Drakador_Chaos
K: "Well, if you have no objections, I'll elaborate the points you brought up in due order, then provide a brief overview of what our Pact stands for."
"The 'elite soldiers' you refer to are designated as Qunits. Officially speaking, they are more akin to superweapons than soldiers or people. Exact specifications are deeply classified, but suffice to say their capabilities are saved for when really needed. F13Y3, assuming he's the reason you are aware of the project to begin with, is a rather special case, under classified standing orders, and should not be taken as the norm."
"Our involvement in the Embassy was primarily of the defensive kind, as we couldn't provide the economic insight of IMG, nor the logistical and mega-engineering expertise of the MISE. What we do excel at is defending populations, thus that's where you'll find most of our work."
"The Darkcult debacle was... certainly significant. The entire series of events began shortly after my people emerged from isolation to test the waters of the galactic community. We were immediately invited to the common war effort by the British and, having had enough time to albeit briefly look into galactic history, concluded that they were a threat worth containing. Upon our fleet's arrival to the battle, things were not looking too good. It was only through the commendable efforts of Admiral Atra Stevnic that the fleets of individual factions were brought together in a concentrated effort, breaking through the surrounding storm with- my my, I'm starting to sound like a broken record here, heh... a classified weapon. After that initial hard-fought battle, the rest of the fighting was cleaning up whatever resistance remained, though clearly we weren't thorough enough."
"Now, with that out of the way, onto the metaphorical main course. The Vaiaelon War Pact exists to defend the Vaiaelon people from those who would rather see us as heads on pointy sticks, preemptive strikes sometimes falling into the category of defense. There is a significant xenophobic mindset among the populace, especially towards humans, but we've been trying to whittle that down with varying degrees of success thus far depending on what sector you look at. On that topic, most large concentrations of population, be they planetside or orbital, are given a large degree of self governance, so in terms of internal politics think of it as a close-knit union of different cultures, united against the oftentimes harsh galaxy. This is also part of what permits our sheer scale that baffles many; in recent months our claimed systems surpassed 350, though growth has slowed since this milestone."
"Do you perhaps have any further questions or shall I continue? I don't want to come off as rambling."
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