Nacippe

Nacippe is an Alliance-controlled world on the border of their territory. It is used by the Alliance of Independent Systems as a "customs checkpoint" for ships wanting to enter the rest of Alliance space.

Alliance Occupation
During the Seperation Wars, Nacippe was a Federation Outpost colonised with the intent of maintaining relations between the core Federation worlds, and the southern part of their hegemony.

The colonists saw that the Federation wasn't paying much attention to their region of space, and due to the proximity of the forming Alliance, they sided with the Alliance.

After the Separation Wars
Naccipe was left to its own devices after the war. The Alliance left the planet to consolidate their forces, and, at the time, there wasn't much in the way of valuable resources on the planet for an outside influence to consider occupying the planet.

It was at this time that the colony found a number of subterranean cities, not far beneath the surface of the planet. These cities sparked a new intellectual revolution on Nacippe, with the study of artifacts from these cities being one of many new fields of study opened up.

After a while, the old government of the colony fell apart, and those of status among the intellects of the planet took control of the government, known as the First Council of Intelligence.

The First Council of Intelligence was not a very competent government. Whilst its members were among the brightest minds of the colony, none of them had a shred of political experience between them, and the colony suffered quite a bit.

It was during this time that a subset of intellectuals began to find reading material regarding the ancient cities beneath them. Few are sure of what the material spoke about, however, its effect was plain to see. A new religion grew around this material and grew to prominence over the next few years. This religion came to be known as the Order of the Ophidians

This religion eventually became such a strong symbol in the colony, that people were calling for them to lead. They hated the incompetence of the First Council of Intelligence, and needed new leadership. The monks, however, knew that they were just as fallible as their predecessors, and instead proposed a new method of leadership.

And thus, the Second Council of Intelligence was born. It was much like its predecessor, but one key change was made. Potential members of the council were to be tested by the Order of the Ophidians to ensure they had the knowledge to govern over people.

Nacippian Corporate War
In the year 3200, the Cassian Conglomerate came to Nacippe in order to expand their corporate influence in Alliance space. However, the conglomerate experienced more resistance to their expansion than expected. Most of this resistance came from key figures of the Order of the Ophidians.

The two factions fought to a standstill until a terrorist attack on Ereuthalion destroyed a Conglomerate-controlled freight company. This effectively killed off any momentum that the Cassian Conglomerate had in the Corporate War, and they had to settle to a significantly reduced presence on the planet.

After the Corporate War
While not as large as intended, the influence of the Cassian Conglomerate brought about a novelty to the daily life of Nacippe. Those who could afford the luxury enjoyed as much of the new products of the Conglomerate as they could.

However, in places where the Conglomerate has some significant control, broad changes are being made to how people live their lives. Those under the Conglomerate's influence find their lives more strictly monitored, though no reason exists for why this would occur.