Vandalence Compact
VC, The Compact, Vandalence
Overview
A smaller sized nation located in the mid-rimwards-leewards of A1-0, the Vandalence Compact borders the Voidsea to the south, a pirate infested area known for it’s abundant natural resources and equally abundant piracy problem. To the North, the Compact borders the Dovian Star Confederation, and to the west, the Regunessian Expanse. The Compact is looking to seek out and forge relationships with other nations, and defend their claims when needed.
Government
The Compact is divided into three branches of government
- Compact Congress (Legislative)
- High Court of the Compact (Judicial)
- Office of the First Minister (Executive)
Subdivided into Clusters, each Cluster is led by their respective electorate, who sends a delegation to the Compact Congress.
Compact Law → Cluster Law → System Law → Celestial Body Law
Culture
Clusters each have their own rich history, and it’s hard to identify a prevailing one.
Religion
Vandals are agnostic, although some follow minor religions.
History
Vandalence is a rather small and sprawling nation that dates back to around 1500 years ago. Formed as a splinter group from other colonial efforts in the region, the Vandalence Compact grew from trading partnerships and defensive treaties over the course of 1000 years, eventually integrating and solidifying other smaller nations into a loose confederation of systems. Eventually, the nation slowed then stopped her expansion as nations on the periphery rejected joining. From there, the nation has thrived.
Economy
Vandalence is a mixed economy, with a strong shipbuilding industry, often constructing ships for smaller nations, with superior quality compared to other shipyards in other nations. In other aspects however, Vandalence is behind slightly, but is rapidly catching up to the sector standard.
Trade
N/A TBD
Military
The Compact Armed Forces, are split into two major uniformed services, two civilian services, and two commissioned corps. Conscription is mandatory for all able-bodied citizens, regardless of gender and species. Consciousness Objectors, though rare, are placed in non combat positions (logistics, medical, etc.)
Uniformed Services
Compact Navy
-Marine Corps
Celestial Defense Force
-Aerospace Forces
Civilian Services
Merchant Marine
Civilian Auxilliary
Non-Military Commissioned Corps
Health & Public Safety Corps
Space Weather Administration
Commissioned Diplomatic Corps
Reserve Services
Cluster Defense Forces
-System Defense Forces
Conflicts
Pirate Wars (499 → 474 BBT)
Operation Stalwart Shield (299 BBT → 211 BBT)
FTL
Vandelence and the smaller nations to it’s south use Silverspace, a form of Inter-Dimensional Faster than Light. Accessing it requires an access missile, which when fired tears a hole (‘Portal’) into Silverspace. Silverspace emits high amounts of a yet undiscovered resource that is highly corrosive, which degrades and destroys ships without shielding. Efforts to research this resource as of now are in vain. Permanent structures have been erected in silverspace, often anchored to important locations in the real world, like Horizon Gate.