[ArcaneStomper]

Faction Name: The Remnants
Faction Leader: Captain Joshua Brown
Starting Spaceport: North America
Township Name: Sword of Damocles
Player: Arcanestomper

Faction Background:

Spoiler

As politics broke down around the world a disparate group of people took it upon themselves to restore order in North America. Or at least the portions of it that they were living in. Coming from all walks of life they were soldiers, cops, gangers, even average civilians. But they all had one thing in common, they hardened bitter survivalists whose first reaction to the rampaging wildlife had been to shoot first and ask questions never.

As could be expected from such a group they formed a military junta, which called itself the Steel Directorate. Being a somewhat nomadic group they roamed over much of what had been Mexico and the southern portions of the United States. Their great convoy of trailers contained reactors, hydroponics farms, even small workshops. Everything that was needed to support a small but functional nation. And for a while they more or less prospered. Oh by the standards of the Old World they were just scraping along, but compared to the Fall they were doing pretty well.

Then the Marked came. At first it wasn't too bad. The Steel Directorate was well armed and experienced. But then the Marked started growing weapons of their own. As organic and metal tanks traded fire, and the lightning storms conjured by the Marked swept over them the leaders of the Steel Directorate knew it was doomed. They knew that the only escape lay in getting off the world that had turned on them. They didn't know if the North American Spaceport was still intact, but it was their only chance.

As the convoy moved to the spaceport it was attacked on all sides by Marked. Every day saw more of its soldiers dead, and more supplies lost. And one morning they woke up to find themselves surrounded by a huge Marked army. But the Steel Directorate refused to surrender to defeat. In one massive breakout almost the entire military structure sacrificed itself to allow the few non soldiers and vital supplies to escape and continue to the space port. The rest of the journey was filled with more hardships, but nothing like the sacrifices of that bloody morning. And at last the Remnants of Steel made it to the Space Port and helped build the fortifications to hold the Marked of while they worked on their only possible escape.

Faction Description:

Spoiler

In a bit of bitter irony the Remnants of Steel have held on to their military junta of a government, but have ran out of actual military officers to staff it. They are mostly civilians at this point. The families of the military personnel who originally founded the Directorate, or engineers and technicians who maintained the equipment for them. A few soldiers remain and they are still nominally in charge, but the realities of the world mean that Dr. Joshua Brown a renowned nuclear scientist has found himself in the unenviable position of leading the escape from Earth.

Despite being more or less untrained the Remnants are still infuriated over what Nature has done to them. But the lack of trained military personnel has put something of a limitation on what exactly they can do. Instead they have turned fully to the scientists desperately looking for some way to reverse what has happened, or at the very least design lethal enough weapons that what few soldiers they still have can wage and win a war despite their low numbers.

Faction Goals:

Spoiler

The overriding goal of the Remnants is to win. They already lost once, when they were forced to flee in their township, but they don't intend for that to happen again. Other humans might be content simply to survive, or have given up the Earth as a lost cause, but not the Remnants. At some point they will go back, and they will reclaim Earth. Even if all that's left after the battle is a radioactive husk.

Still they recognize it as a long term goal. Obviously the marked have the upper hand at the moment and it will take considerable work to reverse the balance of power. To that end the Remnants are already planning to set up research projects to develop more powerful weaponry, and mining complexes to provide the resources to build up the necessary levels of military power.

Units:

Spoiler

]

Leader	Unit Type	Personnel	Unit Power	Attack	Resistance	Piloting	Systems	Construction	Negotiation	Exploration	Research	Cost	Loyalty	Experience
Joshua Brown	Noncombatant	250	250	4	5	5	6	6	4	3	8	5	N/A	0
Belinda O'Malley	Noncombatant	250	250	7	6	5	4	3	3	2	1	3	Loyal	0
Markus Neilen	Noncombatant	250	250	3	3	4	5	6	7	2	1	3	Loyal	0
Samantha Baines	Noncombatant	250	250	3	4	5	4	2	3	5	1	1	Normal	0

Descriptions

Spoiler

Joshua Brown
Captain Brown was the leader of the Steel Protectorate's engineering corps. And with the destruction of essentially the entire Steel Protectorate military force he is now the highest ranking officer. Although circumstances have driven him to the more practical matters of engineering useable devices he has always been a bit of a scientist at heart. And with free reign to do what he thinks is best his goals have gradually focused more on researching more and more advanced technologies to fight the Marked cleanly rather than in the thick of hand to hand or tank to tank fighting.

He is not a very gung ho leader, preferring instead to carefully consider things before committing to a course of action. Something reflected in the outfitting of the Damocles, as he has taken care to build the tools necessary to build infrastructure which will eventually support the production of a war machine rather than skip straight to arming it like a battle ship.

