| Name | Betterment Dynamics |
|---|---|
| Sector | Manufacturing |
| Feature | Odd investors |
| Scheme | Hoard extraterrestrial R&D secrets |
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| Name | Craven Systems |
|---|---|
| Sector | Military research |
| Feature | Many branches |
| Scheme | Replace their workforce with an army of clones |
| Description | Globalist |
|---|---|
| Foothold | Little to none |
| Feature | Vehicle hijacking |
| Strategy | Publicize a series of charity stunts |
| Name | The Yudachyovs |
|---|---|
| Honor | Iconic—even their enemies respect their work |
| Feature | Weaponsmithing |
| Racket | Become a nuclear-armed power |
| Name | Cincinnati Syndicate |
|---|---|
| Honor | None—just out for themselves, possibly immature |
| Feature | Sea piracy |
| Racket | Track down a missing million-dollar briefcase |
| Description | Monarchist |
|---|---|
| Foothold | Vague awareness |
| Feature | Book burning |
| Strategy | Appropriate money from federal payrolls |
| Description | Arm-flailing robot |
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| Origin | Our solar system |
| Mission | Uplift |
| Feature | Crop circles |
| Truth | Everyone in the galaxy wants the H-bomb |
| Name | Mancini Family |
|---|---|
| Honor | Legendary—their opponents almost worship them |
| Feature | Substance-growing |
| Racket | Swipe an artifact from museum archives |
| Description | Crystalline entity |
|---|---|
| Origin | Galactic backwater |
| Mission | Uplift |
| Feature | Sublime music |
| Truth | No other world has drugs so potent |
| Name | UNIT-Z |
|---|---|
| Parent | Stasi (East Germany) |
| Feature | Money printers |
| Function | Maintain a foothold in the organized crime scene |