===== Keystone Foundations [KSF] =====
Keystone Foundation – Internal Mission Charter

**Author:** Grant Barnes, Founder
\\ **Date:** Cycle 4, Anubis System
\\ **Location:** Designated Outpost First Frame (Unmapped Region)

**Purpose:**

The Keystone Foundation was founded on a simple principle: if it’s not built right, it won’t hold. Out here, in the cold dark where systems collapse and empires fall silent, what matters isn’t ambition—it’s endurance. Survivability. Sustainability. And the will to keep moving forward even when the sky turns against you.

We’re not here to rebuild Sol. We’re not here to reclaim old banners or chase phantom loyalties. Keystone is about what comes next. The bare bones of civilization. The hard truths of infrastructure. The first layer of steel on stone.

**Core Tenets:**

1. **Build Clean. Build True.** Shortcuts kill. Shoddy work breaks. We fabricate with purpose. Every weld, every bolt, every circuit—meant to last, not impress.

2. **Self-Reliance Before Dependence.** Keystone stations are designed to stand on their own. Water, power, air, and hull integrity come before trade, diplomacy, or alliance.

3. **Function Over Flash.**  No golden towers. No vanity vessels. We fly ships that can take punishment and stations that can weather silence. We build tools, not temples.

4. **Defense by Design.** Keystone isn’t a military group, but every structure we create is hardened, redundant, and shielded where it counts. We don’t provoke—but we don’t yield.

5. **Offer Shelter. Demand Standards.** We will take in others. Survivors, freelancers, refugees, and founders alike. But only those who are willing to contribute, maintain integrity, and hold the line. You don’t earn a place in Keystone—you *build* it.

**Strategic Objective:**

- Establish and anchor permanent infrastructure in the Anubis system—beginning with modular outpost cores and extending into multi-environment habitation arrays.

- Maintain independence from major political blocs, including UNAS remnants, Martian affiliates, or Freebelt irregulars.

- Forge secure trade and fabrication agreements with reliable independents and small colonies.

- Deploy scalable atmospheric and space-based construction yards capable of supporting full station-grade development.

- Secure and defend core resource deposits to support long-term survival, not dominance.

**On Authority & Expansion:**

Keystone does not conquer. We claim only what we build ourselves or trade for with clear terms. Leadership is not granted—it is earned through capability and consistency. The Foundation’s structure will grow over time, but its base remains simple: you work, you maintain, and you protect what you’ve built.

**Closing Statement:**

//“Every collapse started with someone saying, ‘It’ll hold for now.’
\\ We don’t do ‘for now.’
\\ We build the keystones. The rest will follow.”//

— Grant Barnes
Founder, Engineer, Survivor