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Bretonia, or the Kingdom of Bretonia is the title of one of the four original houses in Sirius. It's territory extends across many systems on the western side of The Barrier, with various claims to systems bordering the Walker Nebula as well as ones deep within The Barrier itself. It is a constitutional monarchy with the monarch (King or Queen) representing the state while the parliament presides over the government. Bretonian sovereign territories border the systems of Omega-3, Magellan, Cortez and Tau-31. 
{{House_Infobox
|title = House Bretonia
|title_bgcolour = #ce2820
|title_textcolour = #ffffff
|full_title = United Kingdom of Bretonia
|image_flag = BretoniaFlagPS2.png
|capital_base = [[Planet New London]]
|capital_system = [[New London|New London System]]
|languages = English (british)
|government_type = Constitutional monarchy
|government_leader = [[Queen Carina|Queen Carina I]]
|founding_date = 19
|controlled_space =
'''Core Systems'''
* [[New London]] -- Capital System
* [[Cambridge]]
* [[Manchester]]
* [[Newcastle]]
'''Secondary Territory'''
* [[Dublin]]
* [[Omega-3]]
* [[Omega-49]]
* [[Poole]]
'''Occupied systems'''
* [[Cortez]] ''contested with [[Gallia]]
* [[Magellan]] ''contested with [[Gallia]]
'''Gallic Occupied systems'''
* [[Leeds]]
* [[Edinburgh]]


|organisations =
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* [[Bretonia Armed Forces]]
* [[Bretonia Police Authority]]
* [[Bretonian Intelligence Service]]
* [[Bretonian Privateers]]
}}
'''Bretonia''', or the '''Kingdom of Bretonia''' is the title of one of the four original houses in [[Sirius]]. It's territory extends across many systems on the western side of [[The Barrier]], with various claims to systems bordering the [[Walker Nebula]] as well as ones deep within [[The Barrier]] itself. It is a constitutional monarchy with the monarch (King or Queen) representing the state while the parliament presides over the government. Bretonian sovereign territories border the systems of [[Omega-3]], [[Magellan]], [[Cortez]] and [[Tau-31]]. The [[Bretonia Armed Forces|Armed Forces]] were involved in a [[Tau War|long standing conflict]] with the [[Kusari Empire]] in the Tau systems, before being faced with an invasion by forces of the [[Gallic Royal Navy]]. The war has since ended, however it has left lasting effects upon Bretonia with the loss of Planet Leeds. Bretonia now seeks to recover to the best of its ability and prevent further damage by maintaining strong relations with those friendly, and containing those not.


==History==
<tr>
''Main article: [[History of Bretonia]]''
<td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2); color: #ffffff" title="ga07_03_base" ,><b>Kingdom of Bretonia</b>
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<td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; border: 1px solid white;">
<div class="center"><div class="floatnone">[[File:Flag-bretonia.png|230x153px]]</div>
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<td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2); color: #ffffff">Head of State
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<td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Queen Carina I
</td>
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<td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2); color: #ffffff">Founded
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<td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">19 AS
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<td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2); color: #ffffff">Core Territory
</td>
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<td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">[[New London|'''New London''']]


The Bretonia was one of the last sleeper ships to arrive in the Sirius Sector, almost twenty years after the Liberty, Kusari, and Rheinland had made planetfall on what became their respective homeworlds. In the chaos of the Exodus, the starboard engine array of the Bretonia was destroyed, requiring her to limp the rest of the way to Sirius.
[[Cambridge]]


By the time the Bretonia arrived, most of the resource rich areas of the sector had already been claimed by the passengers of the Rheinland and the Kusari, while the Liberty had settled the lush planets at the sector core. The passengers of the Bretonia were forced to select a less than ideal site near the Barrier, a giant belt of ice that spans the entire western half of the Sirius Sector. Here they established the colony of New London, on one of the few habitable planets in the area. Isolated by the Barrier from the other houses and years behind, Bretonia began an accelerated program of rebuilding their industrial civilization.
[[Leeds]]


