Factions

This article lists the **factions** found in the world of Soil.

## Political Groups

### Thalassian

* **Federation of Thalassia**: The state governing Thalassia. Achieved victory over the Rainfall Coalition to win the Reclamation War. Currently the strongest political power in the world.
* **Rainfall Coalition**: An insurrection that coalesced in opposition to the Thalassian Federation. Fought against the advancement of Thalassis' late-stage capitalism and for the rights of ultranormalists.
	+ **Patchwork Hordes**: The military numbers of the Rainfall Coalition. Purposefully bore no insignia. As with the Coalition at large, the Hordes were made up of people from all over the Thalassian indesinent as well as some internationals.

### International

* **MeSA**: The Meridian States Alliance. International military co-operative contract drawn between the Thalassian Federation, Lieullierran Parliament, Elegisian Union, and Monarchy of Dowbrey.
* **Lieullierran Parliament**: The democratic government of the Lieullier Archipelago. Isolationist and insular.
* **Elegisian Union**: The communist government of the United Territories of Elegise. A young government binding together ancient lands and people.
* **First Family of Dowbrey**: The ruling party in charge of the Grand Monarchy of Dowbrey. Not a family, not a party. Diplomatic, but divided.
* **ConveCong**: The Convenience Conglomerate. Colossal Thalassian corporation. Monopolised several integral industries. Increasing their presence internationally, specifically in Dowbrey East.

### Ultranormalcy

* **Ultranormalists**: Anyone with any magical talent whatsoever is considered a perpetrator of ultranormalcy. Stigmatised and distrusted.
* **Spiritualist Society**: An informal organisation formed of those who openly practice ultranormalcy, purport to speak for the ultranormalist community. Its head committee consists of those who claimed magical experience prior to widespread ultranormalcy coming to the fore. Some are charlatans and cheats, only few have true magical aptitude.

### Government Agencies

* **Golgothan Peoples' Constabulary**: GPC. Police force established as part of the Federation's post-war reform to enforce Federal law and protect governmental interests in Gremteid.
* **Thalassian Federal Military**: TFM. The Federation's war force. Acted against the Rainfall Coalition during the Reclamation War. Widely believed to have enacted war crimes against Coalition sympathisers, junior troops, and ultranormalists, to varying degrees of public tolerance.
* **Thalassian Control Division**: TCD. The Federation's covert intelligence and security service, established post-war. Division agents are given blanket permission to operate in any jurisdiction in the Thalassian indesinent, and are afforded a degree of legal immunity when working for the state.

### Religious

* **Church of Mercy**: Nigh-extinct religious order worshipping Govnobog, formed during the Last One's Law. Initiated the Therapeutic Crusade, which eventually lead to the Church's abolishment at the hands of the newly-formed Thalassian Federation, and marked the end of the Age of Miracles.
* **Rotten Gods faithful**: Citizens of the world whose faith in the Rotten Gods still holds strong.

### Other

* **Homeless Campgrounds**: This settlement has slowly grown on the border between Gremteid's Minor Quarter and Flood District. Populated by transients and persistently homeless alike.

## Criminal Organisations

### Gremteidal Operations

* **Callahan Brood**: Run by a small cabal of ancient vampires from Lieullier. Snooze McCoy is recognised as the Brood's de facto leader. Deals primarily with lower-class crime. Engaged in a sometimes uneasy peace with the Consortium.
* **Stroganoff Consortium**: First built by the Stroganoff family, it has been some time since a Stroganoff stood at the helm of the Consortium. Exceeds in its performance of white-collar crime. Keeps disengaged with the Callahan Brood, as long as it is reciprocated,
* **Jelly-Roll Morton's Jazz Buffet**: A classy enough jazz club hidden in the back alleys of the Trust District. Host to Trust citizenry out for an impromptu night of entertainment, and to Jazz dwellers who've saved up all month to celebrate wedding anniversaries or important birthdays. Vital component of Gremteid's illicit drug trade, working frequently with both the Callahan Brood and Stroganoff Consortium.