Astral Factions

Conglomerate of harbormasters, ship captains, and mining companies who control nearly all of the trade between certain ports.
Control all of the trading between nearly 100 ports, including ones leading to dozens of material planes, multiple to each elemental plane, and even a handful to various transcendental planes.
- This area is called the Astral Trade Zone (ATZ).
Have excellent maps of all of the astral currents that run between affiliated ports, which only their licensed navigators can use.

A race of dracokin from the world of Drahkenos, the eternal plane of dragons.
Fly great ships made to look like dragons (called “dragonships”).
Generally peaceful traders, although some take to piracy.
Worship the various dragon gods and venerate great dragons from throughout the history of the planes.

Enormous fleet of warships run by a militaristic race of musket-wielding elekin from the material plane of Lyffu.
Ships range from light cargo carriers to massive warships, but everything in the armada is armed.
Report to the Lyffan Sovereignty, the plane-wide government of Lyffu.
Believe strongly in the supremacy of law and civilization.
Worship the Great Tribunal, the judges who preside over the court of eternal judgement in the afterlife.

Properly known as the Empire of the Eternal Dynasty
Empire of ports ruled by a highly militaristic and decadent race of immortals, with sharp eyes, pointed ears, and no noses.
Huge warships patrol the borders of the empire, which run near some Astral Trade Union-aligned ports.
Also control the Forge, a massive smithing factory on the Plane of Elemental Fire.
Served by a race of automatons called Forgelings, some of whom have escaped their masters and fled to ports aligned with one of the other factions.

More properly known as The Grand Consortium of Arcanists, Enchanters, Sorcerers, Summoners, Thaumaturgists, Warlocks, Wizards, and Others Practiced in Arts Elrditch and Magickal.
The “guild of guilds” for most arcane spellcasters (although Bloodmages are strictly disallowed).
Trade in omnium pieces, a secret coinage made from a magic-infused, quasi-metal substance that can be used to make magic items.
Typically work with the Astral Trade Union, although many of the guilds within are known to work with other factions to further their own agendas.

Disparate, quasi-religious organization, with membership scattered about the planes.
Refer to each other as “friends”.
Are obligated to help each other out (but can also count on other “friends” to help them when needed).
Typically travel alone or in small groups.
Don’t usually have their own ships, so they often have to book passage (or stowe-away).

Established the “Empire of Eyes” about 7,000 years ago.
Defeated at the battle of Jade Fields by the the stral and the dwarves about 3,000 years ago, leading to a great Civil War.
The final remnants of their armada was defeated by the Bronze Robes of the Grand Consortium following the destruction of the Ravager earlier this year.