Öhgyag Kurultai (Branding)

The Öhgyag Kurultai is a nation located in the Kentaurs Sector comprised of two distinct species: the Tzia and the Jalahi. The Kurultai was established by the Dak'ghar Compromise, which saw the three superpowers of Öhgyag: Khonghan, Ulthubag, and Jangzhim, merge into a single entity following the Bulgamandi nuclear disaster and the subsequent discovery of alien life. Soon after uniting Öhgyag, the Kurultai set its sights on exploring the stars, intent on enriching its coffers and becoming a part of the wider galactic community. Early supporters of the Warlord Pact, the Kurultai believes that all nations reserve the right to dictate their own affairs and that interstellar organizations such as the Peacekeeper Alliance are inherently corrupt and imperialistic. In their view, those who wish to exist among the stars should be ready to defend that right through military might rather than forcing other nations to bend to their will.

The states which comprise the Öhgyag Kurultai are independent of one another and manage their own internal affairs. Foreign relations, the military, and internal disputes are handled by the Kurultai, a parliamentary body made up of elected officials from each state. The Kurultai elects the prime minister, the official head head of government and the Kurultai's public representative.

Origins
Both the Tzia and Jalahi evolved on Öhgyag, where the two species had developed a symbiotic relationship. Packs of Jalahi would protect the nests of Tzia from intruders; in exchange, the Tzia would provide the Jalahi a portion of their meals. This relationship persisted for millions of years up until two species began developing sapience. The more numerous and social Jalahi were the first to organize into communities and employ tools, rendering the Tzia unnecessary. While some tribes welcomed the Tzia as equals or even revered them as guardian spirits, most instead repurposed the larger, more powerful Tzia as laborers and beasts of burden, setting the stage for millennia of servitude and frequent warfare between Jahali slavers and independent Tzian groups.

The tide turned against the Jalahi when improvements in medical care and food production brought about by an industrial revolution within the Tzian kingdom of Ulthubag saw an unprecedented population boom among the Tzia. These developments were swiftly exported to the kingdom's allies, and while the Jalahi had several opportunities to claim technologies for themselves, conservative groups, perceiving these foreign ideas to be a threat to their way of life, resisted modernization. Ulthubag rapidly militarized and initiated the Wars of Revenge, a period of nearly four centuries of sporadic warfare in which an estimated 50% to 70% of the global Jalahi population was wiped out before a technological stalemate and declining public support among the Tzia brought an end to hostilities, leading to a treatment which formally banned slavery across the planet.

Dak'ghar Compromise
Ulthubag maintained its newfound status as a superpower, but infighting and revolts would weaken its global influence, giving the Jalahi of Jangzhim an opportunity to assert itself as the lone voice for the Jalahi in international affairs.

Member States
Jalahi/Tzia