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| − | '''Klonor''' is | + | '''The Associated Systems of Klonor''' is a peculiar and fascinating nation. Originating in the simple Duchy of Klonor, a small principality located in central Africa on Old Earth ruled by the Duke Solomon Klonor, the minor nation only achieved its current notoriety after it emerged onto the Galactic scene. Intitially a piggy-back space power, using purchased ships to travel to its new home via an alien travel pathway, it was not long before the nation began to research and manufacture their own technology and transportation vessels. Currently controlling seven stellar-systems and fielding a military fleet on par with those of the largest of nations, Klonor is regarded as a power within the Universe. |
| − | + | ==The Klonor Empire: Rise to Power== | |
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| + | Klonors ascension to power can be directly traced to another nation: the Empire of Jimathon. Klonor, at the time styling itself the Klonor Empire despite its lack of any conquered foreign holdings, was only just beginning to expand into space and had only recently constructed anything approaching a 'modern' navy. Nominal allies with Jimathon for years, the two nations had only minor contact before an attempted coup d'etat staged by Klonor and Jimathonian revolutionaries. Financed and led primarily by the Sons of Dor, an extremist group feeling that one of the Duke Klonors distant relatives should have ascended to the throne instead of him, the attempted usurpers hijacked a Jimathonian Destroyer known as ''The Manifest'' and assaulted the Duke in planned assassination. Utilizing a state-of-the-art power source known as the MiniStar, ''The Manifest'' was a match for even the strongest of Klonor vessels and the juggernaught seemed on the brink of succeeding. It was only when the two nations combined their forces that they were able to halt the threat to both governments. Known as the ''Manifest Incident'', the shocking ease with which the rebels managed to assume control of one of the most poweful vessels in known space clued the rulers of the seperate nations into just how vulnerable they were to usurpation of their power. They began drafting proposals for an Alliance that would solidify control over their territory. | ||
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| + | Upon suggestion from the Duke Klonor, the proposed Galactic Klonor-Jimathonian Alliance was modified slightly and opened to the Galaxy at large. An unprecedented success, eventually the Alliances numbers swelled to over 75 Member Nations, a size still unmatched by any other Space Alliance and providing the first forum for cooperation and conversation on a massive scale for those nations located outside of the Sol system. Though holding no official power, the lack of interest most nations showed in the running of the Galactic Alliance and the influence gained from being one of the Founders made Klonor the ''de facto'' ruler of the Galactic Alliance. The resources, personnel, and intelligence of 75+ nations greatly helped propel Klonor to the height of the Galactic food chain. | ||
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| + | ==The Fracturing of the Alliance== | ||
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| + | However, the calm did not last long and the Empires of Klonor and Jimathon were soon at one-anothers throats. Though the cause of the hostility has since been lost in time, the Duke Klonor attempted to insight an internal revolution within Jimathon to assume control while, at home, he kidnapped and imprisoned the Emperor Jimathon until his allies could cement their control over his domain. Unfortunately, the Duke did not fully comprehend either the incompetence of his allies in Jimathon or the cunning of his new prisoner. With a combination of betrayal by his Jimathonian consipirators and escape by the Emperor Jimathon, the Dukes plans were squashed and it was only the timely interference of Abel Salm, the leader of the Klonor Space Corps, that prevented the situation from degenerating into total war. With the staus quo restored, the Emperor Jimathon back on his throne and Klonor once more completely commited to friendship, the two nations continued on as if nothing had happened. Commited entirely in secret, not even the Galactic Alliance was aware of the attempted coup or near-war. As a result, the GA took no action against either nation and the massive Alliance continued on, blissfully unaware of how close it had been to Civil War. In fact, the incident has largely faded from public memory and, if it had not been for the Jimathonian invention of the Trophy Light, in all likelihood it would now be completely forgotten by all except the odd history professor and the Duke himself. | ||
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| + | Fortunately for history, the Trophy Light did exist and has kept this particular skirmish from completely disappearing into the mists of time. A seemingly ordinary cigarette, the Trophy Light was in fact a top-level Jimathonian project designed to instill artificial immortality on those lucky enough to come into its posession. Inserting a viral bio-agent into the body of those who smoke it, the virus is then infected with a complex mutagen. When the host eventually dies, either through natural causes or a tragic accident, the virus eats the dying cells and the mutagen forces it to excrete living ones. Usually taking more than a month to be truly effective, but capable of working near-instantaneously if stimulated with copious amounts of electricity, the end result is the effective re-birth of the deceased, just as he/she/it was prior to their death. It is with this impressive technology that the Duke has been able to survive throughout the ages, and this incident being the point where he partook of a Trophy Light has allowed it to remain within the memories of Klonor, however vaguely that may be. | ||
