Azcatlan League

The Azcatlan League holds sway over roughly 40% of the planet Iccauhtli, and is the system's most powerful state. In theory.   The Azcatlan League, in reality, nothing more than a loose confederation of smaller Huitzlian states who decided to break with the Greater Concordance. Expecting a backlash, these states formed a pact of defense, and prepared their militaries in secret. When the expected Concordian reprisal never came, the states of the League were left in confusion, but free nonetheless. Three major states make up the League, though countless smaller communities and tribes contribute.    Alhambra is both the premiere nation under the Azcatlan League, and site of it's capital. When the Concordance pushed the Ameselans out of their home system, they came next to Huitzli*. The natives were rebelling against Ameselan rule, and Alhambra was their final bastion. Only with Concordian assistance did the revolt succeed, and Alhambra became the hub of Concordia's counter-invasion of the planet. Alhambra has a cosmopolitan and urban culture, seeing the rest of the planet as a rustic villages and plantations at best, and backwater jungle at worst. As the first liberated area of the planet, Alhambra has both the legacy and economy to dominate the Azcatlan League. But it does not dominate alone.    Verde Allpacuna, seated in the highest mountains on Iccauhtli, contests Alhambra's claim to lone resistance. To the people of the mountains, the Earthshakers of Verde Allpacuana were leading their own rebellion against the Ameselans from deep underground. Contemporary historians may argue about who revolted first, but it is not the only contentious issue between the two partner states. Verde Allpacuna sees Alhambra, and Portio too, as too Concordian. Where the other states of the League push for a greater space on the galactic stage, the people of Verde Allpacuna find their own welfare and peace more important. They contribute very little to the ASN, and temper the other two states' ambition.   Finally, Portio serves as the League's and Iccauhtli's primary port. Near Iccauhtli's equator, Portio claims two of the planet's seven Skyhooks, and one of its three Stellar HDRs. Portio was the Ameselan capital on Iccauhtli, though they ruled the system from Teica's sky cities. As planetary headquarters, Portio has many Ameselan relics and ruins, and much of their infrastructure still remains. Portio is the industrial heart of Acazlan, seeing most of the country's planetary space industry, and owning much of it off-planet as well. With such power, Portio is home to great companies and merchant fleets, and features some of the best astronavigational academies in the galaxy.    Together, Alhambra, Verde Allpacuna, and Portio make the Azcatlan League into a force to be reckoned with.