Colonia Council

2019-08-13T03:54:51Z

192.198.2.61: added additional controlled stations and surface ports.

{{Organizationinfobox
|title1 =
|image1 = Colonia logo.png
|caption1 =
|leader = Councillor Gisele Kingspear Other Councillors
|members = Professor [[Alexei de la Vega]] Professor Diana VanCleef
|headquarters = Colonia Hub, [[Colonia]]
|location = Colonia Orbital, Colonia Dove Enigma, Colonia [[Colonia Region]] [[Colonia Connection Highway]]
|type = Cooperative
|purpose = Oversee and encourage colonization of the Colonia Region
|established = September 9, 3302
|dissolved =
}}
The '''Colonia Council''' is a cooperative [[:Category:Minor Factions|minor faction]] created by the first settlers of the [[Colonia Region]]. It was formally founded on September 9, 3302 with the inauguration of Colonia Hub, the first permanent settlement in the [[Colonia]] system after the arrival of [[Jaques Station]]. Rather than acting as a unifying, interstellar government for the growing number of colonies in the Colonia Region, the Colonia Council limits itself to managing the expansion of local infrastructure and promoting colonization from the [[Core Systems]].

== History ==
=== Founding ===
{{Quote|Freelance Report: Colonia's First Settlement In an historic moment for the fledgling colony surrounding Jaques Station, construction of the first planetary settlement in the Colonia Nebula was completed on Thursday. Colonia Hub is the headquarters of the newly-formed Colonia Council, a cooperative of colonists comprising the region's first settlers. At the opening of the settlement, their spokesperson said: "This is truly momentous when you consider the distance between here and the nearest planetary settlement. I want to commend those who have chosen to live and work out here for their incredible bravery." "Colonia Hub is a beacon, showing what those who have committed themselves to a new society can achieve." Facilities at the new outpost are currently limited, but this has not diminished the palpable sense of excitement in the colony.|Commander Souvarine, ''The Eol Prou RS-T d3-94 Herald'', 12 SEP 3302<ref name="CHC">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/289228-CCN-Colonia-Hub-Ceremony Frontier Forums: (CCN) Colonia Hub Ceremony]</ref>}}
[[File:Jaques-station.jpg|250px|thumb|Jaques Station]]
The construction of Colonia Hub and the establishment of the Colonia Council was the culmination of months of effort by hundreds of independent pilots who flocked to the aid of [[Jaques Station]] following its failed attempt to jump to [[Beagle Point]] on May 19, 3302. For months after the station's rediscovery in June 3302, it stood alone as the only port in the entire [[Colonia Region]], and did not regain all of its functionality and services until the successful completion of a four-week resource drive that spanned July and August.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5790e2e29657ba710399cd7d GalNet: Community Goal: Repair Jaques Station]</ref><ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57a320d79657baa84c34e14c Galactic News: Jaques Station Making a Comeback]</ref><ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57aaf4259657ba424e876c6b Galactic News: Jaques's Campaign Concludes]</ref>

[[File:Colonia Hub.jpg|250px|thumb|Colonia Hub]]
Concurrently with those repairs, a second campaign was organized to construct the first permanent planetary outpost in Colonia and began on July 28, 3302.<ref name="EABIEP">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/579a1f7f9657ba925359897d Community Goal: Establishing a Base in Eol Prou]</ref> The campaign lasted four weeks and was broken into three stages: the first stage requested mined [[Osmium]] for the outpost's construction,<ref name="EABIEP" /> the second stage requested deliveries of [[Titanium]], [[Semiconductors]], and [[Robotics]],<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57b5caf79657baf00b4f8620 Community Goal: The Colonia Initiative]</ref> and the third stage requested exploration data from the surrounding systems.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57bf078a9657ba9d02e88558 Community Goal: 80 DD-D 774-CE-2 Appeals for Exploration Data]</ref>

The campaign's organizers announced the campaign's successful conclusion on September 1, 3302, with a spokesperson remarking, "Future generations will look back on this day as the dawn of a new era. An era defined not by conflict, but by unity. An era in which we made the Colonia Nebula our home."<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57c8423b9657ba0531339227 Galactic News: Colonia Campaign Concludes]</ref> The goal of the campaign, Colonia Hub on the moon Colonia 2 a, commenced operations on September 9, 3302, with the Colonia Council announcing its formation and formally inaugurating the facility as its headquarters on the same day.<ref name="CHC" />

=== Colonia Expansion Initiative ===
[[File:Colonia-Expansion-Initiative-Logo.png|thumb|250px|Colonia Expansion Initiative Logo]]
The Colonia Council wasted little time settling in before implementing its agenda. In December 3302, its set in motion plans to colonize the Colonia Region through the [[Colonia Expansion Initiative]] (CEI), which conducted a series of monthly [[Community Goals]] called Colonia Migration Appeals. The galactic community participated in resource gathering and bounty hunting competitions to determine which organizations were most dedicated to the colonization effort, and the top ten contributors of each Colonia Migration Appeal were granted migration visas and permitted to colonize select systems. The CEI entered a hiatus following the conclusion of sixth Colonia Migration Appeal in May 3303, by which time dozens of new systems had been settled.

