Coalition

[WORK IN PROGRESS - PARDON OUR MESS]

The Coalition - formally the Seven's Vow Coalition, sometimes colloquially the Dead Coalition - was a massive government formed of an alliance between seven member cultures from across the galaxy, who united to pool resources and blunt aggression in the time before the discovery of the Singing Deep. Each member contributed a Representative to help lead the Coalition and to advocate for their own interests within it. While the number of Representatives remained the same over its centuries of rule, who comprised its ranks changed with the passing of years; the Dodonan Tribunal, Tyranon Dynasty, Peacock Conglomerate, and Nadezhdan Exiles were all founding members, the Universal Choir post-dates it significantly, and the Thousand Moons' Creed only came to have a voice on the ruling council much later on.

While the Silver Frontier's settling was largely a Coalition project to begin with, the region enjoyed roughly 400 years of nominal independence before an effort to standardize government and bring the region under proper Coalition control saw it officially designated the Pearlescent Expanse, with a capital placed on Aureate...

Unrest in the twilight years of the Coalition saw the ceremonial post of the People's Crown, a figurehead monarch intended to stand apart from the powerful, did little to appease a populace exhausted from years of oppressive rule, unchecked exploitation, and ruthless punishment of dissent, while skirmishes between member cultures grew in frequency and intensity, boiling over in flashpoints like the Razing of Nadezhda; by the time the Tyranon VII Fleet bombed, invaded, and blockaded Aureate, the Coalition's collapse was already all but official. Accords were held to establish territorial holdings and rules of engagement between former Coalition allies - guaranteeing the Banner Post's neutrality, among other things - though no authority exists to enforce these terms.