The Republic: United Planets Federation

Founded at the onset of the Atlas era, The Republic is viewed as a successor to the *United Planets Federation* which oversaw the development of the first FTL engines and became the governing body of the *Milky Way* during its colonization. When the self-replicating machines known as the Tripods were awakened, a decades-long conflict known as the *Tripod War* forced humankind to abandon the Milky Way and put an end to the United Planets Federation’s rule.