Official Player Factions

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: 69

Faction info on Discovery forums:

• Official thread for faction status posts: http://discoverygc.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=25332

Liberty Player Factions

Name	Logo	Tag	Affiliation	Home system	Description
Ageira Technologies	60x60px	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	60x60px	Cryer|	Cryer Pharmaceuticals	None	The sole pharmaceutical developer and manufacturer in Sirius, posessing myriad patents and conducting pioneering research.
Deep Space Engineering	60x60px	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	60x60px	IC|	Interspace Commerce
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		LH~/none	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	60x60px	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	60x60px	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, which favor feeding off Liberty trade and also are rumored to even do deals with the enemies of their allies.
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.
Liberty Security Force		=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. It is under the directorate of Director David Copperfield, who replaced the former Director Brian Copeland after his retirement in 817 A.S.
Universal Shipping Incorporated	60x60px	[*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 threw 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. Founded by Trenton Family in 150 A.S. - Current President is Araevin Teshurr and the Vice President is Harvey Robinson.
Xeno Alliance	60x60px	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
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	60x60px	[BMM]-	Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing	None	One of the largest Bretonian corporations, specialized in mining operations and ship manufacturing.
Bretonian Armed Forces	60x60px	BAF|	Bretonian Armed Forces	Salisbury	The Bretonian Armed Forces, the official military of Bretonia
Gateway Interstellar	60x60px	Gateway)	Gateway Shipping	None	Gateway Interstellar maintains a variety of trade routes within Bretonia and between Bretonia, Liberty, Rheinland, and connecting systems.
Nature's Last Hope	Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination	[NLH]	Gaians	Lewis	A faction of Gaians operating in Bretonia under the leadership of a "Chairman."

Kusari Player Factions

Name	Logo	Tag	Affiliation	Home system	Description
Artisan Farmers Alliance	60x60px	[AFA]	Farmers Alliance	Tau-42	A collection of Kusari farmers, fighting to protect the traditional Kusari culture.
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	60x60px	Kishiro|	Kishiro Technologies	None	One of the great Kusari keiretsu -- sprawling, vertically integrated companies that control whole industries.
Kusari Naval Forces		[KNF], [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	60x60px	Samura|-	Samura Industries	None	One of the great Kusari keiretsu -- sprawling, vertically integrated companies that control whole industries.
Kiretsu Sentai Dageki	60x60px	[Kiretsu]	Golden Chrysanthemums	None	Golden Chrysanthemum flight wing in a rivalry with the Chrysanthemum Elders.

* - Wildcard, indicates multiple substitutions are made in a faction tag to indicate different subfactions within the faction.

Rheinland Player Factions

Name	Logo	Tag	Affiliation	Home system	Description
ALG Waste Disposal	60x60px	[ALG]-	ALG Waste Disposal	None	Rheinland Company that specializes in waste clean up.
Kruger Minerals		Kruger|	Kruger Minerals	None.
Rheinlands Arbeitergewerkschaft	60x60px	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	60x60px	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.
Volksfront	Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination	-VF)	Bundschuh	Luneburg	The armed forces of the Bundschuh party

Gallia Player Factions

Name	Logo	Tag	Affiliation	Description
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	60x60px	+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	86x86px	|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, and as the President of Île-de-France Shipping said when he took over the company from his father: "Loyalty over Profit".

Hispania Player Factions

Name	Logo	Tag	Affiliation	Home system	Description
The 101st Outcasts Guard	60x60px	[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	60x60px	[TBH]	Corsairs	Omicron-91	Powerful brotherhood/sisterhood of Corsairs, including high ranking Elders

Other Player Factions

Name	Logo	Tag	Affiliation	Home system	Description
The Angels	60x60px	[The_Angels]	None	None	Player faction that helps out new players
Bounty Hunter's Guild		BHG|, BHG|Core-	Bounty Hunters	Omega-56	Representing both the Bounty Hunters Guild and the Bounty Hunters Guild Core, the former being the largest paid security service and criminal hunting organisation in Sirius, and the latter being a militant brotherhood, funded by the Guild and determined to conquer the Omicrons and wipe out it's 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	60x60px		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 Department	60x60px	[IND]	Unaffiliated	Oita	A powerful economic cartel with covert ties to the Outcast government.
The Junkers Congress	60x60px	.: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	60x60px	MM~	IFF|Freelancer tag/Merc ID	None	Mercenary faction with unknown origins. Their new HQ was instituted in New London.
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.
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.
Omicron Supply Industries		OSI-	Zoners	none	Zoner enterprise supplying Zoner bases throughout Sirius.
Temporary Autonomous Zoners	60x60px	[TAZ]	Zoners	Baffin	Religious order of Zoners based around the ancient Earth religion of Discordianism.
Reapers of Sirius	60x60px	[RoS]	Braillian Security Force	Cayman	Ex Outcast and Corsair Radicals looking to create a utpoia within the Omega and Omicron Sector
The Omicroners		(]o[)	Zoners	Omicron-74	Cautious, distrustful and paranoid Zoners from the Omicrons