Gold Sector Characters

Governmental

J. Lahey

B.Pushkin

I.Konevchichinski

M. Reznikov & Governors

"Whitecoats", Lahey's cronies

• James "Jim" Lahey, President of the Galacian star Republic

James Lahey is the head of state of Galacia, he was elected in GR.2016 which was projected to be a runaway by the defending Tesarik administration, Lahey ran on a vaguely explained agenda of Moderation and opposition to a phenomenon he described as "edgyism" He was treated as a joke by the media due to his incessant alcoholism. but remarkably, he had gained considerable support from being the frequent subject of extranet memes, as well as catering to a population that heavily valued recreational drink as part of it's culture. Tesarik's popularity was on the downturn towards the end of the campaign, having given a panel of admirals and generals near free reign over the country in martial law, and he had been pushing a very racist agenda against peaches. While Galacians were no friend of peach nations, Galacian society was "tired" of the seemingly eternal conflict with them and public opinion had changed.

The Galacian Election of 2016 took place on the same day as a major sports event, and across the empire, many voters showed up to the polls intoxicated. The next morning Lahey was declared the winner, Riots broke out in several cities and communications were cut for almost two weeks. The outside galaxy being told only of the election's outcome, and many assumed the Empire had broken down into civil war. In reality, communication networks had crashed due to social media overloading the systems.

Almost Immediately, his agenda was disrupted by the Military "Triumvirate", refusing to hand over executive power as the military leaders continued to insist that the Empire was "In Peril" due to the ongoing civil war. Civilian life did improve, Lahey lifted the ban on peach citizenship, and the peach minorities in the central and eastern empire were granted the same rights as non peaches. With the notable exception of Military service. While progressives were annoyed at the military block, Anti-Peach factions at home and across the galaxy were outraged, and their opinions of Galacia changed drastically.

Lahey was able to negotiate a compromise with the Triumvirate, In exchange for the end of martial law and military control over the civilian government, a new position would be created for the "Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces" and would have a permanent seat at the highest table of the government, A group colloquially known as the "Big 5" That then became the Big 6. A group that consisted of the leading figures and ministers representing Foreign Affairs, Domestic Governance, Economy & Trade, Science & Industry, as well as the President himself and now a position reserved for the supreme commander of the military, which was previously handled Jointly by the domestic and foreign policy leaders.

The creation of this new office ensured that the Military was not legally able to take control of domestic policy ever again, but the decision ended up expanding the military's control even more, as the representative who took the seat was Field Marshal Shulga, A physically and psycologically intimidating person who almost immediately coerced the council to give the military free reign over a few districts which they agreed were in danger, as well as dump untold billions of Rubles into modernization of the military that eventually produced one of the largest and best equipped Armed Forces in the entire galaxy when it was nothing more than a minor blip on the radar just one year before. This military was loyal Primarily to it's Generals, and second to the concept of Galacia, and not it's actual civilian leadership. A problem that would come up again in the future.

• Basil Pushkin Minister of Economics & Trade

Pushkin is the Minister responsible for heading the Galacian Economy, His taxing policies have been widely unpopular as Systems are taxed on an individual basis. Pushkin's office claims that richer systems are charged more than less fortunate ones, but overall the percentage is more or less the same. Subsidies and tax breaks are awarded to systems that succeed in exceeding production targets for specific resources when they are needed, like Ammunition during wartime or surplus food. His second priority after taxing was employing the citizenry. Every effort was made to provide meaningful jobs for the skilled and unskilled, With the latter usually working in production lines and the latter in the service industry or in supervisor roles in the factory. Regardless of education or income, if a citizen does not have work within 1 year of finishing his state education, he is conscripted into the army or navy for a 2 year period.

• Maria Reznikov, Minister of Domestic Affairs

Reznikov is the main spokesperson for the board of regional and planetary governors. These governors create and modify civil laws for the Galacian systems and territories, Domestic affairs works closely with the economy office, but is also responsible for civilian law enforcement, education and practically everything else in the empire that does is not directley linked to any other office. Reznikov faced a major crisis in G.R 2017 after the Mozorov Communist Rebels fled their system, and Galacia was left with a largely lawless system to police, the Military offered only limited support, and within a few weeks the system had fallen into chaos again in the form of the criminal element, Space Mafia Drug Cartels and their enforcer gangs ended up digging into the system

• Ivan Konevchichinski, Minister of Foreign Affairs

Konevchichinski, often shortened to just Konev as no one ever wants to try to pronounce his long-winded name. Is the chief diplomat of the GR. His office's policies are largely protectionist, Persuing neutral policies with most foreign powers, staunch opposition to edgy, aggressive or belligerent leaders. However he has worked diligently to create a new coalition or alliance with the primary goal of checking the Third Alliance, and the M-Throne Empire's sphere of influence.

• The Whitecoats

The Whitecoats is a nickname for a group of planetary governors who were not actually elected, but installed, usually in backwater systems that are remote enough for no one to care. They are Personal friends of Jim Lahey, they are little more than cronies. Most of them wear big puffy white coats, douchebag glasses and hats are optional.

