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The Order is the ruling faction of Ystrad.

After Arturo Perth created the Elixir of the Night Root, he established the Order to control the supply. As the populace began to understand the powers of the Elixir, Arturo and his Order gained wealth and power, soon taking control of the city.

The Order eventually split into two sects: the Anointed and Academy of Mencius, answering to a single ruler who is called the Prior. The Prior guides the Order according to his/her own agenda, whether good or evil is purely subjective.

The City Watch was established to enforce law and order within the city gates. They follow the Prior's orders in all things.

The Anointed believe that power and knowledge can be gained from worshiping the Elder Gods using rituals and sacrifices. Headquartered in the Dark Chapel, they are constantly trying to make contact with the Night Root through the essence. They seek to spread their influence in the city by creating overwhelming devotion to the Night Root through fear of the the Corrupted. They have long been at odds with the Academy, believing their experiments border on heretical and are quick to blame the corruption and beasts on them.

The Academy of Mencius believe that only through experimentation and pushing the limits of reality can they fully gain the power they crave through the Elixir. They seek to expand their knowledge of the Elixir's abilities through alchemy, surgery, mechanics and various other magitech fields. Considered the best and brightest minds within the city, they are also fiercely private about their work. Generally disdainful of the Anointed, they acknowledge the usefulness of the religious dogma on the population, especially when one of their experiments gets loose.


*this is a sim created faction that is open to all races

 

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