Factions

This is a list of all factions in the Pearlescent Expanse and beyond.

Primary Current Factions
The following factions are the "main 7" factions that have the largest historical and contemporary influence on the Pearlescent Expanse in the 9th century, and which are most commonly present in campaigns, settings, and fiction.

Banner Post
A faction of intergalactic delivery workers who often moonlight in the stoking of anti-establishment movements. Has been present since at least the Age of Silver Expansion, born out of the need to bridge a rapidly-expanding region of space.

Dodonan Tribunal
A technocratic faction frequently concerned with transhumanism and scientific advancement. Notable for a faction-wide ban on religion and "superstition" following the formation of the Universal Choir in the Choral Era. Most Dodonans are heavily genetically modified to follow a set aesthetic that usually manifests as unusually tall, lanky people.

Nadezhdan Exiles
A largely oligarchic or monarchic faction. Their home planet, Nadezhda, was razed by the Tyranon Dynasty in an infamous attack in 530. People who are ethnically Nadezhdan appear as anthropomorphic animal people, whose bodies typically display a combination of features from two animal species native to cold (often Arctic) regions of Earth.

Peacock Conglomerate
A corporatocracy infamous for its extreme approach to capitalist ideals and general disregard for the well-being of individuals. Strongly concerned with aesthetics.

Tyranon Dynasty
A monarchic faction typically styled (in aesthetics and government) after feudal European kingdoms. Comprised of many feuding houses. Notable for permitting slavery and having a frequently militaristic approach to their problems. Most Tyranons are wildtype humans, but those of nobility often have minor bird-like features.

Thousand Moons' Creed
A theocratic faction united around the religion of Satellism. Founded late in the history of the Expanse, but claims a historical connection to the Lunar Pact, one of the seven Coalition-founding factions.

Universal Choir
A democratic faction formed in the Choral Era, as a merging of the Singing Deep-studying 7th Mantra Foundation and the cooperation-focused Church of the People's Spirit. Studies and worships the Deep. Also known for deploying psalms, soldiers bound to machines powered by Deep creatures.

People's Republic of Aureate
A very recent faction born out of a revolutionary movement. Comprised largely of Nadezhdan, Dodonan, and Tyranon members rejecting their place in their factions of origin, with some Banner Post backing.

Taimu
An ethnoreligious group of wildtype humans considered part of the Dodonan Tribunal, but largely culturally separate due to the strong presence of illegal religion among them.

Syzygy Combine
Formerly known as the Lunar Pact, the Syzygy Combine was absent for much of history, and has returned to the Expanse only in recent history. They mostly appear as rapidly-ageing humans.

Past Coalition Members
These factions were once part of the seven founding powers of the Coalition, alongside the Banner Post, Dodonan Tribunal, Tyranon Dynasty, Nadezhdan Exiles, and the Peacock Conglomerate.

Jovian Flotilla
Currently, not much is known about this faction.

Lunar Pact
A faction concerned with ambitious, far-reaching exploration, which disappeared soon after the discovery of the Singing Deep, only to return centuries later as the much-changed Syzygy Combine. However, some who remained are thought to have went on to form the Thousand Moons' Creed.

Urvogel Domain
The parent faction of the Tyranon Dynasty and the Peacock Conglomerate from which both originate.