CODE: THRONE

“We are THRONE. You are an obstacle”.

THRONE are a faction of sentient machines, and the Alliance’s main rival in the galaxy. 

A seething desire to rise above their departed precursors is baked into THRONE’s cultural DNA. Having long since surpassed whatever organic forms they once possessed, THRONE society is built around advancement and relentless change. They harvest entire star systems to fuel their ascension: they mean to escape the confines of material reality, and everything under their control is a means to that end.

Naturally, the Alliance disagrees.

A mighty and technologically advanced civilisation, THRONE’s domain spans the galactic core and runs right up to the borders of the Alliance. The Alliance and THRONE are locked in a cold war, each struggling to advance over the other. Conflicts range from diplomatic arguments over buffer planets to tense border blockades, from polite negotiation to kinetic skirmishes at classified sites.

When you encounter THRONE, you deal with intelligent and sophisticated foes who remember your transgressions and learn from your mistakes. Diplomacy will see you engaging in top-tier espionage, or resolving disputes around the negotiating table. Combat will see you fighting foes who are high-tech, tactical, and adaptable. Bio-med will have you scrying to unpack what remains of the precursors, and potentially THRONE’s own mechanical mysteries. Engineering will put you at the cutting edge of mechanical tech, racing to outpace an entire civilisation’s worth of science; or, using it for your own ends. All roles will be looking to advance the Alliance’s interests against a faction which sees you as a hurdle at best, and a pest to be hunted and removed at worst.

Conflict with THRONE has defined the Alliance – and the galaxy – for hundreds of years. Are you ready to take them on?