Galactic Entente

"Peace, Prosperity, and Liberty." Galactic Entente motto.

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The Galactic Entente is the super-national alliance of the nations of the eastern and southern galactic rim. The goals of the Galactic entente is to preserve collective peace, freedom, and security of its member states.

The Entente council is made up of appointed delegates, 50 for each member states which run the federal council and it's agency's which can advise and mediate over the states and that the states can voluntary participate in. The council is based in the space of which member state is the federation president.

The council votes on certain bills which all member states must abide by, such as declarations of war or offers of peace, and miltary security. Besides these legislation passed by the council is not mandatory and most internal policy are left to the member states.

When a certain bill is agreed upon (with the exception of a declaration of war, which has its own, more streamlined process) the bill is all up to member state interpretation.

Membership requirements for joining is that a new member must have FTL travel capabilities; it must have banned slavery, serfdom, and purging; and the new member state as to have a democratic government, or at least must respect their citizens rights in accordance with the Entente Declaration on Sapient's Rights of 2239.

## Early History (2228-2291)

The **Galactic Entente** was founded by The Alir Commune in 2228 with the Sondrithan League as a alliance for mutual security, and prosperity based on the ideals of its founder Alir Prime Minister Kul Wox and his Woxist's principles. 8 years after its peaceful beginnings, the Entente was plunged into a war against the Yaanari league, which would last for almost 10 years. The war ended in 2246. That same year, the Fenn'Halor were accepted to boost entente strength and to provide them a base in the western region of the galaxy. The Entente continued it's economic and military growth during the 2250's, and 60's

By 2268, the Shalani coalition joined the entente boosting it's member world's and population Shortly thereafter, the Shalani delegates proposed a joint war to take advantage of perceived Zracon weakness, after the Zracon Union's recent defeat alongside the Yaanari, and the Yadrans at the hands of the commonwealth. The bill passed, and the **Galactic Entente** officially declared war on the Zracon Union and Kingdom of Yadra in 2268 marking the second time the Entente has been involved in a conflict.

However in 2277 a year before peace with the Zracon; the lagin'chuzz kingdom attacked the Beldross dragging in the Thadrakos Families starting a new conflict out west between the two major powers. The war was largely ineffective, and ended in a stalemate.

## Militarization Era (2291-2329)

As the 23rd century came to a close, the Entente was experiencing huge changes. As the galaxy became more hostile and with an embolden Thadrakos alliance, the nation states of the Entente began period of political consolidation and militarism. This rise in militarism coincided with renewed conflict against the Yaanari, and the swift but controversial passage of the Ezat-Akiu Militarization Act which inadvertently strengthened federal military authority. War with the Yaanari would end in 2303 following Commonwealth intervention. Despite the wars' end, the military forces of the Entente began an active period of mass expansion, filled by increasing military budgets from their more pro war governments and federal council. With many in the public believing a long lasting peace would spawn from these moves had their reality shattered when Nidira, a Shalani colony was destroyed by an entity know only as "The Light".

The incident shook the entire Entente and near by Commonwealth as media outlets repeatedly broadcasted footage from the disaster, causing hysteria and uncertainty over if their planet might be next. Panic died down as the light moved into the galactic north, and contact was lost with it soon after. 3 years following Nidria, skirmish's were reported at the Lagin'Chuuz Beldross border. The Lagin'Chuuz queen blamed the attacks on Beldross military encroachment and soon declared war. The Idiots war as it became known in the Commonwealth, and more comedic circles would take up a good part of the decade. As the Unbidden crisis began to wreck havoc in the galactic north, it raised little concern for the top military echelons of the Entente and Celestial's, despite Commonwealth warnings and attempts to convince a settlement.

