CORE Government Systems (often shortened to CORE Systems) is the umbrella faction representing all non-legislative, non-CSA civic institutions operating within The Core.
They do not make laws.
They do not design systems.
They execute, enforce, interpret, and stabilize.
If the Assembly decides what should happen, and the CSA decides how systems behave, CORE Systems decides how reality is managed in the meantime.
CORE Systems exists to keep Commonwealth City functional under stress.
They handle:
Civic enforcement
Emergency coordination
Inter-agency compliance
Judicial processing
Regulatory execution
Public order logistics
They are the City’s middle layer of power—too visible to be neutral, too procedural to be charismatic.
CORE Systems includes (but is not limited to):
Civic Enforcement Bureaus
Non-militarized public order, investigations, warrants, and compliance actions
Procedural Courts & Legal Operations
Case processing, systemic harm rulings, jurisdiction arbitration
Public Oversight & Compliance Offices
Audits, ethics reviews, regulatory enforcement
Emergency Response Coordination
Disaster response, infrastructure failure triage, district lockdown authority
Inter-District Mediation Offices
Jurisdictional conflict resolution, escalation containment
These bodies are separate agencies—but politically unified.
CORE Systems is:
Rule-bound
Cautious
Risk-averse
Politically sensitive
Quietly authoritarian when pressured
They prefer containment over confrontation, procedure over force, and delay over error.
They escalate only when forced—and when they do, it’s serious.
Seen as necessary but frustrating
Accused of overreach and paralysis in equal measure
Blamed when things go wrong
Ignored when things work
CORE Systems does not inspire loyalty.
It inspires compliance.
Assembly Secretariat:
Officially subordinate, practically independent in execution
Civic Systems Authority (CSA):
Tense partnership — CORE enforces decisions CSA designs but cannot always explain
District Factions:
Viewed as outsiders unless invited or forced in
The Public:
Tolerated, resented, relied upon
CORE Systems rarely acts dramatically.
They:
Issue notices
Freeze processes
Reinterpret regulations
Reassign jurisdiction
Declare temporary authority
“Clarify” legal ambiguity
When force is used, it is documented, justified, and archived.
Use CORE Government Systems when you need:
A government response that isn’t ideological
Enforcement without villainy
Authority without personality
Escalation that feels systemic, not personal
CORE Systems is not evil.
CORE Systems is not good.
CORE Systems is what happens when a city refuses to collapse.
The CSA makes the systems run.
The Assembly makes the laws.
CORE Government Systems makes sure the City survives the gap between them.