United Federation
---Space, The Final Frontier....---
"...For what reason have we chosen to fight? To protect something? What are we protecting? Our ideals? Ourselves? Our futures? What kind of future do we gain with bloodstained hands? Those who have died obtained no future and those who did the killing, are they happy with the future they obtained in their deep red hands? Was it worth it? I am not proud of what caused the war in the first place. I am not proud of how the war was fought. What I am proud of are the brave young men and women who stood up against their respective governments and said 'enough' and fought for peace. Yes, they called for peace with guns in their hands. Guns that served to further the endless hateful conflict. Yet we all stand here today on the grounds where the Bloody Valentine Civil War began, united as one and as the leading world of a new union because of them. It is because of them I am able to stand here. On this day, the two-year anniversary of those bloody two years, let us go forth back into the unknown this day not as enemies but as a united people. On this day, let us join our fellow space faring allies, look to the stars in wonder, and spread the dream of peace and knowledge as we explore the final frontier." -President Scylla Clyne, 2555.
The United Federation is a young alliance of planets that have agreed to exist semi-autonomously under a single central hybrid government, sharing the ideals of liberty, equality, and rights for all. It is one of the larger known interstellar powers in known space, having encompassed over 3000 light years and having 50 member worlds that have willingly joined the union. The number of member worlds is currently rising with allies of the Federation working to improve relations in order to join her numbers.
Her exploratory, scientific, diplomatic, and defense functions are carried out by her Star Fleet with emphasis on exploration.
The Capital of the United Federation is located on the founding member planet of Gaia in the castle city of Bonta.
History
Initial Founding
The United Federation was initially just called the Federation of Gaia and was founded in 2489 when the last few nations of Gaia joined the international governing body in the Osean Federation known locally as the United Nations of Gaia (Similar to the United Nations of Earth). Looking to the stars for expansion, The newly formed Federation of Gaia begun their star fleet projects, creating pre-warp vessels that slowly helped expand the borders of the planet in its solar system. When the first Gaian Warp-Capable ship was created in 2520, a nearby Vulcan ship made first contact with the scientist that created the ship, revealing to the people of Gaia the existence of extra terrestrial life. With the help of their newfound allies, Gaia was soon pushing advances in technology, medicine, agriculture, and other scientific fields. The genetics field, however, would test the world's cultural ideals, morals, and beliefs.
Genetic Revolution
In 2535, a Gaian Human named Doctor Ramo Tephye revealed a genetics engineering project to the people of the Federation which radically changed the political atmosphere of Gaia. The revelation created a boom of genetically engineered people whose talents exceeded that of a naturally born Gaian. This rapid increase of genetically enhanced Gaians created major social unrest throughout the Federation and attitudes seen in racially tense situations began to emerge, creating radical Naturalist movements such as Green Gaia which viewed genetically altered Gaians as impure and subhuman. In the 2540s, as social tensions grew to an eventual flatline, the genetically altered Gaians, now known as Coordinators, started migrating from naturalist countries/colonies to major Coordinator countries/colonies and neutral countries/colonies that do not tolerate any sort of radical views. Tensions flatlined in the mid-2540s and even started to go down as tolerance for Coordinators begun to spread due to the example of the neutral nations that contained both Natural and genetically altered Gaians. However, by 2550 the radical movement Green Gaia had people seeded throughout the governing body of the Federation and in Coordinator controlled colonies a political party strong in both security and politics started to demand more autonomy from the Federation.
Alien Ambassador Relocations
Ambassadors from extraterrestrial species and their staff were encouraged by neutral leaders to withdraw from the Federation amid concerns that the Naturalists were not only aiming for Coordinators, but also species alien to the Gaian sector. The Ambassadors instead moved their embassies into neutral territories such as Bonta and Etria and assigned delegates to the each political bloc of the Federation.
Civil War
The Federation Civil War, also known as the Bloody Valentine War, is a conflict that started in 2550 and ended in 2553.
The Start
In 2550, negotiations involving the autonomy of a satellite-based Coordinator colony had begun on the Gaian Moon, Luna. Leaders from all but a few Coordinator colonies including the leader of the autonomy movement were present at a conference to discuss the issue when a terrorist attack wipes out the base where the conference was being held. Using the opportunity, Green Gaia seized control of the Federation leadership and blamed the Coordinator Autonomy Movement for the attack, fueling the anger from Naturalist nations who demanded swift action against the Coordinators. Fearing an attack from the Naturalist movement was imminent, Coordinator colonies and nations turned to the Autonomous Movement who by 2550 had built up a strong military presence, called the Zodiac Military, whose initial intent was to police the vastness of space. However, before the Zodiac Military was mobilized the Naturalist-controlled Federation launched an unprovoked attack on a satellite-colony, using a nuclear weapon to turn the colony into a grave. Angered by this turn of events, neutral nations withdrew from the Federation and Coordinator nations joined the Autonomous Movement and supported the Zodiac Military. Soon after the withdraw, open warfare began.