Coreward Frontier

The Coreward Frontier, also known as the Human Edge, is an astrographical region of the Human Sphere located in the Galactic Outer Core on the Phalanx Arm. As of 250 AT, the Coreward Frontier is generally understood as the region of the Human Sphere between the Aizawa Arm and the Galactic Inner Core, and currently includes 9 inhabitable systems. The bulk of the Coreward Frontier includes the half of the Hydrus Arm north of the Leclerc Cluster, though further expansion of the Coreward Frontier is expected within the next 100 years.

Representing the very edge of human development, the Coreward Frontier is notable within the Human Sphere for its low political stability and high concentration of non-aligned sovereign states. Many of the sovereign countries in the Coreward Frontier generally have a lower standard of living and lower population compared to the more central areas of the Human Sphere, and many regions remain untouched wilderness. At the same time, the unusual volatility of the region makes the Coreward Frontier prone to power plays and proxy conflicts between the Empire-Federation Alliance and the Union as they attempt to gain an edge in their cold war.

The youngest region of the Human Sphere, the Coreward Frontier was originally the heard of the Zenku Empire, which was responsible for the terraforming of many of the planets in the region for life as well as uplifting the Nangka race through the use of a hyper-evolutionary virus. The Zenku eventually went extinct after this virus mutated to become lethal to the Zenku, unleashing a trans-planetary plague that killed the entire Zenku race by 650 BT (1567 CE). Following the end of the Second Nangka War between the early Federation and the Nangka, Federation scientists deciphered star charts found on the Nangka homeworld Kandani that led them to discover the Zenku homeworld Takisawa in 55 AT, marking humanity's first foray into the Coreward Frontier.

Since the start of the Neo-Divide Era, the Coreward Frontier has begun attracting the attention of the hyperpowers. Generally less well-developed compared to the rest of the Human Sphere, the Coreward Frontier is considered an important consumer market with major potential. The high corruption of the Confederation and the machinations of the various hyperpowers seeking to create a foothold in the region have led to major opportunities for chaos and undesirable elements to grow. Terrorism, piracy and crime are rampant in the Coreward Frontier. Nonetheless, the region still attracts a lot of interest among people seeking adventure and to stake their fortunes on the harsh frontier worlds.

Xunlei Incident
The Xunlei Incident was an undeclared but open conflict between the Empire and the IRPR in 245, taking place within Confederate Space. Tensions between both states had been rising for several years, as the Empire attempted to increase its influence in the region, in direct competition with the IRPR. In early 245, the Sanzu-registered civilian ice hauler Salisbury was destroyed by unknown parties. Shortly after, one of the PASF's Jiangnan-class cruisers, the Xunlei, was attacked and boarded by an unknown party, forcing the ship's crew to scuttle the vessel. A series of incidents ensued that eventually broke out into sporadic confrontations between the Imperial Navy and the PASF throughout the Coreward Frontier that culminated in a major space battle near Kenjiri. Ultimately, it was discovered by Imperial spies that the entire conflict had been manipulated by the Interstellar Union, and fighting between the Empire and IRPR ceased shortly after, though tensions still remained high.

Concordia
Kaminans are a race of pre-industrial humanoids that are found on what is today known as Sanzu. The Nangka knew of the Kaminans but refused to interfere with their development. When the Empire landed on Sanzu, they took care not to repeat the mistakes with the Nangka and took a stance of conciliation. Many of them have migrated off their homeworld and now live in the Empire and Federation as migrant workers. On Sanzu, the areas that they live in are independent as Native Reserves, and many in these reserves still live a pre-industrial lifestyle, though with increased interference from the Empire and Federation. There is a large Kaminan community on Frontera, the largest outside of Sanzu.

Daitetsu
Tochimata system: Tochimata 1, Tochimata 2, Takachi (blue gas giant - hydrogen, helium, heavy metal vapours), Daitetsu, Torinosu (Gas giant 2)

Daitetsu is a fertile green planet with both natural and unnatural rings located on the edge of the habitable zone. The planet's atmosphere is naturally rich in carbon dioxide, though within tolerable levels for human life, and this originally enabled rampant plant growth. There are four continents, Donosako, Mukaichi, Fukatsu, and Kaiho, as well as numerous island chains in the planet's many seas. Daitetsu has two natural satellites that are recognised as moons, Kairo and Hakusu.

Years of industrial exploitation and development, combined with the preexisting atmospheric conditions and weather patterns, have introduced large amounts of pollution to the planet. Dust storms and clouds often considerably dim the sun during the day, and acid rain is a constant problem planet-wide. Water pollution is also a major problem in many areas. In addition, the hardier local fauna such as Sea Locusts (herbivorous amphibious insects), DiBis (fast-running plains insectoids), and O-Saira (large omnivorous burrowing worm-like creatures) have adapted to these conditions and have become major pests to the human inhabitants of the planet.

Moons: Kairo, Hakusu.

Hourai
Second-newest Imperial colony.

Kamisuwa
Imperial centre of operations in the region. Used to be New Axis before it was taken during the 2nd Imperial Civil War.

Shinsakai
Main article: Shinsakai

Ventura
Ventura is a hot and wet planet and is the second from its sun. The equatorial desert zones are too hot for human life, and most settlements are in the polar regions, where temperatures are largely tropical to subtropical.

Ventura Menor is the largest natural satellite of Ventura. The moon was largely devastated in the First War of Ventura, when it was shattered by a weapon of mass destruction rumoured to have been deployed by the Empire, creating the belt of debris that now orbits the planet. Ventura Menor is host to a major outpost of the Settlement Liberation Front, and skirmishes between both factions' patrols in the orbital belt often occur.

