The Bastion

The Bastion was the first of the four factions to break off with the Scattered Medallions and formed their own faction within the organization, they did so a couple of years before the siege and of Vhana. They initially broke off from the Scattered Medallions when the faction decreed Eveticism, which was a new faith at the time was a heretical faith. Some of the more radical Evetic members of the Scattered Medallions claimed that the Medallions were doomed to fall and that they will branch off and form a new section of the Medallions which devoted their life to the teachings of Saint Jornson, the Patron Saint of Navigation and Fortitude.  After the events of the **Shattering of the Solar Barrier**, the Evetic Inquisition changed their name to **The Bastion**, and their ideals have slightly changed. They are now the Bastion of Faith within not only Aedir, but the World. These Holy warriors are now no more than Sailors, but the protectors of both land and Sea.

### Structure

The Bastion is led by a Male Dwarf named "The Wavestrider" Alexandros Ironsail. The Dwarf became a hardcore Evetic after learning about it from his father. He is the sole leader of the faction and has complete say over the matters of the faction. Other than that, like most of the other factions within the Medallions have the ability to become captains of their own once they reach the "Gold Coin" ranking. After the switch from the Evetic Inquisition to the Bastion, Alexandros is still the defacto leader of the Bastion. He has plans on retiring after looking for a suitable successor, but that plan is slowly crumbling as no suitable successor has come to prove his high standards wrong.

### Public Agenda

The Bastion's Creed is as such:

1. "Devote thyself to the teachings of the Gods."
2. "Destroy the forces of evil that wish to destroy the beautiful world the All-Creator created."
3. "Devote thyself to the findings of the ancient artifacts of the Gods, which lie dormant in the Archipelago and the world itself."The Evetic Inquisition take a hard stance on Piracy. No Piracy. Any pirates that they come across will either have their ship scuttled, or they will be apprehended for their wrongdoings.

### Assets

Similar to the Scattered Medallions, the Bastion hold a vast number of ships at their disposal. While they don't have the highest number of ships of the four factions, their ships are some of the strongest in the Veilnum, thanks to some of the developments Alexandros Ironsail has instituted within the faction, like the requirement to have a steel bow used for ramming and boarding other ships.

### History

The Evetic Inquisition was formed a couple of years before the fall of Vhana. This came about due to a disagreement between Alexandros Ironsail and the other Platinum Coins about their stance on piracy and Eveticism. The other Platinum Coins (especially the Platinum Coin who led the Flowing Sails) decreed that Eveticism was a "heretical faith" and that the laws regarding piracy should be relaxed. Alexandros, hearing his religion defamed in front of him, lunged at the other Platinum Coin, to which the others restrained him and kicked him from the meeting. Angered that his faith wasn't being taken seriously, Alexandros and his Loyalists split off from the main branch of the Scattered Medallions and formed his own branch known as the Evetic Inquisition. This would be the first significant blow to the Medallions that would lead to the fall of the Scattered Medallions as a whole. After the Shattering of the Solar Barrier, the Evetic Inquisition shifted into the **Bastion**, becoming a Bastion of Faith across the Veilnum. As the group looks outword to expand towards other continents, the Bastion is shifting it's ranks quite a bit. No longer associating with the Scattered Medallions, it seems like this group has moved on from its past of sailing the seas and now has assumed a greater purpose.