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	[[File:alliancemap-for-books.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|right\|The Alliance Political Map]]		[[File:alliancemap-for-books.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|right\|The Alliance Political Map]]
			[[File:Illo-Alliancesigil.png\|thumb\|300x300px\|Alliance emblem and pennant.]]

	The main political entity of the Paradox universe, the Alliance was created by the [[Pelted]] and later enlarged to include allied powers humanity and the [[Eldritch]].		The main political entity of the Paradox universe, the Alliance was created by the [[Pelted]] and later enlarged to include allied powers humanity and the [[Eldritch]].
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	For more information, see [[Known Space]].		For more information, see [[Known Space]].
	~~[[File:Illo-Alliancesigil.png\|thumb\|300x300px\|Alliance emblem and pennant.]]~~

	==Capital==		==Capital==

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	For more information, see [[Known Space]].		For more information, see [[Known Space]].
			[[File:Illo-Alliancesigil.png\|thumb\|300x300px\|Alliance emblem and pennant.]]

	==Capital==		==Capital==

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	==Members, Allies, Treaty Species==		==Members, Allies, Treaty Species==
			[[File:New Lineup Poster.jpeg\|left\|thumb\|600x600px\|Species of the Known Universe]]


	{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 55%;"		{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 55%;"
	\|-		\|-
	! style="width: 40%; background-color:#ABCDEF;" \| Members		! style="width: 40%; background-color:#ABCDEF;" \|Members
	! style="background-color:#FFD230;" \| Allies		! style="background-color:#FFD230;" \|Allies
	! style="background-color:#FF4830;" \| Unknown Status		! style="background-color:#FF4830;" \|Unknown Status
	! style="background-color:#808F80;" \| Enemies of the Alliance		! style="background-color:#808F80;" \|Enemies of the Alliance
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Pelted]]		\|[[Pelted]]
	\| [[Eldritch]]		\|[[Eldritch]]
	\| [[Octopi]]		\|[[Octopi]]
	\| Former [[Command-East (Second)]]		\|Former [[Command-East (Second)]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[D-Pers]]		\|[[D-Pers]]
	\| [[Chatcaava]]		\|[[Chatcaava]]
	\| [[Crystal People]]		\|[[Crystal People]]
	\| The world killers		\|The world killers
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Flitzbe]]		\|[[Flitzbe]]
	\| [[Faulfenza]]		\|[[Faulfenza]]
	\| Dinosaurs or natives on Birdsong		\|Dinosaurs or natives on Birdsong
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Platies]]		\|[[Platies]]
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Akubi]]		\|[[Akubi]]
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Humans]]		\|[[Humans]]
	\|		\|
	\|		\|
	\|}		\|}


	==Government==		==Government==
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	===Governmental Bodies===		===Governmental Bodies===
	The Alliance oversees several administrative functions. This is only a partial list.		The Alliance oversees several administrative functions. This is only a partial list.
	* [[Colony Bureau]] - (colonization)		*[[Colony Bureau]] - (colonization)
	* [[Bureau of Operational Vessels]] - this is probably part of something that manages interplanetary trade/vehicles		*[[Bureau of Operational Vessels]] - this is probably part of something that manages interplanetary trade/vehicles
	* [[First Voice]]		*[[First Voice]]

	=== Military ===		===Military===

	* [[Fleet]]		*[[Fleet]]
	* [[Fleet Investigation Agency]]		*[[Fleet Investigation Agency]]
	* [[Special Forces\|Fleet Special Forces]]		*[[Special Forces\|Fleet Special Forces]]
	* [[Ground Forces]]		*[[Ground Forces]]

	== Foreign Affairs ==		==Foreign Affairs ==

	=== Eldritch ===		===Eldritch===

	* The Alliance's treaty with the [[Eldritch]] is known as the Vetch Agreement, and includes strictures pertaining to the [[Eldritch#Veil \|Veil]].<ref name="etw-01">''[[Even the Wingless (Fiction) \|Even the Wingless]]'', Part One</ref>		*The Alliance's treaty with the [[Eldritch]] is known as the Vetch Agreement, and includes strictures pertaining to the [[Eldritch#Veil \|Veil]].<ref name="etw-01">''[[Even the Wingless (Fiction) \|Even the Wingless]]'', Part One</ref>

