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Sheredyn Leader

The Leader of the Sheredyn

The Sheredyn are one of the playable factions in Endless Space. Originally the bodyguards for the emperors of the United Empire, the Sheredyn Fleet, as it is known, has since grown into a powerful subfaction within the empire.

Background[]

Origins[]

The Sheredyn were the first and are arguably the most famous military order within the United Empire, tied to it in the same way the Praetorians were tied to the emperors of Rome. Founded at the request of Nykolay III "Steel Eyes" Hyvel a few decades after the creation of the Empire, the Sheredyn were originally an elite group of guards charged with the personal security of the emperor and his family. With their members recruited from all services of the Imperial military, the Sheredyn evolved from personal security work into air and sea operations as well. Barons, dukes, and corporations made numerous attempts to create copycat elite units with varying degrees of success. These units have, over the history of the empire, come into direct conflict with the Sheredyn. But the record remains at 43-0-1 for the Sheredyn, whose ability to survive and succeed has given them an almost mystical aura of power.[1]

As the only reliably loyal element in an increasingly widespread empire, the Sheredyn's political power grew over time. Economic power followed political power; the Sheredyn had to develop supply, logistics, maintenance, and manufacturing facilities in order to maintain their installations, technology, and troops. When the Empire developed space flight, the Sheredyn necessarily followed along. The emperor began to travel on Sheredyn ships with Sheredyn crews, as the family and corporate elements that controlled fleets of the UE Navy often had conflicting loyalties.[2]

Zelevas' Ascension[]

Sheredyn 19

Sheredyn troops escorting the Emperor

A radical change in the power structure occurred with the accession of Maximilian Zelevas to the throne, as Zelevas's bloodless coup was executed with the unspoken approval of the Sheredyn. This was in complete opposition to the traditional stance of the organization; it had always pledged loyalty to the emperor regardless of questions of "right" or "wrong". Arguments can be made in favor of the Sheredyn's actions, however. Zelevas was the CEO of a wide-ranging conglomerate, XenoMine Corp., and widely acknowledged as a genius as well as an inspirational leader. It helped, of course, that the reigning Emperor Willema Szinda had gone from honest and energetic to senile and unbalanced. Still, this shift in Sheredyn loyalties was unthinkable to many.[2]

With their increased freedom, the Sheredyn began taking over corporations, developing independent colonies, and creating their own interstellar logistics networks, transforming from an elite bodyguard force into a powerful subfaction with the empire and taking on such duties as performing policing actions, anti-piracy missions, assassinations, and covert operations against other factions in addition to protecting the emperor. Whether this is to further the aims of the United Empire, or to provide a future counter-weight if another emperor proves to be as unstable as Szinda, only time will tell.[2][3]

Some say the Sheredyn, unhappy with the money politics of the empire, are planning long-term to replace it.[1]

Traits[]

Sheredyn Affinity

Prevents opponents from retreating.

-33% Buyout on System.

Sheredyn Faction-Specific Technologies

Dust Congruity +0.3 1004moneySmall leech on Hero. Trait-plus-trans
Entrepreneurs +1 1004moneySmall per 1006populationUnitSmall on Planets. Trait-plus-trans
Strong Alloys +40% 1020healthPoints on Ships. Trait-2plus-trans
Asceticism -50% Luxury bonus. Trait-minus-trans
Sheredyn Integrity -10% 1011approval per deal broken on System. Trait-minus-trans

Sheredyn Faction-Specific Technologies (in Disharmony)[]

Benefit Wing & Cost Name Effects
Seed Ship n/a n/a Sheredyn seed Transport
TRANSPORT Ship Class[]

-50% Support Module Civilian 1009weightSmall on Ship

T0 Ship n/a n/a Sheredyn T0 Corvette
CORVETTE Ship Class[]

-20% Weapon module 1009weightSmall on Ship

T2 Ship Exploration and Expansion13016px-science Efficient Shielding Sheredyn T2 Destroyer
DESTROYER Ship Class[]

-20% Fighters 1009weightSmall on Ship

-20% Bombers 1009weightSmall on Ship

T4 Ship Exploration and Expansion68016px-science Baryonic Shielding Sheredyn T4 Cruiser
CRUISER Ship Class[]

-30% 1009weightSmall for Bomb targeting Population on Ship

T6 Ship Exploration and Expansion400016px-science Applied Atmospherics Sheredyn T6 Battleship
BATTLESHIP Ship Class[]

-30% 1009weightSmall for Bomb targeting Buildings on Ship

T7 Ship Exploration and Expansion750016px-science Non-Baryonic Shielding Sheredyn T7 Dreadnought
DREADNOUGHT Ship Class[]

-50% Support Module Power 1009weightSmall on Ship

Improved Diplomacy and Trading4016px-science Xenology Research-animalia

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Research-xenotourism-agencies-sheredyn

Default Version: Animalia[]

