Factions

Factions are groups of characters in Underrail and Underrail: Expedition that share a common philosophy. There are many factions that you can help or hurt you. In your travels, you will shape the fates of many factions throughout South Underrail and in the Black Sea.

Description

There are a lot of major and minor factions in Underrail, each of which can initially be either hostile to the player (such as Gangsters, Raiders, Bandits) or neutral (Protectorate, Tchortists, etc.), but their attitude may change during the story due to the player's actions. The player character begins the game, and normally stays, allied to South Gaters.

Player faction choices

Over the course of the game, the protagonist may help or even join certain mutually exclusive rival factions: Taking side in Junkyard gang war (Scrappers or Black Eels), working for one of Core City's major corporations and oligarchs (JKK, Coretech or Praetorian Security) or taking part in the conflict between expansionist Protectorate and Free Drone anarchists. The player will also have to decide how to deal with The Faceless, a mysterious group of dangerous but not necessarily hostile dwellers of the Deep Caverns. Inquisitive and observant players may also find themselves presented the opportunity to join a mysterious society during their travels.

In the Underrail: Expedition expansion, the player may side with the titular Expedition or Grim Jetter pirates while exploring the Black Sea. The violent and primitive Sørmirbæren cannot be generally reasoned with, they will attack you on sight.

The Factions of Underrail

Major Factions of South Underrail:

United Stations & Protectorate

The United Stations and its military arm Protectorate from Central and North Underrail expanded its interests into South Underrail five years ago. Most stations are wary of their expansionistic agenda but are willing to begin diplomacy and trade with them. The United Stations is ruled by the Council of Five with a special position for the highest-ranking member of the Protectorate which is currently General Melek. He is considered the De factor leader of the United Stations due to his power and influence over the other council members. Colonel Cathcart is the highest-ranking Protectorate officer in South Underrail.

Free Drones

Anarchistic and uncontrollable, The Free Drones was founded by Wallace Steel to fight against the tyranny of the Protectorate after their takeover of North Underrail. After he was captured and executed, his movement lived on and in time the Free Drones formed a secretive cell in South Underrail where they also plan to end Protectorate's desire to control the region by any means necessary.

Tchortists

Guided by the holy words of their leader Eidein, the Tchortists is a pseudoscientific/religious organization that worships a mysterious entity called Tchort that is believed to dwell in the blackest depths of Deep Caverns. To underestimate them as harmless lunatics would be dangerous, their base of operations is the Institute of Tchort, a former Biocorp University that has provided them incredible knowledge and lethal weaponry.

The Faceless

The denizens of Underrail know precious little about The Faceless except for rumor and myth. Only a handful of people have seen them and even less have lived to tell their tale. What is known is that The Faceless reside in the ominous and difficult to reach Deep Caverns far below the Underrail. The Faceless have become dramatically more active in Underrail for reasons unknown.

Factions of Core City:

The Three Corporations

• Coretech

Lead by the oligarch Rupert Simmons, Coretech is one of the three major corporations in Core City. Specialized in high-tech, Coretech is the remnants of old Biocorp's research & development. They control many of Biocorp's old facilities in Core City.

• JKK

Ruled by the upstart oligarch Gunnar Edstrom, JKK broadcasts the Arena and Gauntlet matches all over Underrail. They also control the betting over arena matches. JKK corporation's operatives do the most undercover work in Core City.

• Praetorian Security

Praetorian Security is the remnants of old Biocorp's security forces commanded by Archibald Knight. In the past, Biocorp used to control the entire Core City, but it split into smaller factions who fought each other for years on the streets of Core City

Core City Minor Factions

• Acid Hunters

The Acid Hunters are a small-time gang led by Cornell, this crew of bandits had found themselves in way over their heads.

• Zone Rats

One of many gangs in Core City, this gang will meet an old friend and settle a score.

• Black Crawlers

Another one of Core City's gangs, they fought another gang years ago and left survivors desperate for revenge.

Factions of Lower Underrail and Lower Caves

Stations of Lower Underrail

• Foundry

The industrial heart of South Underrail, Foundry is famous for being the only working metallurgical facility in the entire region and its unique TiChrome alloy. This station democratically elects its leadership with its current mayor being Martin Marshall. Foundry is considered one of the safest places to live despite the heavy pollution and hazardous conditions due to its strong economy affording them heavy fortifications and the most well-trained guards in all of South Underrail.

• Rail Crossing

Rail Crossing is an independent town built inside an old train depot lead by Mayor Captain Herve. It is a frequent trading partner with South Gate Station and is opening up to trade with the United Stations and Protectorate. Rail Crossing is a relatively peaceful place, just stay away from the local drunk.

