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Chiss Ascendancy

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''This is about the current '''Chiss Ascendancy'''. You may be looking for:
* The [[Chiss Ascendancy(Year 8)|Chiss Ascendancy from Year 8]]
* The [[Chiss Ascendancy(Year 9)|Chiss Religion]]
* The [[Chiss Ascendancy(Year 10)|Medical Corporation]] from Year 10
* The [[The Chiss Ascendancy| Mining Corporation]]
* The [[Chiss Ascendancy-In-Exile]]( a community of [[Chiss]] and a successor organization to the [[Chiss Society]]).''
* The [[Chiss Ascendancy (Year 13)|Medical Corporation]] of Year 13
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| name = Chiss Ascendancy
| image = [[File:ChissLogo-yr21.png]]
| motto =
| status = Active
| leader = Grand Syndic [[Cong`liddo Nollaig]]
| founded = [[Year 13|Year 13 Day 312]](as [[House Yar]])
| dissolved =
| industry = [[:Category:Mercenaries|Mercenaries]]
| holosite = [https://swc-chiss.com/ Chiss Holonet]
}}

==Description==
The Chiss Ascendancy is the governing body of the [[Chiss]] Race. For most of its history, the Ascendancy has been based on the Chiss homeworld of [[Csilla]].

==History==
===Pre Ice Age (30000 BCGT - 5000 BCGT)===
Little is known of Chiss History prior to the onset of Csilla's Ice Age other than myths and legends shared by various Chiss Families. What is agreed upon is that Csilla was, from 30000 BCGT to 5000 BCGT, a verdant planet. While some scientists theorize Chiss were human colonists who arrived on Csilla circa 30,000 BCT, modern Chiss anthropologists dismiss this as humanocentric efforts to credit the human race for Chiss Civilizational accomplishments.

It is at this time that Chiss Families first organized into Chiss Houses with Patriarchs(the title was not gender-specific) , Patriels(Administrators of House assets), Speakers(House Ambassadors that would evolve into the senior advisor for the House), Blood, Cousins, Ranking Distant, Trial Born and Merit Adoptive as House Ranks. The Houses developed into quasi feudal states whose territory was always in flux and connected by a complex web of alliances and intermarriages. There are stories that one house may have achieved overlordship status, but the sources disagree on which House achieved this status or even if it happened at all.

By 5000 BCGT, Csilla's star suddenly dimmed. Scientists at the time had not projected the dimming of Csilla's star for another 10,000 years at least. The dimming dropped the temperature on Csilla resulting in the Cold Climate with relatively temperate zones, the climate with which Csilla is known for today. Debate exists within the Chiss scientific community between the majority who hold that Climate Change played a factor or that alien technology may have been the culprit. Csilla was now in an ice age and nothing would be the same again.

By this time, Force Sensitive Chiss had been identified and had organized themselves into the Chiss Sages. The Chiss Sages hosted an annual festival in which the safety and neutrality of all Chiss was guaranteed. These annual meetings coalesced into the discussions of uniting the Houses and all of Chiss Society, including one historic festival in 5000 BCGT.

===Antiquity Era(5000 BCGT - 68 BCGT)===
====Ascension Age(5000 BCGT - 3600 BCGT)====
The Foundation of the Chiss Ascendancy and Csilla's Ice Age are linked to such an extent that modern scholars speak of Pre-Ice Age Csilla and Pre-Ascendancy Csilla in the same context, as both started circa 5000 CGBT. The Chiss Ascendancy was founded by Four Chiss Houses who came to be known as the Ruling Families. These Ruling Houses would be permitted to elevate other families to or expel families from the Ruling Families on a vote of all the other families, with the requirement that the number of Ruling Families must never be less than three. However, with no ceiling set, the number of Ruling Families would fluctuate to as few as three and as many as twelve over the centuries.

The Families would then appoint Ministers, known as Syndics, to manage each Ministry of which that House had been given oversight. The assembly of Syndics, known as the Syndicure(called the Chiss Cabinet by outsiders), would be tasked with managing the daily affairs of the Chiss Ascendancy. Each Syndic would report to a Senior Syndic who would represent that House, known as the Speaker Prime(based on the same role from within Houses that had existed in the Pre Ascendancy period. Rumors reported that one of them would often be elected to chair the Syndicure in a post known as the Syndic Prime.

The Non-Ruling Families would be given status in the assembly of all Chiss Houses, alongside the Ruling Families, in a body known as the Council of Families (the Ruling Families constituted a smaller body within the Council known as the Ruling Circle). Over the centuries , Houses would delegate their seats in the Council to designated representatives, who were known as Aristocra. These Aristocra, initially accepted their role within the Houses, but over the centuries found themselves delegated to tasks too important to leave to Merit Adoptives but too undesirable for hiring ranked House Members to want.

Other Chiss institutions such as the Chiss Expansionary Defense Force and the Chiss Expeditionary Library were also created in this period. The CEDF to have a unified force to defend Chiss territory and the Expeditionary Library to organize and gather knowledge obtained by exploration and colonization. The Chiss Sages would grow and expand to eventually oversee the training of Skywalkers, younglings who were Force Sensitive.

As Chiss territory grew, a process was develop to allocate new domains into the Ascendancy. New Colonies would be garrisoned by the Colonial Phalanxes under the command of a Colonial Syndic until the world was transferred to the custody of a Ruling Chiss House. One each world, Csilla included, the feudalism continued as each Ruling House was allowed to parcel out territory to Non-Ruling Houses. All these new colonies would be linked to Csilla via Nav Beacons while new routes would be navigated by Chiss with the gift of Third Sight, who were known as Skywalkers. By the 37th Century, events would transpire which would put a curb on Chiss Expansion.

Each Ruling Chiss House would soon govern one of the many worlds colonized during this period. Each House appointed a Patriel to govern the world and then sent a representative(appointed by the Patriel) to Csilla to provide a link between the planet and the Ascendancy Government. Patriels would eventually delegate their duties to officials known as Senators, who by the time of the Chiss Civil Dispute were known to have spent more of their careers on Csilla then on the world they represented.

As Chiss dominions included more worlds and trade routes, the Chiss Ascendancy found itself faced with new threats, such as the Ebruchi Pirates, who had hidden bases dangerously close to Chiss Space.. After conflicts with hostile empires, the Chiss Ascendancy had accepted alien refugee populations. The world of Sarvchi specialized in the assimilation of alien refugees, and became the center of activism for increased rights of the Ascendancy's alien minority.

====Sith Era(3600 BCT - 3400 BCGT)====
The Sith Era is the Era of Chiss History of which the least is known both inside and outside the Chiss Ascendancy and it this is very much intentional.

The Chiss Ascendancy itself entered into an alliance with the Sith Empire against the Galactic Republic for reasons that have never been disclosed. The Economic, Territorial and Technological growth of the Ascension Age would be dwarfed by the growth in the Sith Era as existing technologies, such as Masers, were improved and new technologies were developed. Among the reforms enacted during this era was the addition of elected members of Parliament. These Members of Parliament(MPs) were prohibited from being House members, with each planet getting a number of seats based on population. No legislation could be passed without the joint consent of the Parliament and the Council of Families. Chaired by a Chancellor(the post likely inspired by the Galactic Republic title of the same name)who was elected by the Chiss Parliament as a whole for a set term(the length of the term would fluctuate over the centuries). The Chiss Parliament would meet in Convocate Hall, which was expanded to accommodate the new assembly. The creation of the Chiss Parliament had been a populist response to the increasing power of the Aristocra of the Ruling Houses, who had used the crisis of the Sith Wars to also take the powers of the Speaker Prime Role.

The Chiss Sages also learned to construct and use lightsabers, with some maintaining their force abilities into adulthood. The Sages would organize those who had into what would become known as the Sacred Phalanx to protect Chiss Sage temples and other property. The Sacred Phalanx would consist of both force sensitive and non-force sensitive members of the Chiss sages who had received some military training.

The Chiss Secret Police would be created during this period to monitor internal security, but by the end of the era would be merged into the intelligence division of the Chiss Military and to create Asrallka, the Chiss Intelligence Agency. Initially staffed by Shadow Children, its membership would expand with its mandate.

At the end of the Sith Wars, the Chiss entered adopted a policy of limited expansion and non-intervention that was misinterpreted by outsiders as isolationism, despite the Chiss Houses freely expanding their own private ventures into the Chaos and what the Chiss called Lesser Space. Of peculiar note is House Nuroudo leaving Chiss Space, with the Syndicure declaring that House Nuroudo was now a noble order to which the most honorable Chiss would be elevated.

====Isolation Era(3399 BCGT - 68 BCGT)====
By 3300 BCGT the Syndicure had sealed all records pertaining to the Sith Wars and recalled all operatives and CEDF units from Lesser Space, but rumors persisted inside and outside the Ascendancy that some operatives stayed behind(either ordered or by choice) and married into human populations as generational sleeper agents. The recent metamorphosis plague changing some humans into chiss has recently given more credence to this theory.

By 965 BCGT, the Chiss Parliament passed and the Council of Families ratified the Non-Aggression Act which forbade any CEDF Units, including Colonial Phalanxes from firing at alien forces unless fired upon first. The Household Phalanxes were not restricted by this policy, due to being under the direct control of their House and were an intentional loophole in the new law, a fact that made the Houses very wealthy in the centuries that followed(a result of some engaging in aggressive trading and even some privateering).

During this time, the Chiss Ascendancy did not remain static as the Aristocra who were already senior ministers within the Syndicure displaced the Patriarchs of the Ruling Families and assumed direct control over the Ruling Chiss Houses. The result was the merger of the Syndicure and Council of Families in both name and function into a new Council of Families and the new Ruling Circle led by the Ruling Aristocra. The Ruling Aristocra would also rewrite history so that all believed that Chiss Houses had always been led by an Aristocra. By the time of the First Vagaari War, the Council of Families was also known as The Aristocra.

A side effect of the now inward looking Chiss was an increase in inter-House and intra-House schemes and plots. The resulting disputes of this time would set the stage for a greater conflict centuries later and be exploited by enemies of the Ascendancy. Convocate Hall became known for more instances of the March of Silence, a ritual in which citizens make their petitions to the Council of Families(the old practice was petitions to either the Council of Families or the Syndicure, but after the merger of both)The practice was a process by which citizens could directly approach the government at best and legalized assassination at worst.

====First Vagaari War (67 BCGT - 66 BCGT)====
The Chiss Ascendancy had abhorred slavery for philosophical and practical reasons, slaves being less productive and slave catching being a waste of security resources. Only Non-Sentient creatures were acceptable for use as coerced labor. The CEDF, however, only enforced slavery inside Ascendancy borders. A Chiss Merchant, Diplomat, or Asrallka agent who observed the slave trade would report this to their trading partners during a trade.

The Vagaari were a race of nomadic slavers, and when they attacked what they assumed to be just another target, they had no idea they were preparing for a confrontation with the Chiss. Their chosen target had been favored trad partner to several Chiss Houses. The CEDF sent a Task Force to investigate, and the Task Force was ambushed, but emerged victorious.

The response was an unrelenting attack on Chiss Trade Routes. The Chiss Ascendancy constructed Armed Merchant Cruisers with concealed weaponry to meet this new threat. The CEDF counterattack used intelligence gathered by Asrallka and House Nuroudo(who had mysteriously returned), to find the location of the Vagaari Homeworld, a search which lasted two years. After the Battle of what was thought to be the Vagaari Homeworld, there were no further Vagaari attacks for more than twenty years, during which the Chiss Ascendancy resumed its pre-war policy. As a reward for their role in winning the war after their mysterious return, House Nuroudo was restored to the Ruling Families, and granted oversight of the CEDF,

====Second Vagaari War (40 BCGT - 38 BCGT)====
'''''"Those shields aren't particle bubbles, they are sentients!"'''''
-''Transmission Excerpt, 1st Battle of Cormit''

Many years later the Vagaari returned, but with a new strategy. The Chiss had not attacked the Vagaari Homeworld, but the homeworld of another race the Vagaari had enslaved called the Geroons (this fact would not be known until the Five Year War).The Vagaari Miskara (Supreme Commander) decided to create an embargo-in-force against the Chiss. Anyone who traded with the Chiss was attacked in a series of brutal raids and strict blockades.While the more prosperous House worlds such as Sposia (ruled by House Sabosen) were well supplied through the crisis, more remote colonies felt the sting of restricted supplies.The Vagaari then assembled a fleet that they hoped would crush the CEDF and establish Vagaari dominance in the Unknown Regions. The CEDF was prepared and knew when the attack was coming and prepared to defend the remote colony of Cormit.

As Chiss fighters engaged the Vagaari ships, they noticed that some ships had been configured with what was at first thought to be armor or shielding. Scouts later reported that the "bubbles" were in fact containing sentients who appeared trapped. The most critical Vagaari ships were protected by cells for slaves.

The CEDF Commanders made a decision to cripple the Vagaari ships rather than destroy them. This decision resulted in a 5-hour engagement that led to thousands of Chiss lives. Whether they were pilots, ground troops killed during boarding actions, or Ship crews, their sacrifice ultimately forced the Miskara to flee. He took the few ships with his most loyal captains and left the system. The remaining ships surrendered a few minutes later.

Less than two weeks later, CEDF Task Forces emerged from Chiss space looking for retribution for Cormit. The Vagaari Ships left to embargo and blockade the allies of the Chiss were awaiting orders that were supposed to come after "Victory over the Chiss", orders which never came. The ships were attacked by the Chiss in much the same manner, and emboldened other groups to begin (or resume) resisting the Vagaari. The Chiss then returned to their peacetime position and allowed the other powers of the region to enforce the new peace through multilateral agreements. When asked to join, the Chiss refused on the grounds that "The Chiss are not conquerors", instead preferring to maintain their pre-war trade agreements.

The Second Vagaari War had created veterans who were looking for work, but the Ministry of Allocation did not have enough positions available to hire all of them, so many became enforcers in the Ascendancy's Post-War Underworld. The Chiss underworld was run by minor and fallen families who traded in black market alien products, mostly on frontier worlds like Cormit. The resumption of trade created a new economic boom, even with some resources devoted to replacing ships and assets damaged or destroyed in the War. The Chiss underworld was also a popular choice for non-Chiss who felt shut out of other aspects of Chiss Society. However, more and more of the Ascendancy's non-Chiss population began to feel that they deserved an "equal" share of the new prosperity without resorting to criminality.

While most were satisfied with the return to Pre-War Status Quo, a Captain who had commanded a Cruiser at Cormit argued a minority view. The war had changed everything, he began to tell his colleagues. The Chiss could no longer sit back and await the next Vagaari attack. The Vagaari Miskara had fled to the true Vagaari homeworld, which Chiss intelligence still could not locate, and the Captain was sure that the Miskara was marshalling his forces for a renewed attack. This Captain had seen the lives lost at Cormit and felt that the Chiss should be the guarantors of Peace in the region, and actively counter the slave trade, which still continued despite the Vagaari disappearance. Promoted to Force Commander for his actions at Cormit, Thar`mis` Stal would have an undeniable effect on Chiss Society long after Cormit.

===Dispute Era(37 BCGT - 7 CGT)===
==== The Vesci War(37 BCGT to 12 BCGT) ====
'''''"The continued existence of multiple families, each with a specialization, was designed to create a symbiotic system; However, it has lead to system of political scheming. We have no choice but to reconsider our political structure and the role the Chiss Houses have within it."'''''

-Excerpt from ''The Throne of Csilla'', by Chaf`ara Nithin

Chiss Culture changed for forever when in 37 BCGT, the Vesci Crime Syndicate was founded by a coalition of minor Chiss families that had been demoted from being seated in the Chiss Parliament. The Syndicate contained a structure similar to Black Sun, where each Vesci Aristocra organized into a criminal coalition. While the ultimate goals of the Syndicate did not go beyond provide black market goods and service, each individual family hoped to use the Syndicate as a means to climb back into the corridors of power.

Realizing that even the criminal path was blocked by powerful Chiss families, the Non-Chiss population joined with Houseless Chiss to organize their own revolutionary organization. The organization that would be created five years later represented those neglected by larger Chiss society and those who held minority views. The CEDF decided that the rise of the Syndicate was a threat to the economic and political stability of the Ascendancy, the CEDF waged a bitter 20-year campaign to secure the Chiss Ascendancy. During this time, the Non-Chiss population on many worlds were reassigned to refugee camps and reeducation centers. Senior Captain Thar`mis Stal was disgusted at his role in these operations.

"The aliens were rounded up and loaded up onto the ship. They were older style raw materials haulers where hundreds of sentients were cramped into the cargo bays besides dirty crates and meleenium piles. When we got to our destination, even the children smelled like duracrete and spoiled fruit. The CEDF were not the colonial phalanxes, we had little experience in relocation of massive populations, and none whatsoever in refugee exchanges. The Hierarchy called it an exchange, but those of us who were out there knew what it was before we even negotiated price: Slavery. We were violating one of our oldest laws just to deal with a public order problem."

After 20 years of this, public support for the Grand Aristocra beyond to wane. The Chiss Ascendancy was never an absolute monarchy with the Head of State powers invested in the Council of Families. However, the powers of Head of Government had been granted to Aristocra Csapla during the Second Vagaari War, who was approved by the Council of Families to the title of 'Grand Aristocra'. The Grand Aristocra managed the government on a daily basis. Some began to believe that the Grand Aristocra was being hampered by the other Chiss Houses, while others began to wonder why the Grand Aristocra always had to be a Csapla.

The other Houses coalesced around an opposition that felt that a Csapla Aristocracy was close to monarchy and won the power to nominate and approve the new Aristocra. The new rule would be tested a few months later when the Grand Aristocra was assassinated. The Grand Aristocra was on Sarvchi on a public tour to gather more support for the "Public Order" policy. Sarvchi, as home to a large Non-Chiss minority, had known years of unrest following the implementation of the new policy.

The Grand Aristocra had finished making his speech, when a Non-Chiss approached. The Non-Chiss thanked the Grand Aristocra for allowing him and his family to become citizens and then detonated a bomb. Public Outrage was misdirected to the Non-Chiss population, but others were concerned about the fact the Grand Aristocra's security was so light for the event and suspected a broader conspiracy.

[[Roeg`eri Csapla]], was an Assistant Syndic the Colonial Affairs Ministry during this period, and was focused on newer colonies, and ignored the petty infighting between the other Houses. Geric was more interested in music and a secret affair with a Twi`lek agricultural expert. Her mysterious death led him to lose interest in leadership and resign his title as Aristocra. This created the necessary opening for Faran's bid for power.

Chaf`ara Nithin used his involvement with the Vesci Syndicate to bribe, blackmail, and deceive his way into the Aristocracy of House Chaf. House Chaf had risen and fallen many times in its history. This time the Vesci Syndicate would seek power and the coveted role of Grand Aristocra. Faran was elected Grand Aristocra with the pledge to end the 'Public Order' policy of his predecessor. Faran changed the Grand Aristocra position so that there was a term limit of 6 months and the new Aristocra had to be from a different House than their predecessor. When his 6-month term limit expired, the Chiss public wondered whether Faran would resign or run again. This will never be known as he was killed by an assassin's bomb planted outside his home the night before he was due to make a major announcement.

House Chaf blamed the other Houses and used the Vesci Syndicate to turn a protest into a riot that wrecked the city for days. The Council of Families believed that this was a result of rebels and decreed that the borders of the Ascendancy would be shut down. They announced that the major Houses would be involved in the security of the Ascendancy, through what came to be called the "Prefecture System". The CEF and Colonials Phalanxes would be dissolved, and their assets used to expand the Household Phalanxes, existing colonies would be apportioned between the Major Chiss Houses, no new colonies be founded, while the CEDF would maintain Naporar as the CEDF Headquarters. House Nuroudo lost its role of oversight over the CEDF in the months that followed Faran's death, as the next Grand Aristocra was a Nuroudo. The Vesci Syndicate extracted their revenge by killing the Grand Aristocra by blowing up his ship as it landed during a parade.

It was decided that control over the "Csilla Prefecture" would be allocated to an Assembly of Minor Chiss Houses. The Council of Families, in pursuit of securing more territory for their families, had handed the Vesci Syndicate control of the Csilla System itself. When the Ascendancy media exposed this, uprisings erupted on the other colony worlds of the Csilla system. In the meantime, Grand Aristocras were elected and then resigned amid scandal or were assassinated, House Yar fell into decline due to its support of the House Nuroudo Grand Aristocra.

====Chiss Civil Dispute (11 BCGT - 2 BCGT)====
'''''"Define disappeared."'''''

-Admiral Un`alomi responding to her aide's report about the Crustai incident

The Crustai system was one of the newest Chiss colonies and allocation of it was disputed. The CEDF absorbed the colonial phalanx into itself and garrisoned the system until the Council determined allocation. Suddenly, reports stopped coming from the system, and Household Phalanxes were reporting rapid disappearance of personnel, sabotage, and theft.

