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...elevate itself to the position of a new Chinese dynasty), and the numerous Independent planets and habitats known colloquially as "Indies".

...two imperial houses have reconciled somewhat, though they remain separate states. East Lotic was also involved in the Intercontinental Alliance, and its mil ==Former PGU States==

===Commonwealth of Independent Systems(Russia)=== ===Independent===

| Independent Enclave [[Category:Rim States]] [[category:PC States]]

...ed into a supranational union, the PACT remains a collection of individual states. In structure and function it more closely resembles NATO or NAFTA. Notable member-states of the PACT include the following:

=Home States= ...ave demonstrated either the military strength or diplomatic tact to remain independent for a prolonged period, but their futures are not assured and they, on the

...d, also known as the Risen Empire is a constellation of several dozen city-states and fortresses that dot a stretch of land about quarter the size of the Ble ...en with 20 background dots instead of 10. Characters have to be relatively independent and connected to social groups.

| Independent Enclave Political Alignment: Independent, ZOCU aligned

...notes to flesh out later. One thing to keep in mind is that even most Rim states would likely be past the point basic scarcity. Of course, we ourselves on E Your usual setup for backwards Rim states that don't have the production or institutions to make it obsolete.

<b>Kerrus [[Nefer]].</b> Independent Explorer-Corporates living in a Postie Relic. <br> '''Koffee: [[Corrigedor]]. ''' The Next Generation of the United States

! style="background: Gray" colspan="2" | Divided Independent [[Category:Second Sphere NPC Powers]] [[Category:Expanse States]]

...an observer) that with the formation of the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]] the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ceases to exist.<br /> ...e Government of the [[United States]] and [[State continuity of the Baltic states#No final decision on non-recognition policy|a number of other countries]] d

...lean on to give you goodies, and some Independent worlds even have client states which form a small but still significant alliance. On the other hand, being

...'Diamond Age of Posthumanity' under the Overculture. Individual Earther states steadily subsumed into a single pan-human government. ...ple become known as Revenants. All sorts of strange retropolities and new states are created by people awakening from what they dimly recall as the Upload D

==Notable Earth states with militaries== :The disputed succession of the United Americas lead to the western states of the USA forming their own nation, though heavily influenced by dominant

...an indeterminate conflict against the core worlds over rights, ZOCU member-states have achieved their autonomy but now labour under a number of treaty limita Cobbled together out of political expediency and grievances, the ESA member states are a diverse collection of governments with only one major ideological com

=Member States= :Group of independent African colonies in the Baatsi system that united under a central governmen

...accelerate their economic and political development into fully independent states of the Earth Sphere with the aid of an already established power. In theory ...abbreviated as zoo, the Office of Strategic Superluminal Operations was an independent paramilitary department established by writ of the General Assembly shortly

You are the crew of an independent survey vessel, the ''Drake'', on a mission deep in the colonial rim beyond ::Independent since the war, the former American colony of Corriegdor. An temperate oce

...er folk. Legally it established itself as a Planetary State of the United States of America. As a planetary state, it sends representatives back to the hom The next wave occurred during 2115 to the collapse of independent FTL drives, this wave was fill of settlers who believed that America was ce

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...Pacific Combine (which includes Japan, Korea, Australia and the old ASEAN states). Each of these groups, together with various non-aligned nations, has sen ...and began to gain far more connection to their fellow colonists than their states or regions back home. The fact that neither Martian nor Jovian colonies whe

...here might be some way to bring about reform to a world of petty bickering states bound together only by a decayed relic. But for now, those are problems are 1 x Independent Test Unit (1 Lancelot)<br>

...is volume will suggest that in fact ZOCU does have a shared ideology: that states should be sovereign over their internal and external affairs. ...have traced this to the need by the established great powers of the United States and Europe to match the hugely populous rising powers of China and India, b

...the now defunct Grand Heptarchy. Like the rest of the so called “Unstable” states it has been deeply wounded by the unrest and open warfare that has followed ...far largely remained on the sidelines of renewed fighting in the Unstable States, it seems unlikely that it will be able to, or even desire to remain neutra

==Member States== ...s history as a possession of Hyundai Heavy Industries. Although long since independent, its Korean inhabitants never quite left the corporate roots behind and con

...e of all-important He3 fuel - instituted a full energy embargo on the ZOCU states. ...contained but rising power block in ZOCU and an increasing number of vital states emboldened by the Core’s withdrawal.

