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These six groups, listed by size, are the largest factions in Fenspace: | These six groups, listed by size, are the largest factions in Fenspace: | ||
| − | * [[Image:Federation seal.png|50 px]][[United Federation of Planets]] ''- a.k.a. Trekkies, Trekkers, or FedFen'' | + | * [[Image:Federation seal.png|50 px]] [[United Federation of Planets]] ''- a.k.a. Trekkies, Trekkers, or FedFen'' |
| − | * [[Image:Republic emblem.gif|50 px]][[Galactic Republic]] ''- a.k.a. Warsies'' | + | * [[Image:Republic emblem.gif|50 px]] [[Galactic Republic]] ''- a.k.a. Warsies'' |
* [[The Wizarding World]] ''- a.k.a. Wizards or Potterites'' | * [[The Wizarding World]] ''- a.k.a. Wizards or Potterites'' | ||
* [[Interstellar Alliance]] ''- a.k.a. Fivers or Rangers'' | * [[Interstellar Alliance]] ''- a.k.a. Fivers or Rangers'' | ||
| − | * [[Image:Browncoatflag.jpg|50 px]][[Independent Faction]] ''- a.k.a. Browncoats, Whedonites, or Jossies'' | + | * [[Image:Browncoatflag.jpg|50 px]] [[Independent Faction]] ''- a.k.a. Browncoats, Whedonites, or Jossies'' |
| − | * [[Image:Senshi flag.png|50 px]][[Crystal Millennium]] ''- a.k.a. Senshi'' | + | * [[Image:Senshi flag.png|50 px]] [[Crystal Millennium]] ''- a.k.a. Senshi'' |
== Minor Factions == | == Minor Factions == | ||
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* [[Furries]] | * [[Furries]] | ||
** [[The Extraplanetary Defense Force]] | ** [[The Extraplanetary Defense Force]] | ||
| − | * [[Image:Gearheads.gif|50 px]][[Gearheads]] | + | * [[Image:Gearheads.gif|50 px]] [[Gearheads]] |
** [[The Anti-Earth Union Group]] | ** [[The Anti-Earth Union Group]] | ||
* [[Heinlein Society]] ''- a.k.a. Heinleinians'' | * [[Heinlein Society]] ''- a.k.a. Heinleinians'' | ||
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* [[Pulpers]] ''- a.k.a. Golden Agers'' | * [[Pulpers]] ''- a.k.a. Golden Agers'' | ||
** [[Foglios]] | ** [[Foglios]] | ||
| − | * [[Image:VVS star.png|50 px]][[Soviet Air Force]] | + | * [[Image:VVS star.png|50 px]] [[Soviet Air Force]] |
* [[Space Pirates]] ''- a.k.a. Leijiites or Buccaneers'' | * [[Space Pirates]] ''- a.k.a. Leijiites or Buccaneers'' | ||
| − | * [[Image:TARDIS.png|30 px]][[Timelords]] ''- a.k.a. Whovians'' | + | * [[Image:TARDIS.png|30 px]] [[Timelords]] ''- a.k.a. Whovians'' |
* [[Village Hidden in Asteroids]] ''- a.k.a. Ninjas'' | * [[Village Hidden in Asteroids]] ''- a.k.a. Ninjas'' | ||
* [[The Watch]] ''- a.k.a. Discworld fen'' | * [[The Watch]] ''- a.k.a. Discworld fen'' | ||
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* [[Candy Apple Red's]] | * [[Candy Apple Red's]] | ||
* [[Cavalier Concerts]] | * [[Cavalier Concerts]] | ||
| − | * [[Image:Hephaestus crew patch.png|50 px]][[Hephaestus Mining and Metalworking, Unltd.]] | + | * [[Image:Hephaestus crew patch.png|50 px]] [[Hephaestus Mining and Metalworking, Unltd.]] |
* [[Hermes Universal Deliveries]] | * [[Hermes Universal Deliveries]] | ||
| − | * [[Image:JMC logo.png|50 px]][[Jupiter Mining Corporation]] | + | * [[Image:JMC logo.png|50 px]] [[Jupiter Mining Corporation]] |
* [[Ninjaburger]] | * [[Ninjaburger]] | ||
* [[Orbital Air]] | * [[Orbital Air]] | ||
* [[Greenwood, Unltd.]] | * [[Greenwood, Unltd.]] | ||
| − | ** [[Image:RockhoundsLogo.jpg| | + | ** [[Image:RockhoundsLogo.jpg|30 px]] [[Rockhounds]] |
| − | * [[Image:Stellvia-corporate-logo.png|50 px]][[Stellvia Corporation]] | + | * [[Image:Stellvia-corporate-logo.png|50 px]] [[Stellvia Corporation]] |
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===Non-Governmental Organizations=== | ===Non-Governmental Organizations=== | ||
| − | * [[Image:Artemis project emblem.png|50 px]][[Artemis Foundation]] | + | * [[Image:Artemis project emblem.png|50 px]] [[Artemis Foundation]] |
| − | * [[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> | + | * [[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> |
* [[The Cyber Confederation]] | * [[The Cyber Confederation]] | ||