No one had any answers until the scouts at the edge of the Naporar system picked up a massive Chiss fleet on approach to the planet. The CDF deployed its ships and prepared to repel the invasion. After a brutal space engagement, the CDF lost. The invaders landed on the planet and destroyed everything and arrested everyone. The CEDF lost its best officers that day. Those who survived gathered to select a new Defense Hierarchy. Unable to come to an agreement, they let the Council decide. The Defense Hierarchy became staffed with partisans of the Houses.

The Chiss Houses all blamed each other for the attack and the House Prefectures went to a war stance. All the Household Phalanxes, now Fleet sized, attacked each other in a bid to seize the non-house owned colonies. The CEDF was too busy reorganizing after the Battle of Naporar and the Csilla Insurrection to enforce the territorial allocation of the colonies and protect CEDF Outposts, and now the Houses knew it. Pesfavri was immediately followed up by attacks on all colonies by rival Houses, starting with the CEDF outposts in The Redoubt. Pesfavri was the flashpoint in what became the Chiss Civil Dispute.
The black market had been crushed by the "Public Order" policy and trade with outsiders had ended. The Prefectures were allocating more resources away from Csilla and to their individuals worlds. Csilla was an isolated system, and the CEDF needed resources. The Council of Families approved a policy of forced requisitioning, whereby citizens were deprived of their property at the end for a charric.

The Great Houses sought to do on Csilla what the Ruling Houses were doing on a smaller scale(offworld Great Houses had long since been absorbed directly into Ruling Houses or had left Chiss space). By this time, all the Chiss Houses were appointing officials based on political favors rather than talent. Entire departments ground to an operational halt.

The Great House leaders then met on a secure Holonet meeting, to form a secessionist organization called the City States of Csilla. The City States of Csilla would be a confederation of the cities, governed by the City-State Assembly.

The CEDF took direct control of Csaplar after an abortive attempt by CSC agents to cause the capital itself to secede. Senior Captain Thar`mis Stal was brought out of retirement and placed in command of the defenses of the city, while the Defense Hierarchy secretly negotiated with the CSC. The much-feared attack never materialized, due to an agreement being reached between the Defense Hierarchy and the City States of Csilla.

The Chiss Parliament would only seat representatives from the Csilla Prefecture for the foreseeable future and was given the sole authority to amend the Chiss Constitution. An important provision of the agreement only allowed for the seating of MP's after elections. The CEDF supported a slate of Anti-CSC candidates after exposing the CSC as a front for the Minor Houses and the core of the Vesci Syndicate.

A few days later, the Director of Asrallka was arrested for questionable financing activities. Three days before his public trial, he was found dead in his cell. Asrallka had already been weakened by defections to Household Intelligence units and now the Directr's death triggered a new concern about infiltration. The Director had been critical of the Defense Hierarchy and the Hierarchy was pushing to replace him. Surprisingly the Defense Hierarchy chose Thar`mis Stal as the new Director of Asrallka., a position he would use to place loyal favorites not just throughout Csilla, but throughout every system in the Ascendancy.

The people of Csilla feared the accumulation of power of the Chiss Houses. Thar`mis Stal called a meeting in the House Palace of representatives of the Parliament, the Chiss Houses, and the CEDF. The CEDF commanders signed a loyalty oath to the Force Commander. The Chiss Parliament named him Crahsyndic(Commanding Syndic) and granted him broad executive powers, along with a mandate to force the Chiss Houses to stand down their Household Phalanxes. The Chiss Houses refused to significantly reduce their forces and had their territory annexed by the Ascendancy through a coordinated operation of staged uprisings and arrests. The Aristocras were all given pardons and allow to live out the rest of their lives as ordinary citizens, but forbidden from retaking their lands or reforming their household phalanxes. Thar`mis Stal then executed a Parliament order to arrest the Defense Hierarchy. The forces loyal to the Hierarchy gathered around the CEDF Station orbiting the planet. The new Crahsyndic turned Csilla's planetary defenses on the station. within days, the new ruler of the Csilla received reports of worlds sending representatives and declaring their loyalty. Only one world refused to bow: Savchi

Sarvchi was the one world where Thar`mis Stal had expected to fall without firing a show. The world, however, was the domain of House Chaf, who believed he had been put into power by the same forces who had killed the Chaf Aristocra Faran. The Colonial Syndic of Sarvchi, the second daughter of Faran, declared her world independent and offered refuge to all who opposed the new regime. Among those who accepted the offer were the Chiss Sages. The enigmatic Chiss mystics who used what the rest of the galaxy called "the force" to divine the mysteries of the universe, were a problem because Thar`mis Stal saw them as a State Sponsored Religion which had no place in his new society. He ignored their offers to advise him, citing them as attempts to manipulate the new Crahsyndic. Tipped off that they would be arrested after meeting secretly with members of parliament, the Sages fled to Sarvchi. Thar`mis Stal believed he had all the proof he needed of their complicity with his enemies. So, he prepared to organize a force to take Sarvchi and crush the final obstacle to his regime.

The CEDF 'Administrators' on other worlds were either fanatical favorites or ambitious schemers looking to supplant Crahsyndic Rmisst. Each world had its own local problems, which plagued the new government. On Sposia, a popular judge had been put to death by the new governor, who was the friend of a CEDF pilot that Judge had jailed years earlier for theft of an air speeder. However, his greatest threat was still on the home world. House Sabosen lost control of the Judicial Circuit after Thar`mis Stal took power.

The one institution that remained independent was the Chiss Expeditionary Library, which was now supplying news content thanks to the decline of [[House Inronkini]]. The CEL contained many scholars and the press was openly critical of the new regime. Thar`mis Stal presented evidence to the Parliament that the CEL had been involved in allowing the Chiss Sages and other opponents of the regime to escape off world. CEL staff began arming and even recruited local CEDF troops to defend the Library. Crahsyndic Rmmist marched his bodyguard troops, the Flame Phalanx, onto the CEL campus to arrest the CEL staff. No one knows who fired first, but a charric rifle was fired and Rmisst's troops charged before they could get into position. Suddenly an explosion rocked the cavern and the entire campus was buried in an underground avalanche.

An incredible number of records were lost that day, including the latest information about the Chiss Colonies. Now only the few beacon ships which remains in system had that knowledge. Once again, the government was on the verge of a shutdown. Two new political parties were founded to organize Parliamentary opposition to him: The Throne Party and the Conservative Party. The Conservative Party favored a true republic with popular elections and the end of military rule, while the Throne Party favored turning control of the government to one Chiss House in the name of stability. The new coalition used the immigration wave and the CEL Crisis to win a majority of seats in Parliament. At the same time, the Crahsyndic supported the decolonization of the other colonies in the Csilla system, hoping that the renewed population would allow a boost in economic development. Unfortunately, he also brought a huge number of those who opposed him.

Thar`mis Stal had a plan to solve all his problems and it all involved Sarvchi. One of the people on Sarvchi who held no ill feelings against him was a young artist he had met earlier in his military career. The pair met in secret because she was a government informant in the Vesci Syndicate. He planned to personally lead a strike force to liberate the planet and free it to save her and be rid of all his enemies. Rmmist would then marry the young woman and declare their young child his heir presumptive. The Thronists would break from the Conservatives to declare the new Chiss monarch. Rmisst would then reopen the borders and begin to participate in the multilateral agreements established at the end of the Vagaari Wars.

One day when he was deciding which of his favorites on Csilla to name as Steward (the last thing he needed to do before leaving for Sarvchi), a young CEDF lieutenant entered holding a datapad. Assuming it was an update on the readiness of the Task Force, he accepted, while he was reviewing the pad, she revealed a charric that had somehow gotten past the sensors and shot the Crahsyndic, shouting "To Csesin Cart Ran'zezo! Tun'ho Vez To Rot'san'esibi! (THE TYRANT IS DEAD! LONG LIVE THE ASCENDANCY!). The assassin was shot while trying to escape before anyone could find out anything further.

====The Five Year War (2 BCGT - 7 CGT)====
'''''"We stand for the rights of non-Chiss and forgotten Chiss alike. Rejected by your Society, we rejected it in turn. We have no use for an 'Ascendancy' which has no use for us."'''''

- Tanasas Cabal Public Address after the InfoNet Blackout

Almost no one had planned for the assassination of Thar`mis Stal. The Major Houses were too busy fighting each other, The Minor Houses were hoping to use the absence of so many ships and troops to rebuild the Vesci Syndicate or make a bid for power themselves. The CEDF were busy in planning for Sarvchi or rebuilding the CEDF. Some had hoped to either side with the resistance on Sarvchi, link up with one of the Chiss Houses, or simply be declared Crahsyndic by an act of Parliament. The Parliament was busy holding the Thronist-Conservative Coalition together. The people of Sarvchi were bracing for an attack they knew was coming. No one had made preparations for Thar`mis Stal's death, except Thar`mis Stal.

The Amendment Thar`mis Stal had pushed which defined his powers left the appointment of a successor if he died before he could name one in the hands of parliament. In the days following Thar`mis Stal's assassination a number of candidates from the Chiss Houses and the CEDF met privately with Parliament Members to secure their support.

The Parliament suddenly announced that they had failed to find a suitable candidate and instead were amending the entire constitution. The CEDF was renamed the Csilla Expeditionary Defense Fleet, while Chiss army units were reorganized into tunnel militias(which would soon be subordinated in whole or part by the Vesci Houses), and a majority of the CEDF was demobilized. The new government severed all tied with offworld colonies and called off the Sarvchi operation. The Crahsyndic position was removed and the Chancellor position was restored. The Chancellor would be elected by the members of the Chiss Parliament, and have the power to appoint all senior officials, but only if parliament approved those candidates. The Conservatives held the alliance together by giving the Thronists the Vice-Chancellor position, along with a few other important posts.

The further restriction of trade and the massive demobilization set the stage for the revival of the Vesci Syndicate. The Syndicate set about supplying citizens through a new extensive Black Market that had arrived in the wake of the crisis. In return for reorganizing the council so anyone could sit on it, the Syndicate now was able to obtain off world goods.The Vesci Syndicate then incited labor strikes in the cities that turned into rioting. While the urban militias moved to quell the fighting, the planetary Holonet went offline, disconnecting the Government in Csaplar from the CEDF and the all the cities from each other.

This was in response to an attempt to grant the non-Chiss delegates full votes in the Parliament failed in late 2 BCGT. Non-Chiss had voting rights even in the earliest periods of immigration, but they had never been allowed to be members of parliament and had only the right to nonvoting delegates under the Conservative Constitution.

Then came an address by someone who called himself the Shadow Syndic. He was an alien who claimed that they were using the conflict to purge all those who were corrupt. The Vesci Syndicate was weakened as massive defections on both sides as troops even came out of retirement to declare for the Tanasas (Freedom) Cabal. The Tanasas Cabal used Chiss house ranks and was led by an elected Shadow Aristocra. The Cabalists had used the used for new staff after the CEL crisis to put their people in important positions managing the holonet and news agency. They had assassinated the Csapla Grand Aristocra, which they knew would trigger the assassinations of Grand Ariastocra Faran and the Director of Asrallka (the two individuals best suited to oppose them). Crahsyndic Rmmist was their ideal candidate but was assassinated before he could realize the Cabalist vision for the Ascendancy.

The CEDF commanders were split over whether to support the parliament or the Cabal. For the next eight years, battles were fought in space, on the frozen tundra and underground. Prard` uti Takir, youngest brother of the Aristocra of House Prard was named General of the Parliament forces two years after the conflict began and many officers were lost to defections, exile, or combat. He reorganized the army and led a grand campaign against the cabal forces.

The campaign was purely defensive as the Cabal resorted in a genocidal campaign against Chiss infrastructure, with everything from civilian building and historic sites being targeted. By the time the war ended, 80 percent of chiss techonology and infrastructure had been destroyed, only saves by being in the most well defended parts of the underground, with only the city of As`ciel surviving the above ground destruction. Remnants of the Chiss Houses had begun to coalesce on Csilla as more worlds disappeared in the same manner as Crustai. It was these forces who had turned the tide in the Five-Year War but were still resentful of the parliament's support for Thar`mis Stal.

In mid year 7, the Cabalists made one last bid for victory directly attacking Csaplar, but were obliterated by a counterattack. Captured cabal officers told the truth: the attack had been a distraction to allow a small task force to escape. The small cabal task force had contacted an alien coalition dedicated to multiracial harmony, peace, and justice.

They were called the Geroon Coalition.

===Restoration Era(8 CGT - Present)===
====1st Restored Chiss Ascendancy(Year 8): The Sith Ascendancy====
[[File:ChissEmblem.jpg|200px|frame|right|This is the emblem of the Chiss Ascendancy, used by the 1st Chiss Ascendancy Government]]
'''''"'Greetings, for those who do not know who I am, my name is Isoldor Storm, Sith Master and leader of the former 12 Colonies. I have come before you today to tell you my plans for the future. By the will of the noble Chiss, we the 12 Colonies have been adopted into their Ascendancy, to help the Chiss fulfill their dream of expansion into the galaxy. Together we can create a safer and secure galaxy for all who live in it. 'To the people of the 12 Colonies, treat the Chiss as if they were your own flesh and blood, treat them like brothers. For you will learn much from them, helping both their and our growth together, creating a strong bond that no forces can break. We have struck an alliance with the mighty forces of the Galactic Empire, they will aid us both Military and Economically, they are our friends, they might see things differently than us, but we need their support. Together we will all strive to our dreams together, forging our own destinies, fates, and our way of life. We must stand together, for separated we will fall but together we are unstoppable. Imperium Sine Fine.'"'''''

- Chancellor [[Isoldor Storm]] ''An Announcement to the Chiss and the people of the former 12 Colonies'':, Year 8 Day 219, 19:25:43(*Translated from Cheunh to Basic*)

As the joint Geroon-Cabalist Fleet approached, the Parliament weighed its options. Non-Chiss now held positions in the CEDF(the CSDF name was reverted during the war to boost morale), the government bureaucracy, and even the Parliament as voting members. One of these voting members proposed that if the cabalists have allies, then perhaps the Parliament should seek out allies as well.

General Prard` uti Takir recounted the secret meetings held with the alien visitors who were from something called the Twelve Colonies: ''"I stood there as our delegation met theirs. It was not a meeting of strangers, but of friends. The delegation was led by the members of Chiss Houses. The details were not entirely clear, but they had met each other before today. I was proud that the Chiss Houses were once again taking the lead in making policy, but part of me wondered. Why was parliament allowing this? "''.

Suddenly the Geroon Coalition Fleet arrived, escorted by Chiss ships. The Cabalists had returned with their allies and had their remaining agents on Csilla disable or destroy Csilla's defenses. General Prard` uti Takir watched in shock as defense platforms, satellites, and planetary weapons went offline or were destroyed. He then entered into his Nightdragon and gathered every Chiss warrior and pilot into an attack on the approaching forces.

General Prard led the charge against the invaders and were shocked when they discovered the true nature of the Geroon Coalition: They were the Vagaari, and they had allied with the Ebruchi Pirates and all other enemies of the Ascendancy to destroy the Chiss once and for all. Not even the Tanasas Cabal had known with whom they were really allied, and their ships were destroyed or captured by the Vagaari Fleet.

All seemed lost until the 12 Colonies Fleet arrived and defeated the Vagaari. As a grateful population rejoiced, they also mourned the loss of General Prard and many other CEDF officers. It was at this time, that the Parliament announced the new agreement the constitution would be amended, so that daily management would be in the hands of a new Council of Families chosen by the Chancellor and traditional Chiss Institutions would be restored.

The leader of the Twelve Colonies Isoldor Storm made a public address to convince the Chiss people to elect him Chancellor in the new elections. The speech, plus the promise of the restoration of Chiss institutions like CEDF appealed to many in Chiss society from former cabalists, to traditionalists, and even Thronists. Storm won in a landslide and appointed the leader of the Thronists as Premier, a new position to run Csilla itself.

An excited crowd declared a Hapan Sith Lord as Chancellor of the Chiss Ascendancy.

Barely a few months into the new government, a new crisis hit. [[Isoldor Storm]] was assassinated and control of the Chiss Ascendancy fell to the Corellian Valat Horn. Chiss staff offworld fled back to Csilla or other places in a panic. The new Chancellor declared that the Ascendancy would be ruled as a constitutional republic, after a new constitutional convention was called. People on Csilla were confused as to how a Constitutional convention could be called without their consent by someone who had not been elected by Parliament.

In the remote Zelos system, a Chiss Shadow Child declared himself heir of House Prard and managed to acquire all the assets of the Chiss Ascendancy after Horn declared the Chiss Ascendancy dissolved. There was rejoicing on Csilla when they learned the leader of this new organization, Black Nebula, was the Aristocra of a Chiss House. The people of Csilla believed that they were getting a new Grand Aristocra.

What they got was a Pirate.

==== 2nd Chiss Ascendancy: The Legitimist Ascendancy (9 CGT)====
''For more information: [[Chiss Ascendancy (Year 9)]]''

The Legitimists, who were a group of Chiss that had sided with the [[Sith]] regime of Storm. Made a last-ditch attempt to revive their version of the Ascendancy. They created a group with help from Black Nebula, the legitimists would run [[Csilla]] but [[Black Nebula]] would rule only by name. The plans would eventually fall apart as one member was accused as being a part of the pirate group, [[Eidola]]. Then a [[New Republic]] offensive attacked Csilla (see:[[Battle of Csilla]])and Csilla would remain partitioned between New Republic and Black Nebula(then their successors [[Old Republic]]) until circa year 12.

Meanwhile the legitimist effort would collapse by year 10.

====3rd Chiss Ascendancy: The Diaspora Ascendancy (Year 10 Day 201)====
The Third Chiss Ascendancy can trace its origin to the [[Chiss Society]], a small social group made up of Chiss from all over the galaxy. After a while two members of the Society, Carn`ilo` Sabosen and Flar Gar started to work together to re-establish the Chiss Ascendancy. Many Chiss around the galaxy came to help support the rebuilding of the Chiss government. As the rebuilding began, a new Aristocra was appointed, [[Carn`ilo` Sabosen]] became the new leader for the rebirth of the Ascendancy. Under the leadership of Aristocra Sabosen, the CEDF and the Council of Families was reborn.

The Third Chiss Ascendancy had many challenges ahead of themselves. They founded a medical corporation to help fund the Ascendancy’s activities but after a while faced betrayal by the General Minister [[Sye Montaris]]. Known as Sye's Revolt, Sye Montaris attempted to rally the Chiss in calling for removal of Flar Gar, believing Gar to be providing Chiss secrets to outsiders. Flar assisted Nilos in organizing a counter and the revolt lasted a few days with no defections or loss of property. After secretly selling the CEDF corporation he had formed to suspicious parties (who then sold it to [[Karl Korne]]), [[Sye Montaris]] faked suicide to escape from Chiss Intelligence. Aristocra Sabosen decided it was time to move on and started to plan for the future.

====4th Chiss Ascendancy: The Progressive Ascendancy (Year 11 - Year 13)====
[[File:Logo chiss-nilos2.jpg|400px|frame|right|This is the emblem of The Third Chiss Ascendancy. According to Aristocra [[Carn`ilo` Sabosen]], who commissioned the new logo, the black replacing the traditional white represents the tragic recent history of the Chiss people.]]
''For more information: [[The Chiss Ascendancy]], [[Chiss Ascendancy-in-Exile]]''

On Year 11 Day 210, the Council of Families met and agreed with the Aristocra’s plan to create a new mining corporation, [[Chiss Material Extractions]]. CME was able to set up headquarters on their newly settled planet of Dayral, which became the first Chiss colony. After a while though there came to be internal disagreements between the two leaders, Aristocra Sabosen and Lord [[Flar Gar]]. As a result, CME became a separate entity from the Chiss Ascendancy.

=====Ideological Division=====
[[File:Chisslogo.png|400px|frame|left|In order to differentiate from organization led by [[Flar Gar]], Aristocra [[Drak`ora Sabosen]] commissioned this new logo. The logo was designed by Chiss artist [[Rachel Keiko-sho]]. Sabosen's only instructions were to create a more polished version of the traditional Chiss Ascendancy logo.]]

As Chiss Materials Extractions continued to grow and expand, a rift began to develop. Carn`ilo` Sabosen carried the standard of adherence to traditional Chiss cultural values, while Flar Gar accepted a more multicultural view. Philosophically, Carn`ilo` Sabosen was Traditionalist, while Flar Gar was a Progressive (favoring some changes to Chiss culture in favor of adaptation). Their divergent philosophies resulted in several controversies, which eventually rippled into the Chiss community.

