Astral Cult

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-Highly nomadic faction, feel they were betrayed by Wotan after he abandoned their system because he viewed it undefendable during a massive invasion.

-survivors of that invasion stumbled upon an astral body of some kind, some kind of sentient star or planet

-the planet empowered them in return for the sacrifice of all their relics

-the "Astral body" constantly moves on its own with the nomad fleet

-It promises those of the Astral Cult dying in service to it will be reborn when the Astral Body grows in enough power to "give birth to the perfect world"

-Most Astral Cult members are infiltrators and radicals trying to weaken planets so that incredibly powerful relics can be obtained

-Astral Body gives them the ability to use a separate type of """"""magic""""""" in return for never being able to use powerful relics

-Tech and weapons are mostly shitty, they have a very scrappy look since they don't have the ability to mass produce their own equipment like other factions, however their stealth tech is extremely good and they have access to powerful casters

-Some Astral Cult members flee the Cult, deemed "Renegades" and are hunted down with extreme prejudice. They retain their Astral powers as once blesses with them they don't go away, something that the Astral Cult wants to keep from getting out, thus they send """hunters""" after them

-Astral Body can detect those that don't believe in it as a god if they are in close proximity. Those with doubts must flee the nomad fleet or be killed.

-High ranking leaders are very well dressed, perhaps they are stopped from aging as long as they are within a certain radius around the Astral Body?

-Astral magic is very powerful and totally different from Relics

-Once a cult member is granted astral power, they no longer need to believe in the Astral Body. It is simply there power and they can develop it over time if they have the innate ability. Not all cult members have the innate ability to use Astral magic.

-They have an obsession with obtaining Wotan's relic, like the Quetz they believe it will be strong enough to trigger the "birth of the perfect world".

-They also have an obsession with obtaining priority 1 relics from other factions, often start wars between groups