Factions
Starbound features several organizations and groups within its setting and lore, ranging from wide-reaching galactic regimes to small, merry bands of rogues. They serve a role in fleshing out the universe and (at times) presenting unified antagonistic groups to the player. Each playable species with exception to the Novakid have at least one faction associated with them. The Player is only officially affiliated with a couple of factions; the Protectorate and (if they choose to go through bounty hunting) the Peacekeepers.
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Apex Factions
Avian Factions
- Stargazers
- Grounded (unorganized)
- Airship Crews (unorganized)
- The Morning Chorus
Floran Factions
Glitch Factions
- Glitch Proletariat
- Friendly Kingdoms (unorganized)
- Hostile Kingdoms (unorganized)
- Self-Aware Glitch (unorganized)
- All-Seeing Crusaders
- All-Seeing Knights
- Guild of the Rainbow Rogues
- Privy Council
Human Factions
- Occasus Cult
- Dantalion Occasus Research team
- Universal Space Corporate Military (defunct)
- Bandits (unorganized)
- Terrene Protectorate (multi-species membership)
- Terrene Peacekeepers (multi-species membership)
Hylotl Factions
- Letheia Corporation (multi-species membership)
- Hylotl Missionaries (legacy)
Penguin Factions
- Dreadwing's Gang
Frogg Factions
Multi-Species/Misc Factions
- Weapon Manufacturers
- Manaticon
- Rotik
- Callox
- Graxus
- Xia-Li
- Shade Co.
- Necrolix
- Teklacki
- Criminal Gangs
- Infinity Express
- Terramart Retail Chain
- Outpost Staff
- The Colony Company
It is worth noting that there are likely other unnamed-but-assumed factions present in game, such as Novakid law enforcers and the presumed governments of Humanity and the Hylotl, that are too abstract or ambiguous to define. The listed factions are just the ones that are explicitly named or presented in any capacity.
