// POWERS
Factions
Corporations
Iron Shore HoldingsNo standing recordedImperial-era megacorp, still standingCEO Praxis Hollund (rumored to be a preserved consciousness in a chassis)Tessaract Bio-SystemsNo standing recordedBiotech and augmentation firmDr. Sera Ondine, Chief Science Officer (the Board is technically in charge; Ondine ignores them)The Syndicate of KethNo standing recordedCriminal conglomerate, nominally a trade consortiumThe Broker -- identity unknown, communicates through proxies and encrypted dead drops
Political
The Ardent RepublicNo standing recordedRevolutionary successor stateDirector-General Caius FennThe Free Holds CoalitionNo standing recordedLoose alliance of independent systemsRotating Chair -- currently Governor Desta Amara of Halvern StationThe Pale CovenantNo standing recordedTheocratic Isolationist BlocThe Voiceless Choir (council of seven masked priests)The Remnant SenateNo standing recordedLoyalist government in exileHigh Consul Marcelline Voss-Ardenne
Mercenaries
Neutrals
The DriftwalkersNo standing recordedNomadic explorer societyThe Wayfinder -- an elected position currently held by Navigator Olo Mira-SevenThe Menders' UnionNo standing recordedIndependent humanitarian organizationChair Brigid OseiThe Resonance InstituteNo standing recordedIndependent psi-research and Drift scholarship collectiveArchon Davel Thorne (theoretical), Provost Kessa Mourne (operational)
Pirates
The Hollow CourtNo standing recordedAristocratic pirate cabalThe Doge of Mirrors -- Lord Erasmus Vane, dispossessed imperial noblemanThe Rust TideNo standing recordedDesperate, brutal raider swarmNo single leader -- a rotating war council of seven captains called the MawThe Scarlet WakeNo standing recordedOrganized raider fleetAdmiral 'Ironmouth' Sable Dresh