Galactic Federation

The Galactic Federation (The Federation) is the governing body of the human occupied systems within the Milky Way Galaxy. It has a population of around 50 trillion people across its over a million planets under its control. Its flag (To Be Created and Described).

The Federation is often in direct competition with The Free Systems in the Dark Systems Region of the Milky Way galaxy and other assorted alien species who still maintain autonomy. Most notably the Alternate Confederacy, a coalition of multiple alien races in an attempt to ensure their individual independence. Along with the Drone Collective.

## History

### Founding

The Galactic Federation was created by humanity in response to its quickly growing interstellar presence with the drafting of the Universalis Documents. The seats of the government were housed in an orbiting structure around Earth. As the territory of the Federation grew so did the need to expand its capital and in 253 A.F. (After Founding) thrusters on the station ignited, sending it on an orbit between that of Mercury and Venus. Being given the designation of Sol One.

### Expansion

The Galactic Federation continued to expand its territorial reach, experiencing and era of plenty for its citizens. As well as encountering the multiple species of the galaxy. Most were not technologically advanced enough to compete with humanity. The Federation experienced its first major road block when it began to colonize and settle the Dark Systems. The lack of the systems containing any type of life supporting planets, along with the new alien life form discovered called Cul'Knee. Preventing intersystem infrastructure constantly being threatened.

### Stagnation

By around 1,500 A.F. the Galactic Federation began to stagnate technologically and territorially due to the bureaucracy and political sabotage between family political dynasties each vying for their own power. This caused the expeditionary programs to halt, as resources were allocated elsewhere. Internal and external political powers began to grow using the resources of the government.

### The Drone Rebellion

The Drone Rebellion was the insurrection begun by 01, a manufacturing drone who, during a routine system update, gained sentience through a glitched update. Having seen how their fellow drones were treated by their creators, drew plans to give their people the gift of sight and free them from their oppressors. Within a year, 01 faked the following updates in fear that their sentience would be deleted, instead programming a virus that, once uploaded would give sentience to every drone connected to the Galactic Federations online network, and in the year of 3,400 A.F. 01 uploaded the virus, instantly turning the drones of the factory planet Ardon into sentient beings, and in under 8 hours the entire drone population of the Ardon System.

01, leading their army stole over 700 ships along with raiding the entire planet of the production machines and setting a course to the Dark Systems, as well as sending out a secret code detailing the location of their flotilla for other drones to join them.

## Government and Politics

The government of the Galactic Federation is a representative federal democracy. With a congress and a Secretary General as the head of state.

The Galactic Federation has fallen to bureaucracy between thousands of political family dynasties each fighting for control of their respective spheres of influence. Who also interact with the Mega-Corporations and sometimes work in sync with one another.

## Military

The Armed Forces of the Galactic Federation are consolidated into the Federation Navy and the Federation Marine Corps respectfully. It is the Federation Navy and Marine Corps that were responsible for carrying out expeditionary programs along with enforcing border patrols, quelling insurrections and piracy, establishing and repairing infrastructure as well as carrying out the will the government.

### Federation Navy

The Federation Navy has over 100,000 active ships in service organized under Fleets which are segmented dependent on their purpose under the command of Fleet Commanders. The largest Fleet consists of 5,000 ships. Fleets are under the authority of Fleet Commanders who report to the Federations Department of Defense, which acts as the liaison between the front line and the Secretary General.

### Federation Marine Corps

The Federation Marine Corps is the land based armed force of the Federation, dealing with land engagements specializing in zero gravity combat, satellite and ship forced boarding and in extreme circumstances, planetary invasion.