A constitutional monarchy founded in 1485 PD in the Manticore Binary System, located 512 light-years north of Sol. Controls the strategically vital Manticore Wormhole Junction, a nexus of six wormhole termini connecting distant regions of human-settled space. This junction makes Manticore one of the wealthiest star nations in the galaxy despite its small population. Governed by the House of Winton through a bicameral Parliament with an elected House of Commons and hereditary House of Lords.