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Service of Public Utility

**Service of Public Utility** or **SPU** is the harshest type of sentence given out by Terran courts. It includes the withdrawal of citizenship which effectively means the loss of all legal rights and protections for the duration of the sentence. It is given out to individuals deemed by the court to be "without hope for effective reintegration into society", which includes serial killers, rapists, pedophiles, kidnappers and on rare occasions pirates. It should not be confused with Public Service, which is on the contrary one of the lightest sentences given out for minor offences.

The sentence itself is a form of forced labour, most often purged on "forced labour worlds" (FLW). These are selected for their isolation and the poorly adapted climate to human life. Convicts are forced to do menial activities, most often of industrial nature or involving the extraction of minerals. The rate of guards to prisoners is very high compared to prison-stations. Whereas prisons have a single guard for a hundred prisoners, FLWs have one guard for every third convict. This makes the likelihood of escape effectively zero. SPU sentences can however never be longer than five years. They can however be followed by up to an additional decade in high-security prisons. Only about a third of SPU convicts survive their sentence, with a majority dying from exhaustion or guard abuse.
Tanya Abrams

### Known for

Premiership of the Trans-Atlantic Union and First Commonwealth; pushing for further democratic powers; fourth chancellorship

**Tanya Abrams** (2049-2134) was a Terran founding figure, statesman and arguably the closest advisor and friend of the Custodian. She is best known for her administrative and political skills, having been the only Premier of the First Commonwealth's history. She is also known for having been one of the most important advisors of the Custodian when it came to pushing for democratic reform, with the 2088 concessions being largely due to her demands. From 2088 she served as permanent member of the executive council. Her career is also notable for having been the youngest of the Custodian's advisors, educated in what would come to be known as the General Administration Academy.

She retired from active politics when the Federation was formed in 2097, but remained a member of the Democratic faction. She was part of the Radical subfaction, pushing for drastically higher democratic powers. In 2127, she was elected as chancellor of the Federation as leader of the Democratic faction, and was re-elected in 2133. Under her chancellorship, large reforms were undertaken to strengthen the powers of the Assembly of the People, resulting in stronger democratic powers. She also oversaw the recovery from the 2125 economic recession and put laws in place preventing economic crises in the future, which have been largely successful.
Teljum War

The **Teljum War** is an ongoing conflict within the borders of the Mirdesh Confederacy, opposing the Confederacy and the unrecognised Teljum Republics. Armed incidents began during the Great War, but major fighting began in 2679. Since then, five cease-fires were signed. The first two were bilateral agreements, the following two were brokered by the Surben Republic and Tesrat Republic respectively. The final cease-fire, brokered in 2717, was established by a UCO resolution at the initiative of the Terran Federal Republic. The TFR has deployed over a million peacekeepers in the area and several fleets. Whilst this has maintained stability, it has been a major point of contention between the Confederacy and the Terran Republic.
London

**London**, officially the **London Special Administrative City**, is a city located on the island of Great Britain in Europe. It is the *de facto* capital of the Terran Federal Republic, with the Central Executive Committee, Chancellor of the Republic and Senate being located in the city. London was also a capital of the Commonwealth of Earth, before centralisation in Brussels in 2558. It is surrounded by the British District, to the north, west and south, and the North Sea to the east. Atlantis is located 146km from London's shores. With a population of 18 million, it is one of the most populated cities in Europe, although well behind Rheinstadt, Moscow or Constantinople. The city is a major financial, diplomatic and political center of galactic proportions.
Terran 53rd Fleet

The **53rd Fleet** is a Terran Federal Navy fleet currently located in the Perseus Ultima system. It is different from most other Fleets in the Navy. Instead of a single one it has two Neptune carriers, and instead of the usual 2 Raijin destroyers it instead has a single Hades heavy destroyer. This is one of 6 ships of its class which have been built so far. It is led by an Admiral, who is commanded by the President of the Stellar Community of the Perseus Ultima system.

Its main mission is to ensure the Perseus systems do not stray away from UCO, and especially Terran interests, as well as ensuring the security of the region.

The fleet is composed of:

* 2 ***Neptune-class*** Carriers
* 1 ***Hades-class*** Heavy Destroyer
* 2 ***Raijin-class*** Destroyers
* 7 ***Morana-class*** Surveillance Frigates, 5 of which have been refitted for exploration
* 4 ***Heimdall-class*** Defense Frigates
* 2 ***Menelaus-class*** Missile Frigates
* 8 ***Thor-class*** Main Battle Frigates
* 16 ***Beowulf-class*** Corvettes
* 10 ***Svarog-class*** Point Defense Corvettes

*See Terran ship types*

Except for the 5 Morana exploration frigates, all of the ships have their crew complements at bare minimum, with mostly recruits. This amounts to the fleet having about half the crew which a normal Terran Fleet operating these ships would have. In total the crew complements amount to around 15000.

The FNS Stargazer is part of this fleet.
Tannhäuser Gate

**Tannhäuser Gate** is a space station located in the Solar system. It is located at the entry point to the Sol-Centauri starlane, the only lane departing from the Solar system. With a permanent population of over 280 million, it is by far the most populated artificial object in the galaxy.

