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State Database File: Procyon Confederal Autonomy
The year is 2368. For the last two years, ever since the fleet of Shivan Sathanas juggernauts created a violent subspace disturbance around Capella and caused the star to collapse, the Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance has been occupied with rebuilding its military forces decimated by the Shivans. Although no evidence existed for another encounter with the Shivans, the events of the previous fifty years made many prominent Alliance political leaders feel that it was well to be prepared for any future conflict, and that such preparation be completed as soon as possible. In June 2367, the GTVA General Assembly unveiled its now famous Strategic Defense Endeavor (SDE), an ambitious ten-year plan that would radically increase spending on military manufacturing and procurement. It would also give the Alliance administration in Beta Aquilae several new powers during this period, most notably the authority to overrule any regional government directive. The GTVA would thus be able to channel all its resources to the rapid reconstruction and expansion of the numerous Alliance fleets that lay in ruins after the wars with the Neo-Terran Front and the Shivans. Most battle groups were to be increased in size by 50 percent and the highly successful Deimos and Sobek corvettes would become the staple warships of the new navy. In order to achieve these ambitious goals, taxation on both individual and corporate levels across the galaxy has been nearly doubled. Many government welfare programs involving aid packages and relief funds to war-torn systems have indefinitely been put on hold. Although the GTVA General Assembly has been divided over this renewed focus on the military, the highly influential Vasudan Emperor Khonsu II was a staunch supporter and considered a powerful and well funded navy to be "essential to the very existence of our interstellar society." Over time, high taxation potentially contributed to the gradual social and economic meltdown in many systems already ravaged from the war. In systems such as Procyon and the nearby Adhara, contemporary GTVA society could be seen at its worst, with disintegrated regional economies, soaring crime rates and regular politically motivated killings. Although subsidiaries of the GTVA, the local administrations in these systems had gradually turned autonomous, with several opportunists and criminal organizations making a grab for power. On November 6, 2367, Hiruk S. Dasmar, the elected Vasudan president of the Procyon government and one who was thought to be fully loyal to the Alliance, suddenly began pursuing a new political agenda with a radical, anti-Alliance focus during the regional presidential elections. The target of his campaign was the SDE, which many in these systems had come to see as a means of political control by the General Assembly in Beta Aquilae. By means of shrewd political scheming, he was able to turn the locals' despair at their daily misfortunes into hatred of the GTVA. With the desire for breaking away from the Alliance gaining rapid momentum, the governments of Procyon and Adhara both formally declared secession on January 18, 2368. On January 25, Dasmar announced a new regime, the Procyon Confederal Autonomy (PCA), as the supreme authority in the Procyon system. The local government of Adhara, the 11th Terran Fleet and the 7th Vasudan Battle Group all vowed allegiance to the PCA only two days later, giving the PCA a powerful military arm. The situation in these systems quickly stabilized thereafter, with Dasmar using his military connections to stamp out his political enemies and bring about some semblance of law and order. The emblem of the PCA, the five-sided blue star, ostensibly symbolizes independence from the GTVA and the importance of civil equality. Dasmar, who apparently came up with the figure, says "We see in it the importance of the common man in comparison to the central government, with the brightest areas at the edges of the figure. One side of each of the five black triangles points toward another triangle, which symbolizes the close unity which brings us together. As we continue to observe the star, we see that its edges point outward. We are surrounded by the oppression of the Alliance, but as the star shows us, the Legions of Independence will repel these despots in every direction. Terrans and Vasudans of the Procyon Confederal Autonomy, with this star to guide us and our unwavering wills, we shall soon stand invincible!" The PCA regime is presided over by a congress of 80 "elected" Representatives of the People (40 of each species) and is presided over by the Supreme Admiral (Dasmar), although in practice the Representatives are effectively handpicked by Dasmar's regime and boosted up to their positions. Under the current PCA system, all industrial and commercial production is run by the government, which has forcefully appropriated assets from major corporations in Procyon. Every citizen receives free medical care and individual basic incomes, although very meager at best, are guaranteed for everyone. Dasmar has said that "The PCA has one objective. One goal. One purpose for existence. It is the complete liberation of the GTVA-held systems and their people from decades of tyrannical rule and oppressive taxation, in order to uphold every Terran's and Vasudan's right to life throughout the galaxy." In spite of these statements, many members of the GTVA General Assembly had continued to hold hopes of negotiations with Dasmar. However, on December 17, 2368, there was an unexpected incursion by PCA military forces into the key Epsilon Pegasi star system and heavy fighting has taken place ever since. Large portions of this system's vast population and of the GTVA 6th Terran Fleet have grown sympathetic to the PCA and are now siding with the insurgents. The PCA may well have enough support to annex the system altogether. Secession from the Alliance is among the highest forms of treason and justifies an Allied military response. As the loss of the major Epsilon Pegasi system becomes a distinct possibility, highly placed sources within the GTVA Security Council have indicated that an all-out assault on the PCA is imminent. GTVA
Personnel Database File: Hiruk S. Dasmar In 2365, Dasmar suddenly resigned from his post to the surprise of many, and went into local politics in his home system of Procyon. After a year, he won the local elections and became the president of the regional Procyon government. As his administration collapsed in late 2367, he struggled to distinguish himself to the public from his more radical competitors. However, an event followed that suddenly increased his popularity exponentially, and many historians say that this was what led Dasmar's name to become a household word in Procyon. There was a failed assassination attempt on Dasmar in October that year, when he was attacked by two of his armed Vasudan guards in his office. He single-handedly killed both by beating them with nearby objects before others arrived, showing that he still retained the vigor from his days as a PVN fighter pilot. The motives of the assailants were never discovered, although it is safe to assume that the assault was directed by one of Dasmar's many political rivals. This occurrence became widely publicized in Procyon and Dasmar was able to use it to jumpstart a new, anti-Alliance political agenda, billing himself as the perfect combination of a strong-willed activist and an experienced military campaigner. Dasmar formed the PCA in early 2368 alongside a few other prominent politicians, and due to his great political and military influence in the system, he had no trouble getting the entire 11th Terran Fleet under his command and garnering the support of almost all of the system's large population. During his frequent public speeches and assemblies, Dasmar is a textbook example of a demagogue, using a clever combination of calm oratory and feigned outbursts to stir up anger in his audience and channel their emotions towards his purposes. He speaks of ideals such as "the inherent right of every Terran and Vasudan to a prosperous life" as well as the PCA's mission of "toppling the heart of oppression in Beta Aquilae." The speeches are in one of the more widespread Vasudan dialects, although language translator units, now sold under a number of different brands, allow Terrans to understand him very clearly as well. Dasmar now serves as
both the military and political head of the PCA. His
official title is the Supreme Admiral of the Procyon
Confederal Autonomy. The
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