I don't actually have a whole lot to add besides maybe a small note on reconsidering the description of the Royalists (given the previous HQ was in their 'home' system) and potentially a -0.55 or somesuch with the Nomads instead down the line (as the current description clashes with the stated goals of casting away any one oppressor of the 'common man' -- noble and very just cause, but it doesn't do very well with also maintaining a neutral stance on the Nomads), unless that was intended to be a placeholder for the Vagrants instead?
Welcome back to Discovery, otherwise, Astra, and best of luck with the faction c: