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Current
Factions
There are currently 3 factions in Darkspace: The United
Galactic Trade Organization (UGTO), the Interstellar Cultural
Confederation, and the K'luth. When the game is released, a new
factions is planned to enter the game every 3 months, bringing
a new twist to make Darkspace a constantly evolving universe.
United
Galactic Trade Organization (UGTO)
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Established
in 2024 after the colonization of mars, The UGTO is the
conglomeration of the Old World United Nations and various
other socio-political organizations of Earth. The "goal"
of the UGTO is to unite humanity under one allegiance of
progress and prosperity, although some elements do not see
their intentions as being pure and noble. The UGTO spreads
across seven systems, has colonies on 12 planetary bodies,
and supports a massive collection of outposts and orbiting
space stations. It also exerts its power over a number of
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With
the advent of interstellar travel humans first sought
out their nearest neighbor, the Centauri system, it was
here that the harsh nature of the galaxy revealed itself
for the first time. Within the Centauri system there was
only one planetary body that was not too hostile for humans
to visit, Centauri 1-2365. This barren moon was the only
planet within the system that was not super-dense and
therefore possessing a surface gravity just too high for
humans (or human manufactured devices) to endure. Centauri
1-2365 was found to posses trace amounts of metals (about
the same quantity as Earth) and so resource extraction
development was undertaken. From the Centauri system it
was a relatively short hop to the Barnard system where
the nature of the galaxy was further confirmed. It turned
out that the vast majority of planetary bodies were too
hostile for development of any kind, although the Barnard
system did have three planetoids that could be developed
for resource extraction, one of these even had unheard
of amounts of heavy metals present.
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was not until the Wolf system was explored that a planet
capable of supporting human life was found. Unfortunately
for the first colonists, the contaminants in the atmosphere
weren't discovered until later. Now Ocotat boasts the
largest population of any non-Sol system planet ever colonized,
thanks to strictly enforced medical policies.
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Interstellar
Cultural Confederation (ICC)
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The
ICC was established first as the Free Trade League (est.
2094), and then after a series of violent uprisings and
political coups against the UGTO, The Free Trade League
splintered from the United Worlds to form the ICC. in 2125.
The ICC is currently the strongest opposition against the
United Worlds, and is the primary force that hinders the
UGTO from gaining majority control of the known universe
and the worlds that lie within it. The confederation's resources,
technology, and infrastructure are a fraction of that of
the United Worlds, but strong patriotic ideals, resourcefulness
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On
August 3, 0645 MST, a UGTO Expeditionary Fleet encountered
a force of unknown origin while charting a new quadrant
in the outer reaches of the Sirius B system and contact
was lost shortly thereafter. Concerned families and opposing
organizations demanded immediate answers, which the UGTO
Department of Defense responded by stating that a space
anomaly, most likely, a black hole was responsible. Since
the "Sirius incident", unidentified spacecraft
have been recorded and documented around human worlds and
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The
UGTO position on the existence of the K'Luth or any other
extra terrestrial presence for that matter, is officially
denied on all fronts. On the other hand, certain parties
of the ICC claim to have made "contact" with
this mysterious race of aliens. It is rumored that the
ICC has acquired technology from the K'Luth, which has
put some members of the UGTO council in a state of concern,
but the majority of the council believe its just a propaganda
ploy inseminated by confederate forces to send the United
Worlds into panic. Realizing that the utilization of "new
alien technology" could tip the balance of power
within the astropolitical power structure, the UGTO. is
conducting a full investigation on the matter.
The
K'Luth are rumored to be from somewhere beyond the Sirius
system.
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