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Republic founded in -123 by [[Solomani]] colonists who believed they were descendants of [[Terra (world)|Terra's]] original rocket scientist.  A representative oligarchy dominated by the Sternmeisters, planetary barons who control all resources on their prospective worlds, backed by a very professional army & navy.  The height of Die Weltbund power was from 730-923 when they dominated the Die Weltbund, Liberty Hall, Middle Beyond subsectors in the Beyond, and the Piah & Harem subsectors in the Foreven sector. Since endemic rebellion due to economic inequality fostered by the [[League of Free Worlds]] has weakened its hold on outlaying planets.  Die Weltbund was an Imperial client state from 612-984, when the Weltbund rejected the {{Imperium}}'s  request that die Weltbund relax their trade monoploy within Weltbund space.
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[[Die Weltbund]] (or "'''Weltenbund'''") is a [[polity]] that is located in the [[Die Weltbund Subsector]] of [[Beyond Sector]].  
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* It is part of [[Charted Space]].
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=== [[Astronavigational Code]]s ===
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| [[Die Weltbund]]
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| Pre-Imperial
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| [[Die Weltbund]]
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| 1st Survey ([[300]])
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| 2nd Survey ([[1065]])
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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The republic variously known as [[Die Weltbund]] or [[Weltenbund]], was founded in -123 by [[Solomani]] colonists who believed they were descendants of [[Terra (world)|Terra's]] original rocket scientist. A representative oligarchy dominated by the Sternmeisters, planetary barons who control all resources on their prospective worlds, backed by a very professional army and navy.
  
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===Non-Canon Background===
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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Die Weltbund is a loose confederation of worlds comprising the [[Mapepire Subsector|Mapepire]], [[Die Weltbund Subsector|Die Weltbund]], [[Liberty Hall Subsector|Liberty Hall]] subsectors in the [[The Beyond Sector|Beyond]] & the  [[Harem Subsector|Harem]] subsector in the [[Foreven Sector]]. The worlds, though wholly owned by the Sternreiters, the planetary governments are allowed much self rule.  There is a caveat to this political freedom as it determined by the steady flow of wealth into the Sternreiters bank accounts.  
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The height of [[Die Weltbund]] power was from [[730]]-[[923]] when they dominated the [[Die Weltbund Subsector|Die Weltbund]], [[Liberty Hall Subsector|Liberty Hall]], [[Middle Beyond Subsector|Middle Beyond]] subsectors in [[Beyond Sector|The Beyond]], and the [[Piah Subsector|Piah]] & [[Harem Subsector|Harem]] subsectors in the [[Foreven Sector]].  Since endemic rebellion due to economic inequality fostered by the [[League of Free Worlds]] has weakened its hold on outlaying planets.  [[Die Weltbund]] was an Imperial client state from [[612]]-[[984]], when [[Die Weltbund]] rejected the {{Imperium}}'s  request that [[Die Weltbund|Weltbund]] relax their trade monopoly within [[Die Weltbund|Weltbund]] space.
  
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The first explorers to this region were persons who  believed they were descendants of the German-speaking space pioneers of [[Terra (world)|Terra]].  This belief has become the national cult and the main unifying factor among the rival noble families of Die Weltbund. The language and much of the culture is an archaic, idealistic form of early space age German scientists.
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The first explorers to this region were persons who  believed they were descendants of the German-speaking space pioneers of [[Terra (world)|Terra]].  This belief has become the national cult and the main unifying factor among the rival noble families of [[Die Weltbund]]. The language and much of the culture is an archaic, idealistic form of early space age German scientists.
  
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Despite this belief in being descended from technocrats, DW remains largely non-industrial.   
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Despite this belief in being descended from technocrats, [[Die Weltbund]] remains largely non-industrial.   
  
