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Hapes Consortium
Political information
Type of government	Sovereign State
Founding document	Declaration of the Hapes Consortium
Constitution	Constitution of the Hapes Consortium
Head of State	King Tylger I
Head of Government	Prime Minister
Commander-in-Chief	King Tylger I
Executive branch	Lorell Hall
Legislative branch	Royal Council
Judicial branch	Courts of Hapes
Societal information
Territory	Hapes Cluster
Capital	Hapes
Official language	Hapan
Currency	Hapan Aquii Imperial Credits
State religious body
National holiday	Coronation Day Sovereign's Birthday Queen's Pageant Marauders' Masquerade Gallinore Day
Historical information
Formed from	Lorell Raiders
Date of establishment	Year -1 Day 28
Date of dissolution

The Hapes Consortium is a sovereign state located in the Hapes Cluster, one of the Inner Rim sectors, near the Stenness Node. The Hapes Consortium is a constitutional monarchy currently led by King Tylger I with the support of Lorell Hall and the Royal Council. It is one of the four governments that make up the Imperial Union.

History

When the Lorell Raiders, a group of pirates, learned of safe routes through the hazardous Transitory Mists barrier that surrounded the Hapes Cluster, they set it up as their base of operations. The pirates would bring any plundered treasure, including beautiful women, back to Lorell and Hapes Prime. Several decades later, when many of the raiders were killed in Republic space by military forces led by Jedi, leaving the male population practically nonexistent, Hapes became a matriarchal monarchy led by a Queen Mother. The first Queen Mother then established the Hapes Consortium based on the planet of Hapes and closed the borders of the Cluster.

The Queen Mothers ruled over Hapes for nearly four thousand years with nine specific eras and ten dynasties. Treasures the Lorell Raiders had robbed from outside worlds were used to purchase defences and goods to build up an actual peaceful society within the Hapes Cluster. Some decades were spent indoctrinating new ideals and ideas in to the minds of the population and it was not until after three to four centuries that the Consortium began to change in to more familiar form with noble families, a class ruled society with feudal control and an actual space fleet.

The civilisation grew over time, slowly expanding across the Hapes Cluster, not needlessly disturbing the nature on worlds where human presence was not needed. To the female Hapans the balance of nature and civilisation was extremely important, as were the ideals of beauty and perfection. The military grew stronger, as did the power of the royalty and nobility. Sentient species who were native to the cluster were annexed and made part of Hapan society, often in lesser roles as servants and slaves. Religion was also banned in order to cement the idea of the Queen Mother being the ultimate power of the Hapan peoples.

By the end of the final dynasty, the last Queen Mother fell in to a coma without designating a heir. This triggered a massive military conflict due to the vulnerability of the Hapan feudal system. Corrupt and power hungry nobility joined under the banners of those who would make a claim for the Hapan throne and plunged the Consortium in to civil war.

The Hapes Consortium splintered into numerous parties, all seeking to take control of the Hapes Cluster. The ancient noble houses waged war on each other, squandering Hapan treasuries to fulfill their own needs and fund the war. The two main parties were the Draconian Union, an alliance of conservative noble houses with control over the Lorell, Alsace and Orthwell systems seeking to place the Princess Da'tan (the daughter of the last Queen Mother) on the throne, and the Phoenix Movement, which started as an underground, civil rights resistance movement led by two farmboys who rallied the devastated and war-ravaged peoples of the Hapes Cluster into a military outfit against the battling factions vying for power. In Year -27, the Draconian Union surrendered to the Phoenix Movement and King Andrew I became the first male monarch of the Hapes Consortium.

Andrew reigned for twenty-seven years; his main efforts were to unite the Hapes Cluster under one government and to re-stabilize the Hapan treasury and governmental system. When Andrew abdicated, his chosen heir, the Hapan Grand Admiral Jessy James became King James I. Under James' rule, the government has gone through a series of reforms, becoming more centralised with most major decisions being made by officials on Hapes Prime. James is also largely considered responsible for the success of the Hapes Consortium's industrial and commercial projects in recent years. In Year 8, the Hapes Consortium joined the Imperial Union.

