It is the future, and Earth is nothing more than a distant memory. Humanity has left our Solar System, finding a new home among the stars. After over a thousand years of journeying, a star with a habitable planet was found.After a problematic planetfall in their massive ship, the Kurmaja, the surviving crew removed the colonists from stasis. To their surprise, they found that stasis had damaged the memories of most of the citizens, and very few remembered anything at all about Earth. Despite this, they began colonisation – cannibalising the remains of their great ship to build their first city, Kurma.

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Eventually, a government was established. It was agreed that their society would be one where financial power meant political power. A charter was drawn up, declaring that the 200 most financially powerful seperate corporations (many of which had been hastily formed by citizens with an eye for power!) would form the government of the Consortium, with a delegate from each representing it in a Senate. The political structure of the Consortium evolved over the years until seven companies emerged as the overall financial successes, and therefore political powers.

The “Big Seven”, as they became known, consisted of: The Hayden Bank, the only licensed financial institute; Smertios Security, the military force of the Consortium; C&C: Colonisation & Construction, the company with the patent for the bio-dome design; The Mining Conglomerate, in control of all commercial mineral extraction; Moritasgus Pharmaceuticals, providing food, medicine and other chemicals; Open Technology, leaders in computer research and development; and Hardcastle Haulage, transport near-monopoly.

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This game follows the Consortium through 450 years of history after this point, through First Contact with aliens, exploration, wars and eventual stability. The below stories are intended to give an idea of the universe.