=== The Carcosa Conflict ===
On October 20, 3303, the Colonia Region's reputation for peace was tarnished by its first notable conflict. A criminal organization based out of the [[Carcosa]] system called The Nameless started attacking ships in the Colonia system. In response, the Colonia Council issued a call for aid from the galactic community to quell the insurgents. Likewise, The Nameless attempted to entice independent pilots to join their side and usurp the Colonia Council.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/59e8c96b1736147fe77fd437 Community Goal: Conflict in Colonia]</ref> By October 27, the Colonia Council had successfully rebuffed The Nameless and restored order.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/59f1f89a6cc94804677aff60 Galactic News: Conflict in Colonia Ends]</ref>

=== Flight from the Core Systems ===
By December 7, 3303, after weeks of conflict in the [[Pleiades Nebula]] against the [[Thargoid]]s, citizens of the Core Systems had been fleeing to the Colonia Region in droves. The Colonia Council announced a campaign to establish multiple new outposts throughout the Colonia Region to support the new arrivals, and placed an open order for construction materials at Pilkington Orbital in Einheriar.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5a296705aa34886ceb3d6de1 Community Goal: The Colonia Exodus]</ref> The campaign was successful and planning for the construction of the new outposts was begun.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5a33a6dd02ab4528ed795f6a Galactic News: Colonia Campaign Concludes]</ref>

On December 29, the Colonia Council reported that the number of refugees arriving in Colonia had skyrocketed in recent weeks, and the [[Second Thargoid War#Station attacks and Medusae|Thargoid attacks on stations]] in the Pleiades had only accelerated the rate of immigration. Many immigrants made the trek to Colonia out of fear that the Core Systems were the Thargoids' next target. Colonia Council spokesperson Magen Wolfe stated that although Colonia would continue to welcome new arrivals with open arms, but expressed skepticism that the Core Systems were in imminent danger and noted that the Colonia Region could only support a limited number of people in its current state of development. It was speculated that additional infrastructure expansion initiatives could be necessary to accommodate the exploding population.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5a3ced457680c33be05682fa Galactic News: Further Migration to Colonia]</ref>

=== Infrastructure Expansion ===
In light of ongoing Thargoid hostility and the aliens' arrival in the Core Systems, on March 1, 3304, two campaigns were launched to increase the Colonia region's security. The Arek Crimsion Vision Corporation requested a range of weapons to be delivered to Colonia, while authorities in the Colonia system announced their intention to build a new security [[Installation]].<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5a982534740a0b475256e3fa GalNet: Arming Colonia]</ref><ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5a98239edc862a62617d9804 GalNet: Protecting Colonia]</ref> The Installation, Colonia Bastion, was placed into orbit above Colonia 4.

On May 17, 3304, scientists in Colonia led by Professor [[Alexei de la Vega]] began a research project to investigate the region's potential to support larger populations in the future. Professor de la Vega requested donations of microresources from independent pilots to conduct this research.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5afc33eea36abc7b24433844 GalNet: Colonia Project Requests Microresources]</ref> The campaign was a success, and Professor de la Vega expressed hope that a framework for the Colonia Region's expansion could be established.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5afd9439bc81dd5bcc227755 GalNet: Colonia Campaign Concludes (May 25, 3304)]</ref>

On June 20, billionaire [[Zachary Rackham]], owner of [[Rackham Capital Investments]], revealed he had made a large charitable donation to fund the development of new shipyards in the Colonia Region.<ref name="IFCS">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5b28db64b98e851882113912 GalNet: Investor Funds Colonia Shipyards]</ref> As a result, all existing surface ports in the area with the exception of Colonia Hub, which already possessed a shipyard, were able to open shipyards immediately.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/433515 Frontier Forums: Shipyards added to player-faction bases in Colonia]</ref> Financial journalist Bryanna Blanco noted that Rackham's donation coincidentally occurred shortly before a company-wide audit.<ref name="IFCS" />