Belinda O'Malley
Captain Brown's second in command and his antithesis. 1st Lieutenant O'Malley leads the 1st Commando Company of the Steel Protectorate. First and last as it may be. O'Malley was not the highest ranking officer in the 1st Commandos but the night of fire which led to the death of so many officers also saw her chain of command wiped out. The only reason any of the Commandos survived at all is because they were tasked with getting the Engineering Corps and its valuable supply trucks out of the ambush safely.

A fiery officer O’Malley disagrees with Brown over the Remnants course of action. She thinks the Damocles should have been outfitted with the biggest guns the Remnants can build and the fight taken to the Marked as soon as possible. Most of her soldiers feel the same way, and there is some grumbling over the apparent retreat from earth. Still she remains loyal to the Steel Protectorate, or what’s left of it anyway, and is smart enough to realize that the exodus is necessary for the survival of humanity.

Markus Neilen
Sergeant Major Neilen is the quartermaster of the Remnants. Even before the majority of the officers died he was the driving force behind the Protectorate's logistics train despite nominally serving under officers. With the death of those officers his official assumption of the chief of Logistics was more or less a formality.

A phlegmatic individual Neilen is older than either of his nominal superiors. He runs a tight outfit and while most of the Protectorate views him as something of a bean counter everyone knows that if you need something he is the one to go to get it. His black market connections and dealings with smaller survivor groups are something of an open secret and at this point quasi-official.

Samantha Baines
Sergeant Baines is the leader of the 1st Ranger Company. Unlike the other units of the Remnants her company came out of the journey to the spaceport essentially intact by the simple fact that when the ambush occurred they were actually at the space port securing it for the arrival of the rest of the Protectorate. This means that 1st Lieutenant Fredericks is both still alive and officially in command of the company, but everyone knows he listens very closely to his much more experienced and veteran noncoms and they in turn listen to Sergeant Baines.

Baines is ultimately a pragmatist. She is not altogether fond of the fact that the senior leadership has devolved to the engineers, but on the other hand for a group that's about to launch in a jury-rigged starship that they built themselves that might actually be for the best. Still Baines's talents do not really lie in leadership. She is in fact best suited to taking her company and scouting hostile terrain for obstacles and enemies, and she doesn't see that changing once she gets into space.

Bonus Techs:

Spoiler

Rocket Propulsion: Basic Rocket Propulsion will require Organics for fuel and the rockets will need to be refueled with each use. At the Basic level they'll provide enough power to escape the pull of the Moon, or to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere safely. With very large rockets you could launch from the surface of the Earth as well.
Military Chain of Command: Government. A formalized and enforced system of authority allows for a greater number of people to work toward a common goal. Gives +15% to max FP.
Improved Nuclear Reactors: Produces 2250 Energy
Improved Cargo Bays: Can store 500 units of goods.
Improved Living Quarters: Provide living space for up to 1000 people, and requires 100 energy.
Basic Shipyards: Grants access to modules to produce up to a Size 2 Ship. A Shipyard requires a number of interior and exterior module spaces equal to the size of Ship it can produce, and requires 200 Energy per size point.

Freebies:

Spoiler

New Unit (Baines)
Facility Upgrades (Cargo Bay, Basic Nuclear Reactor)
Facility Upgrades (Living Quarters, Living Quarters)
New Module (Basic Shipyard)
250 size 2 Cargo Shuttles

Resources:
Credits: 5000
Population: 0
Factional Power: 12/14

Template
Starting Technology:

Spoiler

Nuclear Theory: Allows access to nuclear-based technologies.
Nuclear Reactors (Requires Nuclear Theory): Allows access to the Basic Nuclear Reactor.
Nuclear Propulsion (Requires Nuclear Theory): Allows access to the Basic Nuclear Drive.

Basic Hydroponics: Allows access to Basic Hydroponic Farms. (see the starting template for stats)

Basic Construction: Allows access to Basic Cargo Bays and Basic Living Quarters. (see the starting template for stats)

Basic Life Support: Allows access to Basic Life Support facilities. (see the starting template for stats)

Basic Gravity Generator: Allows access to the Basic Gravity Generator. (see the starting template for stats)

Basic Shipbuilding: Allow access to Hull Space, Interior Space, Reactor Rooms, and Propulsion Rooms. (see the starting template for stats)

Basic Hull Plating: Allows access to Basic Hull Plating. Hull Plating serves as a very basic layer of material that keeps things from outside getting into the ship. It offers minimal armor protection, but all spacecraft require at least one layer of Hull Plating. Hull Plating technology is different from Armor tech. (see the starting template for stats)

Basic Command: Allows access to basic command facilities such as the Basic Bridge. (see the starting template for stats)

Basic Sensors: Allows access to Basic Sensors. (see the starting template for stats)

Basic Communications: Allows access to Basic Communications.

