Federated Communes of Cygnus X-1

The Federated Communes of Cygnus X-1 commonly called Cygnus or The Federation, is an anarchist confederation in the Dual Galaxies. Cygnus covers 22 systems and has has an estimated population of 360 billion. The Federation comprises of about 73 million self-governing communes, organised in 427 cantons.

An ex-holding of the OSI corporation, Cygnus X-1 fought to achieve its freedom in a short but bloody civil war following the Uprising. The civil war ended in a definitive rebel victory with the Recto armistice signed on May 5th, 2258. Lately, following OSI's bankruptcy, the Federation experienced a period of intensive technological and territorial growth.

## History

**The Beginnings, and the Uprising**

The Federated Communes began with OSI corporation's colonisation effort, and the colony ship "Archer One" . It arrived on planet Cygnus X-1 4, later named Diawen, suffering multiple failures, including a total comms shutdown. It made planetfall on November 11 2187, with about 150 000 of the 500 000 colonists dying in the first week from various causes. Despite many hardships, the colony endured. 10 years later, an OSI ship made contact with the presumed lost colony, and demanded submission to the OSI colonial administration. Their request was denied by the colonists, so the OSI HQ assembled a small military fleet, and took control of the colony by force. Their exploitative rule continued until 2252, when the Cygnian working classes rose up in an anarchist revolution. The Cygnus Civil War (known locally as the Uprising) broke out. It continued until 2258, with the Recto armistice being signed on May 5th. The war was a definitive rebel victory, with the OSI declaring bankruptcy two years later. A new political system, outlined by the Federal charter, was introduced, along with major improvements to the standards of life.

**Contact with the galactic community, Nova Aeterna times.**

After that, Cygnus has made contact with the wider galactic community and took part in the Precursor conflict as a member of the anti-precursor coalition. Later, Cygnus joined the Nova Aeterna organisation and spearheaded the creation of IDARO, a humanitarian organisation. They were also part of the nations impacted by the nuclear bombing of Earth 2, and pressed for trial of Asdian leadership involved. After some time, an offer from the Stalherzbund, and a referendum, Cygnus joined the SHB.

**SHB era, MLRC crisis.**

After joining the SHB, the Federated Communes enjoyed economic growth and relative stability. Many scientific advances were made, including the development of General AI, who were given fully equal rights. In 2271, an attempted coup by the leninist MLRC happened, which later escalated into a short but bloody conflict, out of which the Council-aligned groups emerged victoriously. As part of the fallout from the MLRC crisis, the CSDF Reorganisation Act passed, which codified and legalised the structure of the Self-Defense force.

**Latest events**

In the recent galactic war, the Federated Communes declared neutrality. Recently, in the first involvement since the Precursor Crisis, the CSDF intervened in the Dunistian Civil war, facilitating talks between Socialists and Royalists, and providing active support to both. During the departure of many SHB nations, some Cygnians decided to come along, but most stayed. After a short stint in the CCSS, the Federated Communes together with the Communal Confederation of Beatitas started the creation of the Black Rose Association, a leftist-libertarian alliance.