Syndicate

Starting Bonus: Start with 25 Long-Term Bonus: 1 doctrine slot Indentured slave units morale penalties Excellent stealth capabilities and covert operations Uses the and weapon groups

The Syndicate are a group of ruthless trading Houses from the Empire. With the Star Union gone, they see a universe of opportunity. The Syndicate is a reformation of the trading enterprises that spearheaded the discovery and exploitation of the universe in the early days of the Star Union. The Houses controlled entire star clusters, commanded private armies, and monopolized trade of exotic resources, including Kir'Ko slaves. The Houses developed their own feudal societies and waged bloody wars among themselves. After power became consolidated in the era of the Imperial Star Union, territories held by the Houses had to submit the Union control or face annihilation. Some submitted and were rewarded with hereditary positions, while others didn't and fled to the Outworlds. The Houses continued to practice their business in secret, until the fall of Star Union created a new opportunity for the survivors. They formed a new collective, called the Syndicate ensuring they would never again lose their freedom to do business their way.

Commander Loadout

	Perk	Cost	Effects	Possible Kleptomaniac Mods	Description
	Basic Equipment	0	Pulse Repeater that deals repeated arc damage. PsiTec Grenade that deals psy damage in an area and has a chance to cripple those hit.	Brain Enhancer: Mind's Eye, Blurring Canisters, Provisional Weapon Augments, Regenerative Dermal Patches, Tactical Supply Charge, X-7 Combat Stims	The standard-issue pack you received after basic training.
	Close Combat Equipment	1	PsiTec Fists that deal repeated psionic damage at close range. Arc Bolas that deal arc damage and attempt to immobilize the target.	Displacement Systems, Drone Deployment Module: Laser, Drone Deployment Module: Repair, Regenerative Dermal Patches, Tactical AED Assistant	The pack you received after Close Combat training.
	Assault Equipment	1	Pulse Repeater that deals repeated arc damage. PsiTec Grenade that deals psionic damage in an area and has a chance to cripple those hit.	Displacement Systems, Drone Deployment Module: Laser, Drone Deployment Module: Repair, Old Jetpack, Tactical AED Assistant	The pack you received after Assault training.
	Sharpshooter Equipment	1	Pulse Sniper that deals arc damage. Arc Bolas that deal arc damage to a target and has a chance to immobilize them.	Displacement Systems, Drone Deployment Module: Laser, Drone Deployment Module: Repair, Regenerative Dermal Patches, Tactical AED Assistant	The pack you received after Sharpshooter training.
	Assault Vehicle	2	Hoverbike, which possesses powerful psionic capabilities. Arc Bolas that deal arc damage and has a chance to immobilize the target. Exploitative Targeting System mod.	Brain Enhancer: Mind's Eye, Drone Deployment Module: Laser, Drone Deployment Module: Repair, Regenerative Dermal Patches, Tactical AED Assistant	Your parents gave you a Hoverbike for your 16th birthday... they couldn't even get it in the right color, but you persevered and became an expert at riding it.
	Support Vehicle	2	Imperial APC with various support abilities. PsiTec Grenade that deals psionic damage in an area and has a chance to cripple those hit.	Drone Deployment Module: Laser, Regenerative Dermal Patches, Tactical AED Assistant	You found a lost Imperial APC and repaired it.

Starting Army

Setting	Starting Units	Military Detachment
Weak Starting Army	Secret Tech Unit, Overseer, Indentured, Runner	Indentured, Runner
Normal Starting Army	Secret Tech Unit, Overseer, 2 Indentured, 2 Runners	Guild Assassin, Indentured
Strong Starting Army	Secret Tech Unit, Overseer, Guild Assassin, 3 Indentured, 2 Runners	Enforcer, Mirage, -1 Indentured, -1 Runner

Hero Skills

	Skill		Requirements	Effects
	Keen Sight	6		Hero gains farsight, and has agile overwatch when using overwatch.
	Strategic Operations Support	2		+6 on operations that target sectors with this hero in them.
	Subterfuge	3		Employing subterfuge, the hero gains universal camouflage.
	Escape Module	3	Level 4	When this unit's drop below 0, they automatically teleport to a random position up to 3 hexes away and heal for 15 Available only once per battle.
	Shield Battery	4	Level 4	A state-of-the-art shield battery increases the entire army's defenses. All units gain +1 . Only functions when the hero is the army's commander.
	Backstab	4	Level 6	Able to exploit any and all opportunities, this hero has Flanker, dealing +25% damage when flanking enemies.
	Deploy Cerebral Control Collars	6	Level 8	Active ability: full action 100% 5 Cooldown: 3 turns. Attempt to control target non-mindless infantry unit. If successful, they are mind controlled. If it survives until the end of combat it turns into an Indentured in your service. On failure, the target is disabled for 1 turn instead.

