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Publicly neutral and protective; internally divided between pragmatic custodians, interventionists, and those who believe dangerous knowledge should be destroyed.Approximately 270 sworn and active members, supported by several hundred occasional local helpers
The Lantern Court
by Cleric63585Oct 17
Pragmatic and divided: publicly civic-minded, privately protective of the harbor’s commercial sovereigntyApproximately 390 core officers and staff, supported by several hundred registered workers and volunteers
The Harbor Council
by Cleric63585Oct 17
Pragmatic communalists: they put the survival of nearby people ahead of law, doctrine, or distant authority.Approximately 64 regular members and 30 to 50 occasional volunteers, depending on season and danger.
The Bell-Keepers
by Cleric63585Oct 17
Lawful NeutralMedium, 104 members including 17 probationary recruits
The Writcatchers
by Cleric64732Oct 17
Lawful, but divided between custodial restraint and the belief that dangerous knowledge must be used to prevent greater dangers.Approximately 103 full members, supported by a wider network of informants and trained artisans
The Quiet Anvil
by Cleric63585Oct 17
Pragmatic and divided. The companies prize autonomy, competence, and keeping a bargain, but disagree sharply about who deserves protection and what a bargain permits.Approximately 154 members across seven companies, with numbers fluctuating as crews take temporary work or leave the routes.
The Blackwake Companies
by Cleric63585Oct 17
No formal alignment. Its doctrine prizes restraint, preparedness, and the protection of civilians, but its methods range from compassionate evacuation to ruthless quarantine.Approximately 165 sworn members and 210 attached local workers, guides, and household supporters
The Last Bulwark
by Cleric63585Oct 17
Publicly civic-minded and orderly. In practice, divided between fearful preservationists, sincere public servants, and members willing to sacrifice lives to protect the port.Approximately 140 active members and workers, with six voting Quay Seats and a much larger circle of households and trades dependent on its decisions.
Quay Council
by Ranger64724Oct 17
Pragmatic and mutually protective, with a growing divide between cautious repairers and those willing to risk a disaster to expose the council.About 29 active members, with around 30 additional sympathizers and family contacts.
Gateholders
by Ranger64724Oct 17
Chaotic NeutralMedium, approximately 175 active and probationary members across several settlements, with a wider circle of occasional informants and paid contacts.
The Saffron Hush
by Cleric64732Oct 17
Loyal bonMinuscule, dix membres en tout
Le Guet
by Rogue62909Oct 17
Neutral EvilApproximately 7,500 sworn members and 6,000 casual or unwitting sympathizers across nine nations. The Ashen Regiment numbers about 420, though only a fraction can be concentrated in one place without exposing the network.
The Kharad Vey
by Artificer64651Oct 17
Publicly neutral; internally divided between compassionate idealists and hard-nosed political pragmatistsSmall, 32 active members
Grand Theatre Company
by Druid63712Oct 17
No shared alignment. The group’s public purpose is mutual aid, but its members disagree sharply about whether survival justifies secrecy, theft, or the use of magic.Tiny, exactly seven members. Only two are currently near the meeting place; the other five are scattered across distant regions.
The Red Thread
by Barbarian60206Oct 17
Mixed. The group leans toward protecting ordinary people, but its members disagree sharply about whether changing history is a duty, a danger, or an excuse to avoid grieving.Tiny: seven members
The Ninth Table
by Barbarian60206Oct 16
True NeutralSmall, 38 members including probationary members
Third Bell Compact
by Barbarian64313Oct 16
Lawful GoodSmall, 38 active members and 6 retired witnesses
The Ninth Line
by Barbarian64313Oct 16
Pragmatic and locally minded; protects passage and fair dealing, but will bend rules when its members' livelihoods are at stake.Approximately 574 sworn members, with several times that number of informal local helpers
The Milemarkers' Association
by Sorcerer7347Oct 16
Chaotic GoodMedium, approximately 135 members including trusted Companions
The Order of the Silver Dragon
by Sorcerer7347Oct 16
Publicly claims neutrality; its members range from principled mutual-aid organizers to hard-eyed pragmatists. As a faction, it tends toward lawful methods and morally complicated ends.Approximately 233 committed members and 600 regular recipients or occasional helpers
The Unbroken Measure
by Ranger64239Oct 16
Publicly neutral; members range from principled good to ruthless lawful neutralApproximately 227 formal members, with around 140 additional Hearth supporters who may not know the full organization
Do Not Ring
by Ranger64239Oct 16
Pragmatic and internally divided. The guild's charter favors disciplined protection and contractual neutrality, but its members range from compassionate rescuers to hard-bitten profiteers.Approximately 8,700 sworn members and 1,900 attached workers and probationers, with additional temporary hires during major campaigns.
Iron-Gate
by Warlock18238Oct 15
Lawful pragmatic, with a strong public ethic of hospitality and communal survival. Individual councillors range from sincerely benevolent to ruthlessly protective of their own interests.Approximately 66 direct members and officers, including councillors, clerks, port agents, and Hearthwatch. The Council's influence reaches many more residents and businesses.
Council of Hearths
by Warlock18238Oct 15
Usually protective of kin and neighbors, suspicious of distant authority, and pragmatic about survival. Individual members span many moral outlooks.About 108 people, including roughly 77 adults, 31 young people, and 24 trained or partly trained woolly mammoths. Numbers vary as families join or separate along the routes.
Do Not Wake the Cairns
by Warlock18238Oct 15
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