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The KOG is, differing from many systems in this respect, very much a contender in the politcial games of the System. They have by far the most resources and manufacturing capability of any political group, having 4 whole gas giants and all of their moons to rule, and occupy the largest territory - more or less everywhere outside the habitable zone. Epsilon, a good match in size for Sol's Jupiter, is often considered by the inhabitants of GDU to be too close for comfort. Visible with the naked eye as a bright green star from Gamma, and as a large green pearl from Delta, it dominates the skyscapes of its 12 inhabited moons. It is comprised mostly of Methane and Hydrogen, with decent amounts of noble gases such as Argon. Its moons were the first to be fully colonised through HabShield tech, the prototypes being developed on Alpha, and are luxurious by comparison. The moons themselves are named after origins of the 12 months of the terran year - Janus, Februa, Mars, Aphrodite, Maia, Juno, Julius, Augustus, Septa, Octa, Nona, Deca. The inhabitants of these all work on the orbital refinery platforms skimming the highest reaches of Epsilon's atmosphere and the multiple dense asteroid rings on the equatorial plane. The hundreds of smaller moons were originally delegated to food prouction for Epsilon's workers alone, and this was a pattern repeated on each planet consecutively colonised. Epsilon is more or less a manufactorum for the KOG, and as such has very little representation in the Senate, the main ruling body of the power. It does hold democratic elections for the title of Representrative nevertheless, and being chosen as one amongst billions is an honour not unrecognised within Epsilon's territory. The next giant along, Zeta, is a Red, angry one, plentiful in liquid Infernium and Neon, and is largly uninhabited. The moons that it had were plentiful and large, many had atmospheres and native life. It quickly became the powerhouse of the outer planets, and as such, gained significant political power over them. It was always a powder keg of the area, with far too many natural resources and manpower in comparison to its neighbours. The First Interworld War was brutal, and Zeta utterly routed the forces of Epsilon, Eta and Theta. The four planets were aligned under the black flag of Zeta and were only halted by the combined efforts of the three inner worlds at a decisive fleet action above Reina, in which the entirety of the combined Gamman and Alphan fleet - regarded since as one of the most heavily armoured and shielded was sacrificed. A second fleet of mainly Betan capital ships engaged the remaining forces, while a Deltan vanguard destroyed the reserves of the Zetan conquest fleet. Soon after, however, A Second Interworld War broke out, and the full horror of the Zetan Dictatorial regime was unmasked. They had been killing the native species to the largest Zetan moons, Sturm and Drang - each moon the equivalent of Beta or Delta - by forcing them to create weapons of mass destruction. countless smaller moons, ranging from mere kilometers long, to some nearing the size of Gamma, were hollowed out and filled with active nuclear material. The insane warlord of Zeta had planned to crash these into the four allied inner planets and end the war once and for all, with any survivors forced to live under his regime. Needless to say, he failed as spectacularly as the last Zetan "Emperor", but the quickly fragmenting Alliance of the Inner Planets chose a more permanent end to Zetan warmongering. The combined capital ships of each fleet bombarded every single rocky body in Zetan orbit, and pounded them into dust. To this day, an entire cloud layer of particles ranging from microscopic dust to fist-sized rocks, blankets the upper atmosphere of Zeta, and is patrolled by KOG ore ships, sifting through the massive cloud for particles of raw materials to be added to the ever-hungry forges of KOGs manufactories. Eta is the next planet along, almost a twin to Zeta in size, but where Zeta is red and angry, Eta is blue and calm. An atmosphere of nearly pure methane, it houses vast refineries in the upper atmosphere, but its moons are what distinguish it from its neighbours. One solitary body dominates the family of satellites - a moon the size of Alpha, and a planet by any other name, it is Atlas. With an evolved native population of herbivores and a temperate climate due to the heavy atmosphere and its orbiting harem of hot, volcanically active moons - Electra, Maia, Taygete, Alcyone, Merope, Celaeno, and Sterope, acting as a sort of shield from the lethal radiation of Zeta and Eta. The current capital of KOG is stationed there, in the shining city of Kronos. Eta's history has always been peaceful, opting for neutrality over conflict, lest Atlas be besieged. It is not undefended, however, as the innumerable minor moons that form far reaching orbits have each been a self contained military installation, fully stocked at all times, for the vast majority of Etan history. Other important moons, Gaia - a shielded farm moon the size of Gamma, Hyperion - the industrial moon, almost as large, and Prometheus - a furnace on which raw materials from the ever expanding defence network of hollowed-out moons is melted down, skirt around Eta in Atlas's shadow. The Final Giant, Theta, is deeply purple, but large concentrations of Argon, Xenon, and other noble gases, makes it the prime candidate for the research and production of KOG's incredibly powerful lasers. The only major moons are Serenity - a frozen world where the constant subzero temperatures make for excellent natural cooling for the foundries, and the soot-stained snow is visible from high orbit; and Miranda - the Scientists' home, where the latest model HabShields were tested and put to use. Both are small in comparison to Atlas, Janus and destroyed Sturm, but high ranking officials still often live on Miranda, both to keep an eye on any personal projects, and for the more luxurious accommodations that the HabShields provide. The many smaller moons that orbit the main planet and her two moons are used as platforms for testing, shipbuilding, ore mining and refining the raw matter of Theta. KOG ships are always large for their class, and have the peculiarity of slow speeds, but lacklustre armour. They prefer a well rounded and advanced form of combat, fought over extreme range with plenty of beam weapons, missiles and far flung screens of superiority interceptors. The KOG specialise in commerce and building, and you will not find more survivable cargo and fuel haulers anywhere else. Due to the vast amounts of resources that KOG have at their disposal, all of their ships can be bought for much lower rates, if you are willing to part with their patented LRLB YPen, affectionately named the Golden Lancer by the captains of the now defunct KOG navy. The KOG use a deep blue stripe across the bow of their ships to mark them as their own, with white-outlined symbols for each planet in order: a green "epsilon", a red "zeta", a light blue "eta", and a purple "theta".
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