Nonfaction Groups

Some groups may not have reached interstellar faction status but have nonetheless played key roles in politics, power struggles and, all too often, violent periods of New Eden's history.

Military

• The 37th (Octopus) Squadron, a unit in the Caldari Navy known as a birthplace of notorious pirates.
• The 51st Exploration Corps were a branch of the Amarr Navy dedicated to exploration.
• The 5th Dragonaurs Armored Division is famous for one of its members, a later leader of the Caldari State.
• The 7th Fleet were renowned Amarr military troops.
• The Caldari Marine Expeditionary Forces is the Caldari Navy's infantry branch.
• The Federation Marines 62 - Bravo Company was stationed in the Valley Norge district of Tovil on Caldari Prime.
• The Home Guard Infantry Division is a Caldari corporate force.
• Ishukone Watch Special Forces are elite Caldari troops.
• Kameiras are elite Amarr troops of a unique origin.
• Paladins are Amarr soldiers.
• The Special Affairs for Regulations and Order (SARO) is a special forces group within the DED.
• Valklears are elite and brutal Minmatar forces.

Religious

• The Adakul are known for their texts on meditation.
• The Apostle's Clerics are current-time Amarr nonpolitical religious officials.
• One would be wise not to tangle with the Equilibrium of Mankind.
• The Council of Apostles, on the other hand, was an Amarr faction during the Moral Reforms.
• The Order of St. Tetrimon was in the midst of Amarr tumult in the past.
• The Sani Sabik are a terrifying Amarr-derived cult.
• The Speakers of Truth hold great sway over politics in the Amarr Empire and beyond.

Political

• The Bleeding Hearts of Matar are a splinter group of the...
• The Bloody Hands of Matar, a Minmatar terrorist organization.
• The Brothers of Freedom are a coalition of former Caldari factory workers; the State considers them to be terrorists.
• The Caldari Providence Directorate, or Provists, was a group led by Tibus Heth after his ascension to State leader.
• The Cultural Deliverance Society were the first Gallente to land on Caldari Prime.
• The Daughters of the Revolution aren't often spoken of.
• The Internal Security Institution, also known as the Black Eagles, are notorious Gallente government enforcers.
• The Khanid Unionists, a diplomatic movement within the Khanid Kingdom.
• The Privy Council, a council of Amarr representatives.
• Templis Dragonaurs were a Caldari terrorist organization.

Scientific

• The 25ers, a group involved in timekeeping.
• The Arithmetics, a group involved in timekeeping decisions.
• The Traditionalists, a group that preferred an old universal calendar.

Commercial

• DioCore, a drone company.
• MindChill, a Gallente venture capital group.

Other

• The mysterious Sleepers inhabit wormhole space.
• So do the Talocan.
• The Takmahl were exiles from the Amarr Empire.
• Terrans may have preceded us all.
• No one quite knows what to make of the Yan Jung.

See Also

• Empire Factions
• Minor Factions
• Pirate Factions