Lore:United Colonies

The United Colonies is a government comprising of a few star systems within the Settled Systems. It is a direct successor the the former Earth governments, formed initially with a mandate to transport the entire civilization to the Stars due to the degradation of Earth's magnetosphere in 2150. It is led by a supreme decision-making Cabinet, with the head chair being an elected President. Citizenship is contingent of a varying amount of years of service the the United Colonies Public, either in the Military, Administrative, or Science divisions.

History
The United Colonies was first established in the year 2159, on the planet Earth, to facilitate the spread of humanity amongst the stars. One year later in 2160, the Galileo colony ship touched down on Jemison and established New Atlantis. In 2161, the United Colonies issued the Centaurus Proclamation, which granted UC citizezns the right to settle worlds and form their own sovreign powers. This resulted in the birth of The Freestar Collective in 2188 and House Va'ruun which revealed themselves in 2230.