In Year 12, perceiving that Flar Gar had mocked his vision of a revived Chiss Ascendancy, and that Flar was not leading Chiss Material Extractions in a more Traditionalist philosophy, Carn`ilo` Sabosen acted. He hired a bounty hunter. Flar Gar learned of the plot and trapped Carn`ilo` Sabosen. On day 108, Aristocra (Chief Operations Office of CME)Carn`ilo` Sabosen was arrested and prepared to stand trial for treason.

On day 109, after a controversial trial, Carn`ilo` Sabosen was put to death. Sabosen argued that the death penalty was a not a traditional chiss practice, instead opting for exile.

From the Progressive perspective, the offer of exile made little sense. Carn`ilo` Sabosen held a significant share of Chiss Material Extractions stock. Also exile made no sense as they had no direct control Csilla, so there was barely any territory to exile him from. At any rate it was generally agreed by those holding the trial that Carn'ilo' Sabosen could no longer be trusted, as he had taking hostile preemptive action against CME leadership.

Flar Gar felt that Carn`ilo` Sabosen on some level had become threat to Chiss culture. This is despite the fact that Carn`ilo` Sabosen had also contributed in no small way to the reconstruction of Chiss culture. In Gar's opinion, the extraordinary case had to be meet with extraordinary measures. Shortly after the execution, Chiss Material Extractions changed its name to 'The Chiss Ascendancy', frustrating the remaining traditionalists.

The traditionalists kept the name Sabosen had given their community: 'Chiss Ascendancy-in-Exile'(which Nilos had declared sometime earlier) and insisted that the CME renaming was a usurpation and betrayal of their prior promises. Flar and the Progressives argued that 'The Chiss Ascendancy' (formerly Chiss Material Extractions) is the practical expression of Chiss community goals and have equal but not exclusive right to being called Chiss Ascendancy.

===== Matters Resolved =====
''In a venture to cease all hostilities between our peoples and put an end to intra-species bickering. I would like to promote an offer of understanding and increased civility to our people.''

''The organizations known as [[The Chiss Ascendancy]] and [[Chiss Ascendancy-in-Exile]] have agreed to put their differences aside and work towards a more peaceful & less harmful correspondence towards each other."''

-[[Flar Gar]] and [[Roeg`eri Csapla]], '''Agreement of Civility'''(Year 12 Day 204)

It was this concern which led Flar, now Aristocra Flar, to approach the [[Chiss Ascendancy-in-Exile]] by day 200
with a proposal. After days of negotiation, both sides agreed to be more respectful and to cease the hostile correspondence that had occurred between them in the days following Day 109. While not a formal treaty, the agreement was meant to be a public signal to the Galaxy that the two groups were prepared to focus on developing Chiss Culture and prosperity, of which the hostility was a detracting factor.

On Day 284, after multiple rounds of negotiations, the [[Chiss Parliament]] was founded. It was to be a new cooperative effort and represented a turning point. Not only did it mark a new plan for the revival of Chiss Society, but it also represented the resurgence of the most famous Chiss Family in the Galaxy: [[House Nakesh]], who made a name for themselves by being advocates and architects of the [[Chiss Parliament]].

The success of the negotiations ultimately bore fruit on Day 319, when the [[Chiss Ascendancy-in-Exile]] announced it was merging with [[The Chiss Ascendancy]]. However The Chiss Ascendancy clarified that they would in no way be bound by the decrees of the Chiss Parliament or the Council of Families House Sabosen had established.

====The Fifth Chiss Ascendancy: The Traditionalist Ascendancy (Year 13 Day164 - Year 14 Day 129)====
(see:[[Chiss Ascendancy (Year 13)]])

The rise of the Fifth Chiss Ascendancy had its roots in the [[Chiss Parliament]]. The Chiss Parliament was reorganized from a common assembly into a bicameral legislature where Houses had their representatives seated in the Chiss Cabinet, and five elected Senators in the Chiss Senate. After ratifying a Charter, a Legal Code, and establishing the CEDF, the Senate began to falter as senators resigned to focus on other projects or disappeared altogether.

Into this lull, [[The Chiss Ascendancy]] released a bombshell: They were going to rename themselves. The name "Chiss Ascendancy" would once again be free for a new company to take. The former Fourth Chiss Ascendancy took the name [[The Empire of the Hand]] and completed its adaptation of a multiculturalist view. Traditionalists rejoiced at the prospect of ending the confusion of what they saw as the true Chiss Ascendancy and Pretenders. [[Drak`ora Sabosen]] was almost ready when [[Simon Eusnomis]] announced that he was funding a friend who would make a Chiss Ascendancy bounty hunting company. The young Aristocra had 12 hours to create the company, which was already planned to focus on medical services.

After the Fifth [[Chiss Ascendancy]] was declared to the galaxy on day 164, the upcoming Senate election was suspended, which put the Parliament in a State of Limbo. A few notable Chiss were rewarded with Ambassadorships and became the first wave of dual citizens. similar to the program offered by the [[Avance Coalition]], the Chiss Dual Citizenship Program grants all the benefits of citizenship to Chiss serving in other organizations long as those organizations were not hostile to the Ascendancy.

During the planning for the new company, it was decided that the Chiss Parliament was be reformed. The debate over reform eventually settled on a plan for a reorganization of the Chiss Ascendancy based on consensus. The result was to write a new Constitution to replace the flawed Charter written solely by House Sabosen.

During the Chiss Consitutional Convention, an announcement was made that shocked the Ascendancy: both Aristocra [[Drak`ora Sabosen]] and Aristocra [[Vito Royan]] were dead, killed attempting to collect a bounty on each other. The entrapment was carried out by [[Dark Star Hellions]] as a plot to collect a bounty on both, with Hellions only admitting that the dual bounty had been placed by another Chiss.

But the Ascendancy did not fall and there was a smooth transition to the next leader thanks to the new reform Drak`ora Sabosen had implemented. He had supported the recognition of a new House, [[House Yar]], and invited them into the Council of Families. House Yar, along with its Aristocra [[Reius Rothschild]] would shape the final years of the Fifth Chiss Ascendancy and have a critical role in the rise and fall of the Sixth.

Additionally, Koras has already named his own heir, [[Rachel Keiko-sho]], who would take up leadership of the Ascendancy as first among equals of the Council of Families. Rachel would be the recognized leader for what would become the end of the Sixth Chiss Ascendancy.

=====An Aristocra Abdicates=====
Rachel took leadership of the Chiss Ascendancy vowing to honor the wishes of Koras and pledged an ultra-traditionalist agenda. While her diplomatic efforts were mixed, there was some growth in the community including the development of the Chiss Nightclub [[Vocehn]].The strong community was challenged with tensions with the Empire of the Hand as the rivalry between the two sections of the Chiss Community continued, but they did managed to avoid open war.

After weeks of deliberation, the Chiss Convention managed to produce a constitution. However, disputes among the drafters meant that when Rachel finally signed the document, there were fewer Chiss present to celebrate. Still others were disturbed by her proposal to outlaw private property in the Chiss Ascendancy, which led one Chiss to reportedly inject himself with the [[metamorphisis plague]] to no longer be Chiss.This was all further complicated by tensions with [[House Yar]], who feet regarded as an inferior and not an equal. On one hand, Reius did later admit to intentionally undermining Rachel for pursuit of his own agenda. On the other hand, her desire to forcefully impose a vision was regarded by some Chiss as abrasive.

Also, there were those who felt that they could or should be leader of the Chiss Ascendancy. In addition to Reius, there was [[Pravus Malum]], who had managed to be named an ambassador, and got Rachel to declare him Head of State for the Chiss Ascendancy. Pravus hoped that being named Head of State would position him to be named as Rachel's heir. However, he was outmanuvered by Reius and by Prard`aga Rono, a rising officer who had been named Trial Born of House Yar. Reius blocked Pravus' efforts to overstep his role, while Prard`aga Rono convinced Rachel to abolish the Head of State role and provided legal framework that she could nominate anyone she wanted to be her heir, as long as they were Chiss. The person she choose was Som`uldera Onel, a young chiss officer who Rachel somehow knew from Csilla, but she never shared exactly how. Mulder, as he went by(in a shocking disruption of Chiss naming tradition) was a controversial choice, as he was both unknown, untested in leadership, and did not have the consent of the Chiss people. Compounding this was the commitment of Dual Citizens, who all had their own interests distinct from the Chiss. Rachel would later compare her efforts to lead amidst all this as "herding mynocks".

Frustrated with it all, Rachel announced she was abdicating the Aristocracy.

In a shocking turn of events, [[Hura`tow` Nakesh]], Aristocra of House Nakesh and a known member of the Chiss community, returned. Known by his Core name Atown, he was a moderate traditionalist who had supported Nilos then Koras, even serving the traditionalist bloc in the [[Chiss Senate]]. He was the one person who could convince Rachel to stay, but she had a price: He must take a seat in the Council of Families. Citing a desire to stay retired, Atown refused and Rachel abdicated but not cleanly.

First she did not surrender the corporate structure of the Chiss Ascendancy or control of the CEDF, distrustful of House Yar. Then she injected herself with the metamorphis plague to establish that she was no longer a Chiss at all.

Reius and House Yar acted immediately, well aware that if they did not, then Flar and the Empire of the Hand would declare themselves the Chiss Ascendancy. After the corporate license of Chiss Ascendancy expired, House Yar claimed it immediately and went to work repurchasing Chiss assets that had fallen into the market when Rachel did die. However, the cause of Rachel's death is not definitively known.

Reius and Dagaro would also rescue and gather what few loyal chiss officers remained, as some had committed suicide following Rachel's abdication announcement. This core group of officers would reorganize into the Sixth Chiss Ascendancy.

====Sixth Chiss Ascendancy: The Authoritarian Ascendancy (Year 14 Day 129 - Year 21 Day 263)====
On Year 14 Day 129, the Chiss Parliament passed a motion to recognize [[House Yar]] as "Stewards of the Chiss Ascendancy" and that they would govern according to the [[Chiss Constitution]]. The Ascendancy continued to grow with the support of older Houses like [[House Ar`Togl]] and newer Houses like [[House Adelina]].

Learning that the [[Triumvirate Coalition]] would be closing down their nationalized manufacturer [[Triumvirate Space Technologies]], Chiss Ascendancy acted. A Galactic Auction for rare technologies that had been scheduled but was cancelled with the possibility that the Tech Auction would happen. The Auction was established on galactic registration date for various companies. By purchasing the legal "shell" of TST, Chiss Ascendancy obtained an opportunity to be in a better bidding position in the case of a new Auction. While technically the Seventh legal iteration of the Chiss Ascendancy to exist, Chiss Constitutional scholars did not consider this a new Ascendancy, given that the leadership and legal framework remained the same.

In Year 15, the Sixth Chiss Ascendancy made a historic achievement by negotiating access to Csilla with the [[New Republic]]. The resulting [[Treaty of Csilla]] remained in place until [[The War for the Republic]]. During this time, critical infrastructure would be developed at Csilla and the CEDF would take the lead role in Csilla's security for the first time in years.

In Year 16, Chiss Ascendancy was invited to join the Krath Alliance(later the [[Rift Alliance]]) with Reius Rothchild was eventually elected Alliance Chairman by Year and the Chiss on the anti-Imperial side of the [[Galactic Civil War]]. The cracks in the Rift Alliance were beginning to show after the Zann invasion of Drup and other crises in 17 CGT. the Alliance would dissolve.

By late Year 18, the Chiss Ascendancy was now a member of the [[Rim Commonality]] and announced their return to neutrality. The Rim Commonality also disintegrated after the murder of [[Elm Aran]], leader of Corporate Alliance, by a Zann agent. Disgusted at this, Chiss Ascendancy elected to leave the Commonality and was now truly independent by Year 19. However, that independence had come at a severe cost. It appeared that the Chiss Ascendancy was merely in a mode of survival as all sorts of internal projects failed to strengthen and grow the Ascendancy.

Year 20 brought the apparent salvation of the Chiss Ascendancy , with the founding of a restored [[Empire of the Hand]] by [[House Togl]]. The first Empire of the Hand had fallen after the resignation of [[Flar Gar]] and the disappearance of [[Simon Eusnomis]], Gar's appointed successor. The result was a total economic collapse and land grab by speculators in the Kriz Sector. By Year 20, stability had returned, but with only scant evidence of Chiss colonization, as the project itself had drawn many colonists, but few from Csilla itself.

In those years, the Chiss Ascendancy underwent many legal reforms, including many revisions to its Constitution, and the replacement of the Stewardship of the Ascendancy Act with the Ascendancy Asset Governance Decree. Drafted by House Togl, the Ascendancy Asset Governance Decree along with the Chiss Constitution became the legal basis for the Grand Aristocracy. The key project for the Chiss Ascendancy was a renegotiated Treaty of Csilla. Months of delay from both sides was presenting a workable draft for an improved agreement.

However, that fell apart after [[The War for the Republic]] in Year 21.

Outlawed Houses, known as Vesci, organized an uprising in hopes of seizing power from the overwhelmed local Republic officials. Then a join CEDF-Imperial Force arrived brought order to the entire system. In exchange for assisting in quelling the violence, ownership of Csilla would be transferred to a new Chiss Ascendancy provisional government. The provisional government would retain the existing Council of Families, with the appointment of an Imperial Advisor who could participate in discussions but could only vote on the removal or selection of a Grand Aristcora. While not recognized by the wider galaxy as a government, the Csilla system was now once again under the protection and administration of the Chiss Ascendancy.

This achievement was not without blemishes, as disputes over the negotiation of the agreement with the Empire, led to the Trial and Exile of [[Mechna Yerikov]]. Reius also incorporated the old legal shell of the Chiss Ascendancy as a Corporation owned by House Yar and placed Prard`aga Rono as CEO (Rono would retain his Aristocracy and seat on the Council of Families), for reasons which would not become clear until months later.

====The Seventh Chiss Ascendancy: The Restorative Ascendancy (Year 21 Day 263 to Present)====
=====The Valkyrian Plot=====
The Empire had presented the Council of Families time to come up with a strategic development plan for the Chiss Ascendancy. After failing to meet the initial deadline after Grand Aristocra Yar presented a mediocre proposal, the Grand Aristocra was given a two week extension.

During this time, Grand Aristocra Yar became even more frustrated as more tensions developed himself and the Imperial Advisor. As a result, he executed what the other Aristocra had thought was a joke, but was in fact his plan for exiting the agreement. Reius planned to organize an revolt that would see the CEDF and the majority of Chiss personnel follow him into a new Empire where he would be the total autocrat: the [[Valkyrian Empire]].

Reius' efforts to recruit senior officers and officials in the Ascendancy would undermine his own plot, as the Empire was informed about the plan. On Year 21 Day 254, Emperor directed the Imperial Advisor to take temporary control of the Chiss Ascendancy.

Believing he still had the loyalty of most of the Chiss Ascendancy and the Empire of the Hand, Reius would declare himself Emperor of the Valkyrian Empire. However, within 24 hours both his Empire and his ambitions would be dead. SubHouse Skal would withdraw it's support for Reius' new Empire, but Reius still moved forward. At the same time Aristcora Togl had already informed the Imperial Advisor that the Empire of the Hand and Fifth House would not endorse what Reius had done.

Finally Seventh House(House Prard) would present a motion that found Reius Rothschild in violation of the Ascendancy Asset Government Decree and the Chiss Constitution. Syndic Retan Coda , voting on behalf of Fifth House, would consent and with no one to represent First House(House Yar), the exile of Reius Rothschild was passed. Coda would also supervise the evacuation of CEDF personnel, ensuring no lives were lost in the chaos.

The last action of what would become known as The Valkyrian Plot was [[Caalin Wooro]],a hapan who was also Syndic of House Yar, voting to remove Reius as Aristocra Yar. Caalin himself would eventually support Reius, and receive all of Reius' assets as his removal of Reius had just been a last moment bid by Reius to hold onto power. Caalin would eventually the return of the House Yar assets to the Ascendancy by Year 23.

=====The Last Grand Aristocra=====

After the Valkyrian Plot, the Council of Families(now down to two Houses seated) continued to act as the Chiss Ascendancy Provisional Government, with the Imperial Advisor also still in their seat. The Imperial Advisor announced that the Council would be accepting applications to become the new Grand Aristocra. The Council, realizing that a minimum of three seats was needed to have a true Council, invited [[Drath`re Skal]](Thresk) to be seated in the Council of Families.

Thresk initially refused but eventually submit his name for consideration and was ultimately elected Grand Aristocra.

He then announced that he would his title would be Grand Syndic and announced a Reform Program, which he called "New Beginnings".

=====The First Grand Syndic=====
Under the new title of Grand Syndic Thresk would continue to oversee the 'Nuz Bazan' or New Beginnings Program of reforms, which would culminate in the dissolution of the Council of Families on Year 22 Day 228 so that the Chiss Houses could focus more on Chiss community development. His tenure led to a period of economic and military growth in the restoration era, as the Ascendancy reasserted their influence in the sector and the [[Unknown Regions]] as a whole.

The new regime was not without challenges, and tensions with the Houses over a new Chiss Constitution would lead to Thresk dissolving the Council of Families by the end Year 22.

Thresk would retire from the role of Grand Syndic following health complications from cybernetics surgery. The Grand Syndicy would pass to Syndic [[Remus Soran]] on [[Year 23| Year 23 Day 13]].

=====Stability and Growth=====
As Grand Syndic Remus would first oversee the increased economic development of Csilla, with the Ansion-Csilla hyperlane becoming one of the major hyperlanes in the galaxy. Further reforms would streamline ranks and develop further diplomatic ties with the [[Galactic Empire]]. The culmination of these efforts would be the [[Treaty of Uoti]], which permitted a chiss colony on Gekto III. Syndic of Defense [[Cong`liddo Nollaig]], who had left CA towards the end of Grand Syndic Thresk and had returned as Remus's invitation, would be notable for negotiating the final surrender of House Yar remnant forces.

Among other accomplishments of Grand Syndic Thresk was the further development of infrastructure within Csilla.
The redevelopment of the Csilla system and the Gekto colony from repatriation of Chiss from the diaspora caused by the chaos the years following the fall of the first restored chiss ascendancy, and relocating those who had remained in Csilla's tunnels.

Remus would retire in Year 24 Day 315 in favor of a new Grand Syndic, [[Cong`liddo Nollaig]].

=====Reform and Tradition=====
The new Grand Syndic would set to work immediately reorganizing the Ascendancy, consulting with multiple experts and senior chiss officials on how to best forward the Ascendancy. The result was a series of further reforms to Ascendancy policy , governance, and law.

Grand Syndic Gliddon announced that the Chiss Ascendancy would be pursuing the traditional Chiss foreign policy of non-aggression, but not retreat into isolation. This balance pleased both traditionalists and chiss commercial interests.The Grand Syndic then announced that the Chiss Ascendancy would undergo its most significant reorganization since Year 21. He announced that the Chiss Ascendancy would be divided into the Ascendancy Military and Office of Colonial Affairs. Grand Syndic Gliddon would also rename Chiss High Command back to the Syndicure.

To address the concerns of having a lack of codified law for the Chiss Ascendancy, the Grand Syndic passed the [[Ascendancy Articles]]. The new legal framework balanced the emphasis on strong central governance under the stewardship of the Grand Syndic with a role in continued cultural development for the Chiss Houses. This last point was most important as it permitted the restoration of the Council of Families, which had been dissolved but the Chiss Houses had continued to operate.

Year 25 Day 190 brought a major announcement as the [[Treaty of Sovereign Ascendancy]] was signed between the Ascendancy and the Galactic Empire. The treaty recognized full Chiss independence, fulfilling a pledge made by the Empire during the Csilla Accords in Year 21. This would put the Chiss Ascendancy on the path to be a recognized government on Day 241. The Ascendancy viewed their relationship with the Empire to be more beneficial to the Chiss than the New Republic. Ever since the Csilla Accords in Year 21, Anti-Imperial individuals and organizations argued that the Chiss Ascendancy had become an Imperial Client State. While the criticism of being Imperial puppets would continue, the official recognition of sovereignty was well received by most Chiss across the galaxy.By the the end of the year, navigational charts were updated to identify the sector containing [[Csilla]] system as [[Chiss Space]].

Year 26 would be full of significant announcements for the Chiss Ascendancy. On day 175, the Ascendancy would achieve the foreign policy goal set back in Year 21 by Grand Syndic Thresk when CA was admitted into the [[Imperial Union]]. The Chiss Ascendancy would announce of day 186, that it had joined its Imperial Union allies in the battle in the Sorocco system. Grand Syndic Gliddon stated the clear objective was to strike at the Rebel Alliance for what the Ascendancy viewed as their abusive rule over Csilla. In what demonstrated that the decision to go war was not broad vengeance, a measure to exile all Chiss serving in Rebel and anti-imperial organizations was defeated in the Council of Families. However, going forward, dual citizenship applications from Chiss in those orgs would be denied.

