Remusian Republic

The Remusian Republic is a Republican Empire that was founded during the final years of the Remusian Calamity Wars, which left Remusia's ecosystem in shambles and ultimately uninhabitable. The Neo-Synthetic Party (NSP), presently known as The Collection, survived and spread out into the stars. While previously the Remusian government had been a Monarchy, it was ultimately disbanded in favor of a Crowned Republic. The Royal Family persists but acts more as a diplomatic entity in public and foreign affairs.

The Republic is incredibly invested in the pursuits of all fields pertaining to the sciences, almost fanatically so. They believe with each step of progress, they are paving the way for a better tomorrow. The Science Directive has existed for many decades and is the backbone of the Republic's efforts, economy and military. The Directive constantly influences the outcomes of many events based on their practices and philosophies alone. Directive staff have immense commitment to their craft and often are willing to risk their lives, and the goodwill of their families, for their cause, though this is not specific to the Directive. Group cohesiveness and commitment are qualities possessed by many Remusians across the Republic.

While the Republic is aware of the ongoing Great War, they remain neutral and support their allies like the Sauran Solidarity by providing them with economic and military support through the supply of advanced technologies. In recent events, they have encountered the Telkevan Union as a product of the Rift Incident, and currently maintain neutral relations with them.

Biology


The Remusians are a race of bipedal mammalians who resemble humans in nature. They stand about 5'6” in height and are usually around 140-190 lbs in weight. The average lifespan of most Remusians is 125-135 years without any technological enhancement. The most notable physical characteristics of the Remusians are their large jaws and long ear stalks as well as their brown colored skin, accompanied by blacks lines and blots of red. Additionally, a dorsal fin of sorts can be seen on almost all Remusians. In many cases Larger fins indicate better health and often youth. As Mammals, mothers carry the child to term and  nurse them in their early stages of growth.



Proto Era
Conquest and Innovation

Remusians came to be on the planet of Remusia, in several environments across the planet. While each being unique, they had incredible similarity. Primitives dotted the planet, and eventually congregated to form the earliest tribes. Rather than working together, the tribes sought to outsmart each other through the means of an arms race. Those who did not adopt this attitude were assimilated and their advancements and resources were acquired by the tribe who had beaten them. After several decades of this, ten dominant houses emerged from their primitive arms race. Each house was governed by the most prominent contributors to their advancements. The remaining houses included Houses Desotem, Betatef, Templesmith, Consor, Teloze, Hartmother, Creset, Grizmot, Rayzen, and Urayshi. To prevent the other houses from getting ahead of each other, any member that was not actively trying to innovate was tasked with sabotaging other nations. Naturally, these houses continued to rival and fight amongst each other for a number of years. Every advancement, regardless of size or importance, was fought over, or was used against another House. It is said these conflicts continued not only to prevent others from getting ahead of each other, but also each house wanted the best for its governed peoples.

Several hundred years went by and the houses remained locked in conflict with each other, though they had not advanced terribly well. Several houses had fallen behind in this process and became integrated into other societies, leaving houses Templesmith, Consor, Teloze, Rayzen, Desotem and Urayshi houses to continue to fight. Academic lead Tealana Templesmith of the Templesmith house, concluded that each house could not achieve the best for themselves by working alone. She called for a temporary ceasefire between the remaining houses. Her message to the houses indicated that she wanted to hold a council to settle their differences. Though it took some convincing, the other house leaders attended the council. While there is no written log of the meeting, it is said to have been rather violent and took many days before an agreement was met. However, an armistice agreement was finally signed between the houses. In doing so, they formed the Royal Coalition, a predecessor the Republic's Royal Council. The document was later dubbed the Royal Coalition Armistice Agreement (RCAA). The Royal Coalition placed Tealana as its leader thanks to her initiative which ended years of turmoil between the houses. Tealana became the leader of the Remusian civilization, forming its very first Monarch and Royal Family.

The signing of the RCAA also led to the creation of a loose body of scientists, a predecessor to the Science Directive, which led to advancements in machinery and industrialization, which caused the official founding of the Big Six. The Big Six acted as large hub cities scattered across the planet's continents who were somewhat independent from the Royal Family, each governed by a member of the Royal Coalition. Though, over time, smaller villages begin to dot the world's surface once again, Tealana Templesmith wed Kaber Kraltoo during the founding of the Big Six, whom she conceived a child with. After some time, they bore a child, Vechtho Templesmith, who was recognized as heir to the throne. Tealana led the Remusians into a new era and expanded on her vision to create a more coherent, cohesive and collectivist society, with each Remusian striving for the betterment of his fellow Remusian.

Era of Progress and Sacrifice
Dawn of A New Era

Years passed, and Vithem grew up and accepted the duties of Monarch, and not only lead the Remusian civilization, but also the scientific community. Eventually he became dissatisfied with his split commitment to the Monarchy, and started neglecting his kingly responsibilities. Vithem did not follow in the collectivist vision his parents had set out before him. Instead, aligned himself with more individualistic work ideals, and imposed strict laws on commerce, production and sciences that helped him manage the Remusian peoples so that he could focus more on his own pursuits for progress. He further encouraged people to work by themselves and achieve goals that only would benefit themselves. Many were actively against him, though new generations came to adopt these notions. These endeavors kept him occupied for many years. During these times, the research of another governor, Cael Consor of Ottlit City, caught Vithem's attention. After recently inherited the city from former Coalition member Hatham Consor, Cael directed the city's interests into focusing purely on scientific pursuits. Vithem invited the likeminded Cael to form a small committee, the Science Coalition, to oversee scientific endeavors, making him and Cael its principle overseers. To this extent, they effectively controlled what was regulated within the scientific community, and to another extent, the public itself.

Vithem and Cael led the Science Coalition together as an inseparable duo. Cael remained the only colleague Vithem would discuss or work on projects with. Advancements made during this time were pivotal in the further development of Remusian civilization, making strides in nuclear technology, energy generation and military power. Historians have marked this period of time as a Golden Age for Pre-Calamity Remusia, but some suggest it was the calm before the storm.

A group that referred to itself as the Neo-Synthetic Party emerged as the populace that opposed Vithem's choices grew larger. Many old school Remusian's sought to disrupt Vithem's strict policies and individualistic ideas. In an extreme effort to defy the Royal and Science Coalitions, they begin experimenting with synthetic and robotic augmentations to change the Remusian form, something forbidden by Remusian law. Despite this, Cael was intrigued by this work and suggested that they perhaps hear out the group. Vithem dismissed the idea, claiming they could not be reasoned with. Cael attempted to persuade his partner and reconsider his current path of individualism. Cael claimed several other Remusian houses openly opposed his ideas, but Vithem dismissed him. Vithem continued to reject his friends pleads, and the argument ended with Cael being exiled to Ottlit for several months. Determined to prove the Vithem wrong, Cael began working with the rebels, and replicated the technology for himself so he could prove its usefulness to Vithem.

The Fall of The Royal Family

Main Page: The Calamity

Cael worked tirelessly to bring his efforts to fruition. His mind clouded with the obsession to prove himself to his former friend, who he began to resent. The former warmonger Hatham Consor easily manipulated his son into spending more effort and time supporting the NSP. Cael invested more of his own time into the group and would once again capture the Monarch's attention. Project after project he worked on for the Rebels and each time it made a difference. The NSP used Ottlit as a base of operations as their numbers and strength grew.

The rebels staged attacks on several small towns bordering the Rudesk City on the day Cael's banishment had ended. The town guard was overwhelmed with ease as the rebels moved into the city. Within hours the city was under their control. While previously they had been little more than a pest, Vithem dispatched the Royal Guard to capture and detain several of the participating rebel leaders. Civil unrest began to brew, and the remaining Remusian houses were forced to take sides. One of several air strikes over Ottlit claimed the lives of Cael's parents, which only fueled his resolve and obsession further. He vowed to avenge his family and bring down the Templesmith Royal Family. Using several prototypes robots’ frames that had seen battle, Cael took steps to mass produce them and create a completely synthetic army. In time, the Rebels began to overwhelm the Royal Guard and forced Vithem to offer a ransom for the provider of the new technology. Vithem tried to reach out to Cael when he heard of the death of his parents. He wanted to offer his apologies and condolences, and perhaps discuss a reunion of the Science Coalition.

Cael eventually answered Vithem calls and returned to the Royal Palace. Vithem was actually delighted to hear from Cael, for his true motives were unknown to Vithem at the time. He welcomed his friend with open arms. However, Cael appeared to Vithem as barely recognizable. Cael had heavily augmented himself, reaching the point where he was more machine than Remusian. Vithem tried to overlook this and welcome back his old friend. Cael played along with the charade, only putting on the façade to stall. Everything seemed well to Vithem, until a coup d’état, led by the Rebels, stormed the palace. Cael revealed he had been assisting and leading the rebels since his banishment. Now knowing his true intentions, Vithem engaged Vithem in a fight. Vithem tried to argue and reason with Cael. He insisted that he had changed, that synthetics are not who the Remusian people are. Cael ignored him, claiming Synthetics are the way to evolve, to truly be together as one being. Vithem proved formidable to his foe but was outmatched. As the killing blow is about to be laid, support arrives to distract Cael long enough and recover Vithem so they can escape. Vithem rendezvoused with royal scientist Neth Castorkoff after his escape. Neth had began to lead the loyalists in their escape to the nearby Motas City, led by Hishe Urayshi. There, he found the city to be filled with loyalists and many of the Royal Guard who had fled the Neo-Synthetic Party. Vithem and Viola were the only members of the Royal Family who managed to escape, and those who remained were slaughtered by Cael.

