Couatl Pact

The Couatl Pact was a large political faction and economic force during the Golden Millenium composed of over 37 moon nations and 80 Asteroid City States spread out in a belt like shape. Every nation inside of the Pact was originally a colony made during the First Diaspora, sharing little in terms of ideals and natural resources in common. It is likely the Couatl Pact would never have come into existence had it not been for the Calanthites, whose rapid expansion prompted all of the smaller nations to band together and form one far stronger force. Despite never engaging in war against the Calanthites, tensions were extremely high, causing the Couatl Pact to convert all of its organizational systems to the Aorta System, a decision that took 3 years to make, due to petty internal feuds involving which moon would be the Aorta. After much deliberation none was chosen, formally creating what is, even today, the most complicated publicly known Aorta System. While there are few parts in this Aorta system compared to most, the Couatl Pact is a unique Aorta System in that the Aorta randomly changes nation based not only on how time has passed, but also how much information has cycled during that period. Additionally, in order to maintain utmost security, the cycles through which information travels changes each time the Aorta changes, meaning the system has never had a system identical to a previous one throughout its existence.

The Couatl Pact has notably never gone to war despite its intense research in weaponry, using its weapons to provide safety against Space Pirates, making it a major hub for intragalactic trade. This is not to say that the Couatl Pact is apolitical, as it has utilized its vital position in trade various times throughout history, arguably being responsible for the deaths of billions of Callanthites during The Isolation Famine. The Couatl people and government can be said to be extremely hypocritical, being famous for both their anti-rationalist and humanist ideals, and support of the slave trade from Prod, often bragging about the economic power it gives them conveniently ignoring the paradoxical nature of slave-selling humanists. It is also important to note that they are purely humanists, viewing all non-humans as beasts. There have been various notable incidents of Cystarian merchants being stoned to death by Couatl citizens; conveniently, the attackers were never found despite police having been present and watching (and participating). Reporting as much to the Cystarian government resulted in my ejection into space.

The Couatl Pact is responsible for thousands of war crimes they claim never to have participated in, and are arguably one of the most vicious groups in existence, having weakened their enemies through methods as disgusting as spreading poisons through toys to kill the young and vulnerable. The Pact is also responsible for the of  previously believed to  an accident --- the --- hacking - Bio-Weapon --- plagues --- The --- Death.

The first and last submissions for this article are 20 years apart, with the second section being almost completely destroyed. The recovered section seen is only available after recovery from a half destroyed Think-Tank's memory storage.

Originally Written by Trt-- -in--o