worlds, filled with rising discontent, declare Independence after a long and debated referendum with support of local institutions. Establishing the Elysium Combine, built from the united work of numerous political movements for a new, progressive Government.

Soon, support rose across the Sector as the Combine focused upon the ideals of Co-determination along Worker and Social Councils leading the Sector forward. Unexpectedly, many Corporations, staunch supporters of the Second Republic for years. Choose to throw themselves behind the Combine. Taking a popular political movement among public and giving it serious momentum that lead it steadily overtaking much of the sector and by the end of 2321. The Second Republic was no more.

It is widely debated why the Corporations supported an such radical shift of Governments, especially one that was against its own interests. Many state it was so that could gain control of the movement, more pro-corporate parties say it was out of the kindness of their own heart, a claim that flies in the face of their previous actions.

Those critic of the Combine would latter be correct in their cynical guess as once the Combine's constitution was officially ratified, it firmly placed full power of the government into the hands of the Corporations. Labor movements were crushed as a majority of Armed Forces within Combine had been replaced with men loyal to the Combine, many were those in charge from the days of the Sovereignty.

The Elysium Sector would soon find itself the Heart of the growing Combine, which had soon transcended Elysium and had firmly incorporate itself into many other powerful interstellar corporations. This would lead to the creation of the Orion Combine, a grand alliance of corporations.

Its power was closely tied to the many corporations that are apart of it, each one providing a vital service to system's economy and/or infrastructure that backs their chair on the Board. The current number of representative seats on the board is estimated to be in the hundreds.

The Orion Combine which would last up till the aftermath of the Xerius Crisis

The Crisis was overwhelmingly devastating for Combine, with them alone suffering tens of trillions in damages and what is estimated to be a Billion lives lost in the event. The Orion Combine would soon dissolve after due to evidence being found that put the leaders of the Combine to blame for the crisis.

Elysium would be reorganized under the Third Elysian Republic in 2380.

### The Third Elysian Republic and the Orion Commonwealth 2380 - Present

The Third Elysian Republic would enter 25th century hopeful, while still reeling the Xerius Crisis, the majority of Elysium survived quite well baring several of the core worlds, the worst being Athens. Still, the Elysians would march on into the new century with a new sense of unity with its neighboring powers.

This newfound unity was first created when the Vannora came to aid with the relief efforts along the Olympia Federation, who despite the long scars of Sovereignty, had reformed into a somewhat liberal democracy and were able to somewhat mend those long scars. Volunteers from Upyri Federation and Gaul-kalan were also accepted with open arms.

Some years after, the Gaul-kalan, Vannaora, Olympia Federation and even the once distant Tosdormia had established strong trade ties with the Elysium. With the rise of the Loc'visern in recent years, when the question was raised about the idea of closer economic and even military ties. The Elysian Republic agreed wholeheartedly. This Alliance soon turn into a Confederation, giving birth to the Orion Commonwealth.