New NPC factions...

[Asymptotic]

I've always wondered...

if one were to add an entirely new faction, including NPCs; small, insignificant systems; etc.; would it be allowed/possible? It would consist of a band of pirates named the Xiongnu, a Chinese terrorist group who opposed the Coalition in Sol and managed to construct sleeper ships as well.

(The real-world parallel is the Xiongnu of the Mongolian Plain/Caucus mountains who caused trouble for the Chinese, the Indians, and the Romans under the name of the Xiongnu/Hsiung-Nu, the Hunas, and the Huns, respectively named.)

Ship ideas:
Crossbow (V Heavy Fighter)
It looks like a crossbow. The pulled-back strings are actually just cables, and where the bolt would normally be cranked back to is where the guns are mounted. Probably a battery of 6 Class 10's. No cruise disruptor/torpedo mount. This ship is for heavy support, not cruise disruptors. Very difficult handling, but lots of firepower.
Fang (Heavy Fighter)
The cockpit is shaped like a tooth, the engines are directly behind it, and there is a curved bar extension going out to the right and the left where the weapons are mounted. 4 Class 10 mounts. CD/T mount enabled, a slightly weaker power core and hull. Decent handling.
Junk (Light Fighter)
It looks a little bit like a hydrofoil - there are two "plates" facing diagonal-downwards left and right, shaped artistically, of course, and attached to a central cockpit. The weapons are mounted underneath the cockpit inside the protection of the plates. Probably 3 Class 10 mounts. CD/T mount enabled, with a Light fighter appropriate power core and not too much armor (it's supposed to be light and manuverable, yet deadly.)