The Treaty of Lyt

Named after the garden world it was signed on, the Treaty of Lyt ended the long-fought Ascendance Wars in O-60.

“As of the signing of this document, all hostilities between all star-traveling races will be declared ended, and the resumption of or attempt to continue any such hostilities will be met with the full force of those who have signed, upon pain of such punishment being inflicted upon their own people.” - from the Treaty of Lyt, section 6, paragraph 4.

The Treaty also established the Galactic Leadership, consisting of all acknowledged states, in a council for the betterment of all species of the galaxy. Under the direction of the Treaty, and as repeated later in the charter of the Galactic Leadership, the rulers must convene once every orbit, with additional meetings as required.

In order to be recognized as an original member of the Galactic Leadership, the state must have been listed in the Treaty of Lyt, which established the borders of the following: The Mornese Empire, the Orvican Expanse, The Vree Republic, the Yorvic Coalition, Numet, the Khorlan Systems, and Teri. Also recognized are the Al’Shaji as a nomadic state, and the Valkur, until they present a name for their State. Previously listed amongst these were the Retvalians, though due to later treachery, they have been stricken from the list of acknowledged states. For more information, please see “Retov’s War”.

The last order of business of the Treaty was the establishment of a neutral capital, a place in which the Galactic Leadership could meet without infringing upon any claimed space. The offer was made by the Retvalians, who claimed the Val Sol System in which the planet of Lyt is located, to use one of the three garden worlds there as a meeting place and neutral planet. Given that the Retvalians had not taken part in the Ascendance wars, and had no grudges, it was viewed as safe to accept their offer. Thus, as of the signing of the treaty, the world of Borignal became the world known as “Peace”. Construction began shortly after the signing. This world is still claimed and in use as the neutral capital of the Galaxy. For more, see “Peace-planet” or “Galactic Leadership”.