As the dust settled, Cael assumed the role of the Monarch, and while many who had hated Vithem rejoiced, they would not for long. Cael's ideas for a Collectivist state had been tainted by his father and his own research. His policies and New Order of government basically stripped everyone of who they were. Remusians across the globe were forced to have a tracking chip implanted, or face jailtime as severe punishment, or on several occasions, death. Additionally, everyone was assigned a simple number to be identified as. He effectively institutionalize the entire empire in a matter of weeks, so they would truly be the same no matter what. More and more began to fall in with the Loyalists, even former Neo-Synthetic Rebels. The former Houses worked in the shadows to bring the downfall of the newly self-proclaimed Monarch.

Thus, began the war known as the Calamity War, between Cael's New World Government and the Royal Family Loyalists. The Loyalist Coalition, comprised of True Remusians and the remnants of the Science Coalition, proved to be capable foes for much of the war against their augmented brethren. In the first five years, The Loyalists devised a way to deactivate the tracking implants many Remusians were forced to wear, and garner even more support for their cause. This increase in numbers allowed the loyalists to mount an attack on the Royal Palace. Stealth operative H'rothgoar von Smathen was tasked with several missions to disrupt the implant deactivation device and destroy supply chains routed to the Royal Palace. The Loyalists reclaimed the Royal palace after a grueling three-month attrition across several fronts. On the final day, a brief confrontation between Vithem and Cael occurred. Despite his skills, Vithem could still not overcome Cael, but managed to injure him severely. Cael escaped to places unknown to the Loyalists.

Dawn of The Final Day

The Remusian houses came together to celebrate their victory in retaking the palace. Despite Vithem's shortcomings in the past, they declared him a war hero. Cael, now elsewhere, witnessed the ceremony through one of several airborne observations robots he had around the globe. In an effort to expose Vithem, these robots congregated at the ceremony to remind the Houses of Vithem's mistakse. The house instead began shooting down the drones, ignoring what Cael had to say about their former Monarch. In retaliation, the factories beneath Ottlit became active once again, and Cael sent forth massive waves of synthetic beings that he had created. The fighting continued, the loyalists continued to fight Cael and the synthetic hordes. Several individuals were apprehended during the conflict among the Loyalists after they were caught sabotaging Loyalists assets. Dubbed as the Replicants, several of Cael's synthetics had been produced to replace these figures in the Loyalists, sparking a new wave of paranoia. Using basic signal tracking and EMP technology they were easily able to identify the Replicants, but the fear of them still lingered. Several years of fighting caused intense, observable changes in Remusia's biosphere. While it mattered little to the machines, the Loyalists found it harder and harder to inhabit the planet. What remained of the Science Coalition knew if they were going to make it to an interstellar level, now would be the time to do it. The Coalition began to focus its efforts into an interstellar drive.

Slowly, Vithem and the Loyalists were pushed back, city by city. In an act of desperation, Vithem once again dispatched Specialist von Smathen to retrieve classified documents from Ottlit concerning theoretical interstellar travel that he and Cael and worked on. After several attempts, his team recovered the documents, and put the Loyalist Coalition several steps ahead of their foes.

As the Loyalists were pushed back into the Capitol after two decades of conflict, The Calamity finally ended when the Loyalist Coalition completed their vessel and escaped the collapsing ecosystem with the intention of leaving Cael and his machines to burn. Cael, however, had similar plans and escaped to the stars as well. the primitive drives created rifts in the very fabric of hyperspace, causing them to be launched in completely random directions, landing both broken races far away from each other.

The Interstellar Era
The Dawn of The Republic

The Remusians would wander the vast emptiness of space, flying into uncharted territory, determined to escape their callous past. They would eventually find a suitable planet and founded what is known presently as Aisumer. Vithem would resume his role as Head of the Royal Family, and benevolent Ruler of the Remusians, and enact the Aisumer Act to bring the fractured houses of Remusia under one, new house. These would mark the founding days of the interstellar endeavors of the Remusian Republic. After restoring order to the planet, Vithem renounced his powers as a Monarch and established the Royal Council, a body of members designed to give more power to the people rather than the Monarch and dubbed them as a Republic. The council comprised of the surviving Royal Coalition members and several members of the scientific community. Vithem would remain more of a figurehead to represent the Republic in diplomatic and public affairs. His trusted partner in battle, Neth, became the new representative of the current collection of scientists for the council, reforming under the The Science Directive, and became a bit more of an organized group. Vithem started his own projects within the Directive, while still continue to participate in the Royal Council. As one his last acts as Monarch, Vithem founded the Royal Corps, a group of the military trained in espionage and stealth, to covertly monitor the status of the Republic's colonies, and appointed H'rothgoar von Smathen to lead the group. Before long, Aisumer had become the once thriving planet that Remusia had been, the advancement of technology was once more underway, with nuclear powered vehicles and advancement in weaponry developed during the Collapse already beginning to emerge. A more refined and controllable FTL drive, the Hyperlane Portal Drive, was created during this time.

Expansion into the stars began very quickly, without any regard for other potential space farers in the nearby systems. a neighboring Empire known as the Kusheens would take issue with this fast expansion of the Republic, and the Kusheen Conflict occurred shortly after the expansion. Additionally, the events of Project Kronos would occur, resulting in Neth Castorkoff stepping down as a Directive advisor to lead the newly formed Technocratic Council, to which all of those on the Technocratic Council became Royal Council members. An unfortunate outcome of these events caused to founding of the The Lithraga Mercenary Group. In light of these events, the construction of the Science Nexus DGRW Cluster One began around this time.

In order to avoid another conflict with its neighbors, the Republic began Operation Echoes Across the Worlds. The project was drafted by Vechtho and altered by The Royal Council. The aim of the project was to use the Royal Corps and several small military fleets to go forth from Aisumer and search out possible neighbors. The Corps involved would later be labelled as the Frontier Platoon. Very shortly after the enactment of the Operation, the Republic discovered neighbors much closer than expected. After several weeks of exploration, the Frontier Corps were met by a large body of occupied space. After setting up a nearby outpost they conducted extensive surveillance on the area, and identified the empire as the Sauran Solidarity, who are quite proficient with the use of cybernetics. Fearful they might somehow be affiliated with the Collection; the Frontier corps return home to bring these findings to the Royal Council.

With the Kusheen conflict still fresh in their mind, the Republic was initially very reluctant to reach out to these newly discovered neighbors. Their advanced use of cybernetics suggested that the Sauran were in fact, part machine, which did not bode well for future relations. This was meant to stay within the ranks of the Royal Family, and the Directive. Soon after their discovery, the knowledge reached the populace of the Republic. With the wounds of the Calamity and the recent conflict still fresh, many became very hostile and wary of their new neighbors. The supposed fact they were part machine conveyed the message to many that the Sauran were no better than the likes of the Neo-Synthetic Party. Putting his own personal fears aside, Vechtho addressed the matter with the Royal Council, and after several days of yelling and deliberation they came to an agreement. With no current allies aside from the Kusheens, they needed someone they could rely on in case an event of such scale as the Kusheen Conflict occurred again. Vithem later gave a statement on the matter, saying it is in the Republic's best intentions, regardless of being machines or not, to reach out to the Sauran. This was met with immense backlash, and riots began to pop up across the Republic. Anti-Sauran Riots began popping up all across the Republic. Members of society from across the empire dropped their activities to participate in this uproar, causing instability across the Empire. As a temporary solution to help combat the problem, the Riot Corps were introduced, a subsection of the Royal Corps meant to deal with this very issue. Seeking a way to remedy the situation, The Royal Council concluded that forming some kind of friendly relationship with these new spacefarers might put some of the rioters at ease and restore some order.

Vectho and Royal Council diplomats Rava James and Dizel Craftstead would later reach out to the local Sauran administration. The diplomatic team arrived with several members of the Royal Platoon To ease their own minds, Vechtho and his team immediately inquired about the usage of the Saurans’s mechanical parts. They were initially met with hostility in the response they got, but after explaining the Republic's situation, the Sauran diplomat was more at ease. They revealed that most Sauran see the cybernetics as a way to help their fellow Sauran or make a difficult or dangerous task as safe as possible.

A deal was met where the Sauran would be permitted to freely pass through Remusian space, and eventually take up residence after the riots quieted down should they chose to do so as well as the Remusians passing through the outskirts of Sauran space. The two began basic trade negotiations as well as establishing a non-aggressive pact. The two races parted as tentative trade partners, with potential to be allies further down the road. The Anti-Sauran Riots eventually dramatically after Vechtho’s return and public address of their use. However, not all would be silenced as several Anti-Sauran factions continued to operate across Remusian space. The Royal Corps have the ongoing task of apprehending individuals in these factions. After several years of facilitating trade, migration and open borders between the nations, the Sauran’s Observers and Republic’s Directive take an interest in each other and strike a research deal with each other. The Republic would provide technological support though mechas, battle suits, logistics and other boons in exchange for cooperation and partnership between the empire’s science divisions. This agreement brings the nations together and perhaps they formally accept each other as allies.