On June 28, Professor Alexei de la Vega launched a new initiative in the Tir system in conjunction with Tir Technology Services to construct a scientific Installation in the Colonia system. Professor de la Vega's previous infrastructure research revealed that the Colonia Region's population was growing at an alarmingly fast pace, and could exhaust available resources in the near future. The new Installation would be used to monitor local infrastructure, terraforming, and logistics to help manage the Colonia Region's resources and determine how to avoid shortages.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5b34f8edd2702c6c4e314ea7 GalNet: Colonia Scientific Installation Project]</ref> The campaign concluded successfully.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5b3e4c08c99bc30da44931c6 GalNet: Colonia Campaign Concludes (July 5, 3304)]</ref>

On August 16, Professor Diana VanCleef, a scientific advisor to the Colonia Council, announced plans to construct a state-of-the-art hydroponics facility in Randgnid in response to research that projected a possible food shortage in the Colonia Region. The campaign was overseen by the Colonia Research Division.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5b75bb9e06c2021aec362735 GalNet: Colonia Hydroponics Initiative]</ref> The campaign was successful, with Professor VanCleef stating: "Not only will this new hydroponics facility provide biofoods and super-grains for the populace of Colonia, it will also contain a dedicated research laboratory for a science team to develop new biotech crops."<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5b7ecc0afc113a56fe572b09 GalNet: Colonia Hydroponics Initiative Concludes]</ref>

[[File:Colonia Engineer outpost.png|thumb|250px|An Engineer's outpost in the Colonia Region]]
On August 28, Councillor Giselle Kingspear of the Colonia Council announced that four [[Engineers]] had established bases in the Colonia Region to provide services for independent pilots. Councillor Kingspear explained, "The Council believes it has a duty to support those who contribute so much to the region's stability. That’s why we have consulted with engineers in the Core Systems to identify individuals who could offer similar services here in Colonia. Consequently, we now have four engineers at planetary bases in the region. [[Mel Brandon]] is based in Luchtaine, and specializes in laser-based armaments, shields, engines and frame shift drives. [[Etienne Dorn]] in the Los system, once lead engineer for Kraken Shield Specialists, is an expert on sensors, scanners and high-energy weaponry, among other things. [[Petra Olmanova]] is in the Asura system, and works with ship armour, countermeasures and explosive weapons, and [[Marsha Hicks]], in the Tir system, offers upgrades in ballistic weaponry, fuel scoops, refineries and limpets."<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5b8565825efed679d1135a12 GalNet: Engineers Established in Colonia]</ref>

== Locations ==
The Colonia Council is the most widespread of all Colonia Region-based factions, and has a presence in 67 inhabited systems as of January 1, 3305. Of these, it controls multiple facilities in the [[Colonia]] system and across the [[Colonia Connection Highway]], which are listed below.

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1"
! System
! Controlled Stations and Surface Ports
|-
|'''[[Colonia]]'''
|'''Colonia Hub Colonia Orbital Dove Enigma'''
|-
|Aurora Astrum
|Prisma Renata
|-
|Blu Thua AI-A c14-10
|Hillary Depot
|-
|Boewnst KS-S c20-959
|Polo Harbour
|-
|Eagle Sector IR-W d1-117
|Eagle's Landing
|-
|Gru Hypue KS-T d3-31
|Gagarin Gate
|-
|Lagoon Sector NI-S b4-10
|Amundsen Terminal
|-
|Skaudai CH-B d14-34
|Sacaqawea Space Port
|-
|Gandharvi
|Caravanserai
|}

==Notes==
*Colonia Council is a neutral, permanent [[:Category:Minor Factions|minor faction]]. As such, it can never be ousted from the Colonia system.<ref name="CHC" />

==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Organizations]]
[[Category:Minor Factions]]
[[Category:Lore]]
[[Category:Colonia]]

Maia

2018-12-24T04:59:03Z

192.198.2.201: Updated controlling faction, government, and population to reflect what is currently in-game.

{{SystemInfobox
|controller = Ryder Revolutionary Party
|government = Communist
|allegiance = Independent
|population = 75,200
|security = Medium|image = Maia-system.png}}
{{quote|Located in the Pleiades Nebula, 384 LY from Sol.|Location}}

'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a system in the [[Pleiades Nebula|Pleiades]] nebula, which is a central location regarding the mystery and events surrounding the [[Unknown Artefact]].

