My take of the Idiots guide to Factions. Keep in mind this is my view of it, and each person has its own frame of reference and aspect of interpretation. Others may think of it as "propaganda", because they have a different frame of reference.
Federation:
The home of all Human Origins. Sol (our Solar system) is the capitol of the Federation, and as such, is the origin of all human expansion. As Human space began to spread out among the stars, it was the Federation that provided the terraforming and industrial bases, as well as assembled the space stations above each burgeoning new world.
In this way the Federation can be seen as the supporter of all star systems at their beginning. The countless billions in credits and region wide support and effort was given freely to each colony world, as a sign of the Federations beneficence.
While other factions mock the marketing and commercialization of the Federation, it is this very advertiser support that funds the economy and industry of the Federation to its current highest degree.
That the Federation does not abuse its power, nor withhold its aid, is a sign that the capitalism of the economy does not affect nor influence its governing or ruling agenda, which remains a beacon of human ideals.
Empire:
The empire used to be part of the singular Human [Federation] Space, but factionalized into its own governing body in a rebellion, military coup, and installment of an Emperor. From a Federation standpoint, they "went rogue" and simply seized all the Federation provided worlds and infrastructure for their own use.
This was for the Empire's own benefit (most specifically the Emperor's personal power himself), as a way to do things "the way they want to", free of the "tyranny of the Federation". This included slavery, among other practices that the Federation simply would not allow, or found.. distasteful.
The Empire is an empire even by name, and thus practices Imperialism: taking other people's lands and worlds through military force. As a result the empire is an aggressive and warlike faction, despite their high fashion sense and overzealous (dare I say decadent?) attempts at appearing respectable. The Empire is about growing, and is a source of conflict and upheaval to the region and its inhabitants.
The Alliance:
Similar to the Empire, the Alliance of Independent worlds each sought to cast off the rule of the Federation, which they saw as overbearing. That they were allowed to rebel (and keep all the Fed provided infrastructure) was an eye opener to other worlds, who then sought to go independent as well, only for private, personal reasons (most commonly greed).
Each world became its own little fiefdom, with its own little laws and customs, and the Alliance is a loose agreement between the independent worlds as a group to provide support and assistance to each other as best they are able.
As a Result, the alliance is a rough and tumble mix of random worlds and economies, Flinging their nose at the Fed, while still seeking to trade with and have equal political standings with them, as in the end the independent worlds cannot in fact support themselves or each other without Fed aid.
The Eranin Conflict:
Eranin used to be a Federation world, 30 years ago, but they rebelled, in a rather violent (if rag-tag) "freedom fighter" revolution. That they stole the Station, Starports, City infrastructures and Powerplants is beside the point.
Over these 30 years, a "cold war" of sorts was playing out, with the Feds trying to reclaim their world (and property), and the Eranin rebels reacting with violence. Yet the trade lanes were kept open, and overt military action was avoided.
Then recently the Eranin rebels started working on tampering with Progenitor cells in a black ops smear campaign, in an effort to destabilize the region, as well as cause suspicion among other Fed worlds, in the hopes of firing up other rebellions to take the attention away from Eranin.
That tampering with Progenitor cells amounts to
biological warfare due to what the Progenitor cells do (heal, replace, and regrow body parts/organs), appears to be lost on most pilots of the region who chose to support them.
[see if you can tell what faction I support
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