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| + | ==The Death of the Duke Klonor== | ||
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| + | It was at this point in history, with Klonor seemingly on top of the world at at peace with all surrounding nations, that a new threat arose, this time from within. Supreme General Abel Salm, Commander of the Klonor Space Corps, assassinated the Duke within his chambers and, displaying a doctored video of the Dukes natural demise to the public, assumed control of the Empire. Supposedly displeased with the policies of the Duke, upset with the participation in the Galactic Alliance, which greatly supported potential enemies while providing no real support to Klonor, and the habit of selling Klonor combat and civilian vessels to other nations, giving them nearly infinite samples of Klonor technology with which to work out possible offensive weaponry, General Salm worked towards creating what he called "A Strong Klonor". He immediately withdrew membership from the Galactic Alliance and all other Organizations of which Klonor was a member, began a sudden and dramatic military overhaul, and instituted a mandatory and wide-spread draft that inducted more than a quarter of the total population into the armed forces, giving no regard to the impossibility of adequately supporting such a large military. He seemed on the verge of embarking on a massive war of conquest, something which seemed all to likely to succeed, as other nations publicly acknowledged their lack of preparedness to defend against such a sudden and massive attack, when his plans were suddenly and violently halted. | ||
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| + | The Duke, re-born thanks to the immortality bestowed upon him by the Trophy Lights, returned and did unto Salm as Salm attempted to do unto him. At least, he believed he did. It was only centuries later that it was discovered that Salm managed to survive his supposed execution. Regardless, the result was the Duke back in control and Klonor once more entering both the Galactic Alliance and friendship with the other nations of the Galaxy. | ||
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| + | ==The Death of the Galactic Alliance== | ||
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| + | Under continued pressure from nationalist groups with Klonor, which had gained substantial strength during the reign of Salm, the Duke regretfully resigned from the Galactic Alliance. As the Founder of the Alliance, and essentially its driving force, the Alliance crumbled soon after Klonor permanently withdrew. The majority of its member quickly abandoned the Alliance as well and the remaining, who never officialy withdrew their membership, simply ceased reporting to whole and eventually drifted apart. Soon afterwards the Alliance was declared officially dead. | ||
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| Flag of Klonor | |
| Motto: Illegitimi non Carborundum | |
| Map To Large For Page | |
| Region | The Klonor Empire |
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| Capital | SR-2091 (Officially) Deneb (Actuality) |
| Official Language(s) | Hinlish |
| Leader | Grand Duke Solomon Klonor (Inherited Monarchy) Amy Keane & Mary Salm (Consuls) |
| Population | 5 billion+ |
| Currency | floren |
| NS Sunset XML | |
The Associated Systems of Klonor is a peculiar and fascinating nation. Originating in the simple Duchy of Klonor, a small principality located in central Africa on Old Earth ruled by the Duke Solomon Klonor, the minor nation only achieved its current notoriety after it emerged onto the Galactic scene. Intitially a piggy-back space power, using purchased ships to travel to its new home via an alien travel pathway, it was not long before the nation began to research and manufacture their own technology and transportation vessels. Currently controlling seven stellar-systems and fielding a military fleet on par with those of the largest of nations, Klonor is regarded as a power within the Universe.
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The Klonor Empire: Rise to Power
Klonors ascension to power can be directly traced to another nation: the Empire of Jimathon. Klonor, at the time styling itself the Klonor Empire despite its lack of any conquered foreign holdings, was only just beginning to expand into space and had only recently constructed anything approaching a 'modern' navy. Nominal allies with Jimathon for years, the two nations had only minor contact before an attempted coup d'etat staged by Klonor and Jimathonian revolutionaries. Financed and led primarily by the Sons of Dor, an extremist group feeling that one of the Duke Klonors distant relatives should have ascended to the throne instead of him, the attempted usurpers hijacked a Jimathonian Destroyer known as The Manifest and assaulted the Duke in planned assassination. Utilizing a state-of-the-art power source known as the MiniStar, The Manifest was a match for even the strongest of Klonor vessels and the juggernaught seemed on the brink of succeeding. It was only when the two nations combined their forces that they were able to halt the threat to both governments. Known as the Manifest Incident, the shocking ease with which the rebels managed to assume control of one of the most poweful vessels in known space clued the rulers of the seperate nations into just how vulnerable they were to usurpation of their power. They began drafting proposals for an Alliance that would solidify control over their territory.
