You decide to bomb the capital of Kon'Cil'Cilas with your stealth battleship; setting the stage for invasion. Naturally, accusations of imperialism and sanctions needed against the mighty Hegemony by yet another feudal lord being dragged into a conflict they arrogantly thought they were safe from. Did they really think you were going to stop at just Ully'Andule? No, your intention is to humiliate the entire Aristocrat race, not just its most troublesome noble to your people.

True to his word, the Smuggler reports for duty after you fulfilled his request for revenge. In a way, he was foolish to give something up for an action you likely would have taken anyway, but the timing was good enough it seemed as though your full forced attack was specifically for him. You task him with destroying the wealth of the Accord, but specify it must be as limited in damage life as possible; after all, they're who you intend to ally with in the future. The Smuggler ends up destroying an automated shipping and refueling outpost in a high traffic region of Urgi space; causing a great deal of economic disruption and the loss of several million credits worth of goods. The Accord struggles with the loss, finding themselves by far the poorest faction. But this comes with the silver lining of making them more spunky and resourceful; as well as forcing them to offer better deals for captains and crews who want to join them. In many ways, they are like the early Hegemony now, resourcefully maximizing their resources in local space and relying on inferior technologies to get by and stay under the radar. The Pacifist crowd also likes the Accord's lack of military hierarchy and expansionism; and Isolationists among the council are strongly aligned with the Accord as well, given how similar they are to how the Urgi have traditionally lived; living in the liminal spaces between the stars.

Much the opposite of this; the Aristocrats, being culturally and politically powerful; have influenced the election somewhat merely by their presence. Due to their love of hierarchy and castes; they have increased the Supremacist leanings of one council member, and great amounts of luxury have spurred jealousy and increased the Goldwing support among another. Doubling up one symbol each. You're unsure if this is supposed to be some sort of "punishment" for your military campaign, if anything, you feel they probably would have done this anyway given their strong cultural pull. Oh well, you feel your own influencing of the election will be stronger...