Religion and Groups of Proxima Centauri

The Proxima Centauri system is home to a wide-range of religions – most sentient species have at least one religion of their own, and practitioners of all of the old Earth religions can be found in the various Houses (with numbers of conversions by non-Humans).  Religious relations across the system are harmonious (at least mostly).

The Church of Mendel is a religion that has gained a lot of followers in recent times – especially amongst the poorest of industrialised society across the system.  The most devoted adherents are The Touched – those blessed with all kinds of mutations.  The fact that Mendel Meeting Places are invariably in the most polluted and toxic environments is surely no coincidence.  Increasing instances of violent uprisings being blamed on the Church of Mendel has led to calls for its abolition – but the Great Council has been unable to reach a consensus.

The Path of Ajagar is a philosophy originating in Naga spiritual practices, added to by Humans, Xoranites and others over the years.  It strives for enlightenment within a framework that is more pragmatic than many such philosophies.

Law and order is maintained in the system by a mixture of private contractor Police forces (two of the largest are PolForce and InstaSec) paid for by planetary levies.  In addition, most large corporations maintain their own security forces – either mercenary bands under the direction of a Corporate Head of Security, or outsourced entirely to specialists such as Grohtok & Associates or KWP Security.

The Grafted is a collective name for the various gangs of low-level violent criminals across the system – the only unifying thing between them is their love of cybernetic implants, in all other things they function as separate gangs and are as likely to fight each other as they are others.  With names like ‘The Fifteen Razors’ and ‘Ninth-Level Blasters’ they make their violent nature clear to their rivals and victims alike.

The Proxima Centauri Workers Union (PCWU) strives to improve the lot of the millions of workers across the system and welcomes all workers regardless of species or type of work they do.  Sadly a large number of Bezos Vassals view the PCWU with suspicion – although when asked why they don’t seem to know.

The Ravenstvo Ter’yerov is a radical group agitating amongst the Sobakas for equality for the lowest caste of that civilisation.  They commit acts of terrorism and violence in the name of their cause – although they have found some supporters in other species.

Zern Mafia are family-based organisations amongst the Zern who engage in extortion, dealing illicit goods and all manner of other crimes.  It is rumoured by some that the Zern Mafia is actually under the control of the Xoranites.