Separatist Movement

The Separatist Movement, also called the Secessionist Crisis, was a period of political turmoil in which thousands of planetary systems within Frontier Space seceded from the Protectorate of Allied Systems and pledged support to the Confederacy of Frontier Systems.

Origins
For centuries, the Protectorate's lucrative trade with Frontier Space markets helped it inexorably pull nonmember worlds into closer cooperation with the political body. Cental space Senators, however, feared this addition of new members, feeling that they would lead to having to appropriate their own wealth to protect "provincial territories," far from the civilized and cosmopolitan planets of Central Space. As a result, states were often left waiting—some for centuries—to be admitted into the Protectorate, while those that were admitted found themselves largely ignored in the chaotic Senate chamber. Local power blocs soon emerged from neighboring systems in the galaxy's periphery, demanding greater representation and rights for their own respective sectors.

Over time, senators of the Allied Senate began prioritizing their own interests above the common good, slowly eroding the foundations of democracy that initially built the Protectorate. Monolithic corporations such as the Union of Galactic Trade found themselves granted representation in the Allied Senate amidst blatantly exploiting loopholes in existing Free Trade Zones. With many outlying worlds lacking protection from Protectorate Judicial Forces, who were often withheld from aiding the systems of Frontier Space after refusing to provide Central Space with profitable deals, the frontier planet of Saewa formed the Frontier Defense Front to protect the Yotan Nausi sector, and soon saw stunning success when a young cadet, Anthor Nandez ascended into its forces.

Despite this, little impact was made on galactic society as a whole in the following few years.

The Confederacy of Frontier Systems and Separatist Movement
In 8192, the Union of Galactic Trade blockaded the serene frontier planet Navros over disputes about technoplasma exports. Refusing to remove the blockade until having their demands met, Senator Faylor Pollin of Navros chose to call upon the Protectorate to resolve the crisis, only to instead be met with hollow promises of action behind the guise of bureaucracy, like many frontier senators before her. Angry, and disillusioned, Pollin then called for a Vote of No Confidence in Prime Senator Roma Endal, hoping new leadership would be more supportive. After a week of deliberation, Senator Vladimar Danitha of Bacia was elected.