Journalist [[Kelvin Masters]] of the [[Imperial Herald]] said on August 25, 3303: "The [[barnacles]] seem to indicate that the [[Thargoids]] were in Maia and [[Merope]] long before we were. For all we know, humanity has expanded into what the Thargoids see as their territory."<ref>https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/599e9f98c10d1126640e8902</ref>

==System Layout==
* Maia A ([[Stars#Class_B|B Blue-White]])
** Maia A 1 ([[Planets|Class V Gas Giant]])
** Maia A 2 ([[Stars|T Dwarf]])
*** Maia A 2 A ([[Planets|Metal rich]])
**** Darnielle's Progress (Surface Port)
**** [[Obsidian Orbital]] ([[Ocellus]])
*** Maia A 2 B ([[Planets|Metal rich]])
**** Maia Point (Surface Port)
**Maia A 3 ([[Stars|T Dwarf]])
*** Maia A 3 A ([[Planets|Rocky]])
**** Moni's Hub (Outpost)
**** Palin Research Centre (Surface Port)
**Maia A 4 ([[Planets|High metal content world]])
**Maia A 5 ([[Stars|M]])
*** Maia A 5 A ([[Planets|Class IV Gas Giant]])
**Maia A 6 ([[Stars|L Dwarf]])
*** Maia A 6 A ([[Planets|Rocky]])
*** Maia A 6 B ([[Planets|Rocky]])
**Maia A 7 ([[Planets|High metal content world]])
* Maia B ([[Stars#Black_Holes|Black hole]])
** Maia B 1 ([[Stars|Y Dwarf]])
*** Maia B 1 A ([[Planets|Rocky]])
**** Maia B 1 A A ([[Planets|Rocky]])
*** Maia B 1 B ([[Planets|Rocky]])
**** Maia B 1 B A ([[Planets|Rocky]])
*** Maia B 1 C ([[Planets|Rocky]])
*** Maia B 1 D ([[Planets|Rocky]])
**** Pavlou Keep (Surface port)
*** Maia B 1 E ([[Planets|Icy]])
*** Maia B 1 F ([[Planets|Icy]])
*** Maia B 1 G ([[Planets|Icy]])
** Maia B 2 ([[Stars|Y Dwarf]])
*** Maia B 2 A ([[Planets|Rocky]])
*** Maia B 2 B ([[Planets|Rocky]])
*** Maia B 2 C ([[Planets|Rocky]])
*** Maia B 2 D ([[Planets|Rocky]])
*** Maia B 2 E ([[Planets|Rocky]])
**** Maia B 2 E A ([[Planets|Rocky]])
*** Maia B 2 F ([[Planets|Rocky]])
** Maia B 3 ([[Planets|Class III Giant]])
*** Maia B 3 A ([[Planets|Rocky]])
*** Maia B 3 B ([[Planets|Rocky]])
*** Maia B 3 C ([[Planets|Rocky]])
*** Maia B 3 D ([[Planets|Rocky]])
*** Maia B 3 E ([[Planets|Rocky]])
** Maia B 4 ([[Stars|Y Dwarf]])
*** Maia B 4 A ([[Planets|Rocky]])
*** Maia B 4 B ([[Planets|Rocky]])
**** Maia B 4 B A ([[Planets|Rocky]])
*** Maia B 4 C ([[Planets|Icy]])
*** Maia B 4 D ([[Planets|Icy]])
*** Maia B 4 E ([[Planets|Icy]])
*** Maia B 4 F ([[Planets|Icy]])
** Maia B 5 ([[Planets|Icy]])
*** Maia B 5 A ([[Planets|Icy]])

==Notes==
* [https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/a308c25a57823dffc56cf336c3b3a8cf9045c668 Galnet 07 FEB 3301] Planning Underway for New Frontier Station.
* [https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/564c4f9d9657ba475c1da88e Galnet 18 NOV 3301] Explorers' Association Appeal Successful
* [https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/56783ca29657ba9552349a82 Galnet 21 DEC 3301] The Canonn Supports Palin's Effort
* Star-types: B6 III, T8 V, T1 V, M3 VA, L3 V, BLACK HOLE, Y1 V, Y3 V, Y3 V

== Videos ==
<gallery>
File:Elite_dangerous_-_Maia
File:Elite_Dangerous_Horizons_-_MAIA
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Maia-system.png|Maia System Map
MaiaA2A-ObsidianOrbital.png|Maia A 2 A - Obsidian Orbital
Maia to Sol.png|Maia to Sol is 385 LY
maia-thumbnail.png|Maia Thumbnail
</gallery>

== References ==
<references />[[Category:Star systems with in-game descriptions]]

Elite Dangerous Wiki - User contributions [en-gb]

Colonia Council

Maia