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Zoners are a diverse group of individuals who, for various reasons, have decided to live in the wild and unregulated parts of Sirius space outside colonial control of the major Houses. Zoners believe strongly in "live and let live" and for for this reason they make very few moral judgments regarding the business of others. However this is not the same as ignorance, and most Zoners are very aware of the activities of those around them, including the Outcasts, Corsairs, and other criminal organizations. In some cases, they even know what the Houses are up to, if any of them are operating nearby. In fact, the Zoners are privy to more secrets than any of the other factions might guess, or would be comfortable with, but the Zoners keep that information to themselves for the most part.

The Zoners tolerate all factions, from the Outcasts to the Bounty Hunters Guild. This has made their Freeport bases some of the most interesting places in the Sirius Sector, assuming one is interested in unusual work tending toward the illegal.

The Zoners value their privacy and independence greatly, and are suspicious of actions by House governments that might encroach upon it.[1] They are a neutral faction, and their bases are open to all. Zoners mostly use photon cannons. These fire slowly and do less damage, but have a strong range advantage, in keeping with the Zoners' philosophy of keeping trouble far away.

Bases[]

Official Faction Standing[]

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  • ENEMIES
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  • COMPETITORS
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This faction is officially neutral. That being said, they have slightly positive empathy for the following groups:

Therefore, if you spend a lot of time grinding on any of these factions, you will find the supposedly neutral Zoners hating on you. Since grinding the Xenos and the Bounty Hunters Guild is probably the easiest way to rep up with most, if not all factions, and since the Zoners don't offer missions (and have no antipathy versus any factions, period), you can't grind your way back into their graces. Therefore, you will likely have to bribe somebody:

Bribes List[]


The Zoners also have positive rep with the Independent Miners Guild and Synth Foods. Theoretically, doing jobs for the IMG will improve your standing with the Zoners (also ALG Waste Disposal and Gateway Shipping). However, since the IMG have negative rep with both the Corsairs and the Outcasts, doing jobs for the IMG will damage your reputation with the two Hispania Factions.

News[]

LIBERTY OUTLAWS AID TO CRIMINALS: BERING -- Liberty has long accused Zoners of what it called "aiding and abetting felonious criminal elements." In the new law signed yesterday by the President, any Zoners who sell goods or services to any criminal group have broken Liberty law and therefore are criminals themselves. Though Liberty said it would not pursue anyone in the Border Worlds for this new crime, criminals will be arrested if they enter Liberty space. A Zoner spokesman replied, "It's that type of foolishness that drove us away from that police state called Liberty."

THE ZONERS IN SOUTHERN SIRIUS: FREEPORT 9 -- Corsairs and Zoners get along reasonably well because of the large quantities of Corsair Food produced on Freeport 9, but there is some question as to whether operations like it will continue to be allowed to operate so freely by the Corsairs. The presence of Bounty Hunters in Zoner freeports has been the source of mounting tension between the Corsairs and their deliberately neutral neighbors.

ON A RAZOR'S EDGE: FREEPORT 10 -- The relationship between Zoners and Outcasts is a precarious one. The Outcasts view the Zoners as somewhat useful, so they do not attack them. The moment that the Outcasts no longer find the Zoners necessary, they will have no compunctions about slaughtering any who are in or near their space. The IMG have a much worse rapport with the faction. Outcasts will kill any miners they come across in the northern Edge Worlds. The last thing that Outcasts want is undue attention by outside factions in their territory.

Rumors[]

"We don't have a lot of enemies in Liberty space, but we don't have any friends here. My ship got attacked by some crazy women calling themselves the Golden Chrysanthemums. They freaked me out, talking about how I was a male oppressor and such. Hey, the Zoners don't oppress anybody." - Lance Harper, Deshima Station

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