| “ | Rocky outcroppings punctuate fields of tall grass in a planet dominated by misty highland terrain. | „ |
| ~ Official Description |
Fort Union is one of the seven planets that reside within the Orion Sector.
Topography[]
Similar to Acamar IV and Achernar Secundus.
History[]
Second Galactic War[]
Operation Damage Control[]
Fort Union was a peaceful planet colony of Super Earth right on the Eastern Galactic Rim. Being at the tail end of the Orion Sector, Fort Union was colonized during the Great Expansion Era after the First Galactic War came to an end.
However, after its initial colonization, its history would go on without any other events worthy of note, even as the Second Galactic War began around it. Given its location closer to Super Earth than its peers in the Terminid Front, Fort Union would remain unscathed for the entirety of 2184, with it only seeing action until May 5th, 2185, when a 
Predator Strain outbreak from Terrek made planetfall on its surface.
Fortunately the defense of the planet was a success, with the last outbreaks of Terminids being contained by the morning of the 6th of May, giving Fort Union a brief reprieve from the ongoing galactic war.
Operation Squid Glitch[]
Amidst the ongoing Battle for Super Earth against the 
Illuminate, a former satellite technician on Fort Union developed a malware system capable of disabling Illuminate technology. Recognizing that successful transmission of this code to the Great Host could deal significant damage to the Illuminate Fleet, the planet's long range satellites were rapidly retrofired to transmit the code to the Illuminate spacecraft.
Unfortunately before work could be finished, Fort Union would attacked once more by the Predator Strain and in the face losing the last Mega Cities, 
Helldivers were redeployed to the planet to ensure the deployment of the malware. Thankfully the defense was successful and the civilian-created malware was successfully deployed, resulting in the destruction of multiple large spacecraft and an overall reduction in the Illuminate fleet strength by 5% -- all but ensuring the battle of 
Super Earth may soon be a victory.
Whilst serving freedom is it's own reward, for their role in the ensuring defeat of the Illuminate, the survival of the human race and the triumph of managed democracy, the unnamed technician who developed the code would be inducted into the 
S.E.A.F. and given a field promotion to Command of the 405th Cyberwarfare Detachment.
FTL Lines[]
- Cirrus
- Nublaria I - Celeste Sector (Established on May 5, 2185)
FTL Timeline[]
- February 8th, 2184: Fort Union is connected by FTL to Cirrus, Ivis and Moradesh.
- May 3rd, 2184: FTL line to Ivis is destroyed.
- March 14th, 2185: FTL line to Moradesh is destroyed.
- May 5th, 2185: New FTL to Nublaria I is established.
Trivia[]
- The unnamed satellite technician who developed malware capable of disabling Illuminate technology, is likely a reference to David Levinson from the movie independence day, responsible for saving Earth by developing a virus to disable the aliens' deflector shield technology.
- Otaru is a port city on Hokkaido (Japan’s northernmost island), lies northwest of Sapporo on Ishikari Bay. The city is known for glassworks, music boxes and sake distilleries.
- Xiamen, historically romanized as Amoy, is a port city on China’s southeast coast, across a strait from Taiwan. It is known for its beautiful coastal scenery, unique Hakka earthen buildings (Tulous), and its historical significance as a British-run treaty port and Special Economic Zone from 1842 to 1912.