Initially a deep space military-scientific station, it grew substantially following the colonisation of Alpha Centauri. It developed as a major mining and trade hub, as well as a resupply station for ships arriving from and departing for Alpha Centauri. The station kept growing until it eclipsed the military installations located in its vicinity.

In 2277 the Federal government ceded the station to the newly-created Tannhäuser Gate Corporation which became the local civilian government. The Tannhäuser Corporation has ensured the station retained high levels of autonomy due to its particular status. Citizens of the station are usually exempt from certain federal taxes and obligations. The TGC is one of the rare non-commonwealth administrative units of the Federation to be represented in the advisory Host of Representatives.

The station's population was initially overwhelmingly constituted of miners from the outer Solar system. Over time however, as the station grew richer from trade, it began attracting wealthier citizens. Today the station's citizenry is made up of descendants of the original space workers and upper middle-class Terran citizens which moved in within the past few centuries to enjoy some of the advantages of the local legislation. The alien population has steadily climbed, reaching 18% in 2723. Aliens have largely replaced human space miners.
Unification Wars

### Outcome

Decisive European victory:* European Federation becomes the TAU and later First Commonwealth
* Annexation of all other states into the First Commonwealth
* The Corporate Shift happens

### Battle(s)

* Battle of Kiev (2053)
* Battle of Moscow (2054)
* Battle of Vladivostok (2054)
* Battle of the Korean Sea
* Battle of Beijing (2055)
* Battle of Cairo (2067)
* Battle of the Great Plains (2066-2075)

### Concurrent

Second Civil War, War of Guinea, War of Thirst

### Next

The Unification

Belligerents| Custodian's forces:* European Federation (until 2061)
* Trans-Atlantic Union (2061-2072)
* First Commonwealth (from 2072)

Custodian's allies:* Japan (2054-2061)
* Korea (2055-2061)
* United States of America (2055-2061)
* India (2064-2061)
* East African Federation (2068-2072)
* New Chinese Republic (2053-2056)

Arab League:* Saudi Arabia (2057-2058)
* Egypt (2057-2060)
* Sudan (2057-2060)

South American Alliance:* Brazil (2067-2069)
* Argentina (2067-2070)
* Colombia (2067-2069)

African Alliance for Progress:* Nigeria (2071-2072)
* Mali (2071-2072)
* Democratic Republic of the Congo (2071-2073)

Commanders| * The Custodian
* Marshall Royce van Rijsewijk
* Premier Tanya Abrams
* General Jean-Louis Cabaret
* General Bruce Smith
* Admiral Hans von Brunswick

The **Unification Wars** were a series of conflicts waged on Earth following the Mid-21st century crisis. They were fought across the globe, mainly between the European Federation under the Custodian's rule and its allies against all other nations. Ultimately the Custodian's forces came out on top, and annexed all of Earth in the formation of the First Commonwealth.
Treaty of Mars

The **Treaty of Mars**, formally the **Treaty of Cessation of Hostilities and Future Cooperation between Galactic Nations**, was a peace treaty marking the end of the Great Galactic War. It was signed on October 19th 2650, over three years after the end of hostilities. It was signed at the peak of Olympus Mons on Mars, which earned it the nickname of **Olympian Treaty**.

The Treaty definetly ended all hostilities between all signatories and established the Union of Cygnus-Orion, charged with avoiding a repetition of a conflict on such a scale. It also formalised the various border changes of the war: the Surben Republic annexed the Surben and Telom duchies; the Ur-Han Kingdom was recognised as the legitimate Ur-Han government in the Ur-Han duchy; the Tesrat Republic was recognised as the government of the Tesrat duchy; the Dermkha duchy, reorganised into the Dermkha State, became a Dominion of the Terran Federation. Importantly, the Treaty opened up the markets of other nations to the corporations of the Terran Federation, but the Federation was allowed to keep a protectionist economic policy. The Treaty also established the Terran occupation of the Ur-Han Kingdom.

Its significance can not be understated, as the Treaty laid the groundwork of the geopolitical state of known space, making the Terran Federation its pre-eminent state and definetly removing the Ur-Han as a great power. The Treaty was also the basis for the short lived Terran-Alien Cold War as well as the 2666 Détente. The Treaty of Tefnir, signed in 2671, was largely a successor to the Treaty of Mars and improved it, setting the basis for the unprecedented cooperation between nations seen since.
Horus-class frigate

The **Horus-class all-purpose heavy frigate**, also known by its development name **GA New Advanced Frigate** (**GANAF**), is a class of frigate currently under development. It is meant to replace the Thor-class main battle frigate in the Terran Navy. It is developed by General Appliances. Production is scheduled to begin in 2725.

The ship marks a significant departure from previous Terran doctrine. The aim is for the Horus to effectively replace not only the Thor, but also the other classes of ships used alongside it. It has much higher point defence capabilities than its predecessor making a dedicated escort redundant. It is also significantly larger than its predecessors, its volume being 2.5x the Thor's. As such, it is effectively meant to make all Terran frigate and corvette classes obsolete. The Navy has already ordered 4800 ships of the class.

