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-== Factions ==
+* [[Princess World - Frontier Kingdoms (BiD)|Princess World - Frontier Kingdoms]]
-Factions that would sponsor a new kingdom.
-=== Exploration Unlimited [EXU] ===
-(Tier II Faction)
-Bold princesses who thirst for adventure, living for the
-thrill of discovery and poking things with sticks to see
-what happens. If it involves going somewhere new or
-uncovering lost mysteries then EXU will likely already
-be tangled up in it before the other factions have even
-begun discussing the matter.
-=== Noble Traders [NOT] ===
-(Tier IV Faction)
-The profit princesses, the savvy merchant girls. NOT is
-made up of financially-minded princesses who put
-themselves in charge of most of the trading in this
-Princess World. The Noble Traders don't have a
-monopoly on economic matters, but wherever there's
-profit to be made you're likely to find them. Despite
-their reputation for hard-nosed deals and profit-aboveall
-short sightedness, the Noble Traders are still
-princesses and generally have good intentions. They
-just get really excited about money, is all.
-=== Speculation Wildhearts [SPEC] ===
-(Tier III Faction)
-Watching. Always watching. SPEC mostly keeps track
-of unusual activity near the borders, but who knows
-how far their scrying and investigations really go. Their
-motto is "Monitor, Track, Alert" and true to these
-words they don't tend to take much direct action
-themselves. They just notice things, and tell the people
-those things might affect, and then continue their
-observations.
-=== Afternoon Tea Time [ATT] ===
-(Tier III Faction)
-The party princesses, the talky popular social girls.
-ATT are primarily concerned with putting on parties
-and making sure everyone's having a good time, or at
-least ensuring conditions are optimal for good-timehaving.
-Not every party is under the jurisdiction of
-ATT but almost all of the really big events in Princess
-World are entrusted to their care.
-=== Wild Lands Protection Committee [WILD] ===
-(Tier II Faction)
-Odd faction with an equally odd amount of support,
-both from young princesses not satisfied with the status
-quo, and established princesses with perhaps too much
-free time. WILD are concerned with the relentless (and
-often reckless) intrusion into the wild lands, in
-particular the unchecked killing of monsters and
-elementals. They certainly raise some issues worthy of
-consideration, but like many of the factions they get a
-bit too intense about the things they care about. You
-often find them turning up on the border, protesting
-something or other that may or may not be important.
-=== Kingdom Defenders [KDEF] ===
-(Tier IV Faction)
-The overprotective big sister princesses, the bossy nosy
-caring girls. KDEF princesses have a tough and often
-thankless job, defending kingdoms from whatever
-threatens them, so you could maybe forgive them for
-being a bit uptight and strict about things. They do
-care. Their hearts are in the right place. They could just
-stand to be a teensy bit more relaxed about things.
-=== Scarred Hearts [SCAR] ===
-(Tier III Faction)
-Cynical princesses bearing multiple heart scars, often
-forced into retirement early. Unique among the factions
-in that they actively work to reduce the number of new
-members. Viewed by others with a complex blend of
-respect, compassion, and fear, SCAR are a cautionary
-tale, a reminder of the cost princessing (especially
-frontier princessing) can demand, and occasionally a
-reckoning. When the Scarred Hearts decide something
-has to happen, or more often has to stop, they are very
-difficult to ignore.
-=== Starlight Investigations [SLI] ===
-(Tier I Faction)
-Relatively new faction comprised of mystery-loving
-princesses. There's speculation that they create most of
-the mysteries they solve themselves, unconsciously
-using their reality-altering princess powers to manifest
-bizarre circumstances and unlikely coincidences.
-There's been some research in this phenomenon, but
-for some reason the researchers always end up
-embroiled in some twisted mystery or convoluted
-conspiracy before they can come to any conclusions.
-=== Wandering Stars [STAR] ===
-(Tier III Faction)
-Wild and crazy princesses who travel around in their
-moving castles, plunging deep into the wild lands,
-battling powerful elementals, and calming huge
-destructive wild surges before they can erupt. Not often
-welcome at the more civilised type of princess party,
-but without them things would be even wilder and less
-stable than they are now. They don't get a lot of credit
-(people who specialise in preventing disasters rarely do;
-after all, the best case scenario is 'nothing happened')
-but a Wandering Star isn't in it for fame or riches or
-recognition. They know they're making a difference.
-Also they get to travel into the really WILD parts of
-the wild lands. Wandering Stars see things that most
-princesses, even in this
-=== Luxury Seekers [LUX] ===
-(Tier I Faction)
-Notoriously laid-back faction filled with princesses
-who are principally concerned with exploring all of the
-many and glorious possibilities of living in a world
-where anything's possible, although they mostly do this by lounging about enjoying the seventh morning tea of
-the day and discussing whether or not it's too early to
-start afternoon tea.
-Rumours of this faction having hidden depths are
-easily dismissed. I mean just look at them. They've got
-the depth of a pancake.
