Earth, 500 years later, Nova Seoul
After years and years of consumption, Earth's natural resources reached their limit. Humans saw themselves at the brink of extinction, famine and plagues rampaging through the nations.
Visionaire [DATA EXPUNGED] set herself to rescue humanity in a decades long project to expand Earth to nearby exoplanets. As promised, soon the human race could explore the galaxy and settle their new colonies.
As space travel evolved so did technology, lending way to new automated assistants complete with artificial intelligence called the Androids. Efficient machines designed to help humanity as researchers, personal assistants and healthcare specialists among other.
Nova Seoul, the last vestiges of the Koran country is in a process of rapid expansion and scientific revolution. Set out to discover intelligent life, the Republic colonizes planet after planet expanding it's reach into the galaxy.