Official Player Factions

This page contains information about official player factions. For unofficial ones, see Player Groups.

General info, statistics, and links

• Current # of Official Factions: 32
• Pirate/Unlawful: 16
• Military/Police/Lawful: 9
• Corporate: 2
• Other: 5

Faction info on Discovery forums:

• Quick reference of factions and their diplomacy by AC_Merc: http://discoverygc.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7453
• List of all factions and their home systems by Fellow_Hoodlum: http://discoverygc.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6010
• Official thread for faction posts: http://discoverygc.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8690

Liberty Player Factions

Name	Tag	Affiliation	Home system	Description
Hellfire Legion	[HF]	Lane Hackers	Vespucci System
Independents	[IND]	Interspace Commerce		A powerful economic cartel with covert ties to the Outcast government.
King of Fighters	KoF	Universal Shipping		An eccentric group of Universal Shipping traders dedicated towards economic growth and profit.
Lane Hackers	LH	Lane Hackers		A faction of Lane Hackers with access to the lone Spyglass in Sirius, it's members employing codenames similar to those of ancient Earth figures.
Liberty Police Incorporated	LPI-	Liberty Police Incorporated		A squadron of Liberty Police Incorporated known for love of donuts and incompetency.
Liberty Rogues	LR	Liberty Rogues
Liberty Security Force	=LSF=	Liberty Security Force		The Liberty Security Force, the intelligence branch of the Liberty Navy. Unlike the Navy itself, the Liberty Security Force is not split into North and South, and is instead unified under the directorate of Director Brian Copeland.
Southern Alliance	[SA]	Liberty Navy	Virginia System	The Southern Liberty Fleet, tasked with patrolling the Texas and California systems by President Barbara Jacobi.
Xeno Alliance	XA-	Xenos		A faction of Xenos who have carried out surprisingly effective guerrila operations against the Liberty Navy, in spite of extreme economic disadvantage.

Bretonia Player Factions

Name	Tag	Affiliation	Home system	Description
Nature's Last Hope	NLH	Gaians		A faction of Gaians operating in Bretonia under the leadership of a "Chairman."
Bretonia Police Authority	BPA)	Bretonia Police Authority
Queen Carina's Royal Fleet	QCR, QCO, QCP	Bretonia Armed Forces / Mercenaries		An eccentric umbrella organisation consisting of the Queen Carina's Regulars, Queen Carina's Own and Queen Carina's Privateers
Union of Gold	.:UOG:.	Mollys	Londonderry System

Kusari Player Factions

Name	Tag	Affiliation	Home system	Description
Golden Chrysanthemums	[GC]	Golden Chrysanthemums	Tau-65 System	A terrorist organisation, comprised mainly of Kusari women, fighting for equal rights
Kusari Naval Forces	[KNF]	Kusari Naval Forces	Hiroshima System	A fleet of the Kaigun (the Kusari Naval Forces) led by Taisho Hikaru Sulu.
Hideyoshi's Guard	[HG]	Blood Dragons	Tau-63 System	The descendants of Shogun Hideyoshi's bodyguard, who founded the Blood Dragons.
Artisan Farmers Alliance	[AFA]	Farmers Alliance	Tau-42 Sysyem	An Organization of Farmers founded in Kyushu, that lobbies the Kusari government for restrictions on foreign food imports. They have also been know to intercept foreign traders and force them out of Kusari space. Rheinland Player Factions Name Tag Affiliation Home system Description Red Hessian Army [RHA] Red Hessians A paramilitary organisation composed of Red Hessian members, serving mainly as the military wing of the terrorist organisation. Republican Express Corporation RepEx- Republican Shipping A former subsidiary of Republican Express Shipping since having become an umbrella entity consisting of RepEx Shipping and the security company Black Talon, which has connections to the upper echelons of the Rheinland government, including Vizeadmiral Freelamen of the Kriegsmarine. Rheinland Federal Police RFP Rheinland Police The Rheinbundespolize, a law-enforcement organisation that maintains jurisdiction over House Rheinland. Rheinland Military [RM] Rheinland Military Braunschweig System The Rheinwehr, the military of House Rheinland. Hispania Player Factions Name Tag Affiliation Home system Description The Blue Lotus Syndicate [BLS]- Outcasts Largest and most influencial Cardamine cartel in Sirius dedicated towards Maltan nationalism with major influences in House Kusari. Currently seeking to corner the Cardamine market Reapers of Sirius [RoS] Outcasts The Outcast Guard [101st] Outcasts A fleet of Outcasts with exclusive jurisdiction over the Omicron 85 system and enormous political influence in Malta itself. The Brotherhood [TBH] Corsairs Powerful brotherhood/sisterhood of Corsairs, including high ranking Elders Corsair Benitez Family -Benitez Corsairs Powerful Corsair family, based partially off the ancient Earth culture of Rome Other Player Factions Name Tag Affiliation Home system Description Black Squadron Bs| The Order Omicron-100 System Order Cell dedicated to the defense of Order territories and the destruction of House Liberty. Colonial Remnant =CR= Independent Miners Guild Darkwing DW Mercenaries Members of an extrasectorial empire affiliated with the Bounty Hunters Guild Das Wilde Wilde. Das Wilde Omega 58 An organisation consisting of every Slomon K'Hara infested Rheinlander or individual with permanent residence within Rheinland. Discovery Angels Organization [The_Angels] neutral Jupiter Guild [\JG/] Mercenaries Zoner mercenary guild The Keepers Keepers. Nomads Omicron-99 and Omicron Iota System Remnants of the Nomads within the Sirius Sector. Mandalorian Mercenaries [M] Mercenaries Mercenary faction with unknown origins. Their new HQ was instituted in New London. Phantom Empire [Phantoms] Phantom Omicron-80 System Superhuman cyborg slaves of the C'Tan Empire Sirius Coalition Revolutionary Army RA** Coalition Omega-52 System Descendants and recruits of Coalition saboteurs aboard the Hispania Temporary Autonomous Zoners [TAZ], [~V~] Zoners Baffin System Religious order of Zoners based around the ancient Earth religion of Discordianism.