New Europa Federation

The New Europa Federation is one of the 3 factions that stands on Earth (Terra) after the Great Extinction. The area of which the Federation spans is from the Iberian peninsula, through central and northern Europe, to Crimea. The New Europa Federation is one of the more advanced civilizations, marking at Class D-1 on the Devon's Scale, and being one of the first Humans on Earth to colonize a planetary system. The Federation exhibits a democratic appearance, but is a strict and authoritarian oligarchy and obsessed with technological progression.

### History

During the War of Resources in 2085, an envoy of multi-ethnic European and African diplomats conversed the nations of Europe at war to explain a probable worst case scenario. The group called themselves the "Council of Progress", comprised of a diplomatic wing and a developmental wing, and were dedicated to the progress and preservation of the Human race. Based on the data that the developmental wing had gathered, they estimated that by 2096, Earth will have lost 67% of its population fighting in the Resource Wars. The Council of Progress devised a plan to unite the remains of Europe after the war had reached its end, with a silent majority of European members of government agreeing to the terms proposed. Although with the estimation off by a slight amount, by 2103, Earth had lost 75% of its overall population (20.2B circa 2085 - 5.05B circa 2103) during the Great Extinction. After the Great Extinction came to a close, the remains of Europe enacted Clause 1, the consolidation of all territories that signed the Council of Progress' proposal. The government established itself as a federal republic with an oligarchic leadership by the end of 2104. It wasn't until early 2105 where it was named officially the New Europa Federation. With the NEF's capital centered in Berlin, the mass rebuild of that destroyed in the Resource Wars began within the Brandenburg area. The area of land that was prioritized in the rebuild of 2105 was named District Prime, the Capital District.

### Colonies

The NEF is a current colonial power in 4 separate planetary systems (excluding the Solar System). These systems include Alpha Centauri, the Janni System, Kilgor Beta, and Omega Utayn, all of which have similar and habitable planets in comparison to Earth. The most advanced colony is Kasper-I, the oldest, and most populated colony of the NEF. It is on Kasper-I that Humans made first contact with an extraterrestrial species, the 'Kasperis novaspecies', similar to Earth's bovine in behavior.

## Military

### NEF Armed Forces

#### Special Forces

##### Federal Special Operations Unit

The Federal Special Operations Unit (or FSOU) was the first attempt at a special forces program for the NEFAF. In 2108, after a fatal terror attack on the ORB, a demand was sent through the NEFPC and NEFAF from the High Council to establish a primary special forces and counter-terror unit. Supreme Commander of the NEFAF at the time, Francis Stokes, began special operations recruitment from every platform of the armed forces. Any personnel with a OSL (Observed Skill Level) over 10 was admitted first to the FSOU training program. By the end of the recruitment process in early 2109, NEFAF High Command had gathered over 2000 probable special forces personnel who were immediately placed in training. Using SF training tactics from the Old World, the FSOU had an elite force of 4 battalions comprised of 1650 men at the ready. These men were used on a variety of different missions from espionage to hostage extraction. During the Asia Minor Skirmish of 2111, leadership of the FSOU was changed after a dispute amongst High Command. The replacement of the FSOU Commander was Arndt Raeder, a Captain in the FSOU. Arndt Raeder was a highly respected soldier during his time as a NCO, often receiving commendations from commissioned officers for astounding progress. The FSOU continued operations until 2112.

Arndt Raeder, although a commended soldier, was opposed to the NEF governmental system, believing that it was corrupt and hypocritical. On the 26th of August, 2112, Raeder, knowing his influence over the FSOU, revolted against the High Council and demanded him become temporary governor. The 4 FSOU battalions joined Raeder's side, with the most common reasons being that they were used and unfairly treated by the High Council. Raeder and his FSOU battalions fought the Federal Army and Federal Guard in the Capital District, where they met their defeat at the Battle of Gerhard Square. After that defeat and Raeder's near-fatal injury, the FSOU battalions disbanded and went into hiding, with Raeder retreating to the Inferior Residential District (Livonia Region) with 21 of his men. Later on in 2114, the ex-FSOU battalions raided a PDD convoy and left a mark - stating their rebranded presence. The FSOU was renamed to the "Bluefin Militia" and was immediately marked by the High Council as a terrorist organization. Any records of FSOU training were taking during the Raeder Coup.

##### The Lambda Protocol

The Lambda Protocol is the public body for the NEF special forces groups. Comprised of 3 battalions, the LPG (Lambda Protocol Group) is the primary special operations unit that the NEF utilizes. Selection for the LPG is based on performance in training and performance in active duty operations.

##### The REAPER Program

The REAPER Program was an experimental special forces operation that involved the augmentation of Lambda Protocol soldiers to create a new, evermore elite special operations unit. Proposed by the PDD in response to the November Raid by the Bluefin Militia, began study in early 2119. Experiments of artificial enhancements were conducted on voluntary low-class military personnel. Of the 247 low-class personnel experimented on, only 6 died from experimentation. After all the project subsections were approved, tested and funded, the PDD began working with the MNS on selecting the very best units from the LPG and the High Council Guard. Any troop with a OSL at 15 (the max OSL) was selected for the program. 27 men, selected from all the NEFAF-SF groups, were submitted and approved to be enhanced and trained at the PDD Facility: 'Reykjavik'. Over the course of 3 months, all 27 men were enhanced through many methods of experimentation. The enhancements included; rewiring the synapses and the parietal lobe to heighten senses and reaction speeds, the replacement of biological arms with prosthetic-cybernetic arms, the placement of respiratory Nano-robots in the lungs to improve stamina, and the placement of a micro-chip in the users vertebrae to connect with the experimental REAPER armor.