factionless

English

Etymology

From faction +‎ -less.

Adjective

factionless (not comparable)

1. Without factions; not divided into factions; not part of a faction.
   • 2015 March 19, Mekado Murphy, “'The Divergent Series: Insurgent' Creates New Worlds”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     The other factions believe that those who are Factionless are nomads and outcasts. But they are actually a fully functioning community.

   • 2019 July 12, Elliot Lefebvre, “WoW Factor: What would a factionless World of Warcraft look like?”, in Massively Overpowered‎^[2]:

     First and foremost, while I said “factionless” even in the header, I don’t think that we’d ever get a game in which we literally didn’t have the Horde and the Alliance in the game at all.

   • 2021 December 12, André González Rodríguez, “Infamous “factionless” WoW player DoubleAgent immortalized as Hearthstone card”, in Dexerto‎^[3]:

     The factionless Pandaren – or DoubleAgent as he’s known – first made his name when WoW’s Mists of Pandaria expansion was released. He was the first person to ever reach the game’s max level without choosing a faction as neutral leveling wasn’t possible until then.

   • 2024 June 2, Megan Hemenway, “All 5 Factions In Divergent Explained”, in ScreenRant‎^[4]:

     Ultimately, a person may become factionless because they do not pass the initiation of their chosen faction. Others may choose to become factionless because they don't agree with the morals or ideas held by a specific faction.