Factions

A religion spread throughout Ilica, the Eight Labors venerates gods of craft and toil as the foundations of society. With no leader, the Labors are instead a collective of temples dedicated to individual gods. These temples act as guilds for the respective professions of their gods, places of refinement and study. Cities build splendid temples to their most popular patrons: White Port boasts a grand temple dedicated to the Sailor, and the greatest master of the Caretaker’s teachings resides near Aurochs Rock.In the countryside, wandering priests and wayside shrines can be found, humbler dedications offering guidance and respite. The religion is especially popular among the commonfolk of Altalusia, and certain northern Free States...

The High Houses of the Elves those who dominate and subjugate in the name of perfection A Hundred Elven Houses under the sky. Some are Low, and some are High. But many bones of the High in the Silmarael lie, And to be High, do those who are Low vie. ~ With the death of Arevanion Arethlion, the first and only High King of the Elves, many nobles and knights of his Court immediately set about trying to claim the king-domain that he had managed to secure entirely for themselves. The few who were part of his inner council, however, had managed to amass enough wealth and power to set themselves above the other petty nobles and knights, and to subjugate and demand vassalage from many of them. It is not known who first coined the term "High...

North and East of Crown’s Hold, in the wilds of the woods where the Vayd tree roots, resides a storied order. Once,the Knights of Anatheaum enjoyed patronage from noble houses and townships, who would offer not just gifts of coin, but sons and daughters eager to learn from Masters and Captains alike. Now, they are but a shadow of what they once were, past conflicts leaving a dark stain upon their record with the lords and ladies of the land. Still, they carry on, taking in those who would join them, and train them in those ways most old, so that some still stand to defend the Wylds, and all who call it home. Purpose Bound to no king and sworn to no lord, the Knights of Anathaeum give aid to those that have none and find honor and glory...

The sheltering hand of the father, the heavenly light. He who shines brightest of all. The guiding star of the day sky. Ko, the sun itself. All gaze upon his glory, are beheld by his judgment. It is said that the visage of Ko is obfuscated by the Shroud, that his brilliance is too much for mortal eyes. To comprehend, to perceive him is to blind oneself. Still, depictions of Ko exist, likening his resemblance to that of the ancient Deva: towering above humes, face framed with horns that furl as a ram's, a personification of imposition. Ko's skin is said to be the void itself, perforated only by the radiance he exhumes. At times he is depicted with a tail, that of a lion's or scorpion's, interchangeable with the painted word. He sports...

Founded beneath a sky set to two moons, the Beloved and the Beast, the Malcazadores serves as a guild for monster hunters throughout Khurun. With Dens established and maintained throughout Ilica and Suldaza, Malcazadores stalk the continents in search of bounty and prey. Finding what refuge, resource, and reference a Den might provide. Bound together by necessity as much as professional advantage, the ties between each Cazadore is often loose and transactional. Malcazadore Dens keep territories, as much as they house boons and bounties. Like so many mortal endeavores, resource, influence, and culture play key parts in how a Den spends and deals its coin. Rivalries arise over the best contracts. Conflicts occur around territory claims...

The Sightless are religious fanatics who believe that their leader, the Everwatcher, was a mortal being risen to godhood, and that he will return to Khurun to guide them to glory. They operate in secrecy, needing to hide their gruesome methods and dark magics to avoid persecution. Mutilation, mind control, and blood rituals - everything is permitted if it furthers the cult's goals. The mission of the Sightless are twofold: foremost, to resurrect their leader back into the physical realm. Second, to gain enough power to master the natural world and bring mortal kind into another era of unity. All methods which further these goals are permitted, including the sacrifice of other members of the cult. The only form of magic that is not...

The Hungry Eight „They call us mouths without mind. But we are not devouring the world. We are keeping It fed.“ The Hungry Eight are eight shamans bound to the cursed Raakgui known as Honzui, an ancient hunger spirit said to dwell in still water, deep wells and empty parts of the soul. Born from the First Duties of the Ash Clan, they were created not to worship Honzui, but to contain it. Feeding it just enough to keep it from breaking free in rage. Each of the Eight embodies a facet of Honzui's hunger. Their presence is feared, their name spoken in whispers, and their exact purpose misunderstood by nearly all. Common Knowledge To the world, the Hungry Eight are nothing more than living curses. Feared and pitied in equal...