Aragonese Defense Initiative

The Aragonese Defense Initiative is the militaristic planetary government of Aragon. As a faction with a large interest in advancing the planet to spacefaring status, the military remains one of the most prominent elements of their administration. The elected head of state, the chancellor, is often chosen from one of the more successful military generals, and remains in power for a period of eight years with the possibility for continuous re-election. With an agricultural sector closely resembling a regional monopoly, the faction stands a lot to gain by trading with more technologically advanced planets, and does so to reduce the time it would otherwise need to develop their own spacefaring culture.

History
Continuously suffering from local uprisings from the lower classes, the Aragonese Defense Initiative have sought to regain balance by placing a stronger military presence on every street corner. By relocating any convicted rebels to the agricultural sector, they have maintained stability while profiting greatly from the penal work force.

To keep this military presence working, military school is legally enforced upon any child above the age of thirteen. While many of these children return to their families a year later, many others that show promise are drafted into the military, and psychically gifted children remain under constant supervision throughout life.

With help from outside sources the planet itself has seen a lot of experiments on technology above their expertise, which most recently in 2198 led to the sector-wide scandal of The Burgos Massacre, wherein an unbraked AI ran rampant through the streets of Burgos, killing hundreds of civilians. The AI was eventually taken down after numerous air strikes, but ADI's reputation has been tarnished ever since and is still looked upon with suspicion although they've now accepted sector-law regarding 'maltech'.