The @Sagetton Contingency is a state born from calculated treason, forged in the fires of ideological betrayal, and sustained by the unwavering conviction that it alone is the legitimate heir to the Endless Unity. It is not a revolution but a reclamation, a grand-scale preservation project dedicated to maintaining the old order in the face of what it perceives as a deviant and heretical schism. Its existence is a direct repudiation of the @Mandate of Light , and its entire societal structure is engineered to prove the superiority of the Unity's original, methodical principles over blind faith.
The @Sagetton Contingency ’s origins are inextricably linked to the fall of the old regime. Where the Supreme Overseer @Antarof Gorseon succumbed to divine revelation and sought to reshape the Unity into a theocratic empire, the architects of Sagetton, led by the visionary exile @Ryberrius Gellor , saw only catastrophic regression. Gellor’s genius was not in military command, but in foresight; his mathematical models predicting civilizational collapse allowed him to prepare while the Unity’s bureaucracy remained blissfully unaware. The Schism was not a surprise to him, but a validated hypothesis, and the Sagetton sector became his controlled experiment in survival. When Gorseon shattered the Silent Citadel and murdered the Prime Council, @Tarvon Daamathor ’s subsequent revelation of this atrocity provided the necessary catalyst. Gellor and his allies, having already laid the groundwork, moved with swift precision to secure the sector, transforming it from a remote administrative zone into the fortified heart of a new-old civilization.
Ideologically, the @Sagetton Contingency is the purest embodiment of pre-Schism Visionary-Materialist Thought, stripped of the compromises and corruption that had weakened the late Unity. Its core tenet is a resolute atheism, not merely as a philosophical stance but as a practical necessity. The Contingency holds that progress is achieved solely through the application of reason, the scientific method, and the relentless pursuit of material mastery over the universe. The "Visionary" aspect is not a spiritual quest but a commitment to long-term planning and societal engineering on a grand scale, a principle physically manifested in the staggering @Sagetton Ringworld itself. The "Materialist" component is an absolute rejection of the supernatural; psionics are a biological tool to be understood and harnessed, not worshipped, and the notion of a divine creator is treated as a dangerous cognitive virus that nearly annihilated their civilization. This creates a society that is profoundly pragmatic, valuing competence, logic, and proven results above all else. Loyalty is not to a person or a prophet, but to the system itself—the enduring, self-correcting mechanism of state that guarantees survival and advancement.
This ideology is reflected in every facet of Contingency governance and society. The state is a tightly controlled meritocracy, albeit one currently under the firm, guiding hand of @Ryberrius Gellor . The old bureaucratic structures of the Unity have been meticulously restored and optimized, their functions streamlined for total war. The military, inheriting the vast experience of the War of the Chosen, operates on the same foundational doctrines that proved successful against the @Altaran . The citizenry is conditioned for collective purpose; individual freedoms are willingly sublimated for the security and perpetuation of the whole. There is little room for dissent or artistic flourish that does not serve a utilitarian purpose. The grandeur of the @Sagetton Contingency is the grandeur of a perfectly calibrated machine: the endless production lines of the ringworld, the silent, deadly precision of its exoplanetary commandos, and the cold, analytical logic of its strategic command.
The physical and economic heart of this state is the @Sagetton Ringworld ringworld, a megastructure that is both a symbol of the Contingency's power and the primary engine of its war effort. Nestled within the sensor-scrambling @Ellagian Flow , it is a fortress-sanctuary of unparalleled scale. Its three concentric rings, encircling an artificial quasi-star, represent a concentration of industrial and technological might that likely surpasses the old Unity's peak capabilities in a single location. The inner surfaces are a vast tapestry of energy collectors and hyperspecialized manufacturing arcologies, while the outer hull is a bristling landscape of weapon batteries and shipyards capable of birthing entire fleets. @Sagetton Ringworld is not just a capital; it is the Contingency's argument made manifest—proof that through reason and engineering alone, humanity can reshape the very fundamentals of reality to ensure its dominance.
Primary Enemy: @Mandate of Light . This conflict is an existential ideological war, viewed as an atheistic crusade against a deviant theocracy that has subsumed the former Endless Unity.
Secondary Enemy: @Coalition of Free Ragonia . Considered a hypocritical secessionist movement to be pacified and forcibly reintegrated.
Primary Ally: @Ioth Contingency . A strategic and ideological partner, providing a shared front of materialist pragmatism and combined industrial-military strength, despite strategic disagreements between the leaderships of the two factions.