The Andromeda Association is the name of a group that formed that consisted of survivors of the crew from the High Guard vessel Andromeda Ascendant during the Fall of the Systems Commonwealth. These individuals gathered under the banner of Sara Riley who led them to the planet Tarazed where they formed an enclave of last survivors of the Systems Commonwealth which survived for three centuries. During that time, the Andromeda Association formed, and it consisted of descendants of the original crew of the Andromeda Ascendant who abandoned ship during the Battle of Hephaistos.