Haldean Compact

The Haldean Compact, formerly the Wealthian Coalition, is a sovereign human-exclusive polity located in the Cygnus-Sagittarius Quadrant. It is named after the Haldean Fissure, an anomalous region in slipspace and subspace that forms the core of its territory.

Strengths

 * 1) Humanity First: The Haldean Compact is not one to shy away from a pro-human stance, even if it costs them good relations with alien races. Their population is united in all attempts to curtail alien interference within their area of influence. Furthermore, they have pardoned rebel fighters and activists that are otherwise persecuted in other human polities.
 * 2) Natural Barriers: Most of the Compact's infrastructure and territory is located within difficult-to-navigate sections of space, and their starships have the unique adaptations needed to traverse these areas. At the same time, their holdings in the Haldean Fissure are obscured from outside observation, allowing them to develop and position their fleets without alerting detection beacons established beyond the veil.
 * 3) Large Navy: The Haldean naval arm is disproportionately large for a state of its size, helped by the fact that most ground-based defense concerns are handled by their member worlds.
 * 4) Parasitic Immigration: Although they are generally not all that active in UNSC space, they have benefited immensely from the refugee crisis. The population of their planets are quickly growing in size, and these immigrants have used their expertise to improve fields that the Compact has previously struggled in.
 * 5) Technological Focus: The relatively-young age of their settlements, as well as the acknowledgement that they cannot match the fleet sizes of their rivals, means that the Haldean Compact has invested heavily in getting advanced technologies into every-day use. Their military can call upon exotic countermeasures and weapons to defeat their enemies, while their civilian population enjoys many luxuries that are still limited to the elite in other polities.
 * 6) Self-Sufficient: As their government takes a slightly more active role in directing the Compact's development, they do not need to rely on trade to keep their people fed and fusion reactors fired.
 * 7) Rebel Patronage: While they parade themselves as a sovereign entity, in secret, the Compact sponsors rebel elements and terror groups within the UNSC. This does have some advantages, as their advisors can help train up their military personnel, and may pass on information and assets they capture during raids. The Compact can also influence targets that they attack, keeping their enemies off-balanced.
 * 8) Generous Membership: The constitution for the Haldean Compact is fairly generous, permitting its member planets full autonomy in almost all areas concerning legislation, foreign affairs, and planetary defense. All worlds also have an equal voice in deciding actions taken by the federation, making them one of the better powers to align with in their region of space.

Weaknesses

 * 1) Xenophobia: The Haldean Compact has made no attempts to shake off the racist tendencies of its predecessor state, the Wealthian Coalition. Aliens are treated as second-class citizens or worse, and those that do not depart quickly may find themselves being hunted down. This extends to their unwillingness to open diplomatic channels with Covenant successor-states, often outright ignoring any territorial claims in Joint Occupation Zones. This has cost them the support of groups that have openly agreed to work with aliens, such as the Via Casilina Community.
 * 2) Developing Infrastructure: Because they are such a relatively-new polity that has established itself in one of the least-densely populated regions of the Human Sphere, they must build all-new infrastructure to service their needs. This means that every ship, every aircraft, and every ton of produce is irreplaceable, at least until the facilities can be built up to sustain it.
 * 3) Conquest Fever: Also thanks to their developing infrastructure, they have proven extremely eager to capture any facility - mining stations, factories, and hydroponics habitats - that is in reach of their military. As a result, many of their neighbors are suspicious of their actions, and this has driven many into the arms of their enemies.
 * 4) Obsolete Combat Theory: Although some of their officers did at one point enlist into the UNSC, for the most part their combat theory is still heavily inspired by techniques used during the Insurrection. While this does make them well-qualified at guerrilla warfare, the Compact is learning the formations and maneuvers necessary to fight in prolonged engagements, along with the logistics requirements to support it.
 * 5) AI Scarcity: The Compact have very few facilities that are capable of building AIs. Any that are available are less-capable than their UNSC or even some Covenant equivalents, and are rarely allowed to influence doctrine evolution and planning.
 * 6) Internal Bullying: Although the constitution forbids the Compact from interfering with their members, a number of major colonies have the economic and diplomatic pull to coerce smaller worlds to their will. The Compact is taking steps to address this, but until then this will stifle development and may undercut loyalty due to political posturing.
 * 7) Repeating Problems: As a young polity paired with planetary governments that have existed for an even shorter period than the Compact has, their leaders are forced to address many of the problems that have plagued other states such as the United Earth Government. In particular, they have demonstrated a worrying tendency to prioritize bills and projects that are backed by its capital of Wealth. Until these are truly resolved, tensions will continue to arise between various worlds.
 * 8) Multicultural Population: While they might not deal with aliens, many of its people exhibit an extremely wide array of cultures, ideals, and religions. This may be celebrated and offset by their universal dislike of aliens, but it has also led to strain and pressure between competing groups. Communications difficulties will also remain a problem until most of the population can learn Wealthian Creole, the denoted trade language.

Military
The Compact's forces are divided into two large branches; the Navy, officially called the "Kosmar'Tar Flot", and the