:: In the lawless fringes of human space, pirate states and other throwbacks to ages long-gone thrive. ...the end results are oftentimes just as capable as transgenics from ZOCU or independent Expanse worlds.

...an indeterminate conflict against the core worlds over rights, ZOCU member-states have achieved their autonomy but now labour under a number of treaty limita ==Independent Enclave==

...tion in foreign policy that advocates outreach to the 'reasonable' Magnate states such as More and Hyperborea, in order to minimise the chance of future host ...pendent, it must expand. The League is excellently placed to influence Rim states and provide them with security, technology and developmental aid, and in ex

...ll as a philosophical one. In general Spinward White Flame tend to be more independent of the centre, but also more deeply monopolistic and maintaining their anci ...an effort that has given much success to those who pursue it. Indeed most states in Paradise have laws that allow only Dark Roseagents to enter such ruins.

...ing Expanse units have been made available for export. Expanse powers are independent enclaves unaligned with the major power blocs of the First Space War. Special: Expanse states pay 12 supply for unmodified Type 073-C Hainan Corvettes. Treated as Civili

| Independent Enclave [[Category:FBH's_club]] [[category:PC States]]

...exhausted and their dozens of distant space colonies soon found themselves independent, as the empires fractured. New political ideas, some more radical than othe The Terran Hegemony is an alliance of Terran states dominated by Sol. It is made up of roughly 11 systems, including the major

...te groups, they had little or no connection beyond culture with the nation-states of Earth. Founded under extra-national charters or surprisingly often enti ...es on UN-owned infrastructure and ‘special dispensations’ from a number of independent colonies. The latter case has resulted from the fact that ARROWs have beco

...sundered. Therund itself is now nothing but a wasteland, and its successor states squabble over what remains. To the east, the Sea People cast covetous eyes ...s over the ocean to the east, or southwards along the coast to the warring states in the south. Once, it travelled further still, to the island of Therund it

...lar Federation has completely phased beam weapons into service, with other states lagging behind. :'''Size:''' N/A (independent unit)

=== New Sargasso City-States === The New Sargasso City States is a politico-economic union of wealthy city-states that settled the small islands of the New Sargasso Sea on Chiron. The NSCS

...in the world has been upset. Propelled by the Steam Revolution, the nation states of Rose Europe have spread the arm of imperialism across the globe. Empires ...stic ways of the natives before the Toyotomi invasion. The people here are independent minded and don't necessarily view the Home Islands as all ''that'' much mor

...gaged in the largest war in history. With an alliance of Earth and Martian states, together with their various space habitats and colonies on Mercury and Ven ...her colonial nations) the Federation Council ordered the setting up of the Independent Tactical Armoured Counter Terrorism unit INTACT. This elite unit would use

...n that Tykhestan is simply an interim District of the Commonwealth, not an independent nation. A remarkable . The Provisional Government insists all traffic throu ...vely little influence. Nevertheless while the Logothete and the Rauka hold independent sovereignty the two offices formed a flexible but strong union; the Rauka i

...ger of keeping a large, sometimes restless underclass, the most successful states at the height of elven power found that the advantages of a well-managed hu ...th, they were able to concentrate sufficient population to form completely independent realms in only a few places and the present Darktime is unlikely to have im

...al brushfire wars developed in space, and several colonies became formally independent. Many of these colonies and several earth nations took steps to adapt thems ...North American Alliance, South American Union and Organization of Pacific States (taking in the former ASEAN countries, Japan and Korea) are the leading pow

===Independent=== : '''Independent''': Special Government Multipliers

Most ZOCU media tends to play up the similarities between different ZOCU states, and present them as good in as much as they fit in with one another's syst ...tend to be a bit similar to European stereotypes of people from the United States. Loud, rich, brash and sometimes witless, if ultimately perhaps well meanin

| Commonwealth of Independent States ...such a backwater planet. It is a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

