United Planetary Coalition

The United Planetary Coalition (UPC) is the supranational organization that spans dozens of planets within a twenty light-year radius of their headquarters. It is dedicated to maintaining peace, advancing human prosperity, and pioneering scientific discovery.

The planets that make up the UPC were colonized in centuries past, some more recently than others. You can find people living in towering metropolises, sprawling farmland, sparse colonies, and even self-sustaining space stations. Even with FTL technology, trips between systems can take months or years, so many people live their entire lives in one system.

While the UPC has legislative and military power, the various member nations across the systems retain their right to independent governance. Most nations within the UPC have their own military, scientific, and exploratory forces. It is common to see officers wearing uniforms from several different nations working together in the same UPC facility.

The UPC holds a strong stance against the use of Artificial Intelligence due to security concerns, but even with technology that makes jobs such as chef, doctor, or even scientist obsolete, the people of the UPC spend their days and find purpose in traditional professions.

The Frontier Fleet is The UPC’s most prestigious task force. It maintains advanced starships and recruits multinational experts in every field. Officers in the Frontier Force explore the furthest reaches of UPC territory, gather scientific data, and respond to emergencies that nobody else can answer.

The UPC covers dozens of worlds, each with different countries, cultures, and access to infrastructure. The planets which are closest to the “core” of the UPC territory are the oldest and most well developed, while those towards the exterior “rim” tend to be little more than small, independent outposts.

Core Worlders:

At their best, the Core Worlds are a post-scarcity utopia with countless opportunities to live the life you desire.

Even the environments in which the Core Worlders live were carefully planned and crafted by terraformers in centuries past. People inhabit every biome imaginable where restrained development strikes a near perfect balance between man and nature. 

But even utopia isn't free from conflict. Bureaucratic slog, political jockeying, greed, ego, and plain misanthropy still bubble beneath the surface. While overt violence is quickly quashed, a healthy underworld picks at the edges of society.

The Core Worlds promise opportunities of every kind for those bold enough to make their place.