Soon after The Order had been steamrolled, the Nomad fleets began to spread through out the Omicrons. Without remorse, the aliens began slaughtering the few Zoner communities that had settled in the systems, forcing thousands of people to flee back to House space and the Omegas.
Within a short period of time, all Zoner bases within the Omicrons had been destroyed, except for two, one in Omicron 90, and one in Omicron Kappa.
The Zoners that lived in the Omegas and had taken up the many refugees that had come to them decided that they would not leave their homes as well, and instead fight the alien onslaught.
And so they formed the Southern Edge Union, a community of Zoners living in the Omegas and in Bering and Kepler (Ames being the farthest "north" outpost of the SEU). Since they do not have any large warships, they improvise in retro-fitting freighters and fighters into lethal weapons and are beginning to develop their own military vessels.
The many Zoners that had to flee from the Omicrons are now in search of new homes closer to House space and in the northern border systems. The House governments, who do not appreciate the sudden surge of Zoner presence in their territories, have begun commencing small-scale attacks on Zoner stations and convoys in order to scare them farther away from their space.
"Northern" Systems -
While the Zoners in the "south" have decided to unify, the "northern" Zoner communities have not yet suffered from any Nomad attacks. They live on their own, not caring much about House relations, or even their nearest Zoner neighbors. [color=#66CCCC]Approved and ready to be inserted in the future. The idea to split the Zoners in two blocks is nice from my point of view.