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===Galactic Concord===

Predominant Species: Human and T'sa plurality, although no species exceeds 10% of population.

The Galactic Concord was established by treaty at the conclusion of the second war.  It consists of three regions (Concord Prime, Concord Taurus, Concord Sagittarius) which encompassed the bulk of the contested battlegrounds of the war.  Blasted by decades of fighting, these regions would require complete recolonization to become economically useful.  Concord serves a dual purpose of acting as a neutral stellar nation and peacekeeping force, while directing the reconstruction efforts.  To achieve this goal, each nation was obliged to tithe a portion of their naval forces to Concord, immediately making Concord one of the most militarily powerful stellar nations, while billions of colonists were recruited from all nations to resettle Concord space.  Many of those recruited were anti-war dissidents in their former nations, or refugees from nations which were destroyed entirely such as the Dreth Commonwealth or the Leodal States.  What unites them is the hard work they see ahead; more than any other nation, the people of the Concord have a shared sense of purpose and duty, to rebuild and preserve the peace. 

In addition Concord encompasses the T'sa cluster.  Since first contact the T'sa have steadfastly refused to align themselves with any power or recognize any claims of sovereignty over their space.  By remaining neutral and building an intimidating defensive force they were able to hold their own in the second war even while colonizing the rest of the nearby systems in their dense, compact cluster. T'sa territory has grown to encompass almost thirty systems, and is essentially a self-governing island within the larger Concord.  Relations between the T'sa and Concord are cool but not confrontational, and many individual T'sa have accepted Concord's offer of dual citizenship.  

As part of its duties, Concord was accepted as a neutral mediator to settle territorial disputes in the frontier regions.  The agency tasked with this duty came to known as the Administrators.  Part diplomatic service, part intelligence agency, the Administrators quickly proved to be the most irksome consequence of the Concord treaty.  As the stellar nations restored contact with their furthest colonies, not all were receptive to distant rule after a century of autonomy.  The Administrators' stance of defending colonial self-determination has frequently put them at odds with every stellar nation.  The other nations all work around the margins of the treaty to advance their own agendas but none are willing to resort to military confrontation; any nation openly challenging Concord would draw retaliation from all others.  



'''Ability Adjustments''': Concord humans gain +1 Strength and +1 Wisdom.

'''Racial Trait''': Concord humans gain the Toughness feat.