Factions

A Faction in Masters of Raana is a power grouping (political, religious, military, or economic) which has a dynamic Power Value - which is tracked throughout the game, is influenced by events and which influences events. Many of these factions can be interacted with directly by the MC, through commerce, donations, quests and battles. He can increase their power, and may receive money, Influence and services in return.

Factions play an important role in certain quests, are Investment opportunities, and determine how Ikaanos evolves during the Political Event Phase of each day's conclusion (at midnight).

Faction variables

• Soldiers/Fighters: The number of active combatant members.
• Power value: A general value that expresses a Faction's influence over the world. If this reaches 0, the faction is permanently disabled.
• Treasury: A faction's spendable money.
• Focus: 0. Agrarian, 1. Mercenary, 2. Industry, 3. Trade, 4. Slave Trade, 5. Crime, 6. Prostitution, 7. Technology, 8. Culture, 9. Administration.
• Standing: Your (The MC's) esteem with this faction.

Governing variables - Ikaanos only

• Corruption: Ikaanos' societal Corruption value indicates the Republic's general depravity and decadence.
• Control: The Control value indicates the general security of Ikaanos, as well as bandit/raider spawns and the willingness of merchants to make investments and develop their businesses.
• Prosperity: Ikaanos' Prosperity value shows the affluence and economic strength of its inhabitants, primarily affecting prices, and Fishing/Hunting actions.
• Liberty: the degree of oppression versus personal autonomy (not necessarily sexual freedom) within Ikaanos currently. Laws as opposed to mores.

See Political Events for more information...

The MC's Faction

Every organized group of sentients can be regarded as a "faction", and there can be factions within factions. Your own household is no exception. You will start off with a very low Power Value, but will be able to raise it by increasing your number of soldiers (particularly if they are notable mercenaries), by gaining Influence and wealth, and in other ways detailed here: Power Value.

You can also join and/or contribute to other factions, though some have conditions to entry, or restrictions on who they will accept donations from, or when. Contributing to a faction can raise your Standing with it, as can successfully completing quests for them or helping them in other ways. Having high Standing may garner you daily cash &/or Influence from that faction in return. And if you reach 100 Standing with some Factions they become a Vassal to you, adding 1/3 their Power Value to your own, and you may even become their leader - though Standing with some factions is capped at 70.

Existing Factions

Factions summary as of game start

Faction name	Power Value	Leader	Treasury	Soldiers	Headquarters location	Focus	Type
The Republic	22,000	The Chancellor	5,504,453,000	13,400	The Mastersphere	Trade	State: comprising Ikaanos, the Mastersphere, and the semi-independent Prometheus Kingdoms
The Church of the Two Moons	10,200	H.P. Swanson	601,250,000	950	Crystal Hills	Trade	Religion: a new religion for Raana, from old-Earth roots. Pro-slavery. The state religion of The Republic.
The Cult of The Elder	8,200	King David VIII	67,931,800	22,050	New Eden?	Agrarian	Religion: worship of Raana, primarily by the Davidians
Bandits*	2,200	None (anarchy)	0	12,050	Under Stokke Hills	Crime	Loose affiliation of gangs living by robbery, theft, bootlegging, smuggling, extortion, etc.
Redhaven District	1,520	Mr. Earnshaw	48,540	14	Redhaven South	Administration	District of Ikaanos City
The Academy	1,500	"The Grand Master"	14,778,540	145	Whitehaven	Culture	Twin academic institutions: the Historical Society for research and The Academy for teaching.
House Bellemme	1,200	The Baron	124,006,000	2,201	?	Agrarian	Ikaanan Great House
The Rebels	1,200	"The Swallow"	7,900	1,200	Celior Forest	Mercenary	Organized opposition to current Republic rule, trying to take over through force.
House Cyker	900	Kalmani Cyker	691,240,000	1,259	Crow's End	Industry	Ikaanan Great House
The Order of The Red Tide	447	Randy Courger	674,200	1,265	The Borderlands	Slaving	Militant religion deriving from Hakusan (old Earth East Asian) culture.
House Teresto	427	The Council	789,229,000	219	?	Technology	Ikaanan Great House
The Caliphate	400	Amir al-Balawi	6,012,000	650	Procoms	Trade	Religion: Islam from Earth, surviving on Raana.
The Kymanto Syndicate	350	Mr. Kiduro	54,326,000	461	Hamilton Square	Slaving	Ikaanan Great House
The Carozza Family	347	Don Carozza	76,784,200	265	Whitehaven	Crime	Ikaanan Great House
?	277	Grim Lazarus	116,000	400	?	Mercenary	Warlord (WIP)
Catholic Church*	179	"The Three Wise"	1,245,000	112	Westside Heights	Industy	Religion: various Christian sects, led by the Catholics as they are the largest.
The Aesir Tribe*	150	Jarl Hjalmarsson	600,000	550	Watery Eyes	Mercenary	Religious-Ethnic affiliation: followers of old Norse culture who worship the Asatru gods.
The Russians	127	Ivan Volkov	82,900	350	?	Industry	Old Earth Russian ethnicity based affiliation.
?		Ugund Beria	55,000	160	?	Mercenary	warlord (WIP)
Raikan District	47	Nippon-koku	78,420	65	Raikan	Industry	District of Ikaanos City; main home of old Earth East Asian culture in Ikaanos.
Preacher's Hall	42	James Fornica ("The Mad Preacher")	60,000	49	Preacher's Pond	Agrarian	Small religious cult led by a charismatic prophet.
Fort Sera*	25	Major Sera Valkess	600	10	Outer Marston Swamps	Mercenary	Warlord
"House Halidor"	1	The Main Character ("MC") = the player's character.	300	0	Redhaven North	Mercenary	Warlord

Note: Factions with an asterisk (*) behind their names indicate that they can be vassalized by the player.

Sub-factions

Certain minor factions might have a small effect on political events while not being integrated (read: fully affectable) in the faction system.

Sub-factions summary as of game start

Sub-faction Name	Parent Faction	Soldiers	Location
Dockyard Punks	Bandits	45	Ikaanos Docks
The Red Tigers	Bandits	56	Redhaven North
Swamp Tribe	Bandits	76	Preacher's Pond

Other Political Entities

The following organized groups of humans have influence in the game world but are not currently incorporated into the interactable faction system, so do not currently have Power Values:

• The Hakusan Empire (capital: New Tokyo)
• The Republic of Prometheus Lake (capital: Lake City)
• The Kingdom of David, first-wavers (Capital: New Eden)
• "Tribalists"; first-wavers living in low-tech villages in forests and swamps, hostile to the Republic.
• The Dengi Marauders (ferocious tribe of 750-ish first-wavers from the Dengi valley north of The Hakusan Empire).
• Hinduism (a continuation of the ancient Earth religion, with approx. 50,000 current worshippers on Raana)
• Buddhism (a continuation of the ancient Earth religion, with approx. 2,000 current worshippers on Raana)
• Judaism (a continuation of the ancient Earth religion, with approx. 1,000 current worshippers on Raana)
• The cult of The Yellow Queen (an aggressive religion with 800 worshippers)
• The Group of Hope (a Borderlands-based militant religion with several hundred soldiers)
• The Golden Dawn (an ultra-orthodox offshoot of the Cult of The Elder, with 250 worshippers)
• Hermes Mysteris (a religion with 250 worshippers)
• The Children of Ser-huggah (an aggressive cult)
• The Karlshamn Raiders (an aggressive cult)