Faction Name: "Edelweiss" (Codename assigned by Directory Intelligence)
Government: Not applicable.
Capital: Unknown, not located on Earth.
Territories: Unknown
Population: Unknown, comprised primarily of android functionaries organized in task-based hierarchies.
Goals: Observation and recording of unusual phenomena, correcting temporal and causal paradoxes and disruptions, others unknown.
Motto: None.
History:
A mysterious organization that has been operating on the fringes of L'Isola for an uncertain amount of time. Their presence is heralded by the arrival of Opus reconnaissance units, which linger at the outskirts of a battlefield or location, silently observing an incident of interest. Because these observations were non-violent, their origins were not closely investigated by the Directory until scattered reports began to emerge of firefights breaking out in locales where the "observers" were attacked. Survivors of these skirmishes described encounters with Mobile Weapons far more advanced than any seen on Earth, rivaling those of the Lunarians, which spontaneously appeared when the observers were followed, or threatened, and which subsequently attempted to eradicate anything deemed as a threat.
As of this moment, little is understood about their true nature, but they may be related to certain local legends that have developed in the outer territories. While previously only minor attention has been paid to the ramblings of backwater colonists, the nature of the situation indicates that perhaps a closer, more thorough examination is warranted.
Further investigation is ongoing.