Fanon:R.A.L.F.

The Research of Alien Life Foundation (R.A.L.F.) is a Simlish organization of professional astrobiologists and other interested individuals, headquartered in Strangetown. The primary objective of R.A.L.F. – as their name implies – is the discovery and study of interstellar lifeforms. Secondarily they invest their resources to further the public education on that topic.

History
The organization was founded through the efforts of Ralf Knurd. He managed to get multiple of his former co-workers to join this cause. Marshall Curious being one of them. Soon the young Zo Curious (then Whelohff) joined aswell.

While the foundation didn't manage to get any recognition or financation by SimNation, it received a couple of generous donations from rich individuals that helped them to start things off. These donators that R.A.L.F. had to rely on usually didn't have too much faith in the project and were more like „morbidly curious“, but a few of them were fanatics. Strong believers in alien life, who backed the organization up with their full financial support. Some even applied for membership.

Today they still try to get more recognition from SimNation's leaders and advocate for more awareness of the obviously existing life from outer space.

Accomplishments
One of R.A.L.F.'s greatest accomplishments was to build multiple research facilities all over SimNation. Most notably the FutureSim Labs in Oasis Springs, the Curiositas Observatory on 2 Cover Up Road in Strangetown and the Astrum Outpost on Sea Serpant Isle in Windenburg. They might also be the reason of the increased amount of contact Simkind had with aliens in the past decades.