The Consortium (Grendel)

The Consortium is a galaxy-spanning culture, comprised of some thirty billion citizens, containing species of biological, artificial and cybernetic organisms.

History
For millennium the Consortium monitored the planet Earth and its development. Though the results f humanity were not encouraging given humanity's belligerent nature.

It was only when the the Kingdom of Grendel, a war-like human nation on an apocalyptic Earth, sent out its agent Grendel Prime and Sigma-Seven to search for a new world for Earth did they take active action. The duo's pair though possessing a mission to safeguard humanity's future, left a wake of mayhem and destruction disrupting native species and untold collateral damage.

An armada of the Consortium finally put an end to Grendel Prime's mission by intercepting his vessel and taking him and his AI servant into custody. Before their Consortium's AI humanity was deemed to hostile and war-like to join with the rest of galactic society. Grendel Prime refused their judgement and attempted to fight back but his technology was easily outmatched by the Consortium who predicted this course and justified their exile of humanity to their war-torn world.

Whereas Grendel Prime was to be sent back to Earth, Sigma-Seven being an enslaved AI was offered emaciation and citizenship. The AI understanding that the Consortium offer was genuine and that he would still be allowed to advocate humanity's position accepted.

Culture
The Consortium from its spacecraft to their society is guided and facilitated by a host of massively capacious AIs. From their management the Consortium claims that their culture has become peaceful, abundant and just.

Source

 * Grendel: Devil's Odyssey Issue 8 (2021)