The Ember Federation was formed from the Ember Coalition, a human terrorist organization, and established itself in the Sangittarius Arm close to the galactic core. The Federation is an isolated nation that hopes to someday become completely independent from the outside galaxy, mainly the UEG who they trade raw resources and food with as part of a very unstable peace treaty between the two nations. The Federation is still small, nearly 150 systems are under its control, but is rapidly expanding due to a high population growth rate from Forerunner growth technology.