 
There are three main reasons for this  development:  
 
There are three main reasons for this  development:  
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* 1. The first and main reason is the vast natural resources (the main reason these planets were settled) has made the Sternreiters very rich exporting raw goods and made them litte disposed to industry.
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* 1. The first and main reason is the vast natural resources (the main reason these planets were settled) has made the Sternreiters very rich exporting raw goods and made them little disposed to industry.
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* 2. Secondary, was the various wars between rival DW nobles, and the increase of piracy between the 2nd-8th centuries Imperial. These internal struggles tended to target the more developed centers, dropping the tech level of many planets.   
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* 2. Secondary, was the various wars between rival [[Die Weltbund|Weltbund]] nobles, and the increase of piracy between the 2nd-8th centuries Imperial. These internal struggles tended to target the more developed centers, dropping the tech level of many planets.   
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* 3. The third reason was the fear by the noble families of creating a upperly mobile middle class that would threaten the hegemony.  Some of the results of the later fears is much of the operation of essential services (the Navy, [[Stern-Hansa]], for example) are nationalized & run by bureacrats on Bundestag, the captial of Die Weltbund.
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* 3. The third reason was the fear by the noble families of creating an upwardly-mobile middle class that would threaten the hegemony.  Some of the results of the later fears is much of the operation of essential services (the Navy, [[Stern-Hansa]], for example) are nationalized & run by bureaucrats on [[Bundestag (world)|Bundestag]], the captial of [[Die Weltbund]].
  
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Though the family rivalries have faded, there still remain many sources of conflict.  The Bundestag on planet [[Bundestag (world)|Bundestag]], consists of members of the Sternreiter families, & planetary representives appointed by Sternreiters.  This much resented by many of the planets, several which rebelled and formed the [[League of Free Worlds]].  For the last 3 centuries there has been an undeclared war between DW & LOFW.  There is ongoing conflict between DW and the pirate [[Duchy of St. Foy]].  Both the LOFW and St. Foy conflicts have disrupted trade routes & decimated the already overstretched resources of [[Stern-Hansa]], the national (and only legal) shipping firms.  This has led to Stern-Hansa to employ drastic measures, paying (under the table) bounties to the DW  Navy to encouraging the latter to capture starships and trained crews to replace Stern-Hansa's losses.  Stern-Hansa has also a clandestine arrangements with the corporation [[Tuablin]] to supply trained slave crews & mind control drugs/devices.  These measures has created many enemies among merchant crews particularly among free traders, gaining much sympathy for LOWFIA (League of Free Worlds Insurgent Army) terrorists.
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Though the family rivalries have faded, there still remain many sources of conflict.  The Bundestag on planet [[Bundestag (world)|Bundestag]], consists of members of the Sternreiter families, & planetary representatives appointed by Sternreiters.  This much resented by many of the planets, several which rebelled and formed the [[League of Free Worlds]].  For the last 3 centuries there has been an undeclared war between [[Die Weltbund]] (DW) & [[League of Free Worlds]] (LOFW).  There is ongoing conflict between [[Die Weltbund|Weltbund]] and the pirate [[Duchy of St. Foy]].  Both the LOFW and [[St. Foy (world)|St. Foy]] conflicts have disrupted trade routes & decimated the already overstretched resources of [[Stern-Hansa]], the national (and only legal) shipping firms.  This has led to [[Stern-Hansa]] to employ drastic measures, paying (under the table) bounties to the [[Die Weltbund|Weltbund]] Navy to encouraging the latter to capture starships and trained crews to replace [[Stern-Hansa|Stern-Hansa's]] losses.  [[Stern-Hansa]] has also a clandestine arrangements with the corporation [[Tuablin]] to supply trained slave crews & mind control drugs/devices.  These measures has created many enemies among merchant crews particularly among free traders, gaining much sympathy for [[LOWFIA]] (League of Free Worlds Insurgent Army) terrorists.
  
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Another source of conflict is the rivalry between the Sternreiters and the rising power of the confederation bureaucrats who control the capital Bundestag, the Navy, and Stern-Hansa. The nobles control most of the wealth, the national assembly, and the lawmaking powers. The bureacrats control the executive and judicial powers plus the Navy and transportation network.  As the bureaucrats increasing their political clout, the nobles have become to fear for loss of power and prestige.  Most families have opted to fight, either by clandestine manuvering against the bureacracy or by legislatiion.  The [[Von Manwaring]] & [[Hauser-Marck]] families have opted to ally themselves with the bureaucrats.
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Then there is the smuggling problem.  With [[Stern-Hansa|Stern-Hansa's]] problem many planets have resorted to sell outside [[Die Weltbund|Weltbund]] space via smugglers, both free traders, & corsairs. Also many noble families have increased the size of their system and issued [[Letter of Marque|letters of marque]] to unaligned pirates operating out of [[Liberty Hall Subsector|Liberty Hall]], [[Mapepire Subsector|Mapepire]], [[Delta Subsector|Delta]], and [[Metchi' Alagwa Subsector|Metchi'Alagwa]] subsectors. Many of the corsairs wear the uniforms and shipmarkings of the system navies of the planets that hired them.  This make for a many sided fight between [[St. Foy (world)|St. Foy]], [[LOFWIA]], unaligned corsairs, privateers, [[Stern-Hansa]], [[Die Weltbund|Weltbund]] Navy, & various system & noble space forces.
  
