System Logistics Society

The System Logistics Society, often known as just the Society, is an isolationist, advanced, semi-theocratic organization of engineers and astronomers that maintain and control the voidbringers of the Divinity Cluster, effectively monopolizing interstellar travel. After the Aerian Genocide and subsequent Second Schism, they were scattered and defeated into becoming the Society Remnants, and centuries later formed the Deadworlder Fleet.

Origins and Rise
Originally the Endless Star Church, a faith that believed their god created the Divinity and the stars around it as a “Eden” as a birthplace for humanity, and that the supposed “Egress” mentioned by the ancient texts was in fact a metaphor for humankind’s egress from heaven to the star cluster. Due to their philosophy, they believed that mastering interstellar flight was of utmost importance. The Society was always small but influential in Republic Universa politics, boasting some of the greatest engineers and astronomers in the system, and took part in many of Astra's initial spaceship launches and stellar expeditions. When the Republic Universa began launching manned space flights to the other planets of the system, their pre-Egress databases (believed to be ancient texts given to them by their god), and so were the  lead developer of the first of the cluster’s voidbringers, pointed at the nearest and largest gravity well: the star of Colossus. When the Crown Lords began their rebellion, it was revealed that the Society had been working with them, having been promised full control of the new government's voidbringers. By shutting down the sole voidbringer between Astra and Colossus, they kept the Republic military and communications scattered, turning the conflict in the Crown’s favor, leading to their eventual victory.

Monopoly and Control
In the centuries that followed, the Society built, operated, and inhabited all of the Throne Unions’ voidbringers, while using the wormhole tech for their own religious research, and funding themselves with the tolls they collected from ships requesting interstellar transport. Some of their advanced technology was classified even to the highest lords of the Unions, and so they were the first to know about the powerful technology coming out of the Divinity Supernova and culminating at Spectre.