Trade Federation

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Name:	Trade Federation
State Motto:	Honor, Integrity Profit
Territorial Information
Territory:	Glythe Sector Centrality Sector
Population:	155,465,112,273 Inhabitants
Capital City:	Forsetti
Capital Planet:	Vinsoth
Most Populated World:	Lekua IV
Governmental Information
Classification:	Government
Date Founded:	Year 0 Day 5
Constitution:	Articles of Confederation
Head of State:	Viceroy
Head of Government:	Duceroy
Executive Branch:	Directorate
Legislative Branch:	Cabinet
Judicial Branch:	Dept of Justice
Societal Information
Official Language:	Galactic Basic
Official Currency:	Imperial Dataries
Native Species:	Chevin Muun
Official Holidays:	Federation Day Corbin's Birthday
Eras:	Ep 1: The Viceroy Ep 2: The Future Ep 3: TF Strikes Back Ep 4: Darkness Ep 5: New Government Ep 6: The Confederacy Ep 7: Expansion Ep 8: Return of Corbin Ep 9: Rule of Morgarr Ep 10: Reinforcing Ep 11: Golden Age Ep 12: Rule of Jansen Ep 13: New Direction Ep 14: Rebuilding Ep 15: Union Ep 16: The Merge
Trade Federation Website

The Trade Federation was built on the foundations of honor, integrity and profit and has always strived to abide by that motto. While the rest of the galaxy collapses in on itself due to corrupt politics and frivolous wars, the Trade Federation remains unscathed and continues to deliver goods throughout the entire galaxy.

Like all organizations, the Trade Federation also undergoes changes. A new Viceroy now presides over the Trade Federation resulting in many new changes being put into place. Viceroy Jacob Jansen has pledged to uphold the tenet of honor, integrity and profit by ensuring that the Trade Federation remains impartial in all matters relating to commerce and under no circumstances overlooking any client.

Despite the fact that the Trade Federation started as a small trading organization, it is now a superpower whose influence can be felt throughout the entire galaxy. With each passing day the Trade Federation solidifies its control on the systems in its jurisdiction which in turn results in many governments and factions lining up to create trade contracts with the Trade Federation. Now a fully fledged government headquartered in the Glythe Sector, the Trade Federation will remain unaffected by the war torn galaxy and continue its path of success.

History

Early Days

Caritas and Filordi Co-founded the Trade Federation

It is not very well known who originally founded the Federation. However, evidence suggests that many races helped the Neimoidians in this honorable task. Later, three races started to gain more control: the Neimoidians (descendants of the Duros); the Caritas, small beings with wide heads and particularly good business skills; and the Filordi, tall sentients with four extremities.

Even though there was a fairly large representation of all of these three species, the Neimoidians started to take control of the upper echelons of the Federation. The highest ranking executive became the King of Neimoidia, who was given the title of Viceroy of the Trade Federation. The Viceroy was also president of the Executive Council, a committee formed by several Neimoidians who were in charge of managing other aspects of the company. Not a single Filordi or Carita was part of this Council.

The Council made decisions about the best moves for making profits, even if these decisions were not always the most ethical ones. The Federation started to gain control of various planets and systems, and soon was big enough to gain a seat in the Old Republic’s Senate. The Senator was directly appointed by the Council, and his work was to conceal illegal actions and other shady business performed by the Trade Federation in order to gain greater economic control in its territory.

The workforce of the Federation has always been droids. Neimoidians, Caritas and Filordis were all physically lazy freeloaders and they often run from physical work. They loved to sit behind their desks and start pointing and ordering subjects. Thus, the droids were the ideal servants.

These droids were mostly in charge of loading and unloading cargo, or they handled control and administration of every shipment. There were also pilot droids. Some smaller ones took care of more mundane activities such as cleaning and maintenance of the bigger ships that were used for transportation.

These ships were almost always sent in huge convoys, and only a few Neimoidians carried out the task of safely delivering the goods, helped by their trusted mechanical aides.

The Federation soon became more than just a trading company. It soon controlled so many systems that it was now considered a full-fledged government by the rest of the galaxy. As expected, the sentients under this government developed symbols and signs that identified them as part of the same organization. An independent culture emerged from the ranks of the Federation.

The Golden Age and Expansion

Three hundred and fifty years before the cold-blooded Galactic Empire emerged, the Old Republic had long passed it’s fullest and more prosperous days. It was now a chaotic government, caught in bureaucratic procedures and with thousands of worlds to control, it was now becoming unbalanced by the huge needs of its members and their constantly growing commercial needs. It was then that immense planet-based companies appeared and saved the dying company. By loaning money to the Republic they helped the galactic economy become stable again, at least for a little while.

But all of these advantages came with a considerable price. These companies gained political power and some of them were given priority over any other member of the Republic.

Lucrehulk Battleship

After that, the Federation kept growing and expanding. Several business partners like the Commerce Guild and Techno Union were suddenly more involved in the business, and they even stood together for defending their economic pursuits before the Senate. The Trade Federation was soon known throughout the entire Galaxy.

However, being such a big company brings some problems. Corruption was also on the rise, and sometimes economic power is just not enough to keep a government together. From time to time, a witty client had the amazing idea to break their contract with the company. The Federation often used diplomatic methods, but even if these weren’t effective, some other means were often used to "persuade" the client. At other times the Federation accepted payments to treat certain clients in “a special way”.

