Factions
The power blocs, corporations, and military units shaping the Athena 2327 universe.
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Athena Corporation
The company that found the key to the energy future of settled space. Publicly a mining company. In practice, the reason the war started.
factionCARG
The USP's special operations unit. Deploys to situations the Pact cannot be seen to be involved in. The name was chosen to be forgettable.
factionConsortium of Settled Systems
A coalition unified not by shared vision, but by a shared refusal. Opposition to the Pact is the closest thing it has to a founding principle.
factionUnited Systems Pact
The largest and most militarily powerful bloc in settled space. To the outer worlds, it offers stability and law. What that means in practice depends on who you ask.