Historically quiet in terms of crime, Bretonia is the home of two narrowly focused terrorist groups, the Mollys and the Gaians. Common criminals were quite rare until the recent arrival of Corsairs and Outcasts within the colony, which has severely tested the capabilities and resources of the Police Authority and Armed Forces.
[[Manchester]]


==Controlled and contested space==
[[Dublin]]
The Kingdom of Bretonia is made up of eight star systems ([[New London]], [[Cambridge]], [[Manchester]], [[Leeds]], [[Edinburgh]], [[Newcastle]], [[Dublin]] and [[Poole]]), with significant presense in Omega-3 and Tau-31.


==Claimed Border Worlds==
[[Newcastle]]</td>
The Kingdom of Bretonia claims large parts of the [[Taus]] ([[Tau-23]], [[Orkney]], [[Tau-31]]) and [[Omega-3]], out of which two include small populated Planets: [[Planet Harris|Harris]] and [[Planet Sprague|Sprague]].
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<td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2); color: #ffffff">Zone of Influence
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">[[Magellan]]


===Territorial claims===
[[Cortez]]


Bretonia also laid claim to [[Tau-23]], the [[BMM]] attempting to conduct mining operations there, in competition with the [[IMG]] and much to the consternation of the [[Outcasts]].
[[Coronado]]


Bretonian Armed Forces are also frequently on patrol in [[Omega-3]] and [[Omega-49|Omega-48]], bound by an agreement with [[Rheinland]] to protect the vulnerable and heavily attacked trade lanes there.
[[Tau-31]]


==Government and politics==
[[Tau-23]]
Bretonia is ruled by a Constitutional Monarchy with Queen Carina at its head and the Parliament as its elected governing body.


==Economy==
[[Tau-29]]
The primary sources of employment in Bretonia are mining ([[BMM]]), shipbuilding (BMM and [[Bowex]]), heavy industry (primarily BMM and other industrial giants operating in [[Leeds]]), commercial shipping (dominated by [[Gateway Shipping|Gateway]] and Bowex), the vast government bureaucracy, tourism (particularly [[Orbital Spa & Cruise|OSC]] in [[Edinburgh]]), scientific research (centred around the [[Planet Cambridge|Cambridge Research Institute]] and [[Sunderland Research Station]]) and terraforming ([[Planetform, Inc.]]).


===Bretonia Exports===
[[Edinburgh]]


A list of most important export products and trading objects of Bretonia; this includes [[Omega-3]] and the [[BAF]] side of [[Planet Leeds]]:
[[Omega-3]]


====Food and other agracultural or watercultural products of Bretonia:====
[[Omega-7]]


* [[Elixirs]], [[Newcastle]]
[[Omega-5]]</td>
* [[Food Rations (Bretonia)]], [[Cambridge]]
</tr></table>
* [[Gin]], [[New London]]
* [[Luxury Food]], [[Cambridge]]
* [[Whiskey]], [[Dublin]]


==Government==
Bretonia's capital is [[Planet New London]] in the [[New London]] system. The heart of Bretonia's extensive bureaucracy, all of the major Bretonian corporations have offices on New London. The Bretonia Police Authority's central headquarters is here, but the Armed Forces only have recruitment outlets on the planet, keeping their administrative capabilities, at large, in space.


