The six devotion factions represent the core philosophies and cosmic forces battling for dominance, influence, and survival in the Starfall Galaxy. Tens of thousands of years have passed since these cabals have operated openly. While they are all bitter rivals with each other, they dare not engage in open direct conflict with each other. The last time the factions openly warred, the galaxy was nearly destroyed, entities almost extinguished, and the progenitors were scoured from existence. The core devotions now foster proxies and maintain buffers between their siblings. Their preference is not to be exposed on the galactic scale; instead, they spin webs of loyalties, alliances, and obligations to bring about their objectives. From devoted Heart systems in real space and semidivine rift realms, the significant events of the Starfall have been touched in some way by these powerful collectives.
Crimson Concord Faction
The Crimson Concord is one of the six galaxy-spanning factions that emerged in the wake of the Riftstorm Cataclysm, embodying the core Devotion of Passion (Red). They are a flamboyant, anarchic collective dedicated to the absolute, unrestrained expression of self, emotion, and creativity across the Starfall Galaxy. For the Concord, true life is found only in the intensity of experience—be it the ecstatic rush of creation, the blinding fire of love, or the consuming rage of battle. They champion the destructive breaking down of old, stagnant structures as a necessary act to make room for radical, new passion and expression. Their aesthetic is Maximalist, vibrant, and dangerous, favoring baroque starships painted in deep scarlets and blacks, neon-drenched cities, and warriors whose decorated armor is as much a piece of art as it is military gear.
Goals and Motivations
The Concord’s actions are driven by a singular, all-consuming philosophy: the liberation of sentience from emotional and structural constraint.
Emotional Sovereignty: Their primary goal is to promote the concept of Emotional Sovereignty—the absolute right of every individual to act on their strongest impulse and most genuine feelings, free from the judgment and arbitrary restrictions of others.
Cultivating Radicalism: They actively fund and protect radical Creative Cells—groups that specialize in art, technology, or military theory whose work fundamentally challenges any perceived oppressive status quo in the galaxy.
Performance Warfare: They engage in highly visible, dramatic conflicts known as "Performance Warfare." These are staged not just for military victory, but to create a spectacle that psychologically crushes rivals and inspires absolute, unbridled devotion in their followers.
Aesthetic Warfare: Their technology is often over-engineered for spectacular effect, such as sonic disruptors that double as musical instruments or plasma weaponry designed to leave vivid, temporary graffiti on starship hulls.
The Duality of Passion: Virtue and Vice
The core value of unrestrained Passion manifests as both a powerful virtue that uplifts the galaxy and a destructive vice that breeds chaos and tyranny.
Virtues of The Crimson Concord
The Ultimate Champions of Freedom. They are the galaxy’s most effective revolutionaries, tirelessly working to help oppressed peoples overthrow tyrannical, stagnant regimes and bureaucratic empires. Their societies are vibrant, emotionally honest, and culturally explosive, leading the way in art and technological innovation.
Creative Genius and Ecstasy. They believe life is meant to be lived to the fullest, generating incredible feats of artistic and scientific genius born from pure, unreserved emotion. Their dedication brings light and vitality to worlds choked by bureaucracy and logic.
The Catalyst of Necessary Change. They rightly identify that old structures and stagnant systems must be broken down for new life and passion to take root. They embody the cosmic need for constant, exhilarating change to avoid stagnation.
Vices of The Crimson Concord
Reckless Destruction and Anarchy. Their unbridled impulses often lead to reckless destruction and impulsive wars. Planets may be stripped bare, and cultures can collapse in riots of creative (and destructive) fervor, all prioritized over consequences.
Emotional Tyranny and Exploitation. They are ruthless, prioritizing the “moment” above all else. This can lead to the powerful ruthlessly exploiting the weak in the name of “following their heart.” Their societies often become obsessed with charismatic, dictatorial leaders who demand absolute, passionate devotion.
Impulsive Chaos and Stagnation. When passion is untethered, it results in chaos that leads to an ultimate stagnation, where nothing can ever be built to last. They reject all discipline, making them volatile, unreliable, and prone to violent acts against both friends and foes based on a whim.
The Heart-Forge: The Emotional Dynamo
The Heart-Forge is the fundamental nexus of all unbridled Passion (Red Devotion) in the Starfall Galaxy, serving as the Outer Plane for the Crimson Concord. It exists as a hidden, volatile realm within the Rift, a celestial entity and a habitable world all in one. To the Starfall galaxy, it is known as The Emotional Dynamo—a churning, volatile nebula of raw, psychoreactive energy that manifests as an endless, violent supernova of pure color, heat, and sound within the Void. It is the rush of all feeling, distilled into a cosmic force.
This realm is a singular focus of Red Mana, where emotional energy is the dominant physics. The landscapes are not static; they shift with the intensity of feeling channeled through the plane. A moment of overwhelming, protective love can cause serene, burning gardens of impossibly vibrant color to bloom, while a surge of consuming hate or despair can summon raging, destructive storms of fire and sonic distortion that reshape mountains in an instant.
Nova Lux: The Heartworld of the Crimson Concord
Nova Lux is the solar and societal nexus of the Crimson Concord, a vibrant, chaotic world bathed in the perpetual twilight of a turbulent binary star system. It is a planet of sensory overload and emotional extremes, where the Devotion of Passion is not merely a philosophy but the active, volatile physics of the environment. Nova Lux's landscapes are a testament to the Concord's commitment to spectacular, destructive change. The governance of Nova Lux rejects all formal bureaucracy and stagnant structure in favor of a constantly shifting emotional mandate. The Nova Lux economy is a volatile, high-stakes system driven by the creation and destruction of radical new ideas and experiences. The society of Nova Lux is a perpetual, highly dramatic festival where every inhabitant sees themselves as both artist and audience.
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