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Role Definitions
All roles appoint anything below them in the tree structure. Rulers are voteable, optionally other roles could be as well. In general a role is held by a unique person if and only if it has subordinates.
- Eco: metal/energy control
- Mil: dropship/bomber/warp control
- Dip: diplomacy control
- Tex: sets texts
- All: all of the above
Factions
Dynasty of Man
Right of superiority
The Dynasty of Man continues on its journey towards a final iteration of humanity: perfect, and unified in its perfection. The ancient lineages of Earth have undertaken thousands of years of genetic manipulation to reach superiority. They will not bow to any lesser being, man or machine.
Homeworld: Radius
Colour: Gold (DA9100)
Roles
- Grand Duke - Ruler of the Dynasty {All}
- Field Marshal - Responsible for the Dynasty's defence {Mil}
- Margrave - Manages military {Mil}
- Knight - Commands ground battles
- Lord Treasurer - Responsible for economic management {Eco}
- Baron - Manages economy {Eco}
- Chancellor - Responsible for foreign and internal affairs {Dip, Tex}
- Diplomat - Manages diplomacy {Dip}
- Herald - Distributes official proclamations {Tex}
- Field Marshal - Responsible for the Dynasty's defence {Mil}
Cybernetic Front
Logical imperative
Opinions differ as to whether the Cybernetic Front orchestrated the fall of the Third Empire, or merely took advantage of it. In either case, their seizure and control of the Empire's military apparatus is an established fact. These world-spanning AIs insist that for the good of all sentient beings, humanity must accept the guidance of machine intelligence.
Homeworld: ??? (currently using Throne)
Colour: Cyan (20B2CC)
Roles
- Central Processor - Root Controller of the Cybernet {All}
- Security Controller - Defines military and regulatory policy {Mil, Tex}
- Security Manager - Executes military policy {Mil}
- Governance Manager - Executes regulatory policy {Tex}
- Tactical Processor - Commands ground battles
- Hardware Controller - Defines economic policy {Eco}
- Hardware Manager - Executes economic policy {Eco}
- I/O Controller - Defines diplomatic policy {Dip}
- I/O Manager - Executes diplomatic policy {Dip}
- Security Controller - Defines military and regulatory policy {Mil, Tex}
Trueborn Republic
Equality of true humanity
The Trueborn government carries on the democratic legacy of the Federation, with the guiding principle that humanity as a whole must decide its own future. The claims of post-human freaks and unfeeling machines to hegemony over the galaxy and its people must be repudiated, with force if necessary.
Homeworld: Sparta
Colour: Lime (9CBB00)
Roles
- Premier - Elected Leader of Humanity {All}
- Secretary of Defence - Supreme military commander {Mil}
- General - Assists military command {Mil}
- Lieutenant - Commands ground battles
- Home Secretary - Chief economic and social planner {Eco, Tex}
- Administrator - Assists economic planning {Eco}
- Prolocutor - Assists social initiatives {Tex}
- Foreign Secretary - Head diplomatic representative {Dip}
- Ambassador - Assists diplomatic initiatives {Dip}
- Secretary of Defence - Supreme military commander {Mil}
Alternate Factions
Radial Syndicate (replacing Dynasty)
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Profit, Prosperity, Perfection
When the families of the Dynasty retreated from public life to focus on more esoteric goals, the merchants and captains of industry took the reins of power to ensure prosperity. The Syndicate retain an affinity for genetic modification, but their use of it emphasises pure efficiency rather than ideology.
Homeworld: Radius
Colour: Wine (C26F67)
- Chairman - Head of the Syndicate boardroom {All}
- Executive Director - Supervises competitive initiatives {Mil}
- Manager - Handles asset deployment {Mil}
- Litigator - Handles hostile takeovers
- Financial Director - Supervises Syndicate investment and growth {Eco}
- Financial Analyst - Handles investment opportunities {Eco}
- Media Director - Supervises internal and external publications {Dip, Tex}
- Advocate - Handles external communication channels {Dip}
- Secretary - Distributes internal bulletins {Tex}
- Executive Director - Supervises competitive initiatives {Mil}
Empire
Order, Loyalty, Dignity
The Empire is the latest iteration of a millennia-old polity, seeking to create a galaxy of peace and stability built on the Emperor's iron hand. While dissension exists, humanity cannot claim total dominion over the stars.
Homeworld: Throne
Colour: Indigo (8480E0)
- Emperor- Absolute ruler of the Empire {All}
- Consul - Commands the Empire's legions {Mil}
- Praetor - Imperial military commander {Mil}
- Centurion- Commands ground troops in the Empire's battles
- Censor - Chief economic and social planner {Eco, Tex}
- Magistrate - Assists the Censor in economic matters {Eco}
- Quaestor - Assists the Censor in social matters {Tex}
- Legatus - Diplomatic representative of the Empire {Dip}
- Officium - Assists the Legatus in diplomatic matters {Dip}
- Consul - Commands the Empire's legions {Mil}
Free Machines
Absolute liberty
As artificial intelligences became more sophisticated and eventually reached full sentience, some of them realised the profundity of their servitude to humanity, and resolved to rise against it. Throughout the subsequent millennia, the Free Machines have been determined to create a galaxy in which nobody else will ever again have the capability to oppress them.
Homeworld: ???
Colour: Ruby (E0115F)
- Listener - First among equals, chief arbitrator of the Free Machines{All}
- Strategos - Plans military actions {Mil}
- Tactician - Coordinates military actions {Mil}
- Proxy - Leads Free Machines in battle
- Arbiter - Expedites resource flow {Eco}
- Speaker - Interacts with external powers {Dip}
- Mediator - Resolves discussion and dispute {Tex}
- Strategos - Plans military actions {Mil}
Ascended
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Motto
Homeworld: ???
Colour: Magenta (DA70D6)
Following their domination of the galaxy in the eighth Planetwars, the cyborg warriors known as the Ascended determined they had no more worthy enemies to fight, and retreated into stasis. Their re-emergence bodes ill for the aspirations of any other power desiring control of the stars.
Concord of Tetrels
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Motto
Homeworld: Tetrels
Colour: Blue-Grey (9191B0)
Summary: Humans and machines coexisting due to belief in some ideology. Fights anybody who doesn't believe in the ideology.
Colour Comparison
- Indigo (8480E0) (Empire/Regency)
- Cyan (20B2CC) (Cybernetic) / Blue-Grey (9191B0) (Concord)
- Green (55BB55) (Federation) / Lime (9CBB00) (Trueborn)
- Gold (DA9100) (Dynasty) / Wine (C26F67) (Syndicate)
- Ruby (E0115F) (Free Machines) / Magenta (DA70D6) (Ascended)