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Confusing? A bit, but think how much worse it is to the people who ''live'' there.
 
Confusing? A bit, but think how much worse it is to the people who ''live'' there.
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==Government, or what passes for it in Fenspace==
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;[[Image:OGJ flag.gif|50 px|right]] [[Great Justice]]
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:Fenspace's equivalent to NATO and the Warsaw Pact
  
 
== Major Factions ==
 
== Major Factions ==
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;[[Image:Senshi flag.png|right|50 px]] [[Crystal Millennium]]
 
;[[Image:Senshi flag.png|right|50 px]] [[Crystal Millennium]]
 
:Some are called '''Senshi''', others are called '''Action Girls''', but they're all busy terraforming [[Venus]] and coming to the aid of distressed travelers.
 
:Some are called '''Senshi''', others are called '''Action Girls''', but they're all busy terraforming [[Venus]] and coming to the aid of distressed travelers.
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== Minor Factions ==
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;[[Belters]]
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:a.k.a. Nivenites or Rockrats
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;Kingdom of the Abh
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:''foo''
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;[[Juraians|Kingdom of Jurai]]
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:''bar''
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;[[Justice League Interplanetary]]
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:a.k.a. Supers
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;[[Koopa Kingdom]]
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:''baz''
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;[[Image:SOS-dan logo.png|50 px|right]] [[SOS-dan]]
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:''qux''
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;[[Image:VVS star.png|50 px|right]] [[Soviet Air Force]]
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:''bat''
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;[[Space Pirates]]
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:a.k.a. Leijiites or Buccaneers
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;The [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]]
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:a.k.a. Colonials or Galacticans
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;[[United Stars Organization]]
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:a.k.a. USO or Rhodanites
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;[[Village Hidden in Asteroids]]
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:a.k.a. Ninjas
  
 
== Cultures and Subcultures ==
 
== Cultures and Subcultures ==
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Often called '''Minor Factions''' by many Fen, including themselves, these groups are easily identifiable as separate cultures in Fenspace.
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These groups are identifiable as distinct cultures in Fenspace.
  
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;[[Furries]]
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:''foo''
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;[[Heinlein Society]]
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* [[Antis]] ''- a.k.a. Anti-'Danes''
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:a.k.a. Heinleinians
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* [[Belters]] ''- a.k.a. Nivenites or Rockrats''
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;[[Image:Military Fen.png|50 px|right]] [[Military fen]]
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* The [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] ''- a.k.a. Colonials or Galacticans''
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:If someone in Fenspace needs to understand something of a military nature, and they don't have access to the Dorsai or the Roughriders, they consult their local Military Fen.
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* [[Furries]]
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;[[Image:MinersHelmet.jpg|50 px|right]] [[Pellucidarans]]
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* [[Image:Gearhead 2.gif|50 px]] [[Gearheads]]
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:''bar''
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* [[Heinlein Society]] ''- a.k.a. Heinleinians''
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;[[Pulpers]]
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* [[Herbertites]]
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:a.k.a. Golden Agers
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* [[Juraians]]
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;[[Image:Submarine.png|50 px|right]] [[Submariners]]
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* [[Justice League Interplanetary]] ''- a.k.a. Supers''
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:''baz''
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* [[Koopa Kingdom]]
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;[[Image:TARDIS.png|30 px|right]] [[Timelords]]
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:a.k.a. Whovians
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* [[Pulpers]] ''- a.k.a. Golden Agers''
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;[[Turnerites]]
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* [[Image:SOS-dan logo.png|50 px]] [[SOS-dan]]
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:''a.k.a. Skinheads, Space Nazis, Church of White Jebus, etc.'' Named after the first group of people in space identified to think this way, the '''Turnerites''' held onto their racist and sexist beliefs when they moved Up from Earth. They are considered an "enemy" culture by many Fen but not by the Fenspace Convention as a whole, who offer them as a group the rights and protection that they deny to some of their own members.
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* [[Image:VVS star.png|50 px]] [[Soviet Air Force]]
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* [[Space Pirates]] ''- a.k.a. Leijiites or Buccaneers''
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* [[Image:TARDIS.png|30 px]] [[Timelords]] ''- a.k.a. Whovians''
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* [[United Stars Organization]] ''- a.k.a. USO or Rhodanites''
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* [[Village Hidden in Asteroids]] ''- a.k.a. Ninjas''
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* [[The Watch]] ''- a.k.a. Discworld fen''
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This is not an exhaustive list of minor factions - if there's a noticeable fan base for a work of fiction or a fantastic concept, then there's likely a minor faction for it somewhere in Fenspace.
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==Non-Governmental Organizations==
 
==Non-Governmental Organizations==
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Some things need to be done, or should be done, but cannot effectively be done by a company or a government. These groups are the ones who do these things.
 
