TEC is strong militarily. They have managed to defend their territory against numerically superior forces many times. Their ships are
heavily armored and up gunned. The military crews of these ships highly trained. There is a constant state of slight paranoia in the
TEC that the other factions want what they have. In this case, they are not entirely wrong. Within the TEC are planets containing the
richest deposits of the main ingredient in starship fuel. One of the most highly prized elements in the quadrant. These are not the
only deposits but they are the largest and purest ones to be found.
The TEC itself however is not expansionistic as a general rule. However, if they go to war they will attempt to retain the systems they
take during that conflict.
Because of the starship fuel deposits, the economy of the TEC is strong. And most citizens live a fairly