Commonwealth of Byss

The **Commonwealth of Byss** was a Novayan state formed after the end of Operation Sovereign Justice, when Admiral Audrey Norsoutha and her clique of fascists and Enlightened Socialists took control of Byss, transforming it into a Novayan colony and a *de facto* dictatorship.

## Politics

### Overview

The Commonwealth of Byss operates under a Fascist (Third Positionist or Reformed National Socialist) or Enlightened Socialist (Stratocratic Enlizi) regime, being led by Admiral Audrey Norsoutha, herself an anti-Sith militarist after the events of Zakuul. Her government is considered, and agreed by historians and politicians, to be disturbingly similar to Nazi Germany albeit without the hated ideology of National Socialism.

* Lore
* Gameplay
Under Admiral Audrey's rule, all aspects of life were controlled by the military government, whose military officers and personnel professed fascism, ultranationalism and Enlightened Socialism; the Commonwealth of Byss, despite its being a fascist military dictatorship, pales in comparison to the Military Authority of Borealisopolis under the infamous Admiral Constantina Zenobia Norsoutha, herself a Reformed National Socialist or Speerist.

The Byss Military Authority took control of Byss after the Coruscant City Convention taking place a few weeks after the end of the Battle of Byss, the last battle of Operation Sovereign Justice. Under its rule a number of Novayan colonies (which included Romans and Saiyanese as minorities) were established throughout; many moved into some currently-repaired, intact or shattered cities, others set up camp near them, and some colony ships (alongside spaceplanes and transport spacecraft) landed safely on open waters near the cities.

It was during this colonization of Byss that the Novayans began industrializing the world, with the world's Force energy purified of Palpatine's taint and some of the colonists and Byssians merging their and the Byssians' cultures into a new culture if the **Allow Hybrid Cultures** decision is chosen. This hybrid culture eschewed the artificial Byss Run hyperlane in favor of the slow but movement-unrestricted Alcubierre drives, espoused a militaristic culture with a strict yet diligent and humble military tradition, and supported Force users to be present. This martial tradition combines use of the Force with usage of practical ranged or melee weapons.

It was during the Yuuzhan Vong War, however, that the Commonwealth of Byss would use controversial methods to deal heavy casualties on the Yuuzhan Vong and their allies. Forced laborers, comprised of captured Yuuzhan Vong warriors and their allies, were set to work in mines, farms and industries to fuel the war effort. Worlds that aligned with the Yuuzhan Vong were plundered to fuel the war economy, with captured industries being operated by forced laborers and those willing to fight the Vong.After the Commonwealth of Byss is established, Admiral Audrey Norsoutha will become its head of state. Because of her experiences in the Battle of Zakuul, she will follow a Fascist ideology, abandoning her Authoritarian Democratic ideology where she is a stratocrat. Her military dictatorship, however, would be regarded as being disturbingly similar to Nazi Germany, but she is the lesser evil due to Admiral Constantina Zenobia Norsoutha, head of state of the Military Authority of Borealisopolis, a Fascist who followed the Reformed National Socialist, or Speerist subideology hated by the Novayans.

the **Byss Development Program** decision category will be unlocked to allow for the development of the Commonwealth of Byss. This category would allow for terraforming projects, construction of colonies (opened-air or enclosed), public works programs, infrastructure and industrial investment projects, and other projects and megaprojects throughout the Beshqet sector. The Byss Development Project also allows for the purification of Byss's Force energy, corrupted by dark energies thanks to Emperor Palpatine himself.

A few months after, an event called "**Cultural Mixing**" will fire. It talked about some Novayans and Byssians wanting to combine their cultures into something new, a hybrid culture. Once the **Allow Hybrid Cultures** option is chosen, a **Novayan-Byssian** hybrid culture will appear. The new **Novayan-Byssian** hybrid culture, which has syncretized the core tenets of both Novayan and Byssian cultures, has eschewed use of hyperlanes and the hyperspace FTL drives because of the possibility the artificial or natural hyperlanes, such as the artificial Byss Run hyperlane, will collapse, catastrophically cutting a star system from the rest of the galaxy. The new hybrid culture will also have Novayan-Byssian Force-users, who will use melee weapons as well as ranged weapons, the latter of which is complete and utter anathema to the New Jedi Order, which will have to decide on whether to adapt or not.

