Rodina

The Rodina was a Polo-class heavy transport ship sent from humanity's homeworld of Earth to colonize the Danica/Zorica system. It was so large that it boasted it's own unique government, a bustling economy, and a population in the millions. The main food was genetically engineered, vat-grown algae, and seeds were kept in stasis to be used in terraforming. Late in their journey, the Rodina sent out the Vanguard to scout out the system. The ship's crew also had a rivalry with that of the ''Bradford. ''It took around three generations to reach their destination. It's name meant "motherland" in Russian, and this, coupled with the fact that most of the inhabitants had Russian names and used Russian phrases and words occasionally, suggest that the Rodina, or at least most of its passengers, was Russian.

Government & Society
Before the Rodina was sent on it's mission, the founders of the voyage formulated a 'Mission Plan', essentially the ship's constitution. It set up a democratic system in which the Council, a small group of representatives for the starship's passengers and crew, and the Wagon Master, an elected leader, controlled and organized the major going-ons of the ship. It alse detailed a People's Assembly, in which individual citizens could speak their views and debate. The Rodina had three main decks: the Fore Deck, which housed the wealthy and powerful, the Aft Deck, where the workers and lower-class civilians resided, and the Under-decks, which contained the inner machinery of the ship. The wealthiest passengers and investors rode in Sleeper Cars, large box-shaped machines that kept them in suspended animation until they reached their destination.

The Vanguard Incident
Around a year before reaching the Danica/Zorica system, the Vanguard came under attack by Xeno forces. While at first the current Council and Wagon Master of the Rodina disbelieved them, it soon became a major problem, and they were forced to send an Asimov-type automaton to conquer the Xeno-infested planets.