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Babylon 5 is a five-mile long space station located in neutral space. Built by the
Earth Alliance in the 2250s, it's goal is to maintain peace among the various alien races by providing a sanctuary where grievances
and negotiations can be worked out among duly appointed ambassadors. A council made up of representatives from the five major
space-faring civilizations - the Earth Alliance, Mimbari Federation, Centarui Republic, Narn Regime, and Vorlon Empire - work
with the League of Non-Aligned Worlds to keep interstellar relations under control. Aside from its diplomatic function, Babylon
5 also serves as a military post for Earth and a port of call for travellers, traders, businessmen, criminals, and Rangers.
A floating city home to a quarter of a million humans and aliens is bound to experience problems; Babylon 5 has problems
in abundance. Its senior staff of Earth Alliance officers - along with the most prominent members of the diplomatic community
- deal with personal problems, cultural differences, threats to station security, and interstellar crises on a regular basis.
Old prejudices and unresolved issues leftover from the Human-Minbari War and the Centauri occupation of Narn lead to unexpected
developments. Pro-Human groups and a corrupt government make the Earth of the future far from paradise. Telepaths seek refuge
from the militant Psi Corps while the Mars colony desires support in its bid for independence. And then there is the growing
presence of Shadows in regions close by and on the Outer Rim of known space. Fate has decreed that Babylon 5 be crucial
to deciding the outcome of all of these conflicts...
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