![]() ![]() This influence accrued most clearly in Brazil, which was not slow to exploit it, gatekeeping access to the Solar System – and now the Galaxy.Īs a result, Unaio have grown extremely rapidly, gaining an overdeveloped sense of their own abilities and importance. A common complaint suggests this is exactly their strategy.Įstablished in the late-21st century, the South American Union (commonly known as União or ‘The Unity’) gained immense off-world power from being the site of Earth’s first space elevator. A common joke has it that it's impossible to do anything in space without them. Sinotai was a key player in the attempt to terraform Icarus, and few are the space-going organisations that do not rely on its power and capabilities to some extent. Driven by the desire for power, prestige and innovation to ever deepen and extend its reach, Sinotai is one of the extraordinary success stories of the 22nd century.Īttacking ambitious off-world goals from 'an effective zero point', the agency proved its mettle in the mid-21st Century by putting the first humans on Mars, establishing Mars' first gigawatt power system, the first off-world fuel refinery, and many other ‘first leaps’. Sinotai is China's national space agency, ranking second only to the UDA as an off-world political force. But the promise of exotics, and the extraordinary opportunities for development they seem to offer, has not escaped the attention of this fledgling colony.Įager to grow and restless under UDA rule, the Administration is beginning to explore its options on Icarus. The Mars Administration Authority, often referred to simply as ‘The Administration’, remains a minor player in the Icarus political landscape. They wish to maintain their growth and will ensure it by whatever means they deem necessary. The Assembly’s seat at the table is new, their confidence fragile. After centuries of exploitation, its leadership still harbors hostility towards any outside influence, viewing groups like Sinotai with great suspicion. ![]() Its advancement on Icarus, in the aftermath of terraforming’s collapse, has been equally rapid, but it has been slow to shake old attitudes. The Assembly’s climb to power has been astonishingly swift, harnessing its huge potential to transform a continent in just a few decades. The African Assembly is a swiftly rising force in Earth politics, encompassing a majority of states in sub-Saharan Africa – a product of war and desperation rising from the ashes of continental strife. The ACS remains a contradiction, described by the Arkansas Defence League as ‘a noose around the heartland’, while others see it as a ‘bastion of determined sanity against medieval ambitions’.īy far the wealthiest of the ex-US federations, with deep connections to Larkwell Martinez, the ACS is the only North American presence on the planet. Propelled by a curious combination of enlightenment, censorship and fear, the ACS have approached Icarus in the same conflicted spirit – intrepid yet mistrustful. Half a century later, the ACS regards itself as a beacon of freedom and liberal values, while spending more on surveillance and military R&D than the other New Powers combined. There are currently eight known Factions working to exploit and control Icarus and its precious exotics.Īfter the slow-burning, mid-21st Century collapse of the United States into separate federations, the American Coastal States – or ‘The Coasts’ – abandoned most of the country’s central states to form “a new, true, blue Union”. What is clear is that the contracted out to prospectors are all assigned by one faction or another. Some represent the nation-states of Earth, while others are quasi-governmental agencies buried in layers of bureaucracy. These are known as Factions, and the true nature and extent of the relationships between one another and with Prospectors remains unclear. Several powerful organizations are vying for power, influence and on Icarus. ![]()
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