Faction AE Foyeri Union
Rimwards of the Antarean border, centered in the 6th district, lies the LeBenz Cluster, a hot, dense area of nebulae and novae rich in heavy metal elements and abundant energy. It is here that the original House Foyeri declared it's Independance from the first Antarean Empire. The clan-chief at that moment, Einreik Hemschaf Foyeri paid dearly for his vision of freedom. Several months of military action followed along the new and instable borders, claiming the lives of millions on both sides, including Foyeri himself.
Foyeri's sons, Rabart Einreik and Kreig Einreik Foyeri, shared the leadership of the union in his absence and held off the empire's military pressurings with logistical and tactical genius. They caused the construction of great shipyards and arms factories to leverage their advantage - resources and energy.
Many of the older production complexes, notably those on Parabellum and Barthui were founded during this period - The scientists and manufacturers of house Foyeri were for a time unparalleled in the universe, driven by frantic necessity to become an armed power overnight.
Eventually the Antarean emperor of the day saw that it was of far more benefit to Antares to allow the embryonic Foyeri Union to remain unmolested and utilize the incredible production capacity of the small new nation rather than destroy it or occupy it. Peace overtures were made and the Foyeri Union, with the backing of Great Antares, became the bastion of technology and manufacture that has prospered well into modern times.
Note - A little known fact concerning House Foyeri's independence war is that many of the AFN and later the AISN's most advanced modern battleships (and to a lesser extent, the USN and member nations) owe half their technology to this short, glossed over period in history.
