On Wednesday, June 25, 2025 8:14 AM bss via Emerald Flame wrote:
Factions I see so far:
The Wild Court - a senior council of high druids meeting to discuss the otherwise informal organization of the druids of Etra in all her forms. They have tasked themselves with maintaining nature's place in the world, to varying degrees of conceptual purity and resistance against civilization. The highest of all druid circles, at the top of the order, is the Grand Druid, whose objectives remain unclear. The Everred Guild - a league dedicated to those who hunt and track monsters and creatures for profit and renown. There is no particular hierarchy in the guild across Trezuria, so the local house can vary widely in terms of its approach towards conservation, respect for nature, and embrace of profit, ranging from benevolent sportsmen and women to those engaging in outright bloodsport. House Magissa - an extended family of half-elves seeking to be exclusive wielders of forgotten magic and lost rituals. Their reach extends to being the sole source of some of the continent's most important wards, and running the network of /sending stones/ that hastens communication throughout. The Celestial Order - a hierarchical structure under which the worship of the most common good-aligned deities is furthered, the Celestial Order also recruits and trains a large number of paladins and clerics, devoted to their deity but also acting in the interest of the wide order. They have recently undergone a philosophical transformation from the top of the order, and no longer favor tradition at the expense of recognizing magitech's growing influence on the world. The Burclynth Company - a moderately-sized group of treasure hunters and dungeon delvers, the members of the Burclynth company specialize in the unearthing of lost relics and history of ages past. They work for collectors of unique curios, powerful artifacts, and the like, but in the process have amassed more pieces and knowledge from lost civilizations than any other group, with the exception of House Magissa's ritual archive in that specific field. -- bss (Brian S. Stephan) | https://bss.zone/ | GPG: 0x80895FCB