Where the First Seeker leads, the Second Seekers follow. Exemplifying dutiful service, the Second Seekers follow through on the Society’s pledge to support the First Seeker, the elected head of the Starfinder Society. Unlike other factions, the goals of the Second Seekers vary over time, adapting to each new leader’s mission.Luwazi Elsebo is the current nominated First Seeker, though her appointment has yet to be made official by the Starfinder Society intelligence, Guidance. In order to become a fully empowered First Seeker, Luwazi endeavors to uncover the truth of what happened to the previous First Seeker by breaching the seemingly impenetrable barrier surrounding the Scoured Stars.
Faction Leader: Luwazi Elsebo (NG female human envoy), substantially supported by Guidance, an AI compiled of a blend of past Starfinders
Motto: A new way forward.
Current Objectives: Discovering what befell the recent Starfinder expedition to the Scoured Stars is the primary motivation of Luwazi Elsebo. To this end, the Second Seekers research what few leads the Starfinder Society has on the events of the Scoured Stars in hopes of finding actionable information. The First Seeker directs as many resources as she can without disrupting critical Society operations to discovering a means of piercing the Godshield that surrounds the Scoured Stars.
The Wayfinders:
Members of the Wayfinders are some of the Society’s foremost experts in first contact scenarios. An organization dedicated to fully pursuing the Starfinder Society’s mission statement of exploration, the Wayfinders are at the forefront of each expedition to scan a planet, set foot on an asteroid, or greet a previously unknown species. Wayfinders have a natural passion for exploration, be it through social situations with new species or discovering ancient alien ruins.
Current Objectives: The Wayfinders are paragons of the greater Starfinder Society’s drive to explore the innumerable worlds accessible with the advent of the Drift. They, more than any other group within the Society, focus their efforts outside of the Pact Worlds. Traveling through Near Space and the Vast, the Wayfinders live for the thrill of discovery, bringing their findings back to the Lorespire Complex for proper cataloguing and dissemination.
Many organizations outside of the Starfinder Society decry the events of the Scoured Stars as a sign that the Society’s rampant exploration could be more trouble than it’s worth. The Wayfinders strive to continue their mission, regardless of outside doubt and derision. They hope to make an important discovery that will prove the value of the Starfinder Society’s expeditions, something all the Pact Worlds can see and appreciate.
The Exo-Guardians:
The Exo-Guardians have existed in various forms within the Starfinder Society for the past century. Dedicated to preserving the Pact Worlds from external threats, the Exo-Guardians work closely with the Starfinder Society, using the latter’s far-reaching travels and discoveries to identify galactic threats early. While most of the original Exo-Guardians were involved in the mission to the Scoured Stars, a handful remained behind. They have since worked to reform the faction to serve the recovering Society.
Current Objectives: The creed of the Exo-Guardians is to protect the Pact Worlds from external threats. In the context of their membership within the Starfinder Society, this most often relates to participating in missions to acquire relics or technology of a defensive nature. Exo-Guardians excel in missions that lead to such discoveries, but also serve an important secondary role within the Society of ‘sending a message’ to threats that interfere in Society business. Be it a derelict starship overrun with mindless alien vermin or a supposedly impenetrable fortress operated by forces opposed to the Society, it’s often the Exo-Guardians who come in to handle the situation.
The Exo-Guardians strive to maintain their agenda in the face of the Scoured Stars disaster. While committed to assisting the First Seeker in her mission of uncovering the truth of what happened during the ill-fated expedition, the Exo-Guardians’ primary purpose in the revitalized Society is to remain vigilant against other external threats. To this end, while the Society works on uncovering the truth of the Scoured Stars, the Exo-Guardians seek out and defend against other threats, while also building up a stockpile of magic and technology for the Society to use should they travel to the Scoured Stars again.
The Dataphiles:
There have always been members of the Starfinder Society obsessed with the acquisition and distribution of data. For many, that is their primary reason for joining the Society in the first place. The Dataphiles are a faction of like-minded individuals who work to regulate the flow of information both inside and out of the Starfinder Society.
Current Objectives: Churches, corporations, governments, and other organizations all have secrets. The Dataphiles work to uncover these secrets, deciding what to share and what to store in their vast data vaults inside Archive’s Cortex, a sector of the Lorespire Complex in Absalom Station. While not all information is shared beyond the Dataphiles’ archives, the simple act of guarding knowledge acts as a guiding light for the Dataphiles. Data comes in many forms, and the Dataphiles employ more than just computer specialists in their ranks. Those Starfinders skilled at withdrawing information from sentient creatures, either by coercion, discourse, or trickery are highly sought. As their sites of interest are often some of the most well-defended installations in the galaxy, the Dataphiles also have a pressing need for trained combat specialists—whether as a strong arm protecting a hacker during a delicate operation or an armed ally capable of getting the prize out alive.
While fascinated by the unanswered questions surrounding the events of the Scoured Stars, the Dataphiles are more interested in the other galactic organizations who’ve withheld information on those worlds. Research following the events in the Scoured Stars incident have led to several important organizations, both within the Pact Worlds and beyond, holding information relating to that mysterious region of the space. Exactly what this information is, and why these organizations have kept it from the Starfinder Society, is something the Dataphiles plan to extract—by force, if necessary.
The Acquisitives:
The disastrous disappearance of the majority of the Starfinder Society’s resources in the Scoured Stars incident was the catalyst behind the birth of the Acquisitives faction. In the hard times that followed the disaster, the Starfinder Society turned to several notable mercenary organizations, hiring freelance agents to perform duties once handled by Starfinders. Many of these hired contacts and mercenaries saw the usefulness of a continued “working relationship” with the Society, and they decided to join as the first new generation of recruits finished their accelerated training.
Faction Leader: Radaszam “The Dealmaker” (N male vesk operative)
Motto: Fame, glory, and money. We want it all.
Current Objectives: True to their history, Acquisitives are the most mercenary of the Starfinder Society factions. Their goals often involve promoting the Starfinder Society to the extent that it will increase the personal reputation of all members. They stockpile funds and resources, believing that by maintaining such a treasury, the faction can make itself indispensable to other factions within the Society. Indeed, many Starfinders pledge themselves, to varying degrees, to the Acquisitives faction for access to these assets. This influx of recruits is the direct by-product of the Acquisitives’ existing cache of resources, not to mention their preference of sending Starfinders on missions leading to personal glory and monetary enrichment.
Given their recent debut in the Starfinder Society, the Acquisitives are keen to prove themselves. The Acquisitives strive to overcome the recent galactic stigma that Starfinder Society is on its last legs. They work to maintain the Society’s public image so that First Seeker Luwazsi Elsebo and her followers in the Second Seekers faction can better unravel the mysterious events in the Scoured Stars.
