Factions are groups within your city that you have to manage in Frostpunk 2. See a list of all Factions and all Communities, an explanation to Faction Actions and the Relation Scale, and what Factions are!

List of All Factions

All Factions

Faction	Description	City Direction
Pilgrims	They are bound by tradition and believe that everyone should embrace the frostland as their new home.	・Tradition ・Equality ・Adaptation
Stalwarts	They are strict disciples of the late Captain. They are eager to implement order and control in New London.	・Reason ・Merit ・Progress
Faithkeepers	They are religious followers who seek ascension via technology.	・Progress ・Equality ・Tradition
Evolvers	They are calculating individualists who oppose 'religious fanaticism'.	・Adaptation ・Merit ・Reason
Legionnaires	They treat themselves as the front line against the Great Frost, valuing discipline, equality, and tradition.	・Progress ・Equality ・Tradition
Proteans	They are rationalists who are dedicated to adaptation and merit-driven evolution.	・Adaptation ・Merit ・Reason
Icebloods	They are hardened survivalists who only recruit the City's most resilient and capable.	・Adaptation ・Merit ・Tradition
Technocrats	They are rational, calculating, and tech-minded	・Progress ・Equality ・Reason
Bohemians	They are artists and rebels who make adaptation a form of art. They aim to bring down inequalities and old traditions to reimagine the world.	・Adaptation ・Equality ・Reason
Overseers	They are elite engineers by legacy, who wish to establish technological primacy of the few. They wish to enforce control built on traditions of the Old Empire.	・Progress ・Merit ・Tradition
Venturers	They are meticulous, individualistic, enterprising opportunists who recruit those drawn to a good deal.	・Progress ・Merit ・Reason
Menders	They are rugged, stoic explorers who view the frostland as their new home and their faction members as a family unit.	・Adaptation ・Equality ・Tradition

To get the Stalwarts and Pilgrims, you have to choose Order in the Prologue of Story Mode. On the other hand, to get the Faithkeepers and Evolvers, you have to choose Faith. Choosing ''I don't know'' will randomize which of the pair of Factions you will get in Chapter 1.
The rest of the Factions are found in Utopia Builder mode, namely the Legionnaires, Proteans, Icebloods, Bohemians, Overseers, Venturers, and Menders.

How to Get Factions

Heighest Zeitgeist and Present Community Forms First Faction

Community	Zeitgeist	Factions Formed
Frostlanders (Story Exclusive)	Adaptation	• Pilgrims • Evolvers
New Londoners (Story Exclusive)	Progress	• Stalwarts • Faithkeepers
Foragers	Adaptation	• Proteans • Icebloods • Bohemians • Menders
Thinkers	Reason	• Proteans • Technocrats • Bohemians • Venturers
Machinists	Progress	• Legionnaires • Technocrats • Overseers • Menders
Labourers	Equality	• Legionnaires • Technocrats • Bohemians • Menders
Merchants	Merit	• Proteans • Icebloods • Overseers • Venturers
Lords	Tradition	• Legionnaires • Icebloods • Overseers • Menders

Factions are formed based on the dominant zeitgeist and the communities that are present. The table above lists all the communities, the zeitgeists they follow, and the factions derived from them.

Faction Actions Explained

Can Improve or Worsen Relations with a Faction

There are actions available for each Faction which can improve or worsen your relationship with them. Actions that improve relationship come with a price, but it rewards you with that Faction's trust. On the other hand, certain actions may give you Resources from the Faction, but this will strain their relationship with you.

List of Actions that Affect Relations

Improve Relation to Unlock Special Actions

Special Actions are locked behind the Favourable Relations status. Specific Faction Actions can help you increase the Faction's Relations and reach the Favourable status or higher.

List of Special Actions

Fervour Action

Similar to Special Actions, Communities have a Fervour Action that can only be accessed after reaching a Favourable Relation with them. This allows Community members who have joined Factions to leave those Factions and join back to their original Community.

Faction Relation Scale Explained

Determines your Standing with a Faction

Factions will reach a relation rank with you depending on how you rule their city, such as the laws you pass, or even the ideas you research in the Idea Tree.

Below is the Relation scaling, starting from positive to negative.

1. Devoted
2. Supporting
3. Favourable
4. Neutral
5. Sceptical
6. Opposing
7. Hostile

Positive Relations

Having positive relations with the Factions will manifest in many ways such as rallies, greater support for you when signing a new law, or even unlocking special perks and actions (e.g., gain additional Prefabs or asking to raise the Faction's funds).

Negative Relations

If you have negative relations with any of the Factions protests may occur, signing a new law may be difficult, or their communty's workforce may even go down.

What are Factions?

Groups with a Strong Vision for the City

Factions came from communities with the latter being groups of people that live in your city. Factions were originally formed due to passion, strong beliefs, and clear ideology. They will do their best to implement their vision in the city.

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Frostpunk 2 Wiki Contents
Story Walkthrough	Tips and Tricks
Factions	Laws
Resources	Buildings
Districts	Hubs
Idea Tree	News and Updates