Guild (Guilds)

Guilds are intergalactic Factions comprised of likeminded individuals with likeminded goals. Unlike Covenants and Troupes, Guilds are often multiple, smaller collectives that have formed a (looser) alliance throughout the stars.

Although there is usually no "one" leader of any Guild as a whole (the Fleet and Wanderers have active, leading founders, but there are multiple other leaders that work alongside them; the Fellowship is wholly community-lead), within their own collectives, they generally do have authorities and hierarchies. It is also very common for Guildmembers to fly solo and remain only loosely associated with their Guild.

Guilds are very rarely involved in cosmic happenings (once again excepting the Fleet) and instead specialize in a trade or something like one; by this definition, some aspects of a Covenant (i.e. certain ranks, such as Heralds) may function more akin to Guilds.