The (former) Outcasts are a monarchy, locked for centuries in a war against a Council Controlled Gallia.
Liberty is a farmer's socialist republic.
Blood Dragons are the main republican antagonists against the Kusari feudal Kingdom.
Ageira is the company that has been for centuries trying to copy the foreign houses jumpgate and tradelane technology.
Synth Foods is called Health Foods, and has been trying to compete with Bretonia well established traditional cuisine.
Independent Miners Guild is not so independent.
Battelships and Large bases all have this hatch specially designed to be blown only by fighters, which causes a meltdown of the reactor core of struck ship. (use the Force)
Everyone stays in the Omegas, because house space are the most dangerous areas of the game.