Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-33193012-20170208112145

The USCR became a vassal because at the start of the Great War for Independence the USCR became occupied by its former ally for "Humanitarian Reasons".The USCR was barely united at that point and similar to a horde.

The Federative Republic of [INSERT GOOD NAME HERE] supported the vassailization, as it was glad to see its former rival now submissive to a greater power, but it had its own problems of instability.

For one thing many Southern States broke apart from it after declaring Independence form the Extraterrestrial Empire, which had barely recovered from a surprise attack on one of its harbours by the USCR, at that time led by HAL-7500.

The world of Emar is supported by the Karalien Commonwealth, a break-off empire from the Extraterrestrial Empire and it provides the necessary space-technology.

The Karalien Commonwealth and the USCR are allies despite the USCR being a vassal since it is not offically a vassal. Its overlord keeps on saying that it is for "humanitarian reasons", but you should know what they really are doing...

The Story of the USCR so far told by HAL himself. 