United Council of Humanity
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Summary
In Andromeda, there are two “human” factions, one of which comprises the survivors of Operation Phoenix, including the missing members of the #UCH Hyperion.
Among the survivors are Vice Admiral Perez and the crews of ships not destroyed by the Zirax during the initial encounter, notably the #UCH Grand, a sister ship to the annihilated #UCH Titan. Several thousand individuals and nearly all ships escaped due to Admiral Brenner's sacrifice. The whereabouts of numerous crew members from the UCH TITAN and the also destroyed #UCH Heidelberg remain unknown, especially Admiral Yaden and Commander Mercer Senior. Reports suggest that some managed to escape. The search for Yaden and Mercer is a priority, partly because they are seen as potentially responsible for the disaster for various reasons.
Current Situation
By the game's timeline, a base planet has been found, and the associated Phoenix System has been largely developed. Initial industrial and manufacturing operations are in place, and new ships have already been commissioned. This rapid progress within just a year is due to direct and indirect support from the Arkenian Republic, particularly the Polaris Megacorps.
The system, bases, and ships remain under military administration, meaning there are no “civilians.” A state of constant alert persists. Vice Admiral Perez is the nominal commander and decision-maker, supported by various thematic working groups and a council.
Internal Affairs
Within the UCH members, there are two factions with different orientations:
- The Neoterrans consider Earth unreachable and essentially lost, wanting to find a new home in Andromeda without wasting resources on a return.
- The Alterrans want to do everything possible to enable a return or at least send a message to Earth in the Milky Way.
Both factions have roughly equal followings among the survivors. However, when naming the planet, the Neoterrans narrowly won with “New Terra.”
Politics
After the initial dispute over the direction of Operation Phoenix before the unplanned early launch of the fleet could not be resolved, the discussions about the direction and the next necessary steps after the events in the Ellyon system continue unabated. However, unlike on Earth, this is no longer a matter confined to the Admiralty. Due to the circumstances, both courses of action have been publicly discussed among the surviving crews who have found refuge in the Phoenix system. As a result, roughly equal numbers of advocates and supporters have been found for each alternative.
While the so-called “Old Terrans” see a return to the Milky Way as an absolute priority that must be put into action immediately, as only the pentaxide found in Andromeda would prevent humanity's recent return to the dark ages, the “New Terrans” see no point in wasting the still scarce resources purely on this goal immediately or in the near future. Instead, the provisional colony in the Phoenix system is to be stabilized as “New Terra” and all measures are to be geared towards securing an independent new start for the survivors.
However, the two approaches are not completely mutually exclusive. At this point in the game, there is therefore no uniform direction. Rather, both ideas are reflected in projects and actions in one way or another - with the disadvantage that neither direction is really making progress.
The administration, led by Vice Admiral Perez, also continues to insist on a military administrative unit as long as the survivors and the welfare of the fleet are not yet guaranteed final security. This is an additional stumbling block, so that progress in one direction or the other, with the exception of the naming of the current refuge as “New Terra”, remains in limbo.
Society
The group of survivors of Operation Phoenix who escaped to New Terra consist primarily of military grades of the military administration, pilots, ship technicians and engineers, units of marines, specialists and scientists and many more.Since the fleet was not tasked with founding a colony, there are no civilians except for a few civilian observers and UCH officials.
Civilian law does not apply in the current refuge, but military law. In addition, there is a constant state of alert - even after more than a year of successful escape from the Ellyon system. This is also supported by all crew ranks. Every member of the fleet is therefore required to be able to react to attacks or conflicts at all times. In the outer areas, wearing body armor or other protective equipment and carrying weapons is therefore both desired and implicitly expected.
Of course, real civilian life also exists within this framework - but only to the same extent as would be possible on a closed fleet base.
History
At the end of the 21st century, human civilization nearly ended in an all-out war that ignited over a dispute over control of colonies on the moon and claims to resources in the asteroid belt. Armageddon was averted at the last moment. Nevertheless: the colonies on the moon were lost. The Earth itself was so battered by 50 years of armed conflict that the civil catastrophe was immediately followed by ecological fallout. Having survived nuclear weapons and orbital bombardment, as well as the destruction of virtually all above-ground structures, humanity was helpless in the face of the looming ecological catastrophe.
Countermeasures had become nearly impossible. The war had destroyed not only life but, ironically, those higher technological and civilizational achievements that might have contributed to the recovery of the planet or at least to the survival of society.
The final collapse of civil society, nations and countries led humanity into dark centuries from which it could only slowly and at great sacrifice extricate itself.
When the survivors started to rebuild civilization at the beginning of the 24th century, the first groupings of cities, countries and nations were formed. Conflicts broke out again, driven primarily by distribution struggles for the few resources still available. Only looking back at the suffering and death of previous centuries ensured a fragile peace.
In 2402 AD, things changed fundamentally: an expeditionary corps found an alien ship under the snows of Antarctica in 2402 AD and a little while later the events start to unfold in the Operation Phoenix (Game Prologue).
NPCs & Creatures
The following NPCs and creatures are primarily associated with his faction, although they can be seen on other factions sometimes as well.
Civilians
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Civilians (Female)
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Civilians (Male)
Crew
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Commanders & Crew Staff
Ground Troops
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Elite Soldiers
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Marines
Robots
The UCH does not use its own military robots or androids for security reasons. There are a few cyborgs that are borrowed from other factions for service tasks, e.g. for automated freight and trade services.
Pets
Officially, no animals were carried in the Operation Phoenix fleet.
Drones
For air surveillance and automated patrols on planets and in space, the UCH uses the standard models of drones used by almost all factions in Andromeda. Depending on the design, these are freely available models based on designs from the Arkenian Republic, the Zirax Empire or the Prenn Federation.
The UCH Navy no longer consists only of the ships that managed to escape from the Ellyon system, but every effort has now been made to design new ships and even new ship models and - with the help of the factions allied with the UCH - to produce them in larger numbers. The main shipyard is of course located in orbit around New Terra.