| − | * [[Image:OGJ flag.gif|50 px]][[Great Justice]] - Fenspace's equivalent to NATO and the Warsaw Pact | + | * [[Image:OGJ flag.gif|50 px]] [[Great Justice]] - Fenspace's equivalent to NATO and the Warsaw Pact |
* The [[Hacker Underspace]] - Fenspace's "l33t hackers" | * The [[Hacker Underspace]] - Fenspace's "l33t hackers" | ||
* The [[Mars Terraforming Project]] | * The [[Mars Terraforming Project]] | ||
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* [[Nikaido Foundation]] | * [[Nikaido Foundation]] | ||
* [[Paratheo-Anametamystikhood Of Eris Esoteric]] | * [[Paratheo-Anametamystikhood Of Eris Esoteric]] | ||
| − | * [[Image:1st Calvary Regiment.jpg|50 px]][[The Roughriders]] | + | * [[Image:1st Calvary Regiment.jpg|50 px]] [[The Roughriders]] |
* The [[Venus Terraforming Project]] | * The [[Venus Terraforming Project]] | ||
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* [[Dorsai]] | * [[Dorsai]] | ||
| − | * [[Image:Humorists.png|50 px]][[Humourists]] | + | * [[Image:Humorists.png|50 px]] [[Humourists]] |
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* [[Military fen]] | * [[Military fen]] | ||
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| − | * [[Image:Knightrider.jpg|50 px]][[Knight Riders]] | + | * [[Image:Knightrider.jpg|50 px]] [[Knight Riders]] |
| − | * [[Image:MinersHelmet.jpg|50 px]][[Pellucidarans]] | + | * [[Image:MinersHelmet.jpg|50 px]] [[Pellucidarans]] |
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| − | * [[Image:Submarine.png|50 px]][[Submariners]] | + | * [[Image:Submarine.png|50 px]] [[Submariners]] |
| − | * [[Image:Radiotelescope.gif|50 px]][[Pulpers#The Quartermass Institute|The Quartermass Institute]] | + | * [[Image:Radiotelescope.gif|50 px]] [[Pulpers#The Quartermass Institute|The Quartermass Institute]] |
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Revision as of 17:13, 13 February 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.
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Major Factions
These six groups, listed by size, are the largest factions in Fenspace:
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United Federation of Planets - a.k.a. Trekkies, Trekkers, or FedFen - 50 px Galactic Republic - a.k.a. Warsies
- The Wizarding World - a.k.a. Wizards or Potterites
- Interstellar Alliance - a.k.a. Fivers or Rangers
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Independent Faction - a.k.a. Browncoats, Whedonites, or Jossies -
Crystal Millennium - a.k.a. Senshi
Minor Factions
While smaller than the "big six", these factions are still notable:
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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.
Fen Corporations
| “ | A race limited to a single planet, possessing a high knowledge of mechanics but with its basic machines of industry and war requiring a large capital investment, will inevitably tend toward collectivism under one name or another. Free enterprise needs elbow room. | ” |
| —Poul Anderson, Margin of Profit (1956) | ||
Even in Fenspace, people have to work for a living. The Boskonians may see crime as acceptable, but the rest of Fenspace doesn't...
Major Fen Companies |
Non-Governmental Organizations
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Pseudo-Factions
Some groups blur the lines between "faction" and "business," "social minority," or "hobbyist group." For example:
Again, this is not an exhaustive list.
Earthbound Factions
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.
Once again, not an exhaustive list.
Enemy Factions
The people in these groups are considered outlaws and terrorists by the Fenspace Convention. The whole point of the Space Patrol and Great Justice is to arrest or subdue (respectively) enemy factions when they arise.
- 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
- Turnerites - a.k.a. Skinheads, Space Nazis, Church of White Jebus, etc.
Notes
- ↑ Which means not at all neutral, of course.
- ↑ 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
TroperEditor to separate them into their own faction.
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