Talk:The Remusian Republic

Betel meet the Remusians
The central hub of the area of Betel space that foreign nations would care about is Ikzod, a arid world dotted with oases. Ikzod shares the system with Old Step, a Junk World that had been the main dumping grounds of the Kusheen Empire. Because of their closest worlds being so muddled with the Kusheen, the Remusians did not know of the presence of the Betel so close to them until the Kusheens had been vanquished. Some Betel may have been encountered scavenging the wreckage of the battles.

Ikzod is an ideal world for foreign diplomacy thanks to its suitability for both Betel and non-Betel races. The colony is not terribly extensive but the open spaces, dry climate, and proximity to Old Step made it useful as a spaceport shipping destination. It is ruled by a theoretically meritocratic assembly with no official planetary leader like most Betel worlds. The planetary representative in the Recycler government is Ketol Lorknovin. He holds no real power, per se, but Helm's Hold would likely leave him to represent them locally before the area became more important.

Former High Chancellor Nol Byervid (still alive) would have spent time learning of how the Remusians reformed their navy. Any interaction he had with the Remusians would have been seen as a far-off visitor, and not a neighbour, by the Remusians. He may have gotten info from Kusheen. His yes-man, Golik Maelotumn, remains in Helm's Hold and would be familiar with the Remusians.

Sometime after the two races meet and the Betel have been at war for a some time, Sekno Vorniket, charismatic Ace Pilot of the Xeverra front turned Helm's Hold politician, would have toured the area. His focus would be rallying support, contributions, and greater ties with the Recycler government to get help fighting off the Repzork and Xeverra. Very passionate and idealistic, but also a jingoist. The Remusians may have met with him at some point.

Outside of Ikzod, most Betel you would have found would be pretty "redneck" as far as Betel go. There are other more developed hubs, but this area has never been affluent until the war increased demand.

"Science Face" Collaboration
(Ideas below are tentative and subject to change)

At some point in the Betel and Remusian (They remain neutral at this point) partnership, they strike a research agreement between the Betel's Golden Face and the Republic's Science Directive. Both parties found their tendency to work on and develop rather experimental and unorthodox technology that was difficult to test and gather data on by standard means. To remedy this, a mercenary group composed of Remusian and Betel Technicians and soldiers, called [REDACTED],  but known internally between the two empires as the Science-Face Initiative, was formed. While very unethical, both parties acknowledge to keep this group under wraps and deny any involvement in it.

The group functioned both as mercenary contractors as well as a means for Golden Face and the Directive to observe the applications of their more secretive or experimental technology without the repercussions, and also a method of being funded to do this more precarious work. Aside from small, local contracts, the group's most notable contract was out to the Asanian Syndicate (unconfirmed), a contact of the Betel, to harass/attack a colony belonging to the Sauran Solidarity (Unconfirmed). The Directive's CPAI division took this opportunity to observe the advanced use of A.I. and drone warfare made use of by the Sauran.

While later on when the Remusians are inducted into the Peacekeepers, the Betel and Republic face tensions with the Sauran (Unconfirmed) from the prior use of the mercenary groups, both empires fall back on various other groups such as the DeComp rebels and the Lithraga Mercenary group as potential instigators for these attacks, potentially saving them much political turmoil.