Cobalt Alliance

Cobalt has dominated the sector for a few decades and are regarded as excellent spacers and ship builders. Their control is near ironclad in the Cluster but dwindles quickly towards the other side of the nebula.

The Cobalt Navy is obviously their center of power, and they have a reputation for being professional. It is not unusual in the criminal world to hear complaints that the Navy has a habit of showing up at inopportune times. The psychic Pimental Academy is also an important powerbase for this faction, as it trains and produces the vast majority of skilled psychics.

Several houses of feudal lords make up this alliance and restricted warfare between them is not unheard of. In 3190 such warfare on the capital planet of Albano unexpected escalated to a nuclear exchange which has dealt a several blow to the Cobalt manufacturing and manpower base. The majority of the Cobalt Army was lost as they were planetside and involved in the house war between Roma and Keeling.

The cultures and personalities of the houses vary across the alliance, but all share English as the official language.

Territory
The Cobalt Alliance had dominated most of the sector since its founding, but over the last ten years has seen its effective sphere of influence contract to the Cluster near the Osario Belt.

Azeeza is the primary entrance to Alliance space, and usually maintains a moderate naval presence for customs and anti-piracy operations.

Osario Belt hosts the TL4 shipyards for the Alliance, where the naval fleet is homebased. It also currently hosts the new Imperial Palace, renamed from one of House Raleigh's towers.

Most starship traffic is between Azeeza-Osario-Anita-Fasihuddin.

Relationship With the Arcadia
Captain Eleanora Raleigh's naval service offers several informal connections with the Cobalt Navy. Her House ties also provide other connections and opportunities.

The assistance willingly provided by the Arcadia during the Plymouth Quarantine (Episode 107) and the takedown of the Shibboleth on Minguet (Season 1 finale) has brought the Arcadia into the favorable graces of Naval High Command and the Pimental Academy.