New Alliance of Free Stars

The New Alliance of Free Stars is the usual name used to refer to the loose confederation of races that fights against the Ur-Quan Hierarchy and the Ur-Quan Kohr-Ah in the Second Doctrinal Conflict using guerilla tactics and undermining Ur-Quan rule. It is the continuation of the Alliance of Free Stars.

History
The Ur-Quan Slave War (CE 2098 to 2134) was a major galactic conflict between the Hierarchy of Battle Thralls and the Alliance of Free Stars that resulted in the decisive defeat of the Alliance. The Shofixti fought to their own extinction, the Arilou Lalee'lay vanished before the fighting was over, and the Yehat switched sides while the Chenjesu, Mmrnmhrm, Humans and Syreen were put under slave shields.

In the late stages of the war, the Human's Corridor Nine dispatched a top-secret scientific expedition to investigate Precursor artifacts on Unzervalt. Those Humans lost contact with Earth but managed to go unnoticed by the Hierarchy, and thus stood as the only free colony of any Alliance race. The Captain was born on Unzervalt around the end of the war, and in 2155 he piloted a newly built Precursor tugboat to Earth, where he came into contact with Commander Hayes aboard the Earth Starbase and learned of the fate of the old Alliance. At that point, they resurrected the coalition, choosing from four optional names: the New Alliance of Free Stars, The Concordance of Alien Nations, The United Federation of Worlds, or The Empire of {the name that Player 1 picks for The Captain}.

From its humble reincarnation, it was as a guerrilla army consisting of one Starbase, two ships, and 2,051 Human crew. The spirit of the Alliance had endured 20 years of subjugation as original members were keen to re-enlist, hitherto uncontacted worlds enlisted, and a pair of Battle Thralls were (possibly) persuaded to defect and fight to liberate our corner of the galaxy from Ur-Quan rule.

However in 2177 (Kessari Timeline), the New Alliance collapsed due to the destruction of Hyperspace towards the end of the Second Doctrinal Conflict. The Captain builds a new Flagship during this time and reunites the Alliance races into the League of Sentient Races, along with a few ex-Hierarchy species, all in a bid to find a solution to the Hyperspace problem.

Command Structure
The Captain of The Flagship is the founder and leader of the New Alliance, taking charge of all exploration, foreign relations, military command, trade and resource gathering. Commander Hayes is in charge of the Earth Starbase and serves as the main liaison with Allied starship captains, as well as providing logistical support to the Captain. As other races join the Alliance, their leaders contribute to its missions, especially Fwiffo, the Spathi captain, Talana, Hayes' counterpart at the Syreen starbase, and Braky Girdy the First, Queen of the newly reunited Pkunk and Yehat.

Headquarters
The Earth Starbase is an Ur-Quan-built Starbase that has been in Earth's orbit since the Human surrender to the Hierarchy in 2134. The facility is operated by a crew of 2000 Humans under the leadership of Starbase Commander Hayes, formerly of Star Control. The base was meant to function as a servicing and refueling station for Hierarchy ships in the surrounding area, so it was stocked with the most advanced Ur-Quan automation technology available to repair and refuel the wide variety of vessels in the Hierarchy fleets. A resupply vessel from the Hierarchy was scheduled to visit the station every five years, but the schedule was interrupted in 2147 by the Second Doctrinal War when all Kzer-Za forces were recalled to fight the Kohr-Ah.

Fleet
The Precursor tug constructed at Unzervalt becomes the The Flagship and beacon of hope of the New Alliance. Even with limited modules, it is able to hold it's own in battle and convince vanquished allies to rejoin the fight. It can carry up to ten Planet Landers that are vital to the Alliance for collecting resources and devices while exploring the surfaces of planets. When the Flagship first calls at Earth, it is escorted by only the Tobermoon, the last of the Earthling Cruisers. As the Alliance grows, fifteen different ships become available for service in the fleet. Up to twelve ships at a time can escort the flagship and crew members can rotate between any of them.

Members
The New Alliance can gain access of up to 13 members, though some only provide ships or technology based on their circumstances.


 * Chmmr
 * Earthlings
 * Orz
 * Shofixti
 * Spathi
 * Supox
 * Syreen
 * Utwig
 * Thraddash
 * Zoq-Fot-Pik

Other races provide support such as ships or advice in the case of the Arilou.


 * Pkunk and Yehat
 * Arilou Lalee'lay