Enlightened Covenant

The Enlightened Covenant is one of the major Alliances within the Galaxy. Beginning as a lose Commonwealth of a few religious Empires, the Covenent soon became a unified spiritaul superpower. After some initial struggles regarding the leadership of the Covenant and the internal cohesion, they soon begann spreading their influnece and faith to other parts of the Galaxy.

Axis Order (2258)
The founding Member and Leader of the Enlightened Covenant, the Axis Order wanted to gain Allies after their defeat at the hands of the Bench Press Empire. Using clever politics they soon founded one of the galactic gigapowers.

Long Boi Alliance (2258)
The Long Boi Alliance was the first Empire to allign itself with the Axis Order. They were already pretty receptive of the Axis Order, but fully commited to their Alliance after their ancient curse was lifted with the help of the Order.

Polkanian Empire (2280)
The Polkanian Empire joined the Covenant after receiving their help in solving the civil war that had plagued the nation for centuries. Integreation was difficult at first, however they eventually adapted to the new hierarchy.

Schwebtron Manufactoring (2289)
Simmilar to the Polkings, the Schwebtrons also suffered from low internal cohession and conflict. Once again the Axis Order intervened in its internall politics, eventually resolving the Schwebtron crisis. The new unifying Schwebtron power, the Schwebtron Manufactoring Megacorp, joined the Covenant.

United Schlong Coalition (2369)
The United Schlong Coalition was conquered by the Covenant in 2369. While the actual war was quite short, guerillia warfare continued on many worlds and lead to a long lasting conflict. Unhappy with being forced into the Covenant, the Schlongs would later beginn an uprising that almost destroyed the Covenant.

Creation of the Covenant
The Covenant was officialy founded in 2289, when on the 1.7.2289 the leaders of the founding nations Axis Order, Long Boi Alliance and the Pokanian Empire proclaimed victory over the Bench Press Empire in their capital city, Vadumaa.

The Long Boi Alliance was plagued for millenia by slow birth rates and faced extinction. They heaviliy invested into genetic research ti find a cure. A joined research operation with the Axis Order discovered that the Bois suffered from genetic malfunction due to their psyonic link being disrupted by an ancient covenant with a shriud entity. The managed to resolve the situation, saving the Boi race. This encouraged the Bois to ally themselves even more with the Axis Order and eventually join their federation.

The Polkings where caught in an century long civil war. An Axis Science ship discovered an ancient artfact of the polkmasters. Aqua used this leverage to challenge one of the polking leaders, Pogun Tidecaller, to an duell according to ancient Polkanian tradition. After she won she offered him help in the civil war. Indebted and having witnessed the power of the Axis Order the Polkanian Empire also joined their federation.

The Schwebtrons where a society on the verge of collaps. A corrupt democracy, concentated wealth in the hands of a few olligarchs and a rougue general plunged the Schwebron Republics into chaos. The Axis Order alligned itself with a minor player in this battlefield, a weapon manufactorer. At the end of the war this company would merge with others to create the Schwebtron Manufactoring Megacorp, the true power behind the new Schwebtron state. Indebted to the Axis Order and smelling a profitable future they joined the Covenant.

The Schlongs where forcefully integrated after a preemptive war. Thei power and position could becoem threatening to the Coveannt in the future and their isolation made them the perfect target. It was also an ideological war against the materialistic Schlongs.

Covenant Laws
The Elightened Covenant is a highly centralized Hegemony. The self governace of the member states is kept at a minimum and going against the will of the Covenants President is essentially impossible. A high internal unity is achieved by a multitude of laws, policies, edicts and a shared military. Member states are required to transfer diplomatic power as well as decision making to the president. To further promote unity the president can install political overseers to ensure members are following federation regulations.

Presidency
The Covenant is lead by the most powerful nation, the Axis Order. While the political power serves as the main indicator as who is to lead, the Covenant also hosts great psyonic battles every 20 years. These serve for entertainment and training but also reinforce the Axis leadership claim, as they are always victorious.

Joining/ Leaving
To join or leave the Covenant an empire requires the permession of the president.