====Resources====
The Bretonian Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with Queen Carina I as its Head of State.
* [[Beryllium]], [[Cambridge]]
* [[Cobalt]], [[Omega-3]]
* [[Cobalt Ore]], [[Omega-3]]
* [[Fluorine]], [[Poole]]
* [[Hydrocarbons]], [[Newcastle]] & [[Manchester]]
* [[Gold]], [[Dublin]]
* [[Gold Ore]], [[Dublin]]
* [[Lanthanum]], [[Leeds]]
* [[Titanium]], [[Omega-3]]
* [[Water]]


====Industrial Products====
==Recent History==
* [[Consumer Goods]] (Bretonia), [[New London]]
''[[History of Bretonia]], [[Bretonia Timeline]]''
* [[Drill Bits]], [[Poole]]
* [[Lasers]], [[Newcastle]]
* [[Med-Stasis Bands]], [[Cambridge]]
* [[MOX]], (fuel) [[Manchester]]
* [[Industrial Materials]], [[Newcastle]]
* [[Polymers]], [[Omega-3]]
* [[Robotics]], [[Omega-3]]
* [[Super Alloy]], [[Newcastle]]
* [[Terraforming Gases]], [[Omega-3]]


====Human Resources & Tourism====
===The Colony Wars: 800 AS===  
* [[Crew]]
* [[Casualties]], [[Leeds]]
* [[Diplomats]], [[New London]]
* [[Marines]], [[New London]]
* [[Passengers (Bretonia)]], [[Manchester]]
* [[Prisoners (Generic)]], [[Newcastle]]
* [[Refugees]], [[Leeds]]
* [[Scientists]], [[Cambridge]]


==Crime and dissent==
===Tau War: 814 AS - 817 AS===
Bretonia has two local major unlawful factions, both committed to different ideological goals but still unfriendly toward each other due to varying alliances.
* [[Mollys]] are a separatist group committed to freeing the [[Dublin|Dublin system]] from Bretonian rule by attempting to force the parliament to pull out BAF forces from the system through attacks on civilian, commercial, and military targets.
* [[Gaians]] are a terrorist faction opposed to any alteration to the natural environment of a planet, specifically those brought about through terraforming. They mainly operate in Edinburgh, in Bretonia space and the nearby Border Worlds, but some rumours speak of detected Gaians in [[Corsair]] space.


Aside from these two factions, the [[Corsairs]] are a frequent sight in south and north Bretonia respectively, with the former especially wreaking havoc on trade and civilian traffic due to the thinning of BAF forces in [[Cambridge]] out of necessity of defending [[Leeds]] against foreign invasion. [[Lane Hackers]] are also a frequent sight in the [[Manchester]] system, spilling over from their central system of [[Magellan]]. Earlyier there were also more [[Maltese]] raiding in Bretonia, but the two Tau-Wars created an alliance between them, that is strong enough to stop most of the [[Maltese]] pirating behavior in Bretonia.
===Gallic Invasion: 820 AS - 826 AS===


The Bretonian government generally takes a somewhat liberal stance towards their unlawful groups, and in particular Bretonian courts rarely prosecute captured Gaian terrorists.
===Dublin Crisis: 831 AS - Present===


==Bretonian Starships==
==Core Territory==
===Fighters===


{{Ship List|[[Hussar]]|Ligth Figther|Cavalier-s.png}}
===New London ===
{{Ship List|[[Paladin]]|Heavy Figther|Paladin-s.png}}
{{Ship List|[[Templar]]|Very Heavy Figther|Crusader-s.png}}<br clear=both>


===Bombers===
===Cambridge===
{{Ship List|[[Challenger]]|Bomber|Challenger-s.png}}<br clear=both>


===Warships===
===Leeds===
{{Ship List|[[Bretonia Gunboat|Churchill]]|Anti-fighter Platform|BretGunboat-s.png}}
{{Ship List|[[Bretonia Destroyer|Crecy]]|Main Attack Cruiser|BretDestroyer-s.png}}
{{Ship List|[[Bretonia Battlecruiser|Fortitude]]|Battle Cruiser|BretBC-s.png}}<br clear=both>
{{Ship List|[[Bretonia Carrier|Invincible]]|Heavy Carrier|Invincible-s.png}}
{{Ship List|[[Bretonia Battleship|Dunkirk]]|Battleship; Flagship|BretBS-s.png}}<br clear=both>


