Upyri Federation

The flag and emblem of the Upyri Federation.

## Military Info

### Military Leadership

Grand Admiral Tirell Metais (Commander of the Federation Navy, and leader of the Federation's military forces - Xerius Chronicles)
Grand Admiral Lenos Kretha (Commander of the Federation Navy, and leader of the Federation's military forces - Burning Sails, War & Peace)

General Ketri Biram (Commander of the Marine Corps - Xerius Chronicles)

Rear Admiral Marus Vira (Director of ONI - Xerius Chronicles)

Colonel Gloria Theiner (Commander of the Honor Guard - Burning Sails, War & Peace)

### Military Branches

Federation NavyFederation Marines

Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI)

The Honor Guard

The Upyri Federation of Planets (commonly shortened to the Upyri Federation) is the current functioning government that rules over the assortment of planets within Upyri space. It was established following the Division War, a civil war between the Upyri Empire and Free Upyri Alliance which occured following major losses to the combined forces of the United Federated Systems and Kosokom in the Human-Upyri War.

## Ruling Body

Currently, there are a total of 85 populated worlds represented by the ruling government body known as the Council of Planetary Representatives. At the head of this Council, elected every ten years by vote, is the President of the Federation. Council members are voted on every five years by the planets they represent. Colonies of the Federation who aren't large enough population-wise are governed by the closest official member of the Federation and are represented by them until they are able to grow large enough to declare independence and elect a representative.

## Culture

Upyri culture, formerly based around the concept of superiority and military prowess, is now based primarily around capitalism and entertainment. Nyx, one of the main worlds of the Upyri, is a prime example of this. A pseudo-cyberpunk utopia of technology, money, glitz, and glamour. Nearly half of all Upyri dedicate their lives to business or the arts. Building or working for megacorporations, or becoming musicians or artists and movie stars. The other half tend to either travel the galaxy, or join up with the Upyri Federation's military forces.

Certain worlds in the Upyri Federation, however, are still geared more towards militarism and protection of Federation space (or supporting their allies). Ker, for example, is a fortress world which is sprawling with military training grounds, installations, factories, and weapons of war. In orbit around the planet, a massive star port toils away, building various vessels and craft for the Upyri Federation Navy and Marine Corps.

## History

The Upyri Federation finds its roots in the outbreak of the Division War, a civil war which occurred immediately following the apparent suicide of the then-leader of the Upyri Empire, Emperor Jul Miraz, following major losses to the combined military might of the United Federated Systems (the predecessor to the Sol Systems Alliance) and Kosokom during the Human-Upyri War. Imperator Thies Kaestel stepped up to assume the mantle of Emperor, appointing a Fleet Admiral by the name of Verro Strauc to replace him as Imperator and intending to continue the war against the UFS and Kosokom, but would soon find that a rebellion was brewing in the Empire.

Admirals Tirell Metais and Jiral Neaars had abandoned the cause, having grown disgusted by the actions of their Imperial commanders as well as at what they had been forced to do during the course of the Human-Upyri war (primarily the sacking of Eridia, where most of the planet's population was slaughtered.) Both Admirals had pledged their loyalties to a newly formed coalition known as the Free Upyri Alliance, lead by the Upyri colonies of Nyx and Hemera. More forces followed suit, jumping ship and changing sides to align with the forces of rebellion against their tyrannical leaders.

The Division War, in which the remaining loyal forces of the Upyri Empire would clash with the rebellious forces of the Free Upyri Alliance, would begin with the intense and almost apocalyptic battle of Taruta. During the battle, the new flagship of the Upyri Empire, the IBC *Myrmidon,* would be snapped in half and obliterated by the destroyer HND *Averyx* (captained by Admiral Neaars himself) in low orbit over the planet. The war would go on for a full decade, before finally be resolved with the brutal invasion of Ker, the last holdout and final capital of the Upyri Empire. Following Ker's surrender, several surviving members of Imperial leadership were rounded up and put on trial for delegation from the UFS to bear witness to. Each were condemned to death, and were executed via firing squad. The armed forces of the Free Upyri Alliance would fail to capture Emperor Kaestel alive, as he threw himself from the balcony of the Imperial Palace. Imperator Strauc would also perish in the battle, forcing a member of his own guard to shoot him.

During the battle for Ker, as well as the trials of the Imperial leadership, plans were already underway to reform and rebuild Upyri society into something better. A new form of government was constructed, using representatives from each of the Upyri worlds to form a council. Out of that council, a leader would be chosen to lead the new 'federation'. With the first meeting of the Council of Planetary Representatives, they would elect the very first President of the Federation, Timo Steinitz. Laws were drafted, militaries were combined and organized, and treaties were drawn up with other galactic factions. Assistance and reparations were also given to the UFS, in an effort to make amends and rebuild the colonies that the UFS had lost during the previous war.

Tirell Metais, having lead the charge during the war for the Free Upyri Alliance, was named Grand Admiral of the Upyri Federation's military. He would offer Jiral Neaars a position in his military as well, but Neaars would refuse. Instead, Neaars wanted to form a new group for the engineers and explorers among the Upyri, seeing it as a far more peaceful endeavor. Tirell granted him just that, and established the Upyri Corps of Exploration & Engineering with Neaars as its director. Also established is the Office of Naval Intelligence, which would act as the Federation's chief intelligence and special operations branch, and the Federal Bureau of Law Enforcement, which acted as a united police force to enforce the laws of the Federation across its numerous planets.