History of the Union

From Lancer Core Rulebook

Union utopia (Cradle core) amid peripheral threats (piracy, rebellions).

Setting: Trillions in Milky Way arm; blink gates/omninet/manna; Union (post-Fall utopia) vs periphery chaos; lancers elite pilots.

Lancer Karrakin Trade Baronies, The First Union–Karrakin War, Shadow of the Wolf, A HISTORY OF KARRAKIS

6000bu Starts off as one of the Seed colony ships that left Earth (now called Cradle)
5500bu Lost communication during The Fall of old earth
2089u Though several government reworks (read wars) eventually a government of barons is established
2805u Contact with other colonies is re-established, who end up calling themselves Union
2885u War begins between the Baronies and Union, both claiming to be the last of humanity with sovereignty all
3007u Thanks to old world tech hidden away on Cradle, and new NHP tech developed in the aftermath of the Deimos Incident, Union militaristically dominates the Baronies leading to New Prosperity Agreement
Karrakin Trade Baronies join Union, and allows Union to manage the galaxy, while leaving the actual planets and claims of the Baronies intact and independent
The Baronies end up being the economic powerhouse of the Union, with their trade routes and flush resources with thousands of years of space-fairing lead time