===Commercial===
===Manchester===
{{Ship List|[[Clydesdale]]|Heavy Freighter|Clydesdale-s.png}}
{{Ship List|[[Firefly]]|Civilian Transport|Firefly-s.png}}
{{Ship List|[[Percheron]]|Heavy Transport|Percheron-s.png}}<br clear=both>
{{Ship List|[[Shire Transport]]|Heavily Armed Transport|Shire-s.png}}
{{Ship List|[[Shetland Train]]|Heavy Transport|Shetland-s.png}}
{{Ship List|[[Palace]]|Luxury Liner|RoyalLiner-s.png}}<br clear=both>


===Dublin===


==Diplomacy==
===Newcastle===
{{Faction Diplomacy/begin}}{{FD | [[Republic of Liberty]]| +0.9}}{{FD | [[Bounty Hunters Guild]]| +0.7}}
{{FD | [[Kusari Empire]]|+0.4}}{{FD | [[Federal Republic of Rheinland]]| +0.3}}{{FD | [[Crayter Republic]]| +0.3}}
{{FD | [[Independent Miners Guild]]| +0.1}}


{{FD | [[Junkers]]| +0.0}}
== Economy==
{{FD | [[Bundschuh]]| +0.0}}
{{FD | [[Zoners|Zoners]]| +0.0}}
{{FD | [[The Core]]|+0.0}}
{{FD | [[The Order]]| -0.5}}
{{FD | [[Gaians]]| -0.8}}
{{FD | [[Lane Hackers]]| -0.7}}
{{FD | [[Mollys]]| -0.8}}
{{FD | [[Corsairs]]| -0.9}}
{{FD | [[The Coalition]]| -0.9}}
{{FD | [[Kingdom of Gallia]]| -1}}
{{Faction Diplomacy/end}}


==See also==
===Mined Resources===
* [[History of Bretonia]]
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
* [[Timeline of Bretonia history]]
|+
* [[Sirius Sector]]
!Ore
!System
!Location
!Corporation
|-
|Copper Ore
|Coronado
|1H
|[[Deep Space Engineering|DSE]], [[Bretonia Mining & Manufacturing|BMM]]
|-
|Gold
|Dublin
|6F
|[[Bretonia Mining & Manufacturing|BMM]]
|-
|Silver
|Omega-7
|2C
|[[Bretonia Mining & Manufacturing|BMM]]
|-
|Niobium
|Tau-23
|6D
|[[Bretonia Mining & Manufacturing|BMM]]
|}


===High Risk Commodities===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Commodity
!System
!Sources
|}


{{House Listing}}
===Contraband===
[[Category: Nations]]
{| class="wikitable"
[[Category: Bretonia]]
!Commodity
[[Category: Houses]]
!System
!Sources
|}
 
==Law Enforcement==
 
===Bretonia Armed Forces===
The [[Bretonia Armed Forces]] has a long history of serving as the first and last line of defense for the great nation of Bretonia, a history that is now written in the scars of an extremely vicious war with Gallia. Having suffered unimaginable casualties and released their conscripts from service, the Armed Forces now look to rebuild with their home, cherishing a hard-won peace.
 
*[[Battlecruiser Livingston]], [[Tau-31]]
*[[Battleship Ark Royal]], [[Leeds]]
*[[Battleship Norfolk]], [[Cambridge]]
*[[Battleship Essex]], [[Cambridge]]
*[[Battleship Somerset]], [[Cambridge]]
*[[Thames Outpost]], [[New London]]
*[[Perth Station]], [[Edinburgh]]
 
===Bretonia Police Authority===
Officers in the [[Bretonia Police Authority]] are well-trained, well-armed, and widely considered to be a bastion of incorruptibility. They are also spread few and far between. Many were directly conscripted into the Armed Forces during the wars with Kusari and Gallia, those left behind were faced with Corsair incursions and a resurgent Molly uprising. The shaky stability of post-war Bretonia has improved recruitment numbers somewhat, although they still fall well short of their pre-war numbers, in a House that needs them more than ever.
 