Some things need to be done, or should be done, but cannot effectively be done by a company or a government. These groups are the ones who do these things.
  
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;[[Image:Artemis project emblem.png|50 px|right]] [[Artemis Foundation]]
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:''foo''
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;[[Image:Winged-BB.jpg|50 px|right]] [[Banzai Institute for Biomedical Research and Strategic Information]]
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* [[Image:Artemis project emblem.png|50 px]] [[Artemis Foundation]]
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:aka Blue Blazers<ref>Most Blue Blazers would say they ''technically'' count as a subset of the Pulpers, but the sheer size and scope of Dr. Banzai's operation leads this <strike>Troper</strike> Editor to separate them into their own faction.</ref>
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* [[Image:Winged-BB.jpg|50 px]] [[Banzai Institute for Biomedical Research and Strategic Information]] ''- aka Blue Blazers''<ref>Most Blue Blazers would say they ''technically'' count as a subset of the Pulpers, but the sheer size and scope of Dr. Banzai's operation leads this <strike>Troper</strike> Editor to separate them into their own faction.</ref>
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;[[The Cyber Confederation]]
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* [[The Cyber Confederation]]
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:''bar''
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* [[Image:OGJ flag.gif|50 px]] [[Great Justice]] - Fenspace's equivalent to NATO and the Warsaw Pact
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;The [[Hacker Underspace]]
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* The [[Hacker Underspace]] - Fenspace's "l33t hackers"
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:Fenspace's "l33t hackers"
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;[[Image:Knightrider.jpg|50 px|right]] The [[Knight Riders|Knight Foundation]]
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* The [[Mars Terraforming Project]]
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:''baz''
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* [[The Mob]] - both Black Hats and White Hats
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;[[Image:Mars.jpg|50 px|right]] The [[Mars Terraforming Project]]
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* [[Musician's Aid Society]] ''- aka Dandelions''
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:''qux''
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* [[Nikaido Foundation]]
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;[[The Mob]]
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* [[Image:Hand of Eris.png| 50 px]] [[Paratheo-Anametamystikhood Of Eris Esoteric]]
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:both Black Hats and White Hats
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* The [[Venus Terraforming Project]]
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;[[Musician's Aid Society]]
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:a.k.a Dandelions, Filkers
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;[[Nikaido Foundation]]
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:''bat''
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;[[Image:Hand of Eris.png| 50 px|right]] [[Paratheo-Anametamystikhood Of Eris Esoteric]]
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:''foobar''
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;[[Image:Radiotelescope.gif|50 px|right]] [[Pulpers#The Quartermass Institute|The Quartermass Institute]]
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:''fubar''
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;[[Image:Venus.jpg|50 px|right]] The [[Venus Terraforming Project]]
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:''fubar?''
  
 
== Pseudo-Factions ==
 
== Pseudo-Factions ==
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Other groups, or assemblages that resemble groups from the outside.
  
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;[[Antis]]
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:a.k.a. Anti-'Danes - virtually indistinguishable from Generalists, from the outside
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;[[Boskonians]]
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:''a.k.a. Black Hats, the Dark Kingdom, Death Eaters, Pirates, Reavers, Shadows, Sith, or less-flattering things we can't list in a family publication.'' Whatever name one gives them, the '''Boskonians''' are Fenspace's organized-crime element. The Fenspace Convention considers them to be outlaws and terrorists; the whole point of the [[Space Patrol]] and [[Great Justice]] is to arrest or subdue (respectively) Boskonians whenever and wherever they arise.
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;[[Image:Gearhead 2.gif|50 px|right]] [[Gearheads]]
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:''foo''
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;[[Herbertites]]
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:''bar''
 
;[[Image:Humorists.png|50 px|right]] [[Humourists]]
 
;[[Image:Humorists.png|50 px|right]] [[Humourists]]
 
:Some people can't take anything seriously – in Fenspace, these people are called Humorists. Or Humourists. (Some will insist you spelled the group's name incorrectly, no matter which spelling you used.)
 
