Factions

The Planetary Consortium is a committee of the richest and most influential hypercorps that works together to facilitate trade and interoperability. Most members are monopolies in their fields and therefore don't directly compete with each other in most fields (although they still quite often compete in expanding markets). They work to enforce their laws across sectors and control their Intellectual Property. The also have an army for mutual protection.

What counts as a police force in the Planetary Consortium. They mostly focus on enforcing corporate IP rights, but will also handle civil disputes. They are also used to weed out embezzlement, fraud, and unionizing.

Hypercorp that specializes in cyberware, bioware, cloning, medicine, and other electronic and bio-chemical good.s

Hypercorp that specializes in station and ship building. As well and colony development and infrastructure.

Hypercorp that specializes in mining and resource extraction, but also has considerable presense in biotech and industrial equipment manufacturing. Fa Jing has a strong triad and cartel presence.

Hypercorp that handles most forms of entertainment, including movies, news, and video games.

Hypercorp that based on a traditional Japanese keiretsu, a conglomerate of companies with interwoven relationships and shareholdings. They have considerable presence in most markets without dominating any one.

Pathfinder is the primary corp heading galactic expansion and colony building.

Gorgon Defense is the primary military and defense contractor. They manufacture weapons, vehicles, sensors, and other defense technologies. They provide the bulk of the planetary consortium military as well as private security.

Formerly Stellar Industries, the founder declared himself a prophet and established the Church of the Stellar Flame. This corp provides generous pay and benefits, but has a required tithe from all employees. They are known for being very insular and even have an militarized inquisition security force.

A group of minor corps attempting to reboot a traditional government in space. They manage to hold their own, but are bogged down by bureaucracy and the inability to truly compete with the unrestricted hypercorps.

A collective of smaller corps following anachro-capitalist ideals and maintaining independence from the planetary consortium.

A group of anarchists that reject corporate life and live in techno collectives. They thrive mostly through software piracy, automation, and reputation gig economy.

The most widespread criminal syndicate in the system.

A group of academics and others trying to establish a socialist democracy.

Pirates hiding in the Maelstrom Nebula notorious from stealing from hypercorps. Lead by the Bandit Queen.

A group of ex-corporate military that turned mercenaries by absconding with a large cache of military assets.

A entire criminal syndicate composed of clones of the same person, Claudia Ambelina. She uses Sophon tech to clone bodies and an Ur artifact to copy her consciousness between the clones.

The most notorious hacker and infobroker in the system. No one knows their real identify or if they are a single individual or multiple people.

A labor union turned criminal syndicate when they escalated their resistance to corporate union busting practices. They persist despite efforts from the planetary consortium.

A gang composed entirely of non-humans who've banded together in a system where they are outnumbered and disadvantaged.

A Drax war band fighting for an antiquated system of honor.

A group of hackers, programs, and techno-progressives that work towards user rights and providing access to technology and software for all.

A race of tale aliens that speak through blindfolded translators from other races.

A humanitarian effort by the Alari empire to relief to the system. Also engages in diplomacy and spycraft to advance Alari interests.

A Sophon research institute dedicated to cataloging and learning as much about human culture in case of their self-destruction.

A cult that subjects it's members to dangerous alien substances to gain strange powers.

A group of Drax warrior priests, seeking enlightenment through combat.

A cult where all members assume the same name, Ashked.

A cult that inhales gases from the Ashtari cloud to connect to visions of supposed ancient Ur ancestors.

A group of uplifted animals that have either been discarded or escaped corporate expirementation. They struggle to find their place in the galaxy.

A group of Voraskan pirates.

A race of sentient slime molds that trade scavenged technology and secrets.

A group of extreme sports enthusiasts that run illegal races across the system.