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Faction Name
Summary
Racial Composition
Origin of Faction
Age of Faction
Geographic Control
Religion
Magical Affinity
Political Loyalty
(Atlantean Empire)
Ruling over most of the western
half of the Land through
economic, political or military desperately for their freedom.
force.
Humans.
Founded by Tezla in 63 Tz.
370 years.
A sizable portion of the western
half of the Land.
Reverence of Tezla, founder of
Guild and Empire.
Technomancy, Magestone and
Golems.
Tezla, Emperor Nujarek, and
Empire.
Black Powder Revolutionaries
(Dark Crusaders)
Necromancers and Vampires
As all Revolutionaries, fighting
looking to corrupt and control
everyone in the Land.
Primarily humans and Dwarves. Sect Elves, some humans
Erupted into being in 419 Tz. Founded in 279 Tz
15 years. Roughly 150 years
Khamsin, Northlander, Amazon The northeastern areas of the
territories. Land
A variety of gods and totem Worship of Dark Tezla, the
deities. Blood Goddess.
Steam and black powder Necromancy, spirit-binding,
technology. vampirism
Dark Tezla, the Dark Prophet,
Freedom and wise governance.
personal power.
Draconum
(Elemental Freeholds)
Solitary, mysterious dragon Eco-terrorist warriors who
warriors who constantly pursue believe that the best way to
personal evolution. protect the Land is to own it.
Elves, Trolls, Centaurs, Faerie
Draconum
creatures
Founded in 279 Tz at Roanne
Unknown origin
Valle
Tradition dates back millennia Roughly 150 years
The fortresses of Roanne Valle
Scattered across the Land
and Stone Keep
Worship of Nature, reverence of
Dragon Gods
the Spirit of Tezla.
Healing, protection, the fury of
Unimaginable magical capability
nature
To oneself, and to one's friends. The Spirit of Tezla, the Land.
Heroes
(Elven Lords)
Brave adventurers, champions,
Ancient High Elves who use their and legendary figures all, the
martial and magical mastery to Heroes of the Land work
police the Land. individually to gain gold, fame,
and prestige for themselves.
High Elves. All races
Culture dates back to before Age
All of known history
of Mists.
2,000 years or more. All of known history
Many modern rulers began their
Rivvenheim Mountains.
careers as Heroes.
The seven Heiramman gods. Gold, fame, and prestige.
Powerful magics, top-rank Ancient artifacts and magical
wizards. weapons of all kinds.
To the High Elven Council, their To themselves; rarely ever to a
culture, and honor. Faction.
Mage Spawn Orc Khans Shyft Solonavi Apocalypse
Beings of ancient power and
A strange, hive-like race of The shadowy forces of the
Creatures summoned by sorcery, The Mongol hordes with green mysterious origins, offering
empaths and assassins struggling Apocalypse across the Land,
created by mutation, or twisted skin and a drive for plunder, superb military capabilities to
to make their own place in the spreading their corruption and
by natural evolution. battle and conquest. anyone willing to meet their
Land. destruction wherever they go.
price.
Everything under the sun Orcs, Goblins, Half-Trolls. Shyft Solonavi Secret servants of all races
Ancient, unknowable origins Unknown. Unknown Unknown Arrival of the Four Horsemen
Thousands of years At least 1,000 years old. Seen off and on for centuries Unknown Unknown
The northern grasslands and Ruins and catacombs throughout
Throughout the Land No known area. Unknown
Prieska. the Land
Eagle gods, some totemistic
Superstition and primal totemism They worship their Matriarch Unknown Carnage
deities.
Some have powers to rival the Very little; some shamanic Empathy, and a few other
Unbelievable power Destruction
best wizards capability. magical powers
To themselves, and their To themselves, their khan and
To their Matriarch, and their tribe To themselves War, Pestilence, Famine, Death
stomachs their tribe.

