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The '''Ecumene''' is the {{d|interstellar}} {{w|sovereign state}} comprising the largest, innermost portion of {{S2|Human inhabited space}} in the 41st century [[Common Earth Calendar|CEC]]. Established at the [[Conference of Planets and Moons]] in the mid-27th century, the Ecumene was originally composed of only the {{S2|Sol system}} following the end of the [[Capitulatory War]]. At present, the Ecumene ''de jure'' extends to a five {{W|parsec}} radius around Sol, with all space inside of this limit considered integral Ecumene space. ''De facto'', the Ecumene's administration of this space is limited to its constituent star systems, with interstellar space being largely uninhabited and only ever transited by {{W|interstellar travel|interstellar vessels}}. Travel between star systems takes years at {{S2|mintimaxis}}, but [[microwormhole communications]] permits effectively {{w|faster-than-light|superliminal}} transfer of {{w|information}} between Ecumene star systems as well as itinerant [[ | The '''Ecumene''' is the {{d|interstellar}} {{w|sovereign state}} comprising the largest, innermost portion of {{S2|Human inhabited space}} in the 41st century [[Common Earth Calendar|CEC]]. Established at the [[Conference of Planets and Moons]] in the mid-27th century, the Ecumene was originally composed of only the {{S2|Sol system}} following the end of the [[Capitulatory War]]. At present, the Ecumene ''de jure'' extends to a five {{W|parsec}} radius around Sol, with all space inside of this limit considered integral Ecumene space. ''De facto'', the Ecumene's administration of this space is limited to its constituent star systems, with interstellar space being largely uninhabited and only ever transited by {{W|interstellar travel|interstellar vessels}}. Travel between star systems takes years at {{S2|mintimaxis}}, but [[microwormhole communications]] permits effectively {{w|faster-than-light|superliminal}} transfer of {{w|information}} between Ecumene star systems as well as itinerant [[Planemoship]]s. | ||
The Ecumene is a {{W|political union}} ruled by the {{W|consensus}}-based [[Ecumenical Synod]]. Individual habitats, ranging in scope from whole {{w|planet}}s to small {{w|space station}}s, are effectively self-administering but all equally subject to [[Ecumenical law]]. The [[Ecumenical Fleet]] is responsible for the enforcement of Ecumenical law in interstellar and interplanetary space, while the [[Ecumenical Guard]] is responsible for enforcement on habitats. Each inhabited Ecumene star system maintains a vertically integrated array of shipyards, spacedocks, and fleet groups for the proactive defence of Ecumene space, with all of these components being subject to the Ecumene-wide [[Ecumenical Admiralty|Admiralty]] and Synod based on {{S2|Apollo}}. The Ecumenical Guard is typically administered per-habitat, but in special cases, authority over any subject Guard group can be directly imposed by the Synod. | The Ecumene is a {{W|political union}} ruled by the {{W|consensus}}-based [[Ecumenical Synod]]. Individual habitats, ranging in scope from whole {{w|planet}}s to small {{w|space station}}s, are effectively self-administering but all equally subject to [[Ecumenical law]]. The [[Ecumenical Fleet]] is responsible for the enforcement of Ecumenical law in interstellar and interplanetary space, while the [[Ecumenical Guard]] is responsible for enforcement on habitats. Each inhabited Ecumene star system maintains a vertically integrated array of shipyards, spacedocks, and fleet groups for the proactive defence of Ecumene space, with all of these components being subject to the Ecumene-wide [[Ecumenical Admiralty|Admiralty]] and Synod based on {{S2|Apollo}}. The Ecumenical Guard is typically administered per-habitat, but in special cases, authority over any subject Guard group can be directly imposed by the Synod. | ||
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The three centuries that followed the creation of the Ecumene was a highly transformative period believed by most modern historians to represent the historical epoch in which humanity at large transitioned from {{w|scarcity}} to {{w|post-scarcity}}, as due to significant innovations in autonomous manufcaturing, {{W|currency}} fell out of widespread use by the end of the 29th century CEC. The Ecumene established its first {{W|interstellar travel|interstellar}} colony in the {{S2|Alpha Centauri system}}, where it incorporated the {{S2|Great Migrations}}-era colony {{S2|Asylum}} after peaceful negotiations. The success of the mission to Alpha Centauri inspired a major wave of exploration and expansion across the near-Sol stellar neighbourhood; by the middle of the 32nd century CEC, the Ecumene possessed interstellar colonies in 13 different star systems. In 3171 CEC, the exploration of the {{S2|Tau Ceti}} system saw the fraught introduction of humanity to the genetically-engineered [[Octopoid]]s. The destruction of the Ecumenical exploratory fleet and the [[First Battle of Tau Ceti]] in 3201 CEC marked the beginning of the first interstellar conflict in human history: the [[Octopoid War]]. | The three centuries that followed the creation of the Ecumene was a highly transformative period believed by most modern historians to represent the historical epoch in which humanity at large transitioned from {{w|scarcity}} to {{w|post-scarcity}}, as due to significant innovations in autonomous manufcaturing, {{W|currency}} fell