The Era of Conflict
''Main Page: The Collection Conflict

Approximately ten years of after these events, the Royal Council received word of rumour spreading across the Republic from merchants and caravan fleets. Word had it that an imperial empire known as the Hevnoc were operating in the nearby area. They were on the move and could be turning their eyes to this side of the galaxy. The Hevnoc were known for being extremely remorseful and dangerous, not letting anything get in their way of annexing and conquering planets. The Remusian Military had not been utilized since the Kusheen Conflict and subsequent Codex Act. While this worried some of the Royal Council, the matter was ultimately dismissed by the council and the Remusian people as a whole, as they were only rumour, no one beyond the Outer Rim had reported anything, nor had the Frontier Corps returned with any similar information.

Some time later, a proficient bureaucrat noticed that some reports filed from some of the Empire's Outer Rim had failed to come in and enlisted the Royal Corps Delta-V team to investigate. Delta-V was dispatched to investigate the issue. After several weeks, an urgent message was broadcasted to the Royal Council. What was left of Delta-V claimed they were being chased by the Hevnoc, promptly followed by their comms falling silent as what was left of them were destroyed.

After hearing this, The Council took a step back to evaluate. The Republic had not faced a threat like this since the NSP and the Kusheens, and due to their own oversights, they were ill prepared to deal with yet another war. Amidst the panic and confusion of the Royal Council, Vechtho enacted one of his executive orders and put together a project to create a massive buildup of the Remusian military and training of its soldiers. This program worked off the Military Codex his father had developed as part of the Codex Act. The Remusian Military was rebranded under The Grand Army of The Republic and The Grand Navy of the Republic In addition, The Science Directive was to shift from developing technology to benefit the people to entirely being military based. The Science Directive was also reformatted once again to be comprised of various divisions, coinciding with the completion of the DGRW Cluster One. These set of decisions were given under what Vechtho called “The Grand Fleet Initiative”. Many Remusians across the systems volunteered to participate in defending their land from this new threat. Even with limited training, whoever had volunteered was shipped off to fight, both on the ground and in space.

At the beginning of the war the Republic suffered many casualties, and their fleets were pushed back by the unending Hevnoc armies. Thanks to the Grand Fleet Initiative, several major breakthroughs were made which gave the Republic a new edge. The development of Battlesuits designed for military ground support proved to be crucial to beating back their attackers and retaking planets. They allowed the Remusians to match the strength of those they were fighting, in addition to tailoring certain suits to different fighting styles and locale. Battlesuits also revolutionized dangerous workplaces, where they would totally protect workers which allowed for more efficient work in dangerous conditions. The manufacturing and design of much larger and complex ship designs, space citadels and outposts were developed to counter those of the Hevnoc proved very effective. Other notable advancements include the advanced harnessing of plasma and electromagnetic energy, Crystal-Stabilized Neutronium plating, and the development of antimatter reactors. Even with all these innovations behind them, the Hevnoc never seemed to be overpowered by the Remusians, but rather were always matched.

After gaining some traction in the war, Remusian tacticians observed that the way the Hevnoc operated was almost odd, almost as if they were robots. They moved in a mechanical and always used the same formations, which made tactical sense, but was unnatural, nonetheless. Additionally, regardless of any harm befalling them, these creatures continued to march forwards. In an attempt to understand the reason for this, specimens from the field were gathered to better understand what they were up against. After performing autopsies on several of the Hevnoc that were brought in, they found that they were heavily augmented with mechanical parts and had little biological matter remained on them. Upon opening the skull cavity, doctors found there was little or nothing there, and results would come back inconclusive. All subjects were like this, with the exception of one. By a stroke of luck, this particular subject had its brain intact, with a device lodged into it. Upon further examination, the device was successfully removed. Inspection of the device revealed it could override the thought processes of whoever it was installed into. It was hypothesized that the other examined subjects had activated some kind of self destruct sequence within the device to prevent its discovery, but this particular one had malfunctioned. Not wanting to compromise themselves, the device was quickly disposed of to prevent accidental activation.

Revelations

Based on their previous findings, the Directive theorized they could somehow remove the devices but needed one of the Hevnoc alive to test this. The Interro Platoon was called upon to carry out "Operation Bellringer". The team was dispatched to incapacitate one or several of the Hevnoc from a patrol station located above an occupied planet. Using a containment field designed to intercept the operating signal between the creature and the Collection to localize it, one of the Hevnoc was successfully recovered. A Collection fleet intervened in an attempt to retrieve the captured subject. The Fleet was repelled thanks to the assistance of the Royal Platoon, formed by Vithem to help with the Republic's conflicts. The subject was brought back to Aisumer to be examined by Directive members, and through careful surgery, the device was removed, and immediately destroyed. When the creature awoke, it became overly aggressive and frightened, resulting in the injury of several personnel. Once the creature calmed down and the Directive team began to translate its language, they briefly questioned it. The creature identified itself as General Kraytall, a member of the Hevnoc Empire. He had led against the invading force against the Collection before he was captured and assimilated. The Hevnoc had been attacked by fleets and armies of synthetic creatures similar in appearance to the Remusians themselves, which explained his initial aggressive response. The General described the machines as ruthless, killing those who were not deemed worthy to be integrated into their hivemind of creatures. While the ones that resembled the Remusians seemed to lead the battlefront, other unknown races were among them as well. None of these Neo-Remusians the Hevnoc had described had been spotted in this current conflict, which proved controversial to what the General had told them.

This Directive brought their findings to the Royal Council to discuss. They were unable to conclude as to why someone would imitate the Remusian image. The Remusians had yet to see any of them in battle, only the synthetic Hevnoc had been observed. Neth Castorkoff, a Remusian who participated in the events of the Calamity, suggested that Vechtho bring these findings to his father. Having no other ideas, Vechtho sought out his father, Vithem, from his post in the Royal Platoon. Upon arrival, Vechtho gave the former Monarch a rundown of the Directive's findings, and to Vechtho's shock, his father knew who exactly was behind this whole thing. Cael, his former best friend, and arch nemesis from the Calamity. Without going into too much detail, Vithem explained who Cael used to be, and concluded he was out for revenge. How he managed to engineer the Hevnoc into submission was beyond him. Mind control was a practice that was abhorred by most Remusians scientists, even the likes of Cael. Vithem knew Cael would not stop until the Remusians were destroyed, and he returned to his post almost immediately.

After this discovery, scientists and engineers attempted to trace back the origin of the NSP, but to no avail. As the conflict raged on, more races started to appear in the war, and made it clear that they were no longer the NSP, but rather “The Collection”. The same procedure that was done with the Hevnoc was performed on them but yielded little success. Distraught creatures whose last images were being captured by these 'Neo-Remusians" was a reoccurring finding. These "freed races" would try to fit in as part of Remusian society as best they could. The personnel involved in the program would later go on to form the Collection Rehab Division. The planets and former systems these races occupied were located, but not anything regarding the location of Cael. In fact, no Neo-Remusians had appeared in the war as of yet. The two nations were locked in a stalemate with no signs of stopping. After three years of this, soldiers were starting to run thin even on both sides, and production was starting to be unable to meet demands. Morale was low, and the vast platoons spanning the planets had been severely reduced.

Approaching the fourth year, The Collection's lines were revitalized with fully synthetic soldiers, not bearing any resemblance to any known race. Some Neo-Remusians finally appeared, leading the synthetics into battle. The Remusian front lines were decimated by their relentless force. Despite their many advancements, the Remusians were no match for these new synthetics. All the major outposts around the frontlines fell, all except for two. The colony of Castello, which was defended by Vithem's Royal Platoon, and the outpost of Yvesole which was occupied by the Sevna’s Interro Platoon. The Interro platoon was able to repel the Collection, but it was likely due to the events that befell to the Royal Platoon. Massive hoards of the Collection would swarm Vithem and his soldiers, and while they fought valiantly, they were not much for the killing machines, and the colony was lost.

After the fall of the Royal Platoon, The Collection retreated back from wherever it came. Any attempts to pursue or track the fleets were unsuccessful. What was left of the platoons were sent out to recover and rebuild what they could of their former cities. The Grand Fleet Initiative was halted, and resources were reallocated to rebuild the nation. When arriving at the outpost Vithem had been stationed at, no traces of his body were found, or any that belong to the Royal platoon. Upon further investigation into the colony, the platoons found what appeared to be a colonial lab, and a series of notes written by Vithem's hand. It turned out to be a series of tests and logs on the synths. Vithem had spent his final days of the war trying to pick apart the synths and find out where Cael was. As it happened, he was successful in pinpointing where the hivemind signal came from. However, it was a reasonably far from any Remusian owned colony, but Vithem somehow discovered it was transmitted through each of the home planets Cael and his synthetics had conquered. His last entry detailed that if they could somehow make their way to one of these planets, then the original signal could potentially be found. His final notes indicated that the synths would most likely not kill him, but rather take him hostage and torture him, as Cael would have liked to so many years ago. These notes were brought to the Royal Council and shown to Vechtho, who was devastated at his father's disappearance. He initially wanted to use his second executive order and send all available forces the Hevnoc home system, which the former General had detailed to them. After some persuasion from his wife and the rest of the Royal Council, it was concluded the Republic was in no shape to go after this foe head on. Additional investigations of the facility indicated that Vithem had constructed similar structures during his tour of duty in the Grand Army. Though the locations were not specified, they were noted by the Directive.

