Republic of Norton's Crossing

The Republic of Norton's Crossing was the self-proclaimed sovereign government on the moon of Norton's Crossing, inspired partially by the tales of the Martian Combine.

Origins and build up
The Republic of Norton's Crossing was founded in 2485 with the first meeting of the People's Parliament on the corporate dominated moon of the same name. The Republic would join forces with and ultimately become part of the Secessionist Union that was founded two years later in 2487. Following a few years of more peaceful protesting and autonomy building actions, their goal shifted to slowly build up their forces and devising plans to strike assets and targets under the control of the Norton's Crossing Corporate Council. More specifically the holdings of the BXR Mining Corporation and the Liang-Dortmund Corporation.

Both companies along with citizen allies would lobby the UEG and CMA in 2493 to help put an end to an increasingly militarized Republic before true violence began.

Beginning of military actions
Following the Far Isle nuking and the Callisto Incident in 2494, the Republic began a blitz of facilities across the moon, seizing and nationalizing them. Within months of their first attacks, the Corporate Council was pushed to it's breaking, risking the economy of the entire sector. By the time the CMA arrived in the system with a battlegroup at the end of the year, the Republic was in the process of striking other sites around the system.