The Comitat
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The Comitat, short for posse comitatus, are an assemblage of species originating within the Empyrean Expanse.
The Comitat's creation is spurred by the deceits and raids of the Okaati, a race of nomads who fled their homeworld in the aftermath of an ecological disaster sometime during the sixth-millennium. Formerly, the species of the Comitat lent aid to these forlorn star voyagers, only for the Okaati to turn against them as resource scarcity became prevalent in the Expanse over.
Combining forces, these various divergent races aim to apprehend the Okaati and bring them all to justice, as well as any other species aiding and abetting them.
The leadership structure is representative, with each species represented by a Thane, while their leader is the species last victimized by the Okaati. During or about 7348, that leadership role would have been assumed by the Kiernu Chancellor, as the Okaati attacked the Kiernu the yahren prior (Battlestar Galactica Classic #4).