Faction : Droidatts - leftover and abandoned AI service communities.

Droidatts are a remnant of an alien civilization, the majority of them are autonomous domestic assistants, cooks, cleaners and handybots. A few are more advanced and were designed for commercial maintenance duties. They have a little ability to manufacture, mostly cleaning products, decal stickers, and recharge stations. Occasionally they will scavenge from wrecks sustain their number.

Droidatts are only aggressive when threatened, but do not possess conventional weaponry. Being a mostly reclusive faction with only a little ability to independently fend for themselves, the droidatts will reluctantly venture out to meet with passing travellers.

They will try to barter work for energy, but will resort to theft if negotiations fail and they are able and desperate enough to do so.

Bartering normally relates to providing an unrequested service of a means that they were designed for. A couple of battery cells would be usual as payment although other energy sources would be acceptable. Rarely, they will attempt to trade an alien item for energy and will ask a little more in return.

On the average encounter they are annoying at worst and quite useful at best. When in great numbers they may pose a real threat if a payment for service rendered has not been made. They remember 'customers' quite well, and bad 'customers' more so.

Droidatts are usually found in small clusters of asteroids near to abandoned alien installations or wreckage. They seldom adventure further than a few Km from their base.