Introduction
The System Defense Force, generally referred as the SDF or SysDef, is a blanket term assigned to the primary defensive organizations operating within any local star system.
Origin
Even before the Flicker, FTL travel times between systems meant that less popular areas may suffer longer response times to emergencies. Although those systems which fell under the the protection of Galactic Powers could rely on a better standard of protection, frontier colonies were left virtually unprotected. Following the example of OriCon's JSDF (Joint System Defense Force), several Frontier systems began to form their own SDF militias. These nascent guard forces successfully drove down pirate activity on the Frontier, leading to more widespread adoption.
Operations
The SDF is a local militia, and therefore its structure, doctrine, and standards of enforcement may vary heavily from system to system. Each planet or colony in a given system will generally contribute funding or equipment to the SDF to ensure it is able to perform the bare minimum of its duties. SysDef often suffers in comparison to the dedicated military branches of the very planets it aims to protect. The local SDF is generally tasked with preventing piracy and responding to distress signals from local traffic.
Relationship With NanoTrasen
Generally, the SDF is below NanoTrasen's corporate interests. When NanoTrasen must operate in an area with SysDef presence, they will contribute funding at a higher than average weight for the local economy to ingratiate themselves. NanoTrasen tends to prefer policing its own traffic, as well, and will generally attempt to stonewall SysDef or intercept distress signals from their own vessels beforehand. Violent incidents in the past have generally led SDF organizations in the know to drag their feet on NT distress signals.
Lore
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| Corporations | NanoTrasen, Frontier Megacorporations, Minor Corporations, The Syndicate |
| NanoTrasen Specific | NDV Marksman, Paracausal Monitoring Division |
| Other Organizations | ITV Talon, System Defense Force, The Orion Confederation |
| Worldbuilding | Extradimensional Mechanics, FTL Travel, Galactic Landmarks, Legends, Mysteries, and Rumors, Metaphysics and Paracausality, Technology of the 2500's, The Timeline |
| Contribution Data | Lore Submission Templates, Roadmap for Lore Development |