The 'Cold Trade' is a catchall for interstellar smuggling, more specifically smuggling of xenos artifacts. Despite the inherent danger of dealing in such merchandise there is a surprisingly large amount of trade going on. It's a matter of supply and… more »

Sector-wide collection of slavers and beast-hunters (including xenos). The organization is quite old and loosely organized - there are actually many Beast Houses operating on different worlds. Most of their activities are legal, but they do engage in so… more »

Heretical organization that originated on Tranch during the Tranch Insurrection, but later spread to other worlds when elements of the Shroud Council slipped through the Inquisition's fingers and escaped to other worlds. The Pale Throng thrives where t… more »