The Slice–Trans-Perlemian faction (abbreviated STP) was one of the five major political factions in the Galactic Senate. It was made up of representatives from the eastern and northern portions of the galaxy along with a couple of outliers in the Trailing Sectors. The STP was the most astrographically diverse of any organization, as it featured members from the Unknown Regions, the northern and eastern Outer Rim, the Mid Rim, the Expansion Region, the Inner Rim, and even a planet in Wild Space. The organization worked heavily with the Rimward faction, holding similar beliefs, but the STP was weary of the partner's willingness to work with corporate interests, such as the Commerce Guild. The faction held a tendency for decentralization, a balanced power structure between Core and Rim worlds