Grand United States of Quesada
The Grand United States of Quesada is an interstellar government located in Aldebaran Sector.
- It is a large member-state of the Solomani Confederation.
- It is also known as the Estados Unidos Grande de Quesada.
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| Polity | Survey | Code | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand United States of Quesada | Pre-Imperial | None | Not extant | |
| Grand United States of Quesada | 1st Survey (300) | Qu | 2-ltr code | Founded afer 871 |
| Grand United States of Quesada | 2nd Survey (1065) | SoQu | 4-ltr code | Extant |
Description (Specifications)[edit]
The Grand United States of Quesada is a political entity and cultural region lying within the Solomani Confederation. The population have a rich Terran Hispanic culture and hold deep religious convictions, following the Church of Quesada.
- It has 21 member systems and covers parts of three subsectors.
- Its name is usually abbreviated, most commonly to the Grand United States or the United States of Quesada.
A basic overview of the Grand United States:
(Charts sourced from Traveller Map)
Clusters[edit]
Three clusters form the Grand United States:
- The Orizaba Cluster, to trailing.
- The Quesada Cluster, forming the central part of the polity.
- Part of the Simonides Run, to spinward.
Government & Politics (Leadership)[edit]
The Grand United States is characterized as having a high degree of centralization, which sets uniform policies that direct the entire multi-system state and disregards local/planetary differences.
- The Grand United States government is usually classified as a Democratic Republic, a form of a Unitary State.
- The head of state is the Grande Presidante.
Goals[edit]
The state's primary goal is preserving trade and economic prosperity for its member worlds.
Interstellar Relations[edit]
The Grand United States is a semi-autonomous member state of the Solomani Confederation. It follows the laws, decrees, and rulings of that state.
- The Confederation deals with foreign policy and conducts interstellar relations in conjunction with and on behalf of the Grand United States. Although it largely leaves the region to its own devices in terms of domestic politics, it retains the right to overrule rulings and decisions that the Grand United States makes. This executive power has not yet been exercised.
- The Confederation is particularly reluctant to involve itself in the affairs of the Church of Quesada.
Military & Intelligence[edit]
The Navy of the Grand United States of Quesada (Armada de los Estados Unidos Grande de Quesada) is a powerful naval force that forms a crucial part of the Confederation Navy.
The naval forces it commands are considerable, including locally manufactured battleships, cruisers, and numerous lighter vessels.
Commercial Data[edit]
The following commercial and economic data is available:
Corporations[edit]
Corporations and organizations active within the Grand United States include:
- Confederation Heavy Industries (CHI) LLC, a corporation with interests in heavy engineering and starship manufacture active throughout the trailing half of the Confederation.
- ConTech, a corporation specializing in life sciences, particularly large-scale bio-terraforming projects, medicine, and cloning.
- Guardian Military Systems, a large corporation involved in defense and armaments manufacture, with its core area of operations within Canopus Sector.
- Lamarck Minerals, a corporation with a relatively small core area of operations in the Solomani Rim, but with growing interests in resource extraction and processing throughout the Solomani Sphere.
- Orion Metallurgy Corporation (OMC), engaged in resource exploration, extraction, and processing throughout the Solomani Sphere.
- Panstellar, a major transport and logistics corporation.
- Probable Technologies, a scientific research organization involved with academia and heavy industry. It works extensively with the Confederation military.
- Rising Phoenix News Service (RPNS), the premier news and media organization within the Solomani Sphere. It has a strong pro-Confederation bias.
- Solomani Maschinenbau (SolMan) AG, a corporation with interests in heavy engineering and starship manufacture throughout the spinward half of the Confederation.
- Solomani Shipping, a major transport and logistics corporation.
- Transstar, a Solomani megacorporation specializing in transport and logistics. It operates across 13 sectors, represented by the 13 stars in its logo.
- ZeeCorp, a corporation with interests in manufacturing active throughout the Solomani Confederation. It is a major producer of robots.
Note that all corporations, at least publicly, respect the traditions and stipulations of the Church of Quesada.
Goods[edit]
Notable local commodities include:
- (none currently listed)
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
The Grand United States of Quesada is a lively republic -- it has a rich Hispanic cultural heritage, a strong religious faith, and prides itself on its music, dance, flavorful food, and strong drink. It is known across the sector for its chaotic, drama-filled political arena.
Recently, the Quesadans have been plagued by an inordinate amount of political upheaval: they have seen three Grande Presidantes in as many years: SolSec is widely believed to have had a hand in ousting them from power.
Solomani Security keeps a close eye on activities and events within the polity to ensure the security of the Confederation and the well-being of its loyal citizens. Almost anyone could be a SolSec informant, passing on all sorts of useful information.
Symbols[edit]
The flag of the Grand United States has 21 stars, one for each member system, and three bars, representing both the three subsectors it lies across and the three clusters that it occupies all or part of. It incorporates the symbol of the Solomani Confederation.
Demographics[edit]
One century after the end of the Solomani Rim War, census totals indicate the population of the Grand United States of Quesada is more than 80 billion sophonts.
Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) reside within this area:
Humaniti (Human races)[edit]
- Solomani (Major Race): Widely spread across the region.
- Mixed or other heritage: Occasionally encountered across the region.
Terragens (Non-Human Terran Races)[edit]
- Dolphins (minor race): A community exists on Antofalla.
Non-Human Races[edit]
- Kwaz of Kvazaat (Minor Race): Diminutive trilateral non-humanoids generally involved in agricultural labor.
- Confederation resettlement programs instituted during the Rim War saw large numbers of Kwaz transplanted to Sestra.