The Horus-class is remarkable for its sheer electric output for such a small ship. This allows it to have some of the best shielding of any ship of its size, as well as a very large number of weapons. Whilst it retains the two main missile batteries of the Thor, it adds onto them by having a central coilgun running in the middle of the ship, which is meant to be its primary source of damage against capital ships. It also packs four anti-capital and four point defence energy weapons, which the Thor lacked altogether. Its top FTL speed, albeit significantly higher than its cruise speed, surpasses by far that of any military ship currently in service.
New Rome Declaration

> Three centuries we have prepared for this day. Our entry into the galaxy was soaked in blood we did not wish to spill. Whatever we are driven to now, is their fault.
>
> Chancellor Lee's opening statement on New Rome

The **New Rome Declaration**, also known as the **28th of August Declaration** or simply as the **Terran Declaration** in alien space, marks the entry of the Terran Federation into the Great Galactic war. The initial war declaration was made by the Central Comittee at 3AM GMT from Earth, which was immediately followed by a speech of the Chancellor from New Rome.

The address to the nation of the Chancellor Lee lasted for a bit over half an hour and was done in front of a military parade involving over a million personnel. The speech allowed the government to justify the entry into war and encourage enlistment. Within an hour of the end of the speech were completed Operation Cinder and Operation Silent Choir.
National Administration Center

**National Administrative Centers** are a type of institute of tertiary education in the Terran Federation. NACs are a type of State Academy and are therefore not technically a university. Despite falling under the category of Administrative Academy and there being other types of academies, NACs are often colloquially referred to simply as **academies**. A NAC student is known as a centrist.

NACs form future technocrats of the Federation. As such, they allow only humans to enroll and are exceptionally selective. Every year across the entire Federation, only about two hundred students graduate from NACs. The duration of the curriculum is also extremely long: most students applying for a NAC will already have a master's degree and the NAC curriculum itself lasts for seven years. Over 90% of students admitted into the first year will be dismissed by the seventh year. Most of them are reassigned to other Administrative Academies.

Education is centered around two axis, administration and indoctrination. The former aims to prepare students to the activities they will have to fulfill as a future administrator. This includes classes in economics, management, history and others. Indoctrination on the other hand aims to render the student an exemplar bureaucrat: they must be utterly incorruptible, be self-sacrificing and put the state's interests before all else. This is achieved through what effectively amounts to brainwashing: students are to take drugs which make them more susceptible to suggestion and are subjected to intense interrogations to test their conviction. Most students that are dismissed are after failing such tests.

There are only a handful of NACs in the Federation. Over half are located on Earth. The NACs are:

* Earth:
	+ National Administrative Center 1 London
	+ National Administrative Center 2 Brussels
	+ National Administrative Center 3 New York
	+ National Administrative Center 4 Moscow
	+ National Administrative Center 5 Santiago
	+ National Administrative Center 6 Johannesburg
	+ National Administrative Center 7 Hyderabad
	+ National Administrative Center 8 Sydney
	+ National Administrative Center 9 Singapore
	+ National Administrative Center 10 Hong Kong
	+ National Administrative Center 11 Busan
	+ National Administrative Center 12 Osaka
	+ National Administrative Center 13 Vancouver
* Mars:
	+ National Administrative Center 14 New Jamestown
	+ National Administrative Center 16 Olympus Mons
* Venus:
	+ National Administrative Center 15 Elys
* New Sidon:
	+ National Administrative Center 17 Barca
	+ National Administrative Center 18 Abrams
	+ National Administrative Center 21 Diana
* New Athens:
	+ National Administrative Center 19 Archia
* Hiigara:
	+ National Administrative Center 20 Montplaisir
Clarktech Ltd.

**Clarktech Ltd.** is a Terran hypercorporation. It specialises in high-tech sectors, such as fusion reactors, FTL drives, robotics, AI technologies and shield generators. It was one of the first Terran corporations to appear after the Unification, in 2101. It is headquartered in Rheinstadt, Earth. It has over 62 million employees as of 2723.

Clarktech is one of the largest companies in and outside the Federation. Whilst internationally renowned for its FTL Drives, laser and plasma based weaponry, only 38% of Clarktech's income comes from defense contracts. Most of the company's revenue comes from fusion reactors, robotics and AI services which are predominently in the civilian sector. Fusion reactor sales alone account for 40% of the company's income. It is the main provider of FTL drives, shield generators, energy-based armament and reactors for the Terran Navy and Army. It holds a monopoly of the FTL drive market, holding over 95% of the Terran market share. It operates nearly exclusively in Terran Space, but has recently expanded its civilian sectors into the Mirdesh Confederacy and the Surben Republic. Military sectors like shield generators and FTLs are however restricted to the TFR.

