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6.2 KiB
| title | description | date_pub | section | content_type | short_code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astral Factions | TBD | 2023-02-15T00:26:00-05:00 | astral | feature | af1 |
Major Factions
Astral Trade Union
- Conglomerate of harbormasters, ship captains, and mining companies who control nearly all of the trade between certain ports.
- Control all of the trading between nearly 100 ports, including ones leading to dozens of material planes, multiple to each elemental plane, and even a handful to various transcendental planes.
- This area is called the Astral Trade Zone (ATZ)
- Have excellent maps of all of the astral currents that run between affiliated ports.
Drahki Federation
- Controlled by a race of dracokin from the world of Drahkenos, the eternal plane of dragons.
- Fly great ships made to look like their bigger cousins (called "dragonships")
- Generally peaceful traders
Zhyffan Armada
- Enormous fleet of warships run by a militaristic race of musket-wielding elekin from the material plane of Zhyffu.
- Report to the Zhyffan Sovereignty, the plane-wide government of Zhyffu.
- Strongly believe in the supremacy of law and civilization.
- Ships range from light cargo carriers to massive warships, but everything in the armada is armed.
Stral Empire
- Empire of ports ruled by a highly militaristic and decadent race of immortals, with sharp eyes, pointed ears, and no noses.
- Huge warships patrol the borders of the empire, which run near some Astral Trade Union-aligned ports.
- Also control the Forge, a massive smithing factory on the Plane of Fire.
- 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.
Minor Factions
Society of Wanderers
- Disparate, quasi-religious organization, with membership scattered about the planes.
- Refer to each other as "friends".
- Are obligated to help each other out (but can also count on other "friends" to help them when needed).
- Typically travel alone or in small groups.
- Don't usually have their own ships, so they often have to book passage (or stowe-away).
Pirates of Ataxia
- Led by (at least) 6 Pirate Lords (although some believe there are more).
- Responsible for nearly all of the piracy within this part of the astral plane.
- Come from all races and cultures.