Riots in the Wake of War

In the aftermath of the war, The Royal Council received criticism from the population in regard to how they handled the recent conflict. While those who participated in the Grand Fleet Initiative had no problems, the more general populace was unhappy with the Initiative not being passed through as a proper bill. Many Remusians felt the Royal Council had betrayed and abandoned them since they did not listen to their objections. As a result, dissident groups began to form and attack the government. Many began to rally around these groups in retaliation to the destruction the Collection had caused. Some even called for the retirement of Vectho, and even the abolishment of the Royal Family and reformation of the Royal Council altogether. For the second time in history, the Riot Corps were brought in the properly handle these riots and ensure the safety of government members. In an attempt to pull the Republic back together as a whole collective, Vectho and other members of the Royal Council began actively participating in the rebuilding of the empire and speaking across the colonies in hopes relation would improve with his people. For a time, it would not.

Some argue it was perhaps inevitable for the Neural-Link developed during Project Daybreak would make it into public light. Several information outlets had disclosed information about these neural links and how they function. In some cases, they had managed to acquire primitive exo-suits, which were confiscated, but not soon enough. Much like the ADMWD had predicted, the Republic was morally outraged, the Directive, a group who many dedicated their lives and studies to, had gone out against one of the few things many Remusians held dear, the dependency on cybernetics in particular to solve their problems.

Vectho and the Technocratic Council began addressing the Neural-Link publicly, affirming that it was an essential part of winning the war. During the Sauran riots, the populace was much easier to please due to the Sauran requiring their parts to live. This time however, it was not so easy. The riots that erupted out of this public discovery put the Republic in a state of turmoil. The former Anti-Sauran Bloc members reformed under the Anti-Neural Bloc, which quickly gained a large following from rioters. Initially the rioters were relatively easy to control, circumstances were remarkably similar to the Anti-Sauran Riots of previous years. However, things quickly got out of hand, overwhelming the Riot Corps. Even though the Riot corps were founded under the pretense of not using force or retaliating, the Royal Council found themselves authorizing anti-riot tactics. The Riot Corps initially objected, but eventually caved seeing there was no other option. The ADMWD was instructed to construct a non-lethal battlesuit for the Riot Corps in order to assist the Riot Corps. The resulting suit was a variant of the Standardized Kairos MK V Suit, the Kairos-R.

Rioters were arrested for vandalism and destruction of government and public property, and Anti-Neural Bloc members were targeted for arrest in an attempt to quell the masses. Several key members were detained, but this only seemed to elevate the rioters. Key leaders were apprehended in an attempt to disrupt the chaos, but while the organization of the riots fell away, they still continued to persist. Some of the Royal Council determined that they could not quiet the masses unless they did away with the Neural link and cybernetics altogether despite the clear advantages of them. Members of the Technocratic Council were not willing to do this, causing tensions now within the Remusian government. For several months, the riots would continue, destabilizing the economy and disrupting the work of the Directive, as well as the overall rebuilding of the Republic. The Royal Council refused to authorize lethal force despite Riot officers continuously being injured.

Having garnered a great deal of supporters, several former Anti-Sauran xenophobes hatched a plan for the Anti-Neural Bloc commit mass genocide of the now prevalent Sauran population across the Republic. They had used the Neural Riots as a cover for their true intentions. These plans were kept relatively informal and were never mentioned during hearings or rallies to maintain secrecy. Instead, these plans were communicated through a series a private meeting that went unsupervised by the Royal Corps. These meetings claimed that the Sauran were a pivotal part of the development of the Neural Link Technology, making false claims about their role in its creation, and citing references to their required mechanical parts as inspiration for such a system. The plan was scheduled to take place during a rally of the Sauran-involved Diplomat Rava James, who was the local favorite among the Sauran populace. On the day of the rally, while the major party members were set on carrying out the job, the plans were quickly halted just as soon as they were set into motion. Rava James had been giving a speech on the partnerships and opportunities came that came with the Sauran, and the how the Neural Link could help bring everyone closer together, and not just used for the military applications. Two Sauran gave a demonstration of how the Sauran themselves had used their cybernetics and prosthetics for good, and with the neural link this could only be improved upon. While the speech and demonstration itself was rather short, it was compassionate enough not only for the Sauran, but to convince many of the Anti-Neural Bloc to fall back on their plan and stop any Sauran or Remusian alike who were going to harm anybody. These events effectively halted the Anti-Neural Riots, and Rava James continued to attend rallies and speak on behalf of the Sauran and the Neural Link. Rava brought not only the Neural Riots to an end but brought back some of the Republic's isolated colonies back into the mainland.

Modern Era
''See also: Rift Incident

Several years after the Neural Riots ended, the Directive began work on Project Archway, which was designed to build off the findings of Project Intervention and Contigo by creating a gate large enough to fit a naval corvette through. The Project was conducted aboard the Nadfor Research Installation, built specifically for this purpose. However, the Project quickly went awry, and after several power failures and hyperspace destabilization, the gate collapsed on itself, killing several personnel. What remained was deduced to be an artificial hyperlane, obviously leading to somewhere. The Technocratic Council was notified immediately of the development and dispatched Dr. Barreté to investigate it. The Hyperlane had become slightly bigger, but Hyperspace technicians had managed to stabilize it for the time being, aboard one of several DEU Anomalous Investigation Units, Dr. Barreté led an exploratory team into the hyperlane. It appeared to be isolated from free-floating hyperspace, and thus safe from the Denizens the Directive was always worried about. Data from the hyperlane was like nothing that had been seen, as the only other instance of this had been at the end of The Calamity. The team approached the end of the tunnel and were greeted with a unique surprise.

At the end of the tunnel, Dr. Barreté found himself surrounded by a rather sizeable fleet, which was unidentifiable to him. With no way to communicate with the rest of the Directive and not risk being fired upon, he hailed the ships. A saurian-like creature answered the call, who identified himself as Sector Marshall Tegar Zokonae of the Telkevan Union. Dr. Barreté identified himself and made it clear that he had no ill intentions but was simply exploring the unknown hyperlane that appeared in Remusian space. The Marshall also stated exploration was their goal also. Without disclosing too much information, both parties concluded that devices on both ends must have caused the "Rift", as they referred to it. Dr. Barreté was able to return back to the Republic provided he retrieve a team of Diplomats who would discuss future relations with the Telkevan.

Initial talks proceeded well, allowing for both parties to study the Rift, and set up a basic form of trade between rift locations. While not allies of any kind, both parties signed a non-aggressive pact and agreed to remain neutral towards each other. Word of their relationship quickly reached the Sauran populace of the Republic, who were put off by the possibility of interacting with their former enemies, causing a disturbance in heavily populated Sauran areas. The Royal Council had heard stories of the Telkevan from various Sauran officials, but remained objective in their situation. While hosting a Telkevan Diplomat, another Sauran Diplomat stormed into the meeting which almost resulted into the two foreign diplomats fighting with one another. Thankfully, the conflict was avoided, but now the Republic faces tensions from its own Sauran population, the Solidarity government, as well as the Telkevan themselves.

Word of the incident quickly reached the Telkevan. In an attempt to persuade the Republic in their favor, Telkevan Central Command offered to back the Republic in the event they challenged the Collection again. Surprised the Telkevan knew of their ancient enemy, The Royal Council concluded that this meant that the Collection had become active again. This considerably stirred up the Royal Council and Directive. While the Republic had encountered small instances of the Collection since their original conflict, the Telkevan cited a meeting they had had with The Overlord himself. The Republic currently is unsure of its future goals, as the interests of the people seem to be colliding with what the Royal Council feels is the best course of action.

Synthetic Crisis
In the midst of the events of the Rift Incident, The Collection launched an infiltration campaign on the Republic and its allies that would later become known as the Synthetic Crisis. The capture of Vithem Templesmith and key members of the former Royal Platoon allowed the Collection to finalize the development of the  Replicants, synthetic copies that would act or mimic an individual, but could be accessed or monitored by the Overlord at any given time. Some Replicants were aware of their disguise, labelled as Active Replicants. Other "Passive Replicants" were inserted into parts of society or government, unaware that they were Replicants. They could at any time become active replicants if the Overlord desired such. Approximately a year after the first Collection conflict, replicants of Vithem and his Royal Platoon survivors were among the first Passive replicants to be sent back to the Republic, acting as if they had just escaped the Collection's capture. With no reason to doubt these survivors, Vechtho and the rest of the Remusian population welcomed these individuals back with open arms, setting the first part of the Overlords infiltration into motion.

These high ranking officials allowed for the capture and replacement of other officials with relative ease, eluding even the watchful eyes of the Central Datanet. The Royal Council and the greater Remusian populace begin to notice things change, subtle or not, about individuals they know. Occasionally attacks on Collection networks and bases are seemingly predicted, and the Grand Navy is outmatched on several occasions It is by accident that the first Replicant is discovered, amidst a laboratory incident. The incident killed two of three members of a project, the two of which were Replicants. The survivor brought the remains to Bem Markflay of the MED, who quickly recognized the work of the Collection. Realizing they were compromised in some capacity, the entire Directive went into lockdown, closing its doors to all of its facilities. The members of the Technocratic Council and some Royal Council members were ordered by the Royal Council into hiding to protect the most valuable members of the Remusian Government. The Royal Corps and Grand Navy were put on high alert and all active members were dispersed across the Republic, something that had never been done in previous conflicts. They were primarily stationed on the Republic's borders, and treated any outsiders with extreme prejudice, allies or not. This essentially forced the Republic into a form of a Police State, poising the Republic on a state of isolation from its neighbors and allies, until some form of Replicant detection  system could be devised. With the greater Technocratic council and key members of the Royal Council government sent into hiding at undisclosed locations, the Remusian Government is unsure how to act, leaving primary control to Idesk McVoll and Arthro Leteb. Other groups follow this route of isolation, namely the nomadic Archivists all seemingly returned to their central home systems.

