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<blockquote data-quote="GreenKarl" data-source="post: 7483047" data-attributes="member: 6801242"><p>Excellent!!!</p><p></p><p>So to give a bit more background here is a basic History of the Union. I will update the first post with this also.</p><p></p><p><strong>History of Union Space</strong>.</p><p>Throughout the 21st century, many First World Nations and Megacorporations set their sights on the resources of Space that lead to something of Resource-Rush and an explosion of space explorations. By the end of the century there were large colonies on both Earth’s Moon and Mars and there was extensive mining happening within the Asteroid Belt. New relative rockets allowed for fairly safe and steady speeds to move personal and products between these areas and made it profitable for those corporations that could afford the initial investments. </p><p> </p><p>However, during this same century on Earth, the various world governments were increased hit with the burdens of overpopulations, dwindling resources, pollution and radical climate change. A number of “limited” Resource-Wars, super-flues pandemics and world-wide economic crashes, nearly lead to an all-out collapse of many of the First World counties. It was only when the UN step up, with the backing of a number of very powerful Megacorporations that these diseased did not lead to extinction on a planetary scale. Only with a combined Human effort was total disaster avoided. </p><p> </p><p>From the ashes of these social, economic and environmental disasters did most of the Earth governments consider to relinquish power to the newly formed <strong>Allied Union of Worlds </strong>(or simply the Union; officially formed on January 1st, 2106). An outgrowth and dream of both the UN general assembly and one man – Justin Fuller, CEO of Titan World Industries. Fuller was able to outmaneuver both the US and China into eventually capitulating into joining the Union and once that happened it was inevitable that the rest of the world had little choice but also joining. </p><p> </p><p>Then in 2138, alien ruins were discovered on Mars. While much of who or what these beings were is still a mystery, certain technological items were reversed engineering allowing Humanity to develop Faster-Then-Light travel (through Hyperspace gateways). This lead to an explosion of exploration and colonization of Humans into neighboring space. 60 years later the first living aliens were encountered, the <strong>Felans</strong>. These aliens had not yet developed space travel themselves, having only made it into a late industrial level at the time of first contact. But they were highly adaptive and quickly advanced with Human influence (for good or ill). The <strong>Borians Mining Guilds</strong> were next encountered when the Union came up a number of exploitative operations. Peaceful contact was made early on and various trade agreements eagerly signed by both parties. </p><p> </p><p>The next two alien first contacts were not as peaceful for the Humans though, with first being pirate attacks by <strong>Ogron Star-Clan</strong> raiders. However the superiority of Union technology over them meant that they were quickly brought to the peace tables. In the years since the Ogron have gained a lot of technology that they probably should not have and as such have again started up pirate raiding on the edges of Union Space. Encounters with <strong>Spartan Imperium</strong> warbands were next and far more deadly, as they were technologically near equal to the Union military. A bloody two-year war was only ended with the intervention of yet another alien first contract – the <strong>Venetian Combine</strong>. For the first time Humans and Spartans had encountered a technologically superior race and these aliens meant to enforce a peace in their region of Space. And so they did. </p><p> </p><p>Over the next fifty years or so the Union has expand its borders in many directions, encounter number other species, but none as advanced at they were (or more advanced like the Venetian). The Felans are completely assimilated into Union society and adapted much of Human culture and social norms as their own. A number of Borians Guild worlds and Ogron Clans along with a few independent worlds of Spartans have all joined the Union and become full citizens of the organizations. Many other minor species have also joined, either whole heartily or as individuals or family groups. Of the Venetian, only a few individuals have actually joined the Union to become citizens with the understanding that certain ‘information’ is private for these individuals and not to be shared with the government. </p><p> </p><p>Union Space is made of a various sectors of explored and settled space. The oldest colonies and the homeworld of bot the Union and the Felan make up the <strong>Core Worlds</strong>. It spreads out about 20 parsecs from Terra in roughly a circle in all directions and includes some separate 200 systems. These worlds enjoy the highest standards of living and comforts. The Earth has been recovered to a near paradise world again and the people’s standards of living are unmatched in any time in Human history. </p><p> </p><p>Beyond that is the <strong>Inner Frontier Worlds</strong> extend out some 20 to 30 parsecs beyond the Core and include some fifteen subsectors. Most of these sections expand into the <strong>Orion Arm</strong> of the Milky Way Galaxy, although three also extended towards the galactic core. These colonies are fairly advanced and developed and the citizens here tend to have good standards of living and lots of open/empty space around them. Some of the Inner Frontier World subsectors border both Borian and Ogron controlled space.