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==History== | ==History== | ||
− | Signed in [[2317]], the '''Crucis Pact''' was the treaty signed after a conference of leaders from 23 worlds within the Crucis Reach resulted in 20 of those worlds agreeing to membership of a mutual | + | Signed in [[2317]], the '''Crucis Pact''' was the treaty signed after a conference of leaders from 23 worlds within the Crucis Reach resulted in 20 of those worlds agreeing to membership of a mutual defense and trade union known as the [[Federated Suns]]. The author of the Crucis Pact was [[Lucien Davion]], who became first President of Federated Suns; he had campaigned and conducted a tour of neighboring worlds in the years prior to its signing, motivated by the formation of the [[Terran Hegemony]] in [[2314]] and the threat it posed to the independence of the worlds throughout the Crucis Reach and the prospect of interstellar war.<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 21, "The Crucis Pact" - Prime Minister Lucien Davion campaigns for and authors the Crucis Pact that creates the Federated Suns.</ref> |
− | The 20 worlds that signed the Crucis Pact were: [[Antietam]] | + | The 20 worlds that signed the Crucis Pact were: |
+ | *[[Antietam]] | ||
+ | *[[Argyle]] | ||
+ | *[[Belladonna]] | ||
+ | *[[Chebanse]] | ||
+ | *[[Covington]] | ||
+ | *[[Delavan]] | ||
+ | *[[El Dorado]] | ||
+ | *[[Freisland]] | ||
+ | *[[Galax]] | ||
+ | *[[Ipava]] | ||
+ | *[[Manteno]] | ||
+ | *[[Manassas]] | ||
+ | *[[McHenry]] | ||
+ | *[[New Avalon]] | ||
+ | *[[Northfield]] | ||
+ | *[[Remagen]] | ||
+ | *[[Salem]] | ||
+ | *[[Scudder]] | ||
+ | *[[Streator]] | ||
+ | *[[Torrence]].<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 18 - "Federated Suns Map of (2317)" - Initial member worlds shown as part of FedSuns formation.</ref> | ||
{{quote|''Our one world cannot stand alone any longer; we''<br> | {{quote|''Our one world cannot stand alone any longer; we''<br> | ||
''must reach out, forge new bonds, and seek friends''<br>'' | ''must reach out, forge new bonds, and seek friends''<br>'' | ||
''among the stars, so that our children can stay strong and free''}} | ''among the stars, so that our children can stay strong and free''}} | ||
− | --Lucien Davion in a | + | --Lucien Davion in a speech in support of the Crucis Pact, 2317 |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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History
Signed in 2317, the Crucis Pact was the treaty signed after a conference of leaders from 23 worlds within the Crucis Reach resulted in 20 of those worlds agreeing to membership of a mutual defense and trade union known as the Federated Suns. The author of the Crucis Pact was Lucien Davion, who became first President of Federated Suns; he had campaigned and conducted a tour of neighboring worlds in the years prior to its signing, motivated by the formation of the Terran Hegemony in 2314 and the threat it posed to the independence of the worlds throughout the Crucis Reach and the prospect of interstellar war.[1]
The 20 worlds that signed the Crucis Pact were:
- Antietam
- Argyle
- Belladonna
- Chebanse
- Covington
- Delavan
- El Dorado
- Freisland
- Galax
- Ipava
- Manteno
- Manassas
- McHenry
- New Avalon
- Northfield
- Remagen
- Salem
- Scudder
- Streator
- Torrence.[2]
“ | Our one world cannot stand alone any longer; we must reach out, forge new bonds, and seek friends |
” |
--Lucien Davion in a speech in support of the Crucis Pact, 2317