When assembling your squad, there are 9 factions to choose from:
- Advancers
- Commonwealth High Guard
- Corporations
- Criminal Gangs
- Grand Families (new photos)
- Ideologian Clerics
- Mercenaries
- Privateers
- Security Forces
Each faction has its own strengths and weaknesses, plus some special abilities and not forgetting the Special Characters that a faction can use in its squad. Most factions can also recruit a mercenary or two to fight for them.