*[[BPA Newgate]], [[Manchester]]
*[[Gateshead Station]], [[Newcastle]]
*[[Kingston Border Station]], [[Manchester]]
*[[Planet New London]]
*[[Planet Cambridge]]
*[[Planet Sprague]]
*[[Planet Carlisle]]
 
===Bretonia Intelligence Service===
The [[Bretonia Intelligence Service]] is the Bretonian covert operations service, specialising in sabotage and subterfuge outside of core Bretonian space. They work closely with the Crown to ensure their goals abroad are met, even if they must resort to unsavory tactics and underhanded conspiracies.
 
*[[Liner Verwood]], [[Newcastle]]
*[[Sunderland Research Station]], [[Newcastle]]
 
==Corporations==
 
===Bretonia Mining & Manufacturing===
[[Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing]] (BMM) is one of the largest commercial concerns in Bretonia, a network of semi-autonomous operations that range throughout Bretonian space. Alongside Bowex, they form an industrial partnership and conglomerate that curries the lion's share of government contracts and favor. Their particularly poor working conditions in Dublin and beyond led to the establishment of the Molly movement, a thorn in Bretonia's side to the present day, and the Independent Miners' Guild, the largest non-aligned mining organization in Sirius and one of BMM's chief competitors
 
*[[Douglas Station]], [[Omega-3]]
*[[LD-14]], [[Leeds]]
*[[Peterborough Mining Facility]], [[Cambridge]]
*[[Portsmouth Shipyard]], [[Cambridge]]
*[[Redcarr Production Facility]], [[Newcastle]]
 
===Border World Exports===
[[Border World Exports]] is a pioneer in the exploration of the Border Worlds, and the preferred supplier of the Bretonian government. The bulk of their contracts are the result of a direct partnership with Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing, providing shipping of their raw materials and finished goods at an extremely competitive rate. They maintain a tense corporate rivalry with the independent underdog Gateway Shipping, who often competes with Bowex in vain for Crown shipping contracts
 
*[[Durham Outpost]], [[Leeds]]
*[[Leicester Shipping Platform]], [[Omega-3]]
*[[Scarborough Shipyard]], [[Newcastle]]
 
===Gateway Shipping===
[[Gateway Shipping]] is a young Bretonian firm that hauls raw materials across the Border and Independent Worlds, catering chiefly to smaller, independent companies. They primarily provide shipping services to the Independent Miners Guild, competing with BMM and their preferred shipping partner, Bowex. Their partnership has also expanded to include the industrial prowess of ALG, who competes with Daumann, Kruger, and Imperial Shipping in the Omegas.
 
*[[Kensington Shipping Platform]], [[New London]]
*[[Lewes Shipping Platform]], [[Tau-31]]
 
===Planetform===
[[Planetform]] Inc. specializes in the terraforming of non-viable planets in Bretonia and elsewhere. They are most often preyed upon by Gaians, who see Planetform and their terraforming operations as the ultimate ideological enemy to be conquered.
 
*[[Birmingham Station]], [[Manchester]]
*[[Canterbury Station]], [[New London]]
*[[Cold Bay Depot]], [[Hudson]]
*[[Heaton Mining Station]], [[Newcastle]]
*[[Planet Harris]]
*[[Planet Miura]]
 
==Criminal Activity ==
 
===Mollys===
The [[Mollys]] are a separatist group committed to Dublin's sovereignty and freedom from Bretonian rule and Corsair influence. Attacking civilian, commercial, and military targets in equal measure, the Mollys have been branded as radical terrorists by all major Houses for their repeated attacks on critical infrastructure and the lawlessness they have brought to the Dublin system.
 
