Editing Maelstrom's Edge (section)

=====[[Artarian Remnant]]=====
The Artarian Republic was situated in a string of systems stretching out from the edge of the Capital Worlds of humanity towards the vast undiscovered reaches of the Spiral Arm. They enjoyed the close links to the old, well-developed systems in the Capital Worlds, and room for expansion in the other direction. The Artarians harbored ambitions to accomplish what humanity had never managed to do – explore the other spiral arms of the galaxy. Their cybel gates and ships were more advanced than any other frontier empire, and their colonization technology was the envy of the frontier. The Artarians wanted more room to expand and saw no reason the cybel network couldn’t route around the galactic core to link other spiral arms. It was never established whether the Artarians managed this feat – there was significant opposition in the Senate to proposals to forge new cybel links near the unstable galactic core as it had never been done before.

When deciding upon military action the Artarians will avoid conflict wherever possible unless they know they have an overwhelmingly superior position with minimal risk. They will not use force against a world with enough military capability to defend themselves, preferring a more diplomatic approach. If cornered, they will fight with utter ferocity if they feel their ships are in danger. They can be defeated, but opponents will not walk away unscathed even if they outnumber them badly.