As the greater Remusian population figures out what has happened, groups begin to emerge to protect and preserve the Replicants and remove their connection to the Collection in order to preserve these people, their lives and their knowledge. Groups bent on destroying the Replicants also emerge across several colonies. The Royal Council does not openly endorse or condone these groups, as it has no way to properly deal with the Replicants themselves.

Sauran, Repzork/Telkevon & Asanian? to be detailed at a later date

WIP

Other Notable Conflicts & Events
 Project Kronos 

Project Kronos was an unauthorized founding of the Colony "Kronos" and is where the events of the project are to have taken place. The project's goal was to perform unethical experiments similar to the Neo-Synthetic Party's work on synthetic augmentation, with the very literal "progress; with a price" attitude. Sometime prior to the Kusheen Conflict, Flanel Glazmir and Pavil Foregen, began to prepare for the unauthorized collection of volunteers for their endeavors. They evaded detection of the corps by working with Royal Corps Commander Hrothgar Von Smathen. The Royal Corps operated rather independently of the Royal Council at this time, which aided the secrecy of the project. Smathen would support and fund the project, and even so far as to participate in it.

After the initial gathering of volunteers, those involved were gathered aboard a colony ship outfitted with Corps level stealth technology. The ship arrived in the Rhea system and landed on the planet Kronos. After colony's initiation, the experiments began, and Glazmir and Foregen travelled back to Aisumer,to discuss thier idea directly with Vithem. With the events of the Calamity still fresh in his mind, Vithem vetoed to idea immediately, and ordered the immediate shutdown of the project. Without any reason to doubt Smathen, Vithem enlisted him .to deal with it. Since Smathen was already involved in the project, he promtly ignored direct orders. The three would return to Kronos, but rather than cancel the project, they decided to accelerate it. Using technology provided by Smathen, Glazmir and Foregen created a machine that was capable of inducing a supernova on white dwarfs within a binary system, which created the artificial Lithraganebula. After these events, Vithem clued in that Kronos had not been dealt with. He dispatched several platoons to deal with them, but they would either go missing or come back with severe injuries.

The members of Project Kronos would cede from the Republic and become what is known today as the Lithraga Mercenary Group. Smathen took on the moniker of Spaark 343 and currently leads of the group. They continue to expand and are persistent threats the Republic. Aside from being somewhere in the Lithraga Nebula, the exact location of Kronos is still unknown.

 The Kusheen Conflict 

''Main Page: Kusheen Campaign

While generally the Republic experienced little to no trouble establishing themselves, The local Kusheen Empire proved diffuclt, and incited The Kusheen Conflict. The Kusheen Empire were an extremely aggressive militaristic race that neighbored the Home Cluster which stepped into conflict with the Republic on the grounds of territorial trespassing. Their initial attack on the newly founded Colony of Tesmar claimed the lives of Vithem's wife, Viola. Having experienced little conflict prior to then, The Republic was not well prepared to defend itself. During this first attack, the Kusheen were fought off the colony, but suffered heavy casualties. Vithem was left to attend not only to his motherless children, but an empire ill prepared for war.

Upon returning to the capital, Vithem and the Royal Council triedestablish contact with the aggressors, but to no avail. Vithem invoked one of his two executive actions and called together a small group of his best scientists and what generals he had to the next nine days to create the basics of a military codex of tactics under what came to be the "Codex Act". Blueprints for a navy, a new army format, as well as a military uniform was also drafted. Effective immediately, production shifted to defend the Republic. Vithem enrolled Vechtho and Sevna into this program to help the empire's effort. Initially, both Vechtho and Sevna held a grudge against their father for doing so. Vechtho eventually came to thank his father for it, but Sevna continued to hold it, blaming him for their mother’s death.

The Codex proved to be remarkably effective, having been able to deploy efficient troops and naval officers in a matter of weeks after its enactment. Despite immense losses initially, the Republic overwhelmed the Kusheens in a short couple of years. After much tactical analysis, Vithem and his team had exactly determiend how to combat their aggression.

In the midst of the conflict, a Body of Kusheen's reached out to the Republic, identifying as a rebel group fighting to overthrow the current Kusheen Regime. Their leader, Gorge Von Khat, met with Vithem personally and they both agreed to work together. The only catch was that the new Kusheen government would operate as a client state for the Republic, to which Von Khat did not object. Their combined efforts saw the Kusheen conflict come to an abrupt end in a matter of three years. Thier combined forces pushed pack the Kusheen Regime to their capitol, Kusheenus, where Narka Futaro, The Kusheen High Councilor, fought to the death, along with several of his officials.

With the old regime dismantled, Von Khat was left to rebuild the government and the empire as he and his allies saw fit, with the Republic overseeing his actions. While no form of monetary value was required as tribute, the Kusheens were to be ready at any given time for the Republic to have access to its people for military purposes.

 Operation Bellringer 

Operation Bellringer was a strategic operation planned by Vechtho Templesmith and carried out by his sister, Sevna Templesmith, and a small battalion of her choice. After examining deceased members of The Collection with little to no success, it was determined that a live specimen of the Collection was needed for examination or interrogation. However, previous attempts to capture live members caused an unpreventable self destruct sequence when brought out of the hypothesized "range" of the Collection. A device to intercept this signal was device and built, primarily designed by Neth Castorkoff. The resulting device was the Quantum Entanglement Device (QED).

Neth accompanied Sevna and her platoon on the operation to assist in the usage of the device. Their instructions were to, as quietly as possible, capture a Collection member, and return to a nearby installation. While the platoon was able to isolate a member, as soon as the QED was deployed, the Collection became aware of them. To make matters worse, in order to be localized, the signal required some decryption first. Neth was unprepared to do so, and had to improvise on the spot. The Collection closed in on their position, and Sevna’s squad had to defend Neth while he decrypted the signal.

Once the signal was bypassed and the field was stabilized, the Squad mobilized to a new rendezvous point to be picked up. By the time they were retrieved, they had lost several members.. If not for the intervention of The Royal Platoon, the operation may have been a failure. The subject was successfully brought back and examined without any further casualties.

 Appearance of The KreeTah Remote Installation 

Just prior to the Rift Incident, Sector Governor Deskardo Cohen filed a report for a series of planets that had seemed to appear over night. Cohen requested that a Directive Expeditionary Unit (DEU) be dispatched to investigate immediately. Once the report was received, The Royal Council ordered a DEU, captained by Motoya Vorox, to be dispatched effective immediately. Upon arrival at the site of the supposed anomaly, Vorox and his Crew found seemingly nothing but empty space. Convinced it was simply a bureaucratic error, Vorox received orders to return to the nearest docking station. The course was changed almost immediately, after colliding with an invisible object in close proximity to the Unit. Vorox reached out the Datanet Instance Visconti for assistance in bringing down the stealth field. After several hours of decryption, Visconti brought it down, revealing a large space borne research installation embedded into an asteroid. Datanet Instance Medici overtook Visconti, bringing in several dozen warsats with him. Medici prompted Vorox and his crew to explore the Installation with him after receiving orders from the Royal Council to do so.

Inspection of the structure indicated the build was quite foreign by Remusian standards, but showed activity in the last 5-10 years. Before futher inspection could take place, the installation emitted a localized EMP, shorting out the DEU and Medici's warsats. Before they could grasp the situation, an unknown signal assumed control of the warsats and the DEU's ship. Vorox and his crew scrambled to reassume control of the vessel, but to little success. A voice spoke to them across the installation, loud enough for them to hear. The voice introduced itself as "Unity” and assured the crew no harm would fall to them provided they co-operated. When questioned on its intentions, the voice remained silent. Vorox and his crew were pulled into the inner sanctum of the station, revealing a large sanctum filled with cryogenically frozen creatures. Unity revealed itself to be a sapient AI created to watch over its Creators that the DEU could see before them, however, they were also not supposed to be aboard this installation. Upon closer inspection the DEU identified the race as the Kreetah. Surprised that they knew who they were, Unity raised the stations defenses at the small cruiser, threatening them. Vorox explained that they had liberated other members from The Collection, and those members lived among the Republic. Unity seemingly calmed down and and seemed more amicably afterwards.

While the AI was quite happy with its creator's still living on, he also revealed that these ones in the Sanctum had been frozen for too long and could not be thawed without them experiencing explosive cell decay when being thawed. Vorox offered the help of the Republic in the revival of the better part of the Kreetah populace, provided they could integrate into Remusian society. While Unity was unsure of this, the AI postulated that if members who had been freed from the Collection had agreed, then these other Kreetah would as well. The ship promptly left, and Unity released the warsats to Medici, who interfaced with the DEU and Unity almost immediately. They explained the situation, to which Medici relayed to the technocratic council. Several former Kreetah scientists recovered from the Collection conflict were contacted to help work on freeing the remaining KreeTah. The Remote Kreetah Installation remains freely used by the Directive and the Kreetah as a testing laboratory similar to that of the DGRW Cluster One station as well as grounds to test for solutions to free the Kreetah.

Government
The Remusians are a Crowned Republic, where the monarch acts more as a figurehead for the government than an actual leader, though is involved nonetheless in diplomatic affairs. Decisions are made in a democratic fashion throughout the empire. Each planet, or group of planets in some cases, are designated to a certain sector in space, and are governed by elected members who oversee the planets. Sectors have planetary governors for each colony, who report up to their sector governors, who in turn submit their monthly sector reports to the Royal Council for review. Sectors are also annually audited by the Royal Corps who inspect and evaluate the status of the planets themselves on behalf of the Royal Council.

