Ok, apparently my presence has been called for, since this is probably my fault. Blunty, Samura is Kusari's PlanetForm, Samura just does the work in much more environmentally friendly ways. As to why the Gaians and FA have such close relations. We this is really a development of the RP. Way back when, between the first attempt at the AFA and the second one, I continued to play Ze'ev, I was basically the only Farmer on the server at that point. Somehow, I ended up with a bounty on me (who would have thunk it? ) and being all alone as I was, I needed to take a little vacation from Kusari, as for some reason it wasnt safe for me at that moment. Where to go? where to go? I could have fled to Gamma, but there really aint much to do for the Farmers cause up there. Hiding out with the Hogosha was basically like trying to hide in a crowd of two. So that really left me seeking shelter with the Gaians. I had already established a RP relationship with them, one that was friendlier than the relations with other factions. This is where the close relationship between the FA characters and the Gaian characters started.
I point you to this thread, and notice that next week will be the one year anniversary of the alliance between the player factions AFA and NLH. This rp is actually more important in the relationship than the one listed on the info-card.
In lore terms, the FA and Gaians are neighbors across the Tau's. The FA fight against the Bretonians as do the Gaians. The Gaians can look at the beauty of the environment in Kusari, a pristine star scape, largely do to the ecologically friendly practices of Samura and it's farmers. The Gaians can see a life under Kusari rule where Gaia and Harris are protected from pollution , and where the amount of pollution in Bretonia would hopefully be reduced drastically.
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