The war itself, known as Operation Concord Spear would be concluded on 212, with the Household Phalanxes of other Chiss Houses, including [[House Illone]] continuing military operations in Sorocco, focused primarily on targeting [[Shadow Dominion|Zann]] forces.

On day 263, the Grand Syndic would announce a significant domestic policy change. Known as the Foreign Labor Decree, it would cancel all work permits granted to non-chiss and fire all non-chiss employed as workers and soldiers in [[Chiss Space]]. Also non-chiss could no longer be employed as workers and soldiers within Chiss Space.The only exceptions permitted is those who had passed their citizenship trials or were in the midst of completing them, and those assigned to work at the Gekto Colony(as that was governed by the [[Treaty of Uoti]]).

On Year 27, a third iteration of the Empire of the Hand was founded. As this new EOTH had been founded without the consent or notification of the Chiss Ascendancy, and was led by a non-chiss, the new organization was regarded with suspicion which escalated to ire. Chiss Ascendancy declared the new Empire of the Hand pretenders and regarded them as a hostile organization.

==Structure==
===Syndicure and Grand Syndic===
The leader of the Chiss Ascendancy is the Grand Syndic, who must be Chiss and serves until death or resignation. The Grand Syndic may also appoint Syndics to oversee the Ministries of the Chiss Ascendancy or remove Syndics with the approval of the Syndicure. The Grand Syndic may appoint a Second in Command, who must also be Chiss, and serves at the discretion of the Grand Syndic as the heir apparent. The assembly of the Grand Syndic, Second in Command, and any Syndics they appoint are known as the Syndicure.

===Departments===
Under the Syndicure are the Ascendancy Military and Office of Colonial Affairs.

The Ascendancy Military consists of the Chiss Defense Force or CDF(officers performing government roles), Chiss Expansionary Defense Force or CEDF(which staffs from the CDF for its missions), Skywalkers(the force users and scholars who have replaced the Chiss Sages under mysterious circumstances).

The Office of Colonial Affairs comprises the Chiss Military Industrial Complex or CMIC(Mining, Production, Logistics), Citizens Bureau(Citizenship processing), Chiss Academy(Training and Recruitment) and Navigators(Asset Recovery and Hyperlane Mapping).

===Council of Families and Recognized Houses===
The Chiss Ascendancy recognizes four categories of Chiss Houses - Major, Minor, Exiled, and Vesci

Major:

Major Houses are those Houses that have been determined to have met their "Virtue of Service" and "Merit of Power" as defined by the Ascendancy Articles. Major Houses earn a seat in the Council of Families. The Council of Families works with the Syndicure of the Chiss Ascendancy on cultural development. Each Patriarch or Matriarch is granted the title of Aristocra to vote for their House. A House Speaker may discuss and vote on a proposal on behalf of their House if authorized by their House Leader, or if the House Leader is unavailable. As the Founding Houses of the Council of Families in the 7th Chiss Ascendancy, three Houses have permanent seats in the council - [[House Csohn]], [[House H`zebi]] and [[House Ilone]]. A vote must be unanimous to pass within the Council of Families.

[[House Csapla]]

[[House Csohn]] *Permanent*

[[House H`zebi]] *Permanent*

[[House Prard]]

[[House Ilone]] *Permanent*

[[House Sabosen]]

[[House Purso]]

[[House Ursor]]

Minor:

[[House Kimril]]

Exiled:

Exile is the most severe punishment that can be levied against a Chiss House. All Chiss are prohibited from interacting with an exiled Chiss House. Exiled Chiss Houses have broken Chiss Law and all their members are considered Exiled.

[[House Yar]] - Exiled by Decree of the Council of Families on 21 CGT Day 264

Vesci:

From a variation of the Cheunh word for 'criminal', this status existed for Houses that were not exiled but were not recognized for other reasons. Houses waiting to be recognized or have been rejected from recognition have this status. Houses that have disappeared or otherwise gone dormant are defined by the Ascendancy as having this status.

== Tenasas K'arci ==
The Syndicure and Council and Families jointly organize the ''Tenasas K'arci'' (Freedom Festival), which commemorates the end of Grand Aristocra Reius Rothschild(who is regarded as a poor leader at best and as a tyrant at worst among the Chiss) and is a celebration of Chiss culture. The festival must start within 7 days of day 263 each galactic year and last for no shorter than two weeks. It includes a variety cultural events including contests, raffles, creature and bandit hunts. By order of the Grand Syndic, safety is guaranteed to all Chiss making the pilgrimage to Csilla, regardless of affiliation. Exiled Chiss and CHiss Houses may also appeal their exile at the festival.

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Chiss Ascendancy

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Prard`aga Rono: /* Tenasas K'arci */

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''This is about the current '''Chiss Ascendancy'''. You may be looking for:
* The [[Chiss Ascendancy(Year 8)|Chiss Ascendancy from Year 8]]
* The [[Chiss Ascendancy(Year 9)|Chiss Religion]]
* The [[Chiss Ascendancy(Year 10)|Medical Corporation]] from Year 10
* The [[The Chiss Ascendancy| Mining Corporation]]
* The [[Chiss Ascendancy-In-Exile]]( a community of [[Chiss]] and a successor organization to the [[Chiss Society]]).''
* The [[Chiss Ascendancy (Year 13)|Medical Corporation]] of Year 13
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| holosite = [https://swc-chiss.com/ Chiss Holonet]
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==Description==
The Chiss Ascendancy is the governing body of the [[Chiss]] Race. For most of its history, the Ascendancy has been based on the Chiss homeworld of [[Csilla]].

==History==
===Pre Ice Age (30000 BCGT - 5000 BCGT)===
Little is known of Chiss History prior to the onset of Csilla's Ice Age other than myths and legends shared by various Chiss Families. What is agreed upon is that Csilla was, from 30000 BCGT to 5000 BCGT, a verdant planet. While some scientists theorize Chiss were human colonists who arrived on Csilla circa 30,000 BCT, modern Chiss anthropologists dismiss this as humanocentric efforts to credit the human race for Chiss Civilizational accomplishments.

It is at this time that Chiss Families first organized into Chiss Houses with Patriarchs(the title was not gender-specific) , Patriels(Administrators of House assets), Speakers(House Ambassadors that would evolve into the senior advisor for the House), Blood, Cousins, Ranking Distant, Trial Born and Merit Adoptive as House Ranks. The Houses developed into quasi feudal states whose territory was always in flux and connected by a complex web of alliances and intermarriages. There are stories that one house may have achieved overlordship status, but the sources disagree on which House achieved this status or even if it happened at all.

By 5000 BCGT, Csilla's star suddenly dimmed. Scientists at the time had not projected the dimming of Csilla's star for another 10,000 years at least. The dimming dropped the temperature on Csilla resulting in the Cold Climate with relatively temperate zones, the climate with which Csilla is known for today. Debate exists within the Chiss scientific community between the majority who hold that Climate Change played a factor or that alien technology may have been the culprit. Csilla was now in an ice age and nothing would be the same again.

By this time, Force Sensitive Chiss had been identified and had organized themselves into the Chiss Sages. The Chiss Sages hosted an annual festival in which the safety and neutrality of all Chiss was guaranteed. These annual meetings coalesced into the discussions of uniting the Houses and all of Chiss Society, including one historic festival in 5000 BCGT.

===Antiquity Era(5000 BCGT - 68 BCGT)===
====Ascension Age(5000 BCGT - 3600 BCGT)====
The Foundation of the Chiss Ascendancy and Csilla's Ice Age are linked to such an extent that modern scholars speak of Pre-Ice Age Csilla and Pre-Ascendancy Csilla in the same context, as both started circa 5000 CGBT. The Chiss Ascendancy was founded by Four Chiss Houses who came to be known as the Ruling Families. These Ruling Houses would be permitted to elevate other families to or expel families from the Ruling Families on a vote of all the other families, with the requirement that the number of Ruling Families must never be less than three. However, with no ceiling set, the number of Ruling Families would fluctuate to as few as three and as many as twelve over the centuries.

The Families would then appoint Ministers, known as Syndics, to manage each Ministry of which that House had been given oversight. The assembly of Syndics, known as the Syndicure(called the Chiss Cabinet by outsiders), would be tasked with managing the daily affairs of the Chiss Ascendancy. Each Syndic would report to a Senior Syndic who would represent that House, known as the Speaker Prime(based on the same role from within Houses that had existed in the Pre Ascendancy period. Rumors reported that one of them would often be elected to chair the Syndicure in a post known as the Syndic Prime.

The Non-Ruling Families would be given status in the assembly of all Chiss Houses, alongside the Ruling Families, in a body known as the Council of Families (the Ruling Families constituted a smaller body within the Council known as the Ruling Circle). Over the centuries , Houses would delegate their seats in the Council to designated representatives, who were known as Aristocra. These Aristocra, initially accepted their role within the Houses, but over the centuries found themselves delegated to tasks too important to leave to Merit Adoptives but too undesirable for hiring ranked House Members to want.

Other Chiss institutions such as the Chiss Expansionary Defense Force and the Chiss Expeditionary Library were also created in this period. The CEDF to have a unified force to defend Chiss territory and the Expeditionary Library to organize and gather knowledge obtained by exploration and colonization. The Chiss Sages would grow and expand to eventually oversee the training of Skywalkers, younglings who were Force Sensitive.

As Chiss territory grew, a process was develop to allocate new domains into the Ascendancy. New Colonies would be garrisoned by the Colonial Phalanxes under the command of a Colonial Syndic until the world was transferred to the custody of a Ruling Chiss House. One each world, Csilla included, the feudalism continued as each Ruling House was allowed to parcel out territory to Non-Ruling Houses. All these new colonies would be linked to Csilla via Nav Beacons while new routes would be navigated by Chiss with the gift of Third Sight, who were known as Skywalkers. By the 37th Century, events would transpire which would put a curb on Chiss Expansion.

Each Ruling Chiss House would soon govern one of the many worlds colonized during this period. Each House appointed a Patriel to govern the world and then sent a representative(appointed by the Patriel) to Csilla to provide a link between the planet and the Ascendancy Government. Patriels would eventually delegate their duties to officials known as Senators, who by the time of the Chiss Civil Dispute were known to have spent more of their careers on Csilla then on the world they represented.

As Chiss dominions included more worlds and trade routes, the Chiss Ascendancy found itself faced with new threats, such as the Ebruchi Pirates, who had hidden bases dangerously close to Chiss Space.. After conflicts with hostile empires, the Chiss Ascendancy had accepted alien refugee populations. The world of Sarvchi specialized in the assimilation of alien refugees, and became the center of activism for increased rights of the Ascendancy's alien minority.

====Sith Era(3600 BCT - 3400 BCGT)====
The Sith Era is the Era of Chiss History of which the least is known both inside and outside the Chiss Ascendancy and it this is very much intentional.

The Chiss Ascendancy itself entered into an alliance with the Sith Empire against the Galactic Republic for reasons that have never been disclosed. The Economic, Territorial and Technological growth of the Ascension Age would be dwarfed by the growth in the Sith Era as existing technologies, such as Masers, were improved and new technologies were developed. Among the reforms enacted during this era was the addition of elected members of Parliament. These Members of Parliament(MPs) were prohibited from being House members, with each planet getting a number of seats based on population. No legislation could be passed without the joint consent of the Parliament and the Council of Families. Chaired by a Chancellor(the post likely inspired by the Galactic Republic title of the same name)who was elected by the Chiss Parliament as a whole for a set term(the length of the term would fluctuate over the centuries). The Chiss Parliament would meet in Convocate Hall, which was expanded to accommodate the new assembly. The creation of the Chiss Parliament had been a populist response to the increasing power of the Aristocra of the Ruling Houses, who had used the crisis of the Sith Wars to also take the powers of the Speaker Prime Role.

The Chiss Sages also learned to construct and use lightsabers, with some maintaining their force abilities into adulthood. The Sages would organize those who had into what would become known as the Sacred Phalanx to protect Chiss Sage temples and other property. The Sacred Phalanx would consist of both force sensitive and non-force sensitive members of the Chiss sages who had received some military training.

The Chiss Secret Police would be created during this period to monitor internal security, but by the end of the era would be merged into the intelligence division of the Chiss Military and to create Asrallka, the Chiss Intelligence Agency. Initially staffed by Shadow Children, its membership would expand with its mandate.

At the end of the Sith Wars, the Chiss entered adopted a policy of limited expansion and non-intervention that was misinterpreted by outsiders as isolationism, despite the Chiss Houses freely expanding their own private ventures into the Chaos and what the Chiss called Lesser Space. Of peculiar note is House Nuroudo leaving Chiss Space, with the Syndicure declaring that House Nuroudo was now a noble order to which the most honorable Chiss would be elevated.

====Isolation Era(3399 BCGT - 68 BCGT)====
By 3300 BCGT the Syndicure had sealed all records pertaining to the Sith Wars and recalled all operatives and CEDF units from Lesser Space, but rumors persisted inside and outside the Ascendancy that some operatives stayed behind(either ordered or by choice) and married into human populations as generational sleeper agents. The recent metamorphosis plague changing some humans into chiss has recently given more credence to this theory.

By 965 BCGT, the Chiss Parliament passed and the Council of Families ratified the Non-Aggression Act which forbade any CEDF Units, including Colonial Phalanxes from firing at alien forces unless fired upon first. The Household Phalanxes were not restricted by this policy, due to being under the direct control of their House and were an intentional loophole in the new law, a fact that made the Houses very wealthy in the centuries that followed(a result of some engaging in aggressive trading and even some privateering).

During this time, the Chiss Ascendancy did not remain static as the Aristocra who were already senior ministers within the Syndicure displaced the Patriarchs of the Ruling Families and assumed direct control over the Ruling Chiss Houses. The result was the merger of the Syndicure and Council of Families in both name and function into a new Council of Families and the new Ruling Circle led by the Ruling Aristocra. The Ruling Aristocra would also rewrite history so that all believed that Chiss Houses had always been led by an Aristocra. By the time of the First Vagaari War, the Council of Families was also known as The Aristocra.

A side effect of the now inward looking Chiss was an increase in inter-House and intra-House schemes and plots. The resulting disputes of this time would set the stage for a greater conflict centuries later and be exploited by enemies of the Ascendancy. Convocate Hall became known for more instances of the March of Silence, a ritual in which citizens make their petitions to the Council of Families(the old practice was petitions to either the Council of Families or the Syndicure, but after the merger of both)The practice was a process by which citizens could directly approach the government at best and legalized assassination at worst.

====First Vagaari War (67 BCGT - 66 BCGT)====
The Chiss Ascendancy had abhorred slavery for philosophical and practical reasons, slaves being less productive and slave catching being a waste of security resources. Only Non-Sentient creatures were acceptable for use as coerced labor. The CEDF, however, only enforced slavery inside Ascendancy borders. A Chiss Merchant, Diplomat, or Asrallka agent who observed the slave trade would report this to their trading partners during a trade.

The Vagaari were a race of nomadic slavers, and when they attacked what they assumed to be just another target, they had no idea they were preparing for a confrontation with the Chiss. Their chosen target had been favored trad partner to several Chiss Houses. The CEDF sent a Task Force to investigate, and the Task Force was ambushed, but emerged victorious.

The response was an unrelenting attack on Chiss Trade Routes. The Chiss Ascendancy constructed Armed Merchant Cruisers with concealed weaponry to meet this new threat. The CEDF counterattack used intelligence gathered by Asrallka and House Nuroudo(who had mysteriously returned), to find the location of the Vagaari Homeworld, a search which lasted two years. After the Battle of what was thought to be the Vagaari Homeworld, there were no further Vagaari attacks for more than twenty years, during which the Chiss Ascendancy resumed its pre-war policy. As a reward for their role in winning the war after their mysterious return, House Nuroudo was restored to the Ruling Families, and granted oversight of the CEDF,

====Second Vagaari War (40 BCGT - 38 BCGT)====
'''''"Those shields aren't particle bubbles, they are sentients!"'''''
-''Transmission Excerpt, 1st Battle of Cormit''

Many years later the Vagaari returned, but with a new strategy. The Chiss had not attacked the Vagaari Homeworld, but the homeworld of another race the Vagaari had enslaved called the Geroons (this fact would not be known until the Five Year War).The Vagaari Miskara (Supreme Commander) decided to create an embargo-in-force against the Chiss. Anyone who traded with the Chiss was attacked in a series of brutal raids and strict blockades.While the more prosperous House worlds such as Sposia (ruled by House Sabosen) were well supplied through the crisis, more remote colonies felt the sting of restricted supplies.The Vagaari then assembled a fleet that they hoped would crush the CEDF and establish Vagaari dominance in the Unknown Regions. The CEDF was prepared and knew when the attack was coming and prepared to defend the remote colony of Cormit.

As Chiss fighters engaged the Vagaari ships, they noticed that some ships had been configured with what was at first thought to be armor or shielding. Scouts later reported that the "bubbles" were in fact containing sentients who appeared trapped. The most critical Vagaari ships were protected by cells for slaves.

The CEDF Commanders made a decision to cripple the Vagaari ships rather than destroy them. This decision resulted in a 5-hour engagement that led to thousands of Chiss lives. Whether they were pilots, ground troops killed during boarding actions, or Ship crews, their sacrifice ultimately forced the Miskara to flee. He took the few ships with his most loyal captains and left the system. The remaining ships surrendered a few minutes later.

Less than two weeks later, CEDF Task Forces emerged from Chiss space looking for retribution for Cormit. The Vagaari Ships left to embargo and blockade the allies of the Chiss were awaiting orders that were supposed to come after "Victory over the Chiss", orders which never came. The ships were attacked by the Chiss in much the same manner, and emboldened other groups to begin (or resume) resisting the Vagaari. The Chiss then returned to their peacetime position and allowed the other powers of the region to enforce the new peace through multilateral agreements. When asked to join, the Chiss refused on the grounds that "The Chiss are not conquerors", instead preferring to maintain their pre-war trade agreements.

The Second Vagaari War had created veterans who were looking for work, but the Ministry of Allocation did not have enough positions available to hire all of them, so many became enforcers in the Ascendancy's Post-War Underworld. The Chiss underworld was run by minor and fallen families who traded in black market alien products, mostly on frontier worlds like Cormit. The resumption of trade created a new economic boom, even with some resources devoted to replacing ships and assets damaged or destroyed in the War. The Chiss underworld was also a popular choice for non-Chiss who felt shut out of other aspects of Chiss Society. However, more and more of the Ascendancy's non-Chiss population began to feel that they deserved an "equal" share of the new prosperity without resorting to criminality.

While most were satisfied with the return to Pre-War Status Quo, a Captain who had commanded a Cruiser at Cormit argued a minority view. The war had changed everything, he began to tell his colleagues. The Chiss could no longer sit back and await the next Vagaari attack. The Vagaari Miskara had fled to the true Vagaari homeworld, which Chiss intelligence still could not locate, and the Captain was sure that the Miskara was marshalling his forces for a renewed attack. This Captain had seen the lives lost at Cormit and felt that the Chiss should be the guarantors of Peace in the region, and actively counter the slave trade, which still continued despite the Vagaari disappearance. Promoted to Force Commander for his actions at Cormit, Thar`mis` Stal would have an undeniable effect on Chiss Society long after Cormit.

===Dispute Era(37 BCGT - 7 CGT)===
==== The Vesci War(37 BCGT to 12 BCGT) ====
'''''"The continued existence of multiple families, each with a specialization, was designed to create a symbiotic system; However, it has lead to system of political scheming. We have no choice but to reconsider our political structure and the role the Chiss Houses have within it."'''''

-Excerpt from ''The Throne of Csilla'', by Chaf`ara Nithin

Chiss Culture changed for forever when in 37 BCGT, the Vesci Crime Syndicate was founded by a coalition of minor Chiss families that had been demoted from being seated in the Chiss Parliament. The Syndicate contained a structure similar to Black Sun, where each Vesci Aristocra organized into a criminal coalition. While the ultimate goals of the Syndicate did not go beyond provide black market goods and service, each individual family hoped to use the Syndicate as a means to climb back into the corridors of power.

Realizing that even the criminal path was blocked by powerful Chiss families, the Non-Chiss population joined with Houseless Chiss to organize their own revolutionary organization. The organization that would be created five years later represented those neglected by larger Chiss society and those who held minority views. The CEDF decided that the rise of the Syndicate was a threat to the economic and political stability of the Ascendancy, the CEDF waged a bitter 20-year campaign to secure the Chiss Ascendancy. During this time, the Non-Chiss population on many worlds were reassigned to refugee camps and reeducation centers. Senior Captain Thar`mis Stal was disgusted at his role in these operations.

