Factions

**Factions** are groups of characters formed as one group. Factions can range from military forces, gangs, private military companies, paramilitary groups, etc. There are protagonistic factions and antagonistic factions, though the main factions are determined by the Arc. The stronger factions typically have more members while weaker factions have less members.

## Main Factions

### Protagonistic

* Leviathan Empire: The main faction in Leviathan Lore. Currently led by Luna Leviathan, Leviathan is one of the largest military corporations in Broken Arrow. They are not only a military force, but also a peacekeeping force.
* Task Force 6: Also known as Echo's Mercenaries, Task Force 6 is a paramilitary group founded by Echo Morningstar. Although they have very limited members, they still assist their allies in any way they can. They don't operate as much as of 2045.
* Zetium Warriors: An underground society of Zetium Arts practitioners created by Zetius Zelhem.

### Antagonistic

* Task Force Zeta: A former division in the Leviathan Special Forces, Task Force Zeta violently betrayed Leviathan and became its own military force. Led by the ruthless communist Xandros Arklov, Task Force Zeta's sole goal is to turn America into a communist nation. They are the main antagonist of almost every arc.
* Iron Clad Mercenaries: A group of mercenaries led by former high ranking Leviathan member Franko Leviathan. They capture creatures and imprison them in their prison, which is maintained by Zaria Gollough. While they play no part in the events of Leviathan Lore, they play a major role in the 2045 Arc.
* Dark Moon Mercenaries: A team of government funded mercenaries led by Zack Williams. Unlike the Iron Clad Mercenaries, the Dark Moons wish to kill creatures that are hostile to the people. They are heavily opposed by Leviathan.
* Windrunner Empire: The long standing empire created by the Windrunners from the planet Halaria. Currently led by Tora Windrunner, the Windrunner Empire is one of the largest and most powerful empire in Broken Arrow, only being second to the Leviathan Empire.

## Minor Factions

### Allied

* Nature Protection Forces: A paramilitary group with the sole goal of protecting nature from those who disrupt it. As such, they strongly oppose the efforts of the Iron Clad Mercenaries and the Dark Moon Mercenaries and are aided by Leviathan in almost all of their operatons.
* Blood Oath Militia: A militia group founded by Jake Alvarez. They believe they were chosen by God to protect the world and to purge the world of evil. As such, they strongly oppose all hostile factions but are friendly toward friendly ones such as Leviathan.
* Orion Security Firm: A small private military company founded by Orion Kadnikova after being assigned a platoon of Task Force Zeta soldiers by Xandros. They are responsible for classified operations which are hidden by Luna himself. Only Luna is aware of the Orion Security Firm's existence, while the Iron Clad Mercenaries and other factions have no idea it exists.

### Hostile

* Colville Research Foundation: Known as Project Phobos, the Colville Research Foundation was founded by Doctor Benjamin Colville. Although their goals are unclear, they seem to want to turn the entire population of Earth into cyborgs, which he calls ColBots. They are strongly opposed by all factions, including Task Force Zeta.

### Neutral

* Trident Initiative: A private military company founded by Riko Windrunner before he was kicked out by Edson Devereux who deemed Riko's efforts to contain the terrorist situation in Broken Arrow "too soft". After that, the Trident Initiative became hostile to Leviathan and Task Force Zeta, but are allied with the Iron Clad Mercenaries.

## Miscellaneous/Other Factions

### Friendly

* Black Mambas: A vigilante group that is responsible for fighting crime in various areas around Broken Arrow. Leader is unknown, mainly hires ex-police or even gangsters.
* Mathias's Mercenaries: An unnamed group of mercenaries led by Mathias Leviathan. Supports Leviathan and their ideals.
* Flametail Family: The main noble family of Broken Arrow whom are known to be extremely wealthy. Known to support Leviathan ideals.

