Lore Primer (Essential Lore)
Who are you?
As a first, you're a Citizen of The Galactic Federation, which you call your home for the time being (and most likely for the rest of your life). You work for Nanotrasen aboard a Plasma-Researching Space Station / Colony after you were pressured to sign a predatory contract for the company, practically eliminating any opportunity from escaping the Corporation's grasp. Despite this, there is hope in the protections The Federation offers to you as a working employee, allowing you to have some freedoms, but really, don't count on it to get out any time soon.
Another thing you're briefed on routinely is the threat of the Syndicate in the sector you work in. The station you work in is a high-value target for Syndicate agents working to sabotage or steal high-value info on future Nanotrasen plans. Most Syndicate Agents masquerade as crew members, and you're always taught to remain vigilant to Syndicate behaviours.
When it comes to The Federation, the little you remember from your history classes (unless you've done more extensive research), is that The Federation was founded in The Core and the capital is called The Heart, a massive space station housing the grand Senate building, with almost a hundred colony stations orbiting around it. The nation is home to thousands of planets, with seats in the senate distributed by population, most planets getting 1 or 2 seats, with the most populous planets getting even more. Elections run every 5 years.
The Federation is rivaled by a few nations, The Empire of Soato, The Empire of Moghes, and the NRI (New Russian Imperium). Both Moghes and Soato are usually quiet diplomatically, and some lizards from Moghes are sometimes imported on work visas to do some of the less desirable jobs. On the other hand, The NRI, however, frequently conducts bandit-like raids on The Federation, especially in the Sol State, which has caused NRI ships to often be conflated with that of Pirates due to their marauder-like nature of raiding stations for their wealth.
Needless to say, good luck on the job.