Upon suggestion from the Duke Klonor, the proposed Galactic Klonor-Jimathonian Alliance was modified slightly and opened to the Galaxy at large. An unprecedented success, eventually the Alliances numbers swelled to over 75 Member Nations, a size still unmatched by any other Space Alliance and providing the first forum for cooperation and conversation on a massive scale for those nations located outside of the Sol system. Though holding no official power, the lack of interest most nations showed in the running of the Galactic Alliance and the influence gained from being one of the Founders made Klonor the de facto ruler of the Galactic Alliance. The resources, personnel, and intelligence of 75+ nations greatly helped propel Klonor to the height of the Galactic food chain.
The Fracturing of the Alliance
However, the calm did not last long and the Empires of Klonor and Jimathon were soon at one-anothers throats. Though the cause of the hostility has since been lost in time, the Duke Klonor attempted to insight an internal revolution within Jimathon to assume control while, at home, he kidnapped and imprisoned the Emperor Jimathon until his allies could cement their control over his domain. Unfortunately, the Duke did not fully comprehend either the incompetence of his allies in Jimathon or the cunning of his new prisoner. With a combination of betrayal by his Jimathonian consipirators and escape by the Emperor Jimathon, the Dukes plans were squashed and it was only the timely interference of Abel Salm, the leader of the Klonor Space Corps, that prevented the situation from degenerating into total war. With the staus quo restored, the Emperor Jimathon back on his throne and Klonor once more completely commited to friendship, the two nations continued on as if nothing had happened. Commited entirely in secret, not even the Galactic Alliance was aware of the attempted coup or near-war. As a result, the GA took no action against either nation and the massive Alliance continued on, blissfully unaware of how close it had been to Civil War. In fact, the incident has largely faded from public memory and, if it had not been for the Jimathonian invention of the Trophy Light, in all likelihood it would now be completely forgotten by all except the odd history professor and the Duke himself.
Fortunately for history, the Trophy Light did exist and has kept this particular skirmish from completely disappearing into the mists of time. A seemingly ordinary cigarette, the Trophy Light was in fact a top-level Jimathonian project designed to instill artificial immortality on those lucky enough to come into its posession. Inserting a viral bio-agent into the body of those who smoke it, the virus is then infected with a complex mutagen. When the host eventually dies, either through natural causes or a tragic accident, the virus eats the dying cells and the mutagen forces it to excrete living ones. Usually taking more than a month to be truly effective, but capable of working near-instantaneously if stimulated with copious amounts of electricity, the end result is the effective re-birth of the deceased, just as he/she/it was prior to their death. It is with this impressive technology that the Duke has been able to survive throughout the ages, and this incident being the point where he partook of a Trophy Light has allowed it to remain within the memories of Klonor, however vaguely that may be.
The Death of the Duke Klonor
It was at this point in history, with Klonor seemingly on top of the world at at peace with all surrounding nations, that a new threat arose, this time from within. Supreme General Abel Salm, Commander of the Klonor Space Corps, assassinated the Duke within his chambers and, displaying a doctored video of the Dukes natural demise to the public, assumed control of the Empire. Supposedly displeased with the policies of the Duke, upset with the participation in the Galactic Alliance, which greatly supported potential enemies while providing no real support to Klonor, and the habit of selling Klonor combat and civilian vessels to other nations, giving them nearly infinite samples of Klonor technology with which to work out possible offensive weaponry, General Salm worked towards creating what he called "A Strong Klonor". He immediately withdrew membership from the Galactic Alliance and all other Organizations of which Klonor was a member, began a sudden and dramatic military overhaul, and instituted a mandatory and wide-spread draft that inducted more than a quarter of the total population into the armed forces, giving no regard to the impossibility of adequately supporting such a large military. He seemed on the verge of embarking on a massive war of conquest, something which seemed all to likely to succeed, as other nations publicly acknowledged their lack of preparedness to defend against such a sudden and massive attack, when his plans were suddenly and violently halted.
The Duke, re-born thanks to the immortality bestowed upon him by the Trophy Lights, returned and did unto Salm as Salm attempted to do unto him. At least, he believed he did. It was only centuries later that it was discovered that Salm managed to survive his supposed execution. Regardless, the result was the Duke back in control and Klonor once more entering both the Galactic Alliance and friendship with the other nations of the Galaxy.
The Death of the Galactic Alliance
Under continued pressure from nationalist groups with Klonor, which had gained substantial strength during the reign of Salm, the Duke regretfully resigned from the Galactic Alliance. As the Founder of the Alliance, and essentially its driving force, the Alliance crumbled soon after Klonor permanently withdrew. The majority of its member quickly abandoned the Alliance as well and the remaining, who never officialy withdrew their membership, simply ceased reporting to whole and eventually drifted apart. Soon afterwards the Alliance was declared officially dead.