:Some people can't take anything seriously – in Fenspace, these people are called Humorists. Or Humourists. (Some will insist you spelled the group's name incorrectly, no matter which spelling you used.)
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;[[Image:Military Fen.png|50 px|right]] [[Military fen]]
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;[[The Watch]]
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:If someone in Fenspace needs to understand something of a military nature, and they don't have access to the Dorsai or the Roughriders, they consult their local Military Fen.
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:a.k.a. Discworld fen
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==Earthbound Factions==
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Some fen groups do not actually go into space, for reasons of ideology, source material or personal preference.  Instead, they exist -- mostly hidden -- in the 'Danelaw. These groups may or may not be signatories to the [[Fenspace Convention]], depending on how paranoid or focused they are.
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* [[Image:Knightrider.jpg|50 px]] [[Knight Riders]]
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* [[Image:MinersHelmet.jpg|50 px]] [[Pellucidarans]]
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* [[Image:Submarine.png|50 px]] [[Submariners]]
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* [[Image:Radiotelescope.gif|50 px]] [[Pulpers#The Quartermass Institute|The Quartermass Institute]]
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Once again, not an exhaustive list.
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==Enemy Factions==
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;[[Boskonians]]
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:''a.k.a. Black Hats, the Dark Kingdom, Death Eaters, Pirates, Reavers, Shadows, Sith, or less-flattering things we can't list in a family publication.'' Whatever name one gives them, the '''Boskonians''' are Fenspace's organized-crime element. The Fenspace Convention considers them to be outlaws and terrorists; the whole point of the [[Space Patrol]] and [[Great Justice]] is to arrest or subdue (respectively) Boskonians whenever and wherever they arise.
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;[[Turnerites]]
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:''a.k.a. Skinheads, Space Nazis, Church of White Jebus, etc.'' The '''Turnerites''' held onto their racist and sexist beliefs when they moved into space. They are considered an "enemy" culture by many Fen but not by the Fenspace Convention as a whole, who offer them as a group the rights and protection that they deny to some of their own members.
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==Related Pages==
 
==Related Pages==

Revision as of 01:33, 11 November 2011

“ Until now in world's history, whenever we've had a dark age, it's been temporary and local. And other parts of the world have been doing fine. And eventually, they help you get out of the dark age. We are now facing a possible dark age which is going to be world-wide and permanent! That's not fun. That's a different thing. But once we have established many worlds, we can do whatever we want as long as we do it one world at a time. ”

—Isaac Asimov, speech at Newark College of Engineering, 1974

Nearly 40% of all Fen are independent, either as neutral as humanly possible when it comes to politics[1], or generally liking many different groups but not enough to join any of them. (These Fen are often called "Neutrals" and "Generalists", respectively.) The rest belong to one or more factions - something of a cross between a nation-state, a political party, a business, a social club, and a mutual-aid society, but not quite like any of those types of groups.

Confusing? A bit, but think how much worse it is to the people who live there.

Government, or what passes for it in Fenspace

OGJ flag.gif
Great Justice
Fenspace's equivalent to NATO and the Warsaw Pact

Major Factions

These six groups, listed by size, are the largest factions in Fenspace:

Federation seal.png
United Federation of Planets
Also called Trekkies, Trekkers, or FedFen, the UFP is the single largest faction in Fenspace. Based around Mars, they have a reputation for staying on their ships and exploring far afield.
Republic Seal.png
Galactic Republic
The Warsies have colonized the Saturn subsystem, but maintain a presence throughout the rest of Fenspace, working with Great Justice to defend the Solar System. The Trekkie/Warsie feud is greatly exaggerated for the tourists, but was the cause of the largest interfactional dispute in Fenspace history.
The Wizarding World
Scattered throughout the Main Belt and elsewhere, the Wizards (or Potterites) are fans of all sorts of modern-magic stories, not just the recent blockbusters. They have a bad habit of debating and dithering rather than acting, which lead to them taking heavy losses during the Boskone War.
Interstellar Alliance
The Fivers (or Rangers, if you prefer) can be found throughout Fenspace, acting as diplomats between other factions. They're believed to be based out of Earth orbit.
Browncoatflag.jpg
Independent Faction
Call them Browncoats, Whedonites, or Jossies, the members of the Independent Faction are the major colonists of the Jupiter subsystem. They've turned Ganymede into the breadbasket of the Solar System.
Senshi flag.png
Crystal Millennium
Some are called Senshi, others are called Action Girls, but they're all busy terraforming Venus and coming to the aid of distressed travelers.