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Then there is the bureaucrats against the bureaucrats. Corruption is rampant throughout the government, particularly among Stern-Hansa & the Navy (the latter having many captains & commands little better than pirates). In the navy conflict centers around Grand Admiral Reiter Horst von Wessel, who was pushed through by reformist members of the
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=== Government & Politics ===
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nobles and the navy after DW's humiliating defeat by the Duchy of St. Foy. His infamous order to shoot first when encountering strange vessels was a effort to stem illegal ship captures by which many DW naval officers practice. On the practical side, his naval reforms have increased the morale & effectiveness of the naval forces.  In his years as Grand Admiral he has survived 11 attempts on his life, 2 by LOFWIA, 5 by naval personnel, and 4 by parties unknown.
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The [[Die Weltbund]] government is characterized as having a very high degree of centralization with a very strong bureaucracy, which sets supremely uniform policies that direct a multi-system state and strongly disregards local/planetary differences when it suits the near-supreme oligarchy of the [[Sternreiter]] Family. The [[Die Weltbund]] government, founded as a [[Republic]], and possesses many features of a  [[Confederation]], but is usually classified as an [[Corporate Hegemony]], a type of [[Hegemony]] with many properties of an [[Oligarchy]].
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=== Government Structure ===
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Die Weltbund is a loose confederation of worlds comprising the [[Mapepire Subsector|Mapepire]], [[Die Weltbund Subsector|Die Weltbund]], [[Liberty Hall Subsector|Liberty Hall]] subsectors in the [[The Beyond Sector|Beyond]] & the  [[Harem Subsector|Harem]] subsector in the [[Foreven Sector]].
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The worlds, though wholly owned by the Sternreiters, the planetary governments are allowed much self-rule.  There is a caveat to this political freedom as it determined by the steady flow of wealth into the Sternreiters bank accounts.
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Another source of conflict is the rivalry between the Sternreiters and the rising power of the confederation bureaucrats who control:
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* The capital Bundestag,
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* The [[Weltbund Navy]], and...
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* [[Stern-Hansa]].
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=== Political Factions ===
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The nobles control most of the wealth, the national assembly, and the lawmaking powers.
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The bureacrats control the executive and judicial powers plus the Navy and transportation network.
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As the bureaucrats increasing their political clout, the nobles have become to fear for loss of power and prestige.  Most families have opted to fight, either by clandestine manuvering against the bureacracy or by legislatiion.  The [[Von Manwaring]] and [[Hauser-Marck]] families have opted to ally themselves with the bureaucrats.
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Then there is the bureaucrats against the bureaucrats. Corruption is rampant throughout the government, particularly among [[Stern-Hansa]] and the Weltbund Navy (the latter having many captains and commands little better than pirates).
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=== Military & Intelligence ===
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In the navy conflict centers around Grand Admiral Reiter Horst von Wessel, who was pushed through by reformist members of the nobles and the navy after DW's humiliating defeat by the Duchy of St. Foy. His infamous order to shoot first when encountering strange vessels was a effort to stem illegal ship captures by which many DW naval officers practice. On the practical side, his naval reforms have increased the morale & effectiveness of the naval forces.  In his years as Grand Admiral he has survived 11 attempts on his life, 2 by LOFWIA, 5 by naval personnel, and 4 by parties unknown.
  
 
The navy is currently in a state flux due to Grand Admiral von Wessel's reforms. Piracy, extortion, & corruption  have declined by naval personnel after many officiers were cashiered in the aftermath of the Imperial [[Fifth Frontier War]]. Several of the personnel dismissed have started pirate bands of their own or enlisted into LOFWIA.   
 