Units

Name	Tier	Type	Damage	Stats	Cost	Research	Source
Runner	I	Core	7 5	30 32 0 1	30 130		Starting
Indentured	I	Core	9 12	40 32 0 1	35 150		Starting
Colonizer	I	Core		60 32 0 0	50 250 10 1 colonist		Starting
Sentinel	II	Tactical Summons	10 22	40 32 0 4	60 4	Military Dominance	Operation: Deploy Sentinel
Overseer	II	Specialist	8	40 32 0 2	70 250		Specialist Training Center
Enforcer	II	Skirmisher	12 16	45 32 2 1	70 250		Military Skirmisher Barracks
Guild Assassin	II	Skirmisher	22 11	40 32 0 2	70 250	Enforce Control	Military Skirmisher Barracks
Mirage	II	Specialist	7	40 32 0 2	90 300 10	Force Projection	Specialist Training Center
Guild Cruiser	II	Ship	11 18	45 32 2 3	50 150		Naval Base
Wraith	III	Elite	12 20 10	60 32 2 3	105 400 20	Covert Offensive	Elite Military Facility
Subjugator	III	Elite	12 14	60 32 1 3	105 400 20	Cerebral Submission	Elite Military Facility
Zenith	IV	Elite	16 25	70 32 2 4	170 700 40	Illustrious Conquest	Elite Military Facility

Technology

	Technology	Tier	Group	Prerequisites		Unlocks
	Exploit Weakness	1	Tactical		100	Exploitative Targeting System Tactical Advantage Protocol
	Enforce Control	2	Forces	Exploit Weakness	150	Unit: Syndicate Guild Assassin Primary weapon: Pulse Sniper
	Employ Deception	2	Strategic	Exploit Weakness	150	Sensor Infiltration Emergency Cloaking Field
	Force Projection	3	Forces	Enforce Control	300	Unit: Syndicate Mirage Vehicle: Mirage
	Preventative Control	3	Tactical	Exploit Weakness	300	PsiTech Vision Enhancers (Detector) Cerebral Control Collars
	Military Dominance	4	Tactical	Preventative Control	520	Spatial Acceleration Sails Deploy Sentinel
	Covert Offensive	5	Forces	Force Projection	800	Unit: Syndicate Wraith Vehicle: Wraith
	Alternative Measures	5	Strategic	Military Dominance	800	Pulse Beam Cannon Industrial Sabotage Bread and Circuses
	Augmented Force	6	Tactical	Military Dominance	1200	Control Amplifier Adaptive Camouflage Projector
	Cerebral Submission	7	Forces	Covert Offensive	1700	Unit: Syndicate Subjugator Vehicle: Subjugator
	Advancement Tactics	7	Tactical	Augmented Force	1700	Advanced Dislocation Drive PsiTech Cerebral Execution
	Illustrious Conquest	9	Forces	Cerebral Submission	2750	Syndicate Zenith
	Technological Supremacy	9	Tactical	Advancement Tactics	2750	Cerebral Amplifier PsiTech Drive Modulator

Doctrine

	Technology	Tier	Prerequisites		Unlocks
	Diplomatic Niceties	1		100	Noble Diplomats Indentured Contracts
	Clandestine Practices	5	Tier 3 doctrine or Tier 4 economic research	800	One-Way Trust Cloak and Dagger Intelligence Gathering Bureau
	Underhanded Exploitation	9	Tier 7 doctrine research	2750	Indentured Servitude Deep Infiltration Doctrine Development VI

Strategy

In combat, the Syndicate are extremely manipulative, specializing in covert operations and psionic attacks. They possess an arsenal of arc weaponry, and power their war machines with advanced psi-tech amplifiers.