Returner
The Returners are a movement and quasi-military organization of Survivors who are primarily known for harboring deep anti-Technica sentiments. Returners are branded a terrorist organization by LEIGH&CO. Returners get their name from their "back to the land" sentiments where they hope to "return to a more natural way of life".
History
Origins of the Returner movement are largely unknown, but it is surmised that at least some sentiment arises from suspicion about the nature of the Great Crash and the role technica had to play in it. Some believe that trusting in Technica is what lead to being stranded on this planet in the first place.
Others perhaps believe that their own efforts and hard work are cheapened when others are able to obtain the same products for less work. Why should I chop down trees and hand mill logs into planks when I can just purchase them at commodity prices on the open market, they ask. Returners believe that this general lack of appreciation of hand-worked materials is a sign of, and directly contributes to, the decay of society.
Beliefs
Returners call for the abolition of all Technica Arcanum, and the wholesale dismantaling of LEIGH&CO. This includes all current products of Arcanum, including the Land Office system and the protections it affords, including anti-monster protection. New Eden City will not be free, they claim, until once again creepers lurk in the dark corners of the city while griefers feel the safety to operate in broad daylight wrecking builds.
Especially offensive to Returners is LEIGH&CO technica material generation, which they claim is generally a crime against the natural order. "Logs should come from trees" is a common phrase heard at Returner locations. It is the Returner belief that making materials more accessible for artisans to create Great Works cheapens the experience for everyone and represents a great social harm.
It goes without saying that powered flight, teleportation, and the LEIGH&CO jump drive for moving ships is off the table, as these are considered to be deep perversions of the natural order and physics.