	=== Chatcaava ===		===Chatcaava===
	* The [[Treaty of Za'ara]] in 159 BA established the formal truce between the Chatcaava and the Alliance.		*The [[Treaty of Za'ara]] in 159 BA established the formal truce between the Chatcaava and the Alliance.
	* There have been at least thirteen [[Chatcaava#Alliance Ambassadors ad'Chatcaavan Empire \|Ambassadors ad'Chatcaavan Empire]] sent by the alliance. Of them, only the last, [[Lisinthir Nase Galare]], was able to make any headway in terms of negotiations.<ref name="etw-01" /> Because he was able to free a group of slaves and effect some changes, the diplomatic corps "expected miracles of him."<ref name="etw-02" />		*There have been at least thirteen [[Chatcaava#Alliance Ambassadors ad'Chatcaavan Empire \|Ambassadors ad'Chatcaavan Empire]] sent by the alliance. Of them, only the last, [[Lisinthir Nase Galare]], was able to make any headway in terms of negotiations.<ref name="etw-01" /> Because he was able to free a group of slaves and effect some changes, the diplomatic corps "expected miracles of him."<ref name="etw-02" />
	* The [[Chatcaavan Empire]] had a tendency to move military vessels into Alliance space and even do damage without any recompense, and the first dozen Ambassadors were to ineffectual to do anything about it. When this happened during Lisinthir's time as ambassador and resulted in weapons damage on a moon colony, he threatened [[Second-Who-Was \|Second]] with withheld debt forgiveness for debts incurred due to natural disaster relief. (The Alliance would, likely, not have approved that course of action had they known.) In return, he negotiated for changes to import taxes: taxes on luxuries would be cut in half, and reduced them to a quarter for essential aid items.<ref name="etw-02">''[[Even the Wingless (Fiction) \|Even the Wingless]]'', Part Two</ref>		*The [[Chatcaavan Empire]] had a tendency to move military vessels into Alliance space and even do damage without any recompense, and the first dozen Ambassadors were to ineffectual to do anything about it. When this happened during Lisinthir's time as ambassador and resulted in weapons damage on a moon colony, he threatened [[Second-Who-Was \|Second]] with withheld debt forgiveness for debts incurred due to natural disaster relief. (The Alliance would, likely, not have approved that course of action had they known.) In return, he negotiated for changes to import taxes: taxes on luxuries would be cut in half, and reduced them to a quarter for essential aid items.<ref name="etw-02">''[[Even the Wingless (Fiction) \|Even the Wingless]]'', Part Two</ref>
	* The Alliance suffered the depredations of the Chatcaavan slave trade for a long time. Lisinthir successfully freed two groups of slaves (one by subterfuge and the other by convincing the Emperor to let them go), and got from Second the informatoin that most alien slaves in the Empire were sold to them, not captured by them directly. He also acquired a list of places and people that supplied slaves.<ref name="etw-02" />		*The Alliance suffered the depredations of the Chatcaavan slave trade for a long time. Lisinthir successfully freed two groups of slaves (one by subterfuge and the other by convincing the Emperor to let them go), and got from Second the informatoin that most alien slaves in the Empire were sold to them, not captured by them directly. He also acquired a list of places and people that supplied slaves.<ref name="etw-02" />

	=== Faulfenza ===		===Faulfenza===

	==Dating==		==Dating==
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	==Symbols and Insignia==		==Symbols and Insignia==
	[[File:Illo-AllianceSigils.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Rough Drafts of Various Alliance Insignia]]		[[File:Illo-AllianceSigils.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Rough Drafts of Various Alliance Insignia]]
	* Alliance flag: Crescent moon and six-pointed stars.<ref name="etw-01">''[[Even the Wingless (Fiction) \|Even the Wingless]]'', Part One</ref>		*Alliance flag: Crescent moon and six-pointed stars.<ref name="etw-01">''[[Even the Wingless (Fiction) \|Even the Wingless]]'', Part One</ref>
	* [[First Voice]]: a bowl with a torch and two stars. Motto: To Serve and Speak		*[[First Voice]]: a bowl with a torch and two stars. Motto: To Serve and Speak
	**First Voice Ambassadorial: crossed branch and sword, surmounted by the First Voice bowl and torch. Motto: Peace Through Understanding, Held in Strength<ref "patreon">Patreon post</ref><ref name="leadership">"[[Leadership Lessons (Fiction) \|Leadership Lessons]]"</ref>		**First Voice Ambassadorial: crossed branch and sword, surmounted by the First Voice bowl and torch. Motto: Peace Through Understanding, Held in Strength<ref "patreon"="">Patreon post</ref><ref name="leadership">"[[Leadership Lessons (Fiction) \|Leadership Lessons]]"</ref>

