Trans-Draconic Federation

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The Trans-Draconic Federation(known colloquially as "The United Federation of Dragons"), is an economic and political entity that formed during the Long Night under the organization of High Mountain Flight and with backing from the still powerful High Mountain Bank and Trust.

History

Original Federation

The federation began shortly after the death of hope as a way for High Mountain Bank and Trust to safe-guard it's assets. Samuel Fate recognized the authority of the dragon flight to own things. Numerous other flights, many with only tangential connections to High Mountain, began to claim allegiance as a way to avoid fighting over their own land-holdings.

With their position threatened, High Mountain quickly formed the Trans-Draconic Federation, based on ancient rules of temporary dragon alliances. This provided the dragons, as a nation, with collective bargaining rights and the power to keep their lands. Small pockets of human populations, such as the city-state of Kladeth under Warsong Flight, were allowed to remain autonomous under the guise of being slaves to the dragons.

Many dragon flights were quick to take on human refugees, as the labor they provided allowed the flights to pay tribute to Fate without giving up treasure. This also provided the flights with great power, as they could influence their human populations and protect them.

Draco/Foundation Coalition

When the age of the New Day arrived, the federation was quick to take advantage of the power-vacuum, with dragon flights claiming vast swaths of previously human territory, organizing human armies to control these regions. The federation first became at odds with the Gudersnipe Foundation, but the two groups were quick to come to an agreement. Any former Gudersnipe territories would be returned to the Foundation in exchange for technological and military support. The two groups would also support each other militaristically. While the Foundation was poised to build the strong economy, the dragons already had a robust and powerful banking system in place. The formation of an official exchange rate between the dragon-issued currency(Wingbeats) and Foundation currency(GATE credits) made the two groups effectively intertwined.

However, under the terms of agreement between the two groups, the dragons were formally no longer allowed to keep humans as slaves(certain dragon flights who had traditionally kept slaves were allowed to continue the practice). Instead, the regions under dragon control that had not been traditional lands of the dragon flight were either ceded under self-governance or transferred to the direct control of the Gudersnipe Foundation.

The Trans-Draconic Federation, however, continued to function as a an economic entity, as the dragons retained ownership of many businesses as well as title to land. By that time, the dragons largely controlled the banking industry, and even the Gudersnipe Foundation had become reliant on them for it's electronic money system.

Alliance Era

The previously draconic-held nations were folded into the newly-reformed Alliance which solidified under Conri Jusenkyou in N.D. 43. The nations were granted considerable autonomy, but large-scale control was still under the auspices of the dragon federation or the Gudersnipe Foundation.

Military

Early in the New Day, the federation was eager to build a powerful army, but lacked the industrialization needed to do so. To fuel progress, the dragons themselves became heavily involved. Dragons fired power plants and blast furnaces with breath, as well as providing training in the advanced sciences required to quickly develop new technologies. The colloquialism "Keep the dragon happy" is still a common phrase throughout industries that deal in high-temperatures.

Despite it's best efforts, the federation simply lacked the technical skills required to build a modern, space-fairing or mechanized force quickly enough to deal with the looming threat from the Confederation.