New Faction

[Drake]

The Order doesn't really do much in the way of trading, smuggling, or mercenary work... Pretty much every member of the Order is dedicated to killing Nomads. So I don't think that the Order would work well as your tag, and I couldn't see them as an ally, but they could be on your friendly list if you do things like haul in supplies.

Corsair tag is only good if you plan on being shot by almost every character you encounter... Outcast, the vast majority of unlawful factions, almost all lawfuls... Again, they could be friendly if you hauled artifacts for them and brought them supplies, but probably not an ally or good tag material.

Zoner tag could work if you want to retain a veneer of lawful credibility. Combined with the Smuggler and Mercenary IDs, it could work. However, many 'true' Zoners frown on anyone with the Zoner tag who does things that might reflect poorly on the Zoner neutrality... Such as aligning with one particular side of the Corsair/Outcast war, or taking mercenary work against the Houses.

Junker is a possible choice... They're already only 'slightly' unlawful, pretty much everyone puts up with them (though a lot of factions, lawful and unlawful, aren't really fond of them, but they're useful). We already have two (I think) Junker factions, one group of 'true' Junkers, one group of Junker-aligned slavers and contraband smugglers.

However, as Dboy already pointed out, this really does sound like Yet Another New Faction. Unless you have some pretty unique ideas/RP, you might want to reconsider.

Of course, you could stay unofficial for the time being. You would be denied certain rights gained by factions (such as Angels recruitment, a possible home system, a few other things), but people wouldn't complain as much.