*[[Arranmore Base]], [[Dublin]]
*[[Destroyer Shillelagh]], [[Dublin]]
*[[Foyle Shipyard]], [[Dublin]]
*[[Lisburn Rock]], [[Cambridge]]
*[[Mull Base]], [[Newcastle]]
 
===Gaians===
The [[Gaians]] are a radical environmentalist group opposed to terraforming and uncontrolled industrialization. Due to the ecological issues plaguing Bretonia, the Gaians enjoyed considerable support from Cambridge academics and environmentally conscious individuals across New London and Leeds. The successive catastrophes of the Tau and Gallic Wars further complicated the Gaians' difficult relationship with Bretonia, with some denouncing them as traitors for their shifting alliances. In the aftermath of these wars, public sentiment remains mixed; while the Gaian cause is popular, many lingering resentments about the movement's conduct remain.
 
*[[Atacama Base]], [[Vespucci]]
*[[Holmfirth Base]], [[Manchester]]
*[[Islay Base]], [[Edinburgh]]
*[[Kirkwall Base]], [[Orkney]]
*[[Sandur Base]], [[Tau-31]]
*[[Skye Base]], [[Newcastle]]
*[[Torshavn Space Port]], [[Cambridge]]
 
===Corsairs===
Considered by many to be the largest criminal organization in Sirius, the [[Corsairs]] inherit one half of the legacy of the Sleeper Ship Hispania. They have developed into a quasi-nation of raiders and pirates, targeting civilian and military targets with reckless abandon as they plunder the border worlds. While they spar with their Outcast brethren over territory and historic grievances, their bloodiest conflict to-date has been that with the Red Hessians, as neither side dares to give up ground in the resource-rich Omegas.
 
*[[Battlecruiser Santander]], [[Dublin]]
*[[Cadiz Base]], [[Omega-5]]
 
<nowiki>[[Category:Bretonia]]</nowiki> <nowiki>[[Category:Houses]]</nowiki>

Revision as of 14:44, 28 August 2024

Bretonia, or the Kingdom of Bretonia is the title of one of the four original houses in Sirius. It's territory extends across many systems on the western side of The Barrier, with various claims to systems bordering the Walker Nebula as well as ones deep within The Barrier itself. It is a constitutional monarchy with the monarch (King or Queen) representing the state while the parliament presides over the government. Bretonian sovereign territories border the systems of Omega-3, Magellan, Cortez and Tau-31.

Kingdom of Bretonia
Flag-bretonia.png
Head of State
Queen Carina I
Founded
19 AS
Core Territory
New London

Cambridge

Leeds

Manchester

Dublin

Newcastle
Zone of Influence
Magellan

Cortez

Coronado

Tau-31

Tau-23

Tau-29

Edinburgh

Omega-3

Omega-7

Omega-5

Government

Bretonia's capital is Planet New London in the New London system. The heart of Bretonia's extensive bureaucracy, all of the major Bretonian corporations have offices on New London. The Bretonia Police Authority's central headquarters is here, but the Armed Forces only have recruitment outlets on the planet, keeping their administrative capabilities, at large, in space.

The Bretonian Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with Queen Carina I as its Head of State.

Recent History

History of Bretonia, Bretonia Timeline

The Colony Wars: 800 AS

Tau War: 814 AS - 817 AS

Gallic Invasion: 820 AS - 826 AS

Dublin Crisis: 831 AS - Present

Core Territory

New London

Cambridge

Leeds

Manchester

Dublin

Newcastle

Economy

Mined Resources

Ore System Location Corporation
Copper Ore Coronado 1H DSE, BMM
Gold Dublin 6F BMM
Silver Omega-7 2C BMM
Niobium Tau-23 6D BMM

High Risk Commodities

Commodity System Sources

Contraband

Commodity System Sources

Law Enforcement

Bretonia Armed Forces

The Bretonia Armed Forces has a long history of serving as the first and last line of defense for the great nation of Bretonia, a history that is now written in the scars of an extremely vicious war with Gallia. Having suffered unimaginable casualties and released their conscripts from service, the Armed Forces now look to rebuild with their home, cherishing a hard-won peace.

