Space Bastards

Mankind has been expanding into the galaxy for uncounted centuries, and it first it was under the unifying governance of the United World Alliance. However, that government grew to be ossified and unwieldy due to both its size and its ossifying bureaucratic structure. Several centuries ago, a civil war erupted, splintering the UWA into a plethora of smaller states.

This campaign is set in one such state, known as the Union of Galactic Humanity (U.G.H.) which reaches from a set of ancient, wealthy Core Planets to the Frontier of known space. Because of its wedge-like shape, it is colloquially known as 'The Slice.“ It is bordered by 2 very similar polities–The Galactic Union of Humanity (G.U.H.), and the Human Union for the Galaxy (H.U.G.). All three states have almost identical government and economic structures, based on the bureaucratic ideals of the UWA.

There are 2 other states in the galactic region: The Fleet Invincible, founded by an admiral of the old U.W.A. navy and the Renegades, founded by refugees from various defeated factions from the civil war. Both of these states and their inhabitants are called “barbarians” by the three more traditional states.

Within the borders of the U.G.H. is an area known as The Forbidden Zone from which entry is prohibited on pain of death. The story being that this region saw heavy fighting, with the use of dangerous A.I. and biological weapons and is far too dangerous for good citizens to ever enter.