Ancastria

Ancastria (sometimes The Ancastrian Republic, or The Republic) is one of the three dominant political bodies controlling the Milky Way Galaxy in Universalis Primus. They are said to control 43.87% of known space. They are an expansionist republic, and many of the characters of the Brouhaha!! are either citizens, ex-citizens, or enemies of the republic. Most Ancastrian planets are human-majority worlds, though many species occupy the republic and can attain any rank in both the military and government. Its capital is situated on Ecumenopolis.

The Republic is a major proponent of Living Rights, such that any beings not covered by these rights is treated at best as property, and at worst as a threat requiring extermination. They control a large amount of the galaxy's resources and often engage in practicing artificial scarcity in order to drive prices up with neighbouring political entities.

Background
The Ancastrian Republic's roots are in an empire of the same name established by the Ancastrian hero Wulfric Anschluß, two millenia ago. Wulfric freed the privileged Core Planets of the empire from the grip of the magicians which had previously ruled the central galaxy, before establishing himself as emperor and proceeding to conquer most of the southern galactic quadrant. The empire continued its expansionist policies, after Wulfric had seceded control to his son. By the time of his grandson, the councils of the core planets were greedy for power, and he seceded control of the empire in exchange for a large amount of personal wealth, on the basis that the government form a democratic republic.