Factions

**Factions** are a part of CrossWorlds lore. The factions are groups of humans on Shadoon dedicated to the advancement of humanity. Each of the four factions follows a different core philosophy, which complement each other in their services to humanity. Each faction is represented by a different subdivision in each town (except Rhombus Square). From a meta perspective, the factions serve to provide quests to the players of CrossWorlds. All of the currently-implemented subdivisions have two or three main quests, with the later ones only being unlocked after completing the earlier ones and continuing further through the game. Some of the subdivisions have additional challenge quest versions of their main quests on top of that.

Most humans are part of one of 4 large factions with different fields of duties and core philosophies, each divided into regional subdivisions:
* Venture Alliance (VA)
* Human Preservation Department (HPD)
* Association of Human Advancement (AHA)
* Amity of Balance (AoB)

## Venture Alliance

Subdivisions include:
* Falldivers (FD) in Rookie Harbor
* Bergen Digging Mates (BDM) in Bergen Village
* Arid Breeze (AB) in Ba'kii Kum

### Falldivers

Aside from scouting for unexplored regions and monitoring any movements of the creatures connected to the Track of the Ancients they also hunt and search for useful resources and Ancient artifacts.

Headquarters:
Falldivers HQ, in the southwest of the Rookie Harbor Marketplace

Associated Quests:

* Digging for Data
* It can dig, but it can't hide!
* Points of Power

### Bergen Digging Mates

Headquarters:
Bergen Digging Mates HQ, by the Temple Mine Entrance in Bergen Village

Associated Quests:

* Filthy Frobbits
* Explosive Debugging
* Preemptive Debugging

### Arid Breeze

Headquarters:
Arid Breeze HQ, in the northeast corner of the Ba'kii Kum market square

Associated Quests:

* Blasting Shells
* Hot Trail
* Waves of Sand

### Woodland Vanguard

Headquarters: Woodland Vanguard HQ, at the north end of the Basin Keep market

Associated Quests:

* Turret Defense
* Turret Defense Challenge #1
* An Original Idea
* Turret Defense Challenge #2

## Human Preservation Department

Subdivisions include:
* Rookie Harbor Guards (RHG) in Rookie Harbor
* Bergen Guards (BG) in Bergen Village
* Maroon Baki Guards (MBG) in Ba'kii Kum

### Rookie Harbor Guard

Headquarters:
City Guard, in the northwest of Rookie Harbor Rising Exit

Associated Quests:

* Petty Crime Hunter
* Smuggle Trouble
* Wet Work
* Wetter Work (A New Home DLC)

### Bergen Guard

Headquarters:
Bergen Guard HQ, at the southern end of Bergen South

Associated Quests:

* Kidding Around
* The Goatfather
* Wrath of Goat (A New Home DLC)

### Maroon Baki Guard

Headquarters:
Baki Guard HQ, west of the Ba'kii Kum solar farm

Associated Quests:

* Shady Theft
* Just Deserts

### Basin Police Force

Headquarters:
Basin Police Force HQ, at the north end of the Basin Keep market

Associated Quests:

* Hostage Situation
* High Crating
* In Cawhoofs (A New Home DLC)

## Association of Human Advancement

Subdivisions include:
* Coastal Trading Coalition (CTC) in Rookie Harbor
* Bergen Trade & Metalwork (BTM) in Bergen Village
* Baki Bazaar Union (BBU) in Ba'kii Kum

### Coastal Trading Coalition

Representative Location:
Outside the Rookie Harbor Seeker Hub (Their headquarters is in Traders Kontor in the Alley Quarters, but this location cannot be accessed at the start of the game)

Associated Quests:

* Small Time Delivery
* Bull Grab
* New Metal

### Bergen Trade & Metalwork

Representative Location:
Inside the Bergen Village Trader's Den

Associated Quests:

* Fancy Tophat
* Heating the Hermit

### Baki Bazaar Union

Representative Location:
In the northwest corner of the Ba'kii Kum Market

Associated Quests:

* Crate Hate
* Steamy Booze
* Steamy Challenge
* Spiritual Drinks (A New Home DLC)

### Basin Trade Partnership

Representative Location:
Basin Trade Partnership HQ, in the south of High Grounds

Associated Quests:

* Tropical Chill
* Melting this Cold Fiend
* Riches with Fridges (A New Home DLC)

## Amity of Balance

Subdivisions include:
* Fruits of Autumn (FoA) in Rookie Harbor
* Ascension Spirits (AS) in Bergen Trail

### Fruits of Autumn

They are also in control of most of the agriculture needed to feed the population of both Rookie Harbor and even the capital city Rhombus Square. Especially their rich harvest of many different kinds of apples are one of the major backbones of the human diet on Shadoon.

Headquarters:
Fruits of Autumn HQ, in the northeast of the Rookie Harbor Marketplace

Associated Quests:

* Sickly Trees
* Intensive Tree Care
* Bull on Fire

### Ascension Spirits

Even when compared to other Subdivisions of the AoB they take a very spiritual approach to their task, which is hard to grasp for outsiders. Their connection to the track and understanding of its behavior outweigh all scientific doubts, though.

Headquarters:
Ascension Spirits HQ, in the northeast of Bergen North

Associated Quests:

* Trial of Aspiration
* Challenge of Aspiration
* Trial of Progression
* Challenge of Progression
* Trial of Ascension (A New Home DLC)
* Challenge of Ascension (A New Home DLC)

### Ba'kii Kum AoB Subdivision

There is currently no subdivision of the Amity of Balance found in Ba'kii Kum. The reason for this has not been explained.

### Gaia's Gardeners

Headquarters:
Gaia's Gardeners HQ, in the southwest of the Centrum

Associated Quests:

* Lakeside Escort
* Rooting for Power
* Salty Detox (A New Home DLC)