Federation

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Insignia of The Federation

The Federation is the oldest of the three major powers in the universe, the other two being the Empire and the Alliance. The planet Earth (Sol), birthplace of humankind, is the historic capital of the Federation and regarded as the centre of human-inhabited space. The Federation loosely lies between the Alliance and the Empire on the galactic map.

The relationship between the Federation and the Alliance is one of toleration. The relationship between the Federation and the Empire is one of deep hostility.

The Federation is highly dependent on technology and is home to many huge and wealthy corporations. In the period of rebuilding after the end of World War 3 on Earth (circa 2044-2055AD) it was the corporations who became powerful and dominant. In modern times it is the corporations who are the life-blood and backbone of the Federation. It is rumoured that these corporations have such influence and power that they can even direct the Federal government. Perhaps even to the point deciding who to elect as President!

Corruption and bribery are rife in the Federation and law enforcement has been known to turn a blind eye if the price is right.

Ranks

Federation/Ranks

Faction Ships

• Farragut
• Federal Dropship
• F63 Condor

Permits

Permits are required to access certain systems that are otherwise locked out by the computer of your FSD.

Such permits are rewarded by the the controlling faction for that locked system, when you become friednly with that faction, by accomplishing missions such as "Federal dispatch" and receiving ranks. You can often find that faction on a station outside the main system they control.

Once finished several dispatch quests, simply visit the Bulletin Board at any of the faction's stations to accept a job titled "Federal invitation". Accepting the job automatically adds the permit to your FSD computer.

Permit Locked System	Permit Rewarded By:
Sol	Federal Congress
Vega	Vega Independents
Hors	Workers of Hors Values Party
Beta Hydri	Beta Hydri Democrats
PLX 695	PLX 695 Values Party
Ross 128	Social Ross 128 Coalition
Exbeur	Workers of Exbeur Democrats
CD-44 1695	Movement for CD-44 1695 Values Party
HIP 54530	Gold Universal Group
LFT 509	??
Mingfu	Revolutionary Mingfu Labour
Witch's Reach	??
4 Sextamtis	??

Factions

Faction	System	Station
Federal Congress	Sol	Daedalus
Federal Congress	Sol	Li Qing Jao

History

The Federation was formed circa 2240AD as a direct response to the colonists on Tau Ceti 3 ignoring Earth's demands to stop killing the native wildlife (to near extinction levels) over a period of approx. 20 years. The newly formed entity was then able to cast great influence throughout known space. The founding members of the Federation are: Earth (Sol), Tau Ceti, Delta Pavonis, Altair, and Beta Hydri. The Federation has always seen itself as the major power in the universe. From the very beginning, long before the Empire or Alliance existed, it took upon itself the task of policing the universe and being the peacekeepers. This often included interfering and meddling in the affairs of other non-member worlds and generally bullying and oppressing the known universe into submission.