Clarktech's divisions are: CT Energy, CT Arms, CT Robotics and CT Technologies. CT Energy is exclusively concerned with fusion reactors. CT Arms develops laser and plasma weapons and shield generators for the military. CT Robotics develops and produces robots and androids for the civilian and military sector. CT Technologies is mostly concerned with the production of FTL drives, but is also involved in AI. Clarktech has two major subsidiaries: CDC Selvan and Hormax. CDC Selvan is the leading company in Artificial Intelligence and cybersecurity technologies. It manufactures the Loki-class Cyberwarfare Frigate jointly with Siems Shipyards. It is also one of the leading contractors for the construction and maintaining of quantum entanglement centers on most Terran worlds to expand the Internet web. Hormax is renowned for its thrusters across the known galaxy. It produces thrusters for the Terran Navy and private ship owners. The Computing Developments Company was a Terran state-owned company created with the aim of making quantum computers affordable. Once this goal was achieved it was privatised and absorbed into Selvan at Clarktech's demand, and became CDC Selvan.
GGBS

The **General Galactic Banking System** is a galactic intergovernmental institution grouping all countries in the galaxy, and a majority of large banks. It was founded initially by Frijkstadt and NK in 2671, which invited other banks to join, starting with Surben National in 2672 and Royal Bank Lay in 2674. In 2679, the Charter of Galactic Banking was signed by the Terran Republic, Tesrat Republic, Ur-Han and Surben Republic. Subsequently, all other nations joined. It regulates exchanges of securities and funds between banks across the galaxy, using advanced cryptography and QECs.
Terran Navy ship nomenclature

The Terran Navy has a strict naming convention of all ships within the Navy. The **New Sidon 2426 Terran naval nomenclature Treaty**, often called the **New Sidon Treaty**, determined protocols which are still ongoing today. All Terran ships have an ID number, whilst larger ships have names alongside their IDs. The New Sidon Treaty created the **Navy Institute for Nomenclature and Insignia** charged with naming new ships and renaming old ones.

It is legally forbidden to name a military ship after a real life individual, be it living or historical. However, a loophole commonly used is to name the name of a settlement itself called after a historical figure. As such, the FNS *Eisenhower* is technically named after the city on New Babylon rather than president Eisenhower.

There are a number of prefixes used for Navy ships. Almost every ship of the navy uses the FNS prefix, meaning Federal Navy Ship. The Ultramarine Corps uses its own prefix UMC (Ultramarine Corps). Other prefixes include NSS (Navy Support Ship), GAF (Ground Assistance Forces), TSV (Terran Scientific Vessel) and SD (Special Designation).

Small, medium and large ships all have different naming conventions.

### Small ships

Small ships, mostly made up of strike craft do not receive any name or ship specific IDs. They instead receive squadron ID numbers, which are then extended with a letter for each vessel. For example FNS AX/ABS-8(NCC1) would be the ID of the 8th bomber of an Albatross-type bomber squadron (ABS) in the 26th fleet (AX), whose mothership is the first Neptune class carrier (NCC1) of the fleet.

### Medium ships

Medium ships, made up of corvettes and frigates do not receive names upon construction. The crews of these ships often give them nicknames, these can then be made into official names alongside the ID at the Navy nomenclature institute. For example FNS 12/BC-BJ29 *Kingslayer* would be the ID and name of the 3629th (BJ29) Svarog-class corvette (BC) of the 12th Armada (12) named *Kingslayer* by its crew. Multiple vessels can have overlapping names if they were given by the crews.

### Large ships

Large ships, made up of destroyers, cruisers and carriers receive names upon construction. Each class has a specific way of receiving names. Destroyers and cruisers receive names after Earth cities, rivers or mountains, Uranus-class after planets, Neptune-class after Old Earth historical regions, Saturn-class after stars, nebulae and black holes, and Jupiter-class receive names after named galaxies. For example FNS //HHD5 *Johannesburg* would be the ID and name of the fifth Hades-class heavy destroyer (HHD5) to have been built, which hasn't been assigned to a fleet (//); the FNS AM/NHC53 *Dalmatia* would be the ID and name of the 53rd Neptune-class Heavy Carrier (NHC53) of the 13th fleet (AM). It is however important to note that many large ships are named on an ad hoc basis. As such, large ships are often named after historical battles, events or ships. Examples include the FNS *Dreadnought* Sol-class dreadnought or the FNS *Albulena* Cyclops-class cruiser.
C2I

**C2I** (formerly **Chemical Industries International**) is a Terran hypercorporation. It specialises in the large-scale manufacturing of chemicals, alloys and other basic materials. It holds a virtual monopoly in these domains: 98% of Terran metallic alloys are C2I-produced and over 94% of Terran industrial chemical production is from C2I factories. C2I's main source of profits is however hydrogen extraction from gas giants. It extracts around 86% of all Terran hydrogen, or around a quarter of galatic production. With its 1.3 billion employees across the galaxy, it is the largest employer in existence, by far. It is headquartered in Johannesburg on Earth.

C2I represents around 73% of Terran yearly mineral extraction. As of 2723, it has expanded abroad. In the Ur-Han, C2I bought off the old state-owned refineries and mines. In effect, C2I has established a monopoly there as well. It is also present in the Surben Republic and Tesrat Republic, where without having a monopoly it has come to be one of the largest producers of alloys and chemical products.

C2I was for a long time only responsible for the refining of resources, but from the mid-2300s onwards it shifted towards extraction as well. This is when the company became a megacorporation, and later a hypercorporation. It was granted a seat on the Terran Host of Representatives in 2422, becoming the first corporation to obtain one. It is also the only corporation to have some representation in the UCO. The company is considered the most influential and powerful in the galaxy.