...an indeterminate conflict against the core worlds over rights, ZOCU member-states have achieved their autonomy but now labour under a number of treaty limita Cobbled together from political expediency and grievances, the ESA member states are a diverse collection of governments with only one major ideological com

...ers, these ships are the core of the SFN fleet. Though capable of limited independent operations, they generally serve as battleship escorts and as mainline anti ...of new ''Ares'' class battleships, the old warhorse was sold off to allied states. While a bit outdated, the ''Kilimanjaro''-class is still a battleship cap

Special: Rim States pay 1/2 Supply for unmodified WZ-473s<br> Special: Rim States pay 1/2 Supply for unmodified T-75s<br>

...Germanian Empire, the Hellesphere, Gondwana, not to mention sundry smaller states. ...in the midst of a depression) and Gondwana put enough pressure onto other states that ratification became a possibility. The final push towards broad ratif

...s, and emerged from the long night as one of the most powerful independent states in the system.

...Among the latter was the issuance of Letters of Marque by several Zodiac states, allowing for armed auxiliaries to fight for their nation. After the war s ...aven's Shore and APEX-579 their status has been legally formalized. Still independent, but with the full force of Admirality law behind them.

:New Sargasso City States (+20 Manpower, +20 Training, +10 Morale, +40 Fractal, +20 Logistics, +2 Wea ====Ori-3) New Sargasso City States====

Special: Pac-Am states pay 1/2 supply for unmodified Cherokee IIs<br> ...lead to various other designs, including the ''Gundam'', the New Orenburg Independent Corps ''Geraint'', and the ground-type Leonid. Unlike the base Leonid, the

...ers, these ships are the core of the SFN fleet. Though capable of limited independent operations, they generally serve as battleship escorts and as mainline anti ...of new ''Ares'' class battleships, the old warhorse was sold off to allied states. While a bit outdated, the ''Kilimanjaro''-class is still a battleship cap

...irmed to actually be prototype combat-use mobile suits a number of Pacific states had already instituted a program to construct a true superfighter. Shrouded It was only in 2190 that the United States officially unveiled these fighters and even today their full performance sp

...ligned Rouran Khanate that exists in some timelines. The alternative is an independent Rouran. '''The Papal States'''<br>

...cement remains controversial, and upgraded models continue to be built for states throughout known space. It is well-armed and reasonably armored, but it ha ...with the balance being expended as target ships or forwarded on to client-states like the Republic of Cynus and the White Rose Kingdom.

...als that would break the Empire up into a loose confederacy of independent states.

The Republic of Temasek is an independent, unaligned colony located within the Expanse. It was founded by a longshot ...es of war was hard to pass up. Being a neutral nation close to two warring states, Temasek also took an active role in accepting refugees fleeing the war, an

==A Short History of Independent Makemake== ...came a battleground between the UES and Gaubertist sympathetic Kuiper belt states, the SSRK in particular. CISC Internal Troops stationed there and Battlegro

...rious mining communities in the Karkov mountain range and the various city-states of the once-prosperous Rostov Heartland. ...nly in that it is one of the more militant and powerful of the independent states.

Archetype: Independent World<br> Government: Commonwealth/Collective of smaller states headed by military leadership <br>

*0550: ('''GENERAL''') The Great Roar disrupts many surviving states. ...mortal slaves of the Gods and elder civilizations to scattered tribes and independent polises, some of significance. The Astroclassical was a heroic age of flou

:The Independent Tactical Armoured Counter Terrorism unit. The Solar Federation's mecha-SS, ===States===

='''States & Colonies'''= ...separated by great distances, thus allowing them to develop into separate states. Often less technologically advanced groups were deployed nearer sites that

...Novas. The French government claims that it was merely conducting its own, independent, operation at the same time as the Elites struck. Few people believe this.< ...ss could be far more, he knew that, so he decided to head on to the United States and see if he could find some new company there that'd give him some glamou

...ile slowly focusing the newly forged nation outwards after the union as an independent section of the deep Chinese arm.

