-- HUMAN -- -- Empire - Authorative Dictatorial Government. -- Aerius - Religious sectary nuts. -- Detours - "Rebels", democratic terrorists. -- Pirates - Chaotic, few bases. -- Ascendancy - Isolated, Barely known, extemely secretive. -- NON-HUMAN -- -- Draktharr - Primitive, warlike, very aggressive, technology too primitive to get to the empire and assault everyone. -- Tex'nus - Very high tech, try to stay away from politcs in favour of research. -- Collective - Robotic "Hivemind" secretly controlled by the empire to use as an excuse to apply laws etc. -- Soromids - Empire allies. Despotic government obsessed with keeping peace and order.