The navy is currently in a state flux due to Grand Admiral von Wessel's reforms. Piracy, extortion, & corruption  have declined by naval personnel after many officiers were cashiered in the aftermath of the Imperial [[Fifth Frontier War]]. Several of the personnel dismissed have started pirate bands of their own or enlisted into LOFWIA.   
  
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Then there is the smuggling problem.  With Stern-Hansa's problem many planets have resorted to sell outside DW space via smugglers, both free traders, & corsairs.  Also many noble families have increased the size of their system and issued [[Letter of marque|letters of marque]] to unaligned pirates operating out of [[Liberty Hall Subsector|Liberty Hall]], [[Mapepire Subsector|Mapepire]], [[Delta Subsector|Delta]], and [[Metchi'Alagwa Subsector|Metchi'Alagwa]] subsectors.  Many of the corsairs wear the uniforms and shipmarkings of the system navies of the planets that hired them.  This make for a many sided fight between St. Foy, LOFWIA, unaligned corsairs,  privateers, Stern-Hansa, DW Navy, & various system & noble space forces.
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== [[World]]s & [[Sector]]s ([[Astrography]]) ==
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This [[polity]] can be primarily found in the following areas: <br>
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''[[Charted Space]]:''
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* [[Beyond Sector]]
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** [[TBD Subsector]]
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=== Capital/s: 1105 ===
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The [[capital]]/s of this [[polity]] is/are located in the following location/s:
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* [[TBD (world)]]
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=== World Listing: 1105 ===
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The following [[system]]s and [[world]]s are a part of this [[polity]]:
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 
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|S1= {{CT}} [[Paranoia Press]] [[Beyond]]
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|S2=[[Michael J. Maley]] - [http://www.darkhstarr.com/DieWeltbund.html High Tortuga]
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|S2= EXTERNAL LINK: [http://www.darkhstarr.com/DieWeltbund.html High Tortuga] by Author: [[Michael J. Maley]]
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|S3= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
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|S4= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
 
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Revision as of 16:07, 28 January 2022

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Die Weltbund (or "Weltenbund") is a polity that is located in the Die Weltbund Subsector of Beyond Sector.

Astronavigational Codes

Polity Astronavigational Codes
Polity Survey Code Type Remarks
Die Weltbund Pre-Imperial Bs No standard code None
Die Weltbund 1st Survey (300) Bs 2-ltr code None
Die Weltbund 2nd Survey (1065) BlSo 4-ltr code None

Description (Specifications)

The republic variously known as Die Weltbund or Weltenbund, was founded in -123 by Solomani colonists who believed they were descendants of Terra's original rocket scientist. A representative oligarchy dominated by the Sternmeisters, planetary barons who control all resources on their prospective worlds, backed by a very professional army and navy.

History & Background (Dossier)

The height of Die Weltbund power was from 730-923 when they dominated the Die Weltbund, Liberty Hall, Middle Beyond subsectors in The Beyond, and the Piah & Harem subsectors in the Foreven Sector. Since endemic rebellion due to economic inequality fostered by the League of Free Worlds has weakened its hold on outlaying planets. Die Weltbund was an Imperial client state from 612-984, when Die Weltbund rejected the Imperium's request that Weltbund relax their trade monopoly within Weltbund space.

The first explorers to this region were persons who believed they were descendants of the German-speaking space pioneers of Terra. This belief has become the national cult and the main unifying factor among the rival noble families of Die Weltbund. The language and much of the culture is an archaic, idealistic form of early space age German scientists.

Despite this belief in being descended from technocrats, Die Weltbund remains largely non-industrial.

There are three main reasons for this development:

  • 1. The first and main reason is the vast natural resources (the main reason these planets were settled) has made the Sternreiters very rich exporting raw goods and made them little disposed to industry.
  • 2. Secondary, was the various wars between rival Weltbund nobles, and the increase of piracy between the 2nd-8th centuries Imperial. These internal struggles tended to target the more developed centers, dropping the tech level of many planets.
  • 3. The third reason was the fear by the noble families of creating an upwardly-mobile middle class that would threaten the hegemony. Some of the results of the later fears is much of the operation of essential services (the Navy, Stern-Hansa, for example) are nationalized & run by bureaucrats on Bundestag, the captial of Die Weltbund.

