Factions
Table of Contents
- 1. Factions
- 1.1. Balm of Joy  human faction religious clerical_order female celibate
- 1.2. Checkered Shield  human faction religious fighting_order competent
- 1.3. Chindra  gargun faction disorganized
- 1.4. Cohorts of Gashang  human faction religious fighting_order male
- 1.5. Copper Hook  human faction religious fighting_order declining small
- 1.6. Crimson Dancer  human faction religious fighting_order female
- 1.7. Dark Order  human faction religions clerical_order
- 1.8. Demon Pameshlu the Insatiable  human faction religious fighting_order
- 1.9. Diaffa  gargun faction disorganized
- 1.10. Eight Demons  human faction religious clerical_order female sadistic
- 1.11. Fuming Gate  human faction religious clerical_order declining small
- 1.12. Herpa the Mace  human faction religious clerical_order mystical crusader
- 1.13. Hyn-Aleori  human faction religious clerical_order conservative
- 1.14. Hyvrik  human faction religious clerical_order wealthy
- 1.15. Irreproachable Order  human faction religious clerical_order male celibate
- 1.16. Kukshin  human faction religious fighting_order female
- 1.17. Lady of Paladins  human faction religious fighting_order female
- 1.18. Lord of Chaos  human faction religious clerical_order
- 1.19. Mamaka the Master of Steel  human faction religious clerical_order
- 1.20. Ochre Womb  human faction religious clerical_order
- 1.21. Octagonal Pit  human faction religious clerical_order
- 1.22. Pai-Gardith  human faction religious cleric order obscure
- 1.23. Pillar of Fire  human faction religious clerical_order secret
- 1.24. Pryeh  gargun faction
- 1.25. Ramala Legion  human faction
- 1.26. Red Shadows of Herpa  human faction religious fighting_order crusader
- 1.27. Roving Doom  human faction religious fighting_order brutal
- 1.28. The Ruthuba  gargun faction
- 1.29. Rydequelyn  human faction religious clerical_order comedic
- 1.30. Seafarer Ibenis  human faction religious disorganized
- 1.31. Shea-al-Aecor  human faction religious clerical_order small powerful
- 1.32. Silken Voice  human religious clerical_order female
- 1.33. Sudelrhyn  human faction religious clerical_order
- 1.34. Warriors of Mameka  human faction religious fighting_order
- 1.35. The Toset  gargun faction
- 1.36. The Wurokin  gargun faction
- 1.37. Yellow Hand  human faction religious clerical_order
1. Factions
1.1. Balm of Joy  human faction religious clerical_order female celibate
- Sister order of the Irreproachable Order
- Main temple in Thay, other temples in Aleath, Coranan, Cherafir, and Tashal
- Many rural shrines throughout Harn
- Temples offer healing
1.2. Checkered Shield  human faction religious fighting_order competent
- Larani fighting order, sponsored by Hyvrik
- Known for prowess, provides temple guards for Hyvrik and any other good church
1.3. Chindra  gargun faction disorganized
Native to Anadel.
- Disorganized
- Fightning Bujoc
1.4. Cohorts of Gashang  human faction religious fighting_order male
- Agrikan male-only fighting order, sponsored by the Eight Demons
- Based at Themeson
- Formal, little-used name is The Cohorts of Gashang, the Emperor of Flame
- Split from Red Shadows of Herpa
- Known to bring captives to the Eight Demons
1.5. Copper Hook  human faction religious fighting_order declining small
- Declining clerical order of Agrik, one dozen knights, sponsored by Fuming Gate
1.6. Crimson Dancer  human faction religious fighting_order female
- Female Agrikan fighting order sponsored by Kukskin
- Headquarters is the Quimen keep in Orbaal after banishment from Rethem
- Still a small hostel in Shiran
- Known for brutal treatment of Jarin thralls, generally feared by men
1.7. Dark Order  human faction religions clerical_order
- Order that split from the Ochre Womb due to the Ivashu trade
- Murders those who engage in the Ivashu trade
- Inhabit the caverns underneath and joining Araka-Kalai
1.8. Demon Pameshlu the Insatiable  human faction religious fighting_order
- Agrikan fighting order who are sponsored by the Octagonal Pit
- Hands no lands
- Serve as guards, gladiators, beastmasters, slavemasters for Pamesani games in Rethem and Tharda
1.9. Diaffa  gargun faction disorganized
Native to Orbaal.
