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Monolith Ascendancy
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Faction Description
Representing itself as a military dictatorship, the Monolith Ascendancy (abbreviated ASC) is based upon their home planet, the frozen planet of Avalon-439 orbiting the star Stahl-002. Its leadership is divided between domestic and external forces, though is formally led by the Supreme President Renata Kyslykh (known in-game as Stravellia) whom is also considered the Grand Commander Kyslykh of external forces.
White, greys, and light blues are the primary colors used by the ships and stations of the Ascendancy, though royal purple is used instead of light blue for the ships of its elite Armacham Battalion which is tasked with defending the Supreme President and other high-ranking forces. Ships outside of the Armacham Battalion may also have a 'crown' of varying colors so as to represent a different role, such as homeland defense, scouting, so on and so forth. Ships are seemingly named according to the language used by Avalon, such as the Arkhara-class and Rega-class.
Homeland
The planet Avalon-439 (oftentimes simply referred to as Avalon) is a frozen planet known to be heavily fortified against all manner of foreign incursion. The capitol city of Avalon (and the Monolith Ascendancy), Kyberna, is a massive fortress city that carries a direct subterranean route to the only publicly-known Ascendancy domestic military base, known only as Deep South.
Diplomacy
Due to the philosophy of the Monolith Ascendancy, diplomacy is not particularly important. The Monolith Ascendancy instead uses a priority system that determines how it acts towards others in practice, with military/weapons-oriented parties being subject to its Charter III-B "Expel", which dictates that all armed parties and individuals will be immediately expelled from Ascendancy territory or, if expulsion fails, to eliminate them on sight using lethal force. On the other hand, unarmed/peaceful parties are subject to Charter III-A "Pass", which itself dictates that all unarmed/peaceful parties such as unarmed mining/cargo ships will absolutely never be shot, but may be asked to leave if necessary.
By this system, other military factions are considered potential threats to the Monolith Ascendancy while, say, mining factions are considered safe. This system may be logically extrapolated to apply towards other types of factions based on common sense.
However, the Monolith Ascendancy chooses not to engage in hostilities with Empire or Kingdom, instead remaining neutral towards them.
Government
The government of the Monolith Ascendancy is a military dictatorship incorporating parliamentary elements in the form of a Commissionary Cabinet, however rather than being democratically elected, the Commissionary Cabinet consists of a single Grand Commissioner whom is selected autocratically by the Supreme President, and five primary Commissioners whom are selected by the Grand Commissioner. These five Commissioners manage specific aspects of the nation and are the Special Commissioner, Military Commissioner, Engineering Commissioner, Domestic Commissioner, and Foreign Commissioner.
The Foreign Commissioner manages the Foreign Commission which focuses upon external and foreign affairs with other parties and factions. Due to the non-diplomatically-oriented philosophy of the Ascendancy however, the Foreign Commission primarily takes the role of enforcement of existing diplomatic policies, and engages in direct diplomacy as more of a side job.
The Domestic Commissioner manages the Domestic Commission which focuses upon internal and domestic affairs such as territorial security, proposals for new laws and the enforcement of these laws. Proposals for laws are submitted to the Grand Commissioner and Supreme President for adoption or veto.
The Engineering Commissioner manages the Engineering Commission which focuses on the research and development of new technology and equipment, including military equipment such as ships and weaponry as well as the planning of population centers such as cities and space stations. There is no competition between varying corporations, and only the brightest minds of the Ascendancy are chosen to be on the Engineering Commission.
The Military Commissioner manages the Military Commission which, needless to say, focuses on the military as a whole. The Military Commission also cooperates closely with the other Commissions (excluding the Special Commission) in order to provide an organized network through which the Commissions can carry out their will and through which the Military Commission can maintain its superior presence.
Unlike the other Commissions, the Special Commission is largely top-secret, and only the Supreme President and Special Commissioner are fully aware of what it focuses on. On the surface level, however, the Special Commission is seen to do the 'dirty work' of the Monolith Ascendancy.
Military
Not much is publicly known of Ascendancy military doctrine, though it is known at the very least that the Monolith Ascendancy makes heavy use of Capital Ships (such as the Kybress-class Capital Ships Kyberna and Providena) in order to secure new and existing territories, before establishing Space Stations equipped with extremely powerful Rendess "Starburst" weapon systems.
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