Santalis Core Order

## Summary

The Santalis Core Order, or SCO, was a group of independent nations that were brought together in the wake of an interstellar war. Founded by Kalida prime minister Ruby Santalis, the Order would form a sense of unity to drive back their extinction, and from their efforts came an era of peace.

### Divisions

01 Kalida: The Lead Organization that specializes in Political Expansion. A fragmented state that has a central core and numerous political islands of interest. Located in the heart of the Nation, with small exclaves in the surrounding territories.

02 Barzale: The Second In Command Organization that specializes in external commerce. A major hub for trade, which has made it economically prosperous. Elongated along the northern barrier between the Alliance and the rest of the mainland, distributing resources downward to its fellow nations when needed.

03 Armeli: The Third Largest Organization specializing in Energy Sources. Monopolized and now Distributes the Ichor-type mineral, which made it economically prosperous/dominant. A large island nation that is connected to smaller surrounding islands that house the naval defense fleet.

04 Decholon: A Organization specializing in steelworks and industrial production. Developers of the Garrisai and Solar Cannon, establishing it as the alliance's main military force. Located on the nation’s western coastline and closest to Armeli.

05 Nu Helix: The newest and smallest Organization, and the developers of the METACOM and NU METACOM System. Specializes in neurological advancements, making it a close partner to the DTRO when developing effective weapons. Also developed the LES(LIE), and its successor DESTINY RUNNER. Tucked between the nation borders of Kalida and Barzale.

## History

- Originally, the Santalis Core Order was known as a collective single nation, known as the Karbademix. This nation, after winning the Interstellar Conflict, would eventually divide into individual states after certain territories began to specialize in different professions. This led to the seven-state SCO that is seen at the start of the First Armeli Invasion.

- In the case of the Ursa and Aquarian Districts, they too were divided from the other three States, before each of them divided again into sub-states due to conflicting ideas.

- For more on the history of the SCO, see here.

### Armeli, Decholon, and the SCO Article

The Santalis Core Order, ore SCO, is the name of the united nations that fought back against the Celestial Vanguard. After the conflict, the union enacted a universal (naval) defense fleet joint founded by Armeli and Kalida. Decholon, New Phoenix, and Barzale all pitched into the construction of the fleet through their resources and manufacturing plants. In the end, all 200 or so ships were congregated into Armeli for final preparations and dispersal all across the land.

The fleet was not only cheaper, but more practical as IMSs approached over the sea, and the fleet would be able to intercept them. However, the fleet would never see any real action other than daily training sessions and patrols of the outer rim. It wouldn’t be until a small Armeli division betrayed and overthrew their leaders as to take over their neighboring country of Decholon. The ships intended to make patrols around the island were turned against their recipients and used to invade the island, as to gather resources for their own limited supply.

Following this unprecedented attack, Armeli became corrupt and began a downward spiral into destruction. Other members of the SCO refused to involve themselves in the conflict between Armeli and Decholon, as this invasion was perceived as a civil war. Thus, the battle between the two was exclusively towards them. However, this didn't stop nations such as Barzale from trading with both nations for their own gain.

The Decholonian Military was able to use retrofitted Garrisai Worker Bots as mobile weapons that drove back the naval ships attacking the island. Armeli realized that they would need a land based weapon capable of matching up with the Garrisai. Thus, they revived their own Garrisai, and invaded for a second time on Decholon. The latter’s army was ill prepared and underdeveloped, thus losing them control of the island.

Several groups formed during the invasion. This included the Unscathed Neo-Insurrectionists and the Lance Core Remnants, both remnant factions of the original NDRC, but with opposing views. The Mercury Legion was now headed by the traitor of Armeli, and annexed Decholon into their mainland territory. However, both the remnant factions began to fight back against the Legion, and eventually succeeded, but not in the way planned.

Another traitor, this time from the LCR, betrayed their team and overran Decholon as the Swords of the Maverick. This faction, composed of Legion and UNI troops, quickly took advantage of the dwindling Mercury Legion and replaced them as a more hostile and dictatorial power. Luckily, their reign of terror would be short-lived, as the last of the Remnants who didn’t side with the SotM joined together to launch a massive assault on their new rulers. With a handful of ace pilots and sheer luck, the remnants were able to defeat the SotM, establishing the island under its original regime.

In the days after the conclusion of the war, Armeli and Decholon worked together to restore the damage done to each of their societies. The old Armeli Government, Damaged from the traitor, were able to restore order and peace with their fellow nations.

## Trivia

- Originally Decholon and Armeli were geographically swapped, where the former was the island nation and the latter was the mainland nation. This was reversed as to make the concept of the Armeli Naval Fleet more viable, as well as the development of Ichor more confined.