Due to the titanic scale of its operations, C2I operates a sizeable private security force. It employs around 7 million security personnel, making it the largest private military.

C2I is known for its particularly ruthless and unethical business practices. The corporation has on several occasions destroyed entire planetary ecosystems to facilitate mining operations. It is estimated that over 50 planets were rendered uninhabitable by C2I over the years, most of which were inhabited by some forms of life. It is also know that it developed Atmospheric Deprivation Weapons with Clarktech for the Terran military.
Terran government type

The government type of the Terran Federal Republic is a subject of debate among political scientists since its inception in the second half of the 21st century. The general accepted position is that the Federation is a hybrid system combining representative democracy and technocracy, whilst retaining elements characteristic of more authoritarian states, such as an extremely extensive intelligence system. Most scholars also agree on the fact that the Federation is more akin to a unitary republic due to the restricted autonomy of individual constituencies and their total submission to the Federal government.

This debate extends to the predecessor states of the Federation: the First Commonwealth, the Trans-Atlantic Union and the European Federation. The European Federation under the Custodian's rule is generally considered to have been a military dictatorship, with all national and federal elections being suspended indefinitely.

The subsequent TAU was a confederation, initially constituted of the European Federation and the USA, and later growing to include CANZUK, Japan-Korea, the Second Chinese Republic and India. Whilst initially individual member states retained their democratic elements, over time the overwhelming European hegemony in economic and military affairs forced a rapid centralisation of the country with the disappearance of separation of powers, with all of them eventually ending up within the Custodian's hands.

The First Commonwealth was initially also completely dictatorial, retaining European institutions, which at that point were little more than symbolic, and expanding them to the rest of Earth. In 2088, the Custodian was forced into giving up a lot of his power. However, this merely transformed the First Commonwealth into a directorial system, controlled by the First Central Executive Committee (a successor to the European Comission, renamed so as to distance it from its European and dictatorial roots), itself made up of the Custodian's inner circle.
Frankish District

The **Frankish District**, officially the **United Western European District** (**UWED**), is a district of the Commonwealth of Earth. It was formed in 2059, making it the second oldest district after the East Slavic District. The Frankish District encompasses the territories of what were France, Germany, the Benelux, Austria and Switzerland. As such, it encompasses much of the territory of the historical Carolingian Empire from which stems its unofficial name. The district is split up into 24 provinces and 6 city-provinces. Its capital is the city-province of Brussels. The judicial capital of the Federation is located within the district in the city-province of Paris.

The district is prominent for its tourism, education and industry. It is also the only district with several federal ministries in its territory, with both the Federal Ministry of Diplomacy and the Federal Ministry of Justice in Paris, and the Federal Ministry of Industry, Energy, Economy and Finance in Rheinstadt. It is home to some of the most prestigious universities in the galaxy, such as the Geneva Federal Polytechnic Center, the Sorbonne in Paris, the Frankfurt-Amsterdam Finance Institute and one of the Federal Administrative Centers, the Brussels FAC. It is the third most visited district in the Federation. The district has a prominent high-tech and electronics industry. The official regional languages are French, German and Dutch. It is very densely populated and acts as the demographic, economic and political center of Europe and to a lesser degree Earth.
Perseus Ultima Wiki

**Welcome to the Perseus Ultima Wiki!**
This is a project I am making for my own sake. It depicts a fairly soft sci-fi world set in the 28th century. I aim to depict a setting which parallels our modern world. I am interested in hard worldbuilding and aim to make it as extensive as possible. Whilst there is certainly room for a story or narrative to take place in this world, I am not a writer and writing stories about single individuals does not interest me, outside of a purely historical context. This is very much a work in project, and the majority of articles are incomplete or awaiting major rewrites. The staggering number of contradictions is also caused by this. All articles are by default protected as I am currently the only person behind this project, and there is no source material to pull from. However if you'd like to participate in any way shape or form, feel free to contact me on Discord.

## Important articles

Terran FederationUr-Han KingdomSurben RepublicPerseus UltimaThe known galaxyGreat Ur-Han Civil war
HERAKLES

**Human Experimental Research And Knowledge Latent Enhancement Scheme**, codenamed **HERAKLES** or **Project 115** is an ultra-secret Terran military project, developed by the Bureau of Experimental Military Research. Its primary aim is to create human supersoldiers through genetic, biological and cybernetic enhancement. It began in 2330 and was only disclosed in 2661. The project is ongoing.

The project was launched during the First Contact War in 2330. At the time, the planetary military capacities of the Ur-Han were unknown, thus it was deemed necessary to prepare for the eventuality of Ur soldiers being drastically more capable than Terran soldiers. The project was rushed and the majority of test subjects died during research. Nevertheless, by 2336 the first HERAKLES brigade was deployed. Following the end of the war the project was continuously worked upon and soldiers were improved. By the start of the Great Galactic War there were nine HERAKLES brigades.

