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 === Conglomerates and Omnicorps == === Conglomerates and Omnicorps ==
  
-  * [[Six Stars]] - A gigacorporation formed from a merger between six of the largest GHC space megacorps:+  * [[Six Stars]] - A gigacorporation formed from a merger between six of the largest GHC space megacorps. Six Stars is the galaxy's largest Omnicorp, and controls vast swathes of space in its own jurisdictions.
     * [[Sakuraba Industries]]     * [[Sakuraba Industries]]
     * [[Grenada Galactic Corp]]     * [[Grenada Galactic Corp]]
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   * [[KIT Systems]] - One of the two major consumer operating system developers. KIT OS is flexible and fast, but only optimized for computer architectures produced by [[Signature Systems]].   * [[KIT Systems]] - One of the two major consumer operating system developers. KIT OS is flexible and fast, but only optimized for computer architectures produced by [[Signature Systems]].
   * [[Saraspova New Softworks]] - The creators of Redshift OS and numerous other widely used software products.   * [[Saraspova New Softworks]] - The creators of Redshift OS and numerous other widely used software products.
-  * [[+  * [[Stella Iter]] - A tiny company that produces the nearly unanimously agreed best navigation and flight software for both planetary and interstellar operation.
   * [[Epoch Galactic Mesh Networks]] - A large enterprise which acts as a middle-man, providing mesh-based connectivity from the major providers' backbone networks to consumers not close enough to make use of them.   * [[Epoch Galactic Mesh Networks]] - A large enterprise which acts as a middle-man, providing mesh-based connectivity from the major providers' backbone networks to consumers not close enough to make use of them.
   * [[Galactic Networking]] - The generically named company is the oldest company of its kind, and still maintains the most reliable sub and super-luminal communications backbones in the galaxy, although in recent decades they have left customer connectivity to their business partners.   * [[Galactic Networking]] - The generically named company is the oldest company of its kind, and still maintains the most reliable sub and super-luminal communications backbones in the galaxy, although in recent decades they have left customer connectivity to their business partners.
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   * [[Abrixine Catalog Index]] - A group of explorers, cataloguers, and archivists which dedicate themselves to gathering, sorting, and saving all the information in the galaxy. They are generally known for their political neutrality and numerous non-aggression pacts.   * [[Abrixine Catalog Index]] - A group of explorers, cataloguers, and archivists which dedicate themselves to gathering, sorting, and saving all the information in the galaxy. They are generally known for their political neutrality and numerous non-aggression pacts.
-  * [[NGSC]] - Originally a fast-response medical unit within the [[Galactic Sapients Coalition]], they splintered off into their own aid and relief initiative with galaxy-spanning presence after a substantial investment from [[MEKA Inc]].+  * [[NGSC]] - Originally a fast-response medical unit within the [[Galactic Sapients Coalition]], they splintered off into their own aid and relief initiative with galaxy-spanning presence after a substantial investment from [[KIGA Modular Industries]].
   * [[Pan-Galactic Ethics Committee]] - The PGEC is a neutral organization which accepts representatives from any ACI-recognized independent entity and acts as a sovereign panel to arbitrate the rules of war and inter-galactic disputes between major powers. While they are well-respected and many powers defer to their rules, they hold no actual power themselves.   * [[Pan-Galactic Ethics Committee]] - The PGEC is a neutral organization which accepts representatives from any ACI-recognized independent entity and acts as a sovereign panel to arbitrate the rules of war and inter-galactic disputes between major powers. While they are well-respected and many powers defer to their rules, they hold no actual power themselves.
   * [[Joint Human Uplift Initiative]] - An entity made from the combined forces of the [[Galactic Sapients Coalition|GSC]] and [[Greater Human Cooperative|GHC]] which seek to contain, protect, and if necessary uplift pre-spacefaring sapient species in uncontrolled space.   * [[Joint Human Uplift Initiative]] - An entity made from the combined forces of the [[Galactic Sapients Coalition|GSC]] and [[Greater Human Cooperative|GHC]] which seek to contain, protect, and if necessary uplift pre-spacefaring sapient species in uncontrolled space.
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   * [[Nusti]] - A race of avianoid bipeds similar to owls, with long flexible beaks they use to pierce and drain fruit of its juices. They have wings for arms, with long prehensile feathers which act as graspers and also provide fine control of flight.   * [[Nusti]] - A race of avianoid bipeds similar to owls, with long flexible beaks they use to pierce and drain fruit of its juices. They have wings for arms, with long prehensile feathers which act as graspers and also provide fine control of flight.
   * [[Garaka]] - Large bipeds with thick, leathery skin and numerous sensory protrusions forming multiple necks and invdividual "heads".   * [[Garaka]] - Large bipeds with thick, leathery skin and numerous sensory protrusions forming multiple necks and invdividual "heads".
 +  * [[Savulna]] - Humanoid bipeds with shallow snouts, huge ears, fur all over, and tails the length of their bodies. They are unusually resistant to radiation, and can see in perfect darkness at the expense of strained vision in light.
   * [[Whark Aviform Hegemony|Whark Species]] - Not one species but a collection of hundreds of others, there are too many species in the Whark Aviform Hegemony to list in a simple summary.   * [[Whark Aviform Hegemony|Whark Species]] - Not one species but a collection of hundreds of others, there are too many species in the Whark Aviform Hegemony to list in a simple summary.
   * [[AI|Human Lineage Artificial Intelligence]] - Fully sapient artificial intelligence, with consciousness models more or less compatible with the mental-emotional model shared by most galactic sapients.   * [[AI|Human Lineage Artificial Intelligence]] - Fully sapient artificial intelligence, with consciousness models more or less compatible with the mental-emotional model shared by most galactic sapients.