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The Vulcan Republic: A Republic Awakening

After some 112 years of 'splendid isolation' as some say, it was once the Nation that had galaxy wide influence but now's seen as no more than an old optimistic man that has been left in the past, it's influence nothing compared to the past. It has awoken to a galaxy at in turmoil and unrest with what seems every nation at each others throat but can they bring the galaxy back to order, with respect?, with dignity?, well it will be one massive task.

Star Date: 5482, The Collapse-

This year saw the 'Act of Isolation' passed in the Galactic Senate,on Vulcan, which only accelerated the decline of Vulcan influence and stability across the galaxy, this act was seen as the final blow to the Old Vulcan establishment. It also saw many star system declare Independence to avoid the effect of the legislation which are now known as the Romulan Confederation and enjoy healthy relations to this day. First the markets lost confidence in the Vulcan economy leaving the economy struggling which lead to higher prices in food and fuel leading to starvation on some planets on the Outer Rim of Vulcan territory, this left the Vulcan Republic being dethroned by the Parakkan Star Empire in GDP and investment. These factors lead to mass riots across the Republic and brought it to its knees, as the election was due that year a new movement formed know as the 'Navar Movement' which quickly gained tracking with their progressive policies which held great emphasis on self reliance and scientific advancement, They argued the reason the Republic had these challenges was due to how Vulcan overextended itself and invested too much into other nations they saw this as a major flaw and the main cause of the collapse and subsequent tyranny. The Movement spread like wildfire from it's origin on Electron and soon it saw traction leading to a political party and organisation forming. The 1 year election cycle has begun and they saw massive success leading to massive victory and the first to win an election as an incumbent party from formation.

Star Date: 5486, The Reform-

Their first acts was political and social reform, they soon passed a new constitution giving worlds more freedom on policies, encouraging self new and innovative ideas, and created the 'Council' which would act as the government and cabinet where the Prime Consol would act as the head of state. Other reforms followed such as economic policies that were very protectionist and caused companies to either stay or leave, thankfully by this point many stayed as the major damage had been done,the reforms continued and they saw great success such as, promoting rational thought and incentives to come up with new methods and ideas through the teaching that 'everything is there to improve' from a very young age. The Scientific sector saw prioritisation over most of society besides from infrastructure, it saw the biggest investment in Vulcan history seeing the sector becoming the largest scientific sector with thee most funding, Infrastructure projects with rampant through the early days such as creating new hyper lanes between core systems and started the construction of the 'Vulcan Defence Intransitive' which would take 20 years to complete but left the Vulcan Republic with cutting edge defences in each major world and around the border systems, this was where regenerative armour was first used in the Vulcan Republic after it being discovered during the construction of phase 1 the massive project, the way Vulcan could afford this was through the gradual decommissioning of the humongous star fleet the Republic posses, once being the biggest in the galaxy, the ships where either melted down or sold to other star nations little did people think this would be the last communication with the outside for some 87 years besides from the newly formed Confederated Romulan Systems that would be the only way into the Republic during the isolation. Soon the reforms where complete after 22 years and another election, as Vulcan runs on a 12 years cycle, leaving the Vulcan Republic a Technocratic Republic and one with next no military instead the funding going towards the Defences or Scientific research. The economy finally saw success as the reforms and restructuring kicked in with the expanding of colonised worlds and business incentives however little did anyone know how delicate the 'Scientific-Economic complex' could be when it would start to open back up yo the galaxy some 109 years later...

Star Date: 5595, The Awakening-

After a total of 109 years of total isolation and 112 of diplomatic isolation, an election that occurred some 15 years prior saw the now fractured 'Navar Movement' into 'Vulcan First' and 'Peoples Republic' going head to head in an election. Both parties still keep the same and basic ideas and ideology of the original movement however two main policies split them completely, with them being the issue of whether start opening back up and rebuild the once named 'Imperial Fleet', the 'Peoples Republic' says its time for the galaxy to see what we have become and share our advancement in the hopes of helping the unfortunate and destitute as intelligence seems to tell that the Galaxy has seemed to stagnated and not many advancements have been made with the exception of one like minded nation, they also advocated for a rebuilding of the Fleet but for more research and protective/peace keeping purposes as to the 'Vulcan first' idea of a 'Pax-Vulcanna' even though them days are over. The day cam and the 'Peoples Republic' party won a massive majority cutting the 'Vulcan First' party down quite a bit and the new winning party quickly laid the way for the first Fleet to be constructed with new designs focused on capital-carrier ships known as the 'Vulcanna class' or carrier that can hole up to 950 ships at on time and possesses the new Warp 9x Warp drive leaving it slightly faster in hyper space compared to its rivals. The Vulcan Fleet includes to 5320 star ships with 4 'Vulcanna class' carriers and some 650 experimental vessels. The construction of the fleet took 14 years at massive resource cost predominantly in Electronium which enables the intelligent nation of the reactive amour on ships and the Border defences leaving the fleet bottle necked not being able to afford a war and make new ships without seeing severe supply shortages, the Vulcan Government has started surveying many worlds however not many seems to be safe enough to mine from as many as hostile acid planets. Over the age of 'Isolation' the Vulcan science academy has become the finest in the galaxy and is attributed with many of thee recent discoveries such as, the improved warp drive and antimatter reactor however, the later is very unstable and is seen as possibly to risky. The Vulcan Republic slowly opened up with only recently allowing foreign travellers to visit and resided in the Republic from the Parakkan Star Empire however this is soon meant to expand but has been slow due to technicalities in the negotiations between these star nations. On area that has seen significant growth is the economy with new investment from outside has seen many new and foreign companies set up in the Republic but they are kept under very tight regulation, preventing dependency in them if any crisis was meant arise however, this also means Vulcan will not and cannot rise to its once Economic power it enjoyed during the golden years if it does not relax the restrictions but it would be unlikely many experts have suggested.

Recent diplomatic efforts have seen the Republic reach out to once closer allies and friends like the Romulan Confederated Systems and the Parakkan Star Empire but more importantly rejoin the Galactic assembly where Vulcan has already attended 2 sessions and contributed more than people had expected, but many were quick to notice the mind and attitude of the Vulcan delegates and the whole Republic still lie in the Golden years and how respect was a given but that a new reality quickly was seen in the first session. The Republic has reach out to the Romans in the hopes of reunification and recently bales them out with 4 Trillion Daltari after a financial crisis swepped the nation, talks are set to be held soon on a possible 'Federation of Navar' being formed in the next few years leaving many wanting and eager for the talks to start. After this new awakening Vulcan is left in a crossroads of a road that will lead to a Vulcan that may keep to itself and protectionist or a Vulcan that will follow is old legacy with major improvements and a more friendly, optimistic outlook at the galaxy. But which one will it be?

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