Unlocks the gathering of Redsang, Bluecap Mold, Dustwater, and Hydromiel

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Xenotourism Agencies[]
  • +8 Dust per colonized Terran
  • +8 Dust per colonized Jungle
  • +8 Dust per colonized Ocean
  • +8 Dust per colonized Arid
  • +8 Dust per colonized Tundra
  • +1 Dust per Population on Tundra
  • +1 Dust per Population on Jungle
  • +1 Dust per Population on Terran
  • +1 Dust per Population on Ocean
  • +1 Dust per Population on Arid
  • -2 Dust on improvement

Cost: 80 Industry

Replaces: Xenotourism Agencies[]
  • +8 Dust per colonized Terran
  • +8 Dust per colonized Jungle
  • +8 Dust per colonized Ocean
  • +8 Dust per colonized Arid
  • +8 Dust per colonized Tundra
  • -2 Dust on improvement

Cost: 80 Industry

Unique Diplomacy and Trading13016px-science Dust Retrieval Research-battlefield-purifiers
Battlefield Purifiers[]
  • +20 Dust for each Destroyed Enemy CP on Empire
Improved Galctic Warfare51016px-science Dust to Dust Research-decon-droids

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Research-assault-troops

Default Version: Decon Droids[]
  • Pillage this System

Cost : 1 Turn

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Default Version: Assault Troops[]
  • Cost: 28 Industry Weight: 15+10% Tonnage Slots: 1 Special Slot

*Moved here from Localized Stasis.

Unique Diplomacy and Trading180016px-science Invasive Infrastructures Research-deployment-network
Deployment Network[]
  • +250 Dust on Star System
  • -15 Dust on improvement

Construction Effects:

  • -50 Approval on Star System
  • -30% Food on Star System
  • -30% Science on Star System

Cost: 10 Turns

Halved Galctic Warfare300016px-science Localized Stasis Research-reflective-armor
Reflective Armor[]
  • +325 Hit points on Ship

Cost: 32.4 Industry Weight: 5% Tonnage, Requires: Titanium-70 Titanium-70

* Normally includes Assault Troops. Sheredyn get them earlier with Dust to Dust

Changed Galctic Warfare562516px-science Personal Shielding Research-dust-enhanced-barriers

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Research-artifact-analysis

Dust enhanced Barriers
  • 10% Dust converted into Star System Defense
  • -2 Dust on improvement

Cost: 2660 Industry

Replaces: Dark Energy Rifle[]
  • +60 Defense per Population on Star System
  • +5 Control Recovery (Invasion) on Star System
  • -2 Dust on improvement

Cost: 2900 Industry, Requires: Hexaferrum Hexaferrum

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Default Version: Artifact Analysis[]

Unlocks: 7913LuxuryResourceConcreteArtifactsConcrete Artifacts, 7914LuxuryResourceVirtualArtifactsVirtual Artifacts, 7915LuxuryResourcePreSchismArtifactsPre-schism Artifacts, 7916LuxuryResourceNonPrecursorArtifactsMundane Artifacts

Improved Applied Sciences2500016px-science Quantum Processing Research-self-organizing-cities-sheredyn
Self-Organizing Cities[]
  • -35% Ship Cost on Star System
  • -9 Dust on improvement

Cost: 3200 Industry, Requires: Adamantian Adamantian

Replaces: Self-Organizing Cities[]
  • -20% Ship Cost on Star System
  • -9 Dust on improvement

Cost: 3200 Industry, Requires: Adamantian Adamantian

Unique Diplomacy and Trading2500016px-science Tunneled Comms Research-qt-c4-mods
QT C4 Mods[]
  • -1 Command Points on Ships of Class 'Dreadnought'
Unique Applied Sciences3600016px-science Privatized Research Research-advanced-app-labs
Advanced App Labs[]
  • 200% Science converted into Dust
  • x0 Science on Star System

Cost: Infinite

Steam Achievements[]

Giving the Orders
Giving the Orders
Win with the Sheredyn
Heartless
Heartless
Destroy 10 colony ships using Battle Stasis

Hint: Battle Stasis is the Sheredyn ability to prevent retreat

It's All Mine(d)!
It's All Mine(d)!
As United Empire or Sheredyn, own at least 20 deposits of one of the Strategic Resources in a single game


Notes[]

  • Gameplay-wise, the Sheredyn were initially no different from the United Empire. Following the release of the expansion pack Endless Space: Disharmony, the 1.0.87 update was released and added a unique faction affinity for the Sheredyn.
  • The Sheredyn faction was exclusive to the Emperor Edition of Endless Space, but on June 26, 2013, all Admiral Edition owners gained access to the Sheredyn at no additional cost and the Admiral Edition itself was phased out to reduce community fragmentation.[4]
  • It is not entirely clear whether the Sheredyn have formally split off from the United Empire or are still a powerful subfaction. The majority of sources (The artbook, Slowhands posting, brief in-game description) indicate the latter, but the introduction video added in the 1.0.87 update indicates the former. 

References[]

Factions
Playable Factions AmoebaAutomatonsCraversHarmonyHisshoHoratio
PilgrimsSheredynSophonsSowersUnited EmpireVaulters
Non-Playable Factions DeuyivanDust CollectiveEndlessOros Gec
PiratesPlocynosUnknownVirus
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