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− | |Representing both the [[Bounty Hunters Guild (player faction)|Bounty Hunters Guild]] and the [[Bounty Hunters Guild Core]], the former being the largest paid | + | |Representing both the [[Bounty Hunters Guild (player faction)|Bounty Hunters Guild]] and the [[Bounty Hunters Guild Core | Core]], the former being the largest paid criminal hunting organisation in Sirius, and the latter being a militant brotherhood, funded by the Guild and determined to wipe the [[Nomad Worlds|Omicrons]] off its current inhabitants. |
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|[[Colonial_Remnant_(player_faction)|Colonial Remnant]] | |[[Colonial_Remnant_(player_faction)|Colonial Remnant]] |
Revision as of 13:29, 7 October 2011
This page contains information about official player factions. For unofficial ones, see Player Groups. For NPC factions see NPC Factions.
General info, statistics, and links
- Current # of Official Factions: 64
Currently, all official factions have their own subforums, that you can find in the top forums of http://discoverygc.com/forums/index.php?showforum=98
Liberty Player Factions
Name | Logo | Tag | Affiliation | Home system | Description |
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Ageira Technologies | Ageira| | Ageira Technologies | None | Ageira technologies is one of the "Big Three" of Liberty's business world, they are the leading company in research and development. They are the only producer of Jump Gate and trade lane parts in Sirius. | |
Cryer Pharmaceuticals | Cryer| | Cryer Pharmaceuticals | None | The sole pharmaceutical developer and manufacturer in Sirius, posessing myriad patents and conducting pioneering research. | |
Deep Space Engineering | DSE) | Deep Space Engineering | None | DSE) Still has close ties to Ageira and Universal Shipping Incorperated but is slowly becoming more independent as a company. DSE), in this age has currently dedicatd themselves to the clean up of Texas, after the Texas incident. | |
Interspace Commerce | IC| | Interspace Commerce | None | Started as a banking company, Interspace understood that gaining profit and influence is faster by entering the shipping business. While still providing insurance and loaning services, Interspace is trying to get ahold of #1 place in shipping business. | |
Hellfire Legion | [HF] | Lane Hackers | Vespucci | An exiled group of ex-Liberty Navy pilots. Operating from Lane Hacker bases, they have dedicated themselves to the eradication of corruption in Liberty. | |
Kings of Freight | [KoF] | Universal Shipping | Minnesota | A division of Universal Shipping. | |
Lane Hackers | none LH~ LH. |
Lane Hackers | None | 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 | Illinois | A dedicated group playing the Liberty Police Incorporated. Charged with upholding Liberty laws, rescue and assistance, and defending Liberty from her enemies. | |
Liberty Rogues | LR- | Liberty Rogues | Cassini | The Rogues are a motley assortment of petty criminals who operate mainly in Liberty, attacking targets of opportunity or occasionally working for larger criminal organizations. However, the LR- have evolved into a more organized group, lead by a Crime Boss and his group of underlings. | |
Liberty Navy | [LN] | Liberty Navy | Virginia | The Liberty Navy is responsible for protecting the economic well-being of liberty through military force, both within the boundaries of the colony and in the independent systems that border its territory. | |
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=LSF= | Liberty Security Force | Ellesmere | The Liberty Security Force (LSF) is the intelligence branch of the Liberty Armed Forces, gathering information all over Sirius and operating in secrecy to ensure the free flow of goods and services in Liberty as well as maintaining national security. |
Universal Shipping Incorporated | [*USI*] | Universal Shipping | New York | Universal Shipping Incorporated (USI) is one of the "Big Three" corporations in Liberty. They are known to be the best at shipping commodities through high-risk areas, known to have the highest success rate in convoys, and are also known to supply the front-lines in the war with Rheinland. | |
Xeno Alliance | Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination |
XA- | Xenos | Tau-45 | A faction of Xenos who have carried out surprisingly effective guerrilla operations against the Liberty Navy in spite of extreme economic disadvantage |
Bretonia Player Factions
Name | Logo | Tag | Affiliation | Home system | Description |
