Asteria (alternatively ASTERIA, the Autonomous Special Trade and Economic Region of Independent Asurans, a backronym) is a special self-governing regional suzerain of the Yamatai Star Empire. It is a frontier area where the central Imperial government of Yamatai has almost no presence other than a handful of Star Army of Yamatai assets. Asteria was founded in YE 39 following the departure of the Lorath Matriarchy from the region.

It is a self-governing Suzerainty, run as a Constitutional Monarchy ruled by a Mikado, who could be male, or female. The Asterian Mikado ultimately defers in matters of international affairs to the Empress of Yamatai, but remains sovereign in all other aspects, including the raising and equipping of troops.

Asteria is located in the Kikyo Sector in sector grids 2309 (starting at the sphere 80 LY from Yamatai) to 2909 (ending at the sphere at 120 LY from Yamatai) and some additional space to the South following the Fifth Expeditionary Fleet Defensive Line of YE 30, which was the border of the former United Outer Colonies. It includes the following star systems:

• Asura System (capital)
• Kotoku
• Miyamae System
• Tange System

Also included is a large portion of the Ayumi Nebula and Misato's Passage.

After the fall of the United Outer Colonies, its territories were reclaimed by Yamatai. Having been the only UOC system untouched by the Mishhuvurhtyar invasion in the Second Mishhuvurthyar War, the Asurans were unwilling to outright join the Yamatai Star Empire. Rather than use force to conquer the region, Yamatai decided in YE 39 to give the region a special status that essentially let the region run itself.

The capital planet, Asura III, being one of the most hotly contested - and heavily populated - positions in the new-formed frontier, required special consideration. Although previously kept free by the Tenth Standard Fleet, the planet had come under Yamatai's more direct claim and governance shortly thereafter, causing a certain amount of discord within the several countries and factions upon the planet.

Contained within the planet, and the system, were three major factions that would have to be unified in order to produce a true sovereign entity; the first were the Jiyuuians who had chosen to remain independant, despite the various and myriad threats that they had weathered in the United Outer Colonies, the offers of citizenship from nations like Nepleslia and Yamatai, and who had decided to dig their heels into Asura. The second faction had gone over, near wholly, to the idea of forming up with the Lorath Matriarchy; though it was scarce credited, several groups of Jiyuuians had essentially been operating as Lorath territories, deferring to one of the Lorath Admiralty, hitherto unnamed¹⁾.

And then there was the third group; the group of surrogate clans loyal to the Mitsuya, the last remnants of the true lineage of the United Outer Colonies, who had decided to turn their attention, not to Yamatai - for they could have left to become Yamataian citizens at any time - but who had chosen to have faith in Mitsuya Ember.

Politically speaking, these three clannish factions split even current politics into three distinct camps - the Mitsuya, the former Lorathi citizenry, and the Independants. The actual governance of Asteria, and Asura III, is accomplished by an alliance between the first two camps behind the current Mikado and her ally, the former Lorathi admiral, Fate Fyuunen. The third group, the true independants, represents a current minority within the Asterian government.

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Asteria maintains an independent defense force. The Star Army of Yamatai is only called to help with existential threats that the defense force would not be able to handle on its own.

Current assets:

• 80 Ayana-Class Escort²⁾
• 100 Ionoche Class Light Carrier³⁾
• 660 seiza_cargo_hauler⁴⁾
• 2,500 "Shugo-Seirei" Medical Evacuation Shuttle⁵⁾

Star Army assets:

• Fort Asura
• Leo

Work in progress

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This page was originally created on 2017/06/09 19:41 by wes.