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Sarepha is a constitutional monarchy in extragalactic space beyond Florathel, centered on the Saihera System. Sarepha's monarch retains no power beyond Dimostah and the inner Saihera System. A scattering of asteroids, rogue planets, and stations captured by Saihera's gravity comprise Sarepha's territory, stretching nearly all the way to Florathel. Its large and sparse territory contributes immensely to Sarepha's general underdevelopment. This has not stopped it from being the one of the most influential nations in the galaxy; its political intrigue lead to the War of Saiheran Succession, planting the seeds for the United Nations of Florathel.

Sarepha occupies an enormous amount of territory across extragalactic space, centered upon the Saihera System. Because of the sparseness of its habitats, the Kingdom must be very decentralized, the nobles in its hinterlands are largely autonomous, leaving them free to squabble amongst themselves and tax their subjects as they see fit. Apart from its vast claims in interstellar space, the Kingdom of Saihera controls very little in the galactic disk itself, apart from small regions colonized in the Providence Neutral Zone. Due to proximity to Aylathiya as well as influence in the similarly extra-galactic Euphony Civilization, Sarephan court practices, governing norms, and common law have had quite a lot of influence in Aylathiya.

Capital

The capital of Sarepha is the planet Dimostah, a desert world orbiting the red dwarf Saihera. Dimostah is very dry and almost lifeless other than non-native intelligent individuals, and is an ecumenopolis, with a population of over five hundred billion. Dimostah is not the homeworld of the Kingdom's founding species, the Scargass, but was the major center of population after the supernova of their original home star, Tegerelis, which destroyed their original homeworld, Sethri.

Government

Through a series of wars fought over hundreds of astronomical units, the monarch's power degraded markedly. The aristocracy dominates the General Assembly, leaving the monarch with little means, whether through force or diplomacy, to enforce their rule in the hinterlands. The result is a patchwork alliance of feuding nobles only united by their distaste for the ever-encroaching United Nations of Florathel. The fiefdoms in the hinterlands are diverse, but are generally authoritarian. Some are themselves divided into yet smaller bodies, sometimes at the level of space stations or asteroid habitats.

General Assembly

The General Assembly began as a means to placate the nobility whose constant rebellions severely inhibited the kingdom's expansionist ambitions. At the time, Sarepha was more or less united, so most decisions would go the way of central nobles and the crown anyway. The resolutions of the Assembly could be vetoed by the crown, but this power rarely came into use; far too often, the veto power was more a declaration of war than standard preceding. In the modern day, with the Assembly dominated by anti-crown aristocrats, vetoing as a power has been all but removed. The Assembly is more or less an arena for society's elites.

Judicial Branch

This vestigial branch of government was once a shining hope for the country. With commoners allowed to sue and petition courts to challenge decisions, it offered the only way for them to influence the affairs of the government. In the modern day, it is largely rubber-stamps the ambitions of the crown, who appoints all justices on the High Court anyway.

