NPC Factions

Liberty

Liberty Lawful

	Liberty Police Incorporated Liberty Lawful
	Allies	Enemies
	Liberty Navy, Liberty Security Force, Liberty corporations	Outcasts, Xenos, Liberty Rogues
	Private company that handles the policing of Liberty space to interdict the importation of contraband and to prevent attacks on civilian and commercial traffic.

	Liberty Navy Liberty Lawful
	Allies	Enemies
	Liberty Police, Inc., Liberty Security Force, Liberty corporations	Rheinland Military, Liberty Rogues, Lane Hackers, Outcasts, Xenos, Unioners
	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 Liberty Lawful
	Allies	Enemies
	Liberty Navy, Liberty Police, Inc., Liberty corporations	Liberty Rogues, Outcasts, Corsairs, The Order, Lane Hackers, Unioners, Xenos
	Intelligence branch of the Liberty Armed Forces, operating in secrecy to ensure the free flow of goods and services in the Liberty economy.

Liberty Corporate

	Ageira Technologies Liberty Corporation
	Allies	Enemies
	IC, DSE, LPI, Liberty Navy, LSF	Lane Hackers, Xenos, Liberty Rogues
	One of the "Big Three" Liberty companies, responsible for the development of Jump Gate and Trade Lane technology.

	Interspace Commerce Liberty Corporation
	Allies	Enemies
	LPI, Liberty Navy, LSF, Liberty corporations	Lane Hackers, Outcasts, Criminals
	One of the "Big Three" Liberty companies, insures cargo carried within the colonies and into the Border Worlds.

	Universal Shipping Liberty Corporation
	Allies	Enemies
	LPI, Liberty Navy, LSF, Liberty corporations	Lane Hackers, Xenos, Liberty Rogues
	One of the "Big Three" Liberty companies, specializes in the shipping of high-risk, high-value cargo.

	Deep Space Engineering Liberty Corporation
	Allies	Enemies
	LPI, Liberty Navy, LSF, Liberty corporations	Lane Hackers, Outcasts
	Has an exclusive contract with fellow Liberty company Ageira Technologies to build Jump Gates and Trade Lanes throughout the Sirius Sector.

	Synth Foods, Inc. Liberty Corporation
	Allies	Enemies
	LPI, Liberty Navy, LSF, Liberty corporations	Farmers Alliance, LWB, Criminals
	Liberty firm responsible for the revolutionary food product Synth Paste and a highly successful line of food-producing biodomes.

	Cryer Pharmaceuticals Liberty Corporation
	Allies	Enemies
	LPI, Liberty Navy, LSF, Liberty corporations	Outcasts, Criminals
	Headquartered in Liberty, markets a wide array of both commercially available and restricted-class drugs.

	Orbital Spa & Cruise Liberty Corporation
	Allies	Enemies
	Liberty Security Force, Liberty Navy, Liberty Corporations	Gaians, Outcasts, Criminals
	Orbital Spa and Cruise operates an array of resorts and luxury liners throughout the Sirius Sector.

Liberty Unlawful

	Liberty Rogues Liberty Unlawful
	Allies	Enemies
	Outcasts, Lane Hackers, Mollys	Corsairs, Xenos, Bounty Hunters, House Police, House Militaries, House Corporations
	A highly organized and powerful pirate faction operating in Liberty space and surrounding Independent Worlds.

	Lane Hackers Liberty Unlawful
	Allies	Enemies
	Outcasts, Liberty Rogues, Mollys	Corsairs, Xenos, Bounty Hunters, House Police, House Militaries, IC, Ageira
	A criminal group with the technical expertise to monitor and disrupt Trade Lanes for the purpose of seizing valuable cargo. The powerful alliance between Lane Hackers, Liberty Rogues and Outcasts serves as the dominant unlawful force in Liberty space and most Independent Worlds.

