Created over four thousand years ago, the Alpha Star Council is a governmental body comprised of the major space-faring races within known space. Established shortly after the Meang - H'ong war, which saw both species obliterated by Alpha-based space distortion bombs, the Alpha Council's first act was to ban the development and use of Alpha-based weapons technology. Since then, the Council has become the de facto seat of government in the Milky Way, controlling the political and economic development of numerous species through the regulation of various Alpha-related activities.