- Unorganized bands of Gargu-arak in the forests of Orbaal near Gedan
1.10. Eight Demons  human faction religious clerical_order female sadistic
- Agrikan, all-female clerical order who sponsor Cohorts of Gashang
- Known for sexual torture, mutilation and sacrifce of male captives brought by Cohorts of Gashang
- Split from Herpa the Mace
- Main temple in Shiran, ohers in Coranan and Golotha
1.11. Fuming Gate  human faction religious clerical_order declining small
- Declining clerical order of Agrik, one dozen priests
- Only major temple in Golotha
1.12. Herpa the Mace  human faction religious clerical_order mystical crusader
- Agrikan cleric order who sponors Red Shadows of Herpa
- Most mystical of Agrik's orders, deeply involved in politics
- Favors a crusade against Laranian-dominated kingdoms of Kaldor, Kanday, and Melderyn
- Main temple in Golotha, covert temple in Coranan who are attempting subversion
- Broke off from Order of the Eight Demons
1.13. Hyn-Aleori  human faction religious clerical_order conservative
- Most conservative order of Save K'nor
- Also known as Order of the Sage of Heaven
- Avoids overt societal action, likes to collect/study books and artifacts instead
- Main temple in Coranan, others in Aleath, Golotha, Tashal, and Thay
1.14. Hyvrik  human faction religious clerical_order wealthy
- Larani clerical order, sponsors the Checkered Shield
- Limited to western Harn
- Main temple in Aleath, others in Coranan, Dyrisa, and Shiran
- Wealthy, holds vast estates throughout Kanday
1.15. Irreproachable Order  human faction religious clerical_order male celibate
- Celibate male order of Peoni
- Brother order of Balm of Joy, seems to exist as separate order because of celibacy
- Looks up to the Balm of Joy for leadership
- Main temple in Thay, others in Cherafir, Tashal, Shiran, and Coranan
1.16. Kukshin  human faction religious fighting_order female
- Originally from Rethem, now situated mostly in Orbaal after being banned
- Only official temple is at Quimen
1.17. Lady of Paladins  human faction religious fighting_order female
- Fighting order of Larani, sponsored by Spear of Shattered Sorrow
- Limited to eastern Harn
- Has holds in Cundras and Fosumo
- Currently subjugating the Solori in Solora, church disapproving of their excess
1.18. Lord of Chaos  human faction religious clerical_order
- Clerical order of Morgath
- Temple in Coranan
1.19. Mamaka the Master of Steel  human faction religious clerical_order
- Supreme order of church of Agrik
- Have a tendency to attack other Agrikan orders, such as purging the Pillar of Fire
- Only temple is in Golotha
1.20. Ochre Womb  human faction religious clerical_order
- Based near Araka-Kalai, community in a village called Ochrynn
- Plagued by past doctrine disputes, some factions broke off like Sudelrhyn and the Dark Order
1.21. Octagonal Pit  human faction religious clerical_order
- Headquartered in Golotha
- Mostly concerned with operation of Pamesani games in Golotha, Shiran, and Coranan
1.22. Pai-Gardith  human faction religious cleric order obscure
- Minor, obscure clerical order of Ilvir
- Operates temple in Golotha
- Few worshippers
- Main activity is procuring Ivashu for Pamesani games
1.23. Pillar of Fire  human faction religious clerical_order secret
- Agrikan clerical order
- All male
- Secret temple moves around after only temple destroyed after purge
- A few dozen priests remaining