Despite its undeniable military success - HERAKLES soldiers having won every engagement they were deployed in with no casualties - the project has since its inception been controversial even among Terran leadership. As such, following the great disapproval of Chancellor Bukharin during his term in 2336-2342 the project became a pure technocrat-military cooperation. Whilst most of the initial test subjects were volunteers, they were not made aware of what they had signed up for. Additionally, several thousand prisoners from various forced labour worlds were used as test subjects against their consent to develop initial prototypes. From the 2500s, the project shifted from augmenting already adult humans to artificial creation of genetically superior humans. This drastically increased production capacity and individual unit efficiency but introduced a new set of ethical issues.
General Appliances

**General Appliances Group** is the overarching corporate entity which incorporates Siems and Atlantis Corporation. It was born from the merger of the two in 2495. From its appearance, it has had the status of hypercorporation. It is the main supplier of all types of weapons and vessels for both the Terran Navy and Terran Army. GA is the largest defence contractor in the galaxy, with around half of all weapon, warship and ammo production in the galaxy coming from its facilities. With its 105 million employees, it is the second largest private employer in the galaxy after C2I. It is headquarted in Atlantis, on Earth, where nearly half the corporate sector is dedicated to it. GA is considered an Enterprise of Vital Interest, and as such benefits from many privileges granted by the Terran Federal Republic.

The Group is the corporation most regularly criticised about its involvement during the Great Galactic War. As virtually the sole supplier of all military equipment of the Terran Armed Forces, it played a key role in the Federation's success in the war. However it is accused to have played the most important role in the ALEPH Recommendation No. 06101, when the majority of Terran corporations demanded direct Federal involvement in the Great War so as to expand into new potential markets. GA had the additional benefit of receiving an exceptionally high amount of orders in the years before, during and since the war. The Federal military budget skyrocketed, with total military expenditure between 2630 and 2670 having been higher than between 2400 and 2600, with nearly half the budget going to procurement largely directed at GA.
Corporate Special Administrative Regime

The **Corporate Special Administrative Regime** or **CSAR** (pronounced *SEE-zər*) is a type of administrative authority in the Terran Federal Republic. It is applicable to star systems, planets or entire star sectors. When applied to planets, it is known as a **charter**. CSAR areas have most services provided by the federal government or commonwealth administrations replaced by corporate ones. The most important one is security and law enforcement. Around 23% of all star systems in the Federation are under CSAR, although a majority are uninhabited. This accounts for over two billion people in the Federation living under CSAR administration.

The most populated CSAR system is the Aleph system with a population of over 400 million and with the world of Halcyon alone housing 200 million people. C2I alone accounts for 46% of all CSAR systems whilst the ALEPH group's members account for over 87% of systems and 99.34% of the CSAR population.
Biotech

**Bionic Dynamics Pharmaceutical Technologies LLC**, doing business as **Biodyne Pharmatech** and commonly known as **Biotech**, is a Terran corporation specialising in pharmaceuticals and nano-biotech. It holds a complete monopoly over the Terran medicine industry. Its most important products are Biotech nanodrones. The company is state-controlled, but a majority of shares are held by Neue-King and Frijkstadt. Its two principal branches are Biotech North America and Bionic Dynamics Europe, which produce the company's medicine and nanodrones respectively. Beyond their respective headquarters, the two branches have little to no correlation with the regions they're named after.

The company is the result of a merger of equals between Bionic Dynamical Corporation and Advanced Pharmaceutical Solutions in 2216. Despite both companies initially being medical companies, the main product of Biodyne by the time of the merger had become DNA memory, developed in the 2140s. Clarktech looked to buy the entirety of Biotech in that 2250s, but in a rare decision by the Federal Commercial Commission, this was judged to breach anti-trust laws and Clarktech was only able to buy the DNA assets and the patent.
Tannhäuser (disambiguation)

Tannhäuser refers to a station in the Solar system. Additionally, it can refer to the Tannhäuser Gate Corporation, the ruling body of the station.

It may also refer to several ships of the Federal Navy:

* FNS Tannhäuser Cyclops-class Cruiser
* FNS Tannhäuser Sol-class Dreadnought
* FNS Tannhäuser Hades-class Heavy Destroyer
National Security and Control Service

The **National Security and Control Service** is the main branch of Federal Security and Control. It is the main civil law enforcement agency of the Terran Federal Republic on commonwealths. It is a part of the Federal Ministry of State Security. Despite bearing the name National, the NSCS is run at the commonwealth-level. NSCS security officers are colloquially known as purps or ponchos due to their purple ponchos.
Terran space

**Terran space** is a term used to refer to systems under the influence of the Terran Federal Republic. It always encompasses the systems of the Federation proper, and very often is considered to encompass dominion systems and the Terran Territories. A small number of scholars also add Menya systems and some even the Tesrat Republic. Such definitions are however not widely accepted.

The Federal Navy is the primary military force within Terran space, and virtually all Terran institutions have some form of jurisdiction over systems located within Terran space.
Imperial Developments and Solutions

**Imperial Developments and Solutions** is the largest Ur-Han technology company. Initially owned by the Vert'sa family, the family was annihilated by Terran forces during Operation Tenbatsu. The company was reorganised into a Terran-model corporation following the end of the Great War. It is one of the rare Ur-Han companies not owned by a noble family. Instead, around a quarter of shares are owned by the royal family and an additional 19% are owned by NK. The remaining shares are evenly split between self ownership and employees.