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Border World Exports | Bowex| | Border World Exports | None | Border World Exports is the primary supplier of Bretonian Armed Forces and Bretonian Police Authority and trades heavily within Bretonia and border worlds. | |
Bretonia Police Authority | BPA) | Bretonia Police Authority | Poole | The Bretonia Police Authority, the official law enforcement agency of Bretonia | |
Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing | [BMM]- | Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing | None | One of the largest Bretonian corporations, specialized in mining operations and ship manufacturing. | |
Bretonian Armed Forces | BAF| | Bretonian Armed Forces | Salisbury | The Bretonian Armed Forces, the official military of Bretonia | |
The Gaian Underloch | [U] | Gaians | Lewis | ||
Gateway Interstellar | Gateway) | Gateway Shipping | None | Gateway Interstellar maintains a variety of trade routes within Bretonia and between Bretonia, Liberty, Rheinland, and connecting systems. |
Kusari Player Factions
Name | Logo | Tag | Affiliation | Home system | Description |
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Artisan Farmers Alliance | [AFA] | Farmers Alliance | Tau-42 | A collection of Kusari farmers, fighting to protect the traditional Kusari culture. | |
The Black Dragon Society | [|] | Hogosha | Tottori | Hogosha translates literally as "guardian" or "protector," reflecting the organization's rather romantic view held not only by its own members, but by a large portion of the Kusari population. | |
Golden Chrysanthemums | [GC] | Golden Chrysanthemums | Tau-65 | A terrorist organization comprised of Kusari women fighting to overthrow the Kusari government and establish a matriarchy | |
Kishiro Technologies | Kishiro| | Kishiro Technologies | None | One of the great Kusari keiretsu -- sprawling, vertically integrated companies that control whole industries. | |
Kusari Naval Forces | [KNF | Kusari Naval Forces | Hiroshima | A fleet of the Kaigun (the Kusari Naval Forces) led by Taisho Hikaru Sulu. | |
The Rising Sons | ]bd[ | Blood Dragons | None | A movement of Blood Dragons formed by the alliance of Blood Dragon shoguns. Preserving the ultimately traditionalist views of the Blood Dragons, the Rising Sons also form the current Blood Dragon Shogunate. | |
Samura Heavy Industries | Samura|- | Samura Industries | None | One of the great Kusari keiretsu -- sprawling, vertically integrated companies that control whole industries. |
Rheinland Player Factions
Name | Logo | Tag | Affiliation | Home system | Description |
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ALG Waste Disposal | [ALG]- | ALG Waste Disposal | None | Rheinland Company that specializes in waste clean up. | |
Kruger Minerals | Kruger| | Kruger Minerals | None. | ||
Rheinlands Arbeitergewerkschaft | AGS- | LWB and Unioners | Saar and Duesseldorf | The Rheinlands Arbeitergewerkschaft is a conglomeration of LWB and Unioners members hoping to fix their respective issues cooperatively. | |
Red Hessian Army | [RHA] | Red Hessians | Omega-54 | A paramilitary organization composed of Red Hessian members, serving mainly as the military wing of the terrorist organization. | |
Republican Express Corporation | RepEx- | Republican Shipping | None | 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 Federal Police | None | The Rheinland Bundespolizei, a law-enforcement organization that maintains jurisdiction over House Rheinland. | |
Rheinland Military | [RM] | Rheinland Military | Braunschweig | The Rheinwehr, the military of House Rheinland. |
Gallia Player Factions
Name | Logo | Tag | Affiliation | Description |
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Gallic Metal Service | [GMS] | Gallic Metal Service | Gallic Metal Service S.A. (GMS) is one of the largest corporations in Gallia, and one of the few left that operate independently of the Crown. GMS currently operates within Gallic systems held by Royalist forces, and the Taus, Kusari, and Bretonia within Sirius proper under the relatively new External Operations Division. | |
Gallic Royal Navy | GRN| | Gallic Royal Navy | The Gallic Royal Navy is a powerful military force that can counter any threat to the Crown inside or outside the borders of Gallia. | |
Legion des Damnes | +LE+ | Gallic Brigands | The Legion des Damnes is the most powerful Brigand force. Controlling nearly the whole Gallic black market, it has become a symbol of terror both in and out of Gallia. | |
The Council | [C]- | The Council | The Council is a revolutionary movement within Gallia who's primary objective is to overthrow the ruling monarchy. They have liberated two planets from the monarchies rule and opened passages through the minefields separating Sirius from Gallia. | |