Collapse and Disgrace

The Federation was not the only victim of corruption. The Republic had come to be a massive system of paperwork and bureaucratic methods. Diplomatic action took more and more time. Planets started to have disputes and problems cropped up in many sectors. Pirates appeared all across the galaxy, attacking convoys and stealing the Federation's precious cargo. The Federation came before the Senate, saying that if the Republic was not able to solve their problems, they would create their own army. Their proposal was accepted (some suspected through coercion and bribes), and the droids used previously only as common employees were now replaced with deadlier, more intelligent automates.

The Republic searched for an answer for their dire economic situation. They implemented every possible kind of tax. Unfortunately, one of them was a restriction of the trade routes the Federation used. The Federation and its partners loudly protested the restrictions, but they were now ignored by Senators worried about reelection. The Executive Council decided to blockade a planet with a Senate seat in a public protest aa well as an attempt to persuade the planet's Senators to vote for the Federation's cause of lifting the restrictions. They chose the small planet of Naboo. The blockade was a success: with supplies unable to enter or leave the planet, the small government soon fell.

The blockade was futile, however. The Federation did not realize that a plot was been unveiled back in Couruscant, and the Galactic Empire was born at that time. The Empire, afraid of the economic power of the Federation, seized most of the company’s assets. The Federation army was destroyed, and their money was now part of the tyrannical government's treasury. The company was once again reduced to a small transporting business.

Government

The Trade Federation has always been ruled by a Viceroy, who acts as the Head of State. The Viceroy rules out of the Trade Federation Palace on Vinsoth or the mobile command ship, the Lucrehulk 3210 Battleship TFF Prosperity. While the Viceroy handles the State, the Duceroy is the Head of Government administrating the day to day operations of the Trade Federation. The Duceroy is considered the second in Command of the Trade Federation who's responsibilities wildly depend on the preference of the Viceroy.

Bellow the Roy's, a term used for the Viceroy and Duceroy, is the Cabinet. The Cabinet is made up of the Viceroy, Duceroy and Ministers of the Trade Federation. The Cabinets official role is to advise the Viceroy, however much is brought to the Cabinet for a unanimous decision. To reach the Cabinet is above what any officer can reasonably hope to achieve in their career, and is -- for all practical intents & purposes -- the highest any member can achieve.

The Directorate is made up of all the Directors within the Trade Federation. Its purpose is to advise the Cabinet and form the backbone of Trade Federation Leadership.

Politics

The Trade Federation is sometimes referred to as a Constitutional Monarchy, but power has and will most likely always will remain in the hands of the Viceroy who still holds absolute authority over the State. The Trade Federation was formed as a powerful trading faction, very worthy of its name. As such, power within the Federation always resided in the Cabinet and not the Military who at the formation, was not very powerful. The Federation's position on galactic affairs was to not get involved all the while making huge sums of credits on anything the Cabinet could get their hands on.

In regards to the Galactic Civil War between the Galactic Empire and the Rebels, the Federation had a solid neutral stance. However, as time went by the Federation started to grow too quickly. Its political strength started to clash with both sides of the civil war pushing the Viceroy to a crossroad. The decision was made and for the first time the Trade Federation allied on the Imperial side of the civil war joining the Imperial Union.

Technology

The Trade Federation takes great pride in its technological achievements. Over the span of many years the Trade Federation has been able to design and produce technologically advanced capital ships, ground vehicles and many different types of droids. The most famous of them all would be the massive Lucrehulk 3210 Battleship, who still stands alone as the best heavy hauler in the galaxy. Other advancements include the C-9979 Landing Ship, Pnath-class Shuttle, XS.009 Scarab, Armoured Attack Tank, Single Troop Aerial Platform, Battle Droid, Destroyer Droid, Super Battle Droid and the E-5 Droid Blaster.

Structure

Cabinet

The Trade Federation Cabinet is made up of the Viceroy, Regent, Duceroy and Ministers of the Trade Federation. Consisting of 7 members, the Cabinet is the decision-making body of the Trade Federation. The Cabinets official role is to advise the Viceroy, however much is brought to the Cabinet for a unanimous decision.

• Viceroy
• Regent
• Duceroy
• Minister of Defense
• Minister of the Interior
• Minister of State
• Minister of Production

Directorate

The Directorate is made up of all the Directors within the Trade Federation. Its purpose is to discuss any and all issues at the Department Director level.

• Chief Justice
• Deputy Minister of Defense
• Deputy Minister of Interior

• Deputy Minister of State
• Deputy Minister of Production
• Glythe Sector Governor
• Centrality Sector Governor
• Glythe Fleet Commander
• Centrality Fleet Commander
• Director of Logistics
• Director of Industry
• Director of Reclaim
• Director of Resources
• Director of Manufacturing
• Director of Naval Production
• Director of Robotics
• Deputy Director of Logistics
• Deputy Director of Industry
• Deputy Director of Reclaim
• Deputy Director of Resources
• Deputy Director of Manufacturing
• Deputy Director of Naval Production
• Deputy Director of Robotics

Nationalized Factions

• Baktoid Armour Workshop
• Commerce Guild
• Haven Corporation
• Dorinian Military Corps
• Techno Union