"The aliens were rounded up and loaded up onto the ship. They were older style raw materials haulers where hundreds of sentients were cramped into the cargo bays besides dirty crates and meleenium piles. When we got to our destination, even the children smelled like duracrete and spoiled fruit. The CEDF were not the colonial phalanxes, we had little experience in relocation of massive populations, and none whatsoever in refugee exchanges. The Hierarchy called it an exchange, but those of us who were out there knew what it was before we even negotiated price: Slavery. We were violating one of our oldest laws just to deal with a public order problem."

After 20 years of this, public support for the Grand Aristocra beyond to wane. The Chiss Ascendancy was never an absolute monarchy with the Head of State powers invested in the Council of Families. However, the powers of Head of Government had been granted to Aristocra Csapla during the Second Vagaari War, who was approved by the Council of Families to the title of 'Grand Aristocra'. The Grand Aristocra managed the government on a daily basis. Some began to believe that the Grand Aristocra was being hampered by the other Chiss Houses, while others began to wonder why the Grand Aristocra always had to be a Csapla.

The other Houses coalesced around an opposition that felt that a Csapla Aristocracy was close to monarchy and won the power to nominate and approve the new Aristocra. The new rule would be tested a few months later when the Grand Aristocra was assassinated. The Grand Aristocra was on Sarvchi on a public tour to gather more support for the "Public Order" policy. Sarvchi, as home to a large Non-Chiss minority, had known years of unrest following the implementation of the new policy.

The Grand Aristocra had finished making his speech, when a Non-Chiss approached. The Non-Chiss thanked the Grand Aristocra for allowing him and his family to become citizens and then detonated a bomb. Public Outrage was misdirected to the Non-Chiss population, but others were concerned about the fact the Grand Aristocra's security was so light for the event and suspected a broader conspiracy.

[[Roeg`eri Csapla]], was an Assistant Syndic the Colonial Affairs Ministry during this period, and was focused on newer colonies, and ignored the petty infighting between the other Houses. Geric was more interested in music and a secret affair with a Twi`lek agricultural expert. Her mysterious death led him to lose interest in leadership and resign his title as Aristocra. This created the necessary opening for Faran's bid for power.

Chaf`ara Nithin used his involvement with the Vesci Syndicate to bribe, blackmail, and deceive his way into the Aristocracy of House Chaf. House Chaf had risen and fallen many times in its history. This time the Vesci Syndicate would seek power and the coveted role of Grand Aristocra. Faran was elected Grand Aristocra with the pledge to end the 'Public Order' policy of his predecessor. Faran changed the Grand Aristocra position so that there was a term limit of 6 months and the new Aristocra had to be from a different House than their predecessor. When his 6-month term limit expired, the Chiss public wondered whether Faran would resign or run again. This will never be known as he was killed by an assassin's bomb planted outside his home the night before he was due to make a major announcement.

House Chaf blamed the other Houses and used the Vesci Syndicate to turn a protest into a riot that wrecked the city for days. The Council of Families believed that this was a result of rebels and decreed that the borders of the Ascendancy would be shut down. They announced that the major Houses would be involved in the security of the Ascendancy, through what came to be called the "Prefecture System". The CEF and Colonials Phalanxes would be dissolved, and their assets used to expand the Household Phalanxes, existing colonies would be apportioned between the Major Chiss Houses, no new colonies be founded, while the CEDF would maintain Naporar as the CEDF Headquarters. House Nuroudo lost its role of oversight over the CEDF in the months that followed Faran's death, as the next Grand Aristocra was a Nuroudo. The Vesci Syndicate extracted their revenge by killing the Grand Aristocra by blowing up his ship as it landed during a parade.

It was decided that control over the "Csilla Prefecture" would be allocated to an Assembly of Minor Chiss Houses. The Council of Families, in pursuit of securing more territory for their families, had handed the Vesci Syndicate control of the Csilla System itself. When the Ascendancy media exposed this, uprisings erupted on the other colony worlds of the Csilla system. In the meantime, Grand Aristocras were elected and then resigned amid scandal or were assassinated, House Yar fell into decline due to its support of the House Nuroudo Grand Aristocra.

====Chiss Civil Dispute (11 BCGT - 2 BCGT)====
'''''"Define disappeared."'''''

-Admiral Un`alomi responding to her aide's report about the Crustai incident

The Crustai system was one of the newest Chiss colonies and allocation of it was disputed. The CEDF absorbed the colonial phalanx into itself and garrisoned the system until the Council determined allocation. Suddenly, reports stopped coming from the system, and Household Phalanxes were reporting rapid disappearance of personnel, sabotage, and theft.

No one had any answers until the scouts at the edge of the Naporar system picked up a massive Chiss fleet on approach to the planet. The CDF deployed its ships and prepared to repel the invasion. After a brutal space engagement, the CDF lost. The invaders landed on the planet and destroyed everything and arrested everyone. The CEDF lost its best officers that day. Those who survived gathered to select a new Defense Hierarchy. Unable to come to an agreement, they let the Council decide. The Defense Hierarchy became staffed with partisans of the Houses.

The Chiss Houses all blamed each other for the attack and the House Prefectures went to a war stance. All the Household Phalanxes, now Fleet sized, attacked each other in a bid to seize the non-house owned colonies. The CEDF was too busy reorganizing after the Battle of Naporar and the Csilla Insurrection to enforce the territorial allocation of the colonies and protect CEDF Outposts, and now the Houses knew it. Pesfavri was immediately followed up by attacks on all colonies by rival Houses, starting with the CEDF outposts in The Redoubt. Pesfavri was the flashpoint in what became the Chiss Civil Dispute.
The black market had been crushed by the "Public Order" policy and trade with outsiders had ended. The Prefectures were allocating more resources away from Csilla and to their individuals worlds. Csilla was an isolated system, and the CEDF needed resources. The Council of Families approved a policy of forced requisitioning, whereby citizens were deprived of their property at the end for a charric.

The Great Houses sought to do on Csilla what the Ruling Houses were doing on a smaller scale(offworld Great Houses had long since been absorbed directly into Ruling Houses or had left Chiss space). By this time, all the Chiss Houses were appointing officials based on political favors rather than talent. Entire departments ground to an operational halt.

The Great House leaders then met on a secure Holonet meeting, to form a secessionist organization called the City States of Csilla. The City States of Csilla would be a confederation of the cities, governed by the City-State Assembly.

The CEDF took direct control of Csaplar after an abortive attempt by CSC agents to cause the capital itself to secede. Senior Captain Thar`mis Stal was brought out of retirement and placed in command of the defenses of the city, while the Defense Hierarchy secretly negotiated with the CSC. The much-feared attack never materialized, due to an agreement being reached between the Defense Hierarchy and the City States of Csilla.

The Chiss Parliament would only seat representatives from the Csilla Prefecture for the foreseeable future and was given the sole authority to amend the Chiss Constitution. An important provision of the agreement only allowed for the seating of MP's after elections. The CEDF supported a slate of Anti-CSC candidates after exposing the CSC as a front for the Minor Houses and the core of the Vesci Syndicate.

A few days later, the Director of Asrallka was arrested for questionable financing activities. Three days before his public trial, he was found dead in his cell. Asrallka had already been weakened by defections to Household Intelligence units and now the Directr's death triggered a new concern about infiltration. The Director had been critical of the Defense Hierarchy and the Hierarchy was pushing to replace him. Surprisingly the Defense Hierarchy chose Thar`mis Stal as the new Director of Asrallka., a position he would use to place loyal favorites not just throughout Csilla, but throughout every system in the Ascendancy.

The people of Csilla feared the accumulation of power of the Chiss Houses. Thar`mis Stal called a meeting in the House Palace of representatives of the Parliament, the Chiss Houses, and the CEDF. The CEDF commanders signed a loyalty oath to the Force Commander. The Chiss Parliament named him Crahsyndic(Commanding Syndic) and granted him broad executive powers, along with a mandate to force the Chiss Houses to stand down their Household Phalanxes. The Chiss Houses refused to significantly reduce their forces and had their territory annexed by the Ascendancy through a coordinated operation of staged uprisings and arrests. The Aristocras were all given pardons and allow to live out the rest of their lives as ordinary citizens, but forbidden from retaking their lands or reforming their household phalanxes. Thar`mis Stal then executed a Parliament order to arrest the Defense Hierarchy. The forces loyal to the Hierarchy gathered around the CEDF Station orbiting the planet. The new Crahsyndic turned Csilla's planetary defenses on the station. within days, the new ruler of the Csilla received reports of worlds sending representatives and declaring their loyalty. Only one world refused to bow: Savchi

Sarvchi was the one world where Thar`mis Stal had expected to fall without firing a show. The world, however, was the domain of House Chaf, who believed he had been put into power by the same forces who had killed the Chaf Aristocra Faran. The Colonial Syndic of Sarvchi, the second daughter of Faran, declared her world independent and offered refuge to all who opposed the new regime. Among those who accepted the offer were the Chiss Sages. The enigmatic Chiss mystics who used what the rest of the galaxy called "the force" to divine the mysteries of the universe, were a problem because Thar`mis Stal saw them as a State Sponsored Religion which had no place in his new society. He ignored their offers to advise him, citing them as attempts to manipulate the new Crahsyndic. Tipped off that they would be arrested after meeting secretly with members of parliament, the Sages fled to Sarvchi. Thar`mis Stal believed he had all the proof he needed of their complicity with his enemies. So, he prepared to organize a force to take Sarvchi and crush the final obstacle to his regime.

The CEDF 'Administrators' on other worlds were either fanatical favorites or ambitious schemers looking to supplant Crahsyndic Rmisst. Each world had its own local problems, which plagued the new government. On Sposia, a popular judge had been put to death by the new governor, who was the friend of a CEDF pilot that Judge had jailed years earlier for theft of an air speeder. However, his greatest threat was still on the home world. House Sabosen lost control of the Judicial Circuit after Thar`mis Stal took power.

The one institution that remained independent was the Chiss Expeditionary Library, which was now supplying news content thanks to the decline of [[House Inronkini]]. The CEL contained many scholars and the press was openly critical of the new regime. Thar`mis Stal presented evidence to the Parliament that the CEL had been involved in allowing the Chiss Sages and other opponents of the regime to escape off world. CEL staff began arming and even recruited local CEDF troops to defend the Library. Crahsyndic Rmmist marched his bodyguard troops, the Flame Phalanx, onto the CEL campus to arrest the CEL staff. No one knows who fired first, but a charric rifle was fired and Rmisst's troops charged before they could get into position. Suddenly an explosion rocked the cavern and the entire campus was buried in an underground avalanche.

An incredible number of records were lost that day, including the latest information about the Chiss Colonies. Now only the few beacon ships which remains in system had that knowledge. Once again, the government was on the verge of a shutdown. Two new political parties were founded to organize Parliamentary opposition to him: The Throne Party and the Conservative Party. The Conservative Party favored a true republic with popular elections and the end of military rule, while the Throne Party favored turning control of the government to one Chiss House in the name of stability. The new coalition used the immigration wave and the CEL Crisis to win a majority of seats in Parliament. At the same time, the Crahsyndic supported the decolonization of the other colonies in the Csilla system, hoping that the renewed population would allow a boost in economic development. Unfortunately, he also brought a huge number of those who opposed him.

Thar`mis Stal had a plan to solve all his problems and it all involved Sarvchi. One of the people on Sarvchi who held no ill feelings against him was a young artist he had met earlier in his military career. The pair met in secret because she was a government informant in the Vesci Syndicate. He planned to personally lead a strike force to liberate the planet and free it to save her and be rid of all his enemies. Rmmist would then marry the young woman and declare their young child his heir presumptive. The Thronists would break from the Conservatives to declare the new Chiss monarch. Rmisst would then reopen the borders and begin to participate in the multilateral agreements established at the end of the Vagaari Wars.

One day when he was deciding which of his favorites on Csilla to name as Steward (the last thing he needed to do before leaving for Sarvchi), a young CEDF lieutenant entered holding a datapad. Assuming it was an update on the readiness of the Task Force, he accepted, while he was reviewing the pad, she revealed a charric that had somehow gotten past the sensors and shot the Crahsyndic, shouting "To Csesin Cart Ran'zezo! Tun'ho Vez To Rot'san'esibi! (THE TYRANT IS DEAD! LONG LIVE THE ASCENDANCY!). The assassin was shot while trying to escape before anyone could find out anything further.

====The Five Year War (2 BCGT - 7 CGT)====
'''''"We stand for the rights of non-Chiss and forgotten Chiss alike. Rejected by your Society, we rejected it in turn. We have no use for an 'Ascendancy' which has no use for us."'''''

- Tanasas Cabal Public Address after the InfoNet Blackout

Almost no one had planned for the assassination of Thar`mis Stal. The Major Houses were too busy fighting each other, The Minor Houses were hoping to use the absence of so many ships and troops to rebuild the Vesci Syndicate or make a bid for power themselves. The CEDF were busy in planning for Sarvchi or rebuilding the CEDF. Some had hoped to either side with the resistance on Sarvchi, link up with one of the Chiss Houses, or simply be declared Crahsyndic by an act of Parliament. The Parliament was busy holding the Thronist-Conservative Coalition together. The people of Sarvchi were bracing for an attack they knew was coming. No one had made preparations for Thar`mis Stal's death, except Thar`mis Stal.

The Amendment Thar`mis Stal had pushed which defined his powers left the appointment of a successor if he died before he could name one in the hands of parliament. In the days following Thar`mis Stal's assassination a number of candidates from the Chiss Houses and the CEDF met privately with Parliament Members to secure their support.

The Parliament suddenly announced that they had failed to find a suitable candidate and instead were amending the entire constitution. The CEDF was renamed the Csilla Expeditionary Defense Fleet, while Chiss army units were reorganized into tunnel militias(which would soon be subordinated in whole or part by the Vesci Houses), and a majority of the CEDF was demobilized. The new government severed all tied with offworld colonies and called off the Sarvchi operation. The Crahsyndic position was removed and the Chancellor position was restored. The Chancellor would be elected by the members of the Chiss Parliament, and have the power to appoint all senior officials, but only if parliament approved those candidates. The Conservatives held the alliance together by giving the Thronists the Vice-Chancellor position, along with a few other important posts.

The further restriction of trade and the massive demobilization set the stage for the revival of the Vesci Syndicate. The Syndicate set about supplying citizens through a new extensive Black Market that had arrived in the wake of the crisis. In return for reorganizing the council so anyone could sit on it, the Syndicate now was able to obtain off world goods.The Vesci Syndicate then incited labor strikes in the cities that turned into rioting. While the urban militias moved to quell the fighting, the planetary Holonet went offline, disconnecting the Government in Csaplar from the CEDF and the all the cities from each other.

This was in response to an attempt to grant the non-Chiss delegates full votes in the Parliament failed in late 2 BCGT. Non-Chiss had voting rights even in the earliest periods of immigration, but they had never been allowed to be members of parliament and had only the right to nonvoting delegates under the Conservative Constitution.

Then came an address by someone who called himself the Shadow Syndic. He was an alien who claimed that they were using the conflict to purge all those who were corrupt. The Vesci Syndicate was weakened as massive defections on both sides as troops even came out of retirement to declare for the Tanasas (Freedom) Cabal. The Tanasas Cabal used Chiss house ranks and was led by an elected Shadow Aristocra. The Cabalists had used the used for new staff after the CEL crisis to put their people in important positions managing the holonet and news agency. They had assassinated the Csapla Grand Aristocra, which they knew would trigger the assassinations of Grand Ariastocra Faran and the Director of Asrallka (the two individuals best suited to oppose them). Crahsyndic Rmmist was their ideal candidate but was assassinated before he could realize the Cabalist vision for the Ascendancy.

The CEDF commanders were split over whether to support the parliament or the Cabal. For the next eight years, battles were fought in space, on the frozen tundra and underground. Prard` uti Takir, youngest brother of the Aristocra of House Prard was named General of the Parliament forces two years after the conflict began and many officers were lost to defections, exile, or combat. He reorganized the army and led a grand campaign against the cabal forces.

The campaign was purely defensive as the Cabal resorted in a genocidal campaign against Chiss infrastructure, with everything from civilian building and historic sites being targeted. By the time the war ended, 80 percent of chiss techonology and infrastructure had been destroyed, only saves by being in the most well defended parts of the underground, with only the city of As`ciel surviving the above ground destruction. Remnants of the Chiss Houses had begun to coalesce on Csilla as more worlds disappeared in the same manner as Crustai. It was these forces who had turned the tide in the Five-Year War but were still resentful of the parliament's support for Thar`mis Stal.

In mid year 7, the Cabalists made one last bid for victory directly attacking Csaplar, but were obliterated by a counterattack. Captured cabal officers told the truth: the attack had been a distraction to allow a small task force to escape. The small cabal task force had contacted an alien coalition dedicated to multiracial harmony, peace, and justice.

They were called the Geroon Coalition.

===Restoration Era(8 CGT - Present)===
====1st Restored Chiss Ascendancy(Year 8): The Sith Ascendancy====
[[File:ChissEmblem.jpg|200px|frame|right|This is the emblem of the Chiss Ascendancy, used by the 1st Chiss Ascendancy Government]]
'''''"'Greetings, for those who do not know who I am, my name is Isoldor Storm, Sith Master and leader of the former 12 Colonies. I have come before you today to tell you my plans for the future. By the will of the noble Chiss, we the 12 Colonies have been adopted into their Ascendancy, to help the Chiss fulfill their dream of expansion into the galaxy. Together we can create a safer and secure galaxy for all who live in it. 'To the people of the 12 Colonies, treat the Chiss as if they were your own flesh and blood, treat them like brothers. For you will learn much from them, helping both their and our growth together, creating a strong bond that no forces can break. We have struck an alliance with the mighty forces of the Galactic Empire, they will aid us both Military and Economically, they are our friends, they might see things differently than us, but we need their support. Together we will all strive to our dreams together, forging our own destinies, fates, and our way of life. We must stand together, for separated we will fall but together we are unstoppable. Imperium Sine Fine.'"'''''

- Chancellor [[Isoldor Storm]] ''An Announcement to the Chiss and the people of the former 12 Colonies'':, Year 8 Day 219, 19:25:43(*Translated from Cheunh to Basic*)

As the joint Geroon-Cabalist Fleet approached, the Parliament weighed its options. Non-Chiss now held positions in the CEDF(the CSDF name was reverted during the war to boost morale), the government bureaucracy, and even the Parliament as voting members. One of these voting members proposed that if the cabalists have allies, then perhaps the Parliament should seek out allies as well.

General Prard` uti Takir recounted the secret meetings held with the alien visitors who were from something called the Twelve Colonies: ''"I stood there as our delegation met theirs. It was not a meeting of strangers, but of friends. The delegation was led by the members of Chiss Houses. The details were not entirely clear, but they had met each other before today. I was proud that the Chiss Houses were once again taking the lead in making policy, but part of me wondered. Why was parliament allowing this? "''.

Suddenly the Geroon Coalition Fleet arrived, escorted by Chiss ships. The Cabalists had returned with their allies and had their remaining agents on Csilla disable or destroy Csilla's defenses. General Prard` uti Takir watched in shock as defense platforms, satellites, and planetary weapons went offline or were destroyed. He then entered into his Nightdragon and gathered every Chiss warrior and pilot into an attack on the approaching forces.

General Prard led the charge against the invaders and were shocked when they discovered the true nature of the Geroon Coalition: They were the Vagaari, and they had allied with the Ebruchi Pirates and all other enemies of the Ascendancy to destroy the Chiss once and for all. Not even the Tanasas Cabal had known with whom they were really allied, and their ships were destroyed or captured by the Vagaari Fleet.

All seemed lost until the 12 Colonies Fleet arrived and defeated the Vagaari. As a grateful population rejoiced, they also mourned the loss of General Prard and many other CEDF officers. It was at this time, that the Parliament announced the new agreement the constitution would be amended, so that daily management would be in the hands of a new Council of Families chosen by the Chancellor and traditional Chiss Institutions would be restored.

The leader of the Twelve Colonies Isoldor Storm made a public address to convince the Chiss people to elect him Chancellor in the new elections. The speech, plus the promise of the restoration of Chiss institutions like CEDF appealed to many in Chiss society from former cabalists, to traditionalists, and even Thronists. Storm won in a landslide and appointed the leader of the Thronists as Premier, a new position to run Csilla itself.

An excited crowd declared a Hapan Sith Lord as Chancellor of the Chiss Ascendancy.

Barely a few months into the new government, a new crisis hit. [[Isoldor Storm]] was assassinated and control of the Chiss Ascendancy fell to the Corellian Valat Horn. Chiss staff offworld fled back to Csilla or other places in a panic. The new Chancellor declared that the Ascendancy would be ruled as a constitutional republic, after a new constitutional convention was called. People on Csilla were confused as to how a Constitutional convention could be called without their consent by someone who had not been elected by Parliament.

