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Factions
Institutions, allegiances, and competing claims to authority.
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Congress of Member Worlds
The assembly in Adamant where independent member worlds argue over shared commitments and their costs.
Alignment of independent worlds
The Confederacy
A loose association of independent worlds opposing what they regard as Federation aggression.
Interstellar power
The Federation
An Earth-origin power offering protection, infrastructure, markets, and law in exchange for sovereignty.