Government and politics

The Hapes Consortium is a constitutional monarchy: the Sovereign is the head of state, who reigns from the Royal Hapan Palace in the city of Chume'Dan on the capital planet of Hapes. As Sovereign, he holds all executive and legislative power over the governance of the Consortium. All formal actions executed by the government at all levels are done so in the name of the Sovereign. The Royal Council, however, holds the responsibility of all actions executed by the government. The Sovereign holds exclusive authority to appoint ministers at all levels, at his discretion.

The Regent of the Hapes Consortium serves as the administrator of Consortium, often alongside or in place of the Sovereign, and most commonly when the Sovereign is either absent, incapacitated or is a minor and unable to rule. The Regent serves directly under the Sovereign, and thus his authority and word is considered of the Sovereign's. The Regent is not the Sovereign's successor; in the case when the Sovereign can no longer rule, the Regent shall rule in his or her place until the heir to the throne is fit to rule.

Lorell Hall, a large government complex where numerous councils and assemblies meet to discuss matters of importance

Aside from the Sovereign, the Royal Council is the highest executive body over the Hapes Consortium. The Royal Council is the Sovereign's cabinet, and is tasked with assisting and advising the Sovereign in all affairs of governance. The Council consists of the Ministers of the Crown of their respective Hapan ministries, and is presided over by the Prime Minister. Ministers are appointed by the King with advice and consultation from the Prime Minister. The Royal Council is made up of the Ministries of Justice, External Affairs, Defence, Industry, Finance, Intelligence, and Culture.

In addition, the government maintains a Civil Service which functions as a bureaucratic work force available to the various ministries and departments of Lorell Hall and also as an alternative to service within the Royal Hapan Armed Forces. Since the lower levels are not restricted to any specific ministry, it makes a large work force available to all departments of the government rather than one specific department at a time.

The Chamber of Lords is the upper Planetary Council for the Lords and Ladies of the Hapes Consortium. Here they meet to discuss local issues within the systems that they govern. The Curia is the lower Planetary Council for the Archons of the Hapes Consortium. The Archons, who function as advisors and aides to the Lords, meet to discuss inter-regional and/or Cluster-wide policies, legislature, and potential conflicts. They report to the Royal Council, but have to respect the higher authority that the Lords hold within their respective systems.

The Court of King's Bench is highest appellate court in the realm. It is presided by the High Magistrate of the Consortium, and generally only accepts appeals on points of law that would further the development of justice. The amount of judges or presence of a jury depends heavily on the nature of the case. It is subordinate of the Ministry of Justice. The Court of Magistracy is the general court of the common law in the realm. Most legal actions are dealt with here. The General Court Martial deals with issues arising from the Military Code of Service and any auxiliary laws or regulations that govern the Royal Armed Forces.

See also: Lorell Hall, Civil Service,

Description

The Hapes Consortium, made up of five known systems with forty planetary bodies within them,

Society

Language

The official language of the Hapes Cluster is Hapan, an evolved form of the language spoken by the Lorell Raiders. It is used for all official duties, be it governmental or military. Galactic Basic is used in some portions of the Hapes Cluster, specifically Lorell, for trade and commerce.

Military

The Royal Hapan Navy, Royal Hapan Army, and the Phoenix make up the Royal Hapan Armed Forces.

Culture

Technology

The navy employs Battle Dragons and Nova Battle Cruisers for capital ship activities, but also some foreign design such as the Dreadnaught Heavy Cruiser, Carrack Light Cruiser and Bayonet Cruiser. Starfighter defense is composed of mostly Miy'til Interceptors, Hetrinar Assault Bombers and Y-wing Bombers. The army uses the Consortium-distinct H-1 Light Battle Tank as well as AT-PTs and T-47s.

See also: Hapan Technology

See also

• Hapes Consortium