Linguistic Topography[edit]
The most commonly heard languages are:
- Quesadan Spanish, an Iberian Dialect of the Spanish subfamily of languages of Terran origin spoken principally in the Grand United States.
- Latin, an ancient Terran language used by the Church of Quesada
- Rim Anglic, a dialect of Anglic and the principal language of the Confederation.
- » It is a second language within the Grand United States.
- »» Firstspeak (aka "Primary Anglic"). A constructed interlingua based on Anglic, devised by the Solomani Party in order to overcome communication barriers created by the many diverse languages and dialects that have arisen over the centuries within the region since the time of the Terran Confederation. [1]
- Delphinic Trinary, the principal language of Dolphins.
- Native Kwaz languages.
Faith & Belief (Religion)[edit]
Religious faith is held to be a core value of the Grand United States. Churches and chapels are found in every community and religious leaders are important, respected figures.
The state religion is the Church of Quesada, a form of Christianity with its roots on Terra and rites and practices that have endured for millennia. It has a strict hierarchy and a number of gender restrictions based on traditional teachings. Various religious orders exist, as well as secluded monasteries and hermitages.
- Religious festivals, typically marking significant events or the days sacred to saints or important religious figures, are held throughout the year.
- Families each have a bound and illustrated copy of the Quesadan Bible, traditionally passed from father to eldest son. The Church procures and provides additional books as needed, at no cost, though the quality is significantly below that of an heirloom example.
Sancta Sedes[edit]
The Grand United States contains the Sancta Sedes -- the seat of the Church of Quesada, located on Quesada. It is a vast range of magnificent buildings centered on a huge domed cathedral.
- The cathedral, its various ancillary structures, and a small region of city surrounding it are considered an independent political entity to both the world of Quesada and the Grand United States.
- Sancta Sedes maintains its own small defense force, made up of elite personnel and equipped to the highest technological standards.
The Inquisition[edit]
Despite its ebullient and relaxed reputation, the Grand United States has a far darker side: widespread and systemic religious intolerance. Those not professing faith can find themselves shunned and passed over for promotions and advancements. Those holding outspoken atheist or agnostic views, or those who follow beliefs that the Church of Quesada opposes, are sought out by a secretive organization called the Quesadan Inquisition and can be imprisoned for their beliefs. These Prisoners of Faith are held in detention centers and correctional facilities on Aguila.
- Nobody expects the Quesadan Inquisition.
- Inquisitors hold the religious rank of Cardinal.
General Historical Timeline[edit]
Major events that have affected this polity and the wider region that it lies within:
- -9235: Far to coreward, the Vilani discover jump drive technology. Over the centuries pioneers and settlers gradually spread across Charted Space.
- -4045 to -2204: The Ziru Sirka controls vast territories.
- -2431: Terrans discover jump drive technology.
- -2404 to -2215: The Interstellar Wars. The young Terran Confederation battles against the ancient Vilani Ziru Sirka.
- -2204 to -1776: The Rule of Man administers the former Ziru Sirka.
- -1999: The Aslan gain jump drive technology.
- -1862 to -1110: The Terran Mercantile Community is active within the region.
- -1776 to 0: The Long Night.
- -1118 to 380: The Aslan Border Wars.
- -1110 to 588: The Terran Mercantile Community gradually becomes the Old Earth Union, shrinking to control the region around Terra.
- The Year 0: To coreward, the Third Imperium is founded.
- 300-420: the Imperial First Survey charts the worlds of the region.
- 380: The Peace of Ftahalr ends the ongoing Aslan Border Wars and establishes understandings regarding Human and Aslan influence.
- 588: The Old Earth Union and the former territories of the Terran Mercantile Community are annexed by the Imperium, moving its border adjacent to the Aslan Hierate.
- 604-622: The Imperial Civil War.
- 624: The Imperial Express Boat Network is established.
- 704: The Solomani Autonomous Region is formed.
- 800-820: The Psionics Suppressions.
- 871: The Solomani Confederation is founded.
- 940: The Solomani Autonomous Region is dissolved.
- 990-1002: The Solomani Rim War.
- 995-1065: The Imperial Second Survey includes data for the Grand United States.
- 1065: The Second Survey is published. Information about the Grand United States becomes widely available.
Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)[edit]
This polity can be found in the following areas:
Charted Space – Solomani Confederation:
Capital[edit]
The capital of the Grand United States is:
World Listing[edit]
Comprehensive Second Survey data for all worlds lying within the Grand United States of Quesada is available.
- The primary source material for all data is Traveller Map.
- Other sources may differ: some elements of the data may be contradictory or incorrect.
- Data is occasionally updated as new information becomes available.
- Scouting missions gathering reliable, verified data can receive substantial payment.
AAB library archives contain expanded data about the following systems:
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Note that some Second Survey data, though only 40 years old, may already be out of date.
- Verified updated data is constantly sought.
References & Background (Sources)[edit]
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- John Harshman, Marc Miller, Loren Wiseman. Classic Traveller Supplement 8 Library Data (A-M), (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), various pages. (Library data entries)
- John Harshman, Marc Miller, Loren Wiseman. Classic Traveller Supplement 11 Library Data (N-Z), (Game Designers Workshop, 1982), various pages. (Library data entries)
- Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), pages 8-11, various others. (dot map locating the worlds of the Union, background for the sector)
- Michael Taylor. Fighting Ships of the Solomani (QuikLink Interactive, 2009), page 5. (background for the region)
- ↑ Peter G. Celella, James Holden. Solomani & Aslan (Digest Group Publications, 1991), 18.