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The Intaki are a major bloodline within the Gallente Federation and one of its four founding members along with the Gallente, the Mannar and the Caldari. Their homeworld is the fifth planet of the Intaki solar system, in the Virette constilation of the Placid region.

As a people, the Intaki are known for having thoughtful and reserved personalities; they have the greatest reputation for being diplomats and artisans. While mostly integrated into Gallente culture, they cling to many of their older traditions, especially their spiritual beliefs.

Because of political turmoil during the first Gallente-Caldari War, a number of Intaki were forced out of the Federation, eventually forming what is now the Intaki Syndicate.

Homeworld

Intaki V has a reputation for some of the greatest natural beauty in the Federation if not the known universe. In a speech, Vremaja Idama describes it:

"Intaki V is a jewel among planets. It is tropical and filled with diverse lifeforms. We have lived and grown on this planet for time beyond measure.

I was born in the town of Asaya, sitting at the base of the Akat mountain range. These mountains mark the southern end of the habitable region of the north pole. My town was hidden from the harsh sunlight in the deep valleys that intersect the mountain range. Intaki V is a very hot world, and both polar regions were once thick with tropical forests. The equatorial oceans are exceedingly hot, and few living things survive around the equator. The rich and varied life of Intaki V has been confined to the polar regions, and in constant struggle for land, food, and shelter from the environment."

In contrast to the beauty of the planet's surface, the Intaki solar system has a 0.1 security status rating from CONCORD and similarly low sec status throughout most of the Placid region, with the elevated crime rates that come with it. This has been a source of political contention, especially among capsuleers.

History and Politics

The first contact between the Gallente and the Intaki was made in 22794 AD, 327 years before the founding of the Federation. At the time the Intaki society was technologicaly pre-industrial but socialy and culturaly advanced. Within a century, they caught up to the Gallente, mastering space travel to settle other nearby regions and holding positions in the Gallente government.

Intaki citizens in the Federation comprise the largest portion of the "Doves" voting block. Doves object to military action in all but the most clearly defensive cases, though do not endorse total pacifisim and similiarly extremist views.

The Gallente-Caldari War

During the breakout of the Gallente-Caldari War, many Intaki sympathized with the Caldari, both openly and not. This was a potentialy dangerous position to have with the ultra-nationalist politicians that had taken over the Federation government at the time.

Of the active dissenters, those that were deemed the biggest threat to the Federation were arrested and exiled, forbidden to colonize any planets or moons. A group of these exiles built stations in lawless space and formed The Syndicate in the region that now bears the same name. Dorn en Diabel, governor of the station in Potoit became the de-facto leader and established The Syndicate as a free haven from the empires as well as a hub of black market trade. After his death in a freak accident, governorship of the station bounced between his sons until his daughter, Silphy en Diabel, came in and took over. Because of her ties with V. Salvador Sarpati, the Syndicate is now known to have connections with the Serpentis. [1]

A group of more militant exiles went to the Caldari and joined the Caldari Navy. They were put under the command of the Caldari commander Muryia Mordu and earned a reputation as an elite fighting unit. After the war they were allowed to settle in Waschi City on the planet of Kamokor IV. They remained there until xenophobic sentiment among the Caldari there lead to violence and ultimately drove them out. They called on Mordu for assistance and went on to form the mercenary corp Mordu's Legion. [2]

Vremaja Idama, who had been Reborn many times dating back before contact between the Gallente and Intaki and gave history lectures at the University of Caille described the situation of Intaki who remained with the Federation at the time.

"We were afraid of those "in power". (...) (Violence was) Never threatened openly. But when our fellow Federation citizens were bombarded, it was not a huge leap of reasoning to believe that any others expressing rebellious attitudes would be similarly dealt with. Whether it was true or not, I don't know. But we were afraid, and so many remained quiet and sought other ways to continue. Some left. Others became politicians."

YC 105 - YC 109

The Empyrean Age - YC 110 to present

In the aftermath of the Caldari attack on Luminaire, most Intaki in the Federation are as appaled as the rest of their fellow citizens at the events. Those that associate with the Doves are equaly appaled at calls for unrestrained retaliation and hope that Luminaire can be recovered as peacefully as possible. A fringe element still sympathise with the Caldari cause but so far it has not expressed itself in unrest on the scale of what occured during the first war a century earlier.

Because of the CONCORD Emergency Militia War Powers Act, most of Placid, including the Intaki system, is part of the war zone. Placid shares a border with the Caldari State at Black Rise.

Having watched in horror the bloodshed of the two temporary war zones, the station administrators of the Intaki Syndicate are having to ask themselves some very difficult questions. While nominally a wholly independent and non-aligned body, the Syndicate has nevertheless always retained strong ties to the Federation. Right now their residents are feeling immensely sympathetic to the plight of their Federal brothers - particularly fellow Intaki - even to the point of suggesting a more moderate stance towards them. The more far-sighted officials, however, have a feeling that relations will get a lot worse before they get better.

Culture

Ida - The Intaki Faith

Notable Individuals

The current President of the Gallente Federation, Souro Foiritan is of Intaki ancestery. It was a sudden surge in voting from Intaki and Mannar citizens that secured his victory over Mentas Blaque, whose nationalistic campain platform included a proposal to segrigate communities of non-Gallentian immigrants.

A coupple of Idama have made headlines among the capsuleer community in past years:

• Vremaja Idama is an outspoken advocate of Intaki culture and the improvement of security for the Placid region.
• Sundari Idama, along with Vorada Kuvakei, were involved in a drug-trafficking scheme known as the RISE Incident.

Silphy en Diabel is the de-facto leader of the Intaki Syndicate after taking over from her late father and seizing power from her less compitent brothers.

Intaki News

See: Intaki News