ROYALISTS — jade green, less commonly silver (color derived from queen of Firneramnen’s headdress & other traditional jewelry)
- socially conservative
- anti-democracy; favor expansion of royal power
- generally favor return of caste system
- generally favor male disemancipation
- extreme, reactionary faction prefers objectifying males

CAPITALISTS — orange or brown (color derived from copper and sunstone; also the livery color of the marquises of Ivilan, under whose ancient rule the first coins on the subcontinent are believed to have been minted)
- socially moderate to libertarian
- favor relaxation of corporate regulations; classical liberal
- welcoming of nonsafir sapients
- generally democratic; some republican
- favor direct election of lower house

ELVENISTS — light blue, less commonly forest green (color derived from the open sky and forest canopy)
- socially very conservative but generally antimonarchist if not outright anarchist
- advocate forsaking modern technology & society and returning to nature (& goddess Vāla)
- significant nudist faction
- refuse to disown terrorists that act in the name of their ideology
- linked to radical Ilathnarism

VÍLAÞAISTS — red, less commonly pink or tan (color derived from human blood or skin; also the livery color of the Vílaþa clan)
= varying shades of socialist in our (human) eyes
- accepting of humans & other “New Friends”
- some accept male homo- & bisexuality
- favor scaling criminal punishments to fit a species’ lifespan, etc.
- some tolerate, if not accept, psiders!
- favor the creation of an associate membership or observer tier in the Safir Alliance (to fit the USA and others)
- support self-determination in Varhaiet
- support repairing relations with Atoskherakh

LIBERALS — purple (color derived from wine and amethyst)
- libertarian
- favor small government, whether monarchist, democratic, or other
- 50/50 split between capitalism & current economic system
- support making the ari convertible and ending the system of Friendship Stores
- favor the creation of an associate membership or observer tier in the Safir Alliance (to fit the USA and others)
- support self-determination in Varhaiet
- favor direct election of lower house
- minority faction supports abolishing the House of Lords

FISHERS — dark blue (color derived from that of open freshwater)
- socially reactionary
- focus on protecting the damn environment, especially the seas & fish stocks
- safir supremacist to some degree
- support repairing relations with Atoskherakh
- decently-sized elvenist & capitalist factions
- favor heavy regulation of non-fishing boats, especially cargo ships
- support banning psychoelectricity federally