Federation
United Federation of Planets
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The United Federation of Planets is a coalition of worlds bound by a mutual desire for peace, the pursuit of scientific understanding, and trade. By far however, the most numerous of the Federation races is one of the founding members, the Humans of Sol. The people of the Federation live in a society based on the values of liberty and equality. Their strength lies in extremely effective research, which grants them fast access to new technologies. They are also efficient in industry, the mining of raw materials, and the production and supply of energy and vital goods to their planets. Their high-quality products come at the expense of high resource costs, however. Because of their moral convictions, they quickly show weaknesses in the field of espionage, but they make up for this with impressive, well-rounded starships, which function as well individually as in groups. Federation starships are equally likely to be seen conducting trade, exploration, humanitarian, and diplomatic missions, as they are to be seen conducting military patrols and combat manoeuvres.
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 Federation Council
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"A founding member of the United Federation of Planets, the Humans of Earth became warp-capable in 2063, only moments before they officially experienced first contact with an alien species, the Vulcans, who by pure coincidence happened to have sent a survey vessel to explore the Sol system at the same time as Humanity's first warp flight. The Humans were still recovering from their third world war that had taken place a decade earlier - a nuclear war that had destroyed all centres of power, and wiped out two-thirds of the planetary population - and desperately welcomed the Vulcans with open arms. First contact had a profound effect on the Humans, and in just 10 years Earth began to stand on its own two feet again, and, under the careful guidance of the Vulcans, the Humans turned their attention to science and peaceful exploration amongst the stars. By the 24th century, Human society had changed from what it was for most of recorded history. On Earth, hunger, war, disease, famine, and poverty had largely been eliminated. The acquisition of wealth was no longer the primary driving force in the lives of many Humans, and a great deal of emphasis was instead placed on the importance of continued societal and self-growth. Thanks to the non-currency based New World Economy and the development of replicators, material needs had been largely satisfied. Although money was no longer in use by Humans within the Federation, they did use gold-pressed Latinum and other forms of currency (such as Bajoran litas and credits) in places where it is still needed, such as Quark's Bar on the Deep Space Nine station. The idea behind not using money is that Humans work to better themselves and the rest of Humanity. It must however be noted that all of this more specifically applies to Humans within the Sol system, as many Earth colonies are known to have developed vast cultural differences from other Humans and some have even fallen into anarchy, most notably Turkana IV. Whilst warp capability and first contact were first achieved in 2063, there were human populations on other planets prior to this date. In these cases, the Humans were usually brought there by alien species that had travelled to Earth. For instance, Native Americans are known to have been transplanted to Amerind by an unknown alien race called the Preservers some time in the 19th century. In 2268, these transplanted Humans still lived as hunter-gatherers, and Captain James T. Kirk was adopted into one of the tribes of Amerind, becoming known as the god, Kirok. The Humans are a rapidly advancing race, with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. Whilst they are now peaceful, they will fight to the death if need be to ensure the survival of their culture, ideals, and people. Only time will tell exactly how far the Humans will go."
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