War/ Military
The Covenant is also a military alliace that alway wages war together. Next to the militaries of the meber states there is an extensive joined military operation, the pride of which is the Covenant Federation Fleet. All members are required to maintain a sizable military force to defend the Covenant against any foe at any given time. The Coveant members are required to keep clean and safe FTL and sublight routes for military purposes to ensure quick deployment. All planets in Coveannt space are required to maintain a garrison to defend the planet and keep order.

It is up to the President to decide to declear war. The Covenant reserves the right to declare war free from restrictions at any given point, as long as it does not violate any treaties. The Covenants fleets are to focus on speed and range, as to intercept enemies vie rapid deployment tactics, nicknamed lightning warfare.

All core Covenant Members have the right to full military service. The USC has full controll over its own, supervised military and can contribute soldiers, weapons, supplies and ships, but no officers to the federated military effort. Residents wanting to join the military may do so by joining an Auxliary Group. Service in Auxiliary Groups may be rewarded with citizenship. This also apllies to Schlongs.

Religion
The state belief is the Axis Cult. The teachings of the Order of Axis are to be thought to every Covenant citizen. Former religious or atheist believesand traditions can be taughtand celebrated for historical and cultural value, such as the Pogun festival or the Schwebtron Deliverance week. The supremacy of Aqua is never to undermine in any of these.

Worship of the Goddess is a part of citizenship, failing to do so may end with the citizenship being removed and the perpetraitor being arrested or banished.

No other gods are allowed. The Members and colonies are free to choose or create their own aspect of Aqua and own ways and methods of worship.

Spreading the true faith is one of the fundametal tasks of the Coveant and is highly encouarged and executed on all levels.

Art & Culture/ Amenities
The Covenant encouraged Art and culture of all kinds to persue a happy and healthy life. The use of illegal substabces or activities is forbidden. Clearly anti-covenant propaganda will be reviewed and outlawed.

Science, Migration and Commerce/ Borders
The Covenant promotes free trade within its borders to achieve the highest possible wealth. The exact details of internal trade are left to the governace of the meber states.

Within the Borders of the Covenant, citizens may freely move and migrate. All science is to be exchanged in an extensive joined research effort.

The Covenant seeks to promote free travel and peace in the galactic community. Borders towards non threatening empires are to be opened to promote trade, technology and travel. The Covenant reserves the right to close borders and embargo any foreign empire at any given time. Covenant members can not close borders to each other.

Covenant members are required to deal with any spacefaring threat via patrols or defense stations, as too ensure safe and quick travel within the federated space.

All families living in the Covenant are required to have at least one relative in internship on another planet, preferably empire. This especially applies to leaders. This promotes unity and reduces the risk of defection.

Tribute
The USC is not just a Covenant member, but also a vassal under direct control of the Federation President. As such it is subject to extensive controlls and is required to dedicate its empire to ist overlords needs. A vast amount of ressources is subtarceted from the USC economy and directly given to the President, further reducing its capability to sabotage the Covenant.

Economy
The Covenant has a mixed economy and does not prioritize consumer goods or military assets. The distribution of needed ressources in the covenant is non negotiable. Trade between Covenant members is heavily encouraged. The Covenant partcipates in the galactic market, but seeks to remain economically independent in every way from any other empire. The Covenant reserves the right to exit the galactic market at any given time.

Purge/ War Crimes
The Covenant strives to maintain a certain professionalism in war in accordance with basic galactic laws. Civilian casulties are to kept at a minimum, paramedics are to be protected, surrendering foes are to be taken prisoner and prisoners are to be treated with a minimum of dignity.

Forced labor and then systematic extermination of populations are punishable by death. Orbital bombardement of civilian areas needs to be approved by the Covenants Presidents Leader.

These laws do NOT apply to nations/beings that are NOT part of the galactic commuity. Against foes of the galaxy all is justified.

The use of a world cracker colossus needs to be approved by the Covenats Presidents Leader and the Covenant High Council. The galactic council needs to recieve a request for permition. The permition of the galactic council is not required to fire the weapon. The use of a divine enforcer is allowed at any time but needs to be reported to the galactic council.

The Covenant reserves the right to displace any populace residing within its borders.

Natives
All planets within Covenant Borders are treated as part of the Covenant. Pre-FTL species to not gain souvereign rights. Its populations are seen as inhabitans of the Covenant and thus fall under Covenant juristiction. Pre-Sapients will be tolerated.