:Forces: 13th Independent Mobile Squadron around the Battlecarrier Red Lily, 5th Amphibious Task Grou Originally a semi-independent scouting and exploration arm, after the First Reflex War it was officially

...s'' were produced and equipped a number of elite units like New Orenburg’s Independent Corps, seeing action in such infamous late war incidents as the antimatter ...lead to various other designs, including the ''Gundam'', the New Orenburg Independent Corps ''Geraint'', and the ground-type ''Leonid''. Unlike the basic ''Leoni

...adence that the moon can provide its visitors. Built around the old United States military station Olympus, the Olympus dome has transcended its humble origi *The Olympus colony is under independent administration but no visa is required for holders of Chinese or FSA citize

...gning of the Antarctic Treaty between Zeon, the Federation and other major states. This outlawed the use of weapons of mass destruction and defined a number ...from the Federation, officially or unofficially. Likewise, many Earthside states have begun to chafe under the Federation bureaucracy.

*Ability: Independent Investors! Can spend domestically generated Economy tokens as if they were ...agonistic ethea, and as a result can mix freely without restriction. Also states that have similar antagonistic ethos but different non-antagonistic ethoses

Second there are colonists from the Expanse states of Themescria and Sumatra. The humans settled without knowing that there w ...the natives hands, but this policy has met only limited success as various independent traders have been more than willing to supply the Chchula with technology.

| Independent Enclave [[category:PC States]]

*Rim States: Friendly *Rim States with the Treaty of Sirius: Allied

...lete. Rather than maintain vast numbers of expensive combat machines, most states now hire mercenary armies in times of crisis. ...managed to stand successfully against the entire Sol Union and stay fully independent (as opposed to Special Autonomous regions like Russia and Brazil). China ha

One part idol, one part officer of state, one part intercontinental independent cruising anti-landmass strategic superweapon. Possessing supranormal abili ...vant's open support for democratisation groups within the UAE. The member states of the UAE are progressive and liberal mostly up until the point where it i

...r a hundred millenia of war that the hyperspace again became permeable and independent superluminal travel became possible. The war entered an ever deadlier phas ...Tivilin planets and cities still exist, however many of them live as mind states inside their computer systems.

...itation for other powers, and for a long time the area was a set of vassal states, for the Realm, for Distant Gem, or for the fabled Risen Empire before it s ...of its roads has long allowed for trade to flow through it, with guild and independent caravans bringing cargos of raw materials from the interior to the hungry m

...It also successfully maintained the peace between Earth's surviving nation states and has had a strong, moderating, centrist effect on politics for many of t ...ergovernmental organization or, if the latter, what sort of unit - whether states, nations or even the many interest groups and lobbying coalitions with a vo

...gnificantly superior electronics to smaller ships and are fully capable of independent operations.<br> The primary instrument of military policy for more aerospace-inclined states, fleet carriers can launch enough aircraft to dominate almost any battlespa

...d the Cadmeans to enforce their claims via leverage on Gaia, forcing other states with less resources to settle their exocolonies on more distant systems. T ...ian Empire was a combination of directly administered provinces and client states and was notorious for its grinding poverty, a far cry from its ancient hist

...the '''Final Armistice''', ending political distinctions among the nation-states of Earth and space. ...sper families have united under the banner of a handful of autonomous city-states across the New Order's territory, now known as the Peers.

...ill sworn at induction, and repeated annually. Today, it is essentially an independent arm of the Belkan military, with its own command structure, logistics and s ...n in the early 90s, the economic fallout of the asteroid impact led to the states in question refocusing their efforts on their core voter base, along with t

...der its wing, taxing the energy trade in exchange for security. Its client states can be accepted into the clade by adoptation in the various tribes and dyna ...s is the worst. Each tribe has its own spymaster and agents, and each runs independent operations - sometimes at the discretion and with the endorsement of the st

...play a large roll in shaping it, but is very much a mixed blessing. Large states are far harder to police and oversee, leaving gaps in a nation's defenses i Some races are more powerful than others independent of their level of advancement, either because they are some nonhuman being

...carefully weighed against economic and political realities. Several other states (mostly small nations on the mainland or archipelago polities) are also nea ...ommon in the more central zones, much of the construction in West Side was independent work without oversight of any sort. As a result, even the more sensible str

...re established, Kanon asserted independence and joined Londenium and other states of the Expanse to form the Zodiac Outworld Colonies Union. A constitution d ...within the KG is the legion, an organisation analogous to a battalion with independent training, funding, and to some extent, loyalties.

