Sisters of Mercy: The Sisters of Mercy have convents throughout the sector on every Independent World and planet in the Galactic Alliance. They include women of every species and walk of life, as other Na’dari orders do. The founding members named the order for the angel Mercy, not the virtue itself. Each sister keeps her given name but replaces her surname with one of Mercy’s four sisters: Grace, Faith, Hope, and Joy—hence, the name of the order. Like the angelic namesakes, the Sisters of Mercy are compassionate and always willing to help those less fortunate in the Creator’s name. They are also fierce warriors who suffer no fools. One should go to great lengths never to cross a sister. Otherwise, that individual will learn a humbling and painful lesson.