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|image1 = File:AllianceInsignia.png | |image1 = File:AllianceInsignia.png | ||
|caption1 = Insignia of the Alliance | |caption1 = Insignia of the Alliance | ||
|capital = [[Garden City]], [[Alioth/Turner's World|Turner's World]], [[Alioth]] | |capital = [[Garden City]], [[Alioth/Turner's World|Turner's World]], [[Alioth]] | ||
|demonym = Alliance | |demonym = Alliance | ||
|government = Parliamentary Democracy | |government = Parliamentary Democracy | ||
|constitution = Bill of Human Rights,<br/>Individual member system constitutions | |constitution = Bill of Human Rights,<br/>Individual member system constitutions | ||
|head_of_state = [[President of the Alliance]] | |head_of_state = [[President of the Alliance]] | ||
|head_of_government = [[Alliance Prime Minister]] | |head_of_government = [[Alliance Prime Minister]] | ||
|legislature = [[Alliance Assembly]] | |legislature = [[Alliance Assembly]] | ||
|military = [[Alliance Defence Force]] | |military = [[Alliance Defence Force]] | ||
|language = [[Universal Language]] | |language = [[Universal Language]] | ||
|currency = [[Credits]] | |currency = [[Credits]] | ||
|area = 847 [[Star Systems|Populated Systems]] | |area = 847 [[Star Systems|Populated Systems]] | ||
|population = 491,477,277,221 | |population = 491,477,277,221 | ||
|formed_from = [[Independent Systems]] | |formed_from = [[Independent Systems]] | ||
|established = 3230 | |established = 3230 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|The Alliance rose to defend independent worlds from the relentless exploitation of the Federation and Empire. It is the newest of the great powers, but dig deep and you will find that its roots are ancient indeed. Large sections of the galaxy were once under the sway of a tiny handful of worlds in the Galactic Cooperative. Gal Cop is long gone, but its ancient founder planets of Lave, Leesti, Zaonce and other Old Worlds have an important story to tell. It is a tale that the Empire and Federation would do well to hear...|Alliance and Old Worlds Sourcebook, ''EDRPG''<ref>[https://www.edrpg.co.uk/what-s-in-the-books Alliance and Old Worlds Sourcebook excerpt]</ref>}} | {{Quote|The Alliance rose to defend independent worlds from the relentless exploitation of the Federation and Empire. It is the newest of the great powers, but dig deep and you will find that its roots are ancient indeed. Large sections of the galaxy were once under the sway of a tiny handful of worlds in the Galactic Cooperative. Gal Cop is long gone, but its ancient founder planets of Lave, Leesti, Zaonce and other Old Worlds have an important story to tell. It is a tale that the Empire and Federation would do well to hear...|Alliance and Old Worlds Sourcebook, ''EDRPG''<ref>[https://www.edrpg.co.uk/what-s-in-the-books Alliance and Old Worlds Sourcebook excerpt]</ref>}} | ||
The '''Alliance''', officially the '''Alliance of Independent Systems''', is a [[:Category:Galactic Superpower|galactic superpower]] and a parliamentary democracy. It is the third largest major [[Factions|faction]] in the galaxy. Its historic and political center is the system of [[Alioth]]; [[Garden City]] on [[Alioth/Turner's World|Turner's World]], close to the old industrial and ship-building city of New Rossyth, is the seat of the Alliance government.<ref name="Brookes" /> | |||
The | The Alliance was formed from a number of [[Independent Systems|independent systems]] with the goal of gaining strength in numbers and defending against the other two superpowers where necessary. Militarily, the cooperation is successful. Each member system contributes a portion of its navy to the [[Alliance Defence Force]]. The [[Council of Admirals]] is unified and has powers to act swiftly without [[government]] approval. Vessels of the Alliance generally bear the decals of their own navy, but display an additional Alliance Defence Force decal while operating with the unified naval force. | ||
The Alliance was formed circa 3230 CE in Alioth, and portrays itself as a beacon of human rights and democracy in an increasingly autocratic universe. It rejects the rigid hierarchy of the [[Empire]] and the extreme capitalism of the [[Federation]], opting instead for a voluntary political association focused on the mutual prosperity of its members. The decentralized nature of this approach means that the Alliance's many member systems often struggle to come to an agreement on anything, however. The Alliance's head of state is the [[President of the Alliance|President]], a ceremonial office with a single three-year term, while the head of government is the [[Alliance Prime Minister|Prime Minister]], who heads the [[Alliance Assembly]] and wields considerably more power. The current Alliance President is [[Gibson Kincaid]], and the current Alliance Prime Minister is [[Edmund Mahon]]. | |||
The Alliance was formed circa 3230 CE in Alioth, and portrays itself as a beacon of human rights and democracy in an increasingly autocratic universe. It | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Born from conflict=== | ===Born from conflict=== | ||
[[File:Alioth Donaldson and Turner's World.jpg|thumb|250px|Donaldson and Turner's World. The birthplace of the Alliance of Independent Systems, the spindle of the first of the system's three huge Orbis Stations is in orbit of Turner's World (Alioth 5B).]] | [[File:Alioth Donaldson and Turner's World.jpg|thumb|250px|Donaldson and Turner's World. The birthplace of the Alliance of Independent Systems, the spindle of the first of the system's three huge Orbis Stations is in orbit of Turner's World (Alioth 5B).]] | ||
The Alliance may champion the ideals of harmony and independence, but it is very much the product of violence. Alioth, the Alliance powerbase, was once a highly contested system. In the decades that followed its colonisation, it was the site of almost constant conflict between the Federation and the Empire. Naturally this made life difficult for the system's inhabitants, whose lives were impacted by generation after generation of war.<ref name="Galnet Origin">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5788c3c09657ba0207588b5a Galactic News: The Origin of the Alliance]</ref> | The Alliance may champion the ideals of harmony and independence, but it is very much the product of violence. Alioth, the Alliance powerbase, was once a highly contested system. In the decades that followed its colonisation, it was the site of almost constant conflict between the Federation and the Empire. Naturally this made life difficult for the system's inhabitants, whose lives were impacted by generation after generation of war.<ref name="Galnet Origin">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5788c3c09657ba0207588b5a Galactic News: The Origin of the Alliance]</ref> | ||
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