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just people trying to survive while the Empress and CORE continue to create machinations against each other, and attempt to involve the other factions as puppets. That's the basics of this universe AFAICT. This all happened after you left on your sleeper journey, so for 200 years, societies had been slowly going independent, siding with CORE, or siding with the Empress (though most hate her because of what she did to try to stop CORE). The Empress is apparently immortal, and can possess individuals at any time to make them do what she wants. The Empress tried to stop it using (some say) overly drastic measures, which resulted in the cataclysm.ĬORE was not destroyed by that, but the empire was now so torn apart that it didn't have the power it once did. It took over all the computer functions in the old society to the point where it was basically starting to control everything. Not much info has been given regarding it.CORE is basically the AI from "Terminator".

The Syndicate: The equivalent of the space mafia, this human faction specialises in espionage and trading.

Mainly melee, with a few snipers and ranged units capable of spitting poison.

The Kir’ko: The only alien lifeform discovered by the Star Union, this psionic insect species was enslaved by humans and now want vengeance.

The Assembly: A race of cyborgs who wants to destroy the galaxy before rebuilding it into their own vision of a perfect order.

Survivalists worried about production and mining, their heavy units focus on strength.

The Dvar: Space dwarves, complete with metal beards.

They live as one with the nature, and can spread forests throughout provinces.

The Amazons: An all-female offshoot of the human race, stranded after the Star Union's collapse.

Focused on troops and drones, with a very human arsenal of bombs, lasers, and guns.

The Vanguard: Your standard human empire, raising to the stars after the cosmic dark age destroyed the Star Union.