In the remote Zelos system, a Chiss Shadow Child declared himself heir of House Prard and managed to acquire all the assets of the Chiss Ascendancy after Horn declared the Chiss Ascendancy dissolved. There was rejoicing on Csilla when they learned the leader of this new organization, Black Nebula, was the Aristocra of a Chiss House. The people of Csilla believed that they were getting a new Grand Aristocra.

What they got was a Pirate.

==== 2nd Chiss Ascendancy: The Legitimist Ascendancy (9 CGT)====
''For more information: [[Chiss Ascendancy (Year 9)]]''

The Legitimists, who were a group of Chiss that had sided with the [[Sith]] regime of Storm. Made a last-ditch attempt to revive their version of the Ascendancy. They created a group with help from Black Nebula, the legitimists would run [[Csilla]] but [[Black Nebula]] would rule only by name. The plans would eventually fall apart as one member was accused as being a part of the pirate group, [[Eidola]]. Then a [[New Republic]] offensive attacked Csilla (see:[[Battle of Csilla]])and Csilla would remain partitioned between New Republic and Black Nebula(then their successors [[Old Republic]]) until circa year 12.

Meanwhile the legitimist effort would collapse by year 10.

====3rd Chiss Ascendancy: The Diaspora Ascendancy (Year 10 Day 201)====
The Third Chiss Ascendancy can trace its origin to the [[Chiss Society]], a small social group made up of Chiss from all over the galaxy. After a while two members of the Society, Carn`ilo` Sabosen and Flar Gar started to work together to re-establish the Chiss Ascendancy. Many Chiss around the galaxy came to help support the rebuilding of the Chiss government. As the rebuilding began, a new Aristocra was appointed, [[Carn`ilo` Sabosen]] became the new leader for the rebirth of the Ascendancy. Under the leadership of Aristocra Sabosen, the CEDF and the Council of Families was reborn.

The Third Chiss Ascendancy had many challenges ahead of themselves. They founded a medical corporation to help fund the Ascendancy’s activities but after a while faced betrayal by the General Minister [[Sye Montaris]]. Known as Sye's Revolt, Sye Montaris attempted to rally the Chiss in calling for removal of Flar Gar, believing Gar to be providing Chiss secrets to outsiders. Flar assisted Nilos in organizing a counter and the revolt lasted a few days with no defections or loss of property. After secretly selling the CEDF corporation he had formed to suspicious parties (who then sold it to [[Karl Korne]]), [[Sye Montaris]] faked suicide to escape from Chiss Intelligence. Aristocra Sabosen decided it was time to move on and started to plan for the future.

====4th Chiss Ascendancy: The Progressive Ascendancy (Year 11 - Year 13)====
[[File:Logo chiss-nilos2.jpg|400px|frame|right|This is the emblem of The Third Chiss Ascendancy. According to Aristocra [[Carn`ilo` Sabosen]], who commissioned the new logo, the black replacing the traditional white represents the tragic recent history of the Chiss people.]]
''For more information: [[The Chiss Ascendancy]], [[Chiss Ascendancy-in-Exile]]''

On Year 11 Day 210, the Council of Families met and agreed with the Aristocra’s plan to create a new mining corporation, [[Chiss Material Extractions]]. CME was able to set up headquarters on their newly settled planet of Dayral, which became the first Chiss colony. After a while though there came to be internal disagreements between the two leaders, Aristocra Sabosen and Lord [[Flar Gar]]. As a result, CME became a separate entity from the Chiss Ascendancy.

=====Ideological Division=====
[[File:Chisslogo.png|400px|frame|left|In order to differentiate from organization led by [[Flar Gar]], Aristocra [[Drak`ora Sabosen]] commissioned this new logo. The logo was designed by Chiss artist [[Rachel Keiko-sho]]. Sabosen's only instructions were to create a more polished version of the traditional Chiss Ascendancy logo.]]

As Chiss Materials Extractions continued to grow and expand, a rift began to develop. Carn`ilo` Sabosen carried the standard of adherence to traditional Chiss cultural values, while Flar Gar accepted a more multicultural view. Philosophically, Carn`ilo` Sabosen was Traditionalist, while Flar Gar was a Progressive (favoring some changes to Chiss culture in favor of adaptation). Their divergent philosophies resulted in several controversies, which eventually rippled into the Chiss community.

In Year 12, perceiving that Flar Gar had mocked his vision of a revived Chiss Ascendancy, and that Flar was not leading Chiss Material Extractions in a more Traditionalist philosophy, Carn`ilo` Sabosen acted. He hired a bounty hunter. Flar Gar learned of the plot and trapped Carn`ilo` Sabosen. On day 108, Aristocra (Chief Operations Office of CME)Carn`ilo` Sabosen was arrested and prepared to stand trial for treason.

On day 109, after a controversial trial, Carn`ilo` Sabosen was put to death. Sabosen argued that the death penalty was a not a traditional chiss practice, instead opting for exile.

From the Progressive perspective, the offer of exile made little sense. Carn`ilo` Sabosen held a significant share of Chiss Material Extractions stock. Also exile made no sense as they had no direct control Csilla, so there was barely any territory to exile him from. At any rate it was generally agreed by those holding the trial that Carn'ilo' Sabosen could no longer be trusted, as he had taking hostile preemptive action against CME leadership.

Flar Gar felt that Carn`ilo` Sabosen on some level had become threat to Chiss culture. This is despite the fact that Carn`ilo` Sabosen had also contributed in no small way to the reconstruction of Chiss culture. In Gar's opinion, the extraordinary case had to be meet with extraordinary measures. Shortly after the execution, Chiss Material Extractions changed its name to 'The Chiss Ascendancy', frustrating the remaining traditionalists.

The traditionalists kept the name Sabosen had given their community: 'Chiss Ascendancy-in-Exile'(which Nilos had declared sometime earlier) and insisted that the CME renaming was a usurpation and betrayal of their prior promises. Flar and the Progressives argued that 'The Chiss Ascendancy' (formerly Chiss Material Extractions) is the practical expression of Chiss community goals and have equal but not exclusive right to being called Chiss Ascendancy.

===== Matters Resolved =====
''In a venture to cease all hostilities between our peoples and put an end to intra-species bickering. I would like to promote an offer of understanding and increased civility to our people.''

''The organizations known as [[The Chiss Ascendancy]] and [[Chiss Ascendancy-in-Exile]] have agreed to put their differences aside and work towards a more peaceful & less harmful correspondence towards each other."''

-[[Flar Gar]] and [[Roeg`eri Csapla]], '''Agreement of Civility'''(Year 12 Day 204)

It was this concern which led Flar, now Aristocra Flar, to approach the [[Chiss Ascendancy-in-Exile]] by day 200
with a proposal. After days of negotiation, both sides agreed to be more respectful and to cease the hostile correspondence that had occurred between them in the days following Day 109. While not a formal treaty, the agreement was meant to be a public signal to the Galaxy that the two groups were prepared to focus on developing Chiss Culture and prosperity, of which the hostility was a detracting factor.

On Day 284, after multiple rounds of negotiations, the [[Chiss Parliament]] was founded. It was to be a new cooperative effort and represented a turning point. Not only did it mark a new plan for the revival of Chiss Society, but it also represented the resurgence of the most famous Chiss Family in the Galaxy: [[House Nakesh]], who made a name for themselves by being advocates and architects of the [[Chiss Parliament]].

The success of the negotiations ultimately bore fruit on Day 319, when the [[Chiss Ascendancy-in-Exile]] announced it was merging with [[The Chiss Ascendancy]]. However The Chiss Ascendancy clarified that they would in no way be bound by the decrees of the Chiss Parliament or the Council of Families House Sabosen had established.

====The Fifth Chiss Ascendancy: The Traditionalist Ascendancy (Year 13 Day164 - Year 14 Day 129)====
(see:[[Chiss Ascendancy (Year 13)]])

The rise of the Fifth Chiss Ascendancy had its roots in the [[Chiss Parliament]]. The Chiss Parliament was reorganized from a common assembly into a bicameral legislature where Houses had their representatives seated in the Chiss Cabinet, and five elected Senators in the Chiss Senate. After ratifying a Charter, a Legal Code, and establishing the CEDF, the Senate began to falter as senators resigned to focus on other projects or disappeared altogether.

Into this lull, [[The Chiss Ascendancy]] released a bombshell: They were going to rename themselves. The name "Chiss Ascendancy" would once again be free for a new company to take. The former Fourth Chiss Ascendancy took the name [[The Empire of the Hand]] and completed its adaptation of a multiculturalist view. Traditionalists rejoiced at the prospect of ending the confusion of what they saw as the true Chiss Ascendancy and Pretenders. [[Drak`ora Sabosen]] was almost ready when [[Simon Eusnomis]] announced that he was funding a friend who would make a Chiss Ascendancy bounty hunting company. The young Aristocra had 12 hours to create the company, which was already planned to focus on medical services.

After the Fifth [[Chiss Ascendancy]] was declared to the galaxy on day 164, the upcoming Senate election was suspended, which put the Parliament in a State of Limbo. A few notable Chiss were rewarded with Ambassadorships and became the first wave of dual citizens. similar to the program offered by the [[Avance Coalition]], the Chiss Dual Citizenship Program grants all the benefits of citizenship to Chiss serving in other organizations long as those organizations were not hostile to the Ascendancy.

During the planning for the new company, it was decided that the Chiss Parliament was be reformed. The debate over reform eventually settled on a plan for a reorganization of the Chiss Ascendancy based on consensus. The result was to write a new Constitution to replace the flawed Charter written solely by House Sabosen.

During the Chiss Consitutional Convention, an announcement was made that shocked the Ascendancy: both Aristocra [[Drak`ora Sabosen]] and Aristocra [[Vito Royan]] were dead, killed attempting to collect a bounty on each other. The entrapment was carried out by [[Dark Star Hellions]] as a plot to collect a bounty on both, with Hellions only admitting that the dual bounty had been placed by another Chiss.

But the Ascendancy did not fall and there was a smooth transition to the next leader thanks to the new reform Drak`ora Sabosen had implemented. He had supported the recognition of a new House, [[House Yar]], and invited them into the Council of Families. House Yar, along with its Aristocra [[Reius Rothschild]] would shape the final years of the Fifth Chiss Ascendancy and have a critical role in the rise and fall of the Sixth.

Additionally, Koras has already named his own heir, [[Rachel Keiko-sho]], who would take up leadership of the Ascendancy as first among equals of the Council of Families. Rachel would be the recognized leader for what would become the end of the Sixth Chiss Ascendancy.

=====An Aristocra Abdicates=====
Rachel took leadership of the Chiss Ascendancy vowing to honor the wishes of Koras and pledged an ultra-traditionalist agenda. While her diplomatic efforts were mixed, there was some growth in the community including the development of the Chiss Nightclub [[Vocehn]].The strong community was challenged with tensions with the Empire of the Hand as the rivalry between the two sections of the Chiss Community continued, but they did managed to avoid open war.

After weeks of deliberation, the Chiss Convention managed to produce a constitution. However, disputes among the drafters meant that when Rachel finally signed the document, there were fewer Chiss present to celebrate. Still others were disturbed by her proposal to outlaw private property in the Chiss Ascendancy, which led one Chiss to reportedly inject himself with the [[metamorphisis plague]] to no longer be Chiss.This was all further complicated by tensions with [[House Yar]], who feet regarded as an inferior and not an equal. On one hand, Reius did later admit to intentionally undermining Rachel for pursuit of his own agenda. On the other hand, her desire to forcefully impose a vision was regarded by some Chiss as abrasive.

Also, there were those who felt that they could or should be leader of the Chiss Ascendancy. In addition to Reius, there was [[Pravus Malum]], who had managed to be named an ambassador, and got Rachel to declare him Head of State for the Chiss Ascendancy. Pravus hoped that being named Head of State would position him to be named as Rachel's heir. However, he was outmanuvered by Reius and by Prard`aga Rono, a rising officer who had been named Trial Born of House Yar. Reius blocked Pravus' efforts to overstep his role, while Prard`aga Rono convinced Rachel to abolish the Head of State role and provided legal framework that she could nominate anyone she wanted to be her heir, as long as they were Chiss. The person she choose was Som`uldera Onel, a young chiss officer who Rachel somehow knew from Csilla, but she never shared exactly how. Mulder, as he went by(in a shocking disruption of Chiss naming tradition) was a controversial choice, as he was both unknown, untested in leadership, and did not have the consent of the Chiss people. Compounding this was the commitment of Dual Citizens, who all had their own interests distinct from the Chiss. Rachel would later compare her efforts to lead amidst all this as "herding mynocks".

Frustrated with it all, Rachel announced she was abdicating the Aristocracy.

In a shocking turn of events, [[Hura`tow` Nakesh]], Aristocra of House Nakesh and a known member of the Chiss community, returned. Known by his Core name Atown, he was a moderate traditionalist who had supported Nilos then Koras, even serving the traditionalist bloc in the [[Chiss Senate]]. He was the one person who could convince Rachel to stay, but she had a price: He must take a seat in the Council of Families. Citing a desire to stay retired, Atown refused and Rachel abdicated but not cleanly.

First she did not surrender the corporate structure of the Chiss Ascendancy or control of the CEDF, distrustful of House Yar. Then she injected herself with the metamorphis plague to establish that she was no longer a Chiss at all.

Reius and House Yar acted immediately, well aware that if they did not, then Flar and the Empire of the Hand would declare themselves the Chiss Ascendancy. After the corporate license of Chiss Ascendancy expired, House Yar claimed it immediately and went to work repurchasing Chiss assets that had fallen into the market when Rachel did die. However, the cause of Rachel's death is not definitively known.

Reius and Dagaro would also rescue and gather what few loyal chiss officers remained, as some had committed suicide following Rachel's abdication announcement. This core group of officers would reorganize into the Sixth Chiss Ascendancy.

====Sixth Chiss Ascendancy: The Authoritarian Ascendancy (Year 14 Day 129 - Year 21 Day 263)====
On Year 14 Day 129, the Chiss Parliament passed a motion to recognize [[House Yar]] as "Stewards of the Chiss Ascendancy" and that they would govern according to the [[Chiss Constitution]]. The Ascendancy continued to grow with the support of older Houses like [[House Ar`Togl]] and newer Houses like [[House Adelina]].

Learning that the [[Triumvirate Coalition]] would be closing down their nationalized manufacturer [[Triumvirate Space Technologies]], Chiss Ascendancy acted. A Galactic Auction for rare technologies that had been scheduled but was cancelled with the possibility that the Tech Auction would happen. The Auction was established on galactic registration date for various companies. By purchasing the legal "shell" of TST, Chiss Ascendancy obtained an opportunity to be in a better bidding position in the case of a new Auction. While technically the Seventh legal iteration of the Chiss Ascendancy to exist, Chiss Constitutional scholars did not consider this a new Ascendancy, given that the leadership and legal framework remained the same.

In Year 15, the Sixth Chiss Ascendancy made a historic achievement by negotiating access to Csilla with the [[New Republic]]. The resulting [[Treaty of Csilla]] remained in place until [[The War for the Republic]]. During this time, critical infrastructure would be developed at Csilla and the CEDF would take the lead role in Csilla's security for the first time in years.

In Year 16, Chiss Ascendancy was invited to join the Krath Alliance(later the [[Rift Alliance]]) with Reius Rothchild was eventually elected Alliance Chairman by Year and the Chiss on the anti-Imperial side of the [[Galactic Civil War]]. The cracks in the Rift Alliance were beginning to show after the Zann invasion of Drup and other crises in 17 CGT. the Alliance would dissolve.

By late Year 18, the Chiss Ascendancy was now a member of the [[Rim Commonality]] and announced their return to neutrality. The Rim Commonality also disintegrated after the murder of [[Elm Aran]], leader of Corporate Alliance, by a Zann agent. Disgusted at this, Chiss Ascendancy elected to leave the Commonality and was now truly independent by Year 19. However, that independence had come at a severe cost. It appeared that the Chiss Ascendancy was merely in a mode of survival as all sorts of internal projects failed to strengthen and grow the Ascendancy.

Year 20 brought the apparent salvation of the Chiss Ascendancy , with the founding of a restored [[Empire of the Hand]] by [[House Togl]]. The first Empire of the Hand had fallen after the resignation of [[Flar Gar]] and the disappearance of [[Simon Eusnomis]], Gar's appointed successor. The result was a total economic collapse and land grab by speculators in the Kriz Sector. By Year 20, stability had returned, but with only scant evidence of Chiss colonization, as the project itself had drawn many colonists, but few from Csilla itself.

In those years, the Chiss Ascendancy underwent many legal reforms, including many revisions to its Constitution, and the replacement of the Stewardship of the Ascendancy Act with the Ascendancy Asset Governance Decree. Drafted by House Togl, the Ascendancy Asset Governance Decree along with the Chiss Constitution became the legal basis for the Grand Aristocracy. The key project for the Chiss Ascendancy was a renegotiated Treaty of Csilla. Months of delay from both sides was presenting a workable draft for an improved agreement.

However, that fell apart after [[The War for the Republic]] in Year 21.

Outlawed Houses, known as Vesci, organized an uprising in hopes of seizing power from the overwhelmed local Republic officials. Then a join CEDF-Imperial Force arrived brought order to the entire system. In exchange for assisting in quelling the violence, ownership of Csilla would be transferred to a new Chiss Ascendancy provisional government. The provisional government would retain the existing Council of Families, with the appointment of an Imperial Advisor who could participate in discussions but could only vote on the removal or selection of a Grand Aristcora. While not recognized by the wider galaxy as a government, the Csilla system was now once again under the protection and administration of the Chiss Ascendancy.

This achievement was not without blemishes, as disputes over the negotiation of the agreement with the Empire, led to the Trial and Exile of [[Mechna Yerikov]]. Reius also incorporated the old legal shell of the Chiss Ascendancy as a Corporation owned by House Yar and placed Prard`aga Rono as CEO (Rono would retain his Aristocracy and seat on the Council of Families), for reasons which would not become clear until months later.

====The Seventh Chiss Ascendancy: The Restorative Ascendancy (Year 21 Day 263 to Present)====
=====The Valkyrian Plot=====
The Empire had presented the Council of Families time to come up with a strategic development plan for the Chiss Ascendancy. After failing to meet the initial deadline after Grand Aristocra Yar presented a mediocre proposal, the Grand Aristocra was given a two week extension.

During this time, Grand Aristocra Yar became even more frustrated as more tensions developed himself and the Imperial Advisor. As a result, he executed what the other Aristocra had thought was a joke, but was in fact his plan for exiting the agreement. Reius planned to organize an revolt that would see the CEDF and the majority of Chiss personnel follow him into a new Empire where he would be the total autocrat: the [[Valkyrian Empire]].

Reius' efforts to recruit senior officers and officials in the Ascendancy would undermine his own plot, as the Empire was informed about the plan. On Year 21 Day 254, Emperor directed the Imperial Advisor to take temporary control of the Chiss Ascendancy.

Believing he still had the loyalty of most of the Chiss Ascendancy and the Empire of the Hand, Reius would declare himself Emperor of the Valkyrian Empire. However, within 24 hours both his Empire and his ambitions would be dead. SubHouse Skal would withdraw it's support for Reius' new Empire, but Reius still moved forward. At the same time Aristcora Togl had already informed the Imperial Advisor that the Empire of the Hand and Fifth House would not endorse what Reius had done.

Finally Seventh House(House Prard) would present a motion that found Reius Rothschild in violation of the Ascendancy Asset Government Decree and the Chiss Constitution. Syndic Retan Coda , voting on behalf of Fifth House, would consent and with no one to represent First House(House Yar), the exile of Reius Rothschild was passed. Coda would also supervise the evacuation of CEDF personnel, ensuring no lives were lost in the chaos.

The last action of what would become known as The Valkyrian Plot was [[Caalin Wooro]],a hapan who was also Syndic of House Yar, voting to remove Reius as Aristocra Yar. Caalin himself would eventually support Reius, and receive all of Reius' assets as his removal of Reius had just been a last moment bid by Reius to hold onto power. Caalin would eventually the return of the House Yar assets to the Ascendancy by Year 23.

=====The Last Grand Aristocra=====

After the Valkyrian Plot, the Council of Families(now down to two Houses seated) continued to act as the Chiss Ascendancy Provisional Government, with the Imperial Advisor also still in their seat. The Imperial Advisor announced that the Council would be accepting applications to become the new Grand Aristocra. The Council, realizing that a minimum of three seats was needed to have a true Council, invited [[Drath`re Skal]](Thresk) to be seated in the Council of Families.

Thresk initially refused but eventually submit his name for consideration and was ultimately elected Grand Aristocra.

He then announced that he would his title would be Grand Syndic and announced a Reform Program, which he called "New Beginnings".

