Culture
Identity
The Federation of Free Planets does not hold a central culture, they are instead a melting pot of their constituent planets. Each planet of the Federation brings their own cultural dish to the table, while the shared values of the Federation serve as a spice. Liberty, independence, and cooperation are the values that the Federation works to instill into the people who join their faction. This value sharing is a challenge, a tightrope that the Federation walks on. On one side a Banner with no value of cooperation will abandon each other in times of need, on the other side, the Federation was founded on the basis of liberty, which means cultural liberty. They can not force the opinions of other planets, nor can they just leave them to their own devices.
This is where the Communications and Collaboration Charter comes in, the cornerstone of Federation Culture. The Federation offers each new planet that joins the Federation a free connection to the Banner-wide entertainment and education streams. The Banner sets up the infrastructure, and the planets have access to all other member planets. This connection cannot be tampered with by local governments as a measure to ensure the people's freedom and transparency. It serves both as a Banner-wide warning system and promotes a friendly neighbor policy by educating the entire system about the planets they share a banner with. All of the education comes with the message of pride in their variance and reinstates the need to always remain together despite the differences that may come with liberty.
Religion
The Federation of Free Planets prides itself in having no central religion. Instead the Federation is a culmination and melting pot of a almost all religions. Every Planet can practice its own faith, and because of planet motivation to interact, hybridized religions are often common. On the other side, hostilities over conflicting religions can be common. The Federation often has to step in to broker peace and prevent escalation of religious conflict.
When we first learned of our neighbors love for Desire, we scoffed. Anthem was all we needed, and all we had. Soon, with the Federation uniting us, we began to realize where our praises became the same. We value the same things, and so we united our religion. Desire and Anthem, or goddesses of love, freedom, and expression.
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