New Greater Empire
Main page: New Greater Empire

Interstellar Union
Main page: Interstellar Union of Revolutionary States

Vanguardia, Amanecer, and their allies in Ventura

Confederation of Coreward States
Main page: Confederation of Coreward States

New Axis
Main page: New Axis (FT)

Revolutionary Ventura
Revolutionary Ventura

The Revolutionary State of Siquijor is a unitary, single-party socialist state located on the planet of Siquijor.

Siquijor is locked in a cold war situation with the Empire-backed Republic of Siquijor. Siquijor itself is backed by the Interstellar Union and desires membership, though it has not been granted full membership as the Union wishes to avoid a new war breaking out with the Empire. Due to its strong ties with the Union, Siquijor also has poor relations with the Chunmin Republic and the FTO.

Siquijor was first colonised by the Greater Empire during the Imperial Era, as part of the Empire's Southward Push that also included the colonisation of the Coreward Frontier. Large numbers of colonists were encouraged to move to the frontier in order to rapidly increase the Empire's size and access to abundant and easily-accessible natural resources on these inhabitable planets. Siquijor was named Atsuta by the Imperial government. Atsuta turned out to have an important natural resource, Yakumi, produced the Ifrit creatures that lived in the equatorial deserts and useful for biomedical processes.

After the fall of the Empire in the aftermath of the Empire-Federation War, Atsuta was granted independence as a member of the Federation. Large numbers of colonists from the Federation moved to the hot planet, attracted by the booming Yakumi industry. The planet was eventually renamed Siquijor.

During the First Siquijor War, Republican Suquijor, supported heavily by the Empire, invaded Siquijor Menor and captured the spaceport. An attempt to invade the planet was also carried out, but was quickly repulsed when Siquijor Menor was heavily damaged by the detonation of an unknown weapon by an unknown party, suspected to be a 'planet buster' based on research done by the Daitetsu Axis years prior. Siquijor Menor fragmented into the Satellite Belt, with major impacts from lunar fragments also occurring across the planet, though as most major settlements were clustered around the polar regions they largely escaped devastation.

With the bulk of its forces having been on Siquijor Menor, Republican Suquijor was forced to end the invasion, instead fortifying the Satellite Belt and building a base on the remnants of the moon.

In the Second Siquijor War, Republican Suquijor launched a full-scale planetary invasion of Siquijor using a lot of cutting-edge Imperial equipment, which was heavily outclassed before the Union sold them some surface-to-space weapons and directly sent forces to intervene. Republican Suquijor was again forced to retreat, and the lunar base was also heavily damaged, forcing them to retreat to their base planet.

Independent Ventura
Independent Ventura The Republic of Siquijor, often called Republican Siquijor, is the de facto government of Mulawin, the third planet of the Siquijor System. It officially presents itself as the legitimate government of the entire Siquijor System, and does not recognise the sovereignty of the Revolutionary State of Siquijor. The states are officially at war.

Republican Siquijor was the original pro-Federation state that existed on Siquijor prior to the Siquijor Revolution, which formed the Revolutionary State. The Republican forces retreated from Siquijor itself and entrenched in the mining colonies on Mulawin, as well as the facilities on Siquijor Menor, commencing a war of resistance against the Revolutionary State forces.

The military of Republican Siquijor is known as the Republic of Siquijor Defence Force (SDF). All male citizens serve 14 years in the military from the age of 16. The Republic of Siquijor maintains good relations with the Empire, which has extended loans and provided weapons as part of its proxy war with the Union over the Siquijor system. Following the Third Siquijor War, the SDF has become severely depleted, having lost much of is space fleet.

Shilka Cooperative
Main article: Shilka Cooperative

The Shilka Cooperative is a sovereign country located on New Osoba, Shinsakai. The capital of Shilka is the eponymous Shilka City, a city located on the banks of the Shilka River.

The Shilka Cooperative is for lack of better terms a corporatocracy at best and an open kleptocracy at worst, and is structured like a massive limited-liability corporation where citizens can own shares in the state, with each share entitling the owner to a single vote in state affairs. The government prevents large-scale accumulation of shares by a sliding purchase tax determined by the number of shares already owned, which serves the dual purpose of funding government endeavours as well as keeping unbridled voting market forces in check. However, nothing prevents the accumulation of shares by Shilka corporations, which hold large quantities of them. Shareholders vote for two seats per year of an eight-member Board of Directors, who serve four-year terms. The Board selects one of its members to serve as President, the top executive position of Shilka. Due to the influence wielded by the President, it is unusual for him to lose the position so long as he maintains his board seat.

It is an open secret that operating openly alongside the various corporations that have made their home in Shilka are large trans-national crime syndicates from across the Human Sphere, who have attained Board seats and even been Presidents before. Politically neutral, Shilka is one of the smallest and yet richest countries in the Coreward Frontier. Due to its unique governance and philosophy, the country is a massive tax haven and refuge for various ultrawealthy patrons who do not want to store their money in their home countries for whatever reason. Many omnicorps from across the entire Sphere maintain some ties to the region, using its extraterritoriality to hoard even more wealth that even their pervasive influence cannot hide from government taxation.

Togakushi
Main article: Togakushi

The Republic of Togakushi was founded as an Imperial penal colony, which later attained independence under the Federation. Refugees moved in and

Minor States
The weird city-states on Shinsakai's moon.

Minor fiefdoms and such etc. like Ma He-Ran's weird little travelling kingdom, or nomads.