The United Colonies (abbreviated as U.C.) is the first interstellar government to have formed in the Settled Systems. It is a centralized republic, and controls the star systems Alpha Centauri, Sol, and Wolf. The UC's capital is the city of New Atlantis on planet Jemison in the Alpha Centauri system.
Background[]
The United Colonies was established in 2159, three years after humans first arrived in Alpha Centauri. The colony of New Atlantis was founded in 2160, and officially became the United Colonies' capital in 2161.[1][2]
The UC attempted to expand into the independent system of Narion in 2194 by placing The Clinic star station above Deepala, but the residents of Narion protested and voted to join the Freestar Collective. The dispute over Narion escalated into the Narion War in 2196, which concluded in 2216 with the Treaty of Narion. The UC ceded its claim over Narion and recognized it as a Freestar member, and halted its expansion beyond the three-star systems it already possessed.[1][3]
Tensions between the UC and Freestar resurfaced in 2308, when the UC lodged a formal complaint over Freestar's colonization of the Lunara system and insisted that the Treaty of Narion prohibited Freestar from claiming a fourth star system. When diplomatic talks failed, the UC besieged the Freestar colony on the planet Vesta and killed all of its defenders, igniting the Colony War. This second conflict ended in 2311 after the UC Navy lost the Battle of Cheyenne to a Freestar flotilla of military and civilian ships, and both sides ratified the Armistice. In response to this defeat, the UC created the UC Vanguard, a civilian navy pledged to protect UC member colonies and interests, in 2315.[1]
As of 2330, UC military forces are on alert due to increased aggression from the Crimson Fleet, which has established new footholds in several systems that threaten UC territory.[4]
Organization[]
The United Colonies is directed by a council called the Military, Administrative and Scientific Triumvirate (MAST). The military representative on MAST is Fleet Admiral Pascual Logan.[4]
Military and security duties are apparently carried out by organizations called UC Sec, UC SysDef, and the UC Vanguard, but it is currently unknown what each group's exact role is.[4][2]
- Government departments
- Military, Administrative and Scientific Triumvirate, more commonly known as MAST.
- Aegis
- Military and policing departments
- UC Army
- UC Security & Safety
- UC Navy
- UC Xenowarfare Division(defunct)
- UC Terrormorph Management Division
Citizenship[]
Citizenship in the United Colonies is not automatic, and there are different grades. Residents of the UC can attain citizenship through service by working for any of the branches of MAST. The only option foreigners have to earn it is to enlist in the UC Vanguard, which is part of MAST's military branch. Citizenship benefits vary by grade and include credit rewards, the right to homeownership in New Atlantis, and discounts in UC businesses.
Earning citizenship is said to be difficult as MAST has limited employment slots. The administration and science branches of MAST are particularly competitive, as they are more appealing to most people than the military. In order to make the military branch more appealing to applicants, the UC changed its policies so that citizenship could be earned substantially faster in the military than in the other two branches. Those who served in the military with distinction would be eligible for first-grade citizenship, the highest tier with the most benefits.
Territory[]
Star systems[]
Colonies[]
- Gagarin Landing
- New Atlantis (capital)
- Cydonia
- Londinion
- New Homestead
Ships[]
Notable Individuals[]
- President Alexandra Abello
- Yasin, UC Chief Diplomat
- Fleet Admiral Pascual Logan, UC Navy
- Commander Kibwe Ikande, UC SysDef
- Commander John Tuala, UC Vanguard
- Commander Mitchell, UC Marines
- General Huiying Xiao, UC Army
- Major Hadrian Sanon, UC Terrormorph Management Division
- Agent Plato, Aegis
- Governor Glen Hurst of Cydonia
- Commander Vincent Woodard, Cydonia Security Chief
- Chief Jeremiah Sarkin, New Atlantis Security Chief
- Chief Dalitso Pretorius, Gagarin Landing Security Chief
- Commander Saira Hatoum, Londinion Forward Base 441
- Commander Natara, SY-920
- Captain Rayna Marquez, The Den
- Lt. Gualter Azevedo, Quartermaster for Terrormorph Management Division HQ
Factions[]
- UC Navy
- UC Vanguard
- UC System Defense
- UC Xenowarfare Division (defunct)
- UC Navigator Corps (defunct)
- UC Security & Safety
Notes[]
- According to the developers, the United Colonies represent an idealized version of the “space republic” common to science fiction.
- Citizenship in the UC has many benefits, but it is not automatic.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bethesda Softworks for Starfield, The story so far, 15 August 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bethesda Softworks via YouTube, Starfield: Official Gameplay Reveal, uploaded 12 June 2022
- ↑ @StarfieldGame, via Twitter, In accordance with the Treaty of Narion, the UC controls 3 star systems at the heart of humanity’s earliest interstellar endeavors. Society in UC space is bound by military tradition, civic pride, and science built on the vestiges of mankind’s oldest remaining history., posted on August 29, 2023
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 r/Starfield: Easter eggs found in "Into the Starfield" documentary. Factions, star systems, and more