Coalition of Free Ragonia
The origins of the @Coalition of Free Ragonia cannot be understood without the bitter history of the Telassian Wars. The Telassian Federation, a civilization with 50,000 years of interstellar history, was not invited into the Endless Unity but was systematically broken and absorbed through a combination of clandestine operations and overwhelming military force. The AUSC's Operation Kindred - a massive campaign of infiltration, propaganda, and assassination, backfired and led to a one-sided war, culminating in the Federation's forced ascension and the establishment of the @Ragon Metachor in 769 AF.
This history of conquest, rather than integration, left a deep and lasting wound. The Telassian pride in their long, distinct history festered into a widespread, low-grade separatist sentiment for centuries. It is no coincidence that the @Betrayer Colonies that sparked the War of the Chosen were located within the @Ragon Metachor. When the Great Schism shattered the Unity's central authority, this long-suppressed resentment provided the perfect tinder for rebellion. Corrupt local administrators, who had served the Unity's bureaucracy, swiftly channeled this popular anger into a virulent ethnonationalist movement, proclaiming the birth of the @Coalition of Free Ragonia .
The Liberation Paradox: Ideology and Internal Contradiction
The Coalition's founding ideology is built on a powerful and simple narrative: liberation from the foreign, oppressive Endless Unity and the revival of a sovereign Ragonian polity. Its leadership professes a radical hatred for all things Unity. However, this is where the profound tragedy of the Coalition reveals itself.
In order to effectively resist the Unity's military might—a culture founded on "survival of the fittest, technological progress, and martial might"—the Ragonians were forced to adopt the very same principles. Over the centuries following their conquest, they had to change their way of life until it became "all but indistinguishable from that of the rest of the Endless Unity in virtually every aspect" .
Consequently, the @Coalition of Free Ragonia is a state that is completely dependent on the technology, genetic heritage, cultural frameworks, and societal structures of the civilization it claims to hate. Its battleforms, military doctrines, and bureaucratic systems are all Unity-derived. The "nation" being liberated no longer possesses a unique culture or language separate from the Unity. The rebellion, therefore, is not for the restoration of a lost identity, but for the sake of separation itself—a conditioned desire to be distinct from their kin, even at great cost. This makes the @Coalition of Free Ragonia a deeply unstable entity, its national identity built on a foundation of self-denial and hypocrisy.
Governance and Society
The Coalition's government is likely a fragile and volatile entity, reflecting its contradictory origins.
Leadership: The state was not born from a popular grassroots movement but was orchestrated by corrupt local administrators from the old Ragon Metachor. These individuals, with chancellor @Nysera Selanne as their primary representative and nominal leader, leveraged their knowledge of the Unity's systems to seize power, positioning themselves as the champions of liberation while ensuring their own political survival.
Social Condition: The general populace is driven by a virulent ethnonationalist fervor, carefully stoked by the leadership. This fervor is necessary to paper over the uncomfortable reality that their daily lives, technology, and social organization are mirror images of the "enemy." This likely creates a society prone to internal purges, with citizens and leaders constantly having to prove the purity of their Ragonian loyalties against accusations of residual Unity sympathy.
A Galaxy of Enemies: Foreign Relations
The Coalition exists in a hostile galaxy where it is viewed with contempt by the major powers.
The @Sagetton Contingency (Primary Enemy): The Contingency, as the self-appointed guardian of the old Unity's legacy, sees the Coalition not as a legitimate national movement but as a case of pathological irrationality. It views the Ragonians as delinquent children who have rebelled against their parents while still living in their house, eating their food, and speaking their language. The conflict is one of pacification and forced re-integration.
The @Mandate of Light (Ideological Enemy): The theocratic Mandate likely scorns the Coalition for its secular, materialist ethos, which is inherited directly from the Unity. The Mandate view the Ragonians both as schismatic rebels and heretics clinging to a godless philosophy.
The @Ioth Contingency : A steadfast ally of the @Sagetton Contingency , and therefore an adversary - though a very distant one.
Other Factions: The Coalition has no formal allies. It might engage in shady arms deals or temporary alignments of convenience with other minor separatist groups or pirates, but it fundamentally stands alone, a testament to the enduring and suffocating cultural dominance of the Endless Unity.
In summary, the @Coalition of Free Ragonia is the ghost of the Telassian Federation, animated not by its own unique spirit, but by the very culture that conquered it, forever struggling to assert an independence it can no longer truly define or possess.