In the Yuuzhan Vong War start date, the **Novayan-Byssian War Effort** decision category will be unlocked. This allowed for militarization, industrialization efforts, and the conquest of Yuuzhan Vong-allied worlds. Events related to the conquest of such worlds will allow players to plunder them of their manufactured goods, artifacts and prized treasures and to take over industries, which would be run by forced laborers and any of the worlds' inhabitants who are willing to aid in the war effort. Plundering for treasures, artifacts and manufactured goods would leave a bad taste on the Vong-allied races but will boost the GDP growth temporarily. Players can also choose to turn captured Yuuzhan Vong warriors and their allies into forced laborers and set to work in factories, mines and farms to produce raw materials, agricultural products and military equipment for the war effort. Finally, worlds that were conquered will be used as production centers for the Novayano-Byssian war effort, thereby increasing military production output.
### Economy

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* Gameplay
Under the Byss Military Authority, a number of projects boosted the Byssian economy, transforming it into a mixed economy system, with state-owned corporations present to boost the economy and a number of privately held companies also existed. A series of megaprojects, such as public works programs, industrialization efforts and reconstruction projects, were launched to raise the living standards and quality as well as boosting the economy. This was supported by the use of taxes and deficit spending (if there is a budget surplus), and insurance companies, banks and savings accounts bought government bonds to help support the growing economy and reduce unemployment.

As part of the national economic strategy, Admiral Audrey authorized for the construction of a military-industrial complex that would be built at Byss on one location; the goal was to provide an industrial complex which caters to military but also civilian needs. To do this, she contracted a number of construction companies, both voidwalker and local, to assist in its construction. The Byssian military-industrial complex is capable of switching to civilian or military production, and will be supported by heavy industry. After the Malarkos-Devgeni Military-Industrial Complex (run by the state-owned Malarkos-Devgeni-Worke) was first operated, there came a number of orders for Byssian military equipment and manufactured goods from planetary governments, and GADI-aligned or neutral paramilitary organizations and vigilante groups; because of this, a few more military-industrial complexes would be built at Byss, Relus and their moons, further boosting the economy.

It was during the Yuuzhan Vong War, however, that the Commonwealth of Byss would utilize plunder, forced labor and conquered territories to help inflict hideous amounts of casualties. Those who were allied with the Yuuzhan Vong empire would be invaded punitively, their economy, treasures, artworks and other relics plundered alongside other products that can be taken. Any Yuuzhan Vong warriors or their allies captured by Byssian forces will be put on thaumaturgical leashes and forced to produce military equipment to keep the war going. Finally, worlds that were conquered by allied forces (Byssian or not) will see its factories, farms and mines being used to feed the war economy.Once the **Byss Development Program** decision category is unlocked, decisions will be available to boost the economy. Factories, infrastructure, and public works programs will raise the GDP by a large amount. The **Use Deficit Spending** decision allows for excess funds to be spent.

One of the decisions is the Byssian Military-Industrial Complex, which would be built first on Byss. This complex is designed to produce military equipment as well as manufactured goods, depending on whether Civilian Production or Military Production is boosted. After it became online, a number of orders will be placed by planetary governments, GADI-aligned or neutral paramilitary organizations and vigilante groups, which will help boost the GDP growth.

The **Novayan-Byssian War Efforts** decision category would be unlocked. This allowed for militarization, industrialization efforts, and the conquest of Yuuzhan Vong-allied worlds. Events related to the conquest of such worlds will allow players to plunder them of their manufactured goods, artifacts and prized treasures and to take over industries, which would be run by forced laborers and any of the worlds' inhabitants who are willing to aid in the war effort.

Plundering for treasures, artifacts and manufactured goods would leave a bad taste on the Vong-allied races but will boost the GDP growth temporarily. Players can also choose to turn captured Yuuzhan Vong warriors and their allies into forced laborers and set to work in factories, mines and farms to produce raw materials, agricultural products and military equipment for the war effort.

Finally, worlds that were conquered will be used as production centers for the Novayano-Byssian war effort, thereby increasing military production output.