The Reach (The Reach Campaign)

The Reach is a five world polity that was formed 722 jointly by Turku and Ranua. It is officially known as the Turku-Ranua Guaranteed Trade Corridor. It is still dominated by Turku and Ranua, but is mutually beneficial to all partners. The Reach is independent, but there is a Droyne enclave on Ranua and a Hiver Trade Mission on Turku.

Important and populous worlds of the quadrant

The Worlds of the Reach

• Turku
  • 0.44 G, tainted thin atmosphere, cool climate
  • TL 12, Port A
  • Impersonal bureaucracy
  • Rigid culture and bubble cities
• Kuhmo
  • 1.02 G, insidious atmosphere, cool climate
  • TL 9, Port D
  • Civil service bureaucracy
  • Great work and seagoing cities
• Ivalo
  • TL 6, Port C
  • 0.31 G, very thin atmosphere, cold climate
  • Corporate state
  • Heavy mining and ritual combat
• Pokka
  • 0.71 G, dense atmosphere, cool climate
  • TL 5, Port D
  • Civil service bureaucracy
  • Former warriors and local specialty
• Ranua
  • 1.41 G, standard atmosphere, normal climate
  • TL 11, Port A
  • Feudal technocracy

Politics

All five worlds of the Reach are independently ruled, but jointly fund the Reach Central Defense Command. The Reach Conclave is based on the orbital Turkan Imal in orbit around Turku. Representation on the conclave is based on the economic power of each world, which ensures domination by Turku and Ranua. When they are in disagreement, the less powerful worlds' representatives decide the vote. For this reason, most of the Reach politics is based on lobbying of and by of these three worlds. Most of the time Turku and Ranua are in agreement and governing the Reach is smooth.

The Reach Conclave

The Reach Conclave representation of the worlds:

• Turku 10
• Ranua 10
• Kuhmo 8
• Pokka 7
• Ivalo 5

The Conclave has 40 members in total.

External Politics

External relations with other polities are neutral, with the exception of the Empire of Olduvai. They have banned Reacher ships from their ports.

The Reach Central Defense Command (RCDC)

The worlds of the Reach are peaceful and there are no hostile polities close by. The military is relatively small and mostly active in protecting trade and hunting pirates. They also take part in interventions on nearby worlds to protect Reacher interest and keep peace in the Quadrant.