	==History==		==History==
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	The most successful of those later races were the Naysha, being made from the documents of the creator of the first two. Beautiful and graceful, the Naysha combined the sturdiness of wolves with the delicacy of foxes, the strength of orcas and the agility and intelligence of dolphins. "Of these swimmers," he wrote, "the most incidental of their parts is human. For all that the human gives them are fingers and arms to manipulate their environs." Also written into the matrices were the DNA of several deep-ocean denizens (for their ability to withstand high pressures) and coral fishes, for colors...Shandlin steadfastly believed that his creations should try to be beautiful, as God's were.		The most successful of those later races were the Naysha, being made from the documents of the creator of the first two. Beautiful and graceful, the Naysha combined the sturdiness of wolves with the delicacy of foxes, the strength of orcas and the agility and intelligence of dolphins. "Of these swimmers," he wrote, "the most incidental of their parts is human. For all that the human gives them are fingers and arms to manipulate their environs." Also written into the matrices were the DNA of several deep-ocean denizens (for their ability to withstand high pressures) and coral fishes, for colors...Shandlin steadfastly believed that his creations should try to be beautiful, as God's were.

	===The Exodus===		=== The Exodus===
	When oppression grew too harsh, the pelted races gathered and offered the government an ultimatum: they would tell the world of their slavery if they were not freed. In return they were given ships and exiled, a fate they decided was better than staying amid their human makers. The flagship of their sleeper ships was named the Freedom; the other two in the convoy were the Merry Independence and the far smaller Joyful Liberty.		When oppression grew too harsh, the pelted races gathered and offered the government an ultimatum: they would tell the world of their slavery if they were not freed. In return they were given ships and exiled, a fate they decided was better than staying amid their human makers. The flagship of their sleeper ships was named the Freedom; the other two in the convoy were the Merry Independence and the far smaller Joyful Liberty.

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	The second group of vulpinoids named themselves the FEVS, an acryonym for Flat-footed Engineered Vulpine-based Species, since most of them were indeed flat-footed. They were charged with maintaining the ships.		The second group of vulpinoids named themselves the FEVS, an acryonym for Flat-footed Engineered Vulpine-based Species, since most of them were indeed flat-footed. They were charged with maintaining the ships.

	===The First Years of the Alliance===		=== The First Years of the Alliance===
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	The Alliance oversees several administrative functions. This is only a partial list.		The Alliance oversees several administrative functions. This is only a partial list.
	* [[Colony Bureau]] - (colonization)		* [[Colony Bureau]] - (colonization)
	* [[Fleet]] - (protection)
	* [[Bureau of Operational Vessels]] - this is probably part of something that manages interplanetary trade/vehicles		* [[Bureau of Operational Vessels]] - this is probably part of something that manages interplanetary trade/vehicles
			* [[First Voice]]

			=== Military ===

			* [[Fleet]]
			* [[Fleet Investigation Agency]]
			* [[Special Forces\|Fleet Special Forces]]
			* [[Ground Forces]]

	== Foreign Affairs ==		== Foreign Affairs ==

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	\| [[Eldritch]]		\| [[Eldritch]]
	\| [[Octopi]]		\| [[Octopi]]
	\| Former[[Command-East (Second)]]		\| Former [[Command-East (Second)]]
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	\| [[D-Pers]]		\| [[D-Pers]]

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	\| [[Eldritch]]		\| [[Eldritch]]
	\| [[Octopi]]		\| [[Octopi]]
	\| [[Command-East (Second)]]		\| Former[[Command-East (Second)]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[D-Pers]]		\| [[D-Pers]]

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	\| [[Eldritch]]		\| [[Eldritch]]
	\| [[Octopi]]		\| [[Octopi]]
	\| [[Second		\| [[Command-East (Second)]]
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	\| [[D-Pers]]		\| [[D-Pers]]
	\| [[Chatcaava]]		\| [[Chatcaava]]
	\| [[Crystal People]]		\| [[Crystal People]]
			\| The world killers
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	\| [[Flitzbe]]		\| [[Flitzbe]]
	\| [[Faulfenza]]		\| [[Faulfenza]]
	\| ~~[[Flitzbe]]~~		\| Dinosaurs or natives on Birdsong
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Platies]]		\| [[Platies]]

