| Clan Steel Song | |
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Motto |
"Peace is an illusion." |
Type |
Great House |
Zone Bonus |
+4  Spice +4  Military
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Undisputedly the Great House with the most powerful military presence, the Steel Song achieves its dominance from a mix of merchant marines, mercenaries, rogues, pirates, and assassins. Steel Song is known for having claimed fewer worlds within the many Quadrants, though they hold them all with an excess of military might.
Steel Song has long been known for the guilds of assassins that train on their worlds. The tradition of the Steel Song assassin cults started as far back as during the Galactic War. Their assassins were notorious for unpleasant deeds and efficient, effective, widespread killing around their targets. For centuries, Steel Song assassins have been feared, and rightly so.
The men and women of Steel Song are courageous, self-sacrificing, and known to be intimidating. As a people, they profess a belief in reincarnation, and that the ethereal spirits of man are reborn into new lives after death. Among some of the Steel Song assassin cults, it is said that their agents do not kill, but simply guiding their marks to their chance to be reincarnated in better lives. If their targets have lived an honorable life, perhaps they will come back as a Steel Song. It is hard to tell if this is a satirical joke or a serious feeling. The Steel Song flag shows the design of a wheel and spokes, a reference to the endless motion of the Song as well as to the cycle of death and rebirth that is central to Steel Song beliefs.
Reputation Maximums[]
Selling Intel, faction maximum: 50 Reputation
Once your Reputation reaches 50 with Steel Song, you will no longer gain faction Reputation from selling Intel to faction Contacts.
Selling Intel, Contact maximum: 30 Personal Reputation
Once your Personal Reputation with a particular Contact exceeds 30, you will no longer gain Personal Reputation for selling Intel to him or her.
Selling Rare Trade Goods, faction maximum: 50 Reputation
Once your Reputation reaches 50 with Steel Song, you will no longer gain faction Reputation for selling Rare Trade Goods originating from a Steel Song quadrant.
Faction Ships[ | ]
Faction Ship Components (full list with specs here)
- Scout-Vanguard Bridge 5
- Hyperion Exo-Suits
- Interrogation Chamber
- Interrogation Ward
- Boarding Assault System 4
- Railtrak Guidance Matrix 4
- Warden's Annex
Special Rules[ | ]
The Bloodbadge bestows great prestige, Steel Song starports grant a 1% discount per grade of Edict on component upgrades.
As they stick to their rigid code of honor, Steel Song Bounty Hunters you encounter while traveling the void will never accept bribes.
Steel Song is famous for its Blade Dancers who always have bonus attributes when recruited from their spice halls or contacts.