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| width="100%" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[File:hapes_Logo.png|220px]]
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| class="infoboxsubheading" colspan="2" style="background: #155275" | '''Political information'''
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|  width="31%" | Government System
|  width="69%" | Absolute Monarchy
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|  width="31%" | Head of State
|  width="69%" | [[List of Hapan Titles|Rai`ix Chume]] [[Alex Tylger]]
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|  width="31%" | Head of Government
|  width="69%" | [[List of Hapan Titles|Fel`da Regalix]] [[Andrew Starfyre]] 
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|  width="31%" | Commander-in-Chief
|  width="69%" | [[List of Hapan Titles|Rai`ix Chume]] [[Alex Tylger]]
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|  width="31%" | Executive branch
|  width="69%" | [[Royal Council]]
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|  width="31%" | Legislative branch
|  width="69%" | [[Royal Council]]
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|  width="31%" | Judicial branch
|  width="69%" | [[Ministry of the Interior]]
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| class="infoboxsubheading" colspan="2" style="background: #155275" | '''Territorial information'''
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|  width="31%" | Territory
|  width="69%" | [[Hapes Cluster]]

[[Stenness Node]]
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|  width="31%" | Provinces
|  width="69%" | Capital Region

Interior Region

Rifle Worlds Region

Rim Worlds Region

Gateworlds Region

Lorelli Reach Region

Transitory Mists
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|  width="31%" | Capital
|  width="69%" | [[Chume`Dan]], [[Hapes Prime]]
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| class="infoboxsubheading" colspan="2" style="background: #155275" | '''Societal information'''
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|  width="31%" | Official language
|  width="69%" | Hapan (and sub-dialects)

Galactic Basic (secondary)
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|  width="31%" | Currency
|  width="69%" | Hapan Aquii

Galactic Credit
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| class="infoboxsubheading" colspan="2" style="background: #155275" | '''Historical information'''
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|  width="31%" | Formed from
|  width="69%" | [[Lorell Raiders]]
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|  width="31%" | Date of establishment
|  width="69%" | Ca Year -4026
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|  width="31%" | Date of dissolution
|  width="69%" | Ca Year -80
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|  width="31%" | Date of reunification
|  width="69%" | Ca Year -26
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The '''Hapes Consortium''' is an ancient government holding dominion over a relatively small sector of space known as the [[Hapes Cluster]], situated in the [[Inner Rim]]. The Consortium maintained strict isolationism as a core principle for several millennia, shunning contact with outsiders since it was first founded by the female descendants of the [[Lorell Raiders]]. This allowed a distinct culture to develop, steeped in traditions that Hapans hold in high esteem even to this day. Following a bloody civil war that caused the near-collapse of their economy and revolutionized aspects of Hapan society, gradual contact with the [[Galaxy]] outside their borders was re-established over the course of several decades. Having rebuilt its society, economy, military, and industrial capacity, the Consortium has become a somewhat reluctant, yet arguably significant, player in Galactic politics. The government maintains a non-expansionist stance, seeking to balance tradition and cultural preservation with its new-found responsibilities as a major power in the Galaxy.

=History=
==Ancient History==
===The Pre-Founding Age (Year -4496 to Year -4026)===
Few records from this period of Hapan history have survived the passage of time, but it is known that during this time the brutal and savage [[Lorell Raiders]] were a constant thorn in the side of the [[Galactic Republic]]. They raided countless worlds and were a continuous threat in the mid and outer rims of the galaxy. As the Republic intensified the efforts to track them down, the Raiders had to seek out locations for new bases of operations. It was at this time they dared to venture into a gap in the [[Transitory Mists]]. Within they found the [[Lorell system]] functioning as a natural gateway in the cosmic dustcloud. They established colonies on [[Lorell]] and later [[Hapes Prime]].

Continuing their old ways, the Raiders robbed worlds of vast amounts of wealth while also kidnapping the most beautiful women they could find. The women were forced to serve as slaves and wives of the pirates and were often left behind on the Raiders colonies within the [[Hapes Cluster]]. In the end the Republic sent the [[Jedi]] to deal with the Raiders threat. Most of the Raiders ships were destroyed in extensive campaigns and much of the male population was killed in the process. This left the women outnumbering the men within the cluster. Led by Ta'a Chume and Enelithia Nele'serin they rose up against their husbands and oppressors in rebellion and in turn took over all the Raiders assets and outposts.

===The Age of Queen Mothers (Year -4026 to Year -81)===
Sometimes referred to as the first golden age, it was at this time that the Hapes Consortium was established as an actual governing body with the Queen Mother as head of state. It lasted nearly four thousand years with nine specific eras and ten dynasties. Treasures the [[Lorell Raiders]] had robbed from outside worlds were used to purchase defences and goods to build up an actual peaceful society within the [[Hapes Cluster]]. Some decades were spent indoctrinating new ideals and ideas into the minds of the population and it was not until three to four centuries had passed that the Consortium began to change into more familiar form with noble families, a class ruled society with feudal control and an actual space fleet.

The civilisation grew over time, slowly expanding across the [[Hapes Cluster]], not needlessly disturbing the nature on worlds where human presence was not needed. To the female [[Hapan|Hapans]] the balance of nature and civilisation was extremely important, as were the ideals of beauty and perfection. The military grew stronger, as did the power of the royalty and nobility. The new government was often troubled by piracy and mercenaries over the centuries. While the [[Hapan|Hapans]] resented what the [[Lorell Raiders]] had stood for, they also recognised that the savages had been their ancestors and were murdered by the guardians of the [[Galactic Republic]] and for this reason they banned [[Jedi]] from the cluster.

