Deep Rooted

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This faction has been part of a world’s life for time out of mind. Most natives can hardly imagine the world without this faction’s presence, and the traditional prerogatives and dignities of the group are instinctively respected.
Effect: This faction can roll one additional d10 when defending against attacks on assets on their homeworld. If the faction ever changes homeworlds, this tag is lost.

Leaders:
^{Who leads the faction}

• Respected family patriarch
• Orthodox member of the local clergy
• Leader of local trade guild

Rules:
^{What are some universal laws or beliefs in the faction}

Leadership is inherited by the eldest member of the main family

The faction gets first dibs on trade contracts

The faction is allowed to possess military weaponry to protect its traditional interests

Enemies:
^{Which person inside the faction might oppose the group}

Shady right-hand advisor to the faction leader

Privileged faction member with delusions of grandeur

Young hot-headed member with undue amounts of influence

Opposition:
^{What forces might engage the group in combat}

Faction militia with anachronistic gear and centuries of traditions and victories

Group of highly trained and feared assassins indentured to the faction

Group of young bravos armed with dueling swords

Obstacles:
^{How might the faction inconvenience the group}

Local merchants are informed not to trade

Block access to local officials

Call in favors with other factions

Friends:
^{Who might offer the group services or missions}

Gregarious young son of the faction leader

"Advisor" embedded in the local bureaucracy

Faction lawyer with deep understanding of local laws and traditions

Complications:
^{How might negotiations be complicated}

Only the family leader can make decisions

Ancient traditions make things difficult

Their enemies are your enemies

Missions:
^{What missions might the faction offer}

False flag attack to further cement their position

Transport faction proxy for a negotiation while under threat from an old rival

Embarrass a rival faction by upstaging them

Things:
^{What items might have relation to the faction}

Antique signet ring bearing the faction seal

Official document declaring the bearer a proxy of the faction

Pretech family heirloom

Family tree tracking the ancestors back to a Mandate Director

Places:
^{Where might the faction take you}

Meeting room with architecture and art from past ages

Chamber deep below ground forgotten by all but a few

Corridor where the feet of centuries of bureaucrats have worn a grove in the floor

Back room from the official office of the planetary leader

Tags: Attack, Core