Magnificent Balance of Peace

The Magnificent Balance of Peace, sometimes derogatorily referred to as the Terrible Subjugation, was the term used to describe the political dynamic of the Triangulum Galaxy for over 400,000 years. Following the collapse of Tuoctlo and Lapidus civilization around 1 million years B.C.E, the Jian'Tur eventually emerged as the dominant lifeforms of the Triangulum Galaxy. Their civilization, the Jian'Tur Federation, became extremely powerful, and excised control over the rest of the Triangulum Galaxy's civilizations. They were eventually joined by the Delth, who, after forming the Third Eohli, agreed to cooperate with the Jian'Tur to ensure safety for all intelligent life inhabiting the Triangulum Galaxy. This marked the establishment of the Magnificent Balance of Peace, which persisted for thousands of years. The emergence of the Serphiad Union only helped the Jian'Tur and Delth strengthen their grip on the Triangulum Galaxy, as, by becoming Serphiad tributary states, they were afforded new technologies and increased military support during defense wars. This political dynamic remained strong and uncontested, until both the Jian'Tur Federation and Third Eohli were destroyed in the First Vuokra Invasion.

Though not technically bound by any definitive political decrees or pacts, the Magnificent Balance of Peace is a very powerful political and social contract followed by virtually every civilization in the Triangulum Galaxy, whether they realize it or not. Restrictions on total size and technological capabilities are placed on all civilizations by the Jian'Tur Federation and Third Eohli, and are enforced through aggressive diplomacy or, in some cases, direct warfare. Often, it is the Delth that engage in diplomacy first, as the Jian'Tur have a reputation for being more militaristic and preferring to use force to maintain control. Both species go to great lengths to make contact with any burgeoning civilizations as quickly as possible so they can keep and eye on their development and ensure they are not overstepping their limits. Civilizations that increase their favor with the Jian'Tur and Delth, either by offering them tributes or aiding them during wartime, will have their development restrictions loosened, allowing them to become stronger. However, no civilization has ever become as powerful or more powerful than the Jian'Tur Federation or Third Eohli under the Magnificent Balance of Peace.

Understandably, there were several civilizations that dissapproved of the control the Jian'Tur and Delth wielded over the Triangulum Galaxy. The restrictions placed on development often seemed needlessly cruel and unfair, especially to very ambitious species that despised the idea of being confined. The immense power of the Jian'Tur and Delth armies, however, prevented most civilizations from attacking them, as they knew they couldn't win. Sometimes, to quell dissent, the Jian'Tur would instigate "example wars" with particularly disagreeable minor civilizations, completely eradicating them and reinforcing the superiority of the Jian'Tur Federation.