Military

Field Marshal A. Shulga

Marshal S. Voronin

Admiral V. Kazakov

General W. Bryzgalov

Colonel G. Gonchar

Colonel K. Thunderova

"The Orange Tights"

The Triumvirate The Triumvirate was the name of the 3 member alliance of the top army and navy commanders in Galacia. While they are no longer in power, the term is still used when referring to the top 3 High Command of the GR

• Supreme Commander of the Galacian armed Forces, Field Marshal Aleksandr "Alek" Shulga - Hailing from the Sokolov system, Shulga is widely considered by outsiders to be both a political hardliner and a brutal military commander. He has made several violent outbursts directed against foreign leaders in the past. He is a veteran of the Great Peach war where he recieved grevious wounds to his body, forcing him to spend hours each week in medical treatment, and his personal armor doubles as a form of limited life support. He is a skilled Psionik, and is also known to be trained in sword fighting, He was presented an OT Beamsaber in G.R 2017 by Jim Lahey, an artifakt signifying his station as the military's top commander. Since then, he has become both a military and scientific mastermind, responsible for some of the empire's greatest military technological developments.

• Admiral Vladimir Kazakov - Commander of the Galacian Navy, Hailing from the Elkoss system, . Kazakov is a more stable individual when it comes to dealing with foreigners. He spends most of his time focusing on the troubles at home with his fleets patrolling the borders and enforcing blockades and quarantines.

• Marshal Stanley Voronin - Commander of Military Research & Development, Hailing from the Caspian system, Voronin is rarely seen in the public eye mainly due to his involvement in the R&D Department of the military. The few times he has made public commentary, he echoed the rhetoric of Shulga, proving that he is also somewhat of a violent hardliner.

While not actual military formations, the Galacian military is divided into three "Classes" Infantry, Mechanized and Advanced Forces. All Galacian military fall under one of these categories, and an Overseer is a high ranking officer that oversees the development and upkeep of their respective groups. There is currentley no overseer of the Galacian Navy.

• Lt. Colonel William Bryzgalov - Overseer of the Infantry, he oversees the upkeep and development of the regular fighting minifig forces as well as motorized units, and most specialist infantry types.

• Colonel Gavril Gonchar - Overseer of the Mechanized forces, he oversees the upkeep and development of all fighting vehicles, tanks, and aircraft, as well as infantry that is directly attached such as the Airborne troops

• Colonel Katerina Thunderova - Overseer of the Advanced forces, she oversees the upkeep and development of the Cybernetically enhanced troops, colloquially known as "Shock Troopers", the Republic's unquestionably loyal and brutal heavy infantry forces.

• Orange Tights - An urban legend of sorts in both the Galacian Military and it's enemies. Whisper is a group of female athletes from the Galacian national sporting team, who left their lives of sport to become edge hunting assassins. These women terrorize enemy camps, known for shooting officers with sniper rifles, and sometimes even sneaking into the camps and gutting the enemy in their sleep. Their true identities are unknown

• Bogatyr Guard - A group of the absolute finest warriors Galacia has to offer, they are employed as body guards and special operatives. They were trained by Marshal Shulga in both the art of beamsaber dueling as well as martial psionics, They were trained in the traditions of the Ruzad Clan, an ancient and seedy organization with no governmental ties to anyone, of which Shulga was previously a member. It is unknown how many members the Guard has and names of the members are kept secret, but they are rarely seen in groups, usually in pairs for an especially important individual. When not protecting VIPs, the Bogatyrs hold the same authority as a military General. They usually carry an array of rare and powerful weaponry in addition to their psionic powers. OT Beamsabers, Vibro-Katanas and the finest in firearms.

Civil & Non Military

E. Carville

Lahey's Children, Sarah & Randy

Sarah Lahey's "Sorority"

• Dr. Kirill Radchenko - A retired Army Major who is now head of the Science special projects group, responsible for many important teknological contributions to the GR such as the advent of BT power cores, A number of experimental weapon systems and most of all, the creation of the Trans-Minifig program.
• Sarah Lahey - The daughter and eldest child of Jim and the late Barbra Lahey. She is relatively absent from the public and political world, She beilieves that her Father should just do away with elections, and that Galacia should become a monarchy, she was very spoiled as a child and believes that when her father dies, that she'll inherit everything. and in her twisted mind she believes that she could become a Galacian Empress if the right strings were pulled. A number of her personal friends, from elite families. are often hired by her father as both a form of including and appeasing his demanding daughter, and to bring in some attractive servants to entertain some of his senior staff
• Randall *Randy* Lahey - Youngest child of Jim Lahey, Randall *or Randy* Lahey was supposed to become a successful businessman, but dropped out of university much to his parent's dismay. The stress of him leaving his education and joining the military at a young age in the middle of one of the bloodiest periods of the Galacian rebel conflict is rumored to be the "final straw" that did his mother in. She died of a heart attack a few months after. He was promoted to the rank of Captain by G.R 2017, and his father gave him a position working directley with Supreme Commander Shulga. A very prestigious and relatively "safe" position in the military
• Earnest Carville- The leader of Commerce and Industry, more of a builder than a businessman, Carville's main occupation since 2016 has been planning the massive urban redevelopment of Galacia's cities