- Suspected of plotting to seize primacy, actually plotting it
- Secretive: kill those who learn their identity or location of temple
- Roving Doom not support loyal to them
1.24. Pryeh  gargun faction
- Collection of unknown number of Gargu-arak bands, west of Elkall-Anuz
- Fighting their neighbors and Gargu-hyeka from the Felsha Mountains
1.25. Ramala Legion  human faction
1.26. Red Shadows of Herpa  human faction religious fighting_order crusader
- Agrikan fighting order, sponsored by Herpa the Mace clerical order
- Occupies Rethemi castle, champions holy crusade against rest of Harn
- Campaigning to exterminate the Kubora
- Support King Chafin III
1.27. Roving Doom  human faction religious fighting_order brutal
- Fighting order of Agrik, sponsored by Pillar of Fire clerical order
- House of Arketh in Rethem
- Rethemi kings historically employ them as enforcers
1.28. The Ruthuba  gargun faction
- Assortment of Gargu-arak bands, southeast of Tontury Lake
- Some bands hunt in the Ilmen Marsh, hunting and intimidating the Ilme
1.29. Rydequelyn  human faction religious clerical_order comedic
- Most public of Save-K'nor's orders
- Stresses comedic aspect of their god
- Often called the Order of the Fool
- Chief temple in Shiran, one other in Coranan
1.30. Seafarer Ibenis  human faction religious disorganized
- Temple crumbling into the Thard
- Badly organized
- Runs water-borne pilgrimages to Araka-Kalai across Lake Benath
1.31. Shea-al-Aecor  human faction religious clerical_order small powerful
- Smallest but most powerful clerical order of Save-K'nor
- Also know as Order of the Lost Guide
- Elite scholars who operate behind the scenes
- Hard to enter: must be exemplary member of one of the two other orders
- Chief temple is in Cherafir
1.32. Silken Voice  human religious clerical_order female
- All female clerical order
- Main temple in Shiran
- Houses in every city except Azadmere
- Shiran temple sells and rent pleasure slaves, male/female, usually poor folk
1.33. Sudelrhyn  human faction religious clerical_order
- Clerical order, officially The Order of Sudelrhyn the Bearer of Loom
- Wealthy, supported by pilgrims to Araka-Kali
- Based in Leriel
1.34. Warriors of Mameka  human faction religious fighting_order
- Fighting order sponsored by the Mamaka the Master of Steel clerical order
- Have a keep at Bedenes
- Fighting tribes of Peran such as Kubora
- Goal is to establish a keep at Kustan
1.35. The Toset  gargun faction
- A Gargun nation
- Constantly at war with the Equani due to shared range
1.36. The Wurokin  gargun faction
- A Gargun "nation"
- Dwells south of the Anoth Delta.
1.37. Yellow Hand  human faction religious clerical_order
- Clerical order of Ilvir
- Main activity is promoting pilgrimages to Araka-Kalai
- Many clerics more interested in looking for sacred artifacts in ruins of Kelapyn-Anuz beneath Tashal
In this section
- Balm of Joy
- Checkered Shield
- Chindra
- Cohorts of Gashang
- Copper Hook
- Crimson Dancer
- Dark Order
- Demon Pameshlu the Insatiable
- Diaffa
- Eight Demons
- Fuming Gate
- Herpa the Mace
- Hyn-Aleori
- Hyvrik
- Irreproachable Order
- Kukshin
- Lady of Paladins
- Lord of Chaos
- Mamaka the Master of Steel
- Ochre Womb
- Octagonal Pit
- Pai-Gardith
- Pillar of Fire
- Pryeh
- Ramala Legion
- Red Shadows of Herpa
- Roving Doom
- The Ruthuba
- Rydequelyn
- Seafarer Ibenis
- Shea-al-Aecor
- Silken Voice
- Sudelrhyn
- Warriors of Mameka
- The Toset
- The Wurokin
- Yellow Hand