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jpmschweitzerandClaude Opus 4.6 ed5477c826 feat(docs): add Compact of Westphalia faction page
Mutual recognition treaty among ~30-40 west_reach systems at hops 6-16.
Covers origin, four core principles, rotating council structure,
membership tiers, Assembly response, economic infrastructure, and the
internal treaty-vs-government tension. Cross-referenced with Ostmark,
Freiholt, Altmark, Groenland, Echternach, and VGV.

Added Regional Factions section to factions index.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-03-15 18:20:10 +01:00

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Factions

Political and institutional factions operating across the Settled Reach.

Major Factions

Faction Type Role
Concord Assembly Government Reach-wide representative body, seated at Sirius
Lattice Commission Regulatory body Neural lattice regulation, transit/information oversight, HQ at ACB
Veil Institute Research institution Alien horizon gate research, dominant at Gateway
Syndics Commercial combines Supply chain operators — agriculture, manufacturing, finance
Guardians of Autonomy Political movement Counter-surveillance, anti-institutional concentration
The Unbound Cultural movement Anti-lattice, voluntary disconnection

Regional Factions

Faction Scope Role
Compact of Westphalia West_reach (hops 6-16) Mutual recognition treaty; coordinated non-compliance with Assembly authority

Local Factions

Faction Scope Role
The Ring Station Sova Smuggling operation (v0.1 gameplay)

Corporations

See Corporations for Syndic-tier commercial entities (Gate Corporation, MVG, Prometheus Labs).