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Pan Celestial League
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Pan Celestial League
The current dominant hegemon in known space, the Pan Celestial League encompasses the largest number of worlds and systems. It began from first contact interactions between humanity and various smaller conglomerates and colonial associations of various alien powers in the late 2080's as humanity's expansive deep space mining operations began to encroach on large asteroid fields maintained by then unknown extraterrestrial forces. A shared interest in mutual prosperity and the eagerness of human nations to engage in technological and economic trade with their newfound neighbours would accelerate the formation of a united human council. In turn, the alien groups unified and transformed from essentially corporate colonies into proper planet-states. The Pan-Celestial League was born from this merger and quickly grew with a policy of "exporting prosperity" and achieving change, power, and growth through diplomatic relations with other nations. For many this was the beginning of an enlightened era of interplanetary relations emphasizing cooperation and mutual benefit.
The grim reality underlying these achievements however is not as straightforward as purely political channels or economic growth. With growth in resources, political capital, technology, and territory came the PCL becoming a powerful competitor on the galactic stage and one that viewed other hegemons not as enemies but as prey. Its soft power was backed up by powerful armadas and armies that benefitted from multiple generations of martial traditions. Policies that did cause growth and development in lesser worlds also caused notable adjustments to their structures of governance and activity often siphoning resources and manpower off-world. In the process of doing so they fermented conflict and divisiveness across many worlds in the Frontier Worlds whose developing status often made them unstable and rife for conflict. In turn this invited further intervention from the PCL and distrust from more skeptical nations untrusting of their message of progress and advancement.
Many regimes have been propped up by the PCL through subterfuge, cunning, and manipulation and others crushed by the iron might of they and their regional allies. The world they have carved for themselves to many is paradise but it is one guarded carefully against any kind of threat and in doing so, they had made themselves many enemies. The most notable is the Assembly of Solar Republics whose formation happened a large part due to the perceived threat of PCL expansion. While the League is larger in terms of systems held, it has less influence on various smaller independent colonies, Nation Sectors, and Worlds in spite of its various attempts at outreach. Some of these have resulted in it directly engaging the ASR in vicious though short lived conflicts often resulting in sanctions and militarized buffer zones being set up to contain their influence.
The PCL has been supporting what they call "Stabilizing Actor Forces" in the Caracosan Civil War on Chalgheol. These are armed groups whose views are seen as being in line with 31st century values of sentient rights and expression. The identity of many of these groups can vary but it is known that they are highly coordinated and oftentimes formed quite rapidly, answering few questions before news media. They had also moved military personnel near and possibly into the region before the official cease-fires were announced though their explanation was that they had consulted with newly formed independent governments before having done so. Their stated goal is the installment of a new regime that will respect the multi-racial makeup and diverse cultures that comprise the Caracosan Nation Sector as Chalgheol is not considered a unified planetary state. That is something they are believed to be attempting to change in the current diplomatic talks with the ASR whom they perceive as supporting more tyrannical, renegade, or sentient rights' violating groups.
The PCL is known for its distinctive silver, blue, and gold colours as well as their often chrome-like armour. Their weaponry is increasingly based on human designs with many of them utilizing electro-chemical and magnetic acceleration methods of launching projectiles. They are noted for low recoil, strong accuracy, and large magazine size. Solid rounds tend to be "jacketed" in a cocoon of energy or sometimes even ethereal power to increase range, piercing power, and destructive potential. They are joined by a growing range of direct energy weapons with a love of high rate of fire energy bolts and short sustained beams noted for their precision and amour piercing capability. In some armies, they have even replaced solid round based weapons due to their versatility of varying fire modes and how much they ease up logistics. They have a number of melee weapons modelled after advanced combat knives, often able to vibrate at frequencies that grant extra armour-shredding or with a nano-sheath that increases durability, weight, and impact. They are well known for distinctive powered armour that networks with specialized under-suits (themselves a form of advanced Kevlar-like clothing) to enhance physical capabilities. The expenses of developing true powered armour has caused them to recently begin using new simpler suits that do not require as many augmentations or additional components (such as the under-suits or certain implants and biomods). In addition, their armour makes heavy usage of shield generators that can project themselves around the armour or "blanket" the armour.
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