OFFICIAL POSITIONS
The Empire pays Heroes very
Tear the Empire down, and rip Weak, pathetic and mindless. Powerful human mages and Unholy betrayers void of any well for treasures brought forth With a few key strikes the While their leaders refuse our
Short-lived and short-sighted A land ripe for plundering, with Slay their Emperor and knock
Atlantean Empire / out the festering corruption at its Crush them all and drain the resourceful warriors who are trace of reason or honor. Destroy from the ancient Dungeons, Metallic taste, somewhat bitter. Empire, like their mages, will be hospitality, we will strive to find
polluters and destroyers. treasures beyond counting. Atlantis from the sky.
mage-born heart. human upstarts dry. good to fight with or against. them without mercy. provided the mages don’t just kill rendered weak and useless. those that will serve our needs.
you and take your loot.

While the Dwarves of the

A rival faction that must be
Black Powder Revolutionaries
destroyed at any cost.
Their fiery passion and idealistic
/ views make them easy to
manipulate.
These humans provided us with
Worthy individuals of amusing Revolution have interest in
Our only ally in the war against While admirable warriors, they Tastes like gunpowder and mighty weapons. Our alliance is They are divided, and far too A greedy faction easily swayed Slaughter their leaders and crush
temperament and righteous ancient devices, the Amazons,
those that would taint the Land. are divided and easily dealt with. sweat. now ended and they are ripe for ready to fight one another. by baubles and trinkets. their armies.
causes. Khamsins, and Galeshi have far
the plunder.
more interest in the gold we find.

The Necromancers pay well

Twisted Elven Necromancers
Dark Crusaders who seek to conquer the Land
with their Dark Crusade.
Elves and humans who will do
anything to gain a few hundred
more years of life.
Bloodthirsty invaders without While these children have lost enough for weapons and artifacts They raise our dead and make us Greedy to climb the Hierarchy,
Treacherous foes that can never Often taste rotten or spoiled; They understand us best, and so Give them a real taste of pain and
/ heart, soul or mercy. They their way, at least they have from the deepest Dungeons, but fight them; kill them first and tear they sell their own souls for the
be trusted. worse than eating a week-old kill. they must be the first to fall. death.
deserve nothing but death. purpose, however repugnant. are twice as likely to betray you apart their corpses. chance at power.
as the Atlanteans

Always a threat, as Draconum

Inhuman dragon-warriors with
Draconum
their own suspicious agendas.
They’re pretty good to have in a Honorable warriors who For supposedly superior The Draconum to the north are Fearsome warriors with The minds of the older drakes are
seem to revel in tearing apart Few of them dare to barter with Shred their wings and tear out
fight, provided they’re on your / sometimes have difficulty seeing warriors, they die quickly enough twisted and dangerous beyond Tough to chew, but succulent. determination like the greatest nearly impenetrable, but the
Crusade warriors more than us; we have other useful pawns. their fangs.
side. which side is the right one. when they’re alone. any we have encountered before. khans. young die easily enough.
anybody else.

Unless it involves a weapon that

Elemental Freeholds
Their quest to destroy our
Magestone mines will be their
downfall.
Tree-huggers who will never
understand that the end always
justifies the means.
A doomed people destined to
serve us an army of the eternal
dead.
Zealots of the wild; nature’s
alliance of Trolls, Faeries and
Elves is a potent one.
Wayward cousins who have lost
/ their way and their magic; we
have no pity for them.
the Freeholds can use to preserve Their warriors are cowards who We will return their warriors to
Difficult to chase down, but the Pitiful Elves that refuse our gifts Burn the forests and salt the
the Land, they think it’s best that fight and run away. Kill them their beloved soil, one chunk at a
juicy taste is worth the hunt. at a time of their greatest need. earth.
Heroes don’t get to keep the before they kill you. time.
treasures they acquire.

