Starfield:Vanguard Orientation Hall
The Vanguard Orientation Hall is a location within MAST Tower in New Atlantis. It serves as a way to learn the history of the United Colonies. The hall is broken up into multiple sections, each with a series of murals and an accompanying voiceover about a section of the galaxy's history.
Sections[edit]
The End Of Earth[edit]
In 2150, humanity learned that Earth's magnetosphere would collapse sometime in the next half-century, eliminating all life on the planet.
Decisive action was required. But the secure transit of an entire civilization would require a new type of cooperation, a new type of courage, a new type of union. Thus, in 2059, the United Colonies was formed to make that journey possible.
Just one year later, the Galileo, the first of many colony ships, touched down here on Jemison, beginning a new era of human history:
The age of the United Colonies.
New Factions Rise[edit]
From their foundation the United Colonies strove to provide all their citizens with opportunity, security, and peace.
But there were those among the UC that still wanted something more - independence. So, in 2161, the UC issued the Centaurus Proclamation, granting the UC citizens the right to settle distant worlds and form their own sovereign powers.
It wasn't long until the first new faction - the Freestar Collective - was formally organized in 2188,
Later followed by House Va'ruun, revealing themselves to the universe in 2230.
The Serpent's Crusade[edit]
Beginning in 2240, House Va'ruun forces declared an all-out war on the rest of human civilization, initiating the "Serpent's Crusade".
For the next 23 years, thousands of Freestar, UC, and independent souls were killed by agents of House Va'ruun in the name of their serpent god.
It was only with the death of their founder in 2263, and with the succession of his heir, Jarek, that House Va'ruun finally sued for peace.
There remains, however, select members of House Va'ruun who refuse to recognize the cessation of hostilities their leaders established.
Conflict Among the Stars[edit]
Of the many conflicts between the galaxy's factions, none was more brutal than the recent Colony War between the UC and Freestar Collective. Set off by the unauthorized colonization of Vesta's Pride in 2308 - a direct violation of the Narion treaty - the colony war spread quickly across the galaxy.
Both sides deployed every tool at their disposal: armadas of warships, mechanized combat platforms - or "mechs" - even bioengineered alien creatures - the infamous UC xenoweapons.
It was only in 2311, at the Battle of Cheyenne, that the scales finally tipped. The Freestar Collective, utilizing their civilian fleet as a human shield, successfully crippled the superior United Colonies Navy.
After their shocking victory against the galaxy's greatest navy, the Freestar Collective offered terms of peace, which the Colonies, out of an interest in staving off any further human cost, accepted. The galaxy has been rebuilding ever since.
The Battle of Niira[edit]
Few settled worlds were left untouched by the Colony War. But nowhere could the viciousness of the modern warfare be seen more clearly than the Freestar planet of Niira
Initially occupied by United Colonies forces as a forward operating position, repeated attempts to take and retake the planet by Collective forces led only to devastation.
Swathes of the world were transformed into scorched husks, a nightmarish testament to the depths of human ingenuity and human cruelty.
And today Niira remains a continuing reminder of the horrors of unfettered war.
The Terror of Londinion[edit]
In the midst of the Colony War, a different kind of tragedy struck the UC city of Londinion. A newly constructed but critical supply center for the United Colony's war effort, Londinion found itself overrun by one of the galaxy's most mysterious predators = the Terrormorph.
A rare but pervasive threat to all human civilized worlds, Terrormorphs swept over the city seemingly out of nowhere, on a scale never before seen in recorded history. Valiant efforts by the UC Millitary slowed the onslaught, but the creatures proved unstoppable.
Ultimately, the decision was made to destroy the Londinion spaceport - sealing off the city, the outbreak... and its citizenry from the galaxy at large.
The tragedy of Londinion is mourned by the UC to this day.
The Armistice[edit]
After the devastation wrought by the Colony war, the UC and Freestar Collective came together to ratify a treaty known as "The Armistice". Both sides agreed to a vast reduction in standing forces and that Xenoweapons and Mech warfare would be outlawed.
All related research was sealed away, accessible only in cases of dire emergency.
But the Collective had another demand - that the active commanders of the UC military stand trial for their actions.
The United Colonies, in the interest of peace and galactic security, agreed. In 2311, three United Colonies senior officers were found guilty. Commander Henry Durant, General Indira Rastogi, and Fleet Admiral Francois Sanon, known better as "Vae Victis". All mere sentenced to death for their actions, bringing the colony war to close and returning peace to the galaxy at long last.
Vanguard is Born[edit]
It was into this new world that the Vanguard was born.
An official branch of the UC Navy, the Vanguard is the United Colony's volunteer fleet,
Serving a myriad of security, logistical, and reconnaissance roles.
And after a sufficient length of service, UC citizenship is guaranteed to every Vanguard member. Open to captains, regardless of origin, the Vanguard is leading the charge to protect and support the citizens of the United Colonies, wherever in the galaxy they may be.
UC Citizen[edit]
No one is born a UC citizen; only through service to the UC can one hope to earn one's citizenship.
But the UC prides itself on taking care of its people. Cost of living controls means UC citizens pay less than their foreign counterparts for needs big and small.
All citizens are issued a grant upon joining to get themselves on their feet. And only UC citizens have the opportunity to purchase property, getting the chance to live in one of the most beautiful cities in the settled systems.
By joining the Vanguard today, you too can begin earning your place here, in the heard of galactic civilization - as a citizen of the United Colonies.
