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{{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 one of the three galactic major [[factions]], the other two | The '''Alliance''', officially the '''Alliance of Independent Systems''', is one of the three galactic superpowers and major [[factions]], the other two are the [[Federation]] and the [[Empire]].<ref>[https://www.elitedangerous.com/en/story/galactic-superpowers Galactic Superpower - Story - Elite Dangerous]</ref> Its historic and political center is the system of [[Alioth]]; Garden City on [[Alioth/Turner's World|Turner's World]] in Alioth, close to the old industrial and ship-building city of New Rossyth, is the seat of the Alliance government. | ||
The Alliance was formed from a number of independent systems with the goal of gaining strength in numbers and defending, where necessary, against the other major factions. | The Alliance was formed from a number of independent systems with the goal of gaining strength in numbers and defending, where necessary, against the other major factions. | ||