Minor Factions

Belters
a.k.a. Nivenites or Rockrats
Kingdom of the Abh
foo
Kingdom of Jurai
bar
Justice League Interplanetary
a.k.a. Supers
Koopa Kingdom
baz
SOS-dan logo.png
SOS-dan
qux
Soviet Rose.png
Soviet Air Force
bat
Space Pirates
a.k.a. Leijiites or Buccaneers
The Twelve Colonies of Kobol
a.k.a. Colonials or Galacticans
United Stars Organization
a.k.a. USO or Rhodanites
Village Hidden in Asteroids
a.k.a. Ninjas

Cultures and Subcultures

These groups are identifiable as distinct cultures in Fenspace.

Furries
foo
Heinlein Society
a.k.a. Heinleinians
Military Fen.png
Military fen
If someone in Fenspace needs to understand something of a military nature, and they don't have access to the Dorsai or the Roughriders, they consult their local Military Fen.
MinersHelmet.jpg
Pellucidarans
bar
Pulpers
a.k.a. Golden Agers
Submarine.png
Submariners
baz
TARDIS.png
Timelords
a.k.a. Whovians
Turnerites
a.k.a. Skinheads, Space Nazis, Church of White Jebus, etc. Named after the first group of people in space identified to think this way, the Turnerites held onto their racist and sexist beliefs when they moved Up from Earth. They are considered an "enemy" culture by many Fen but not by the Fenspace Convention as a whole, who offer them as a group the rights and protection that they deny to some of their own members.

Non-Governmental Organizations

Some things need to be done, or should be done, but cannot effectively be done by a company or a government. These groups are the ones who do these things.

Artemis project emblem.png
Artemis Foundation
foo
Winged-BB.jpg
Banzai Institute for Biomedical Research and Strategic Information
aka Blue Blazers[2]
The Cyber Confederation
bar
The Hacker Underspace
Fenspace's "l33t hackers"
Knightrider.jpg
The Knight Foundation
baz
Mars.jpg
The Mars Terraforming Project
qux
The Mob
both Black Hats and White Hats
Musician's Aid Society
a.k.a Dandelions, Filkers
Nikaido Foundation
bat
Hand of Eris.png
Paratheo-Anametamystikhood Of Eris Esoteric
foobar
Radiotelescope.gif
The Quartermass Institute
fubar
Venus.jpg
The Venus Terraforming Project
fubar?

Pseudo-Factions

Other groups, or assemblages that resemble groups from the outside.

Antis
a.k.a. Anti-'Danes - virtually indistinguishable from Generalists, from the outside
Boskonians
a.k.a. Black Hats, the Dark Kingdom, Death Eaters, Pirates, Reavers, Shadows, Sith, or less-flattering things we can't list in a family publication. Whatever name one gives them, the Boskonians are Fenspace's organized-crime element. The Fenspace Convention considers them to be outlaws and terrorists; the whole point of the Space Patrol and Great Justice is to arrest or subdue (respectively) Boskonians whenever and wherever they arise.
Gearhead 2.gif
Gearheads
foo
Herbertites
bar
Humorists.png
Humourists
Some people can't take anything seriously – in Fenspace, these people are called Humorists. Or Humourists. (Some will insist you spelled the group's name incorrectly, no matter which spelling you used.)
The Watch
a.k.a. Discworld fen

Related Pages

Fen Companies
Mercantile and other business groups in Fenspace.

Notes

  1. ↑ Which means not at all neutral, of course.
  2. ↑ Most Blue Blazers would say they technically count as a subset of the Pulpers, but the sheer size and scope of Dr. Banzai's operation leads this Troper Editor to separate them into their own faction.


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