Île-de-France Shipping | |IDF | Ile-de-France Shipping | Île-de-France Shipping is the go-to company for shipping and commerce within Gallia, and is currently the leading shipping company in Gallic space, occupying over 55 percent of the civilian space transportation market. The company is fiercely loyal to the crown, with over 40 percent of the stock shares belonging to the Gallic royal family. |
Hispania Player Factions
Name | Logo | Tag | Affiliation | Home system | Description |
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The 101st Outcasts Guard | [101st] | Outcasts | Omicron-85 | The premier Outcast Guard fleet, carrying the Flag for the entire Outcast Navy and the base of operations for Naval High Command, with exclusive military jurisdiction over Omicron-85 and primary jurisdiction over all Outcast holdings. | |
The Benitez Family | -Benitez | Corsairs | Omicron-94 | Powerful and politically influential adoptive Corsair family and organisation, focused on advancement of the Corsair Empire. | |
The Black Sails | |Sails | Corsairs | None. | Corsair pirate group. Primary goals are gathering resources for the Empire and defense of Omicron Eta borders. | |
The Brotherhood | [TBH] | Corsairs | Omicron-91 | Powerful brotherhood/sisterhood of Corsairs, including high ranking Elders |
Other Player Factions
Name | Logo | Tag | Affiliation | Home system | Description |
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The Angels | [The_Angels] | None | None | Player faction that helps out new players | |
Bounty Hunter's Guild and Guild Core | BHG| BHG|Core- | Bounty Hunters | Omega-56 | Representing both the Bounty Hunters Guild and the Core, the former being the largest paid criminal hunting organisation in Sirius, and the latter being a militant brotherhood, funded by the Guild and determined to wipe the Omicrons off its current inhabitants. | |
Colonial Remnant | =CR= | Colonial_Remnant | Tau-44 | The Colonial Republic are the descendants of people sent by the Alliance on a scientific/colonization expedition prior to the war between the Alliance and the Coalition. A.K.A. Colonial Remnant | |
Das Wilde | none Wilde. |
Das Wilde | Omega-58, Omega-55 | An organization consisting of every Slomon K'Hara infested Rheinlander or individual with permanent residence within Rheinland. | |
Gas Miners Guild | GMG| | Gas Miners Guild | Sigma-59 | Primary suppliers of H-Fuel to Sirius. | |
Independent Miners Guild | IMG| | Independent Miners Guild | Tau-39 | Loose, yet widespread group of miners originating from Bretonia and Rheinland that have spread to many parts of Sirius and have a large vested interest in the Tau systems. | |
Independent Neuralnet Division | [IND] | Unaffiliated | Oita | A powerful economic cartel with covert ties to the Outcast government. | |
The Junkers Congress | .:j:. | Junkers | Puerto Rico | Four commonly-held primary principles govern the operational motives of the Junker Congress: Power -- Profitability -- Security -- Freedom | |
Keepers | Keepers. | Nomads | Omicron-99, Omicron Iota | Remnants of the Nomads within the Sirius Sector. | |
Mandalorian Mercenaries | MM~ | Freelancer IFF/Mercenary ID | None | Mercenary faction with unknown origins. Their new HQ was instituted in New London. | |
The Omicroners | (]o[) | Zoners | Omicron-74 | Cautious, distrustful and paranoid Zoners from the Omicrons | |
Omicron Supply Industries | OSI- | Zoners | none | Zoner enterprise supplying Zoner bases throughout Sirius. | |
The Order | Order| | The Order | Omicron-100 | The primary fleet of the Order is dedicated to the defense of Order territories, the destruction of all alien factions (Das Wilde, Slomon K'Hara, The Phantom Empire) and the protection of Liberty from aliens. | |
Reapers of Sirius | [RoS] | Braillian Security Force | Cayman | Ex Outcast and Corsair Radicals looking to create a utpoia within the Omega and Omicron Sector | |
Reaver Mercenary Co. | .Reaver | Mercs | A bar near you. | Folk as have a need to fire bullets. We, as a rule, generally don't shoot at the people paying for the bullets. | |
Sirius Coalition Revolutionary Army | SCRA| | Coalition | Omega-52 | Descendants and recruits of Coalition saboteurs aboard the Hispania, violently opposed to almost every faction in Sirius. | |
Temporary Autonomous Zoners | Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination |
[TAZ] | Zoners | Baffin | Religious order of Zoners based around the ancient Earth religion of Discordianism. |
Virulian Enclave | VE| | Unaffiliated | Omega-49 | The Virulian Enclave is a religious sect of sheltered, peaceful individuals. Their faith is led chiefly by the belief that the return of the ‘Creator’ will happen by the end of the millennium. |