Factions

Major organizations and power structures of the Tiraan Empire and the wider world.

The Pantheon Cults

The organized faiths of the gods of the Pantheon, loosely coordinated under the Universal Church.

Universal Church — the umbrella institution coordinating the Pantheon cults, led by the Archpope.
Sisters of Avei — the cult of Avei (war, justice, protector of women); includes the Silver Legions and the Hand of Avei.
Order of Vidius — the Brethren of Vidius, the cult of death, duality, and transition.
Faith of Omnu — the pacifist Omnist faith of life, agriculture, and peace, led by the Dawn Council.
Huntsmen of Shaath — the wilderness cult of Shaath, strength and the wild.
Collegium of Salyrene — the cult of Salyrene, magic, knowledge, and creativity.
Brethren of Izara — the cult of Izara, love, diplomacy, and peace.
Cult of Verniselle — the cult of Verniselle, commerce, money, and luck; tied to Imperial banking.
Cult of Vesk — the Bardic College, the cult of Vesk, stories and adventure.
Scions of Vemnesthis — the conscript order of Vemnesthis that polices tampering with time.

Adventurer's Guild — the chartered guild of adventurers and mercenaries.
- Adventurer's Guild HQ (Tiraas) — the order's Imperial headquarters.
Wizard's Guild — secular arcane practitioners and researchers.
Thieves' Guild — the organized-crime syndicate that is also the worldly face of the cult of Eserion.

Imperial Military — the Empire's unified armed forces under the Silver Throne: the Imperial Army ("Green Coats"), the Azure Corps, the Strike Teams, Imperial Intelligence ("the Imps"), the Military Police, the Royal Guard, and the Hands of the Emperor.