Faction Guide

Nearly 40% of all Fen are independent, either as neutral as humanly possible when it comes to politics, 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.

Major Factions

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

• United Federation of Planets - a.k.a. Trekkies, Trekkers, or FedFen
• Galactic Republic - a.k.a. Warsies
• The Wizarding World - a.k.a. Wizards or Potterites
• Interstellar Alliance - a.k.a. Fivers or Rangers
• 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:

Antis - a.k.a. Anti-'Danes The Anti-Earth Union Group Belters - a.k.a. Nivenites or Rockrats The Twelve Colonies of Kobol - a.k.a. Colonials or Galacticans The Extraplanetary Defense Force Foglios Gearheads Heinlein Society - a.k.a. Heinleinians

Herbertites Justice League Interplanetary - a.k.a. Supers Pournelle Fen Pulpers - a.k.a. Golden Agers Soviet Air Force Space Pirates - a.k.a. Leijiites or Buccaneers Timelords - a.k.a. Whovians Village Hidden in Asteroids - a.k.a. Ninjas The Watch - a.k.a. Discworld fen

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

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 Baley Security Service Candy Apple Red's Cavalier Concerts Hephaestus Mining and Metalworking, Unltd. Hermes Universal Deliveries Ninjaburger Orbital Air Greenwood, Unltd. Rockhounds Stellvia Corporation

Non-Governmental Organizations Artemis Foundation Banzai Institute for Biomedical Research and Strategic Information - aka Blue Blazers The Cyber Confederation The Hacker Underspace - Fenspace's "l33t hackers" The Mars Terraforming Project The Mob - both Black Hats and White Hats Musician's Aid Society - aka Dandelions Nikaido Foundation Paratheo-Anametamystikhood Of Eris Esoteric The Roughriders The Venus Terraforming Project

Pseudo-Factions

Some groups blur the lines between "faction" and "business," "social minority," or "hobbyist group." For example:

• Amish
• Dorsai
• Homosexuals
• Humourists
• Jews
• Military fen
• Nigerians
• Slan

Again, this is not an exhaustive list.

Enemy Factions

The people in these groups are considered outlaws and terrorists by the Fenspace Convention. The whole point of Operation Great Justice is to arrest and/or subdue enemy factions when they arise.

• Boskonians - a.k.a. too many things we can't list in a family publication
• Turnerites - a.k.a. Skinheads, Space Nazis, Church of White Jebus, etc.