Pact Worlds colonists dispersed far and wide before and during the Gap, settling on planets such as the Golarion-like Marixah. After the Gap, Marixah's inhabitants realized their isolation and united with neighbors on the planet Kizmatta to form the Marixah Republic. The core system contains only two habitable planets, two lifeless rocky worlds, and three gas giants, but prosperity and equitable laws attracted widespread immigration, enabling expansion to eight additional colonized worlds beyond the home system. Second from its star, Marixah is a temperate world with six continents and productive seas, though endemic insects have evolved rapidly and now threaten both agriculture and citizens. Kizmatta, farthest from the sun, is a frigid world of caves carved by geothermal activity; terraforming has increased surface temperatures enough to enable broader habitation. The Republic holds elections every 6 years, filling a 257-member legislative body that meets in the capital, Rajadhan. Political parties form coalitions to navigate the diverse viewpoints, and chief representatives are appointed to handle diplomacy and emergencies. The Republic sees itself as an equal to the Pact Worlds and Veskarium, though it commands far less military and political might. Tensions with the Gideron Authority have escalated into border skirmishes over the Acalata system and Sansorgis, where ruins suggest a vast ancient hobgoblin empire once spanned both regions. Legislative gridlock between hawks and doves has paralyzed formal strategic responses, though the drift toward open conflict continues.