...st polities may have abolished their institutions of policing and carceral states, but continue to investigate crimes, protect the community with militias an * Rumpus states have roughly halved loudness: not being taken seriously cuts both ways.

...o the surface to scavenge. Various peoples claim to be descendants of city states, empires, kingdoms, merchant republics and stateless nomadic peoples. ...pt to life soley underground. Others survived, adapting to sources of food independent of the surface. Others still were quite fortunate and discovered a black st

...ncipalities''' is a confederation of twelve small, meteographically linked states located predominantly in the lower orbits of Ardjet. Faced with sustained c ...hey spent most of their resources competing with one another as completely independent countries. From the second half of the 47th century, long-standing cooling

# $20,000 of DI-independent spending representing your initial standing military. ...ust as arrogant and superior as any other reHuman and as a polity Revenant states are hardly shy at using force when needed. They also often pack unexpected

::Some EU states suffered from either small loyalist populations, had barely suppressed revo ...ion.... And it can equally be said that some colonies are truely depressed states of the horror-story sense.

In 2020, the United States and China were well on their way to returning to the moon in a quiet race. ...various Earthside nations to space forced stiff competition, though a few independent prospectors still hunt among the orbital ruins for something to sell.

...ed Battlestar Galactica is the archetype here, where (like a number of Sol states) emergent technologies were sealed away for the greater good.<br> --A small independent artillery unit

...te or gravity rather than the total absence of these things. Most starting states should therefore select their initial planet, upon which all or a majority When designing starting planets for player states and NPCs, players select particularly prominent Features from the list whic

...current affairs, and surprising holds a rather critical view of the United States government and its writers are often accused. ...ill focusing on heroic units and leaders. It has some popularity in other states, but is one of the more popular shows on State TV.

...he Republic of Romari-Kessle. The Republic as it stands is made up of five states each with an elector count. Every ten years the Electors come together and ...l, though society remains relatively peaceful and prosperous. Grevians are independent and strongly dedicated to maintaining their own ways, yet the ancient graft

...as given life to the region for generations. Once fiercly independent city states, they were bound together in a lightning campaign conducted by First Sword

Nations-states are the intended primary player style of Ruins, these are the planets locat ...'': A nearby system is under your thumb, either as three independent small states underneath you or 1 larger state indirectly guided by you.

...ed. ZOCU may maintain a mothball fleet of up to 25 hulls; non-ZOCU Sirius states may maintain up to 3 hulls. These must be available for inspection by UN o ::Some EU states suffered from either small loyalist populations, had barely suppressed revo

==Federated States of America== ...ced ones on Earth. The combined territories are now known as the Federated States of America, a republic with a civilian government that is heavily influence

Eventually the Berber EU states got together to found a colony. It was a productive symbol of North African :Financially Independent (+ 60 Pop, + 100 Wealth, + 100 PIP)

'''Responsible''': You are responsible to someone else rather than being independent, and will be given a series of missions to complete every quarter ...' – New Goa'uld technology and experimentation. The beginnings of stargate-independent power projection to the regional level on starship drives that travel tens

...s resulted in the people of Tharsis, the most powerful of the Martian city-states and several of its allies to declare war against the increasingly repressiv Society was restructured, with the officials of NUN member states and their families granted status in the patrician class so long as they sw

...een relegated to home guard forces or sold/provided to third-world Expanse states, making them a reasonably common sight in smaller militaries. ...ZOCU cruiser was the inevitable and welcome result of their confidence as states. Eventually joined (like almost all ZOCU shipbuilding projects) by all the

