TEC History, Organization, Politics, Culture

-Ue_Carbon

Join Date 07/2008

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TEC History, Organization, Politics, Culture

A comprehensive topic about what we dont know about the TEC

Inspired by the Vasari topic of this same nature (https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/363669 )

Come one and all to disscuss all the hole in the TEC lore so we many better mesh all the current fan fiction and future fiction. Will post my personal thoughts when I get time. But yall can start the ball!!!

Also will update this orginal post, as we come to some agreement on things.

Current known lore:

The history of the TEC began more than 1,000 years ago during the foundation of the Trade Order by economically driven settlers. Established on strict principals of economics and codes of behavior, the Trader Worlds quickly began to expand – making the Trade Order an industrial and commercial juggernaut. However, outside of the Traders‘ core principals, each member world maintained its own interests, form of government, economic systems and culture.

It was during this early period of the Trade Order that something unique took place which would later reshape the galaxy. During a routine exploratory expedition to recruit new trading partners, emissaries from the Order landed on a dry, desert world orbiting a red giant. Here they discovered a colony of people practicing the most heinous forms of scientific and social deviancy, breaking the covenants of the Trade Order. When the emissaries returned, their news sent shockwaves throughout the Trader Worlds and the response was swift – exile. For the first time in their history the Trade Order forced their will upon a sovereign world, banding together and forcibly removing their twisted cousins from Trader space forever…and forgotten.

Over the next thousand years the Trade Order went on in relative peace and prosperity – a golden age for mankind. War became a thing read about only in history books and seen in

holo-vids. The occasional rare dispute was settled in Trader-sanctioned courts and merchant fleets filled the phase lanes with goods.

The Trade Order‘s golden age came to an abrupt end a decade ago with the arrival of the Vasari Empire. With no defenses, the Vasari swept the Order‘s ships aside with ease, and within only a few short months defeat seemed like a real possibility. In a last ditch effort to turn the tide, the Trade Order sanctioned the creation of the Trader Emergency Coalition to combat the alien threat. The TEC quickly learned to marshal the vast industrial resources of the Trader Worlds towards military production and used their new war engine to keep the Vasari at bay. Unfortunately for the TEC, an ancient enemy has just returned to open a two front war against them.

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Could it be that we misread it? And they are actually members of the TO but when the Vasari show up and the TO starts talking about going to war to push the Vasari out the Opulentsia broke free of the singleminded TO and pretty much became the Opposition to War refusing to accept that the Vasari were unable to be talked to. Most of these individuals would be very rich thanks to their companies have close ties to the TO government. But with the TO proposing to shift their efforts from peaceful trade efforts to a war machine it threatened these Opulentsia's interests in the TO and this brought debate which slowed the efforts of the other TO Rep's from forming the TEC. These same Opulentsia's would form their own Party in the TEC and fight for control of it. Surely 25 years after the Vasari first attacked they would become the majority as many would become disillusioned with the war and want change. Allowing the Opulentsia to attempt negotiations with the Vasari and Advent in an attempt to bring the fighting to a stand still.

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That sounds good, but how did we misread it? I'm just confused on that. Sounds like we read it fine.

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I meant how we assumed it was an group that had no part of the TO other then trade.

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ah gotcha.

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looks like this topic is simmering

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i personally still think the Opulentsia is a group of independent planets/nations inside the Trade Order. To continue our conversation.

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well just to keep the debate going..................Ill disagree and continue to argue my last statement about the Opulentsia.

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Well I plan to take some time and update the OP this weekend.

I dont see a general agreement on anything really though. I know each seperate fan fiction is going to have their own twist the TEC and other factions. I have a huge write up for the Steel Command version. I was hoping we could agree on some basic details yet it still escapes us on all but the Vasari topic.

If yall want I can take some the ideas Ive gotten from this post + my Steel Command TEC and give you my full opinon, on everything I have TEC. They you guys can rip it apart and judge it as yall see fit. Maybe that will give us a base to get some agreement on something?

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Quoting -Ue_Carbon,

reply 58

I was hoping we could agree on some basic details yet it still escapes us on all but the Vasari topic.

Haha terrible but so true.

Quoting -Ue_Carbon,

reply 58

Go ahead we need something to argue about discuss.

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I have a rather important question. What exactly are the terms to becoming a member planet in the Trade Order? Also, have the terms changed from the Trade Order to the TEC? (are some things not longer needed, are other things added)

I haven't given this much thought yet, but here are the first few that I think would head the list.

1.) A member planet will not assault or be involved in an assault on another member planet.

2.) A member planet will not assault a nonmember planet unless specifically advised to by the Trade Order Council (TOC).

3.) A member planet will agree to give economic aid to another member planet, within reason and if asked.

4.) A member planet will present one representative from its planet at the Trade Order Council (TOC) for an 8 year term.

5.) A member planet will democratically elect its representative to the Trade Order Council.

6.) A member planet will agree to have its government democratically elected.

...can't think of more for now but you see how it goes. Remember that anything not stated in the terms of membership would be prohibited to a member planet (or at least able to be taken to court for). So this list should be very, very long. Ideas?

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anyone. anyone hav any input at all.

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Ryat

Join Date 06/2006

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I would like to add more but politics is not my style. Will try to think of something, I know Carbon has a lot to say but he is constantly busy as of late (work) so when he might respond I don't know. Don't be afraid to continue on your own though, you have a very good imagination.

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Volt_Cruelerz

Join Date 06/2008

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I'll give a full response tomorrow...

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Ok thanks volt! Yeah ryat, politics isnt really my speciality either. im using the treaty of versailles and other such treaties (as well as constitutions and stuff) to put together one for the Trade Order. NOT easy tho. and i no ill forget things that u guys will pick up.

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Volt_Cruelerz

Join Date 06/2008

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Well, I'm not entirely sure, but if the Southern Confederacy had a constitution, then that would be a good place to start as it was a confederacy. Also, the UN is more or less a confederacy.

These ought to be good starting points...

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Ryat

Join Date 06/2006

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The Southern Confederacy did have a constitution of sorts, it was based off of the Articles of Confederacy which was in place just after the end of the Revolutionary War for about 10 years

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Volt_Cruelerz

Join Date 06/2008

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Articles of Confederation.. The folly of the post-revolution US, of course the Northwest Ordinance was one good thing that came out of it. It turned my state and the neighboring ones into grids. Yay for simplicity.

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