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96 lines
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title: Astral Factions
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description: TBD
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date_pub: 2023-02-15T00:26:00-05:00
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section: astral
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content_type: feature
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short_code: af1
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---
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### Astral Trade Union
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- Conglomerate of harbormasters, ship captains, and mining companies who control nearly all of the trade between certain ports.
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- Control all of the trading between nearly 100 ports, including ones leading to dozens of material planes, multiple to each inner plane, and even a handful to various outer planes.
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- Have excellent maps of all of the astral currents that run between these ports.
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### Drahki Federation
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- Controlled by a race of dracokin from the world of Drahkenos, the so-called plane of dragons.
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- Fly great ships made to look like their bigger cousins (called "dragonships")
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- Generally peaceful traders
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### Ghyffan Armada
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- Run by a militaristic race of musket-wielding hippokin from the material plane of Ghyffu.
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- Report to the Ghyffan Sovereignty, the plane-wide government of Ghyffu.
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- Strongly believe in the supremacy of law and civilization.
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- Ships range from light cargo carriers to massive warships, but everything in the armada is armed.
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### Society of Wanderers
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- Disparate, quasi-religious organization, with membership scattered about the planes.
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- Refer to each other as "friends".
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- Are obligated to help each other out (but can also count on other "friends" to help them when needed).
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- Typically travel alone or in small groups.
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- Don't usually have their own ships, so they often have to book passage (or stowe-away).
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### Stral Empire
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- Empire of ports ruled by a highly militaristic and decadant race of immortals, with sharp eyes, pointed ears, and no noses.
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- Huge warships patrol the borders of the empire, which run near some Astral Trade Union-aligned ports.
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- Also control the Forge, a massive smithing factory on the Plane of Fire.
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- Served by a race of automatons called Forgelings, some of whom have escaped their masters and fled to ports aligned with one of the other factions.
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### Pirates of Ataxia
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- Led by (at least) 6 Pirate Lords (although some believe there are more).
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- Responsible for nearly all of the piracy within this part of the astral plane.
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- Come from all races and cultures.
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### Relations
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#### Astral Trade Union
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- Are on good (trading) terms with both the _Drahki Federation_ and the _Ghyffan Armada_ (with some members of each also holding Union membership).
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- Think most of the _Society of Wanderers_ are hopeless layabouts, inadequately interested in commerce (although few ship captains will refuse their payment for passage).
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- Are on tenuous terms with the _Stral Empire_ (they've had some trade, but also some border skirmishes).
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- Actively seek the destruction of the _Pirates of Ataxia_ (even though some Union members occasionally double as pirates).
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#### Drahki Federation
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- Are on good (trading) terms with _Astral Trade Union_ (with some Drahki captains also being Union members).
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- Are on decent (trading) terms with the _Ghyffan Armada_ (there have been a few isolated incidents of fighting between the groups, but they generally continue to trade).
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- Don't understand the _Society of Wanderers_, but generally allow them to book passage on their ships.
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- Are on deteriorating terms with the _Stral Empire_ (they've had an increasing number of border skirmishes).
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- Try to avoid engaging with ships from the _Pirates of Ataxia_, who generally return the favor (although there are some Drahki pirates who try to only attack ships from the other factions).
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#### Ghyffan Armada
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- Are on good (trading) terms with _Astral Trade Union_ (with some Ghyffan captains also being Union members).
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- Are on decent (trading) terms with the _Drahki Federation_ (there have been a few isolated incidents of fighting between the groups, but they generally continue to trade).
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- Don't understand (or like) the _Society of Wanderers_, and don't allow them on their ships.
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- Are on deteriorating terms with the _Stral Empire_ (they've had an increasing number of border skirmishes).
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- Actively seek the destruction of the _Pirates of Ataxia_ (although some Ghyffan ships have been known to turn pirate, abandoning the Armada and working for the Pirate Lords).
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#### Society of Wanderers
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- Don't care for the leadership of the _Astral Trade Union_, but try to stay friendly with the ship captains.
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- Don't understand most of the _Drahki Federation_, but are generally happy to book passage on their ships.
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- Don't get along with the _Ghyffan Armada_, and generally avoid them.
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- Don't understand (or like) the _Stral Empire_, although a few Travellers have tried to engage with Stral crews (which hasn't ended well)
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- Have many members who also work as _Pirates of Ataxia_, and don't generally preclude pirates from their ranks (although the pirate captains aren't always thrilled to have Wanderers on their ships).
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#### Stral Empire
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- Are on tenuous terms with the _Astral Trade Union_ (they've had some trade, but also some border skirmishes).
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- Are on deteriorating terms with both the _Drahki Federation_ and the _Ghyffan Armada_ (they've had an increasing number of border skirmishes with each of them).
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- Don't understand (or like) the _Society of Wanderers_, and don't allow them on their ships.
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- Try to avoid engaging with ships from the _Pirates of Ataxia_, who generally return the favor (although they have had engagements in Stral territory).
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#### Pirates of Ataxia
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- Actively attack (and raid) the ships of the _Astral Trade Union_ and the _Ghyffan Armada_, occasionally even looting their ports.
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- Try to avoid engaging with ships working for the _Drahki Federation_, who generally return the favor (although there are some Drahki pirates who try to only attack ships from the other factions).
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- Have many members who also identify as members of the _Society of Wanderers_, usually pirates of lower ranks (the ship captains aren't fond of having members in their crew because of the high number of stowe-aways).
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- Try to avoid engaging with ships of the _Stral Empire_, who generally return the favor (although they have had a few engagements in within Stral territory).
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