The Riftborn

The Riftborn are one of the eight Endless Space 2 playable major factions. They have their own asymmetrical gameplay, storyline, homeworld, spaceships, heroes and technologies.

The Riftborn faction is the seventh major civilization to be officially announced. They are brand new to the Endless Space universe.

The Riftborn

Lore

Riftborn

Hailing from an alternate dimension orthogonal to the Endless universe, the Riftborn would've happily led out their abstract, timeless existences entirely ignorant of galactic strife, were it not for a breach that precipitated a disaster of unimaginable proportions. Like a poisoned blade slashed deep into clean flesh, the rift acted as a source of terrible disorder in the Riftborn's pristine, geometrical universe. Desperate, unable to halt the disease's advance no matter what they tried, the Riftborn took the last available course of action that might lead to their survival: Together with their strange time-shifting abilities, they stepped into the Endless universe.

Leadership

leadership

Grand Viceroy of New Coroz

The Riftborn's highest authority in the Endless universe belongs to the Grand Viceroy of New Coroz. Although ultimately answering to the Communion back in the home dimension of Coroz, the Grand Viceroy wields singular executive power, and is invested with the authority to make unilateral decisions as the situation demands. Given the blight spreading through Coroz, the hostile environment, and the presence of unknown enemies, it is no surprise that the Communion's choice for Grand Viceroy came from what could be considered the Riftborn's closest thing to a peaceful race's military elite–a High Custodian. Tenacious and capable, the Grand Viceroy doesn't know how the Riftborn will find salvation, but they will do everything in their power to make it so.

Homeworld

Vanguard

Upon arrival in the galaxy, the Riftborn settled on a snow-covered world that they named Vanguard. Like the rest of the universe they find themselves in, they have little love for the planet, yet in its pristine, white snowfields they find an echo of their own universe, Coroz. Less a home, and more a staging ground for further explorations, the Riftborn inhabit a small corner of the world with order and vigor.

FACTION AFFINITY: Continuum Sculptors
Hailing from an alternative dimension where the laws of physics are vastly different, the Riftborn are able to sculpt "time bubbles" that stretch over entire star systems, adjusting the flow of time in myriad different ways for all those inside.

Society

Breach Provisional Authority

The Riftborn who have ventured from their home dimension of Coroz and sheathed themselves in quasi-robotic forms are composed of a mixture of the race's most capable thinkers, engineers, and fighters. On Vanguard they are organized in what might be recognized as a semi-military structure, and their day to day life reflects this reality. Unlike Coroz, where Riftborn life used to revolve around serenity, contemplation, and the higher arts, in the Endless universe every Riftborn is striving to contribute to the effort to understand and eradicate the blight. Construction, exploration, and investigation feature heavily as the Riftborn build the foundations for further scrutiny of the Endless universe.

POPULATION BONUS

+5 on Planet

POLITICAL IDEOLOGY

Industrialists

Spaceships

  • Civilian
  • Corvette
  • Destroyer
  • Cruiser
  • Battleship
  • Dreadnought
  • Fighters & Bombers

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