Post by Doctor Atomic on Sept 5, 2023 11:51:14 GMT -8
The Alliance
The Alliance is a pan-species republic that rules over most of what is called Known Space and is governed by a Prime Administrator with the assistance (or, as some say, the connivance) of the Senate. A myriad of cultures and species make up the Alliance and smoothing out the friction of their interaction is one of the main tasks of the Senate. The Alliance Navy (with the Marines) is the iron fist in a gold trimmed velvet glove.
As it is too expensive to station Alliance forces in all the frontier star systems each planet at the edge has a Colonial Military Reserve (the CMR), essentially a militia formed around a cadre of retired ground forces personnel. Privateers form an ad-hoc and irregular frontier naval force called the Vanguard.
Navy ranks:
• Crew 3rd class, crew 2nd class, crew 1st class, petty officer, po 1st class, chief po, master chief po
• Ensign, lieutenant, commander, captain, commodore, rear admiral, admiral
Ground forces ranks:
• private, lance corporal, corporal, sergeant, staff sgt, gunnery sgt, master sgt
• cornet, lieutenant, captain, major, colonel, brigadier general, general
Organisations and Agencies of Note
Aegis is an organization tasked with Alliance security; Directorate 1 gathers and analyzes intelligence from inside and outside the Alliance and Directorate 2 is tasked with enforcement and intervention.
Corporate Interests
A few of the major players are:
• Angels Wing (health care, disaster response, search and rescue, pharmaceuticals, medical supplies)
• Paladin Security (security consulting and personnel, weapons research, munitions, law enforcement)
• Pyramid Corp. (scientific R&D, weapons research, hyperdrive research, multimedia outlet, fashion)
• Red Sun Salvage (exploration, starship technology, recycling, mining, cargo transport)
• The Rook Group (security consulting and personnel, law enforcement, weapons manufacturing)
• The Venture Company (heavy industry, mining, cargo transport, chemical research)
• Umbrella Corp (medical technology, pharmaceuticals, biological research)
• The Fnord Foundation (space technology research, starship and vehicle construction, cosmetics)
• Spacer’s Choice (agriculture, food processing and distribution, recreational beverages) Slogan: Spacer’s choice, it’s not the best choice, it’s the only choice!
Forerunners
An ancient alien race known only from their massive monuments, puzzling constructions, and very advanced technology. The Forerunners preceded the Old Galactic Empire by an estimated one million years. Nothing is known about their biology or culture.
Ordell: a sun with 4 planets set at 4 equidistant points along the same orbit with an asteroid belt beyond that orbit. Each planet features one biome with appropriate life forms; desert, ocean, forest, and arctic. It is believed that the entire system is a Forerunner monument.
One example of Forerunner technology is the force field bracelet, which generates a self-renewing protective field. The Emperor owns one of these incredibly rare items (12 temporary HP, regenerate d6/round).
The Alliance is a pan-species republic that rules over most of what is called Known Space and is governed by a Prime Administrator with the assistance (or, as some say, the connivance) of the Senate. A myriad of cultures and species make up the Alliance and smoothing out the friction of their interaction is one of the main tasks of the Senate. The Alliance Navy (with the Marines) is the iron fist in a gold trimmed velvet glove.
As it is too expensive to station Alliance forces in all the frontier star systems each planet at the edge has a Colonial Military Reserve (the CMR), essentially a militia formed around a cadre of retired ground forces personnel. Privateers form an ad-hoc and irregular frontier naval force called the Vanguard.
Navy ranks:
• Crew 3rd class, crew 2nd class, crew 1st class, petty officer, po 1st class, chief po, master chief po
• Ensign, lieutenant, commander, captain, commodore, rear admiral, admiral
Ground forces ranks:
• private, lance corporal, corporal, sergeant, staff sgt, gunnery sgt, master sgt
• cornet, lieutenant, captain, major, colonel, brigadier general, general
Organisations and Agencies of Note
Aegis is an organization tasked with Alliance security; Directorate 1 gathers and analyzes intelligence from inside and outside the Alliance and Directorate 2 is tasked with enforcement and intervention.
Corporate Interests
A few of the major players are:
• Angels Wing (health care, disaster response, search and rescue, pharmaceuticals, medical supplies)
• Paladin Security (security consulting and personnel, weapons research, munitions, law enforcement)
• Pyramid Corp. (scientific R&D, weapons research, hyperdrive research, multimedia outlet, fashion)
• Red Sun Salvage (exploration, starship technology, recycling, mining, cargo transport)
• The Rook Group (security consulting and personnel, law enforcement, weapons manufacturing)
• The Venture Company (heavy industry, mining, cargo transport, chemical research)
• Umbrella Corp (medical technology, pharmaceuticals, biological research)
• The Fnord Foundation (space technology research, starship and vehicle construction, cosmetics)
• Spacer’s Choice (agriculture, food processing and distribution, recreational beverages) Slogan: Spacer’s choice, it’s not the best choice, it’s the only choice!
Forerunners
An ancient alien race known only from their massive monuments, puzzling constructions, and very advanced technology. The Forerunners preceded the Old Galactic Empire by an estimated one million years. Nothing is known about their biology or culture.
Ordell: a sun with 4 planets set at 4 equidistant points along the same orbit with an asteroid belt beyond that orbit. Each planet features one biome with appropriate life forms; desert, ocean, forest, and arctic. It is believed that the entire system is a Forerunner monument.
One example of Forerunner technology is the force field bracelet, which generates a self-renewing protective field. The Emperor owns one of these incredibly rare items (12 temporary HP, regenerate d6/round).