Illyria

Illyria is home to the Illyrian throne, a constitutional monarchy that is one of the prominent supporters of the Jury Party. Illyria is the closest thing Free Space has to representing the "Old Country" Core Systems. It is as decedant as Temple, with a glitz and glammor to the city that shines like a beacon in the Mid Rim. Illyria is the birthplace of many of the founding members of the United Coalition of Free Systems, like Joan Humbolt Gates.

The planet however struggles under the weight of its own expectations. It maintains some of the most well respected liberal educational institutions in the Coalition. It also is home to an underbelly that even Imperial Intelligence is wary to operate within the vast corrupt monarchy of Illyria. Most of the ultra wealthy hide in enclaves, protected by private security forces. While the vast majority live in squalor, building up slums in the shadow of the rich.

Security crackdowns are regular, and press is owned by the capital owning class. This has led to a rise of ulta-right bully squads rising to power, armed by weapons smuggled in from the Mid Rim. In recent years, they have began targeting Unionists, almost completing ousting them to other systems. Some unionists who stayed have formed a local "PDF" as a response, and armed gunfighst between the competing militias is a growing problem.