It manufactures FTL drives, shields, QECs and other high tech systems.
Atlantis Arcology

The **Atlantis Arcology**, nominally the **Atlantis-NS Arcology District** is a Terran arcology located on Earth. It is by far the most populated settlement in the Galaxy housing over half a billion people. The Atlantis Arcology was the first and one of only three undersea arcologies built on Earth. It is renowned for its massive industrial sector and for housing the headquarters of several large Terran corporations, most notable of which is GA. However the arcology is also known for its lawlessness especially in the lower districts, as well as the disparity in living standards and wealth between the upper corporate and lower civil districts.

In 2567, the arcology was struck by a major disaster when leaks caused by poor maintenance flooded the bottom ten districts. The industrial areas hit liberated many toxic gases which poured up until the 200th level. The usual lawlessness of the arcology drastically worsened. The Federal army was unable to deploy quickly enough to restore order, and so Siems private security were sent to restore order in the lower levels, in fire and blood. By 2570, the arcology had been fully repaired, however its image took a much longer time to recover.
First Telom War

Belligerents| * Telom Nation
* Surben Republic (from 2020)

The **First Telom War** was an interstellar war between the Ur-Han and the Telom Nation and the Surben Republic. It is considered to be one of the earliest interstellar conflicts in the known galaxy on a large scale. This conflict would set the basis of military strategies and tactics for the following centuries.

The war began in 2016, when the Ur-Han invaded the Telom Nation. The Telom Nation had been in good terms with the Surben Republic, but due to internal unrest, and the lack of a proper navy it initially refused to join. The Telom capital was besieged by 2020, and the Surben Republic entered the conflict. The Mirdesh Federation provided aid to the Telom and the Surben, but did not directly join. The Ur-Han were pushed out of Telom space by 2023, but it was impossible to make a push into Ur-Han space. By 2026, the war had effectively come to a halt, with minor skirmishes being the only last form of conflict. A peace treaty was signed in 2028. Neither side gained or lost any territory.

The treaty did not impact nations directly. However, it had a lasting societal impact. The Surben, Mirdesh and Telom had so far peacefully expanded without having forms of conflict comparable to wars. The Ur-Han, which had already subjugated the Tesrat, were not prepared to face an opponent which they were unable to defeat decisively. As a result, in the following decades, all nations in the galaxy drastically increased their military spending and research. The period following the war, up until the early 22nd century is known as the 80 Years of Darkness, when nations retreated into isolationism, economic and demographic growth abruptly stopped, and militarism increased throughout the galaxy. Multiple small-scaled conflicts would follow the war and ultimately lead to the Second Telom War.
Special Designation Unit

A **Special Designation Unit** is a unit in the Terran Army with a particular status. These units are the most elite units within the army and their recruitment and training methods are often unique. SDUs are most often divisions.

The first SDU is generally considered to be the the Custodian's Sword which existed during the Custodian's reign from 2055 to 2125. It served during the Unification Wars. During this period it became the most effective military unit in the world, having the best equipment and training possible for the period. At the time the division did not officially have a Special Designation as the concept did not exist yet. The unit was disbanded following the Custodian's death according to his wishes. However several governments in the second half of the 2100s wished to revive the concept of super-elite units. In 2176 Special Designation Units were officially established.

There are currently 30 SDUs in the federal army. Out of these, 16 are divisions, 1 is a corps and 13 are brigades. The divisions are all inspired by historical units of distinction and bear a nickname. For example, the third SDU established in 2196 is the 82nd Airborne "All-American" division. Six of the divisions are officially "Legions" and independent from any army corps. The 13 brigades are all HERAKLES brigades and are considered the most elite units in the galaxy. The Special Designation Units are:

* Corps:
	+ 1st army corps "Excelsior" of the 1st Terran Army, 2176
* Divisions:
	+ 1st Infantry division "The Custodian's Sword", 2176 (part of 1st army corps "Excelsior)
	+ 442nd Infantry division "Nisei", 2176
	+ 369th Infantry division "Hellfighters", 2176
	+ First Legion "Hispana IX", 2178
	+ Second Legion "Victrix VI", 2178
	+ Third Legion "Gemina VII", 2178
	+ Fourth Legion "Fulminata XII", 2183
	+ Fifth Legion "Gallica III", 2184
	+ Sixth Legion "Augusta II", 2184
	+ 82nd Airborne division "All-American", 2196
	+ 101st Airborne division "Screaming Eagles", 2196
	+ 1st Armoured division "The Companions", 2199
	+ 7th Armoured division "Ghost Division", 2202
	+ 77th Infantry division "Lost Battalion", 2218
	+ 1815th Infantry division "Gurkhas", 2225
	+ 1568th Infantry division "Caroleans", 2286
* HERAKLES units (brigades):
	+ HERAKLES I, 2336
	+ HERAKLES II, 2356
	+ HERAKLES III, 2356
	+ HERAKLES IV, 2406
	+ HERAKLES V, 2406
	+ HERAKLES VI, 2406
	+ HERAKLES VII, 2406
	+ HERAKLES VIII, 2599
	+ HERAKLES IX, 2599
	+ HERAKLES X, 2635
	+ HERAKLES XI, 2635
	+ HERAKLES XII, 2635
	+ HERAKLES XIII, 2635
Federalist faction

The **Federalists**, officially the **Federalists and Various Associates** faction and colloquially **FVA**, is the largest political grouping in the Terran Federal Republic. It has been in power since the 2500s following all but one election. The current faction leader is also the Chancellor of the Republic John W. Ashikaga.