Bretonia Police Authority

Officers in the Bretonia Police Authority are well-trained, well-armed, and widely considered to be a bastion of incorruptibility. They are also spread few and far between. Many were directly conscripted into the Armed Forces during the wars with Kusari and Gallia, those left behind were faced with Corsair incursions and a resurgent Molly uprising. The shaky stability of post-war Bretonia has improved recruitment numbers somewhat, although they still fall well short of their pre-war numbers, in a House that needs them more than ever.

Bretonia Intelligence Service

The Bretonia Intelligence Service is the Bretonian covert operations service, specialising in sabotage and subterfuge outside of core Bretonian space. They work closely with the Crown to ensure their goals abroad are met, even if they must resort to unsavory tactics and underhanded conspiracies.

Corporations

Bretonia Mining & Manufacturing

Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing (BMM) is one of the largest commercial concerns in Bretonia, a network of semi-autonomous operations that range throughout Bretonian space. Alongside Bowex, they form an industrial partnership and conglomerate that curries the lion's share of government contracts and favor. Their particularly poor working conditions in Dublin and beyond led to the establishment of the Molly movement, a thorn in Bretonia's side to the present day, and the Independent Miners' Guild, the largest non-aligned mining organization in Sirius and one of BMM's chief competitors

Border World Exports

Border World Exports is a pioneer in the exploration of the Border Worlds, and the preferred supplier of the Bretonian government. The bulk of their contracts are the result of a direct partnership with Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing, providing shipping of their raw materials and finished goods at an extremely competitive rate. They maintain a tense corporate rivalry with the independent underdog Gateway Shipping, who often competes with Bowex in vain for Crown shipping contracts

Gateway Shipping

Gateway Shipping is a young Bretonian firm that hauls raw materials across the Border and Independent Worlds, catering chiefly to smaller, independent companies. They primarily provide shipping services to the Independent Miners Guild, competing with BMM and their preferred shipping partner, Bowex. Their partnership has also expanded to include the industrial prowess of ALG, who competes with Daumann, Kruger, and Imperial Shipping in the Omegas.

Planetform

Planetform Inc. specializes in the terraforming of non-viable planets in Bretonia and elsewhere. They are most often preyed upon by Gaians, who see Planetform and their terraforming operations as the ultimate ideological enemy to be conquered.

Criminal Activity

Mollys

The Mollys are a separatist group committed to Dublin's sovereignty and freedom from Bretonian rule and Corsair influence. Attacking civilian, commercial, and military targets in equal measure, the Mollys have been branded as radical terrorists by all major Houses for their repeated attacks on critical infrastructure and the lawlessness they have brought to the Dublin system.

Gaians

The Gaians are a radical environmentalist group opposed to terraforming and uncontrolled industrialization. Due to the ecological issues plaguing Bretonia, the Gaians enjoyed considerable support from Cambridge academics and environmentally conscious individuals across New London and Leeds. The successive catastrophes of the Tau and Gallic Wars further complicated the Gaians' difficult relationship with Bretonia, with some denouncing them as traitors for their shifting alliances. In the aftermath of these wars, public sentiment remains mixed; while the Gaian cause is popular, many lingering resentments about the movement's conduct remain.

Corsairs

Considered by many to be the largest criminal organization in Sirius, the Corsairs inherit one half of the legacy of the Sleeper Ship Hispania. They have developed into a quasi-nation of raiders and pirates, targeting civilian and military targets with reckless abandon as they plunder the border worlds. While they spar with their Outcast brethren over territory and historic grievances, their bloodiest conflict to-date has been that with the Red Hessians, as neither side dares to give up ground in the resource-rich Omegas.

[[Category:Bretonia]] [[Category:Houses]]

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