=====The First Grand Syndic=====
Under the new title of Grand Syndic Thresk would continue to oversee the 'Nuz Bazan' or New Beginnings Program of reforms, which would culminate in the dissolution of the Council of Families on Year 22 Day 228 so that the Chiss Houses could focus more on Chiss community development. His tenure led to a period of economic and military growth in the restoration era, as the Ascendancy reasserted their influence in the sector and the [[Unknown Regions]] as a whole.

The new regime was not without challenges, and tensions with the Houses over a new Chiss Constitution would lead to Thresk dissolving the Council of Families by the end Year 22.

Thresk would retire from the role of Grand Syndic following health complications from cybernetics surgery. The Grand Syndicy would pass to Syndic [[Remus Soran]] on [[Year 23| Year 23 Day 13]].

=====Stability and Growth=====
As Grand Syndic Remus would first oversee the increased economic development of Csilla, with the Ansion-Csilla hyperlane becoming one of the major hyperlanes in the galaxy. Further reforms would streamline ranks and develop further diplomatic ties with the [[Galactic Empire]]. The culmination of these efforts would be the [[Treaty of Uoti]], which permitted a chiss colony on Gekto III. Syndic of Defense [[Cong`liddo Nollaig]], who had left CA towards the end of Grand Syndic Thresk and had returned as Remus's invitation, would be notable for negotiating the final surrender of House Yar remnant forces.

Among other accomplishments of Grand Syndic Thresk was the further development of infrastructure within Csilla.
The redevelopment of the Csilla system and the Gekto colony from repatriation of Chiss from the diaspora caused by the chaos the years following the fall of the first restored chiss ascendancy, and relocating those who had remained in Csilla's tunnels.

Remus would retire in Year 24 Day 315 in favor of a new Grand Syndic, [[Cong`liddo Nollaig]].

=====Reform and Tradition=====
The new Grand Syndic would set to work immediately reorganizing the Ascendancy, consulting with multiple experts and senior chiss officials on how to best forward the Ascendancy. The result was a series of further reforms to Ascendancy policy , governance, and law.

Grand Syndic Gliddon announced that the Chiss Ascendancy would be pursuing the traditional Chiss foreign policy of non-aggression, but not retreat into isolation. This balance pleased both traditionalists and chiss commercial interests.The Grand Syndic then announced that the Chiss Ascendancy would undergo its most significant reorganization since Year 21. He announced that the Chiss Ascendancy would be divided into the Ascendancy Military and Office of Colonial Affairs. Grand Syndic Gliddon would also rename Chiss High Command back to the Syndicure.

To address the concerns of having a lack of codified law for the Chiss Ascendancy, the Grand Syndic passed the [[Ascendancy Articles]]. The new legal framework balanced the emphasis on strong central governance under the stewardship of the Grand Syndic with a role in continued cultural development for the Chiss Houses. This last point was most important as it permitted the restoration of the Council of Families, which had been dissolved but the Chiss Houses had continued to operate.

Year 25 Day 190 brought a major announcement as the [[Treaty of Sovereign Ascendancy]] was signed between the Ascendancy and the Galactic Empire. The treaty recognized full Chiss independence, fulfilling a pledge made by the Empire during the Csilla Accords in Year 21. This would put the Chiss Ascendancy on the path to be a recognized government on Day 241. The Ascendancy viewed their relationship with the Empire to be more beneficial to the Chiss than the New Republic. Ever since the Csilla Accords in Year 21, Anti-Imperial individuals and organizations argued that the Chiss Ascendancy had become an Imperial Client State. While the criticism of being Imperial puppets would continue, the official recognition of sovereignty was well received by most Chiss across the galaxy.By the the end of the year, navigational charts were updated to identify the sector containing [[Csilla]] system as [[Chiss Space]].

Year 26 would be full of significant announcements for the Chiss Ascendancy. On day 175, the Ascendancy would achieve the foreign policy goal set back in Year 21 by Grand Syndic Thresk when CA was admitted into the [[Imperial Union]]. The Chiss Ascendancy would announce of day 186, that it had joined its Imperial Union allies in the battle in the Sorocco system. Grand Syndic Gliddon stated the clear objective was to strike at the Rebel Alliance for what the Ascendancy viewed as their abusive rule over Csilla. In what demonstrated that the decision to go war was not broad vengeance, a measure to exile all Chiss serving in Rebel and anti-imperial organizations was defeated in the Council of Families. However, going forward, dual citizenship applications from Chiss in those orgs would be denied.

The war itself, known as Operation Concord Spear would be concluded on 212, with the Household Phalanxes of other Chiss Houses, including [[House Illone]] continuing military operations in Sorocco, focused primarily on targeting [[Shadow Dominion|Zann]] forces.

On day 263, the Grand Syndic would announce a significant domestic policy change. Known as the Foreign Labor Decree, it would cancel all work permits granted to non-chiss and fire all non-chiss employed as workers and soldiers in [[Chiss Space]]. Also non-chiss could no longer be employed as workers and soldiers within Chiss Space.The only exceptions permitted is those who had passed their citizenship trials or were in the midst of completing them, and those assigned to work at the Gekto Colony(as that was governed by the [[Treaty of Uoti]]).

On Year 27, a third iteration of the Empire of the Hand was founded. As this new EOTH had been founded without the consent or notification of the Chiss Ascendancy, and was led by a non-chiss, the new organization was regarded with suspicion which escalated to ire. Chiss Ascendancy declared the new Empire of the Hand pretenders and regarded them as a hostile organization.

==Structure==
===Syndicure and Grand Syndic===
The leader of the Chiss Ascendancy is the Grand Syndic, who must be Chiss and serves until death or resignation. The Grand Syndic may also appoint Syndics to oversee the Ministries of the Chiss Ascendancy or remove Syndics with the approval of the Syndicure. The Grand Syndic may appoint a Second in Command, who must also be Chiss, and serves at the discretion of the Grand Syndic as the heir apparent. The assembly of the Grand Syndic, Second in Command, and any Syndics they appoint are known as the Syndicure.

===Departments===
Under the Syndicure are the Ascendancy Military and Office of Colonial Affairs.

The Ascendancy Military consists of the Chiss Defense Force or CDF(officers performing government roles), Chiss Expansionary Defense Force or CEDF(which staffs from the CDF for its missions), Skywalkers(the force users and scholars who have replaced the Chiss Sages under mysterious circumstances).

The Office of Colonial Affairs comprises the Chiss Military Industrial Complex or CMIC(Mining, Production, Logistics), Citizens Bureau(Citizenship processing), Chiss Academy(Training and Recruitment) and Navigators(Asset Recovery and Hyperlane Mapping).

===Council of Families and Recognized Houses===
The Chiss Ascendancy recognizes four categories of Chiss Houses - Major, Minor, Exiled, and Vesci

Major:

Major Houses are those Houses that have been determined to have met their "Virtue of Service" and "Merit of Power" as defined by the Ascendancy Articles. Major Houses earn a seat in the Council of Families. The Council of Families works with the Syndicure of the Chiss Ascendancy on cultural development. Each Patriarch or Matriarch is granted the title of Aristocra to vote for their House. A House Speaker may discuss and vote on a proposal on behalf of their House if authorized by their House Leader, or if the House Leader is unavailable. As the Founding Houses of the Council of Families in the 7th Chiss Ascendancy, three Houses have permanent seats in the council - [[House Csohn]], [[House H`zebi]] and [[House Ilone]]. A vote must be unanimous to pass within the Council of Families.

[[House Csohn]] *Permanent*

[[House H`zebi]] *Permanent*

[[House Prard]]

[[House Ilone]] *Permanent*

[[House Sabosen]]

[[House Purso]]

[[House Ursor]]

Minor:

[[House Kimril]]

Exiled:

Exile is the most severe punishment that can be levied against a Chiss House. All Chiss are prohibited from interacting with an exiled Chiss House. Exiled Chiss Houses have broken Chiss Law and all their members are considered Exiled.

[[House Yar]] - Exiled by Decree of the Council of Families on 21 CGT Day 264

Vesci:

From a variation of the Cheunh word for 'criminal', this status existed for Houses that were not exiled but were not recognized for other reasons. Houses waiting to be recognized or have been rejected from recognition have this status. Houses that have disappeared or otherwise gone dormant are defined by the Ascendancy as having this status.

== Tenasas K'arci ==
The Syndicure and Council and Families jointly organize the ''Tenasas K'arci'' (Freedom Festival), which commemorates the end of Grand Aristocra Reius Rothschild(who is regarded as a poor leader at best and as a tyrant at worst among the Chiss) and is a celebration of Chiss culture. The festival must start within 7 days of day 263 each galactic year and last for no shorter than two weeks. It includes a variety cultural events including contests, raffles, creature and bandit hunts. By order of the Grand Syndic, safety is guaranteed to all Chiss making the pilgrimage to Csilla, regardless of affiliation. Exiled Chiss and CHiss Houses may also appeal their exile at the festival.

==Holographics==
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Talk:Rebellion

2026-08-10T13:39:07Z

Prard`aga Rono:

Should change to article reflecting timeline of rebellion, rather than simple redirect to Rebel Alliance. This would help to clarify especially the development of the rebellion and express the significance of todays status of rebel groups, which are not united under a single banner. [[User:Jake Azzameen|Jake Azzameen]] ([[User talk:Jake Azzameen|talk]]) 09:29, 10 August 2026 (UTC)
:: Those kinds of details should be clarified in the [[Second Galactic Civil War]] article that already exists.

2026-06-08T21:07:12Z

Prard`aga Rono:

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| width="100%" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[Image:House_Hzebi_Flag.png|200px]]
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| class="infoboxsubheading" colspan="2" style="background: #800000" | '''House Information'''
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| width="31%" | Patriarch
| width="69%" | [[Obbic'rysta'leo]]
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| width="31%" | Speaker
| width="69%" | [[Azumi`ryu Rasa]]
|-
| width="31%" | Motto
| width="69%" | ''"The Vanguard of Tradition"''
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| class="infoboxsubheading" colspan="2" style="background: #800000" | '''Historical information'''
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| width="31%" | Date of Establishment
| width="69%" | [[Year 21|Year 21 Day 291]]
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==Description==

House H`zebi has special status to always exist as a Major House due to its historical and current position within Chiss culture as one of the anchor Houses of the Council of Families of the 7th [[Chiss Ascendancy]]. This privilege, recognized by the Syndicure, has also been granted to [[House Csohn]] and [[House Ilone]].

==History==
===Founding===
Founded as a Ruling House during the Grand Syndic [Thresk]'s Nuz Bazan Reforms, the House elected [Retan Coda] as its first Aristocra. Coda defined the House as the defenders of Chiss Tradition and Heritage during a time of great change for the [[Chiss Ascendancy]]. The House's more traditionalist outlook made it acceptable to citizens but also unappealing to others.

===Rise of Rono===
After [[Prard`aga Rono]] resigned as Syndic of Defense, he was offered a place within the House. Dagaro's leadership of the House came at a time when the Ruling Houses were discussing and debating the role of the Houses within the Ascendancy.

After Grand Syndic Thresk dissolved the Council of Fanmilies, the House had to decide on its future. A rename of the House was briefly considered, but it was decided that the House would retain the name for purposes of continuity.

The House would also ratify new House Bylaws which both codified some of their existing policies, but also maintained the Nuz Bazan policy of an elected House Leader. The new bylaws also offered a contained a rarity in galactic history: term limits. Based on the principle that authority without accountability is tyranny, the total amount of time the Patriarch(the older title of Patriarch was restored following the Bylaws being ratified) could serve was now fixed at five years.

===Exchange of Power===

After Dagaro rejoined Syndicure, The place of Patriarch was open, following the Nuz Bazan policy and Bylaws, House H’zebi held an election and voted for Obbic’rysta’leo to be the next Patriarch of the house. Right after this election Syberjedi withdrew her Citizenship and left the Ascendancy after the Treaty of Uoti between the Galatic Empire and the Chiss Ascendancy, So Crystal picked Sevilla as her Speaker. She plans to keep the house as Vanguard of Tradition for she knows that remembering Traditions is important and remembering history is also just as important.

==House Bylaws==
'''Article I) Constitutionality'''

1) Nothing in this code shall supersede the [[Chiss Ascendancy Constitution]]

2) House Decrees are issued by the Patriarch and are enforceable upon House Members

'''Article II) House Membership and Removal'''

1) Membership in House Hzebi is by Invite Only

2) Non-Chiss may be invited into House H`zebi, but must demonstrate a continued dedication to the Chiss community and have obtained citizen status by passing the Citizenship Trials.

3) House Members that have been exiled shall lose their House Membership

4) A House member may only be expelled on majority vote of all Houses members above them in rank.

5) A Vote of No Confidence may be called upon the Patriarch by the call of two members of rank Trial Born or greater. In this event, a new election for the Patriarchy is conducted as per Article V.

6) Members are free to leave the House if they so choose, in accordance with Freedom of Association.

7) Merit Adoptives may leave to join another House as long as the Patriarch is notified.

8) Trial Born and above must receive approval to join another House or risk violating Merit of Power.

'''Article III) House Titles and Awards'''

1) No Titles shall be recognized beyond the official House Titles

2) Merit Adoptives are new members of the House.

3) Trial Born are those who have passed one of the House Trials. There must be 1 Trial Born in House Hzebi at all times to assist in developing and improving House Trials as per Article IV.

4) Blood Born are those eligible to run as Patriarch. If no Blood Born are available, then all Trial Born vote and elect at least one to elevate to Blood Born.

4a) Blood Born may be sub divided into Blood(Sibling, Parent or Child), Cousin(same grandparent) and Ranking Distant(great grandparent or greater).

5) The Speaker is the Regent and Second in Command of the House, as per the Chiss Constitution. The Speaker serves at the pleasure of the Patriarch but may also be dismissed via a Vote of No Confidence.

'''Article IV) House Trials'''

1) House Hzebi shall elevate those to Trial Born according to the Trial of Blood or the Trial of Wisdom.

2) The Trial of Blood will be engagement in combat which is deemed to give great glory to the House in specific and the Chiss Ascendancy in general.

3) The Trial of Wisdom is the performance of a task which improves the broader knowledge of Chiss culture and history in regards to tradition.

'''Article V) Patriarch Election'''

1) Each election shall consist of at least two candidates

2) Votes shall be conducted via open declaration

3) The candidate with the most votes wins

4) No Patriarch may serve more than five consecutive terms, each term consisting of no greater than a Galactic Standard year.

5) Elections shall be overseen by the Speaker and conducted during the annual Chiss Freedom Festival

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House H'zebi

2026-06-08T21:06:55Z

Prard`aga Rono:

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| width="31%" | Patriarch
| width="69%" | [[Obbic'rysta'leo]]
|-
| width="31%" | Speaker
| width="69%" | [[Azumi`ryu Rasa]]
|-
| width="31%" | Motto
| width="69%" | ''"The Vanguard of Tradition"''
|-
|-
| class="infoboxsubheading" colspan="2" style="background: #800000" | '''Historical information'''
|-
| width="31%" | Date of Establishment
| width="69%" | [[Year 21|Year 21 Day 291]]
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==Description==

House H`zebi has special status to always exist as a Major House due to its historical and current position within Chiss culture as one of the anchor Houses of the Council of Families of the 7th [[Chiss Ascendancy]]. This privilege, recognized by the Syndicure, has also been granted to [[House Csohn]] and [[House Illone]].

==History==
===Founding===
Founded as a Ruling House during the Grand Syndic [Thresk]'s Nuz Bazan Reforms, the House elected [Retan Coda] as its first Aristocra. Coda defined the House as the defenders of Chiss Tradition and Heritage during a time of great change for the [[Chiss Ascendancy]]. The House's more traditionalist outlook made it acceptable to citizens but also unappealing to others.

===Rise of Rono===
After [[Prard`aga Rono]] resigned as Syndic of Defense, he was offered a place within the House. Dagaro's leadership of the House came at a time when the Ruling Houses were discussing and debating the role of the Houses within the Ascendancy.

After Grand Syndic Thresk dissolved the Council of Fanmilies, the House had to decide on its future. A rename of the House was briefly considered, but it was decided that the House would retain the name for purposes of continuity.

The House would also ratify new House Bylaws which both codified some of their existing policies, but also maintained the Nuz Bazan policy of an elected House Leader. The new bylaws also offered a contained a rarity in galactic history: term limits. Based on the principle that authority without accountability is tyranny, the total amount of time the Patriarch(the older title of Patriarch was restored following the Bylaws being ratified) could serve was now fixed at five years.

===Exchange of Power===

After Dagaro rejoined Syndicure, The place of Patriarch was open, following the Nuz Bazan policy and Bylaws, House H’zebi held an election and voted for Obbic’rysta’leo to be the next Patriarch of the house. Right after this election Syberjedi withdrew her Citizenship and left the Ascendancy after the Treaty of Uoti between the Galatic Empire and the Chiss Ascendancy, So Crystal picked Sevilla as her Speaker. She plans to keep the house as Vanguard of Tradition for she knows that remembering Traditions is important and remembering history is also just as important.

==House Bylaws==
'''Article I) Constitutionality'''

1) Nothing in this code shall supersede the [[Chiss Ascendancy Constitution]]

2) House Decrees are issued by the Patriarch and are enforceable upon House Members

'''Article II) House Membership and Removal'''

1) Membership in House Hzebi is by Invite Only

2) Non-Chiss may be invited into House H`zebi, but must demonstrate a continued dedication to the Chiss community and have obtained citizen status by passing the Citizenship Trials.

3) House Members that have been exiled shall lose their House Membership

4) A House member may only be expelled on majority vote of all Houses members above them in rank.

5) A Vote of No Confidence may be called upon the Patriarch by the call of two members of rank Trial Born or greater. In this event, a new election for the Patriarchy is conducted as per Article V.

6) Members are free to leave the House if they so choose, in accordance with Freedom of Association.

7) Merit Adoptives may leave to join another House as long as the Patriarch is notified.

8) Trial Born and above must receive approval to join another House or risk violating Merit of Power.

'''Article III) House Titles and Awards'''

1) No Titles shall be recognized beyond the official House Titles

2) Merit Adoptives are new members of the House.

3) Trial Born are those who have passed one of the House Trials. There must be 1 Trial Born in House Hzebi at all times to assist in developing and improving House Trials as per Article IV.

4) Blood Born are those eligible to run as Patriarch. If no Blood Born are available, then all Trial Born vote and elect at least one to elevate to Blood Born.

4a) Blood Born may be sub divided into Blood(Sibling, Parent or Child), Cousin(same grandparent) and Ranking Distant(great grandparent or greater).

5) The Speaker is the Regent and Second in Command of the House, as per the Chiss Constitution. The Speaker serves at the pleasure of the Patriarch but may also be dismissed via a Vote of No Confidence.

'''Article IV) House Trials'''

1) House Hzebi shall elevate those to Trial Born according to the Trial of Blood or the Trial of Wisdom.

2) The Trial of Blood will be engagement in combat which is deemed to give great glory to the House in specific and the Chiss Ascendancy in general.

3) The Trial of Wisdom is the performance of a task which improves the broader knowledge of Chiss culture and history in regards to tradition.

'''Article V) Patriarch Election'''

1) Each election shall consist of at least two candidates

2) Votes shall be conducted via open declaration

3) The candidate with the most votes wins

4) No Patriarch may serve more than five consecutive terms, each term consisting of no greater than a Galactic Standard year.

5) Elections shall be overseen by the Speaker and conducted during the annual Chiss Freedom Festival

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2026-03-07T16:35:45Z

Prard`aga Rono: /* The Houses */

{{featured}}

''This is about the Chiss Race. If you are interested in Chiss Organisations, then you are looking for [[Chiss Ascendancy]]''

{{Infobox Race
| image = [[File:Chiss1.jpg|200px]]
| name = Chiss
| homeworld = [[Csilla]]
| language = [[Cheunh]]
| height =
| skin color = Blue
| hair color = Gleaming black
| distinctions = Glowing red eyes, above-average night vision
| lifespan = Up to 80 standard years old
| known = Chiss
}}

The Chiss are a race that very closely resemble humans, but there are significant differences between the two, most notably in outward appearance. Chiss have black hair and glowing red eyes while their skin colour ranges from pale to dark blue; it is believed that their coloration and the eye color is influenced by the level of oxygen in the environment. They also have an increased metabolic rate, which typically results in a very lean physique with well-defined musculature.

The Chiss are known as being very deliberate and composed in their actions and their disciplined manner has been credited to their upbringing. In Chiss society a child's maturity is accelerated; they almost entirely bypass an adolescent period before being accepted as an adult. Chiss culture is largely based on customs and courtesies. For a time in their history there were Ruling Families, also called Ruling Houses. The number of these extended families would wax and wane depending on the governing needs of the time, and eventually faded from direct political power, but a legacy of social practices from their era still lingers. One such tradition is the elaborate welcoming ritual, in the form of colours and ceremony, that marks the visit of a member of a former Family into the domain of another.