• South Gate Station

South Gate Station is an autonomous community. It is the most powerful independent faction outside of Core City and considering an invitation to join the United Stations as its first member station in South Underrail. It is ruled by a council of three, Hadrian Tanner, Vera Hale and Gorsky. It is the first settlement that the player visits in their travels and you will most likely be involved in their troubles and fate.

Towns of Lower Caves

• Junkyard

A crude, lawless settlement originally formed by scavengers around a junkyard. Two rival gangs, the Scrappers and Black Eels fight for total control over its valuable resources which each gang trade across South Underrail. While Junkyard is not a member of United Stations, it does have Protectorate presence in the form of an outpost and embassy which has been selflessly providing supplies to the needy outside the embassy, though some consider this a ploy for popular support.

• Camp Hathor

After the old Hathor Mine flooded, the old coal mining outpost turned into a bountiful hunting camp thanks to a nearby underground river rich in local fauna. Camp Hathor is a major producer of meat in Underrail and trades with all of South Underrail with particularly good relations with South Gate Station. Its current leader is Edger Garnham who is having critter problems amongst other things.

Outlaw Factions

• Bandits
• Gangsters
• Ironheads
• Lunatics
• Lurkers
• Raiders

The Factions of Underrail: Expedition

Major Factions of the Black Sea

• Expedition

An expedition into the Black Sea led by the Professor Edward Oldfield and protected by Aegis Incorporated, the expedition hopes to discover the missing technologies of the cursed region and the reasons why it was abandoned by its technologically advanced creators.

• Grim Jetters

Pirates of the Black Sea lead by the infamous Captain Grim based off the lawless Port Ceto. Little is known about these dangerous raiders except their bloodythirsty desire for glory and loot.

• Sørmirbæren also known as the "Serpentborn"

Dangerous and insane natives of the Black Sea, the Sørmirbæren is a tribal society of viking-like warriors and they do not tolerate the expedition into their lands. Their shamanistic rituals and serpentine apperance is a complete mystery, the only words that an outsider hears is the their warcry "Flottsørmir!"

Minor Factions of the Black Sea

• Black Sea Mutants
• Lemurians

Game mechanics

The factions presented in this wiki (infoboxes, articles) are presented from story point of view. The technical factions controlling attitudes between characters are more complex. The baseline of how faction relations work is simple: If hostilities emerge between two characters (be it PC and NPC or two NPCs), their whole factions are now hostile to each other.

Everything else is an exception, and the two main exceptions are zone control rules and splitting characters into smaller factions.

• Zone Control
  • Uncontrolled and Partially Controlled Zones — Allow assassination with traps without propagating hostilities.
  • Leave No Witnesses — Hostility propagation is delayed until you leave the zone, killing everyone prevents it.
  • Security Camera Footage — Delayed hostilities just from being seen in camera footage.

Technical faction list

The simple hostility propagation means that characters often cannot always be a member of the faction you would expect. There are lots of small factions.