The faction appeared following the Technocratic schism in 2121. The Federalists were largely comprised of moderate and liberal technocrats (the party rather than the class). They have however formed a single coalition with the Technocratic faction ever since, currently known as the Custodianship Coalition or CC.

Despite their origins as a technocratic party and their affiliation with the current Technocratic factions, the Federalists principal policies have moved away from technocracy over the years. Today they are built on a platform of social conservatism, militarism, aggressive foreign policy and support for the corporations. The faction is also known for its mild xenophobia, although nowhere near the degree of the Isolationists.
Sk-FSR

The **TERRACOR Federal Standard Rifle**, under the official designation **Sk-FSR** (Sk for Staatskonzern) and nicknamed the **Feisar**, was the primary assault rifle of the Terran Federal Republic from the mid 2300s until the introduction of the SCAR-773 in 2632. It was designed and manufactured by the Terran State Corporation until its dissolution in 2492, when manufacturing assets were transferred to TMP. Over the years, it went through several major iterations, initially made by TSC, and later by TMP and GA. The last model to be put in mass production was the M10, put into service in 2560. With all iterations and variants combined, over 100 billion FSRs have been built. It is still widely in use today, especially among criminals and insurgencies.

The name Feisar has emerged a term widely used to refer to hypervelocity assault rifles, starting in the late 2300s.
Bridgehead

**Bridgehead**, officially the **City-province of Bridgehead**, is the the capital of New Sidon and the Elysian District. Additionally it's the largest settlement in the Terran Federal Republic outside of the Solar system, with a population of over 356 million.

Located on the White Coast along the Veridian Sea, it stretches along the coast and inland around the Cardian Delta. Around a fifth of the entire Elysian District is covered by its metropolis.

Founded to be the TSC headquarters in Alpha Centauri, it rapidly outgrew the first cities on New Sidon. It is an archetypal new city. Following the founding of the Commonwealth of New Sidon, the city was made the capital of the Commonwealth. It is a major galactic financial, cultural and diplomatic center.
Quasicrystalline steel

**Quasicrystalline steel** or **QCS** is a type of ultra-durable material developed by C2I in the early 2200s. Although most often made out of steel, quasicrystalline materials can be based on other types of alloys or plastics. It is the most widely used type of material for construction and spacecraft in the Terran Federal Republic.
Assembly of Earth

The **Assembly of Earth** is the legislature of the Commonwealth of Earth. It is located in Brussels in the Frankish District. Made up of 1374 MPs serving for six years, a third of its seats are renewed every odd year. Unlike most other commonwealths which use a proportional system, the Assembly of Earth instead uses constituencies for its elections, with each region having an MP. The main result of this has been the consistent overrepresentation of the Social-Liberals due to the dominance of the Free American Party in the Americas. However Earth has been ruled by a conservative FVA majority for the past 40 years. Traditionally, the Coadjutor of Earth is picked to account for the governing party or coalition in the Assembly.
Petrovsky affair

The **Petrovsky affair**, also known as the **Petrovsky scandal** and the **2513 Bureau-Petrovsky incident**, was a Terran political scandal involving Chancellor of the Republic Igor Petrovsky. The Chancellor had used his position to transfer launder money and enrich himself and his circle. Amidst an investigation by Affairs, the Petrovsky was arrested by three Bureau agents. Immediately following his arrest, he was shot by Lin Reed, one of the officers.

Following a short trial all charges against Reed and his colleagues were dropped. The Federal Commission exceptionally took custodianship of the Federal government for over six months and the Petrovsky family was effectively made bankrupt by legal fees and fines issued by various security agencies, notably the Internal Affairs Administration.

The scandal initially shocked the Terran public due to the brutal and extrajudicial nature of Petrovsky's execution. It also lead many to view with suspicion the federal security apparatus, increasingly seen as a deep state. However, despite massive protests demanding the dismantling of the overbearing intelligence community, the Bureau was strengthened following the affair. Both it and Internal Affairs would eventually be granted additional powers by the Federal Commission, justified by the prevention of corruption from arising.
ALEPH

The **Alliance for Economic Prosperity of Hypercorporations**, better known as **ALEPH**, is a major Terran NGO and lobby. It is used by the largest Terran private corporations to coordinate their strategies and to lobby with the Federal government. It was founded in 2222. ALEPH's headquarters are located in ALEPH Station in orbit of Earth.

Despite its name directly referring to hypercorporations, it encompasses several non-hypers. As of 2723, it includes: C2I, General Appliances, Neue-King, Frijkstadt, Clarktech, Maersk, MRGS, Biotech, Galactic Media, Alimenta and GAMI. Thanks to its status as a "special corporate observer", ALEPH also lobbies to the Union of Cygnus-Orion. Its best-known and most infamous lobbying effort is ALEPH Recommendation No. 06101, which led to Terran involvement in the Great War.