Governors strive to maintain the Remusian Intergalactic Code of Ethics and Standards (Or ICES) that must be upheld by all colonies. Among the varying levels, Governors are capable of presenting their own unique laws but must have the vote of the sector's people. If aa new policy or bill is wanted to be introduced by the Royal Council, they must campaign across the empire to receive the majority vote for their law. Initially the bill must run through the Royal Council first, to be discussed and altered. Once terms have been agreed upon, council members are free to run their proposition across the colonies.

The Royal Council
The Royal Council is the main governing body that proceeds and oversees The Republic and most of her holdings. They are a body of members that decides the best course of actions for the empire at the vote and behest of their people. Much of the power previously held by the Monarch is now directed into the Royal Council. The members of these councils are elected from their respective divisions and occupations by the Remusian peoples of those sectors. Senior members of these divisions are permitted to run for a council position. Council positions typically become vacant when a member retires or passes away.

The proposals which the council make are often reflected in the current state of affairs of the Empire. Should any member wish to propose something, they must present it to the council, and have the majority vote. If the presented idea holds little importance, then its passing into law is only decided on by the Council. If it is going to impact a particular location or colony, then the decision is opened to the will of the people of the respective area. In an effort to promote their idea, council members may decide to visit the location in question and advertise to the people on why they should vote. If on an empire wide or on a sector wide scale, then the members can tour between locations associated with each area. However, these typically only occur at the planetary or local level. Empire wide votes usually only held when the ICES is in question.

The Monarchy and the Royal Family's role in the Council is very minor. It is not a nearly as big of a role as it was prior to The Calamity. However, the Monarchy is capable of exercising complete power over the council and pass a Monarchal Act that does not require any vote. This was introduced during the founding of Aisumer and the creation of the new Royal Council to provide a way to establish martial law or similar that may require immediate attention if necessary. However, the Monarch is only capable of exercising up to two of these motions in their lifetimes. While the enactment of these executive powers are generally frowned upon, they were designed to be used in the most extreme of circumstances. There has been two instances of this ever been used, the creation of the Codex Act  by Vithem, and the Grand Fleet Initiative used during the Collection Conflict by Vechtho.

The current council consists of approximately 30 members, consisting of pairs of members representing various districts and departments related to managing the Republic. Each represented division has two members within the council, with the exception of the Science Directive, in which all nine of their Division Heads members are required to attend.

Current Roster

TBC.....
 * Vechtho Templesmith
 * Neth CastorKoff
 * Doctor Bishun Barreté
 * Doctor Bem Markflay
 * Doctor Cruezahn Goerh
 * Doctor Prisma Margel
 * Doctor Cheesh Parker
 * Doctor Rapel Kraven
 * Doctor Ventures Sampson
 * Doctor Mjol Mantle
 * Elas Sanpel
 * Dras Grino
 * Goya Hamara
 * Ima Jabra
 * Rava James
 * Dizel Craftstead
 * Lehman Haul
 * Duran Toba
 * Upol Marlez
 * Abbot Interik
 * Arthro Leteb
 * Idesk McVoll

Technocratic Council
The Technocratic Council is a smaller subsection of the Royal Council that leads, approves and suggests ideas for The Science Directive. This council is led by Chief Scientist Neth Castorkoff, who founded the the council after the events of Project Kronos. The council is composed of Directors of the departments of the Science Directive. The Council convenes weekly on the DGRW Cluster One, which is only accessible to personnel with a A4 clearence or higher. In some cases, members who are recruited for a project may be required to stay aboard the massive station for months to years at a time to help facilitate secrecy. Due to the frequent meetings, as well as the need to oversee some of their most important projects, members of the council choose to live aboard the ship as well.

In addition to representing the best interests of the Science Directive, the Technocratic Council is also responsible for either accepting or rejecting Remusians into the Science Directive. This is accomplished through an Empire Scientific Assessment, referred to most as the "ESA". This assessment typically lasts an entire week, and is a very big deal to many members of the Republic. Many view it as an event, and some even take holidays to view it.

Sector Jurisdiction
Remusian owned space can be broken down into sectors, sub-sectors and finally by their individual planets. Each level of sectors is overseen by a Governor, each aptly named for the amount of space they are required to maintain. Sector Governors are responsible for rather large areas of space, such as the Outer Rim, and report to the Royal Council. They are also responsible for goods and items travelling in and out of their areas. A sub-sector governor would be responsible for smaller areas of space, overseeing the planetary governors and travel through their area of space. Planetary Governors are bound to individual planets and are in essentially PR representatives for their respective planets, dealing with local businesses and the general populace. Planetary Governors tend possess a small council that mimics the Royal Council that assist them with local decisions and activities. Each breakdown is subject to an inspection from the Royal Corps at any given time, without the governor’s knowledge. The Interstellar Warsat & Intelligence Networking Division maintains a presence in all of Remusian territory, though at some variance between them.

The Home Cluster
As the name would suggest, The Home Cluster is an area of space surrounding the Remusian Homeworld Aisumer and its neighboring planets. This includes the Kusheen Empire, who are quite close to Aisumer. Sector Govenor Omas Deltas works closely with the Royal Council and MEDICI to keep the Home Cluster the most organized and stable of the three main sectors. The composition of the I.W.I.N. is very dense in this sector to help facilitate this.

The Mid-Sector
The Mid-Sector comprises the majority of Remusian owned planets. Sector Governor Deskardo Cohen, due to its vast size, is mostly focused on managing and receiving reports from their subsector governors and planets. During voting periods, Cohen is responsible for gathering votes alongside planetary governors. The composition of the I.W.I.N. is very spread out thanks to its immense and constantly growing size.

The Outer Rim
The Outer Rim consists of the Republics farthest reaching Colonies that are still part of the main space. Many of the systems overseen by Sector Governor Moreno Ottica are focused on defense, and occasionally serve as outposts for patrolling forces or the Royal Corps. As an ex-general in the Grand Army, Ottica personally makes sure these outposts run smoothly and efficiently. However, many of these outposts serve as training and occupation camps for training and maintenance of the Grand Army and Navy. The I.W.I.N. is very dense in this area to give plenty of warning to any potential threats, and also serve as a first line of defense if needed.

Royal Family
Vechtho Templesmith

Vechtho Templesmith is the current Monarch of the Republic. He took up the mantle after his father retired at the end of the Kusheen Conflict. With his wife Liras Leteb, they have two twins together, Telvac and Valver. Vechtho also has a younger sister, Sevna, who currently serves as a Brigadier General in the military. He is closer with his father than her, who still holds their mother’s death against him. Vechtho was born shortly after the reestablishment of the Republic on Aisumer to Vithem and Viola Templesmith. He spent much of his early years in the company of his mother and sister, as his father was often busy managing a growing interstellar empire. As a precaution they were rarely allowed to leave the Royal Palace but would travel with his mother whenever they would leave home. He was present when the Kusheens initially attacked Tesmar, and witnessed the death of his mother. Following the incident, both him and his sister were placed into the newly formed Military system by their father. It would be here where Vechtho would meet Liras, daughter of Arthro Leteb. They began dating in the last weeks of their training and marry after the end of the Kusheen Conflict.

Vechtho led the Republic through the return of The Collection and enacted the Grand Fleet Initiative to build on what his father had already established with the Military Codex. He also was a crucial role in planning Operation Bellringer. The later disappearance of his father devastated him, but he continues to lead the Republic with the support of his wife and sister. W

Liras Leteb

The wife of Vechtho and mother to Telvac and Valver. She assists Vechtho in his duties as Monarch as well as also looking after their children. She is the daughter Arthro Leteb, a well known Remusian general who is on of the current Grand Army and Navy Co-Director, as well as part of one of the few military lineages that existed before the Grand Fleet Initiative. Liras was put through the military academy on Aisumer by her father during the Kusheen conflict. She initially despised the academy, but met Vechtho there, who would make the intense training a little more enjoyable. Liras would begin going out with Vechtho in what little time they had and continue as a couple when enlisted in the same platoon during the Kusheen conflict. Once the conflict subsided, they would start living together and eventually marry. Vithem would also retire around this time, and Liras would become inducted into the Royal Family alongside Vechtho.

Sevna Templesmith

Sevna Templesmith is a Brigadier General in the Remusian military and is well known for her harsh demeanor and serious attitude. She is sister to Vectho Templesmith who is Monarch of the Republic. While only required to be in the military for the Kusheen Conflict, she continued to serve, being driven by the loss of her mother in said conflict.

Sevna grew up alongside her brother and mother and also saw very little of her father. When she did see Vithem, he would regale the battle of the Calamity to her, something that would always entertain her. Vechtho never found much interest in these stories and was more distant than Sevna. However, the death of her mother would drive her apart from their father. While Vechtho eventually move on, Sevna continues to hold a grudge against her father. When the Kusheen Conflict concluded, she continued in the military academy, and became a Brigadier General, earning herself her own Platoon. She later worked with Arthro Leteb during the first Collection Conflict and led Operation Bellringer.

Vithem Templesmith

The legendary former Monarch that led the Republic through the Calamity, the establishment of the empire and the Kusheen Conflict. He retired as Monarch after the Kusheen conflict due to the death of his wife Viola. Prior to his retirement, Vithem had brought the surviving Remusian houses under the Aisumer Act, and  renewed the Grand Army's strength through the "Codex Act". For a time, he would dwell in the Royal palace, overwhelmed by the stress built up over the years and the depression caused by the death of his wife. Initially he would try to repair his relationship with his daughter, Sevna, who held him responsible for her mother’s death.

