Union of Inner and Outer Settlements

***"Never Conquered, always feared, always just."***

The **Union of Inner and Outer Settlements** or UIOS is a human rebel/terrorist organization with the goal of uniting the outer colonies and settlements of humanity and to uproot the corrupt bureaucracy of the Federation. The Union of Inner and Outer Settlements as an organization is a union made up of many extremists political and ideological groups with varying goals and ambitions, these factions are united by the common goal of wanting to abolish the current Federation ruling government and desire to replace the current system with one that more equally represents the outer worlds and settlements of humanity who have often been ignored by Federation leaders.

**ORIGINAL FOUNDING**

The UIOS can trace some of its origins all the way back to the year 101 FOF when the Federation colony of Germain would rebel against Federation rule in an attempt to gain independence, the governor of the planet, Peter Ulkner armed the citizens of Germain so that they may fight for their freedom. While the short-lived rebellion on Germain failed, it was the beginning spark which decades later would light the fire that was the UIOS.

***" I will not sit here and let the Federation scare me into submission, I will fight and die for this cause and no man or government shall ever take away my will to fight for freedom and for justice." -* Rackner Amilcar**

After the Germain rebellion small rebel cells would form around the Federation particularly within the outer settlements and planets which received worse treatment and generally less rights than the more influential inner planets which were located closer to Earth. The UIOS organization would officially be formed in 204 FOF by former Federation senate member Rackner Amilcar, the UIOS would experience a rough start in its early years as the various factions struggled to stay and work together. Rackner Amilcar would play a crucial role in expanding UIOS operations over the next few decades as the organization was just getting on its feet.

**INFLUENCE AND SPREAD**

One of the earliest victories the UIOS gained would be in 211 FOF when Federation President Cerix Tephil would visit the Colony of Tarag II, a UIOS operative named Faroud Dimka would shoot and kill the president shortly after arriving to the planet. This action would bring the Federations fist down on many outer colonies as many within the Federation government desired revenge for the killing of president Tephil, strict trade embargos and restrictions of rights would be forced upon many planets which housed rebel cells, but these actions only furthered increased support for the UIOS in these areas. In the eyes of the UIOS Faroud Dimka was a martyr and a freedom fighter whom they highly respected. Over the next two centuries the UIOS would get bolder with its attacks and would expand its cells which were scattered and separated across Federation planets. The Union of Inner and Outer settlements would gain a new influential member around 392 FOF who was Yarren Bjornsfel. This new high-ranking member of the UIOS would be the curator of many new uprisings across the Federation including the rebellions and guerilla attacks on Hatian III, Agean, and Multus in 392 FOF. Bjornsfel's efforts to turn the UIOS into a proper fighting force would be a major success, previously separated UIOS cells would be better interlinked, supplies and ammunition would be hoarded, and guerilla fighters would be trained in asymmetrical warfare to counteract the Federations numerical and technological superiority. From 392 FOF to 400 FOF the UIOS under Bjornsfel would explode in popularity across the outer worlds of the Federation and sympathy for the growing cause would be garnered, tensions between the Federation and UIOS would finally boil over in 400 FOF when both parties would begin to engage in open combat. By the year 410 FOF Yarren Bjornsfel would solidify his position as leader of the UIOS.

**ARMED FORCES**

The military arm of the UIOS consists of many different fighting units, the most elite branch of the UIOS army and its most professional force is the **United Settlement Insurgents** or USI, the USI only formed after the large-scale uprisings by the UIOS in the late 390's FOF but quickly became the best and most well-trained fighting force of the UIOS. Yarren Bjornsfel would be largely responsible for the creation and formation of the United Settlement Insurgents which for a time was his own paramilitary force within the UIOS. The UIOS branch that comprised of citizen guerrillas and irregulars was known as the **United Partisans Group** or UPG, the UPG was formed during the original founding of the UIOS and acted as its only fighting force for many years however the need for a more professional army in the civil war against the Federation placed the UPG into a more defensive role with many of its members acting as spies and intelligence gatherers or supply smugglers. The UPG and USI both work together in tandem to gather intelligence on the enemy and then dispatch them through quick and brutal lightning attacks.

The armed forces of the Union of Inner and Outer Settlements have had a varied history, in the organization's infant days the UIOS armed forces comprised of small militias with no more than a few dozen men however by 400 FOF the UIOS fighting force had grown into a large army with many moving parts. From the UIOS founding in 204 FOF to around 390 FOF the UIOS armed forces would mostly consist of small lightly armed groups which would conduct hit and run attacks against their targets and would stay far away from most large-scale Federation army or navy units.