One-time allies that now attack
Elven Lords
our borders with impunity.
Blue blooded Elven knights that Very dangerous, and very old. Nearly the equal of the Dangerous meddlers unearthing Museum-keepers; the objects For beings of such power, they Their mountain cities hold many Their cursed Heirraman gods
Smash their idols and murder
want bloody revenge against the We understand these ancient Draconum masters, but never the old mysteries - and monsters / they buy from us get squirreled Stringy and bland. breed weak-limbed children who secrets that our Matriarchs attempt to prevent us from
their nobles.
traitorous Atlanteans. masters better than they realize. their betters. - best left undisturbed. away in the Rivvenheims for later depend on magic to fight. jealously want to learn. practicing our trade.

Useful pawns in the ongoing
Heroes
battle for control over the Land.
High-born Elven bluebloods Torture them enough, and they'll The best and most willing
Brave warriors and wizards who These fools will do anything for a Worthy companions and potent The best and brightest champions Invaders plundering the depths of Break their will and take their
tasked by their gods to purify the / Best loot! Tastes great! show you the way to gold and candidates for our power and
bravely confront the unknown. few coins. adversaries. the lower races have to offer. our ancient homes. treasures.
Land of all the so-called lesser riches! knowledge.

Mutated monsters from the
Mage Spawn Blasted Lands; abominations
from before Tezla’s time.
Useful as a distraction, but the
Wild beasts that are best left in
most loyal servant a
the wilderness where they
Necromancer can have is a dead
belong.
one.
They are part of nature and
Creatures to be eliminated before
should be treated with respect
they breed again.
and reverence.
The true way of the warrior lies
They fill the Dungeons and They are predators, like They are our brothers and sisters,
in one’s own skill, not in the Hunger, pleasure, desire – these Slaughter these beasts and rot the
prevent us from gaining our well- / ourselves, that must sometimes awaiting their destiny at our
monsters you have fighting for are the things they know best. corpses.
deserved prizes. be fought in order to survive. command.
you.

An evil, green-skinned, brutal

menace from the northlands who
Orc Khans
should be shot and burned on
sight.
A tribal people who take Very difficult to control or direct, Their chaotic strength is Green-skinned warriors who kill The seeds of chaos lie in these Treacherous, every last one of They are suspicious of anyone These creatures have keener
Enough meat to feed a pack for a Set their steppes aflame and kill
whatever they want from anyone but a worthy opponent in tempered by the might of their and burn without any moral brutal peoples. Extinguish them, them, and greedy for gold and / not of their own kind, and they instincts than many others; they
week. them as they flee.
not strong enough to stop them. combat. warlike Khan commanders. understanding of their actions. and peace will come. power. often take too long to die. fear our gifts, and rightly so.

The Shyft once lived in the

They take credit for our deeds A meddling child-race with sunken depths before they arose
Cowardly beast-tamers that are Tricky, manipulative lizard folk A curious race that has lived out They mutter like Goblins and Useless creatures with
and blame us for their atrocities. Too small to fight properly, and empathic powers that allow them to the surface; they keep the Nice enough once you get to Flay them alive and bury the
Shyft little better than the Mage Spawn who try to get their way at of sight for a long time; they strut like Elves. They are not / empathically-demanded loyalty to
Gut them all and leave them to too stupid to run. to twist the minds of innocent Mage Spawn like we keep pets, know them. twitching remains.
they keep. everyone else’s expense. require more study. welcome at our fires. their hive-mothers.
rot. Mage Spawn. and consider many of the
Dungeons to be their personal
They care little if we have
Neither good nor evil, these
Enigmatic conquerors that pose Their offers are tempting, but Manipulative spirit-beings with Shrouded in mystery and myth, weapons or power, and often
No price is higher than death, and spirit-beings pose a deadly threat. Why would anyone want to chew Our wish is their command. Or is Dangerous beings that should be Kill their pawns and topple their
Solonavi the largest threat the Empire has what is the true cost for dealing tempting offers, but are known to the deals these powerful beings guide Heroes to long forgotten /
of death we have little to fear. Hunt them down and destroy fire? their command our wish? destroyed at the first opportunity. Black Tower.
ever faced. with these beings? not be trustworthy. offer should be refused. temples and Dungeons—for a
their allies and spies.
price.