Government Detail

Earth Works is a powerful political and corporate entity within the Sol System, equally splitting governance of the system with Free Mars. Its close partnership with Gamma Trita Corporation (GTC) has buoyed its prominence and power, though since the Battle of Oberon, Earth Works and GTC have suffered credibility losses.Along with Free Mars, is celebrating its 100th year of existence.

Controlled Worlds:

• Venus: floating cloud cities and heavily shielded mining stations on surface
• Earth: home planet for Terran race; second to Mars in prominence and wealth, and only world in Sol with breathable atmosphere
• Jupiter: largest number of inhabited moons, though some like Ganymede are very loosely governed by Earth Works
• Uranus: colonized moons but mostly primary locale for GTC shipbuilding

Notable Personnel:

• Trip Condrey: President
• Del Cavalieri: Secretary of State
• Martia Delano: Deputy Secretary

Relationships:

• Free Mars: Cool - have coexisted for 100 years, but slow deterioration is leading to more distinct Martian and Terran alliances
• Sol Defense: Cooling - more closely allied before the Battle of Oberon, in part because of Sol Defense's tolerance of GTC controversies
• Deed Industries: Cooling - minor dealings before the Battle of Oberon, with Earth Works much preferring GTC ships for their fleets
• Cressus Mining: Cool - minimal partnerships
• Gamma Trita Corporation: Warm - before Battle of Oberon, closely allied. Since, even more so 
• Ventrans: Cooling - cooperative for many decades. Following Battle of Oberon and Ventrans' open dissatisfaction with GTC, relationship faltering. Earth Works alleged to be fanning anti-Ventran sentiments across Sol

Miscellaneous Facts:

• Powerful government that has both benefited and suffered from close ties to GTC