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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 a [[:Category:Galactic Superpower|galactic superpower]] and a representative democracy.<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]], close to the old industrial and ship-building city of New Rossyth, is the seat of the Alliance government.<ref name="Brookes" /> | The '''Alliance''', officially the '''Alliance of Independent Systems''', is a [[:Category:Galactic Superpower|galactic superpower]] and a representative democracy.<ref>[https://www.elitedangerous.com/en/story/galactic-superpowers Galactic Superpower - Story - Elite Dangerous]</ref> It is the third largest major [[Factions|faction]] in the galaxy.<ref>[https://www.elitedangerous.com/en/story/galactic-superpowers Galactic Superpowers - Story - Elite Dangerous]</ref> 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 Alliance was formed from a number of [[Independent Systems|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|independent systems]] with the goal of gaining strength in numbers and defending, where necessary, against the other major [[factions]]. | ||