Sentient species who were native to the cluster were annexed and made part of [[Hapan society]], often in lesser roles as servants and slaves. Religion was also banned in order to cement the idea of the Queen Mother being the ultimate power of the [[Hapan peoples]]. The borders of the Hapes Consortium were closed from the second millennium in order to prevent any more foreign attacks and intervention on the Hapan government. 

By the end of the final dynasty, the last Queen Mother fell into a coma without designating a heir. This triggered a massive military conflict due to the vulnerability of the Hapan feudal system. Corrupt and power hungry nobility joined under the banners of those who would make a claim for the Hapan throne and plunged the Consortium in to an extensive conflict.

===The Dark Age (Year -81 to Year -26)===
The Dark Age refers to the time-period between the fall of Year -81 to the summer of Year -26 when the [[Hapes Cluster]] was in a state of chaos and the Hapes Consortium technically ceased to exist as a unified governing body, with the creation of initially two (later more) governing factions who fought for control. The [[Hapan Civil War]] took place between early Year -80 and Year -28, with the eventual surrender of the Draconian Union to [[Andrew Starfyre|Andrew Starfyre's]] Phoenix Movement in Year -27. It was a time when the ancient noble houses waged war on one other, squandering Hapan treasuries to fulfill their own needs and fund the machines of war. The age had a profound impact on [[Hapan society]], but is said to have changed it for the better.

==Recent History==
===Phoenix Age - King Andrew I (Year -26 to Year 1)===
King Andrew I, or as more properly titled in the [[Hapanii]] language; ''Andrew Rai`ix Chume Starfyre'' was the first male monarch of the Consortium, having been granted the position by a majority of the remaining nobility after the conclusion of the [[Hapan Civil War]] and instigating what Hapans refer to as The Phoenix Age, named after the movement to which King Andrew owed his ascension to the throne. The Hapan Treasury had been all but emptied during the destructive war that preceded this Age, and as such the majority of King Andrew's reign was spent working to rebuild the Consortium and re-unite the [[Hapes Cluster]] under a single banner.

With no heridetary heir to the throne known to exist at the time King Andrew appointed Crown Prince Jessy James as his successor, who assumed the reign of the Consortium upon King Andrew's abdication in Year 1.

===Second Golden Age - King James I (Year 1 to Year 11)===
''Jessy Rai`ix Chime James Hapesah'' was the second male monarch of the Consortium and was one of the longest-serving heads-of-state of the Galaxy in recent times, with a reign lasting no less than ten years. Widely recognised as a successful and loved leader of the Consortium, King James' coronation saw the beginning of The Golden Age. Though King James' reign was by no means uneventful - with the attempted military revolt by [[Grand General Harr]], the [[Black Sun Crisis]], the [[Horizon Conflict|coalition against the Horizon Conglomerate]], and the [[Dellalt Conflict]] occuring during his time in power, each was dealt with swiftly and with a favourable outcome for the King and the Consortium. The Golden Age was named as such due to the massive expansion of both the Hapan Armed Forces and the Consortium's government, with many business endeavours and construction projects to further restock the Hapan Treasury, seeing the Consortium past the point where it needed to rely on the assistance and loans of other governments.

The latter stages of King James' reign also saw the formation of the [[Imperial Union]] in Year 7, a diplomatic body created initially between the Hapes Consortium and the Galactic Empire, which later expanded to include other governments. Though the Union agreement made provisions for military assistance in defensive actions, the Consortium was not obliged by the agreement to take part in offensive campaigns, thus servicing the continued Hapan desire to remain outsiders in the Galactic Civil War.

King James also fostered the Hapes Consortium's second era of prosperous relations with the [[Trade Federation]], following [[Jacob Jansen]]'s ascension to the position of [[Viceroy]]. Shortly before the end of his reign, the two governments created an alliance considered seperate of the [[Imperial Union]], involving a mutual defence pact and common foreign policy. 

After ten prosperous years in power, King James chose to retire to the Hapan system of Rii, appointing Crown Prince [[Alex Tylger|Alexander Tylger]] to succeed him, despite having his own young child who would have, in some years, been eligible for the throne. In his abdication speech to the nation, King James indicated that his retirement had been a long time in the planning, and the transference of power to the Consortium's latest male monarch occurred without any turbulence.

===King Alexander I (Year 11-present)===
''Alexander Rai`ix Chume Tylger Arxianah'' succeeded King James on Year 11, Day 82, causing ripples of shock to spread throughout the Galactic Community at the abdication of King James. King Alexander's ascension was, however, viewed favourably by the majority of the Hapan nobility. Tylger, a nobleman from Arxian, had served in the Royal Hapan Armed Forces and had also held many prestigious government positions such as Prime Minister, Minister of Law, Minister of Culture, Minister of the Interior, and Lord Regent, prior to being named heir to the Throne and being awarded the title of Crown Prince. King Alexander's Coronation occurred after the traditional observance of the 'Month of the Vacant Throne' in a ceremony with many external officials invited to attend.

In the months following Tylger's ascension in Year 11, the Hapes Consortium became involved in several conflicts outside the [[Hapes Cluster]]. Coming to the aid of a prospective [[Imperial Union]] member, the [[Tion Hegemony]], the Consortium involved itself in the [[Cron Conflict]] by devoting significant military resources to destroy the perceived insurrection. Shortly thereafter, the Consortium was also involved in a short-lived conflict over governance of the planet Taboon in the Stenness Node, a Hapes Consortium-Trade Federation protectorate, which ended in victory. Consortium-Federation relations were further nurtured in the summer of Year 11 when the two governments intervened on behalf of [[Haor Chall Engineering]] in the [[Centrality]] sector.

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