Konager League
The Konager League (KGL) is a highly militaristic human interstellar monarchy composed of approximately 130 member worlds and a population of 740 billion. While smaller than the Homeworld Confederacy both in size and population, skirmishes over contested territory along the fortified border between the two interstellar organizations are common and the League maintains a constant state of military readiness.
History​
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The Konager League's modern incarnation saw its rise during the chaos of the Interstellar Dark Age, when the powerful Naeman syndicate cut communications with Homeworld and violently seized control of the Konager colonies; a closely-packed cluster of newly colonized worlds under the sway of a wildly unpopular Hegemonic governor. Promising social reform in favor of the beleaguered colonists, the Naemans quickly attracted nearby colonies into their burgeoning empire, eventually using seized Hegemony warships to coerce further systems into joining. Within decades, the Naeman dynasty had assembled an expansive territory, renaming the seat of colonial government in the Konager cluster after themselves, and declaring the newly-christened Naeman as the Konager throneworld. Other territories within the Konager cluster were granted to ranking members of the Naeman syndicate; who formed the first Noble Households.
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Shortly before Confederate reunification, Heiron Naeman, the sitting Konager at the time, died under mysterious circumstances and left no surviving heirs. While assassination was claimed by supporters of the Naeman household, no evidence of foul play could be produced. Amidst the ensuing chaos, Cyrus Preumzi seized the throne and took up the mantle of Konager. Cyrus' commanding leadership of the League allowed the government to recover swiftly from the transfer of power and stand against the encroaching Homeworld Confederacy. While their aging Hegemony vessels were outclassed by modern Confederate warships, the stiff resistance and numerical superiority of Konager forces within the cluster rebuffed Confederate unification efforts on several occasions.
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Cyrus Preumzi was hailed as a hero of the League and his actions ensured that power was maintained within the Preumzi dynasty for several generations, before transitioning to the Maksur Household shortly before the launch of the Khariphesh Crusade. Konager territory is not far from space controlled by the Collected Prides and Konager forces were forced to contend with multiple incursions by pride warfleets throughout the conflict; resulting in a heightened state of military readiness throughout the cluster upon the end of the campaign.
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Government and Politics
Government of the Konager League is controlled by a single individual dubbed the Konager, who wields absolute power via a genetic mandate. Portrayed by the state as genetically superior superhumans, honor-bound to use their enhanced abilities to govern the people of the League, the Konager and other Noble leaders wield this superiority as justification for their unparalleled control. While many of the League's industries are heavily socialized and fall under the direct direction of the Konager themselves, many households maintain control of specialized industries, allowing them to remain in a relative power parity with the political dominance of the Konager throne.
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Because of their divorce from the Homeworld Confederacy; the Konager League lacks many of the overbearing restrictions imposed on exponential technologies, and as such has a long history of experimentation with gene therapy and human cloning. This has allowed the League to adapt its citizenry better to the individual colonies within the Konager cluster than can be said of other human outposts, and Konager citizens have a reputation for impressive individual capabilities, uniquely adapted bodytypes, and statuesque physicalities.
Military and Law Enforcement
Based on outdated Hegemony designs, the military technology of the League's armed forces did not see the radical upgrades that those of the Homeworld Confederacy and Rhestran Utopia did during the Dark Age and reunification. As such, Konager vessels are often completely outclassed by warships of similar tonnage. League design principle emphasize simplicity over complex technology, and total control of state industries allows the Konager's fleets to replenish losses more rapidly than other militaries, typically resulting in a strategic advantage in the League's favor even in the face of massive tactical discrepancy.
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Central League military is divided into Echelons, each numbered based on its proximity and importance to the Konager. In this way the 1st Echelon constitutes the ruler's personal units, the 2nd Echelon guards the Konager system and the borders of League space adjacent to hostile states, the 3rd patrols the League's internal territory and so on. Each Echelon is equipped and trained according to their importance, and it is not unheard of for Konagers to re-order individual units or entire Echelons based on their merit or personal preference.
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In addition to this federal military; individual Noble households are given leave to maintain their own private forces that serve as system security within their own domains. While still nominally under the control of the Konager, such houseguard formations often owe their allegiance solely to their Noble family lineage. Conflict between these households is not unheard of, and such power struggles often occur when a new Konager must be selected by the state.