Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition - Factions
The peoples and powers of Xenoblade Chronicles. The war looks like Bionis against Mechonis, but the game keeps widening the map: Homs colonies, the High Entia empire, Nopon traders, the hidden Machina and the Mechon war machine all have their own stakes, and the Monado's keepers sit behind all of th...
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| Name | Type | Description | Region | Points Of Interest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homs of Colony 9 | Playable Settlement Faction | The Homs colony on the Bionis' shin and the player's home base in the opening hours. | Bionis' foot | Colony 9 Defence Force Shulk's research lab Central Plaza traders Refugee support quests |
| Colony 6 Survivors and Defence Force | Settlement Faction | The remnants of the second Homs colony after the Mechon assault. | Bionis' leg | Otharon's Defence Force Reconstruction residents Colony 6 shops Colony 6 special upgrades |
| High Entia Empire | Imperial Nation | The winged High Entia and their floating capital Alcamoth, an isolationist empire with its own ether technology and a court riddled with intrigue. | Alcamoth, Eryth Sea | Emperor Sorean Antiqua Kallian Melia Antiqua Imperial court at Alcamoth |
| Nopon of Frontier Village | Trade People | The furred, merchant-minded Nopon, whose canopy capital Frontier Village is the game's trading and quest hub. | Makna Forest | Chief of Frontier Village Heropon Riki Nopon trading post Nopon side quests across Bionis |
| Machina of the Fallen Arm | Hidden People | The machine people who built the Mechonis and lost their capital in the ancient war. | Mechonis' severed arm | Hidden Machina Village Agniratha ruins Machina engineers and traders |
| The Mechon Army | Antagonist War Machine | Egil's mechanical army, from mass-produced soldiers to the named Face units piloted by Homs turncoats. | Mechonis | Metal Face Named Face units Central Factory production lines Galahad Fortress garrison |
| The Monado's Keepers | Divine Order | The small circle who knew what the Monado is long before Shulk picked it up: Dickson, Lorithia and Alvis, each bound to the will behind the blade. | Across Bionis | Dickson Lorithia Alvis The Monado's origin on Prison Island |
| Telethia | Enemy Entities | The High Entia's transformed kin and the winged monsters that appear around Alcamoth and Prison Island. | Alcamoth and Bionis | Telethia in the Eryth Sea Telethia around Alcamoth Prison Island encounters |
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