Translations:Codex: Zaika/28/en

The alien breakthroughs were divided in three sciences: Chemistry, Biology, and Psychology. Each of the Zaibatsu claimed a branch and oversaw all innovations that fell under their particular portfolio. Rather than share the fruits of their fields equally, however, the Zaibatsu found that spreading the riches internally and trickling only the barest of necessities to the others cemented their positions. Rather than policing one another as in olden times, the current Zaibatsu conspired to keep the others in power. In time, cultural groups became corporations, justifying their perpetual dominance with the variety of lifestyle improvements they offered to the masses. Informally, those belonging to the Zaibatsu and their subsidiaries became known as Peers.