Human (Crossfire)

*For the human race seen in the primary SapphireFoxx Timeline, see Nonblood.*

**Humans** as they appear in the Crossfire Universe are seen in the comic "Crossfire" to be a far future variant of Earth Humans. Due to a number of wars leaving Earth Desolate and unable to support the species any longer Humans in the Crossfire Universe have progressed into a space faring species centered on dozens of Core worlds near the Earth solar system or Sol System as well as thousands of colony worlds across the galaxy. They have since grown to be one of the partnered states within the interplanetary government in the Milky Way Galaxy known as the Galactic Union (GU).

## Appearance

Humans appear just as their real life counter parts and SapphireFoxx Universe counterparts do with standard human design but they are often depicted to be highly advanced and resourceful and thanks in part to the development of cryo sleep technology used on long voyages across the galaxy their technical age and physical age no longer tend to corollate as cryo sleep can add years to ones life without any physicals aging in place thus the Humans of GU tend to be much older than they genuinely look.

## History

(For full sequence of events see Crossfire Timeline)

Human history in the crossfire universe first begins to take shape in the mid to late 21st centuray when famine and resource shortages lead to several nations reforming and allying into new factions that constantly undermine and conflict with each other over multiple issues. From 2160 to 2192 a global war known as the Resource Wars erupts and ends with 80% of earth's surface left uninhabitable due to nuclear contamination and recession of human society. Centuries later a new government known as the American federation rises from the ashes of the old Earth and with the planet still in decline begin efforts to colonize space. After successful colonization efforts on Mars and Luna (the Moon) the American federation eventually rises to be the singular government of the Human race by 2618. After just over another century the American federation is renamed as the Sol federation with a total of 15 colonized planets outside of the Earth solar system. In 2760 a war for independence and reform begins between the expanding human colonies and after 16 years Earth and Luna are devastated and rendered uninhabitable. The Colony Wars end with a full reform of the Sol federation and all colonies and planets are now referred to as states. By 2907 Humanity develops viable Faster than Light (FTL) travel and has established 88 Core World colonies centered around the Sol system. Nine decades of explosive growth begin for the Human race and near the end of the third millennium they have established their one thousandth state.

In 3052 Humanity makes first contact with an intelligent Alien species who help induct them into the Galactic community and eventually introduce them into the major governing body of the Milkyway Galaxy known as the Galactic Union (GU). 100 years after their first contact The Sol federation joins the Galactic union as an Associate state. By 3610 the GU has begun to suffer under the Zinarian Empire who has achieved a supermajority within the Union and begun to subjugate most other factions, however the Sol Federation has continued to expand and grow their territory and fleet over the past four centuries and petition the GU to be named one of its Partnered States which if accepted would break the Zinarian Supermajority. A few years later a voting war between Zinarian Loyalist and those who oppose and rebel against their iron fisted rule spirals into the Galactic Civil War between the Zinarian Empire, their loyalists and most other GU species including the Sol Federation. This war lasts for years but by 3706 a series of Chemical and Biological warfare strikes decimate the Zinarian population forcing their surrender and Humanity is admitted into the GU as its new 5th Partnered State.

Following their rise to one of the leading factions of the GU humanity has continued to expand and grow rabidly and while the Great War against the extra galactic species known as the Harvengers has brough the GU into hard times most of Human territory has remained away from the front lines. While their various colonies and state continue to grow and advance humanity has allied and interacts with most if not all other species in the Galactic Union.