Children of Mars

Children of Mars

Union Member Society 24

Home Planet: New Mars

System: Olympus

Union member since 2227 OTT

Species: Homo Galactus ( Origin Earth )

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A group of 15,000 people from the United Earth Colony Mars, left Mars in 2120 OTT , just days before the Hostile Machine Takeover Event. Mars being the oldest United Earth Colony always had elements that wanted to be independent of Earth and recognized as such. While the majority of Martians were loyal to Earth and at that time still depended on Earth for supplies and many other essential things; a movement called the Children of Mars grew to about 16,000 (part of a population that already numbered about 500,000). They purchased a surplus Saran vessel (with mined minerals) and set out to colonize their own world at the fringes of the Saran empire on a planet that was very much like Mars in character, but classified as a Gardenworld as it had liquid water and a breathable (NiOx) atmosphere.

The Colony split in two groups over disagreements just how independent they wanted to be. One group, The Children of Mars remained while the other group: The New Martians took the old vessel and left

The C.O.M. were raided by Dai Than and lost much materials and counted 1600 casualties in 2224 OTT

The Colonists decided to join the new Union in 2227 OTT and were acknowledged as independent member society.

Today, New Mars and the Olympus star system is a core region system with over 90 billion citizens from all societies of the Union. New Mars is still an independent member society, but is now represented by a System Rep.