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| [[achea|Achea]] is a planet colonized by the Space Federation in year 2143 and part of the second and larger wave of colonization. | [[achea|Achea]] is a planet colonized by the Space Federation in year 2143 and part of the second and larger wave of colonization. | ||
| - | Achea benefited from large operations of mining on surrounding asteroid fields and became an economic focus in the 22rd era. | + | Achea benefited from large operations of mining on surrounding asteroid fields and became an economic focus in the 22nd era. |
| It developed one particularity with the habit of keeping 95% of its entire industry off-planet, with all refining stations and factory stations there, keeping only limited vehicle production on planetary grounds. | It developed one particularity with the habit of keeping 95% of its entire industry off-planet, with all refining stations and factory stations there, keeping only limited vehicle production on planetary grounds. | ||
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| The collection of corporate buildings and infrastructures they called [[achean-culture-buildings|"Kompacs"]] became protected by the local warlords and forever-changing [[achean-culture-celeb-crew|"Celeb Crew"]], with the ruling group of a gang making deals directly with the corporate elites and extracting taxes from them. | The collection of corporate buildings and infrastructures they called [[achean-culture-buildings|"Kompacs"]] became protected by the local warlords and forever-changing [[achean-culture-celeb-crew|"Celeb Crew"]], with the ruling group of a gang making deals directly with the corporate elites and extracting taxes from them. | ||
| - | Achean Gangs also protected anything exporting and selling assets to the rest of the galaxy or producing local services, albeit of coursewhile extracting some local tax and goods from it for themselves. | + | Achean Gangs also protected anything exporting and selling assets to the rest of the galaxy or producing local services, albeit of course while extracting some local tax and goods from it for themselves. |
| Services not considered worthy or at least very useful to local citizens were burned down, but most of the economical structure was otherwise kept intact. | Services not considered worthy or at least very useful to local citizens were burned down, but most of the economical structure was otherwise kept intact. | ||
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| Citizens were still encouraged to become productive members if they were not member of Gangs but were kept safe otherwise. Individual gang members were even forbidden from associating or relating with them, effectively making the world of citizens separated from the world of the ruling gangs. | Citizens were still encouraged to become productive members if they were not member of Gangs but were kept safe otherwise. Individual gang members were even forbidden from associating or relating with them, effectively making the world of citizens separated from the world of the ruling gangs. | ||
| - | Another social class such as "Latos" appeared to negotiate with the Gangs in replacement of locals. | + | Another social class called "Latos" emerged to negotiate with the Gangs in replacement of random individuals. |
| This organization guaranteed safety of any non-production member, such as kids and old people, and even some education and food support, but gave also organized recruitment for the Gangs. | This organization guaranteed safety of any non-production member, such as kids and old people, and even some education and food support, but gave also organized recruitment for the Gangs. | ||
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| It gives bad reputation to even imply you would like to rule all of Achea. | It gives bad reputation to even imply you would like to rule all of Achea. | ||
| - | Trying to control "more than you can chew" is very ill-regarded on Achea, giving too much to a single part of the Crew just as well, and expanding the number of Crew positions is unheard of. | + | Trying to control "more than you can chew" is very ill-regarded on Achea, giving too much to a single part of the Crew just as well, and expanding the number of Crew positions beyond what is customary is also unheard of. |
| All these implicitly determined a soft limit to the "maximal territory" a single Gang can enjoy as its own. | All these implicitly determined a soft limit to the "maximal territory" a single Gang can enjoy as its own. | ||
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| Instead, it is well perceived to keep Rivals free, well alive and somewhat not exterminated, to permanently show them that with all the more freedom you gave them to act, you still just have more [[achean-culture-kluthams|"kluth"]] than they do. | Instead, it is well perceived to keep Rivals free, well alive and somewhat not exterminated, to permanently show them that with all the more freedom you gave them to act, you still just have more [[achean-culture-kluthams|"kluth"]] than they do. | ||
| - | "Showing", "clubbing", proving that your [[achean-culture-suprine|Suprine]] and [[achean-culture-racers|racers]] are almost as important to climbing the social ladder as gunfights and actual raids. | + | "Showing", "clubbing", proving that your [[achean-culture-suprine|Suprine]] and [[achean-culture-racers|racers]] are best, are almost as important factors to climbing the social ladder as gunfights and actual raids. |
| And even when some Gangs are perceived as the "best" or "ruling one" for a time, the scene then changes quickly. | And even when some Gangs are perceived as the "best" or "ruling one" for a time, the scene then changes quickly. | ||
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| It could be analyzed that if the reliance of Acheans is heavy on guns, vehicles, drugs, [[achean-culture-fostas|"fostas"]] and fashion, it is the latter that influences their culture the most and this one does not tolerate anything repeating or permanent. | It could be analyzed that if the reliance of Acheans is heavy on guns, vehicles, drugs, [[achean-culture-fostas|"fostas"]] and fashion, it is the latter that influences their culture the most and this one does not tolerate anything repeating or permanent. | ||
| - | Acheans are also never lazy, always ready to prove themselves in dangerous challenges, and there is no bigger challenge than to declare rivalry toward the largest ruling gang. | + | Acheans are also never lazy, always ready to prove themselves in dangerous challenges, and there is no bigger challenge than to declare rivalry toward the largest ruling Gang. |
| - | This makes Achea a lively scene of street battles, fame and ever-changing rulers, and also its own form of street code and justice. | + | This makes Achea a lively scene of street battles, fame and ever-changing rulers. And separately, with some form of justice and protection toward its citizens and an immense protection against corporate rule. |
| + | Though it is by no means a paradise and is more like a "black market reliable network" than a model of true civilization and freedom, one could argue that Achea still protected some basic rights, assured control of an entire planet and that it developed immunity to Federal manipulations and abuse of powers. | ||
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| + | While retaining, however, a constant moving environment on the streets and violence that can erupt about anywhere to gain some territory. | ||
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| + | === The Achean Exception === | ||
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| + | Achea is thought as an exception in most criteria. | ||
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| + | Acheans acquired official control of their planet without even having to associate themselves with the Drachian Republic or other frontier worlds. | ||
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| + | Though it was mostly thanks to having spread the Achean culture and its related gangs to all Federation, and then implicitly blackmailing the Federation into respecting its boundaries and never bomb the planet, this still resulted in actual control in a way that never had to engage in conflict outside of its planet. | ||
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| + | This is also much more official and opposed to the Syndicate ways, which acts instead as an interstellar power-hungry influence, a little more in the shadows on the worlds it actually controls, but always trying to gain monopoly, permanent and uncompromised authority. | ||
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| + | Achean is an ever-changing battleground on the streets and even its race contests or meetings, be it with guns or on the social ladder, but has learnt to isolate its corruption. | ||
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| + | It also exported its street tradition to all Federal worlds, becoming an influential cultural pillar for black market, street life, fashion, tradition and rules, and in 2325 was one of the many influential cultures that composed the Space Federation. | ||