After several years of lingering around the Royal Palace, Vechtho sought for meaning in his life once again. He would find that in serving as the Grand General of the Army, supervising and organizing platoons alongside other Generals. He founded the Royal Platoon, composed of former soldiers from the Calamity and Kusheen conflict. This platoon soon became known to be very proficient in almost every aspect of battle.

When the Collection attacked and the Grand Fleet Initiative was enacted, he would attend the frontlines and oversee all platoons cycling through the Outer Rim of Remusian space. Vithem mdee use of the Quantum Entanglement Device created for Operation Bellringer to capture members of the Collection in an attempt to figure out what they were and where they came from. He would be successful in pinpointing the signal in an uncharted planet far off from any Remusian colony.

In the final days of the war, the Collection revitalized its forces, and overwhelm the Royal platoon in an attempt to cover up Vithem's discovery. Vithem hid these findings within a series of logs and notes in the Castello Installation. Vithem and his platoon seemingly vanished, as if they'd been captured. His finding would serve as a basis for the creation of the Collection Rehabilitation Division.

Factions
The Archivists

The Archivists are a nomadic group of Remusians that do not abide by the teachings of the Directive or the guidance of the Royal Council. The mainly concern themselves with the protection and acquisition of technological assets, Remusian or Xeno, that they believe could cause similar events like the ones that befell Remusia during the Calamity Wars. They also have documented every historical figure, event and group that have existed in Remusian history, earning themselves the title of "Keepers of Knowledge". They frequently harass the Science Directive and Directive Expeditionary Forces in the research and exploration. Due to the Remusian Code of Ethics and the Republic's Independent Exploration Research Policy, if the Archivists claim a location, they cannot be uprooted by force, at least by the Directive or Grand Army.

While the Royal Council does not feel responsible, nor do they care much for the Archivists, they have been forced to intervene on several locations when the Archivists have overstepped their boundaries on the territory of other empires, leaving the Council to deal with their actions to prevent further disputes. The archivists continue to be uncooperative with the Directive and Royal Council alike. Despite their differences, they have worked together on several occasions on astral cartography and history consolidation

It is really unknown just how long the Archivists have existed. Some sources indicate that they have been around pre-calamity, others suggests they formed after Aisumer was colonized to prevent the same events on Remusia from occurring again. Their overseer, H'rath Vongeo, approached Vithem shortly before the Kusheen Conflict and made the Archivists presence known. Vithem openly rejected Vongeo and his Archivists, for they intended to disturbed to path of progress the Republic was founded out. While not enemies, the Republic and the Archivists are bitter rivals for each other.

Colonial Isolationists

The Colonial Isolationists are not so much a faction perpetuating their ideas, but rather a group of the population that simply live in a certain way. The Royal Corps have created paranoia in much of the Republic's populace, and some have learned to simply live with the possibility of their neighbor being a Corps member. However, in this case, several colonies have adopted an isolationist stance and try to keep its residents within its borders, only interacting with the rest of the Republic in the form of trade and commerce.

Cultural History
Scientific pursuits are incredibly important to the Remusians, and many often dedicate their lives to discovering the next big breakthrough. As a society established on such values, education is mandatory for all citizens of the empire, and is mandated by the government. Education begins at a young age of four, and continues for 16 years to ensure the best education for each individual. As students approach their final three years, they must pick a specialty, and those final years are tailored around that. Upon completion of their education, students apply for The Science Directive and must take the Empire Scientific Assessment (ESA) to be considered for a place in the Directive. Work in their desired field, or the Directive for that matter, is not always guaranteed, as Remusians are extremely competitive among each other. The Directive only allows the top five percent of ESA applications into its ranks. If not selected for the Directive, students will be given options where they can best use their skills within the workforce or have the option to enlist in the Grand Army.

After the creation of the Military Codex and later the Grand Fleet Initiative, those who wish to serve in the The Grand Army or Grand Navy must undergo a very rigorous training regimen. Basic training begins with a very intense one month straight physical and mental training period to weed out the weak. Depending on their preference and performance, members can choose to enter the Army or the Navy, though in many cases new members participate in both before specializing. when not in a state of war time, the years that follow typically consist of being placed in a platoon or naval fleet and touring around the empire on various assignments.

Cultural Philosophy
"Progress; with a price", is a phrase commonly heard around the Republic, and is commonly misinterpreted by other empires. Some believe the advancement and progress come solely at the cost of Remusian lives. This is partially correct, but does capture the society's views as a whole. In many cases this is taken very literally, as most scientists are willing to conduct experiments at the risk of their own lives, or workers are willing to put themselves on the line for the benefit of others. The real definition comes from the Republic's tendency to be poor at managing several big projects at once, and rather they revolve on an all-or-nothing attitude. This rationale explains why the Republic was poorly prepared for the Kusheen and Collection conflicts, for they were so focused on benefiting the empire as a whole, they did not stop to think how they could protect it. This can be extended to the Grand Fleet Initiative and why it worked so well. Thanks to its collectivist attitude, the Republic is very capable of shifting its focus very quickly and works well together, never putting someone above another Remusian. Progress of the Republic comes as it is needed, at the cost of not diverting resources into other areas. To a certain degree, this can be attributed to the flexibility and adaptability of the Remusians.

When addressing the whole empire, the Technocratic Council allows projects that typically will benefit the empire as a whole and prefer not to operate on individualistic ideals. This is also reflected in the Royal Council, and programs that benefit the whole Empire, or a specific sector in some cases, are generally more favored. As a general rule, most Remusians work for the betterment of others within their race, and usually enjoy helping one another. With the Collection Rehabilitation Program recently introduced, it has opened up new avenues of help and cultural exchange. While this is the case across most colonies, this has not stopped the rise of individualism across colonies and even the Directive.

Language
In the past, the original Remusian houses spoke many dialects unique to their associated houses, though there existed a common tongue which many were also familiar with. Presently, these dialects are not spoken often but are kept on record by the Archivists. The evacuation of Remusia brought the houses together under the Aisumer Act, and when Aisumer was colonized, the common tongue was continued to be spoken to not cause confusion between the members of the old houses. A more streamlined version of the languages has been drafted since the Republic’s colonization of Aisumer. A linguist and member of the Archivist faction, Birra Aurora, pioneered the modern common tongue, which is an amalgamation of the old common tongue and the languages used by the old houses. The language became known as the Aurora Dialect and is predominantly found across most Remusian colonies. Although, that has not stopped the development of unique dialects being derived from the Aurora dialect. Colonies bordering other Empires along the Outer Rim often attempt to incorporate elements of each other’s languages to facilitate cooperation between the Empires. The Aurora Dialect is often spoken quite quickly and can be quite difficult to understand to the untrained ear. Much of the dialect is punctuated with long, strung together words that could mean vastly different things at the change of a syllable or section of the word.

Music
Despite the cultural pressure to focus on the sciences, there is still a substantial interest in the fine arts, particularly music. The various Remusian houses allowed for each to develop its own unique taste and style of music. After a house integration, the uniqueness would not be lost the signing of the R.C.A.A allowed these different houses to mix their styles, often amalgamating various styles into a new genre. The colonization of Aisumer set back the music industry several decades, but eventually saw the return of these old styles along with the introduction of a new music. Music has remained a constant element in Remusian history, though not nearly as important as the Grand Army or the Directive. Despite this, there are some who have made careers out of the music, industry and they still remain popular elements of Remusian culture.

Business and Administration
Remusian Communications and Foreign Affairs

The RCFA is responsible for any and all interactions of local and foreign diplomacy, communication channel monitoring and maintenance, as well as the recording and broadcasting of local messages. The RCFA is composed of diplomats and communication experts who are primarily managed by Rava James and Dizel Craftstead.

Remusian Colony and Infrastructure Services

The RCIS supervises the general workings of the empire, border activity and traffic monitoring. Additionally, they are also responsible fir colony set-up and maintaining logistical chains between them. Many members work on coordinating these efforts among each other and through contracts sent out to other companies. The RCIS is currently managed by Elas Sanpel and Dras Grino.

Classes
Most Remusians operate on a collectivist sort of attitude, but these values can range from class to class depending on where they have been assigned. Despite these general attitudes among the Republic, other elements of other ideologies have presented themselves over time, some unique to the varying classes present in Society. Parts of individualism and isolationism have emerged in certain aspects of the Republic.

Royal Family

As its name would suggest, this class is composed of the Royal Family and immediate family members. The Royal Family as of right now is relatively small, composed primarily of Vechtho, his wife and his children. Vechtho's mother perished during the Kusheen Conflict and Vithem is currently MIA, any older Royal Family members would have been killed by the Neo-Synthetic Party during the Calamity. Misconceptions concerning the inclusion of the Royal Council within this category as arisen before, but they fit more into that of politicians.

The Science Directive 

The Science Directive is composed of members of the Science Directive and the Technocratic Council and is the largest body of active researchers in the Republic. Academia and innovation dominate the lives of Directive's members, and struggle to maintain lives outside of it. Directive members work closely with each other and often collaborate between their divisions to better assist the Republic. Many of the Divisions are working around the clock to efficiently and thoroughly conduct their research with the idea of helping the common man. The Directive's work is spread across many installations scattered across Remusian space. Despite the overall collectivist attitudes of the Republic, there are some within the Directive that possess elements of individualism and elitism in regard to their work. Particularly in individuals in A3 or lower designations, many try to climb their war up through clearance levels and are reluctant to share their "big idea" with their colleagues. Once A3 members have successfully completed several projects and realize that cooperation is fundamental as a Directive member, these beliefs tend to dissipate. A4 members or higher exhibit these properties of individualism are typically rare after this initial phase but are not unheard of.

