Editing Resistance (section)

== History ==
While only a tiny fraction of mankind survived the initial attack from the Scourge, enough managed to hide away on their various worlds to establish themselves as sustainable populations. This was largely due to the Scourge's reluctance to stray too far or deeply underground, and their determination that stomping out the last few humans present was not worth the resources, happy to simply keep them from growing too strong or bold.

As a result, these groups can vary from organized fighting forces utilizing and maintaining proper military weaponry, to brutally violent Mad Max style warlords. They are largely characterized by their guerilla style actions, inflicting disproportionate damage to their foes. They can function independently, or work with either the [[United Colonies of Man]] or [[Post-Human Republic]]. As the Reconquest has advanced, liberated worlds have seen their resistance forces inducted as new citizens of the UCM.

=== The Vega Scrapfleet ===
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The battle over Vega IV between the EAA and those attempting to heed the warning of the White Sphere and flee was the largest space action seen by humanity to that point. While many of the fleeing ships successfully jumped out of the system, the battle left a vast field of debris and ships too damaged to make the jump either out of the system or back home with the remaining EAA. Promising to return with the help necessary to repair, the EAA fleet returned to Earth, but were destroyed days later by the Scourge invasion, leaving the ships and their crew over Vega IV to be forgotten.

Over time, they managed to learn to live off ship-based resources and infrastructure, supplied from scrounged supplies off the debris field and occasional daring runs to occupied planets. Their space-based life led them to become experts in engineering and piloting. Independent of the UCM, discussion of them is largely squashed by state censors, as the possibility of a life free from military obligations and service to the UCM could lead to problems of morale.

=== Kalium ===
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A former colony, they chose to isolating themselves in the early days of the formation of the UCM rather than cede control, deactivating their foldspace node. The planet has had a violent history, experiencing multiple civil wars until coming under control by the militaristic totalitarian government of the Kabal. Since taking control, the Kabal has directed their vast manufacturing infrastructure to pump out massive numbers of weaponry, vehicles, and spacecraft. Lacking the resources necessary to properly conduct their own R&D, they have continued to produce the hardware of the EAA.

Although hidden and long forgotten by the UCM, Kalium has had a long history of espionage and infiltration and have been keeping watch on the other colonies.