	Xenos Liberty Unlawful
	Allies	Enemies
	None	Outcasts, Liberty Rogues, Lane Hackers, Junkers, Bounty Hunters, House Police, House Militaries, House Corporations
	A loosely affiliated terrorist organization opposed to any trade or other interaction with foreign entities. Xenos also are opposed to the unlawful groups in Liberty who harm the people of Liberty through Cardimine or slaves.

Bretonia

Bretonia Lawful

	Bretonia Police Authority Bretonia Lawful
	Allies	Enemies
	Bretonia Armed Forces, Bretonian corporations	Gallic Royal Navy, Mollys, Gaians, Outcasts, Corsairs, Lane Hackers
	Well-trained, well-armed, and widely considered to be a bastion of incorruptibility.

	Bretonia Armed Forces Bretonia Lawful
	Allies	Enemies
	Bretonia Police Authority, Bretonian corporations	Gallic Royal Navy, Mollys, Gaians, Outcasts, Corsairs, Red Hessians, Lane Hackers
	Has a long history of serving as the first and last line of defense for the great nation Bretonia.

120px	Kusari Exiles Exiled Kusari Navy
	Allies	Enemies
	Bretonia Armed Forces, Bretonia Police Authority	Gallic Royal Navy
	The remnants of the Kusari Naval Forces and civilian personnel left behind in Bretonia after the war between Kusari and Gallia was over. They now fight against the Gallic invasion.

Bretonia Corporate

	Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing Bretonia Corporation
	Allies	Enemies
	Bowex, Bretonia Police, Bretonia Armed Forces, Planetform, Inc.	Gallic Royal Navy, Mollys, Gaians, Outcasts, Corsairs
	One of the largest commercial concerns in Bretonia, a network of semi-autonomous operations that range throughout Bretonian space.

	Border World Exports Bretonia Corporation
	Allies	Enemies
	BMM, Bretonia Police, Bretonia Armed Forces, Planetform, Inc.	Gallic Royal Navy, Mollys, Gaians, Outcasts, Corsairs
	A pioneer in the exploration of the Border Worlds and the exclusive supplier to the Bretonian military and police.

	Gateway Shipping Bretonia Corporation
	Allies	Enemies
	ALG Waste Disposal, IMG, Planetform, Inc.	Gallic Royal Navy, Corsairs, Outcasts, Mollys, Liberty Rogues, Lane Hackers, Junkers, Hogosha, Farmers Alliance
	A Bretonian firm catering to smaller companies that hauls raw materials across the Border and Independent Worlds.

	Planetform, Inc. Bretonia Corporation
	Allies	Enemies
	Bretonia Police, Bretonia Armed Forces, Bretonia Corporations	Gallic Royal Navy, Gaians, Outcasts, Criminals
	Specializes in the terraforming of non-viable planets in Bretonia and elsewhere.

Bretonia Unlawful

	Mollys Bretonia Unlawful
	Allies	Enemies
	Red Hessians, Liberty Rogues	Corsairs, Gaians, Bounty Hunters, Bretonia Police, Bretonia Armed Forces, BMM, Bowex, House Shippers
	A separatist group committed to freeing the Dublin system from Bretonian rule through attacks on civilian, commercial, and military targets. In recent years they have been increasingly active in resisting local Corsair expansion.

	Gaians Bretonia Unlawful
	Allies	Enemies
	Corsairs, Farmers Alliance, Hogosha	Outcasts, Mollys, Blood Dragons, GC, Bounty Hunters, Planetform, BMM, Orbital Spa & Cruise, Bretonia Police, BAF
	A terrorist faction opposed to any alteration to the natural environment of a planet, specifically those brought about through terraforming.

Kusari

Kusari Lawful

	Kusari State Police Kusari Lawful
	Allies	Enemies
	Kusari Naval Forces, Samura Industries	Blood Dragons, GC, Outcasts, Corsairs, Liberty Rogues, Lane Hackers
	A disciplined force of career personnel assigned to guard the borders of Kusari space and protect Kusari commercial interests.