Honour is very important to the Chiss race, and the actions of a Chiss are always subject to scrutiny. As such, the Chiss tend to be very formal and always considerate of how their actions can affect their Family and themselves. They are also very intelligent and often gifted in strategic thinking, as well as private and insular. The Chiss language is called Cheunh, but many also speak the trade languages including Basic.

[[Csilla]], the Chiss home world, is located in the [[Unknown Regions]] and is an icy wasteland ever since the sudden beginning of a planetary Ice Age over fifty centuries ago. In order to survive the harsh climate, the Chiss built energy-efficient warrens under the ice, as close to the warmth of the planet core as possible.

== Biology and Appearance ==
Native to the planet [[Csilla]], the Chiss are a race that very closely resemble humans, but there are significant differences between the two, most notably in outward appearance and their vocal cords. Chiss have black hair and glowing red eyes while their skin colour ranges from pale to dark blue; it is believed that their coloration and the eye color is influenced by the level of oxygen in the environment. They also have an increased metabolic rate, which typically results in a very lean physique with well-defined musculature.

Whilst their hair was typically jet black, it did on rare occasions go gray with age which was seen amongst their females and was a sign that they had borne children that would have a great impact on their society. Their physical form led to some speculation on whether they were an offshoot of humanity's ancient expansions into the galaxy or whether their physical form coincidentally matched that of Humans. However, genetic analysis indicated that they were an offshoot of humanity and it was believed that moving underground led to a divergence between them and base line Humans. Their unique skin tone was seen to be the result of glacial minerals.

Male and female Chiss tend to be more powerfully built when compared to Humans but exhibit the same variances as Humanoid sexes. A Chiss stood between either 1.6 to 2.1 meters in height though an average height of an adult was believed to be 1.7 meters.

The Chiss vocal mechanism was noted for being similar to Humans but there were apparent differences which was evident in their capacity to speak their native language.

In addition, their growth rate was greatly accelerated to the point that they matured quickly and much faster when compared to Humans. Chiss of the age of 10-years of age held the physical maturity of a 20-year old Human. This in turn resulted in a culturally-imprinted emotional maturity that was many times above that of their Human counterparts. They were capable of living up to 80 years old where a Chiss was considered venerable; children were between 1-10 whilst they became adults between 11-14 and were considered full adults by 16-50. Middle-age was between the ages of 51-62 and those between the ages of 63-79 which was considered old.

== Culture and Society ==

The species were highly reserved in their emotions and often did not display feelings openly; either by smiling or by warm gestures. As such, they rarely were vocal about any feelings of anger or frustration though they did possess some curse words to employ should the situation warrant such an expression.

The Chiss are also known as being very deliberate and composed in their actions and their disciplined manner has been credited to their upbringing. In Chiss society a child's maturity is accelerated; they almost entirely bypass an adolescent period before being accepted as an adult. Chiss culture is largely based on customs and courtesies. For a time in their history there were Ruling Families, also called Ruling Houses. The number of these extended families would wax and wane depending on the governing needs of the time, and eventually faded from direct political power, but a legacy of social practices from their era still lingers. One such tradition is the elaborate welcoming ritual, in the form of colours and ceremony, that marks the visit of a member of a former Family into the domain of another.

Honour is very important to the Chiss race, and the actions of a Chiss are always subject to scrutiny. As such, the Chiss tend to be very formal and always considerate of how their actions can affect their Family and themselves. They are also very intelligent and often gifted in strategic thinking, as well as private and insular. The Chiss language is called [[Cheunh]], but many also speak the trade languages including [[Basic]], Minnistat and Sy Bisti.

Chiss military culture has always been a proud one. Thanks to their early space flight achievements the Chiss managed to gain a certain status in the unknown regions. Their main source of military achievements was the top secret "seekers" program. unknown to most of the galaxy, and many Chiss alike. seekers program was focused on hyperspace navigation in the unknown regions. While to other species it could take weeks to travel between two coordinates in the unknown regions, Chiss would always be there within a few days. This level of speed was achieved through The Force, or as the Chiss call it Third Sight. While in 3rd sight, a person could navigate a ship through normally hard to travel unknown regions. This was achieved by a common ability in The Force - a short insinght into the future. The so-called Skywalker would tap into The Force and see the immediate danger ahead of them, and navigate slowly around them, enabling the ship to travel in hyper space for a longer period of time, instead of going jump by jump. For Centuries, the only Chiss with the power to tap into The Force were Children. The Force was strong with a newborn Child, but the powers faded over time, until around 12-14 years old, most Chiss lost their ability to navigate ships. It is important to note that during the Vagaari Wars this fading process became lower and lower, and thus enabling Chiss to retain their Force abilities into adulthood. However, by 0 CGT the Chiss experienced the same issue of fewer and fewer children demonstrating force ability that was impacting the rest of the galaxy.

Other important aspect of the Chiss martial culture was the no preemptive strike policy, imposed during the isolationist era of the Ascendancy, with the reasons being officially hidden but known to have some connection to the alliance between the Ascendancy and the ancient Sith Empire. This directive forbade ships from firing upon other ships unless directly fired upon. This directive was later been abolished by the time of the Chiss Civil Dispute, but was resurrected, with some caveats, under Grand Syndic [[Cong`liddo Nollaig]] upon his ascension to the Grand Syndicacy in 24 CGT.

Chiss receive their primary education either from their family or a primary school. At age 11 or 12, they must choose either enrollment at a military academy, government internship, or apprenticeship in a private company. At age 16, they are permitted one year to do as they wish before entering their chosen field if they have completed their training. Chiss in this stage may either choose to become travellers(with their costs funded by their families or by taking temporary work), or enter their chosen line of work immediately. An exception was made for Skywalkers, who were permitted this time from the time they lost their powers until age 17, but had to be accompanied by a guardian until they were 16. In the years following the Chiss Civil Dispute, these younglings became prime recruitment targets for the Vesci Houses.

=== Language ===

Cheunh is the primary language of the Chiss. For non-native speakers, it is a very dense, difficult-to-understand language, where subtle differences of pronunciation are extremely important to the message. Both the written symbols and spoken language are referred to as Cheunh.

====Spoken Cheunh:====
The spoken language is a complex series of compound words and phrases used to communicate ideas. Root words are used as the core of the word meaning, and built up with the context of the idea or statement. Pronunciation is extremely strict, and even minor differences in a pronounced sound can lead to a radical difference in the word’s meaning. Aspirations on a sound (the soft expelling of air when making the sound) can change the meaning entirely, as can the use (or omission) of a pause in the pronunciation, known as a glottal stop. The Chiss have a much more pliant vocal system than most other species, allowing them to make such throaty pauses much more easily. Cheunh is a very context-heavy language, and is considerably more precise than Basic, Huttese, or any of the other major languages outside Ascendancy Space. To an outsider, a Chiss speaking proper Cheunh often sounds like he or she is stuttering. When a non-Chiss speaks Cheunh their inability to fully pronounce it all can warp the meaning of the words.

====Written Cheunh:====
The written form of Cheunh is described by non-native writers as flowing, in comparison to the blockier written form of Basic. Written Cheunh does not use letters the way that Basic does, but instead uses ideograms that symbolize concepts and ideas. Combining these ideograms formulates each word, in much the same what that adding on to root words does in the spoken form. Written Cheunh comes in several differing levels of formality, to cover the necessary level of respect the communication much express. Technical Cheunh uses many more, less complex ideograms than casual Cheunh. Formal Cheunh adds in the use of flourishes and shading to further express deference or respect for the one being written to or about. Formal Cheunh is almost always used to sign a document, though casual Cheunh is most often used for day to day communications.

Translating Cheunh documents into Basic is a challenge as it frequently requires the use of a secondary, rarely used character on datapads to do so.

==== Chiss Names – Past and Present:====
The most confusing aspect of Chiss Society involves the names of individuals.

For record-keeping by non-chiss, this once created a problem as the original format for naming changed throughout the course of a Chiss’s life.

A Chiss started their life if a first name from one parent, a middle name for the individual(consisting of 2-5 syllables), and a last name from another parent. The Chiss would be individually known by a Core Name, consisting of the last syllable of their first name, their entire middle name, and the first syllable of their last name. To make things even more confusing the name of the more prominent family tended to be placed first, to help the Chiss have a higher social status.

Young Chiss identified as rising talents were recruited by the Chiss Houses as Merit Adoptives would have their first name changed to match the name of their new House.

The last name could be changed as an identifier of occupational assignment, if they obtained a more seior rank within the House that conrolled the government bureau in which they worked.

Legal Reforms in Year 7 CGT abolished the traditional renaming practice, but recent advocacy by chiss traditionalists has allowed chiss to use traditional styled names for galactic record keeping purposes(renaming is still not permitted).

===Chiss and the Force===
The earliest records of chiss history attest that chiss who displayed what would later be called force sensitivity were exiled and organized communities that would coalesce into the [[Chiss Sages]]. The Sages were scholars who studied the force from a Chiss perspective. When the Ascendancy was founded, they provided the initial training for the Ozyly-Esehembo("Sky-walkers"). Following the Chiss Civil Dispute, where they would migrate to sarvchi, only to return to csilla in greatly reduced numbers and with the only explanation that there was a civil war on Sarvchi between [[House Chaf]] and the Sages. Upon their return to Csilla, the Sages became a mutual aid society, independent of any governing authority of Csilla. As a result of the [[Treaty of Csilla]], the Sages found themselves under the Chiss Ascendancy and began cooperating with the Jedi Order.

In Year 24, the Ozyly-Esehembo were restored and the Chiss Sages were declared abolished. The Ozyly-Esehembo now oversaw all operations regarding the force.

However, some other Chiss have already joined other force traditions and there have been Chiss Jedi and Chiss Sith.

===Chiss Houses===
[[File:Chiss syndic.png|frame|right| a Chiss House member]]
The origin of Chiss Houses remains shrouded in mystery. All that is known is that at some point, certain families were elevated above others and became governors of territory on Csilla. These Houses competed over territory and influence, while also forging alliances. The culmination of this process was the founding of the Chiss Ascendancy. The Houses with the most influence became known as the Ruling Houses, while all the others became designated as Great Houses. The assembly of Chiss Houses was known as the Council of Families. The Council lasted until it was finally dissolved by the Chiss Parliament in 2 BCGT. [[Carn`ilo Sabosen]] revived the Council of Families in 10 CGT and has since evolved into the administrative body of the Chiss Ascendancy until reforms in 22 CGT made it an assembly of Houses once again. Internal disputes led to the Council of Families being dissolved by 23, before the adoption of the [[Ascendancy Articles]] in 24 CGT.

Under the Ascendancy Articles Chiss Houses do not direct Chiss Ascendancy policy but serve as a link between the Galactic Chiss Community and the Chiss Ascendancy itself. Houses that have broken Chiss law are known as Exiled Houses.
Houses that are not seated in the Council are known as Vesci Houses.

====Positions====
The following positions are within each Chiss House:

'''''Merit Adoptive''''': Newest Recruits to the Chiss House. Historically, merit adoptives have been allowed to leave a House at anytime they choose.

'''''Trial-Born''''': Merit Adoptives who have passed one of more House Trials, which vary from House to House. Trial Born who transfer must notify House leadership, prior to leaving. This is the highest position attainable for Non-Chiss members of a House.

'''''Blood Born''''': The traditional positions of Blood, Cousin and Ranking Distant were been merged under the reforms of House Positions advocated by the Chiss Diaspora. Blood Born are the most respected members of the houses and the respect is shown by making them eligible for House leadership. The leader is counted as a Blood Born. A Speaker who is Chiss is also counted as a Blood-Born.

'''''Speaker''''': The Second in Command of the House. They serve also as the Regent in the event the House Leader dies or is unavailable.

'''''Patriarch/Matriarch''''': The leader of a Chiss House. How they are chosen varies from House to House. Some Houses appoint their leaders and others elect them.

====The Houses====
The Chiss Houses predate the Ascendancy. Over the centuries, new Houses have been founded, while older Houses have gone dormant, been revived or exiled.
Houses that have not accepted Chiss Law have been known as 'Vesci'.
Houses that have accepted Chiss Law(see: [[Ascendancy Articles]]), but not seated in the Council of Families are known as Minor Houses.
Minor Houses can earn a seat on the Council of Families, under the terms of the [Ascendancy Articles] and be elevated to Major House status.
The key concepts of a Chiss are "Virtue of Service" and "Merit of Power". A House that fails in one or both of these areas can be demoted from Major status.

Major:

[[House Csohn]]

[[House H`zebi]]

[[House Prard]]

[[House Kimril]]

[[House Ilone]

[[House Sabosen]]

[[House Purso]]

[[House Ursor]]

Minor:

Vesci:

[[House Ar`togl]]

[[House Csapla]]

[[Hosue Evaro]]

[[House Foner]]

[[House Inronkini]]

[[House Mitth]]

[[House Nakesh]]

[[House Nuroudo]]

[[House Oblivion]]

[[House Rono]]

[[House Royan]]

Exiled:

[[House Yar]]

== History ==
((see also: [[Chiss Ascendancy|History of the Chiss Ascendancy]]))

The origins of the Chiss Race are subject to debate. While the view observed by the wider galaxy is that Chiss are descended from the human colonists who arrived on Csilla circa 30,000 BCGT. Most scholars of this view point out no only the near human physiology of Chiss, but also that there was a zhellic tribe on ancient [[Coruscant]] that worshipped "Csil", the God of Justice in the Zhellic religion. The tribe was one the "Thirteen Battalions of zhell".

Newer research counters this view, dismissing that differences of Chiss in skin and eye coloration could not have taken place over such a short time as the 25 centuries between the earliest chiss records and the founding of the Chiss Ascendancy. These researchers also note that Csilla's ice age began 5000 years ago, and no adaptation could be implemented in such a short span without the aid of genetic engineering, and chiss have no greater resistance to ice and cold than any human.

From 30,000 BCGT to circa 5000 BCGT, Csilla was a verdant garden world. However, territory appeared to have been divided between the Chiss Houses, with non-house territory being neutral paths of trade or areas controlled by the Chiss Sages. The Sages held an annual festival as a means to foster better relations between the Houses and by 5000 BCGT, one of these festivals would result in the founding of the Chiss Ascendancy.

The wider galaxy would have their first encounter with the Chiss in 3600 BCGT when the Chiss would enter an alliance with the Sith Empire that would last until 3400 CGT, when the alliance was ended and the Chiss began a policy of Isolation.

The Chiss Ascendancy would initially be mired by a Civil Dispute in 11BCGT and then a war against the Vesci Houses in 2 BCGT. By then, all the worlds outside Csilla were unreachable and Csilla itself was devastated. The tunnels became a refuge from the Five Year War(which lasted almost 9 years) and communities who ignored whoever governed above remained until 23 CGT, when recolonization and economic development caused the tunnel population to leave the tunnels and settle in cities on Csilla and other colonies both inside and outside the Csilla system.

A vibrant diaspora community also existed, and they organized as the [[Chiss Society]] in 7 CGT. By 10 CGT, the restored Chiss Ascendancy had replaced the Chiss Society as the main entity for connecting the diaspora Chiss to Chiss culture.

Another oddity has been humans who have recently been discovered to actually be Chiss, revealing that there were Chiss who settled in the wider galaxy and settled among the human population in the centuries following the alliance with the Sith.

[[Category:Sentient Species]][[Category:Chiss]]

House H'zebi

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Prard`aga Rono:

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| width="31%" | Patriarch
| width="69%" | [[Obbic'rysta'leo]]
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| width="31%" | Speaker
| width="69%" | [[Azumi`ryu Rasa]]
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| width="31%" | Motto
| width="69%" | ''"The Vanguard of Tradition"''
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| width="31%" | Date of Establishment
| width="69%" | [[Year 21|Year 21 Day 291]]
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==Description==

==History==
===Founding===
Founded as a Ruling House during the Grand Syndic [Thresk]'s Nuz Bazan Reforms, the House elected [Retan Coda] as its first Aristocra. Coda defined the House as the defenders of Chiss Tradition and Heritage during a time of great change for the [[Chiss Ascendancy]]. The House's more traditionalist outlook made it acceptable to citizens but also unappealing to others.

===Rise of Rono===
After [[Prard`aga Rono]] resigned as Syndic of Defense, he was offered a place within the House. Dagaro's leadership of the House came at a time when the Ruling Houses were discussing and debating the role of the Houses within the Ascendancy.

After Grand Syndic Thresk dissolved the Council of Fanmilies, the House had to decide on its future. A rename of the House was briefly considered, but it was decided that the House would retain the name for purposes of continuity.

The House would also ratify new House Bylaws which both codified some of their existing policies, but also maintained the Nuz Bazan policy of an elected House Leader. The new bylaws also offered a contained a rarity in galactic history: term limits. Based on the principle that authority without accountability is tyranny, the total amount of time the Patriarch(the older title of Patriarch was restored following the Bylaws being ratified) could serve was now fixed at five years.

===Exchange of Power===

After Dagaro rejoined Syndicure, The place of Patriarch was open, following the Nuz Bazan policy and Bylaws, House H’zebi held an election and voted for Obbic’rysta’leo to be the next Patriarch of the house. Right after this election Syberjedi withdrew her Citizenship and left the Ascendancy after the Treaty of Uoti between the Galatic Empire and the Chiss Ascendancy, So Crystal picked Sevilla as her Speaker. She plans to keep the house as Vanguard of Tradition for she knows that remembering Traditions is important and remembering history is also just as important.

==House Bylaws==
'''Article I) Constitutionality'''

1) Nothing in this code shall supersede the [[Chiss Ascendancy Constitution]]

2) House Decrees are issued by the Patriarch and are enforceable upon House Members

'''Article II) House Membership and Removal'''

1) Membership in House Hzebi is by Invite Only

2) Non-Chiss shall not be invited into House Hzebi

3) House Members that have been exiled shall lose their House Membership

4) A House member may only be expelled on majority vote of all Houses members above them in rank.

5) A Vote of No Confidence may be called upon the Patriarch by the call of two members of rank Trial Born or greater. In this event, a new election for the Patriarchy is conducted as per Article V.

6) Members are free to leave the House if they so choose, in accordance with Freedom of Association.

7) Merit Adoptives may leave to join another House as long as the Patriarch is notified.

8) Trial Born and above must receive approval to join another House or risk violating Merit of Power.

'''Article III) House Titles and Awards'''

1) No Titles shall be recognized beyond the official House Titles

2) Merit Adoptives are new members of the House.

3) Trial Born are those who have passed one of the House Trials. There must be 1 Trial Born in House Hzebi at all times to assist in developing and improving House Trials as per Article IV.

4) Blood Born are those eligible to run as Patriarch. If no Blood Born are available, then all Trial Born vote and elect at least one to elevate to Blood Born.

4a) Blood Born may be sub divided into Blood(Sibling, Parent or Child), Cousin(same grandparent) and Ranking Distant(great grandparent or greater).

5) The Speaker is the Regent and Second in Command of the House, as per the Chiss Constitution. The Speaker serves at the pleasure of the Patriarch but may also be dismissed via a Vote of No Confidence.

'''Article IV) House Trials'''

1) House Hzebi shall elevate those to Trial Born according to the Trial of Blood or the Trial of Wisdom.

2) The Trial of Blood will be engagement in combat which is deemed to give great glory to the House in specific and the Chiss Ascendancy in general.

3) The Trial of Wisdom is the performance of a task which improves the broader knowledge of Chiss culture and history in regards to tradition.

'''Article V) Patriarch Election'''

1) Each election shall consist of at least two candidates

2) Votes shall be conducted via open declaration

3) The candidate with the most votes wins

4) No Patriarch may serve more than five consecutive terms, each term consisting of no greater than a Galactic Standard year.

5) Elections shall be overseen by the Speaker and conducted during the annual Chiss Freedom Festival

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[[Corellia]] ·
[[Dellalt Conflict|Dellalt]] ·
[[Battle of Dostra|Dostra]] ·
[[Battle of Dressel|Dressel]] ·
[[War for the Hosnian System|Hosnian]] ·
[[Battle of Kashyyyk|Kashyyyk]] ·
[[The Second Battle of Krmar II|2nd Krmar II]] ·
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[[Battle of N'zoth|N'zoth]] ·
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[[First Battle of Tatooine|1st Tatooine]] ·
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[[Cron Conflict]] (Y11 D64 - D297) ·
[[First Imperial Civil War]] (Y-2 - Y0) ·
[[Second Imperial Civil War]] (Y1 D307 - Y3 D290) ·
[[Third Imperial Civil War]] (Y6 D318 - Y10 D160) ·
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