out of widespread use by the end of the 29th century CEC. The Ecumene established its first {{W|interstellar travel|interstellar}} colony in the {{S2|Alpha Centauri system}}, where it incorporated the {{S2|Great Migrations}}-era colony {{S2|Asylum}} after peaceful negotiations. The success of the mission to Alpha Centauri inspired a major wave of exploration and expansion across the near-Sol stellar neighbourhood; by the middle of the 32nd century CEC, the Ecumene possessed interstellar colonies in 13 different star systems. In 3171 CEC, the exploration of the {{S2|Tau Ceti}} system saw the fraught introduction of humanity to the genetically-engineered [[Octopoid]]s. The destruction of the Ecumenical exploratory fleet and the [[First Battle of Tau Ceti]] in 3201 CEC marked the beginning of the first interstellar conflict in human history: the [[Octopoid War]]. | ||
The last encounter of the Octopoid War ocurred in 3274 CEC, and thereafter, Octopoid civilisation was subsumed into the Ecumene. The Ecumene's victory came at great cost, and the conflict caused widespread transformation across Ecumenical society. From the 34th to the 39th centuries CEC, the Ecumene maintained the a policy of [[Astroinsularism]], which established the five parsec feasible limit as the official boundary of Ecumene space in the Milky Way. During this period, major emphasis was placed on bringing the more distant colonies from Sol to the level of civilizational development found in the Ecumene's innermost systems. This epoch of pronounced isolationism came to a close with the development of {{S2|Microwormhole|artificial microwormhole}}s, which effectively permitted {{W|faster-than-light|superliminal}} communications between Ecumene star systems and massive starfaring vessels known as [[ | The last encounter of the Octopoid War ocurred in 3274 CEC, and thereafter, Octopoid civilisation was subsumed into the Ecumene. The Ecumene's victory came at great cost, and the conflict caused widespread transformation across Ecumenical society. From the 34th to the 39th centuries CEC, the Ecumene maintained the a policy of [[Astroinsularism]], which established the five parsec feasible limit as the official boundary of Ecumene space in the Milky Way. During this period, major emphasis was placed on bringing the more distant colonies from Sol to the level of civilizational development found in the Ecumene's innermost systems. This epoch of pronounced isolationism came to a close with the development of {{S2|Microwormhole|artificial microwormhole}}s, which effectively permitted {{W|faster-than-light|superliminal}} communications between Ecumene star systems and massive starfaring vessels known as [[Planemoship]]s. With most prominent concerns of astroinsularism subdued, the Ecumenical Synod rendered the policy void and reinitiated official sanction of space exploration and colonization past the feasible limit in 3858 CEC. | ||
As of the early 41st century CEC, the Ecumene remains the largest, most technologically sophisticated civilizational entity known to human history. Official economic records describe the economic condition of the whole Ecumene as having been in a state of {{W|post-scarcity}} since the late 29th century CEC. {{W|Classless society|Classlessness}} is considered to be near-universal across Ecumene space, although notable exceptions exist at the fringes of Ecumene space, where there remains a notable distinction in the lifestyles of the most distant citizen colonists from the citizens who live in the innermost star systems. Despite this, the measure of {{w|labour}} required for survival throughout the whole Ecumene represents approximately 0.7% of the average person's {{W|Circadian clock|circadian wakefulness period}}.The widespread proliferation of self-replicating autonomous machinery, the Ecumene has extremely high levels of {{w|productivity|input/output efficiency}}, measured at 99.8% of resource extraction to utilization with very extremely levels of human intervention. Overall, the material {{W|quality of life}} of the typical Ecumenical citizen is considered to be very comfortable, with a 98.5% average access to goods desired throughout Ecumene-administered space. | As of the early 41st century CEC, the Ecumene remains the largest, most technologically sophisticated civilizational entity known to human history. Official economic records describe the economic condition of the whole Ecumene as having been in a state of {{W|post-scarcity}} since the late 29th century CEC. {{W|Classless society|Classlessness}} is considered to be near-universal across Ecumene space, although notable exceptions exist at the fringes of Ecumene space, where there remains a notable distinction in the lifestyles of the most distant citizen colonists from the citizens who live in the innermost star systems. Despite this, the measure of {{w|labour}} required for survival throughout the whole Ecumene represents approximately 0.7% of the average person's {{W|Circadian clock|circadian wakefulness period}}.The widespread proliferation of self-replicating autonomous machinery, the Ecumene has extremely high levels of {{w|productivity|input/output efficiency}}, measured at 99.8% of resource extraction to utilization with very extremely levels of human intervention. Overall, the material {{W|quality of life}} of the typical Ecumenical citizen is considered to be very comfortable, with a 98.5% average access to goods desired throughout Ecumene-administered space. | ||