[(E)]

Another possible faction

The Independent
Typically a single identifiable race or group that resists central authority and is a mass of individual groups. While external pressure or other factors may unify them for short periods they always fracture back into smaller groups.

When encountered the individuals or small groups react without a centralized motive or modus operandi.

Examples, A viking longship that may trade or attack. Typically humans fill this roll in space opera.