Thinking of joining. Not as a nation, but as a band of freelancer mercenaries out to explore this alien star system and get in adventures and find sources of exotic resources to sell at a massive profit back in the Safe Zone states. They are more out for adventure and discovery than pure profit, but they have a noted "knack" for tripping over some of the wonders of Brahma, and being more than able to fight to protect their claims.

Their leader (and my main character) would be a young, brash but experienced explorer-inventor, who has a knack for being able to assemble military-grade equipment and combat robots with off-the-shelf hardware and custom-programmed AI's. If he was out for money, he'd make a fortune in the colonies with his robot designs and engineering talent, but he's out for thrills and adventure in the wilderness. But his ability to raise repeatedly raise small armies of surprisingly effective combat robots and dedicated followers is a warning flag to many, and he has plenty of jealous rivals who are out to snatch his claims in the Danger Zones.

Will get a CS out ASAP.