Directive families tend to be quite small, and due to the intense work demanded by the Directive, very distant from each other. There is no mandated time off for parents, though they may transfer into a slower line of work, such as administrative work in the Directive districts. Children of these families very intensely pressured to become members of the Directive due to the importance their parents place on it. As a result, many of these children rebel and deny the Directive for keeping their family disconnected and apply into the workforce or enlist in the Grand Army. Unfortunately, in many cases, their parents outright reject these decisions and often sever their relationships with them.

Members of the Directive are often not always held in the highest regard by the Proletarians. Members of both generally keep their distance unless they are forced to work with each other.

Proletarians

Proletarians are composed of any member of society that is not in the Directive or the Grand Army. After completing 12 years of the Remusian Education Plan, Remusians enter the workforce while completing their final years of specialization for the ESA and are briefly regarded as Proletarians. Members who pass the ESA emerge as Directive members, while the others remain proletarians and continue making their place in the workforce. Some Proletarians become successful businessmen who eventually have leadership over Directive members working for them. Large corporations employ these members for various infrastructure and contracting jobs, and occasionally for private work. Over time, many adopt the "Hard Work for A Better Tomorrow " to help motivate them and move past their failures.

Proletarian families tend to be rather large, with the previous generation following in the footsteps of their parents in many cases. It is not uncommon for extended families to live close or nearby to relatives. This often results in very tight knit communities who collaborate and work alongside other communities. Occasionally, Proletarians will re-attempt to apply into the Directive, though are often rejected. In some cases, Proletarians choose to return to higher education and heavily invest in more Directive prep, while also remaining a functional part of Proletarian society. Those who are successful in achieving Directive status invoke great celebrations among these groups, and several celebrations often occur before they begin their path with the Directive.

Since the introduction of the Royal Corps, the Proletarians have developed an increasing sense of paranoia and fear of always being watched. The introduction of the Central Datanet, while does not directly monitor them, only heightened these fears. In some cases, entire colonies have adopted these attitudes of isolationism and remain relatively autonomous, but still work with the Republic. The Royal Council has agreed to withdraw the Corps from these areas under the grounds that these Colonies submit bi-monthly reports and allow for a larger deployment of the  Interstellar Warsat & Intelligence Networking Division. This has not put their paranoia to rest however, isolationist colonies do not seem to trust the word of the government even after a formal agreement.

The Grand Army of the Republic

Those rejected from the Directive sometimes direct their attention to the Military, though much of the army is comprised of volunteers. Prior to the Grand Fleet Initiative, this was almost unheard of, and was only carried out by lineages from the originating from Remusian. Now, the Republic receives volunteers of all ages from a variety of programs, to support their ongoing efforts in preparing for the return of the Collection. Members who come from ESA rejection typically only serve for a few years and use the program as a vent for their anger. In many cases this serves them well and return to the Republic and enter the workforce.

Aside from Directive rejects, volunteers generally do not have any ties to the other groups and are typically the most amicable members of Remusian society.

Politicians

Comprised of planetary governors and the Royal Council, independent politicians are generally unheard among the Republic. Members of both areas are typically selected from the governing body of the previous member and run against other among members of their associated party. All politicians in some form or other, come from being businessmen, but as they advance in their careers, they are trained for management and political duties should they ever become involved with the Governor and their council. Due to the constant communication between the Royal Council and the Empire's Governors, issues of the Republic are generally voiced within the Council. Governors work closely with PR and the people to ensure there is no bias that results from the selection process.

Architecture and Districts
Remusian architecture is nothing particularly fancy, save for some aspects of the Bureaucratic districts. Ancestors lived predominantly on the surface of Remusia, and used primitive walls, traps, and contraptions to provide and protect themselves. These have since evolved into larger, reinforced walls, and in some cases, large shield barriers with additional automated defenses, capable of protecting against most environmental and foreign threats. These defenses feature a combination of Remusian and AI operatives to be run efficiently.

Each of the aforementioned groups can be easily identified from a planet's topside thanks to the unique architecture belong to each. These defined areas are often referred to as their own districts and are usually divisible into four kinds. While these districts are described as separate, it is not uncommon for them to be integrated upon each other as time goes on. The construction of each district is streamlined through the use of pre-programmed nanites with prefabricated structures written into their code. These nanites makes the simpler districts much quicker to build, but also require additional programmers and manual assistance for larger and more complex districts.

Directive District

The most common type of district found on every colony in large amounts, is the Directive district, as the name would suggest, is used for Directive led efforts. They are characterized by large, tall skyscrapers that serve as administration buildings, generally filled with A1-3 personnel. These large towers generally are quite square and jagged, and usually contain several additional spires from the main structure Occasionally, large sprawling warehouses will accompany these towers, and serve as a place for research. Directive districts are not usually found in cities themselves, but rather dot the edges of them. Generally, A4-6 personnel could be found here. However since, the completion of the DGRW Cluster One, these warehouses have seen a decline in use and have been re purposed for industry and production. However, their towers still remain effective administration buildings the Directive makes heavy use of.

Industry and Commerce District

Any Remusian who is not part of the Directive and becomes a proletariat makes their way into these districts to pursue other interests and work. These districts are located at the Center of each city and serve as a hub for business and commerce. Buildings in these districts can vary depending on the jobs held by its inhabitants, but generally speaking they are larger skyscrapers, but they present a more bubble-like rounded appearance. These larger buildings are often corporate buildings and centers for Empire wide businesses. Where there is not a skyscraper there are smaller buildings home to businesses of every vein, unique to that planet or colony. Housing for the Proletarians are also included and are generally found on the outermost parts of these districts, usually in the form of townhouse complexes and apartments, though it can vary to larger houses and mansions closer to the bureaucratic districts depending on status.

Royal/Bureaucratic Districts

Royal Districts are unique to a few planets who have members of the Royal Family living on them, and bureaucratic districts generally house governors, diplomats, politicians, and Royal Council members, but both share the same purpose. They are always located in the planets capital city and serve to house the current governor and their associates, while also serving as a place for them to work on filing reports or dealing with any PR related activities. These districts are often identified with lavish castle like structures in the case of the Royal variant, while the bureaucratic variant has lavish buildings akin to that of mansions and palaces, depending on the status of the Governor.

Military Districts

While not specific to every planet, military districts are built to house and home active and in-training members of the Grand Army and Navy. In comparison to other districts they are quite simple. Each base contains a large main building for administration, several hundred barracks to house its members, and a transport yard to travel up to any docked naval fleets. These transports also provide access to the Systems star base. If built, the Interstellar Ion Cannon is also located here, housing the technicians and mechanics responsible for keeping it running.

= Political Relations =

Allies
Kusheen Empire

Status: Alliance 

The Kusheen are an aggressive empire that neighbor the Republic. After the events of the Kusheen Conflict, the previous dictatorship was overturned by the combined efforts of the Republic and the Kusheen Rebellion. Surviving members of the previous government were detained and have been replaced by a stratocracy led by rebellion leader Gorge Von Khat, with the support of the Republic. The Kusheens remain a protectorate state under the Republic, but are relatively independent.

Sauran Solidarity

Status: Alliance 

While initially suffering from a rather rocky start between the two empires, the Remusian-Solidarity partnership has flourished into a solid alliance with the recent intervention from national Recycler interests. Beginning as simple trade between the Sauran Mainland and the Republic. While their activities are considered very illegal, they remain hidden from the public eye, as both parties blame outside influences if questioned on the topic. The formation of the research agreement also allowed the Republic to provide technology, predominantly in the form of Mechas, to assist the Sauran in their activities in the Great War.

The recent meeting of the Telkevan Union has created some tension and distrust between the Solidarity and the Remusians, having previously been engaged with them during the Great War.

Neutral
Telkevan Union

Status: Neutral 

As a result of the Rift Incident, the Republic came into contact with the Telkevan Union. While they have only carried out basic diplomatic interactions, their gained knowledge of the Remusian's Sauran allies has fragmented their trust. The Telkevan however, have presented the Republic with an opportunity to engage the Collection together and destroy the Republic's oldest enemy.

Enemies
The Collection

Status: War 

Formally known as the Neo-Synthetic Party, The Collection and the Republic are set to be in a war until one side falls. The Collection has not been sighted in larger numbers since the end of the first Collection Conflict, but all Collection members are treated with extreme prejudice when sighted. Sightings of the Collection around Remusian space are quite frequent, Telkevan intel suggests they are on the move once again.

Lithraga Mercenaries

Status: War 

The Lithraga Mercenaries are a group of mercenaries, pirates and thieves that occupy an unknown portion of Remusian Space. Their origin is largely shrouded in mystery, but few members of the Royal Council know they came to be because of "Project Kronos". They are hypothesized to be based in the artificially created Lithraga Nebula, a nebula which any Navy have trouble navigating due to frequent ion storms caused  the same method as the nebulas creation. They have been a persistent issue for the Republic, specializing in stealth and sabotage.

Mercenary activity has remained relatively steady since their inception, harassing civilian, commercial and military assists belonging to the Republic.