New Decholon Republic of Concord

## Summary

The New Decholon Republic of Concord (or NDRC) is the governmental organization of Decholon. Initally taking the role of a military state during the Interstellar Conflict in the ADJM, it was converted into a republic with a standing leadership following this war. Its military structure would remain however, where divisions such as the LCDM, DTRO, and DPS formed to facilitate much of the NDRC's leadership over the nation. Under the leadership of a series of prime ministers, the NDRC's last official leader would be a man named William Palmer. The NDRC, as well as its divisions, would lose power over Decholon in an event known as the Fall of the NDRC.

## History

### History of the Armadeli Conflict Article

In order to keep their technology from being re-created for evil, both sides locked away their remaining Garrisai models (damaged, destroyed, or brand new) in case they were ever needed for production/combat again. Eventually, Decholon's discovery of Dechalus sparked a desire for Armeli to overtake Decholon, as their main source of profit came from providing Ichor to Decholon. Thus, they wanted to gain control over them.

When the Armeli army invaded for the first time, they only brought tanks and infantry, thinking that the Decholonian army had done the same. However, Decholon's smaller infantry force had never been developed, and from the panic of an invasion, decided to start up their Garrisai army once again. The mecha's conversion into construction equipment meant that they were not suited for combat, but they still prevailed. As would be expected, the Decholonian Garrisai absolutely crushed the Armeli Tanks and Trucks, and the latter were forced to retreat.

- In response to a potential second attack from the Armeli Army, the NDRC developed several projects inspired off of the AEGIS Program from centuries earlier. Beginning with the First Age of Mass Production, the NDRC and its divisions would go on to make a series of ten prototype "Ace Units" under Project X. This, however, would be a crucial mistake. In exchange for funneling all resources and time into these Ace Units, the NDRC was unable to develop a reliable Mass-Production line of Garrisai that improved over the last.

About a year later the Armeli Army, now known as the Mercury Legion, reactivated their own Garrisai from the Interstellar Conflict and took the fight to Decholon. Since many of the Garrisai models Decholon had were converted into construction equipment, their slow change back into a combat-capable design meant that they stood little to no chance against the Armeli forces. The Armeli forces were also never altered from their combat forms (as they developed public service units separately) and thus their Garrisai retained the same proficiency as the ones from the Interstellar Conflict. In the end, Decholon was devastated, their forces crippled, and their land almost completely controlled by the Armeli forces. This second invasion would become known as the infamous Fall of the NDRC.

A decade passed, and the Mercury Legion had already transformed Decholon into its own design. The Decholonian military had already been overrun by the Legion's forces, with the remaining societies devolving into slums and shanty towns. However, hope was not lost. The Lance Core Remnants, built from the remains of the LCDM, DTRO, and NDRC, had taken refuge in their hidden bunkers and Citadels, working under the noses of the Legion army. From the NDRC's remains came another faction known as the Unscathed. Breaking away from the NDRC shortly before its fall, they believed that the Decholonian armed forces were being mistreated and thus created their own army. In their leader, Marie Winhart's, own words, "If there's anyone who should be defending our country, it's not those bigwigs up in Draco. It's us."

As for the remnants of the NDRC, They resorted to guerrilla warfare, usually going out in human groups. Those who still had Garrisai rarely deployed the remaining ones they had; if they weren't damaged enough already. Many NDRC remnants also initiated the REDEMPTION Project, which involves the training of new Garrisai Pilots in order to counter the Mercury Legion. Based in Citadels such as Neptune Base and Frontier Point, all pilots were trained with the METACOM System, as to enhance their skills in combat to counter the Legion's numbers with sheer skill.

### Pre-Uprising and Uprising Era

The NDRC remained almost completely underground during this time, following their dwindling attempts at retaliation against the Mercury Legion. In what is occasionally known as the "Dark Ages" of Decholon, battles between the Unscathed and Mercury Legion over territories and bases in the nation spurred conflict. It wouldn't be until the emergence of a certain LCR Group that began the NDRC's restoration of power in Decholon.