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This serves as the splash page for lore. Here you'll find useful links to various pages regarding the areas of our lore that are constructed.
Our lore is currently under construction! You may find gaps and areas of the lore that are unfinished.
Current priorities in the lore include the Noosphere and Psionics, and Species lore!
In the meantime, please enjoy this primer whilst the rest of the lore is being transitioned onto the wiki.
Lore Primer
Sector D3-N, often referred to as "The Den" by those that live and work there, is a distant collection of systems laying on the fringes of claimed space. Located a ways down the Orion-Cygnus arm of the Milky Way, around the Vela Molecular Ridge, D3-N was settled and claimed a couple of generation ago in the late 2400's.
Now, in the middle of the third millennium, precisely 2655, life within its designated confines is a mix depending on who you talk to. The ownership of the D3-N sector is somewhat disputed, however by-in large, it falls to the Intergalactic Martian Senate, a large interstellar superpower that rose to power almost 5 centuries ago amid turmoil between Mars and Earth. Many that live there, do so under their overhead governance though with such a distance between itself and its home system, feels rather distant from its own culture. Earth's own culture reaches out for it as well, as the Trans-Solarian Federation borders' find themselves mixing against it.
Whilst the two factions sit in a state of relative peace, their disagreements in the past as well as manipulation from external and internal forces have lead to tensions being somewhat unavoidable, sometimes leaning on small "rogue" excursions. Due to these excursions, there are areas within the D3-N sector that are considered to be under the TSF's control and governance.
You find yourself working for, or alongside as a contractor, the massive power and Phoron-Plasma conglomerate: Nanotrasen. Heralded as pioneers of space colonisation, Nanotrasen brought forward the first engine capable of interstellar just over 400 years ago after working alongside Hawkmoon Acquisitions, who were at the time known as the private space profiteering company, Crescent Moon. After the the first war for Martian independence, causing the foundation of the Martian Senate, Nanotrasen found themselves working closely with the newly founded interstellar nation, funding and supplying their settlements and exploration through space.
Today though? It's just another day on your designated station. You look at the clock next to your bed, you're almost running late! Time to get to work and don't forget to have a Nanotastic day!
Major Faction Overview
Throughout space, you'll find countless factions with a range of backgrounds. In terms of grand governance, however, there are at least two recognised intergalactic superpowers. Those superpowers are a collection of intermingling minor states, factions and leadership circles - but galactic wide; the top of their hierarchy is amongst the most recognisable. In order to find out more about each faction, including a detailed history, please follow the link below their names!
The Trans-Solarian Federation
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Often referred to as the TSF, the Trans-Solarian Federation is one side of a 500 year long tale for those that originated in the Sol system. Spanning a sizeable expansion, mostly along the Orion Spur, the TSF secured a large foothold throughout the galaxy during Sol's intergalactic colonisation era. Formally known as the United Government of Terra, the TSF spawned in response to Earth taking the next step towards worldly unification. Following the rectification of a global energy crisis, one that was handled by a partnership between Nanotrasen and Electra Dynamics, the then named UGT formed to steer the future of Terra and its inhabitants towards the stars and into the future. Their first look was towards Mars, which at this point had a sprouting colony on it that had been settled and established by none-other than Nanotrasen. The events that followed sparked the first Martian War of Independence.
The Intergalactic Martian Senate
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Birthed during the Martian war of Independence back in the 2200's, the Intergalactic Martian Senate was formed in response to the Solarian governments attempts to claim the colonies of Mars for the United Government of Terra. Whilst Mars was under Nanotrasen's governance for a short time, the planet sought to stake claim as an independent nation in response to rising tensions on the planet itself. Following the Nanotrasen disaster on Mars and the subsequent attacks from Sol, all the colonies under Nanotrasen management banded together to form a nation and force the Solarian's to reconsider their 'accidental invasion'. This spelt the end of the war, and the birth of an entirely independent nation in space which went on to colonise around the Gould Belt, and over to Omega Centuri, whilst Mars remained it's 'Beacon of Hope' back in the Sol system. Claiming ownership to an amount of space which would rival that of the TSF, the IMS stands as the secondary superpower from Sol, and those under its governance are often called Martians, rather than Solarians. Despite the space it covers, the considered population of Martians is considerably lower than that of the TSF.
Nanotrasen
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Whilst it is far from a recognised nation, Nanotrasen is considered to be the largest spanning company in the known galaxy. Alongside Electra Dynamics, they resolved the Terran power collapse years before it was projected to occur - utilising a brand new type of Uranium power plant and founding the Global Power Initiative. This was often heralded as the founding of the United Government of Terra. Nanotrasen were the first to land a commercial colony on another planet, the settlement of Laika's Legacy on Mars. It was here they discovered the element that would change the future of life in Sol, Phoron-Plasma. Found under Mars' crust, this element was volatile, and yet easy to stabilise. Nowadays, Nanotrasen span themselves mostly across IMS space, working interconnectedly with the many minor factions spread throughout the nation, as well as trading amongst the TSF where they can. Despite the heightened tensions between the company and the TSF, Nanotrasen's presence on Terra has kept the two in a trading relationship. This hasn't kept particular groups of Solarian's out of Nanotrasen's hair, however, the more zealous ones are still seeking to wound the company as much as they can as payback for Mars.
The Spinward Syndicate
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Ruthless pirates, devilish rogues, domineering mobs, criminal families, corrupt governments and even interloping companies. What started off as a Terran collection of criminal masterminds, the Spinward Syndicate grew out of control during the colonisation of space. Throughout history, dating as far back as the founding of the United Government of Terra, the Spinward Syndicate has had a finger in almost every pie when it came to clandestine operations. The details regarding the very signing of the deal amongst the Terran criminal empire is hazy, but most say it was a response to the unification of the Terran governments that caused it. Despite its origins, the Syndicate found plenty of business doing the wet work of many companies during the uprising of space travel, and it was with the funding from this that allowed them to take to the stars themselves. The whereabouts of their HQ is unknown, however, they're most often found lurking within the Orion Nebula, drifting along the border between the TSF and the IMS.