Katharon

For years, the Orb Union has wielded disproportionate power in Earth politics. Despite consisting of a cluster of South Pacific islands, their national policies of tolerance and acceptance, even extending to the "new breeds" of mankind that have appeared, has given them an immense pool of talent to draw upon.

The Orb Union has remained neutral consistently throughout the wars that have plagued the Earth Sphere. In recent years, they have begun to lead a loose coalition of other neutral nations and colonies, refusing participation in war. This has led them to gain many unusual allies, ranging from nations to cities to, in some cases, corporations.

This neutrality has recently become less passive. Faced with a possible war that would surpass the One Year War in brutality, the Orb Union members have risen in revolt against both Earth Federation and the Divine Crusader alliance. Allied with secret organizations and revolutionary parties, the Orb Union has declared war, not against earthnoid or spacenoid, not against Federation or Divine Crusader, but against war itself.

The Orb Union claims this is an act of self defense; if they do not act now, they will be devoured when one or the other side comes out on top. But are these claims legitimate, or an effort to jockey into dominance of the Earth Sphere?

The Orb Union is a faction for those who oppose the EFA and DC alike. Small revolutionary groups, rebel militias, and secret organizations opposed to war could be Orb members. Individuals in Orb range from anti-war idealists, to veterans who struggle to end the madness to those who are aware of the irony of fighting a war for peace but cannot stand idly by. While Orb is nominally opposed to war crimes, they also have the occasional "unfortunate accident" in the prosecution of campaigns. However, unapologetic war criminals tend to be drummed out rapidly... generally.

While Orb's professed goals are noble, they should not be mistaken for pristine crusaders. They have a habit of betraying allies, sneaking secret military projects into civilian, EFA, or DC areas. In some cases they approach outright terrorism, bombing and stealing from enemy nations and justifying it as being neccessary due to the war they have been forced into. Their restraint in use of weapons of mass destruction is rooted in their lack of large territorial holdings, more than their advanced morality. Their advanced technology makes them powerful enough to not be worth the bitter fight it would take to vanquish them... but how long can that edge last?

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