Worlds of Note


	Dimostah	Suloom	Radul

Location	Saihera System	Saihera System	Radul System


Population	TBA	TBA	TBA


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+,504 CE - Today|exists=}}{{Infobox Nation|title1=Kingdom of Sarepha|image1=[[File:Saihera Flag.png]]|caption1=The flag of Sarepha.|article_creator={{user|Spacedragon II}}|kardashev_type=|capital=[[Dimostah]]|major_worlds=* [[File:Saihera Flag.png|30px]] [[Dimostah]]
 * [[File:Saihera Flag.png|30px]] [[Suloom]]|location=[[Florathel#Galactic Halo|Galactic Halo]]|area=two star systems
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 *[[Saihera System|Saihera]]
-*[[Aiah]] (rogue planet)|type=Constitutional Monarchy|currency=Protea|development_index=0.861|founding_species=[[Scargass]]|date_created=39,488 CE|most_major_conflict=[[War of Saiheran Succession]]|image2=[[File:KoS Map.png]]|caption2=The territory of Sarepha, located in the halo of Florathel.}}'''Sarepha''' is a powerful nation in extragalactic space beyond [[Florathel]], founded after the great migration from [[Tegerelis]]. Sarepha is partially run by a monarchy, though this is almost entirely a figurehead with no power beyond [[Dimostah]] and the inner Saihera System. Because of the extreme sparseness of population through interstellar space, the Kingdom is notably underdeveloped, with many portions of its territory in crippling poverty. This has not stopped it from being the one of the most influential nations in the galaxy, with an event directly caused by it, the [[War of Saiheran Succession]], leading to the creation of the [[United Nations of Florathel]].
+*[[Aiah]] (rogue planet)|type=Constitutional Monarchy|currency=Protea|development_index=0.861|founding_species/race(s)=[[Scargass]]|date_created=8,504 CE|major_conflicts=[[War of Saiheran Succession]]}}'''Sarepha''' is a constitutional monarchy in extragalactic space beyond [[Florathel]], centered on the [[Saihera|Saihera System]]. Sarepha's monarch retains no power beyond [[Dimostah]] and the inner Saihera System. A scattering of asteroids, rogue planets, and stations captured by Saihera's gravity comprise Sarepha's territory, stretching nearly all the way to Florathel. Its large and sparse territory contributes immensely to Sarepha's general underdevelopment. This has not stopped it from being the one of the most influential nations in the galaxy; its political intrigue lead to the [[War of Saiheran Succession]], planting the seeds for the [[United Nations of Florathel]].
-Sarepha occupies an enormous amount of territory across extragalactic space, centered upon the Saihera System. Because of the sparseness of its habitats, the Kingdom must be very decentralized, with those on the outer reaches being effected little by what happens in the heartlands. Apart from its vast claims in interstellar space, the Kingdom of Saihera controls very little in the galactic disk itself, apart from small regions colonized in the Providence Neutral Zone.
+Sarepha occupies an enormous amount of territory across extragalactic space, centered upon the Saihera System. Because of the sparseness of its habitats, the Kingdom must be very decentralized, the nobles in its hinterlands are largely autonomous, leaving them free to squabble amongst themselves and tax their subjects as they see fit. Apart from its vast claims in interstellar space, the Kingdom of Saihera controls very little in the galactic disk itself, apart from small regions colonized in the Providence Neutral Zone. Due to proximity to [[Aylathiya]] as well as influence in the similarly extra-galactic [[Euphony Civilization]], Sarephan court practices, governing norms, and common law have had quite a lot of influence in Aylathiya.
 == '''Capital''' ==
-[[File:Dimostah.png|200px|left|thumb]]The capital of Sarepha is the planet '''Dimostah''', a desert world orbiting the red dwarf [[Saihera System|Saihera]]. Dimostah is very dry and almost lifeless other than non-native intelligent individuals, and is an ecumenopolis, with a population of over ten trillion. Dimostah is not the homeworld of the Kingdom's founding species, the Scargass, but was the major center of population after the supernova of their original home star, Tegerelis, which destroyed their original homeworld. This occured long before they gained the technology to stop supernovae, which forced them to evacuate out of range of the supenova's affects to the Saihera System.
+[[File:Dimostah.png|200px|left|thumb]]The capital of Sarepha is the planet '''Dimostah''', a desert world orbiting the red dwarf [[Saihera System|Saihera]]. Dimostah is very dry and almost lifeless other than non-native intelligent individuals, and is an ecumenopolis, with a population of over five hundred billion. Dimostah is not the homeworld of the Kingdom's founding species, the Scargass, but was the major center of population after the supernova of their original home star, Tegerelis, which destroyed their original homeworld, [[Sethri]].
 == '''Government''' ==