Leaders
The Covenant does not require its members to artificialy create leaders. The selected lieages of the Polkanian Empire and the Capacity Boosters of the Long Boi Alliance will be tolerated.

Rights
All core Covenant members have gained the right to full citizenry by birth. Foreigh immigrants as well as the USC population are seen as residents. They may undergo a citizen test to gain full rights within the Axis Order. The granting or removing of citizenship needs to be approved by the Covenant high council.

Food/ Living Standards
It is the highest priority of the Coveannt to secure the wellbeing of its citizens. Food needs to be provided in sufficient plentitude to secure steady growth and maintain happiness. All colonies are required to manitan a minimum of agracultre and keep a food reserve to survive possible blockades.

The Covenant promotes a stratified society, but does not impose a certain living standard on its members. The idea of chemical bliss is dangerous and thus outalwed. A social wellfare state such as the Long Boi Alliance is encouraged, but will be disregarded if it can no longer be aforded. The wellbeing of its citizens is the highest priority for the covenant, but this does not include needless comfort. In times of crisis citizens are to be expected to continue working with a minimum of conumer goods.

Population
The Covenant reserves the right to resettle its citizens freely between its worlds.

The Covenant reserves the right to enable migration and poulation controlls of its species.

The Covenant welcomes all refugees that are willing to adopt and guarantees safe passage to those who wont.

Slavery
Chattel slavery as it is commonly known throughout the galaxy conflicts ith the teachings of the Axis Cult and is thus outlawed. (Atharc 2, 23: No man can be another mans master, before the Goddess all are equal. ; Atharc 4, 3: All are born the same and return to the shroud the same, one heritage does not determine ones worth.)

The Covenant recognizes the dependendence of the polkanian society on slavery and promises unrestricted aid in the reformation of its economy and society. Former thrall-worlds are to be used as penal colonies for rouge elements of society and long term prisoners of war to achieve redemption and be cleansed from their sins. A court will handle the exact details.

Indentured Servitude is to be aplied to species that are not yet ready to be considered citizens to better help them integrate into the Covenant society.

AI
AI is dangerous and thus outlawed. The use of sapient artificial intelligence can be allowed in certain situations and under extensive Covenant controll. A suffiently advanced AI needs the permission of the Coveannt President to be allowed.

Robotic workers are outlawed. Automatic workers that posses no threat in their servitude to the Covenant can be allowed by the Covenant Leadershipm after extensive testing. Cyborgs are outlawed. The Covenant provides a list of modifications which can be aplied. This list can be apealed.

The Covenant recognizes the importance of automatic workers and artificial intelligence for economical, scientific, societal and military purposes in the USC and SM. The local rulers are largely to be left in charge of handling related affairs. This law can be changed by the Covenant President at any given time.

Genetic Modification
The Coveannt aims to provide the best possible life for its citizens. Genetic healthcare is covered under the universal healthcare law. Governent initiated modifications to improve the wellbeing of ist pooulation are encouraged, on small and supervised levels. Extensive modification can disrupt the psyonic link and is illegal. Personal Modifications nedd to be approved and applied by a government controlled gene clinic.

The Covenant exempts the Boi population from its genetic laws and trusts in their own decisionmaking. The Covenant will put its genetic focus on unlocking the psyonic potential in non latent species.

Covenant Population
Axirians are the most wide spread race. They have psyonic powers and are the founding species of the Covenant.

Polkings are the avergae worker and soldier race. Their rules are incredibly powefull and talented and its workers are extremely hardworking.

Schwebtrons are the third large species group. They tend to prefer specialist jobs and their merchants are spread across the galaxy.

Bois have a slow birthrate and almost faced extinction at the beginning of the 23rd century. They are smart, talented and charismatic. Bois can not live on planets, their colonizable worlds are settles by the other races.

The race with the fastest growth potential, Schlongs have been subject to population controlls ever sincetheir uprising. They are exellent mechanics, but are not very well suited for hard labour or battle.

Eastern Immigrants are Immigrants from the teachers Entente.

Western Immigrants are Immigarnts from the Leftern Block and empires further west.

