Earth

Earth 地球

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The homeworld and capital of humanity is entering a new golden age. The resource wealth of a dozen settled colonies and a hundred industrial outposts flows back to Earth, fueling great works of industry, commerce, and art. The great cities are greening as arcology skyscrapers and telecommuting allow more efficient use of land.

Earth is still divided among nation-states, though all are affiliated beneath the overarching banner of the Systems Alliance. While every human enjoys longer and better life then ever, the gap between rich and poor widens daily. Advanced nations have eliminated most genetic disease and pollution. Less fortunate regions have not progressed beyond 20th century technology, and are often smog-choked, overpopulated slums.

Sea levels have risen two meters in the last 200 years, and violent weather is common due to environmental damage inflicted during the late 21st century. The past few decades, however, have seen significant improvement due to recent technological advances.

人類的故鄉與首府正進入一個新的黃金時代。許多殖民地與上百個工業基地的資源財富流回地球，加速工業，商業，與藝術的偉大成就。大城市逐漸綠化因為生態建築式的摩天大樓與電信通訊使得土地的利用更加有效率。

地球仍有國家政府之分，不過所有國家都已加入星系聯盟的統一旗幟之下。當每個人類享受比過去更長更美好人生的同時，貧富差距卻與日俱增。先進國家已消除大部份的基因性疾病與污染。較不富裕的地區卻仍沒有進步到超越20世紀科技的程度，而且通常是烏煙瘴氣，人口擁擠的貧民區。

海平面在近200年間昇高兩公尺，因為在21世紀後期對環境造成的傷害使劇烈氣象變得十分常見。然而，在最進數十年，由於現代科技的進步情況已大有改善。

First Contact War

First Contact War 第一次接觸戰爭

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Humanity's first contact with an alien race occurred in 2157. At that time, the Alliance allowed survey fleets to activate any dormant mass relays discovered, a practice considered dangerous and irresponsible by Council-aligned races. When a turian patrol discovered a human fleet attempting to activate a relay, they attacked. One human vessel survived, retreating to the colony of Shanxi.

The turians followed, quickly defeating the local forces. Shanxi was occupied, the first - and, to date, only - human world to be conquered by an alien species. The turians believed the handful of ships they defeated represented the bulk of human defenses. So they were unprepared when the Second Fleet under Admiral Kastanie Drescher, launched a strong counteroffensive, evicting them from Shanxi.

The turians mobilized for full-scale war, drawing the attention of the rest of the galaxy. The Council quickly intervened, forcing a truce. Fortunately for humanity, the First Contact War was ended with a diplomatic solution.

人類第一次接觸外星種族是在2157年。在那個時代，聯盟允許探勘艦隊啟動任何發現的休眠質量轉運站，這是一種議會派種族認為是危險與不負責任的舉動。當圖瑞安族巡邏隊發現人類艦隊企圖啟動轉運站時，他們發動攻擊。僅有一艘人類船艦倖存，撤回殖民地山西。

圖瑞安隨之而至，快速地擊敗當地軍隊。山西遭到佔領，這是第一個也是，就目前而言，唯一一個被外星種族占領過的人類星球。圖瑞安族以為他們擊垮的少許船艦是人類防衛的主力。因此當Kastanie Drescher上將率領的第二艦隊，發動強力的反擊攻勢時他們措手不及，而被逐出山西。

圖瑞安族動員進行全面戰爭，引起銀河其他區域的關注。議會很快介入，強迫雙方停戰。人類極其幸運，第一次接觸戰爭以外交手段收場。

Systems Alliance

Systems Alliance 星系聯盟

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The Systems Alliance is an independent supranational government representing the interests of humanity as a whole. The Alliance is responsible for the governance and defense of all extra-solar colonies and stations.

The Alliance grew out of the various nation space programs as a matter of practicality. Sol's planets had been explored and exploited through piecemeal nation efforts. The expense of colonizing entire new solar systems could not be met by any one country. With humans knowing that alien contact was inevitable, there was enough political will to jointly fund an international effort.

Still, the Alliance was often disregarded by those on Earth until the First Contact War. While the national governments dithered and bickered over who should lead the effort to liberate Shanxi, the Alliance fleet struck decisively. Post-War public approval gave the Alliance the credibility to establish its own Parliament and become the galactic face of humanity.

星系聯盟是一個代表全體人類利益的超國際獨立政府。聯盟負責所有外太陽系殖民地與太空站的治理與防禦。

聯盟在各國的太空計劃中基於實用的考量而誕生。太陽系行星探測與開發可由個別國家的努力完成。但一整個新太陽系的殖民擴展不適合由任何單一國家進行。當人類瞭解與外星人接觸是不可避免時，便產生足夠的政治意願來聯合成立一個國際性的組織。

然而，聯盟經常被地球各政府忽視，直到第一次接觸戰爭。當各國政府驚慌失措彼此爭論誰該領導解放山西殖民地的重任時，聯盟毅然出擊。戰後的民調讓聯盟取得民眾的信賴建立自己的國會而成為人類在銀河系的象徵。

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