Day's End/History

## Early History (200 BNE - 80 BNE)

Day's End as an idea originated from two large spacer families, one human, one Aoshanti, who decided to embark on an ambitious political experiment to create a nation where they wouldn't face the discrimination and dysfunction they encountered working for and in other nations in the galaxy. They started by creating a small station in 192 BNE, originally their two ships connected to each other through their docking ports, and offering to serve as a makeshift spaceport for the merchants and other travelers heading through the region, providing refueling, repairs, and other services. They also laid out the framework for a crude federation, anticipating that factions would form as the nation would grow in size, and that in order for the nation to function, they would need to be able to resolve disputes and coordinate. The fledgling station state quickly grew in size and wealth, with trade through the station growing as they cemented their reputation for being a safe place for ships to refuel, repair, and resupply, and also as a place where refugees fleeing crises or oppressive regimes in the galaxy could find a place where they could find safety and acceptance. However, as more and more ships added themselves to the makeshift constellation of habitats, representatives from the members of the federation met to discuss the growing issues its residents were facing as a result of the new arrivals. After lengthy debate, it was decided that a proper residential station would need to be built, and a great construction project began, drawing upon the limited wealth that the federation was able to scrape together, what would become the first of the seals of the current residential station.

## Founding of the Federation (80 BNE)

Decades passed, and eventually the federation decided to formally establish itself as the Federation of Day's End in 80 BNE, with a coalition of traditionalist politicians establishing a federal government in order to provide a more efficient framework for coordination between the seals for functions such as national security and social programs. The massive amount of support they received, and security in the Dayish legislature enjoyed by the traditionalists also lead them to announce a series of construction projects, which ranged from expansion of the station, to the expansion of the system's laser defenses, and the colonization of the planet's ice cap.

## The Federal Financial Crisis (67 BNE)

While these megaprojects were properly funded, and progress on them was generally smooth, a crisis was slowly building. The construction industry had grown to titanic proportions in Day's End, gorging itself on the massive amount of public spending thrown their way. However, to avoid a financial crisis that would occur if they continued to borrow at their current pace, the traditionalist coalition announced that the federal government would cease additional borrowing in 67 BNE. While this did prevent a financial crisis, this caused the construction industry to begin contracting, as the largesse they enjoyed had suddenly vanished. Many lost their jobs as construction firms went out of business, and public resentment started to build against the traditionalist coalition for their brazen borrowing.

The public uproar caused by the collapse of the construction industry caught the attention of a prominent diplomat, who soon returned to Day's End to lead the political movement against the traditionalists, as he feared that if the traditionalists stayed in power, Day's End could end up being a flash in the pan and turn into yet another failed spacer state in the galaxy.

## The Democratic Revival (67 BNE - 60 BNE)

Despite the traditionalist's foresight to prevent a financial crisis, the political fallout from the bursting of the construction bubble was extreme. Many of their representatives had gone unchallenged before the bubble burst, but they were now facing challenges on almost every front, and were likely to lose most of their seats. Within a year, the traditionalists were out in the cold, joining the gaggle of minor political parties who were almost totally impotent at the federal level.

In their place, a coalition of politicians on the other side of the Dayish political spectrum formed, which managed to stitch together libertarians, liberals, and other secular non-collectivist groups into a shifting, but mostly cohesive group. They proceeded to engage in a series of reforms and austerity programs, the former of which resulted in the organization of the Dayish federal government as it operates today.