The Bafu are a former Pre-FTL civilisation that has been intergrated into the Covenant. 97% of all Bafu live in indentured servitude on their homeworld, but the Covenant High Council (CHC) and the Parliament are considering to grant them cititen rights and create a protectorate.

The Suvii are a primitive and servile race that has been prtially uplifted by the EC. They are not intelligent enough to perform higher tasks and are not considered citizens. Most Suvii life in domestic servitude where they perform small chores or perform other mineal labour.

After the Crusade a large number of Benchus was brought to the Covenant. They would often illegaly be misstreated and forced to fight as batlle thralls for their overseers. After the Lohan Uprising they were freed and many returned to the block. However some remained and continued their war focus life on their hostile worls, becoming some of the fiercest soldiers of the Coveannt.

After the Pflüger Pacification a few drones where safed by Boi scientists. They would eventually remove their Hive connection and give the drones a sence of self. They are of very low intelligence and only 7% are fit for minimal labour.

captured prikitiki ti

Covenant Government
The Covenant is lead by its President. The President cam make decissions without the rests of the mebers approvement. Next to the governants of the meber states the Covenant hosts its own parliament, where all factions of all embers states are represented. The governmets of the member stes form the Covenant High Council. The Covenant high court of justice is elected seperatly from the parliament and the Council.

Politics/ Opposition/ Factions/ Parliament
All citizens are free to join factions and express their opinion. Valid critisism will be reviewed, however views that contradict the core elements of the Covenant are outlawed.

The Crusade
''"The last time we where alone, but now we stand united. We have allies, and they have no one. Go on, soldiers of the Order, and make sure these bastards pay for what they did." ~ Governor Xiong adressing the departing Axis Troops.''

Polkanian Baptism of Fire (2275-2280)
''"The burning fire of the true faith burns Polam. This flame will smite the heretics and forge a new Empire out of the believers, a pure and cleansed Empire, stronger than it could ever be under the rule of those who are blind to the truth." ~Admiral Hool Way-Walker watching the bombardement of the League of Nobles capital Polam.''

The Polkanian Baptism of fire begann in 2275, when Pogun Tidecaller bowed before Aqua and pledged his allegience. Several uprisings in the Polkanian Empire arose but where quickly supressed. After the situation has calmed down the Polkanian Empire and the Axis Order moved out to defeat the Polking Liberation Front and the Polkanian League of Nobles. The fighting was brutal and seen as the final test for the reformed Axis and Boi forces before the long anticipated crussade against the Bench Press Empire. Eventually the other Polkanian nations fell and the newly crowned Polkmaster Pogun Tidecaller performed an act of submission, officially marking the end of the era in which the Polkmasters where seen as the supreme beings.

First Conquest of the USC
''"We will be quick, we will be efficient, we will be victorious. And we will be home in time to celebrate Boi-giving." ~ Reti, daughter of Gitu adressing her fleet before the USC invasion.''

Prikitiki-Ti Containment Effort
"I believe we have made a mistake..."~Dogos Shifttide after having opened the Shield that contained the Prikitiki-Ti.

Teachers Entente Liberation War
"We will only leave this planet if the last one of those domcracy loving sons of bitches is dead or running home to their mother. Or we will not leave this cold shithole at all. Do you undertand?"

Pflüger Combine of Erdication Pacification
''"Lets make sure the galaxy never forgets this. And make sure there will be none of them left to remember." ~ before firing the collosus.''

The Great USC Uprising
"The Schlongs might have surrendered, but this thing is way worse."

Saints of the Covenant
The saints of the Covenant are legendary heroes who achieved feats no mortal would think are possible. They are officialy recognized by the Covenant faith as half-divine beings. It is said that the Coveannt Goddess Aqua can summon the spirits of these Saints, but also that they can sometimes materielize themselfes. The Saints of the Coveannt are:

Gir Afe, Son of Mafe
A legendary long boi warrior.

He was summoned by Aqua during the TOM Containment conflict and fought on the front lines, until he was eventually beaten and returned to the Shroud.

Polkmaster Pontus Truthbringer
Polkmaster who safeguarded the Covenant through the Andromeda Crisis and beyond.

His spirit apeared before the Polking forces who were about to start an attack to liberate the besieged Alcanrentia.