	Kusari Naval Forces Kusari Lawful
	Allies	Enemies
	Kusari State Police, Samura Industries, Kishiro Technologies	Blood Dragons, GC, Outcasts, Corsairs, Liberty Rogues, Lane Hackers, Xenos
	Highly organized and possessing all of the considerable technological advantages inferred by Kusari industry.

Kusari Corporate

	Kishiro Technologies Kusari Corporation
	Allies	Enemies
	Kusari Naval Forces, Gas Miners Guild	Xenos, Criminals
	One of the great Kusari keiretsu -- sprawling, vertically integrated companies that control whole industries.

	Samura Industries Kusari Corporation
	Allies	Enemies
	Kusari Naval Forces, Kusari State Police	Blood Dragons, GC, Xenos, Criminals
	One of the great Kusari keiretsu -- sprawling, vertically integrated companies that control whole industries.

Kusari Quasi-legal

	Hogosha Kusari Quasi-legal
	Allies	Enemies
	Corsairs, Farmers Alliance, Gaians	Outcasts, GC, Blood Dragons, Gas Miners Guild, Xenos
	A quasi-legal organization that ostensibly exists to promote the "welfare and prosperity of the Kusari people".

	Farmers Alliance Kusari Quasi-legal
	Allies	Enemies
	Hogosha, Gaians	Outcasts, GC, Blood Dragons, Synth Foods, Inc., Foreign corporations
	A Kusari political organization formed to lobby for government subsidies and restrictions on the sale of foreign food.

Kusari Unlawful

	Blood Dragons Kusari Unlawful
	Allies	Enemies
	Golden Chrysanthemums	Corsairs, Hogosha, Farmers Alliance, Bounty Hunters, Kusari State Police, Kusari Naval Forces, Samura Industries
	A terrorist organization supposedly descended from the royal guard of Shogun Hideyoshi -- deposed during a coup several centuries before -- and dedicated to the overthrow of the current Kusari government.

	Golden Chrysanthemums Kusari Unlawful
	Allies	Enemies
	Blood Dragons, Outcasts	Corsairs, Hogosha, Farmers Alliance, Bounty Hunters, Kusari State Police, Kusari Naval Forces, Samura Industries
	A terrorist organization seeking to the overthrow the Kusari government and institute a matriarchy.

Rheinland

Rheinland Lawful

	Rheinland Federal Police Rheinland Lawful
	Allies	Enemies
	Rheinland Military, Rheinland Corporations	The Wild, Red Hessians, Unioners, LWB, Bundschuh, Corsairs, Outcasts
	An impressively well-equipped organization acting as the primary security force in Rheinland space.

	Rheinland Military Rheinland Lawful
	Allies	Enemies
	Rheinland Federal Police, Rheinland Corporations	The Wild, Liberty Navy, Red Hessians, Unioners, LWB, Bundschuh, Corsairs, Outcasts
	The Rheinland Military continues a proud tradition of military service that stretches back several centuries.

Rheinland Corporate

	ALG Waste Disposal Rheinland Corporation
	Allies	Enemies
	Gateway Shipping, Kruger Minerals, Rheinland Police, Rheinland Military	Liberty Criminals, Rheinland Criminals, Corsairs, Outcasts
	Based in Rheinland but operates throughout the colonies due to its outstanding reputation for industrial clean-up.

	Republican Shipping Rheinland Corporation
	Allies	Enemies
	Rheinland Police, Rheinland Military, Daumann Heavy Construction	Unioners, Xenos, Criminals
	Manages a substantial majority of all cargo transported within the borders of Rheinland.

	Daumann Heavy Construction Rheinland Corporation
	Allies	Enemies
	Rheinland Police, Rheinland Military, Republican Shipping	Red Hessians, Bundschuh, LWB, Unioners, Corsairs
	Largest mining and manufacturing firm in Rheinland.

	Kruger Minerals Rheinland Corporation
	Allies	Enemies
	Rheinland Police, Rheinland Military, ALG Waste Disposal	Red Hessians, Bundschuh, Criminals
	Works in partnership with ALG Waste Disposal to mine the valuable resources within Rheinland and its neighbouring territories.