Basic Mining: Allows access to Basic Mining facilities. Additional research is required to create mining modules. A Basic Mining facility is built directly on the resource in question and mines 50 units of resources a turn. Mining technology may gather all four basic resources (Minerals, Organics, Volatiles, Radioactives).

Basic Commerce: Allows access to Basic Commercial Districts. A Basic Commercial District provides up to 500 credits per turn, 1 per population using the district. It can hold up to 500 population, and requires 50 energy.

Basic Factories: Allows access to basic factory facilities. Factories come in three flavors, general, specific, and production. A general factory reduces the Power needed for a Construction project by 10%. A specific factory reduces the Power needed by 25% as long as the factory falls under the same category as the Project. Production factories produce some sort of refined good or equipment, and are not covered by the tech of the item they are producing, rather than this tech. Non-production Factories require 500 population and use 100 Power.

Township
Modules:
Hull Space x10 - Allows 1 exterior module and 1 interior module each.

Interior Modules: (Module Spaces: 3/10)

Spoiler

Interior Space A - 50 HP, 0 Armor. 4/4 general facility spaces used.

Interior Space B - 50 HP, 0 Armor. 1/4 general facility spaces used.

Interior Space C - 50 HP, 0 Armor. 2/4 general facility spaces used.

Reactor Room A - 50 HP, 0 Armor. Houses 1 reactor facility.

Propulsion Room A - 50 HP, 0 Armor. Houses 1 propulsion facility. Is paired with the exterior module Propulsion Casing A.

Basic Shipyard A – Size 2 Shipyard, Requires 400 Energy. Is paired with exterior module Exterior Hatch A.

Exterior Modules: (Module Spaces: 2/10)

Spoiler

Basic Hull Plating x1 - 40 Armor. Whenever a shot hits the ship, it must penetrate this first.

Basic Sensors - 30 HP, 10 Armor. Includes a complete sensor array allowing the ship to detect large objects at a distance of roughly 200,000km, with the ability to detect objects of smaller size increasing as the objects move closer to the ship. Does not include any sort of scanning system. Uses 50 Energy.

Basic Communications - 30 HP, 10 Armor. Includes a basic communications array allowing the ship to send and receive communications from across the solar system. However, communications at a distance longer than 60,000,000km suffer from time lag, and will not go through until the next turn. Uses 50 Energy.

Rocket Propulsion System A - 1 HP, 30 Armor. Essentially a giant fuel tank, this rocket is part of a pair that is designed to launch the Township out of the planet’s gravitational well before being discarded. Uses traditional fossil fuels.

Rocket Propulsion System B - 1 HP, 30 Armor. Essentially a giant fuel tank, this rocket is part of a pair that is designed to launch the Township out of the planet’s gravitational well before being discarded. Uses traditional fossil fuels.

Propulsion Casing A - 30 HP, 10 Armor. Paired with interior module Propulsion Room A.
Exterior Hatch A - 2 Module hatch paired with Basic Shipyard A.

Starting Facilities:

Spoiler

Interior Space A:
Improved Living Quarters A - 20 HP. Houses up to 1000 people. Uses 100 Energy.
Improved Living Quarters B - 20 HP. Houses up to 1000 people. Uses 100 Energy.
Basic Hydroponics Farm - 20 HP. Grows food for 1000 people. Uses 50 Energy.
Basic Life Support - 40 HP. Provides air, water, and heat for up to 2000 people. Uses 200 Energy.

Interior Space B:
Basic Township Bridge - 50 HP, 20 Armor. Serves as a basic command and piloting structure for the ship. Provides 12 Factional Power. Uses 100 Energy.

Interior Space C:
Improved Cargo Bay - 20 HP, 10 Armor. Stores 500 units of goods.
Basic Gravity Generator: Generates low gravity (roughly 0.5x Earth) to prevent bodily deterioration. Uses 200 Energy.

Reactor Room A:
Improved Nuclear Reactor - 100 HP. Provides 2250 units of Energy. If this gets damaged, there is a 2% possibility of a catastrophic meltdown each time it is hit, completely destroying the ship it is in. If the reactor is completely destroyed, there is a 20% chance of a catastrophic meltdown.

Propulsion Room A:
Basic Nuclear Drive - 50 HP. Allows the ship to move 10m km a turn. Uses 400 Energy.