Three Suns Empire
Incomplete Lore
The current lore for this faction is still being developed. Details are subject to change and do not reflect the final version.
The Three Suns Empire emerged as a federation uniting British and Japanese empires. Shortly after its formation, the Japanese Yamada Corporation merged with the British Weston Corporation, cementing the TSE's role as the leading economic power.
Originally consisting of British, Japanese, India, Indonesia, and Australian governments, the people of TSE progressively gave up or sold their control of territories to the United Nations, shifting their focus to prioritizing technological and space exploration development. During their expansion into space, they found many planets consisting of valuable resources, further increasing their status as the leading economic power in space.
The Three Suns empire is a major Interstellar Nation in the Galaxy. Being one of the first nations to form post-exodus, It would originally form from nationals from The United Kingdom, Japan, India, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, and several other nations. The empire maintains a position as the leading economic power, primarily due to their mutual relationship with Weston-Yamada, which is incorporated in its territory
Government
In terms of government, the Three Suns empire is a hereditary constitutional monarchy, with the emperor (or empress) holding a notable, but often unused role in governance. Imperial authority is not often invoked spare for national crises, with most of the day-to-day governance going through the Imperial Parliament. Shadowing over the empire is the ever present Royal Crown Marines, tasked with first and foremost, the defense of the throne, and by extension the people of the empire.
The empire, like the other major powers has a strong divide between its core territories, and external colonies. “Crown territories” which often will have royal titles, such as “Kingdom”, “Duchy” or “County” are allotted full representation within the parliament, and often possess their own local assemblies, Meanwhile, further colonies may be granted “Prefecture rights”, Granting them domestic assemblies and governors, but limited representation in the capital, Finally, colony territories often have little, to no representation in local, or national scale. Colonies are often subject to corporate authority, and the crown’s distance gives room for decay in these far flung regions. This power imbalance within the empire has been a source of unrest throughout the empire, and has led to the development of insurgencies, such as several CLF cells, in more far flung territories of the empire.
Formation of the TSE
Pre-Exodus
The seeds for the empire would be planted on Earth. The former governments of Japan, and Britain would engage in deeper cooperation amidst geopolitical threats, eventually leading to the precursor “Imperial Federation”. This federation would slowly expand its membership, until deciding to abandon earth and establish governance elsewhere given the sheer devastation of the planet.
Post-Exodus
After the exodus, the Imperial Federation would sign a new governing charter, granting a new name based on a visual phenomenon, and lifting the current dynastic line to the throne. The Empire would initially find itself in turmoil given the dramatic shift caused by the exodus, leading to several years of military governance by the RCM, which only concluded after imperial intervention, and establishment of the parliament.
Current day
The Empire in its current state is a state of contradictions. It is egalitarian, but its colonies are not represented. It is a state proud of its democratic institutions, but one where the RCM holds a paranoid eye over the government. These markers of dissonance, as well as many more, put the empire at an impasse, with the future uncertain and boundless in potential, the empire of eternal light looks to the stars determined to not be relegated to the dustbin of history.
Ideology
Ideologically, the Three Sun Empire is diverse depending on what region you visit, but they more often than not are unified through loyalty to the throne with some ascribing even divine authority to the monarchy, though this is on the fringe. A tendency towards anti-communism is also present through the empire, with the SPP being seen as an imminent threat to their ideology, leading to border tensions between the two nations. In terms of domestic governance, many politicians will market themselves as “Technocrats” focusing on continual economic stability, growth, and rapid expansion through the stars be it via WE-YA backed colonies or imperial mandates. Unlike the United Nations, with its member civilizations being more equal, the TSE will often subsume, and absorb less significant interstellar civilizations through economic domination, or strategic soft-power campaigns such as disseminating pro-imperial media.
Foreign relations:
United Nations
The Empire maintains amicable relations with the UN, holding several cooperation agreements in cultural, economic, and military affairs. Despite this however, there is a persistent tension within the alliance, with the UN fearful of TSE subversion through their economic power, and the empire fearful of the UN destabilizing their colonies should they grow too close, or offer an enticing alternative. For now though, the two giants dance on eggshells, hoping either side won’t break the peace and usher total devastation between the two powers.
Socialist Progressive Peoples
The SPP and the TSE are in a state of mutual loathing. With the SPP decrying them as imperialists, and the TSE routinely speaking of totalitarianism, amicable agreements between the two are unlikely. On the frontier, their forces occasionally butt heads, but both sides know a full blown conflict would bring about inconceivable destruction, keeping either from rocking the boat so hard as to drown them both. Both sides find outlets for their rage in funding insurgency groups within each other's borders. Each and every day, it feels like this cold war is getting hotter and hotter.
Colony Liberation Front
The CLF is a persistent thorn within the empire’s side, being a frequent nuisance on the frontier and one of the more imminent threats to imperial authority. These cells are unrelenting in their campaigns, slowly chipping away at the crown’s power. In recent years, the empire has cooperated with the UN to work to quash these cells, though their insurgency shows no signs of slowing down no matter how many bombs they drop.
Royal Crown Marines
The TSE's main military force are the Royal Crown Marines.
Law Enforcement
The TSE's law enforcement arm's full title is the "Three Suns Empire Policing Authority."
