Federation of Allied Species

The Federation of Allied Species is the primary protagonist faction in Star Control Origins. Founded by the Mu’kay in the strictest of secrecy, they remained the lone members of the resistance amongst the Scryve Empire. Even then, the secret nature of the Federation meant that the Mu’kay never took militaristic action against the Scryve until the arrival of humanity.

History

The Federation of Allied Species began as a hobby of the Mu’kay, something to keep them from getting bored during their enslavement by the Scryve. Due to the secretive nature of such an enterprise, the Mu’kay remained the only members of the Federation for quite some time, to avoid the attention of the Scryve Empire and the subsequent annihilation of their species.

In time, the Mu’kay would be visited by humanity, who would assist the Mu’kay in a number of different ways and were the second species to be granted membership into the Federation. As humanity was trying to recruit allies in the fight against the Scryve, the Federation was adopted as the principle example of this effort, with the Mu’kay taking a leading role in the war effort.

However, it soon came to light that the Tywom, who had been attempting to join the Federation for years, had violated the core tenet of the Federation, the Principle Dictate, that mandates that Federation members and indeed other alien races shouldn’t interfere in the development of pre-spaceflight species. Humanity was able to defend the Tywom by pointing out they saved them from the Scryve and the Tywom officially joined the Federation as its third member.

As the war effort grew and the humans began to spread out, the Captain of the Vindicator was able to form a number of alliances with different species who subsequently joined the Federation. Whilst there was tension between these different species, the Captain managed to put all disputes to rest in time for the return of the Xraki. In a noble effort, the Federation rallied together and took the fight to the Xraki homeworld, defeating the Origin and preventing the spread of the deranged beings. As the Scryve Empire had effectively retreated from their sector of space, the Federation took the reins of governing the various species under its command.

During the events of Earth Rising, the Federation strains slightly as humanity begins to expand from their homeworld and begins to establish colonies throughout the sector. Some of the species find this to be worrying, as the Scryve had just left and humanity had proven to be a dangerous force in the galaxy, enough so to cause the leaders of the Federation to sweat slightly. These relations become further strained with the attacks from the Lexite Vanguard, who were trying to fracture the Federation to force humanity to focus on their collapsed alliances than follow the Lexites to their new destination.

Culture

Culture in the Federation is largely based on the Principle Dictate, which promotes scientific research, exploration of space, the peaceful approaching of other alien life and the extermination of fish. The last part is largely propagated by the Mu’kay and their irrational hatred and not something the other species aspire to. The Mu’kay also endorse the hunting of space whales, but refuse to allow for the consumption of those whales, as the flesh contains addictive drugs and can be damaging to the Mu’kay digestive system.

Membership to the Federation is handled by the Mu’kay and they reserve the right to expel a species for violating the tenets they have set forth. This includes inferring with a primitive species and expulsion from the Federation is often the result. Otherwise, most species tend to govern themselves, as the Federation is more of a cooperative alliance than an interstellar government.

Most military matters seem to be handled by the humans, as they have been noted to have a capacity for war that the other species lack. However, each species is capable of gathering its own fleet and even has the capacity to overshadow humanity when it comes to quantity of ships. Military co-operation is a significant part of the Federation’s duties, but these do not naturally extend to expansionism. That is left to client races own discretion and isn’t something other members are obligated to help with. Help can be requested however in exchange for other services or favours.

Technology

Technology amongst the Federation is widely varied, all based on the species in question. The Mu’kay are extremely advanced bioengineers, capable of creating biological automatons to perform deep sea exploration and indeed replicate other species. The Tywom appear to have extensive recording equipment and most of their technology relies on their ability to produce mucus.

The Mowlings bring little to the table in terms of technology, but they do possess a copy of Jeff’s weapons platform, a devastating device capable of engaging entire fleets in pitched combat. The Pinthi are even more adept at bioengineering, able to work on the molecular level to achieve their goals. The Menkmack possess quite a wide array of former Scryve technology they are willing to sell at a high prices and finally, the Overmind itself is a technological entity, capable of infecting those it seeks to conquer and add them to its collective mind. The Gloosh provide advanced stealth technology to the Captain, as well as their own ships.

Three associate races provide the Federation with ships, access to technology or limited military support. These include the Norast, Arilou and Freed Trandals respectively.

Members

The Federation of Allied Species is a relatively new galactic power and is comprised of a number of former slave races from under the Scryve Empire, as well as a number of external races that allied in the face of enslavement. Members are expected to follow the Principle Dictate, lest they be cast out from the Federation. Members of the Federation include:


 * · Mu’kay
 * · Humans
 * · Tywom
 * · Menkmack
 * · Greegox
 * · Pinthi
 * · Mowlings
 * · Trandal Overmind
 * · Gloosh
 * · Arilou (Associates of Humanity)
 * · Free Trandals (Associates)
 * · Norast (Associates)
 * · Amror (Gramuoir Renoot only)
 * · Liberators (Conditionally)
 * · Syndicate (Conditionally)