### Hostile

* "Red Mist": A mercenary group categorized as a terrorist organization with unknown motives. Fought against the LSF to a stalemate for years.
* Iron Clad Redux: A reformed and more technology advanced rebirth of the Iron Clad Mercenaries led by Bryson Gollough, Zaria's adoptive son alongside the sons of Edgar and Hunter, Edward and Harry.
* KalCorp: A security, technology company and private army founded by Kalbert Kallison. Formerly allied to Leviathan before betraying them.
* Drachens: A heavily armed and dangerous criminal gang formerly led by Adalgar Drachenwald prior to his death, to which his grandson Heinrich takes up the mantle as leader.
* Warlords: A largely hostile group of warlords whom in turn lead small armies that work directly under The Watcher. They are responsible for eliminating and capturing specific dwellers in Forbidan Lind.

### Neutral

* Devereux Company: A private military company led by Callum C. Devereux that directly opposed and fought Leviathan for years before signing a peace treaty to cease fighting. Although they still hate Leviathan, they don't attack each other and offer their services to the highest bidder.
* The Three Musketeers: A trio of money oriented "helpers" that consists of Spike, Ceres, and Faye. Mainly known for assisting Luna himself, though also loosely allied to Leviathan.
* Black Wyverns: A faction of mercenaries led by Luna Leviathan that consists of his brother Camus, his cousin Franko, Zaria, Julia, Colin, and Ethias.
* Dusk Predators: A faction of mercenaries led by Echo Morningstar that consists of Esner, Aetias, Rashid, Axel, Ophelia, and Hunter.
* Silver Warriors: A faction of mercenaries led by Amethystus Windrunner that consists of her distant cousin Freya, Kalbert, Zack, Vincent, Edgar, and Lennox.

## Gangs

**Gangs** are disorganized, mainly criminal factions that make up the vast majority of the population in Broken Arrow. Although most are hostile, some are actually allied loosely with certain other factions, though this is mostly only for monetary gain and/or to bolster their reputation, while others are completely neutral.

### List of known gangs

* Sundowners
* Killa Squad
* Pimp Boyz
* Megaliths
* Red Phantoms
* Afterdark Slayers
* Darkhaven Vampires
* Princeton Hunters
* Varan Bandits
* Hell Dogs
* Brahms Lycans
* Devereux Hitmen

## Syndicates and Cartels

**Syndicates** and **cartels** are higher than gangs and typically pay them off to do their dirty work. Both mainly commit high crimes such as smuggling drugs, breaking allies out of prison and assassinations. They also participate in mass murder, though this isn't common.

### List of known syndicates or cartels

* Twin Snakes Mafia
* Calaveras Rojas Cartel
* Drachens
* Garcia Cartel
* The Swindlers
* Death Watchers
* White Death

## Private Military Companies

**Private military companies** (PMCs), or private security companies, are contractors and companies that mainly act as either security or do other types of work, usually for a larger company, though most PMCs act autonomously. Although most PMCs are paramilitary, some act as volunteer police forces or even vigilantes. They are significantly more well armed than gangs or cartels, matching modern armies in strength.

### List of known PMCs

* Leviathan (2020s-present)
* Trident Initiative
* Iron Clad Mercenaries
* KalCorp
* Devereux Company
* Orion Security Firm
* Arcane Force
* Task Force Blue
* Spartan Corporation
* Bravo Company

## Paramilitary

**Paramilitary groups** are irregular militias mainly founded by civilians. They almost always consist of civilians and are usually not very well armed, and most are assisted by more larger companies such as Leviathan. These groups include resistance movements, militias, and vigilante groups

### List of known paramilitary groups

* Blood Oath Militia
* Nature Protection Forces
* Korkovian Resistance
* Brahms Militia
* Black Mambas
* Darkhaven Intevention Group
* Auren Crimebusters

## Mercenary groups

**Mercenary groups** are gun-for-hire organizations that are usually money oriented. Mercenary groups are made up entirely of mercenaries that sell their services to anyone who needs them. They usually don't have a ranking system with only the leader being responsible for making most decisions.

### List of known mercenary groups

* Task Force 6
* Dark Moon Mercenaries
* Mathias's Mercenaries
* Nightwolf
* Bullshark Corporation