Federation (Escape Velocity Nova)
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In the computer game Escape Velocity Nova, the Federation is one of the principle governments.
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History
At the start of the game, the Federation is the latest in a line of Earth based governments. The first explorers from Earth to go faster than the speed of light used devices known as hypergates, developed by Omata Kane. Humans settled other habitable planets and quickly formed an organization known as the Colonial Council. The Council made first contact with the Vell-os, a group of telepathic humans who had left Earth centuries before and benefited from their advanced technology. Eventually a breakaway group of humans left the Colonial Council and settled planets beyond the star Polaris, taking that name for their people. When the Council recontacted the Polaris, it became clear that they would not tolerate any interference from the Council. When the Council sent a diplomatic delegation, it was never heard from again, prompting the Council to declare war on the Polaris. The Vell-os opposed this war, and destroyed the Council's invasion fleet before it reached Polaris space. A fifty year long war then broke out between the Council and the Vell-os. The Vell-os, being small in numbers, eventually lost this war and were enslaved by mainstream humanity.
After the war ended, many of the colonies to the south seceded from the Council and formed a loose confederation known as the Auroran Empire. Once again the Council was thrust into war, this time to regain the lost colonies. Although they did not defeat all of the groups which made up the Aurorans, one group known as Armetis eventually turned to terrorism. One former council member, who was disenchanted with the Colonial Council gave Armetis the codes to the hypergate system. Armetis destroyed Earth's hypergate, which sent shock waves throughout the system, enough to isolate many of the former Council worlds.
It took two hundred years before Earth based ships were capable of exceeding the speed of light. They recontacted many of the former worlds, which formed an alliance with Earth. Earth forces attempted to invade the Aurorans, with little success. As a result they decided to pool their resources and form the Federation.
The Federation created an investigative body known as the Bureau of Internal Investigations. The Bureau, as it is known, was created to investigate and remove subversive influence in the Federation it also was created with the intention of reunifying humanity under the Federation. The Bureau uses illegal and unconstitutional means to accomplish its goals. They also use the help of Vell-os slaves. The Bureau is so pervasive that some Federation citizens charge that it runs the government. Many of the Federation's leading citizens have started a rebellion against the Bureau.
Population
Populationwise, the Federation lies somewhere between the Polaris and the Aurorans. Few references to the populations of Federation worlds are ever given. Yet Snowmelt in the Fomalhaut system, with 10 billion people, is described as being the most populous planet in Federation space after Earth, if Earth's artificial ring of spaceports and shipyards, the Kane Belt, is included in that figure. It can therefore be assumed that the Federation population is somewhere in the high billions.
Ships
The Federation Navy is technologically in the middle. They are less powerful than the Polaris but more advanced than the Aurorans. Their ships include:
- Federation Viper
- Federation Anaconda
- Federation Scout Ship
- Federation Patrol Boat
- RAGE Gunboat (Bureau Only)
- Federation Destroyer
- Federation Carrier
There are, of course, multiple variations of these ship types.
External links
- Federation Ships (http://www.evula.com/survival_guide/evn-ships/federation.html)
- Federation Government (http://www.evula.com/survival_guide/evn-govt/federation.html)