Though the family rivalries have faded, there still remain many sources of conflict. The Bundestag on planet Bundestag, consists of members of the Sternreiter families, & planetary representatives appointed by Sternreiters. This much resented by many of the planets, several which rebelled and formed the League of Free Worlds. For the last 3 centuries there has been an undeclared war between Die Weltbund (DW) & League of Free Worlds (LOFW). There is ongoing conflict between Weltbund and the pirate Duchy of St. Foy. Both the LOFW and St. Foy conflicts have disrupted trade routes & decimated the already overstretched resources of Stern-Hansa, the national (and only legal) shipping firms. This has led to Stern-Hansa to employ drastic measures, paying (under the table) bounties to the Weltbund Navy to encouraging the latter to capture starships and trained crews to replace Stern-Hansa's losses. Stern-Hansa has also a clandestine arrangements with the corporation Tuablin to supply trained slave crews & mind control drugs/devices. These measures has created many enemies among merchant crews particularly among free traders, gaining much sympathy for LOWFIA (League of Free Worlds Insurgent Army) terrorists.

Then there is the smuggling problem. With Stern-Hansa's problem many planets have resorted to sell outside Weltbund space via smugglers, both free traders, & corsairs. Also many noble families have increased the size of their system and issued letters of marque to unaligned pirates operating out of Liberty Hall, Mapepire, Delta, and Metchi'Alagwa subsectors. Many of the corsairs wear the uniforms and shipmarkings of the system navies of the planets that hired them. This make for a many sided fight between St. Foy, LOFWIA, unaligned corsairs, privateers, Stern-Hansa, Weltbund Navy, & various system & noble space forces.

Government & Politics

The Die Weltbund government is characterized as having a very high degree of centralization with a very strong bureaucracy, which sets supremely uniform policies that direct a multi-system state and strongly disregards local/planetary differences when it suits the near-supreme oligarchy of the Sternreiter Family. The Die Weltbund government, founded as a Republic, and possesses many features of a Confederation, but is usually classified as an Corporate Hegemony, a type of Hegemony with many properties of an Oligarchy.

Government Structure

Die Weltbund is a loose confederation of worlds comprising the Mapepire, Die Weltbund, Liberty Hall subsectors in the Beyond & the Harem subsector in the Foreven Sector.

The worlds, though wholly owned by the Sternreiters, the planetary governments are allowed much self-rule. There is a caveat to this political freedom as it determined by the steady flow of wealth into the Sternreiters bank accounts.

Another source of conflict is the rivalry between the Sternreiters and the rising power of the confederation bureaucrats who control:

Political Factions

The nobles control most of the wealth, the national assembly, and the lawmaking powers. The bureacrats control the executive and judicial powers plus the Navy and transportation network.

As the bureaucrats increasing their political clout, the nobles have become to fear for loss of power and prestige. Most families have opted to fight, either by clandestine manuvering against the bureacracy or by legislatiion. The Von Manwaring and Hauser-Marck families have opted to ally themselves with the bureaucrats.

Then there is the bureaucrats against the bureaucrats. Corruption is rampant throughout the government, particularly among Stern-Hansa and the Weltbund Navy (the latter having many captains and commands little better than pirates).

Military & Intelligence

In the navy conflict centers around Grand Admiral Reiter Horst von Wessel, who was pushed through by reformist members of the nobles and the navy after DW's humiliating defeat by the Duchy of St. Foy. His infamous order to shoot first when encountering strange vessels was a effort to stem illegal ship captures by which many DW naval officers practice. On the practical side, his naval reforms have increased the morale & effectiveness of the naval forces. In his years as Grand Admiral he has survived 11 attempts on his life, 2 by LOFWIA, 5 by naval personnel, and 4 by parties unknown.

The navy is currently in a state flux due to Grand Admiral von Wessel's reforms. Piracy, extortion, & corruption have declined by naval personnel after many officiers were cashiered in the aftermath of the Imperial Fifth Frontier War. Several of the personnel dismissed have started pirate bands of their own or enlisted into LOFWIA.

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

This polity can be primarily found in the following areas:
Charted Space:

Capital/s: 1105

The capital/s of this polity is/are located in the following location/s:

World Listing: 1105

The following systems and worlds are a part of this polity:

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