It was a ship, and came from The Race. Soon civil war broke out in the Republic, with what to do with all the info stored in "the ship". The Templar was born saying that the info should be shared with all who wish to see it since all but a few paragraphs have been understood. But the remaining still loyal to The Cardinal wished to keep the info and decrypt the rest to profit from its riches. Soon both sides were bankrupt and in need of followers. So the Templar decided to hire privateers and launched an attack on the other side's capital ship. But the Cardinal's were already alerted and launched a counter-attack. Both side's leaders were captured in those skirmishes and a compromise followed. The Templar was left alone and The Ship's Databank's were painstakingly copied and sent to neighboring Factions. Word has yet to be received.
The Race:
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Government= Socialist Republic
Standing Leader= Charles Hunter
Judicial System= Court
Population= 9,900,000,678,998{in civilized worlds}
Economic value= 1,246,000,000,000,000,000.{approximation}Credits
Trading= Corporations and Individuals
Currency= Credits
Home world= Tosev 5
Civilized Planets= 9,000,345
Uncivilized Planets= {unknown}
(more to follow, please comment and tell me how i could improve)