Faction

A Faction is an alliance of colonies and their ruling Houses. It may also be the head or vassal of a larger League.

Codex
"Colonies band together, either for protection, or because the ruling house of a colony is powerful enough to coerce nearby colonies to be vassals.

In a faction, the leading house is obliged to protect it's vassal colonies and to address grievances the rulers may have. In return rulers pay a tax and must provide their colony's fleet when their leader requests it. Beyond those obligations, rulers expect significant autonomy, and will engage in their own military adventures.

When the power structure of a faction has been stable for a long time, it becomes widely accepted that its leader's bloodline is the legitimate authority of the faction, and that the faction should own its vassal colonies.

A single colony that is independent is also called a faction."

List of Faction names
Faction names consist of the name of the leading House and a random suffix selected from the list below:


 * Alliance
 * Clan
 * Coalition
 * Collective
 * Colonies
 * Confederation
 * Dominion
 * Faction
 * Federation
 * Guild
 * Kingdom
 * Planets
 * Quadrant
 * Sector
 * Systems
 * Territories
 * Union