Expeditions: Samurai - Factions
The parties that share Sengoku-era Japan in Expeditions: Samurai. The campaign puts a Dutch trading crew ashore around 1600, so every decision is weighed against the local clan order, the displaced warriors who sell their swords, the religious presence attached to the European traders, and the rival...
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· updated 2026-09-15
| Name | Type | Description | Region | Points Of Interest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The De Albatros Crew | Player Faction | The Dutch crew the player commands, and the only group the player fully controls. | The frigate De Albatros and its landfall in Japan | The frigate De Albatros The captain's election and the command dispute with Johan The eight companion recruits as the crew grows |
| Japanese Clan Authorities | Regional Power | The local lords and their officials whose territory the crew has to cross. | The provinces of Sengoku Japan | Provincial lords granting or refusing passage Diplomatic missions and negotiated access Retainers and officials acting for their house |
| Ronin | Displaced Warriors | Masterless samurai left without a house to serve, a large and dangerous population in a country that has spent decades at war. | Roads, towns and contested provinces | Kage, the party's ronin companion Ronin-type enemies using the shared Ronin outfit Displaced swordsmen for hire along the campaign route |
| Foreign Clergy and Missionaries | Religious Presence | The Christian presence that arrived with European trade and sits awkwardly inside a Japanese religious order already served by Shinto shrines such as Kanseido. | Port towns and mission stations | Church buildings used as quest hubs Mission stations attached to the European trade The Kanseido shrine as the local Shinto counterweight |
| Rival European Traders | Commercial Rival | The other European trading interest in the country, which is what makes the De Albatros voyage a race rather than a visit. | Japanese ports and the sea route in | First-contact advantage as the campaign premise Trade rights negotiated with local lords The alternate history of a Japan reached by the De Albatros first |
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