Rheinland Unlawful

	Red Hessians Rheinland Unlawful
	Allies	Enemies
	Unioners, LWB, Bundschuh, Mollys	Corsairs, Bounty Hunters, Daumann, Kruger, Rheinland Police, Rheinland Military, Bretonia Armed Forces, House Shippers
	A numerous and well-organized unlawful group composed largely of unemployed miners operating out of Rheinland space.

	Bundschuh Rheinland Unlawful
	Allies	Enemies
	Red Hessians	Bounty Hunters, Daumann, Kruger, Rheinland Police, Rheinland Military
	A populist political faction that has been declared "enemy of the state" by the Rheinland Reichstag.

	Landwirtrechtbewegung Rheinland Unlawful
	Allies	Enemies
	Red Hessians	Corsairs, Bounty Hunters, Synth Foods, Inc., Rheinland Police, Rheinland Military
	Also known as the farmers' rights movement. Engaged in attacks on Synth Foods operations and sympathetic government officials in retaliation for Rheinland concessions to the Liberty Food conglomerate.

	Unioners Rheinland Unlawful
	Allies	Enemies
	Red Hessians	Xenos, Bounty Hunters, Republican Shipping, Rheinland Police, Rheinland Military
	An outlaw group composed of dispossessed Rheinland shipyard workers who engage in brutal reprisals chiefly against Republican Shipping.

Gallia

Gallia Lawful

	Gallic Royal Navy Gallia Lawful
	Allies	Enemies
	Gallic Police, Gallia Corporations	Bretonia Armed Forces, The Council, The Maquis, Unione Corse, Gallic Brigands
	A powerful military force that can counter any threat to the Crown, both from within Gallic borders, or from outside.

	Gallic Royal Police Gallia Lawful
	Allies	Enemies
	Gallic Navy, Gallia Corporations	The Council, The Maquis, Unione Corse, Gallic Brigands
	The Royal Police has become a symbol of corruption and decay during the centuries of its existence.

Gallia Corporate

	Gallic Metal Service Gallia Corporation
	Allies	Enemies
	Gallic Navy, Gallic Police	The Maquis, Unione Corse, Gallic Brigands
	Was formed in 398 A.S. by merging several mining companies operating in Gallia space.

	EFL Oil & Machinery Gallia Corporation
	Allies	Enemies
	Gallic Navy, Gallic Police, IDF Shipping	The Maquis, Unione Corse, Gallic Brigands
	Was responsible for building most of the currently operating Gallic space stations, shipyards, and trade lanes.

	Ile-de-France Shipping Gallia Corporation
	Allies	Enemies
	Gallic Navy, Gallic Police, EFL Oil & Machinery	The Maquis, Unione Corse, Gallic Brigands
	Is the primary space shipping company of Gallic space.

	Solar Engineering Gallia Corporation
	Allies	Enemies
	Gallic Navy, Gallic Police	The Maquis, Unione Corse, Gallic Brigands
	Founded in 500 AGS, it supplies advanced technology and Gate and Lane parts in Gallia.

Gallia Unlawful

	The Council Gallia Unlawful
	Allies	Enemies
	The Maquis	Gallic Navy, Gallic Police
	Has been fighting a war since 784 A.S. to break through the isolation and prevent the inter-house war planned by the Gallic royal dynasty and the Gallic Navy.

	The Maquis Gallia Unlawful
	Allies	Enemies
	The Council, Unione Corse, Gallic Brigands	Gallic Navy, Gallic Police, Gallic Corporations
	Were once the radical members of the Council who considered terrorist acts and assassinations to be acceptable means of political struggle.

	Unione Corse Gallia Unlawful
	Allies	Enemies
	Gallic Brigands, The Maquis	Gallic Navy, Gallic Police, Gallic Corporations
	A highly organized criminal group that follows traditions of the Corsican mafia of Earth.

	Gallic Brigands Gallia Unlawful
	Allies	Enemies
	Unione Corse, The Maquis	Gallic Navy, Gallic Police, Gallic Corporations
	A loosely affiliated union of experienced criminals and other antisocial elements, many of whom are former Police pilots.