-=== Universal Librarians [UNL] ===
-(Tier III Faction)
-Quietly competent princesses with a well-earned
-reputation for sensibility. Librarians seek out rogue
-libraries in the wild lands, in order to snatch lost
-knowledge from within. Very concerned with the
-proper archival and protection of information.
-=== Brave New Lands [LAND] ===
-(Tier III Faction)
-Cautious princesses who advocate for moderation in all
-things, except moderation itself. Not very exciting but
-exceptionally organised, and responsible for a lot of
-sensible studies into practical matters that lead to
-genuine progression. Eventually. Very eventually.
-=== Hunter Guild [HUG] ===
-(Tier III Faction)
-Sporty princesses who enjoy outdoor activities,
-especially if said activities at some point involve a jolly
-stirring fight with a few dozen giant spiders, or a
-dragon, or a nice big juicy elemental. As the old saying
-goes, "If you got monsters and you don't want
-monsters, Hunter Guild."
-=== Sparkle Union [SUN] ===
-(Tier I Faction)
-Broad faction made up of independent princesses, most
-of whom can't be having with all of this faction
-nonsense. The Sparkle Union leans towards casual
-rather than formal organisation and wield very little
-political power, mostly because trying to get a bunch of
-independent princesses all on the same page is more
-difficult than herding cats. Still, SUN enjoys a large
-diverse membership and has a philosophy of good faith
-solidarity; if a Sparkle Union princess is in trouble then
-she'll find every other nearby SUN princess at her side.
-How useful they turn out to be is always a roll of the
-dice, but at least they'll be there.
-=== Silver Masks [MASK] ===
-(Tier V Faction)
-The fightiest of princesses, the really scarily powerful
-ones. They wear silver masks and favour simple
-clothing, such as white cloaks with a subtle shimmer.
-Not much for parties. Not much for princess politics.
-But very much the princesses you want on your side,
-when fighting is the answer to a problem.
-=== Nowhere [????] ===
-(Tier IV Faction)
-Nowhere is a faction of spies and special operations
-princesses that does not exist. They don't engage in
-clandestine operations for the good of Princess World,
-definitely do not cultivate relationships with the more
-talkative varieties of monsters, and certainly don't
-associate with similarly non-existent rebel princesses.
-All in all, a real headache to deal with. Fortunately
-you'll never have to worry about that, because as has
-been firmly established Nowhere does not exist.
-=== Royal Architects [RARC] ===
-(Tier IV Faction)
-The construction princesses, the calm capable builder
-girls. Mostly responsible for the creation and
-maintenance of buildings within the known kingdoms.
-Very big on doing things once and doing them right.
-Get a bit tetchy about makeshift work, or rushed jobs,
-or temporary jury-rigged okay-for-now solutions that
-become permanent because it's just easier not to think
-about that particular thing, when we've got a dozen
-other more important things to think about right at the
-minute, and also always.
-=== The Circle [O] ===
-(Tier VI Faction)
-The big bosses, the princesses in charge. The Circle
-rule from the First Palace, right in the middle of the
-inner kingdoms. They make all the really big decisions
-about Princess World, although most princesses have
-never even met a Circle representative. If they get
-involved with a frontier kingdom, out there on the
-border, so very far removed from the concerns of the
-inner kingdoms, then something must be going really
-wrong.
-=== Scientific Promotion Society [SCI] ===
-(Tier IV Faction)
-The smartest girls in the room, the nerdy brainy
-curious princesses. Very interested in investigating the
-many mysteries of this Princess World, although their
-critics might point out that these investigations often
-involve quite a lot of explosions. All part of the price of
-progress, say the SCI girls.
-=== Strongwall Group [WALL] ===
-(Tier III Faction)
-Very serious princesses who just can't be having with
-all the nonsense going on in this Princess World. They
-advocate for consolidation rather than expansion and
-believe that tighter regulations would help curb all of
-these wild surges and collapsing kingdoms and so
-forth, out on the border.
-They often make valid points, but have absolutely no
-sense of humour.
-=== Guidance Collective [GUCO] ===
-(Tier II Faction)
-Very concerned with princess-fairy relations, making
-sure fairies aren't being mistreated and also behaving
-properly and just generally that everyone's being lovely.
-Given that most princesses have a deep and
-untouchable respect for fairies, and that most fairies
-would sooner give up their wings than mess with a
-princess's biz, GUCO princesses mostly go around
-checking that everyone's behaving and then being
-really pleased when that's the case.
-They can be pretty scary in the rare cases when
-someone isn't behaving, though. The power and fury of
-their disappointment can be unnerving to behold.
-=== Nice Monsters [NIMO] ===
-(Tier 0 Faction)
-Apparently an official faction, although who knows
-when or how it was approved. In any case NIMO
-appears to be dedicated to furthering the cause of socalled
-'nice monsters', if such a thing could even be said
-to exist. Still, stranger things have happened, in this
-world we call Princess.

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