Akari-Kr.ē Treaty

The Akari-Kr.ē Treaty is a ratified agreement between [Terra (Terra III)](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RL6ZrMrLNa-terra-terra-iii) and the [Xi'an Empire (SaoXy'an)](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0n96JkwNo9-xian-empire) that brought about the unofficial end of the [Xi'an-Human Cold War](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RXlLjDewkZ-xian-human-cold-war) (SEY 2530 - 2793 / MXY III.838 - III.1044). It was brokered in SEY 2789 (MXY III.1040) by the [Senator](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VaZn8OqaNZ-senate) of Terra, [Terrence Akari](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RL6ZQLwnko-terrence-akari), and Xi'an [Emperor Kr.ē](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VaZwmlmPQo-emperor-kree). Due to the political instability of the late [Messer Era (SEY 2546 - 2792)](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/V8gJ6ZwGqo-messer-era), negotiations for this treaty were conducted in secret on the [Tohil system](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0Ql5X15Kr9-tohil-system) on undeveloped world [Tohil III](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0OD1qEgJdN-tohil-iii). The holiday [Armistice Day](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RWwZQWZQDA-armistice-day), created in celebration of the war's end, is held annually in the UEE on 29 May.

# HISTORY

In the latter years of the Messer Era, the UEE and the Xi'an Empire had been on the brink of war for over two centuries, and public sentiment on both sides was strongly in favor of ending the conflict. Planetary systems that bordered the two empires were kept under constant military surveillance, draining funding that was desperately needed in other areas. Major [Houses](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/box9JmxvWL-xian-house) within the Xi'an Empire had lodged protests against sending their youth to face uncertain fates against a hostile enemy, and, with the threat of [Vanduul](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VpGPp92gdO-vanduul) attacks becoming a large concern, Humans began to doubt the Messer regime's continued use of the Xi'an as the cause of all the UEE's problems. Additionally, [Linton Messer XI](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RwZBaD4Mdq-linton-messer-xi) was an unpopular ruler. He had left his father's brutal policies in place instead of undoing them as he had promised his supporters before his SEY 2781 coup, and his habit of swift and deadly retaliation had lost him most of his allies in the Senate and the military. Conditions were ripe for the opening of a road to peace.

Senator Terrance Akari of Terra and Emperor T.uēng se Kr.ē of the Xi'an Empire first began exchanging communications in SEY 2775 (MXY III.1032). The Senator had long held an interest in Xi'an culture, and utilized his political status to pull strings and pass questions along to the Xi'an government when he came up against a cultural concept he didn't understand. To his surprise, the Emperor himself began responding to his missives. Kr.ē recognized the opportunity for what it was: a chance to cultivate a connection to the second highest echelon of Human government. As their correspondence increased over the years, they began to discuss what peace might look like between the UEE and the Xi'an Empire.

In SEY 2789 (MXY III.1040), they agreed it was time to meet in person and discuss the creation of a possible treaty. After weeks of deliberation on the subject, they chose the Tohil system as the location due to its lack of military presence and position on the border of both empires. While Emperor Kr.ē made his way there with the aid of his government, Akari had to escape the notice of his or risk being arrested and thrown into an [Empire's Light Conversion Center](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0KxqnXDpQ2-empires-light-conversion-centers) for collaborating with an alien power. He enlisted the help of Terra's [Advocacy](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VDoP5pmODk-advocacy) Section Chief Nathan Warrick, who put Akari into contact with a group of smugglers that regularly transported anti-Messer activists between [Bremen](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/02kd45eyxe-bremen-system) and Tohil through the unclaimed [Nyx](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0jGxP6kpG3-nyx-system) system. It was a risky undertaking; Akari was in constant danger of being apprehended by pro-Messer forces, and Emperor Kr.ē was inviting war with the UEE by entering into Tohil in the first place. Their mutual safe arrival on Tohil III created a buoyant mood that Akari identified as a motivating factor in their work on what would become the Akari-Kr.ē Treaty.

On 11 March, the peace accord was completed, and Emperor Kr.ē signed it on behalf of the Xi'an Empire. He departed for t