Esperance Pact
| Esperance Pact | |
|---|---|
 The official flag of the Esperance Pact. | |
| Major Species | Human |
| Homeplanet | Moirai |
| Year Founded | Unknown; possibly 911 PRE |
| Leaders | Unknown |
| Status | Active |
| Notable Allies | None known |
| Notable Enemies | Spears of the Aesir |
| Other Affiliations | Formerly enemies of the Empire of Namine before the end of the Human-Keilicaela War; currently neutral towards the Empire of Namine and the Syndicate at large |
The Esperance Pact is a space-faring human civilization originating form Earth, now residing upon Moirai. The Pact is a parliamentary democracy with multiple planets and installations ruled over as jurisdictions.
History
In 869 PRE the nation-state of Australia would discover a massive, previously hidden Currai Imperium cache of ships and technology. This would fundamentally change the nation forever. As they began to crack open the cache, two other nations would sweep in; India and Russia, eager to capitalize on the alien technology. This would revitalize the space programs in all three nations, as significant technological advancements would be spurred by discovering and analyzing this technology.
After seven years of excited and frenzied development and assimilation of alien technology, the three nations would begin exploring the stars, first with their solar system, then on to other stars. The beginnings of cooperation would already begin to emerge here, after each of the nations would have their own violent first-contact events with the Crysek. Their most important discovery would be the Hellion Star System and its untouched garden-world, Moirai, found in 896 PRE.
Around the year 911 PRE, the influential nations of Earth's eastern hemisphere that had been most involved with space travel (Russia, India, and Australia) signed an intergovernmental treaty in the name of space exploration and colonization. This was spurred by previous cooperative efforts, and ongoing problems with the Holy Conglomerate of Litiket. The culmination of these events was the Esperance Pact, named for the Australian city of Esperance, where the treaty was signed.
As the conditions on Earth continued to deteriorate, the originating countries looked more heavily to the stars for their continued survival and prosperity. With the discovery and settling of Moirai in the Hellion Star System in 896 PRE by the former nations of Australia and Russia, the Esperance Pact joint space program would begin full colonization efforts in the stars, and would eventually supplant these individual nations as the dominant government.
Once Moirai and the Hellion System were solidified as the new home for these humans, a period of explosive growth for the Esperance Pact began, and would continue until the Gray Storm in 949 PRE.