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	\| [[Eldritch]]		\| [[Eldritch]]
	\| [[Octopi]]		\| [[Octopi]]
			\| [[Second
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	\| [[D-Pers]]		\| [[D-Pers]]
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	\| [[Flitzbe]]		\| [[Flitzbe]]
	\| [[Faulfenza]]		\| [[Faulfenza]]
	\|		\| [[Flitzbe]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Platies]]		\| [[Platies]]

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	! style="background-color:#FFD230;" \| Allies		! style="background-color:#FFD230;" \| Allies
	! style="background-color:#FF4830;" \| Unknown Status		! style="background-color:#FF4830;" \| Unknown Status
			! style="background-color:#808F80;" \| Enemies of the Alliance
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Pelted]]		\| [[Pelted]]

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	===The First Years of the Alliance===		===The First Years of the Alliance===
	~~SOME AMOUNT~~ OF THIS NEEDS ~~THE DATE~~ ADJUSTMENT		MOST OF THIS NEEDS ADJUSTMENT

	The first hundred years of the Alliance are known as the [[Aggrandizement]]; this period was marked by a great deal of expansion. Not only did several OutCircle races join the Alliance, but several engineered races were successfully planted, becoming part of the protectorates. ~~Also, in the year 42 BA, the Well Drive was invented by two Tam-illee, one a physicist and the other an engineer, allowing for the exploration of greater distances; over~~ ten sectors were explored and marked as Alliance territory during this time.		The first hundred years of the Alliance are known as the [[Aggrandizement]]; this period was marked by a great deal of expansion. Not only did several OutCircle races join the Alliance, but several engineered races were successfully planted, becoming part of the protectorates. Over ten sectors were explored and marked as Alliance territory during this time.

	The technology made possible by the Well Drive opened up other areas, such as matter/energy transformations, which eventually became viable by the year 57 BA. This year began the Technology Explosion, a period from 57 BA to 104 BA. During the Technology Explosion, most of the technology now in use in the Alliance was discovered, prototyped, and gained broad use. Among these items were the Pads and Genies and the gem grid (functioning on the principles of induction). Leaps were made in the fields of physics, the natural sciences, and engineering.		The technology made possible by the Well Drive opened up other areas, such as matter/energy transformations, which eventually became viable by the year 57 BA. This year began the Technology Explosion, a period from 57 BA to 104 BA. During the Technology Explosion, most of the technology now in use in the Alliance was discovered, prototyped, and gained broad use. Among these items were the Pads and Genies and the gem grid (functioning on the principles of induction). Leaps were made in the fields of physics, the natural sciences, and engineering.
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	It was a time of great romance, where ambassadorial functions were frequent and the arts had time to flourish, and it was on the leading edge of the Technology Explosion when the Reproduction Crisis began.		It was a time of great romance, where ambassadorial functions were frequent and the arts had time to flourish, and it was on the leading edge of the Technology Explosion when the Reproduction Crisis began.

	The process of settling planets resulted in the early deaths of many of the original colonists; those that survived ~~reached their sexual maturity in the period between 55 BA and 89 BA. They then~~ discovered (in especial the Tam-illee and the Aera) that it was almost impossible to have children successfully. Great confusion and panic resulted, especially since biology had not been given priority over the other sciences. At this time, hundreds of scientists switched to the study of anatomy and physiology in hopes of solving the reproduction crisis. The field of the ReGE (Reproductive Genetic Engineer) was created during this time, followed by the RaGE (Racial Genetic Engineer) as genetic engineering received its shot in the arm. The ReGEs in tandem with research scientists managed to make it possible for the races to propagate, if still rather ineffectively, and this learning paved the way for the first genetic engineering of other sentients by the Alliance, the first success involving the Ciracaana.		The process of settling planets resulted in the early deaths of many of the original colonists; those that survived discovered (in especial the Tam-illee and the Aera) that it was almost impossible to have children successfully. Great confusion and panic resulted, especially since biology had not been given priority over the other sciences. At this time, hundreds of scientists switched to the study of anatomy and physiology in hopes of solving the reproduction crisis. The field of the ReGE (Reproductive Genetic Engineer) was created during this time, followed by the RaGE (Racial Genetic Engineer) as genetic engineering received its shot in the arm. The ReGEs in tandem with research scientists managed to make it possible for the races to propagate, if still rather ineffectively, and this learning paved the way for the first genetic engineering of other sentients by the Alliance, the first success involving the Ciracaana.

	==References==		==References==