## Unbidden Era (2329-2350)

Following the end of the Idiots war, the Entente would began to shift it focus towards the ever-looming danger in the north, the Unbidden. Reports from the north told of scorched Dyss worlds, and the frantic desperation of Dyss forces tying their hardest to hold an unstoppable enemy back. The Thadrakos Families once the most powerful nation in the galactic southwest was now fragmented in a civil war. And the Commonwealth and Eternal Empire were engaged in a cross galactic war that saw a costly battle three years prior. Debate raged on for 3 years on what to do in these troubling times. Some Centralist's members in the council advocated for Commonwealth membership into the Entente as a deterrence against the Unbidden. However, Issues of legality popped up from Woxist's and the few fanatical pacifists that allowing a nation actively at war into the alliance had no legal precedence and was thus illegal. That soon changed as messages from the Commonwealth informed the Entente that the war with the Eternal Empire was over following the most bloody battle the galaxy has saw to date. Now with the Commonwealth officially no longer at war with a sovereign power this gave the opportunity needed for the Entente Council to pass a motion extending membership to the Commonwealth with special provisions. Within a week of talks, the Xenoist controlled Commonwealth Council, and Chancellor Shu Lin approved the proposal and the Commonwealth became the Entente's 5th member state. The Udkavango Confederation left vulnerable from Unbidden attacks following the disbandment of the Condign League also joined the Entente in 2330. With this expansion the Entente now stood stronger than ever. The Commonwealth would continue it's fight against the Unbidden finally achieving victory on June 28th 2326. Although victory against the Unbidden was only celebrated by the Commonwealth, and Udkavango as for the other federal nations in the south largely unaffected by the conflict life continued on as normal.

In 2340, the Udkavango nationalist government attempted to break away from the Entente. At that point after years of brain drain, travel restrictions, and risk of further diplomatic isolation pushed the Udkavango people over the edge. Protest and riots filled the streets of Udkal and its colonies. Cries of "Down with the party" were used as the protesters slogans for several months of demonstrations. Finally the government decided to hold an emergency election in which the Nationalists were voted out in a public act of no confidence. The new Xenoist government proved more amicable and kept the Udkavango in the Entente and reversed years of polices propped up by the old government.

In 2340 following years of unchallenged Yaanari raiding into Commonweatlh space during the Unbidden crisis, the Commonwealth had finally had enough. Task Force Manticore which had recovered since the conflict was mobilized and launched a punitive expedition into Yaanari space with political backing from the Entente Council. The war was over in a few months, and the Yaanari were stripped of all of their space age technology. A military cordon was instated on the Commonwealth and Alir border with the Yaanari, enforced by the Commonwealth and Alir navies.The Yaanari would forever be banned from space travel lest they changed their barbaric ways.

## Post Unbidden Era (2350-)

The years following the Unbidden wars saw the F'thgran's joining in 2350 following the slow collapse of the Celestial Alliance and Thadrakos civil war. As the galaxy started to adjusted to a post Unbidden era, the Commonwealth and later F'thgran's were full speed on fully converting their populations into synthetics. Despite only the Commonwealth and F'thgran's mandating the process, mechanical body parts and replacements began seeing more broader popularity in the private sector in other federal nations, such as the Alir and Udkavango. The galaxy though alot more peaceful, was gridlocked into a permanent cold war between the Eternal Empire, and Commonwealth aligned Entente as the sole galactic superpowers. In the early 25th century, colonization efforts were launched to the Azure galaxy with the Commonwealth first colonies being established in 2421, and other federal nations following suite in the following decades.

## Members states

* Alir Commune (2228)
* Sondrithan League (2228)
* Beldross Pious Cooperative (2241)
* Shalani coalition (2268)
* Commonwealth (2329)
* Udkavongo Sovereign Stars (2330)
* F'thgran Union (2350)

## Non functioning member state's

* Shalani Interstellar Commonality (2240's)
* Thadrakos Star Union (2330)

## Military

The Astral corps is the main federal fleet of the Galactic entente. It operates under the authority and command of the federation president, which rotates once every 10 years, and of the Entente council, although tactical and small-scale strategic decisions are made by the Entente Joint Admiralty. The Astral corps is a volunteer naval service that recruits naval personnel across the Entente. The Entente does not maintain a unified ground force, relying on its member nations to provide its armies for garrisons and planetary invasions.

The Astral Corps were heavily expanded in the early 25th century as with more colonies being established by Entente nations required an active naval presence to police the frontier. The fleet by that point was mostly comprised of fast moving corvette's, and frigates capable of colonial force projection and security operations.

The Astral Corp's primary duties are

* Security to Entente planets, and shipping lanes
* Anti-piracy operations
* Border patrol
* Emergency relief

Fleet composition circa 2315

* 5 Light Carriers

* 4 Cruisers
* 6 Destroyers
* 6 Corvettes