Overview
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2019 3:41 pm
Deep Space Fleets Alpha, Beta, and Gamma (DSF-A, DSF-B, DSF-G) are the pride of the Birach naval forces and the best system defense fleets in the entire Free Trade League!
Old, faraway empires have fallen. New and nearby confederations have taken their place. In years past, while the people of Birach suffered under various petty warlords, and then the genocidal leader known as "The General", the Birach fleets maintained their impartial distance and provided the best services they were funded for. "Courage and Competence" are the Birach Spacer's core beliefs.
Three years ago a coup overthrew The General and prevented a plague from wiping out the entire planetary population. The superpowers wanted to use Birach as their battleground. The brave, but on the wrong end of "thousand to one" odds, DSFs stood ready to fight Atrean and Confeds alike. The coup leaders brought skilled diplomacy to bear and the superpowers agreed to respect Birach, and the Free Trade League, as political entities and peers. Bracketed between the Atrean Conglomerate (TL 13) and the Star Confederation (TL 14), the Free Trade League has spent its first two years establishing safe trade and political independence. Birach's own economy, fueled by food exports and mild trade tariffs, is booming.
During the war, the new government re-established operational nobility. Those who could contribute to success were tasked to do so, and rewarded for their efforts. During the war, old ships came out of mothball fleets. The Birach Navy took anything that could cross the line, stuffed it with anyone who could more or less fit into a uniform, and sent them into space. Some of the crews excelled, some died of their own incompetence.
Some are, some how, still there. A few of those ships are funded by nobles, and rival Birach's best. Others aren't even space-worthy and their crews are likely to be sent to prison, if they ever land.
Guess which sort of ship you're on?
Old, faraway empires have fallen. New and nearby confederations have taken their place. In years past, while the people of Birach suffered under various petty warlords, and then the genocidal leader known as "The General", the Birach fleets maintained their impartial distance and provided the best services they were funded for. "Courage and Competence" are the Birach Spacer's core beliefs.
Three years ago a coup overthrew The General and prevented a plague from wiping out the entire planetary population. The superpowers wanted to use Birach as their battleground. The brave, but on the wrong end of "thousand to one" odds, DSFs stood ready to fight Atrean and Confeds alike. The coup leaders brought skilled diplomacy to bear and the superpowers agreed to respect Birach, and the Free Trade League, as political entities and peers. Bracketed between the Atrean Conglomerate (TL 13) and the Star Confederation (TL 14), the Free Trade League has spent its first two years establishing safe trade and political independence. Birach's own economy, fueled by food exports and mild trade tariffs, is booming.
During the war, the new government re-established operational nobility. Those who could contribute to success were tasked to do so, and rewarded for their efforts. During the war, old ships came out of mothball fleets. The Birach Navy took anything that could cross the line, stuffed it with anyone who could more or less fit into a uniform, and sent them into space. Some of the crews excelled, some died of their own incompetence.
Some are, some how, still there. A few of those ships are funded by nobles, and rival Birach's best. Others aren't even space-worthy and their crews are likely to be sent to prison, if they ever land.
Guess which sort of ship you're on?