</p><p> </p><p>Farthest out are the <strong>Outer Frontier Worlds</strong> which have been settled within the last 40 or so years. They extend Union controlled space out a further 30 or 80 parsecs, one of the farthest out being the <strong>Reach</strong>. Again most of these extended out along the Orion Arm, with only one extending towards the galactic core. It was this outer subsector that had faced the full force of the armies of the <strong>Zenth Empire</strong>. All the colonies in this subsector have been lost to the Union and they have only managed to stop the Empire’s advancements within the borders of the three Inner Frontier Worlds subsectors of that region. For reasons unknown, the Venetian Combine has not seen fit to interfere with this particular war as they did with the Unions conflict against the Spartans. Venetian and Spartan controlled space also border various subsectors in this region. </p><p></p><p>This is the current situation with the Union, forcing them to throw all of their resource towards the galactic core and leaving many of the colonies out on the Orion Arm to themselves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GreenKarl, post: 7483047, member: 6801242"] Excellent!!! So to give a bit more background here is a basic History of the Union. I will update the first post with this also. [B]History of Union Space[/B]. Throughout the 21st century, many First World Nations and Megacorporations set their sights on the resources of Space that lead to something of Resource-Rush and an explosion of space explorations. By the end of the century there were large colonies on both Earth’s Moon and Mars and there was extensive mining happening within the Asteroid Belt. New relative rockets allowed for fairly safe and steady speeds to move personal and products between these areas and made it profitable for those corporations that could afford the initial investments. However, during this same century on Earth, the various world governments were increased hit with the burdens of overpopulations, dwindling resources, pollution and radical climate change. A number of “limited” Resource-Wars, super-flues pandemics and world-wide economic crashes, nearly lead to an all-out collapse of many of the First World counties. It was only when the UN step up, with the backing of a number of very powerful Megacorporations that these diseased did not lead to extinction on a planetary scale. Only with a combined Human effort was total disaster avoided. From the ashes of these social, economic and environmental disasters did most of the Earth governments consider to relinquish power to the newly formed [B]Allied Union of Worlds [/B](or simply the Union; officially formed on January 1st, 2106). An outgrowth and dream of both the UN general assembly and one man – Justin Fuller, CEO of Titan World Industries. Fuller was able to outmaneuver both the US and China into eventually capitulating into joining the Union and once that happened it was inevitable that the rest of the world had little choice but also joining. Then in 2138, alien ruins were discovered on Mars. While much of who or what these beings were is still a mystery, certain technological items were reversed engineering allowing Humanity to develop Faster-Then-Light travel (through Hyperspace gateways). This lead to an explosion of exploration and colonization of Humans into neighboring space. 60 years later the first living aliens were encountered, the [B]Felans[/B]. These aliens had not yet developed space travel themselves, having only made it into a late industrial level at the time of first contact. But they were highly adaptive and quickly advanced with Human influence (for good or ill). The [B]Borians Mining Guilds[/B] were next encountered when the Union came up a number of exploitative operations. Peaceful contact was made early on and various trade agreements eagerly signed by both parties. The next two alien first contacts were not as peaceful for the Humans though, with first being pirate attacks by [B]Ogron Star-Clan[/B] raiders. However the superiority of Union technology over them meant that they were quickly brought to the peace tables. In the years since the Ogron have gained a lot of technology that they probably should not have and as such have again started up pirate raiding on the edges of Union Space. Encounters with [B]Spartan Imperium[/B] warbands were next and far more deadly, as they were technologically near equal to the Union military. A bloody two-year war was only ended with the intervention of yet another alien first contract – the [B]Venetian Combine[/B]. For the first time Humans and Spartans had encountered a technologically superior race and these aliens meant to enforce a peace in their region of Space. And so they did. Over the next fifty years or so the Union has expand its borders in many directions, encounter number other species, but none as advanced at they were (or more advanced like the Venetian). The Felans are completely assimilated into Union society and adapted much of Human culture and social norms as their own. A number of Borians Guild worlds and Ogron Clans along with a few independent worlds of Spartans have all joined the Union and become full citizens of the organizations. Many other minor species have also joined, either whole heartily or as individuals or family groups. Of the Venetian, only a few individuals have actually joined the Union to become citizens with the understanding that certain ‘information’ is private for these individuals and not to be shared with the government. Union Space is made of a various sectors of explored and settled space. The oldest colonies and the homeworld of bot the Union and the Felan make up the [B]Core Worlds[/B]. It spreads out about 20 parsecs from Terra in roughly a circle in all directions and includes some separate 200 systems. These worlds enjoy the highest standards of living and comforts. The Earth has been recovered to a near paradise world again and the people’s standards of living are unmatched in any time in Human history. Beyond that is the [B]Inner Frontier Worlds[/B] extend out some 20 to 30 parsecs beyond the Core and include some fifteen subsectors. Most of these sections expand into the [B]Orion Arm[/B] of the Milky Way Galaxy, although three also extended towards the galactic core. These colonies are fairly advanced and developed and the citizens here tend to have good standards of living and lots of open/empty space around them. Some of the Inner Frontier World subsectors border both Borian and Ogron controlled space. Farthest out are the [B]Outer Frontier Worlds[/B] which have been settled within the last 40 or so years. They extend Union controlled space out a further 30 or 80 parsecs, one of the farthest out being the [B]Reach[/B]. Again most of these extended out along the Orion Arm, with only one extending towards the galactic core. It was this outer subsector that had faced the full force of the armies of the [B]Zenth Empire[/B]. All the colonies in this subsector have been lost to the Union and they have only managed to stop the Empire’s advancements within the borders of the three Inner Frontier Worlds subsectors of that region. For reasons unknown, the Venetian Combine has not seen fit to interfere with this particular war as they did with the Unions conflict against the Spartans. Venetian and Spartan controlled space also border various subsectors in this region. This is the current situation with the Union, forcing them to throw all of their resource towards the galactic core and leaving many of the colonies out on the Orion Arm to themselves. [/QUOTE]
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