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January 1, 3059 – Duke Essex meets with the head of his nascent realms new intelligence agency created about nine months ago. Chief Ingrid Foster was the head of the intelligence network for the Epsilon Eridani government before being promoted to run the agency for the realm, connecting the networks at the other systems and installing some in places like Acamar. Codenamed the Apollo Office, after the Greek deity of wisdom and oracles, Chief Foster had regularly scheduled meetings with Duke Essex on the state of things in the IS abroad as well as the Chaos March nearby.
As the only state of more than three systems in the Chaos March, the Celestial Coalition was formed by three initial systems – Epsilon Eridani, Capolla and Terra Firma. Soon others were added diplomatically – Fletcher, militarily – Acamar, defensively – Epsilon Indi, colonially - Asmodeus or in liberation – Ingress. It has many wealthy systems, including Acamar’s vast mineral wealth as a mining planet, Epsilon Eridani as one of the strongest economies in the Chaos March, the healthy economies of Terra Firma and Capolla, the rich potential of new colony Asmodeus, the agricultural wealth of Ingress and the sheer independence and sustainability of Fletcher . No system is economically a drain on the state.
Now, several rebuilding projects are underway on Capolla, Acamar, and Terra Firma after major battles were fought there as the place erupted into chaos. Dropports were destroyed, and buildings razed in many places, and many projects are already completed at the beginning of 3059.
Additionally, the state is placing some central facilities on Asmodeus. It is building just a few DropPorts, and central buildings. It costs billions of C-Bills to build a colony, and so the state has instead just a few hundred million. Using the vast mining contacts on Acamar, Capolla and Epsilon Eridani, three mining consortiums have agreed to open up mining on Asmodeus, and are already building facilities there. Mining should begin in about two years.
Each system has their leader on a council, and each three years, the council votes someone to take over the reins ,but they have a subordinate running the planet mostly. Running a multi-system state, even a small one, has a lot of work. It requires meetings with intelligence officers, leaders from other states, military leaders, media, corporations and more.
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