The Crystal Empire, Two systems of hard-working laborers. One system is the Jah system, And the other one is the Ra system. The rarest crystal out there rests in bundles in the Ra system, The Darlite Crystal. Once a KSI puppet, the Jah system has been unchained and taken by rogue KSI workers. Once there, the crew used bare hands and little pickaxes to mine Darlite from the Ra system. The former KSI Workers did a special test on the crystal. This crystal could nearly go without notice due to the crystal's high shielding capabilities. After the crew made enough money, they gathered soldiers and citizens from across the Jah and Ra system to build there very own Empire. As long as the Crystal was only in the Ra system they could plate there ships and armor with it. It can deflect laser but is Very weak to bolts and EMPs. Once the KSI found the there puppet system to be a whole new empire, they retaliated. The war began, with Fighters from the KSI faction getting a 50/50 split with crystal fighters. After too many losses, the Crystals signed a treaty, "The Blue-Black" treaty stated, "Only ships certified by the KSI will be war-front material." The KSI also needed that crystal to strengthen shields, The treaty agreed that all warships must be KSI certified and crystal trade would Only be with the KSI. This was the start of the most recent commander, Ender. Ender was a very stubborn commander, who put his pride and anger in front of his ship's being. This was a very poor tactic, but when he wanted to, he could easily Knock out enemies left and right with Strategies. This was the Crystal Empires Strongpoint, being able to strike without warning, and vanish in the Ra system as nothing happened. The Crystal Empire was perceived to be stupid and weak within the KSI and Redford's eyes. This Empire's commander would always attack with the nearest force if something went wrong, even if it was a lone fighter against the entire KSI army, the commander was too stubborn. The Crystal Empire was very territorial due to the rarity of the Darlite crystal. This is where the capital ship was created, The Crystal Plaza.