+Through a series of wars fought over hundreds of astronomical units, the monarch's power degraded markedly. The aristocracy dominates the '''General Assembly''', leaving the monarch with little means, whether through force or diplomacy, to enforce their rule in the hinterlands. The result is a patchwork alliance of feuding nobles only united by their distaste for the ever-encroaching United Nations of Florathel. The fiefdoms in the hinterlands are diverse, but are generally authoritarian. Some are themselves divided into yet smaller bodies, sometimes at the level of space stations or asteroid habitats.
-Sarepha is a fairly standard constitutional monarchy, with some key differences. The Monarch's power is quite huge over things in the core regions of the Kingdom, and literally nonexistent in the borderlands. However, the Monarch is not the only piece of government, which is split into the ''Legislative Branch'', a branch for voting on possible laws to be passed or vetoed by the Monarch (vetoing very rarely happens), the ''Executive Branch'', the Monarch and cabinet, and the ''Judicial Branch'', the highest court.
-=== '''Legislative Branch''' ===
+=== '''General Assembly''' ===
+The General Assembly began as a means to placate the nobility whose constant rebellions severely inhibited the kingdom's expansionist ambitions. At the time, Sarepha was more or less united, so most decisions would go the way of central nobles and the crown anyway. The resolutions of the Assembly could be vetoed by the crown, but this power rarely came into use; far too often, the veto power was more a declaration of war than standard preceding. In the modern day, with the Assembly dominated by anti-crown aristocrats, vetoing as a power has been all but removed. The Assembly is more or less an arena for society's elites.
-The Legislative Branch is composed of a Parliament and a House of Nobles. Parliament is composed of ordinary individuals from throughout the Kingdom elected from each jurisdiction, and any member can propose a bill to be voted on. Once this bill passes with a majority (at least 1/2 of the house), it is passed to the House of Nobles, consisting mostly of members of the noble families, though the Monarch can appoint pretty much anyone to the House of Nobles. The House votes on it, and if the bill passes ''that'', it is sent to the Monarch, who invariably simply passes it. The rare cases where he/she does not almost always involve violations of the constitution of the nation so egregious that if passed would "destroy the nation as we know it". If the bill does not pass the House of Nobles, it is sent back to Parliament and modified a bit. Then it is sent back, and if it fails, the bill is dropped.
-Some people wish to get rid of the House of Nobles, as they have blocked many key relief bills for individuals in crushing poverty near the edges of the Kingdom. It is also seen as preserving the inequality pervasive at the founding of the nation.
-=== '''Executive Branch''' ===
-The Executive Branch, a branch charged with enforcing the laws passed by the Legislative Branch, and is composed of the Monarch and their appointed officials. They are charged with enforcing the laws and occasionally vetoing really bad ones that get passed by the House of Nobles. The Executive Branch contains such important officials as the Minister of Defense, Minister of Health, so many other ministers, and of course the Monarch. The Monarch can decide how to enforce the laws, giving them a bit more power then it looks like they have, effectively rendering a law null and void by deciding not to enforce it.
-The Monarch is a hereditary office, except in cases when the current monarch has no sons or daughters in which case it is elected. Where the current monarch has multiple children, the Monarch themself chooses which child will rule next, but if they don't do this, then the eldest child is the heir. This can lead to problems, such as when King Oram suddenly died, leaving behind quadruplets who were the same age, before she could choose which one. They began fighting, which exploded into the [[War of Saiheran Succession]]. After these events, there wer many who wished to abolish the monarchy entirely.
 === '''Judicial Branch''' ===
+This vestigial branch of government was once a shining hope for the country. With commoners allowed to sue and petition courts to challenge decisions, it offered the only way for them to influence the affairs of the government. In the modern day, it is largely rubber-stamps the ambitions of the crown, who appoints all justices on the '''High Court''' anyway.
-The Judicial Branch of Sarepha takes the form of the '''Great Court'''. The Great Court is composed of twelve individuals, randomly selected from the graduation lists of law schools. This selection process is repeated every fifty years to make a completely new court. Due to this random selection, any bias is as low as possible.
-The only non-random portion of the Great Court is the fact that it is always presided over by the Crown Prince (or princess) of Saihera, currently being Princess Akrena. The Crown Prince essentially enforces the rules of court, and votes only in the instance of a tie among the other twelve members.
 == '''Worlds of Note''' ==
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