...fied. Another is that the English internet remains dominated by the United States of America, which as far as stories go is also highly unified. Finally, sto ...d limits. The Plant People have often built up their chosen race or polity independent of any rules or structure, and as a result frequently have to try and force

The Empire lacks many of the vast bureaucratic institutions that make up states such as the Freehold, instead land is governed and local law set out and en ...r Imperials, with few of the local differences that characterize those two states. This has led to a unity of effort which has served the Freehold well so fa

...failure states). It does, however, run a social safety net, funded via an independent "shadow economy"-essentially a command economy. This societal safety net pr ...conds to speak takes less than one. Psychological researchers from Magnate states have also posited that the guttural, alien structure of CSPL are a great ps

...me basics can be understood. The Mastery engaged in a war with a group of states that possessed their own pre-Ragnarok weaponry and potent magics, though ul ...nd luckily for the Mastery, one not capitalized on by the various fringing states that otherwise poses no threat to the Mastery.

...rally manage themselves independently. Ruled by small kingdoms, these city states are not particularly hostile to other larger powers, but nor are they immed ...a persistent buff. The level of the buff is dependent on the state of the independent province providing it. If the nation falls out of favour with you, you will

...five centuries to the First Charter signed between several of the largest states on Lusitania and the Princedom of Ophiussa. Lusitania had already been a m ...an honorable and/or durable peace. Unfortunately, several smaller League states were determined to extract their 'pound of flesh' and pushed for a hardline

...y - they left few survivors. As these attacks increased several exploring states petitioned the Asgard for help. While at first the characteristically insu ...e great coalitions were not content to let the other steal a march. Other states that had been essentially uninvolved in the conflict were likewise moved to

...challengeable dominant military force in the region, similar to the United States of America on Earth in the 1990's.

...s means that almost no Jalk now exist which maintain their intended mental states. Without the intended form of rigid, instinctive discipline, the Jalk have ...a fact of which many of them are justifiable proud. Various Namitsu nation states spread themselves out into the galaxy, eagerly settling even marginal syste

...it was not for the fact that the Labyrinth is also full of notable system-states. Unlike the neobarbs found across much of the Cloud that are all that's le ...e Jardini to make unexpected inroads into even nominally Imperial-friendly states.<br>

...ty has also brought an end to the Empire and left a patchwork of successor states in its wake. ...and an unswerving desire to discover all secrets. Magic is seen not as an independent natural force or a mechanistic tool, but as the fundamental force that bind

...five, providing five net points of benefit. A character may have multiple independent backgrounds So for example, a retired general may have the positive relati *'''United States Army''': Resources 4/Cipher 1

Early/baseline/resource/ores/quiet/migration/resources/broken/energy independent/solidarity/ouster/depression/giant robots rule/fort up Special: Only available to rim/indie/expanse league states<br>

...and 11 after factoring in the PD Laser's accuracy. Each laser has its own independent AI. : Built by ClinTech for the Federated States, the Pulsar is a state of the art assault VARG. Multitask systems reduce mu

...ergent Advancement can only service, repair or reuse equipment produced by states within 1 deviation of their Rank (i.e.: a DA3 state can repair eq. DA2 or D ...carrier launched aircraft. '''Cost: 0, if included in larger ships;''' '''Independent squadrons: 1'''

...nly rarely encountered outside of the city-complexes, and only in advanced states of disrepair. The darkness outside of the cities appears to be entirely saf ...ng to life aboard them has been a variety of maintenance robots in varying states of repair. The last of these craft to be boarded contained a fairly substan

| Independent Enclave Adhara's current close ties to the United States are partially because of historical respect. DARPA's work on soldier system

...s Avalonis, the city of Avalon. For the next four hundred years, both city states existed in a cold war state. <br> ...e Guild. By 300 AE, the Council of Archmages and the Guild of Mages became independent political entities within the Avalonian Imperium. While everyone was techni

...ity. The international '''A Project''' was quickly organised by the member states of NEET with several goals in mind: ...storage for long journeys. Like the Amahara, they are capable in theory of independent warp. The Albion brought fair amount of spare parts in case they ran into t