Hispania

	Outcasts Unlawful
	Allies	Enemies
	Liberty Rogues, Golden Chrysanthemums, Lane Hackers	Corsairs, Hogosha, Gaians, Farmers Alliance, Xenos, Bounty Hunters, IMG, GMG, House corporations, police, militaries
	A group of Hispania sleeper ship survivors that settled on Planet Malta. The Outcasts lead a powerful pirate coalition to resist Corsair expansion and defend Cardamine trade routes.

	Corsairs Unlawful
	Allies	Enemies
	The Order, Hogosha, Gaians, Farmers Alliance	Outcasts, Red Hessians, Liberty Rogues, Lane Hackers, Blood Dragons, Mollys, Bounty Hunters, GMG, House corporations, police, militaries
	Originate from a larger group of Hispania sleeper ship survivors that landed on planet Planet Crete. They are believed to be the largest criminal organization operating in Sirius.

Independent

Independent Lawful

	Bounty Hunters Guild Lawful
	Allies	Enemies
	House police	Criminals, The Order
	Provides a broad array of security-oriented services to House Corporations, Governments, and the other Guilds for a reasonable fee. The Guild Core is focussed on defeating the Order so that they can take advantage of their technology.

	Independent Miners Guild Lawful
	Allies	Enemies
	ALG Waste Disposal	Outcasts, BMM
	A loose confederation of miners who work those fields that have thus far remained undeveloped by the larger mining companies.

	Gas Miners Guild Lawful
	Allies	Enemies
	Kishiro Technologies, Zoners	Corsairs, Hogosha, Outcasts
	A tight-knit professional organisation that acts as the primary supplier of H-Fuel to the four major Houses.

Independent Quasi-legal

	Junkers Quasi-legal
	Allies	Enemies
	None	Hogosha, Xenos, House corporations
	Itinerant population of unknown origin who comb debris fields looking for scrap and equipment that can either be re-purposed or sold for cash.

	Zoners Quasi-legal
	Allies	Enemies
	The Order, Gas Miners Guild	None
	A diverse group of individuals who, for various reasons, have decided to live in the wild and unregulated systems outside colonial control.

Other

	The Order Covert organisation
	Allies	Enemies
	Zoners, Gas Miners Guild	Nomads, Bounty Hunters, Liberty Navy, LSF
	A powerful covert organization that controls several remote Omicron systems. They played an important role in the war against the Nomads (799-802 A.S.).

	The Coalition Independent state
	Allies	Enemies
	None	Everyone
	A group of descendants of the Coalition nations who escaped Sol on board the overloaded Hispania Sleeper Ship.

	Colonial Republic Independent state
	Allies	Enemies
	IMG, The Council	Gallia, Outcasts, Slavers, Pirates
	The Colonial Republic is a small but expanding nation situated in the Coronado system, attempting to affirm its sovereignty and expand. They fled from the Tau systems after suffering defeat at the hands of the GRN.

	Hellfire Legion Revolutionary Military
	Allies	Enemies
	Xenos, Unioners, Red Hessians, Mollys	Liberty Navy, LSF, Outcasts, Rogues, Junkers, Rheinland Military, SCRA
	A group formed from dissident ex-Liberty Navy personnel, they stand opposed to the perceived corruption in Liberty's Government and armed forces. The Legion also intends to quash the pirates and the flow of Cardamine which harm the civilians of Liberty.

	The Phantom Empire Terrorists
	Allies	Enemies
	None	Everyone
	The Phantoms are a small terrorist organization, utilizing advanced technology and vicious tactics to achieve their objective. They are believed to have disappeared.

Alien

	Nomads Alien
	Allies	Enemies
	The Wild	Everyone
	Organic guardians left behind by an ancient alien civilization.

	The Wild Alien
	Allies	Enemies
	Nomads	Everyone
	Human thralls of the Nomads, doing their bidding within Sirius.