Note: “Kingdom” and “Empire” are used interchangeably here to describe a solar political entity holding sway over a solar system, cluster of star systems, or region of space, even though it may be a democracy or socialist state.Ī. The following are a set of general guidelines for developing some of these minor powers in the Three Galaxies. Some exist as semi-independent entities allied with one the big powerblocs(the CCW and the UWW play host to a number of such smaller star kingdoms), others are under threat of assimilation by them(the TGE in particular), while others are plucky independents who bow to no other power willingly. These aspirants are the independents of the Three Galaxies, individually likely not to be very powerful or influential compared to the known and established powers like the TransGalactic Empire, Golgan Republic, or Consortium of Civilized Worlds, but taken as a whole a substantial part of the galactic political scene. Some are just starting out, full of vhim and vigor others have played their hand and are retiring from the stage, while still others have overreached and now face calamity. For some, it is the ultimate Game, growing from nothing, pitting one’s species against others, and carving out a place in the galactic drama. For many, it is a facet of evolution, to grow and expand into new cosmic pastures. Spanning the stars with the influence of one’s culture is an ambition of many spacefaring species-’Manifest Destiny’, the need to find new resources and new homelands to perserve the species, intense curiousity about the rest of the cosmos, the need to dominate all of these are factors in the establishment of larger civilizations beyond the atmosphere and gravity well of a species’ homeworld. But here’s what the Galactic Gazetteer has to say about them! Mind you, this survey entry was last updated three hundred years ago-” “With any luck the Altess haven’t either. “’Raduul Imperial Congress’? Never heard of them!” “No, listen, there’s at least three charted star kingdoms in the Gaspidar! Civlizations! There’s this thing called the ‘Raduul Imperial Congress’ that looks promising-” “I am NOT that desperate to be haring off into the unknown regions to sit on cold rocks and scratch fleas for the rest of my life! I mean someplace CIVILIZED!” “I’m thinking the Gaspidar Clouds across in the next Arm.” Forget about going there! Where can we go where that Altess bastard CAN’T bribe somebody to make our lives a living hell?” “So, the cops likely have the Remid Cluster alerted to us. Random Interstellar Empires/Star Kingdoms
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