Gallarn

Gallarn forms the absolute core of the League, with its capital world (Iasil) hosting both a planet wide city and the capital and host of the League Senate.

History
Gallarn is a heavily Ascal area which comprised the core of the Ascal Empire prior to its fall due to the Calamity. Gallarn was reformed out of this area during the Calamity, and rebuilt itself slowly. With large amounts of Imperial Records and the Orbital Imperial Palace lost, the fledgling state had no option other than to abandon its imperial priors.

Gallarn became the first nation to propose the formation of the League following the Calamity. It's economic power and ability made it the natural center for the new political organization.

Gallarn would slowly move away from its authoritarian bent, slowly giving way to more and more individual control over the state, at least in theory. This slowly transitioned from a military ruled state, to a briefly lived monarchy, to a representative democratic system.

Gallarn has only historically been invaded once since its foundation, during the secession wars after Coalition forces pushed through United Hampton.

Politics
Gallarn has been a representative democracy for at least 625 years, approximately. It has always emphasized a politically aggressive human rights doctrine. Human rights based diplomacy and economics are the labels Gallarn gives to its internal and external disposition to those issues. This emphasis does not prevent Gallarn from trading with Estra and the League's strategic alliance with the Navine Territories.

Religious Affiliation
Gallarn is a secular state with emphasis on secular governance.

Military Dispostition
Gallarn relies entirely on the League Self Defence forces and volunteer forces. Citizenship can be earned through a term of service and their armed forces outside of their navy perform to very lax standards.

Demographics
Gallarn is a majority Ascal state. It is exceptionally diverse though and boasts a large number catians.

Culture
Gallarn culture is characterized by hedonism and mass urbanism. The average Gallarn citizen lives fairly well, but their cities are continually built, leaving all manner of detritus both living and inanimate below the populated areas. This creates vast urban complexes reaching to the stars built upon ever shifting and decaying foundations that slowly sink back into the earth. This method of building is endemic to the League as a whole, but is nowhere else more exemplified than Gallarn.

Gallarn is characterized by commodity and efficiency over all others. Cuisine, music, and other things accentuate this theme. Gallarn also has massive wealth and lifestyle disparities.

Despite all of this, its inhabitants tend to be very proud and boastful of their nation especially its focus on human rights and individual freedoms.