Technical faction list (Underrail 1.1.1.5 + Expedition)
Internal name	Notes
player	The player character
playerHouse	Player house defenses - cameras, turrets, sentries
doppelgangers
ragers	Enraged NPCs
southGateStation	South Gate Station
southGateStation_animals
southGateStation_dogs
sgs_bret
sgs_lenox
bandits
watchers	Oculites
junkyard_commoners
junkyard_commoners_protected
junkyard_store1
junkyard_store2
junkyard_thugs1
junkyard_thugs2
jy_house1
jy_house1b
jy_house2
jy_house3
jy_grover
jy_treasa
jy_elwood
jy_maura
junkyard_tavern
scrappers1	Scrappers
blackEels1	Black Eels
blackEels2
blackEelsJetPatrols
junkyard_gambling_house
junkyard_elwoods_house
old_junkyard_muties
old_junkyard_dogs
old_junkyard_turrets
old_junkyard_mutants
old_junkyard_mutantDogs
old_junkyard_robots
old_junkyard_wyatt
old_junkyard_wyatt_dogs
junkyard_tunnels_cliff
junkyard_tunnels_jenny
hostile_bandits
monsters
kamikazes
lakeGame	Cave Hoppers
rathoundPack
bladelings
psiBeetles
burrowers
crabs
coilSpiders
crawlers
destructables	Rocks
neutral
fls_ratking	M'lan Ratula, not Rathound King
gms_l2_sentries
gms_l2_cameras
gms_intruders
gms_intruders2
gms_hostage
gms_citizens
gms_turret_on
gms_turret_off
protectorate	Protectorate
protectorate_patrol
protectorate_outposts_cvw
protectorate_jetPatrols
protectorate_junkyard
protectorate_junkyard_prison
protectorate_junkyard_doctor
protectorate_junkyard_cameras
protectorate_coreCity
protectorate_envoy
protectorate_envoy_escort
protectorate_junkyard_ambush
protectorate_epione
protectorate_epione_cameras
protectorate_renegade
protectorate_dogs
protectorate_pirateRaidShip
watchers_junkyard
blaine_shop	Blaine
lu_lunatics
lu_lunatics_dogs
lu_lurkers
lu_lurker_butcher
lu_lurkers_dogs
lu_ironheads
lu_ironheads_dogs
arena_dogA	Lurker Base dog pit
arena_dogB	Lurker Base dog pit
lu_lurkers_barricade1
lu_lurker_prisoners
lu_lurker_prisoners_freed
lu_raf_machines
lu_abandoned_warehouse
cc_patrol
faceless	Faceless
faceless_rathounds
faceless_coreInvaders
faceless_buzzersShop
faceless_westWing
faceless_deepCaverns
faceless_deepCaverns_rathounds
faceless_patrol
faceless_patrol_rathounds
railCrossing	Rail Crossing
railCrossing_doge
railCrossing_SecretShop
railCrossing_BuzzersShop
LostVault_Traders
HangingRat_Bar	Hanging Rat
caves_Milton
campHathor	Camp Hathor
campHathor_animals
campHathor_sarine
campHathor_becks_expedition
campHathor_edgars_expedition
rathoundKing
foundry	Foundry
foundry_prison
foundry_patrol
foundry_prison_innercams
foundry_inmates
foundry_slums
fo_bunker_turret_off
fo_bunker_turret_on
foundry_evelyn
foundry_bandits
faceless_fo
foundry_hugo
faceless_fo_rathounds
free_drones	Free Drones
free_drones_animals
free_drone_squad
free_drones_bate
foundry_the_chosen_few
fo_watchers
coreCity	Core City
coreCity_animals
coreCity_zoners
coreCity_zonerGang
coreCity_zonerGang_dogs
coreCity_muggers
coreCity_guards
coreCity_ditch
coreCity_moe
coreCity_sergio
coreCity_junkies
coreCity_duffsGang
coreCity_zaman
coreCity_hardcoreBar
coreCity_zoneRats
coreCity_muties
coreCity_mercenaries
coreCity_coretech	CoreTech
coreCity_praetorianSecurity	Praetorian Security
coreCity_JKK	JKK
coreCity_Duff
coreCity_coretech_warehouse	CoreTech
coreCity_warehouseMercenaries
coreCity_sewerMutieCamp
coreCity_warehouseSentry
coreCity_blackCrawlers
coreCity_acidHunters	Acid Hunters
coreCity_ResearchFacilityRobots
tchortists_coreCity	Tchortists
coreCity_taloski_manor
coreCity_taloski_outside
coreCity_taloski_animals
coreCity_taloski_wit
coreCity_zoneBoyz
up_bandit_agr
up_bandit
up_bandit_dogs
up_motioner
up_scavengers
arena_challengers
arena_enemies
RahmUmbra
tchortists	Tchortists
tchortists_patrol	Tchortists
tchortists_nevil	Tchortists
tchortists_reject	Tchortists
tchortists_beetle	Tchortists
tchortists_mateo
tchortists_animals
university_commoners
jgi_sisters
dc_irisBots
dc_labBot
dc_irisBots_final
tchortists_deepCaverns
tchortists_deepCaverns_captured
dc_tchortlings
dc_lora
dc_leo
global_commoners
global_jetskiers
global_gangsters
femmeFatale
ardasGangsters
strayCats1
strayCats2
ibAndSons
ibAndSons_hoppers
utilityBots
dun_wasteWater
dun_wasteWater_slaves
dun_wasteWater_cameras
blackLake_muties
westerners_MilitaryBase
westerners_MilitaryBase_dogs
dudesCats
dude
pirates
pirates_crag
pirates_jetSki
pirates_outskirts
pirates_animals
pirates_raid
sormirbaren	Sørmirbæren
sormirbaren_king	Sørmirbæren
sormirbaren_civilians	Sørmirbæren
sormirbaren_cattle	Sørmirbæren
sormirbaren_bulls	Sørmirbæren
sormirbaren_yngwar	Yngwar
todd
ethan_enraged
expedition_security	Expedition
expedition_staff	Expedition
expedition_security_jetSki	Expedition
expedition_captured_oldfield	Expedition
lemuria_servants
lemuria_cameras
lemuria_allied
ferryman	Ferryman
sea_serpents
striders
rig_tavern
rig_blackEel_guards
rig_blackEel_animals
rig_blackEel_workers
merchantFerry_pirateRaid