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UNITY

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  A united, coherent, galaxy-spanning government encompassing all of humanity, Unity has come to be synonymous with “galactic civilization” to most humans. To the loyal, it stands as the beacon of all that is lawful, orderly, and uplifting. To the cynical, it is the embodiment of suffocating control and enforced conformity. To the extremist, it is deviation from mankind’s right to rule by fire. For most- it is simply a way to live, a necessary mechanization of bureaucracy that ensures the slow, grinding progress of mankind. Tasked with a broad charter of “Defending the interests of humanity at large and in detail”, Unity functions as government, military, and culture. To ensure social cohesion, active measures are taken to encourage approved cultural trends, allowing a degree of monoculture to exist across a thousand worlds. Backed by massive military force, whether you live within its Core Worlds or in uncontrolled Fringe space, Unity is a force that must be accounted for and cont...

The Reclamation Apprehension Coalition

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HQ : Starship Found on : System Wide     The RAC is a collective of elite bounty hunters operating with strict procedures and a structured hierarchy. It operates in many Fringe systems, but each solar system is a totally independant branch, connected to the others only through their shared strict codes. Their guiding principle is encapsulated in their motto : "The Warrant is All".   RAC bounty hunters have ranks that determine their access to high-level, generally sensitive, warrants.  Veteran bounty hunters will often mentor lower-ranking members through a "buddy system".   Advancement within the RAC is merit-based, requiring agents to complete missions successfully and demonstrate adherence to the guild's code; hence it is based both on the number of their successful warrants and their degree of peer approval, which also reinforces cohesion. The RAC employs a tiered warrant system, categorizing assignments by complexity and risk: Level 1 – Retrieval...