Official Player Factions

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

Currently, all official factions have their own subforums, that you can find in the top forums of http://discoverygc.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?fid=60

Liberty Player Factions

Name	Logo	Tag	Affiliation	Home system	Description
Ageira Innovations	Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination	Ageira~	Ageira Technologies	None	Ageira Innovations is Liberty industrial corporation which specialises in Jump Gate and Trade Lane technologies, production of Bio-Neural Processors, Light Arms and Superconductors and is working on other innovative research and development projects. They collaborate with Deep Space Engineering and Universal Shipping and make up The Big Three.
Deep Space Engineering		DSE)	Deep Space Engineering	None	DSE) still has close ties to Ageira Technologies and Universal Shipping Incorporated, but is slowly becoming more independent as a company. They are currently focussing on the clean up of several Libertonian debris field, and repairs of stations, trade lanes, and jump gates.
Lane Hackers		LH~ / none	Lane Hackers	None	A core group of Lane Hackers who oversee most Hacker operations around Liberty. Its members employ codenames taken from individuals of Earth history.
Liberty Police Incorporated		LPI-	Liberty Police Incorporated	Illinois	An administrative body of the Liberty Police Incorporated. They are charged with upholding the laws of Liberty, the assistance of civilians in need, 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.
Liberty Security Force	Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination	=LSF=	Liberty Security Force	Ellesmere	The LSF is the intelligence branch of Liberty's armed forces. They maintain national security, gather information all over Sirius and operate in secrecy to ensure the free flow of goods and services in Liberty.
Universal Shipping Incorporated		[*USI*]	Universal Shipping	None	USI is one of the "Big Three" corporations of Liberty. They are known to be skilled at shipping commodities through high-risk areas, and also the bulk transport of goods in convoys. Universal is often contracted by Ageira or DSE to handle large-scale shipments that they cannot handle on their own.
Xeno Alliance	Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination	XA-	Xenos	Alabama	A faction of Xenos who have carried out surprisingly effective guerrilla operations against the Liberty Navy in spite of extreme economic disadvantages.

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		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	None	The Bretonian Armed Forces, the official military of Bretonia
[M]ollys		[M]	Mollys	Londonderry	The Mollys are 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 successful in resisting local Corsair expansion.

Kusari Player Factions

Name	Logo	Tag	Affiliation	Home system	Description
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.
Samura Heavy Industries		Samura|-	Samura Industries	None	One of the great Kusari keiretsu -- sprawling, vertically integrated companies that control whole industries.
Aoi Iseijin		Iseijin.	The Wild	Tohoku	Remnants of Nomad infested humans, primarily of Kusari background.

Rheinland Player Factions

Name	Logo	Tag	Affiliation	Home system	Description
ALG Waste Disposal		[ALG]-	ALG Waste Disposal	None	Rheinland Lawful Waste Disposal Faction
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.
Rheinland Federal Police		RFP|	Rheinland Federal Police	Halle	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.
Buro der Marineintelligenz	Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination	BDM|	Rheinland Military Guard	Braunschweig	Lawful Rheinland Military Intelligence Faction.
Daumann Heavy Construction		DHC-	Daumann Heavy Construction	None	The largest mining and manufacturing firm in Rheinland.
Das Wilde		Wilde.	The Wild	Omega-55	An army of Nomad infested humans, primarily from Rheinland.
Vereinigte Widerstandsarmee		VWA|	Bundschuh	Luneburg	The dominant paramilitary of the outlawed Bundschuh movement.

Gallia Player Factions

Name	Logo	Tag	Affiliation	Home system	Description
Gallic Royal Navy		GRN|	Gallic Royal Navy	Anjou	The Gallic Royal Navy is a powerful military force that can counter any threat to the Crown inside or outside the borders of Gallia.
The Council		[C]-	The Council	Champagne	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.
Unione Corse	Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination	[UC]	Unione Corse	Corse	Quasi-legal faction with focus on lawful trade, smuggling, and mercenary work. Controls portions of the Gallic black market and covertly helps enemies of the Gallic Crown.

Hispania Player Factions

Name	Logo	Tag	Affiliation	Home system	Description
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.
The Brotherhood		[TBH]	Corsairs	Omicron-91	Ancient fellowship of Corsairs, composed primarily of valiant warriors and brave men and women, dedicated to upholding the values of Honor, Dignity and Pride within and outside Corsair territory.

Trans-Sirius factions

Name	Logo	Tag	Affiliation	Home system	Description
The Angels		[Angels]	Neutral	None	Player faction that helps out new players
The Colonial Republic		CR|	Colonial Remnant	Coronado, Tau-44 (formerly)	Arriving in Sirius from the Crayter sector at the turn of the century, the Colonials now fight to reclaim the Taus from Gallia and the Maltese
The Core		Core|	The Core	Omicron Rho	The primary fleet of The Core exterminate all resistance met in the Edge Worlds whilst paving the way for the expansion of Omicronia.
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.
The Junkers Congress		.:j:.	Junkers	Puerto Rico	Four commonly-held primary principles govern the operational motives of the Junker Congress: Power -- Profitability -- Security -- Freedom
The Junker Marauders		JM	Junkers	Texas	The Junker Marauders are a group of nomadic Junkers who rove the Borderworlds and other secluded areas of space in search of loot and plunder. Either naturally, via the salvaging of lost wrecks and collection of floating scrap, or by force; the Junker Marauders are not afraid to use violence in order to get what they want.
The Slomon K'Hara		K'Hara|	Nomads	Omicron-99, Omicron Iota	Remnants of the Nomads within the Sirius Sector.
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) 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.
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.
Primary Artificial Intelligence		<PRIME>	Artificial Intelligence	Omicron Kappa	The Primary Artificial Intelligence is located in Omicron Kappa. Even though Sirius has gained awareness of its existence, the AI Prime is in a state similar to a child, exploring Sirius for the first time, fulfilling their tasks and following their logic instincts. The major tasks are defined in gathering, collecting and aggressively converting any available knowledge. The true nature, full motives and origins of the group still remains hidden, but some people purposely started to call them "The Encyclopaedists", after their lust for knowledge.