Hah! Posting Again!

Making up for lost time, too, which means 1500 words (the camping didn't count, dammit!). Anyway, I'm going to write up GURPS stats for the faction leaders in the alternate Alpha Centauri setting Eric and I worked up. Of course, Eric, if he does run said setting, doesn't have to use them. I'm just using this as a mental exercise. If it is useful, tho, hey, bonus!

Miriam Godwinson
Statwise, I don't think Miriam has to change much at all. The only thing I would adjust is to change her Intolerance (everyone not of her religion) to Intolerance (people who have been given the chance to convert and have not), which is probably worth only -5 points, instead of -10. Her background on Earth is likewise reasonable. However, her history after Planetfall needs revision. Thus:

During the Unity crisis, Miriam ended up allied to Pravin Lal, the leader on board with the greatest sympathy, or at least tolerance, towards her religious ideals. Pravin, on his part, was glad to have an extremely charismatic person like Miriam aiding him, first during the initial evacuation, then later during the harsh first years of Planetfall. During these early years, Miriam did little to undermine the Peacekeeper ideals, although she did try to expand her following as much as possible. However, the Peacekeeper faction members were not particularly susceptible to her brand of religious rhetoric, being reasonably content and happy. Nevertheless, Miriam did maintain her original following and managed to expand it somewhat.
It was not until M.Y. 2195, when contact with all the other factions had been firmly established, that Miriam could finally begin to expand her power base. She quickly did her best to spread missionaries and other prosleyzing agents throughout the factions. At this point, Pravin Lal began to lose his appreciation of Miriam, as her power base expanded, other factions complained to him regarding "his" pet priest, and Miriam obviously began to be less supportive of Peacekeeper goals. Over the next hundred years, however, the Believer mission continued to expand. Many factions had less pleasant colonies than the Peacekeepers, and Miriam's faith promised an escape. Miriam irritated a good number of people in these early days, and factions that might have been allied (particularly the Peacekeepers) became simply neutral. The expanded worshipper base gave Miriam a goodly amount of political clout, and she used it to her best advantage.
Believer strategy is generally to found missions in colonies, where they work to convert as many people as they can, focusing primarily on the underclass, if any. Generally, the new converts are not particularly disruptive to society. Miriam makes a policy of "rendering unto Ceasar", and faction leadership, as a result, are generally willing to tolerate some odd religious observances. Only factions ideologically opposed to the idea of organized religion tend to have problems with the Believers.
Beleivers also form colonies, although they have fewer than the largest factions. Generally, a Beliver colony forms when either a base is entirely converted to the faith, in which case it is a defacto Believer colony, although it usually maintains lip service to its earlier faction; or, a group of Believers decide to take up a more "simple" life, and found a new colony. The second type of colony outnumber converted colonies amost three to one, but they are generally much lower in population. Life in a new colony is generally very simplistic, as Believer faith advocates renouncing worldly things to focus on the spiritual life. However, these colonies tend to produce the most dedicated missionaries, spies, and soldiers the Belivers possess.

Believer religion is not as apocalyptic as in the standard Alpha Centauri setting. The Believers have faith that God will, if the faithful are devout and work hard, create an earthly paradise. Believers are deeply devout, and the faction leadership depends on the membership's faith in their leader's wisdom and righteousness to rule.
The Believers try to organize their economy as best they can. Particularly within bases, all industries are expected to contribute what they can to the needs of other industries. Between bases, arrangements are made to exchange goods and services.
While the Believers do not nessecarily believe that they will have to conquer all humanity to bring the Word of God to everyone, they still accept that fighting in the name of God is inevitable, and they actively encourage their members to enter the military. Those who become soldiers of the Lord in this manner are often granted high honors in Believer society.
The Believers are willing to accept that humanity may not be quite ready for the promised state of paradise yet, and they work to improve humans who have accepted the faith. Of course spiritual instruction plays the biggest role in this, but recently this ideal has begun to include the use of more artificial means, such as genetic modification, cybernetics, and telepathic powers.

Despite its ideal of renouncing the world, the Believer faith does not nessecarily believe in poverty. They encourage their faithful more to refrain from ostentatious display than to avoid accumulating wealth. In fact, the idea of the Protestant work ethic is alive and well in the Believer flock, and many put in long hours to make sure that they have a large amount of money stored away. However, the average Believer is no more wealthy than an average Planet citizen. As the idea of improving humanity to become closer to the ideal of God begins to take effect, however, the average wealth of Believers has begun to increase, as their improved natures allow them to work harder and more efficiently.
Believer colonies, however, are not particularly well organized. Each base tends to work at its own purposes. In fact, there is generally a "God helps those that help themselves" sentiment that tends to prevent them from aiding other Believer colonies unless the need is truly dire. Also, within a colony, officials are generally unwilling to allow an idea, request, or procedure to go forward until they have throughly inspected it for adhesion to the Divine Plan. Finally, the Believers' unwillingness to display wealth tends to lead them to put off maintainence more than is healthy; a new-looking speeder could be a sign of vanity.
Believer colonies and groups tend to have fairly good growth, usually expanding about 3% every year. Faction leaders in colonies with Believer groups often worry about this, and the mere presence of a Believer mission can lead to either increased priviledge for the lower classes, or extreme control measures, both in order to slow the rate of conversion. As the Believers begin to "improve" their members, this growth rate is increasing, both from converts eager to share in the bounty, and as already-enchanced faction members have more children.
Unfortunately, while Believers work hard, the faction tends to have few highly trained technicians, with the result that their manufacturing facilities are not particularly productive. Believer goods cost slightly more than the Planet average, and their anti-decorative esthetic also tends to insure that few other than the Believers themselves are eager to buy Beleiver-made goods. However, productivity is improving as the Believers carry out their program of improving humanity, and the faction may eventually become more productive than average rather than less.
As part of their daily religious observances, all Believers are expected to do some degree of combat training. The faithful are expected to be able to defend themselves against the agents of darkness if the need arises. Many members of the faction have a fair degree of combat experience, and their military troops are among the most well trained on Planet. However, the Believer's policies of improving humanity are having the unintened side effect of decreasing the interest in its members for combat, as faction members begin to prefer non-violent means of combat resolution. Eventually, this may degrade their military skill by a significant degree.
Believers are generally of the opinion that Planet, like Earth, was created by God for the use of humanity. As a result, they are generally unwilling to take some of the more extreme ecological steps that other factions have taken. This leads to mind worms and fungus being something of a problem at Believer colonies. Believers rarely have any natural talent at controlling mind worms, and they rarely employ them in combat.
Believer society is fairly controlled, with a fair degree of government control over the lives of its citizens. Most publications are censored before publication, to insure their conformity to Believer doctrine. Individual Believers are expected to tithe heavily to support the faction.
Believers are generally extremely devoted to their religion. Probe teams find it extremely difficult to infiltrate them, as Believers are constantly on the lookout for dangerous unbelivers. On the other hand, Believer probe teams are fanatical, skilled, and deeply devoted to their faction, making them dangerous opponents, for all that their religious scruples generally prevent them from using the more severe sabotage tactics.
Believer society is deeply technologically conservative, generally refusing to adopt new technology until its religious implications have been throughly examined. Generally, Believers make few if any discoveries of note, instead using their probe teams to steal data from other factions.
As a consequence of their devotion to their beliefs, many Believers choose to enter a life of military service. Since they have a population base smaller than the large factions, they are not usually considered a severe military threat. Nonetheless, factions planning on conquering Believer bases are aware that a significant fraction of the population will be fully trained in a military capacity.