Factions

Since before The Expanse, and even the burning of the surface world, the people of the multiverse stood together, building communities and sharing in the diversity of life. After thousands of years, some of these factions still remain.

## The Lunar Guard

Once a band of nomadic mercenaries, The Lunar Guard are faithful followers of Erasil, protecting the realm from dangers of any kind. Today, they are the main line of defense of Mythspire and its queen, Erin The Keeper. They are also not all warriors, for the Lunar Guard now has clerics, bards, paladins, diplomats, politicians, and merchants in its ranks.

## The Sundom

Very few can survive in the arid surface of the planet, but life happens everywhere in Lunareth. These people have endured endless hardships from the weather. Civilizations come and go in these parts, but all the successful ones are part of the Sundom, a collection of small villages sprawled across the scorched planet surface. Faithful to Thusur, members of the Sundom are welcomed everywhere, even underground. All sorts of people can be found here, from simple merchants and traders, to mercenaries, to royalty.

## The Long Shadow

Little is known about this strange group of outlanders. With no real headquarters, tenets, or hierarchies, it hardly counts as a faction. All that is known is that they are monster hunters of the greatest caliber. They spend their entire lives learning how to kill monsters. Mostly regarded as mercenaries, the Long Shadow's allegiance is with The Burrows, and have proven to be excellent spies and assassins during wartime.

## The Vanguard

A super secretive sect of clerics and paladins of The Triplet Goddesses. Divided into 3 sub sects for each goddess: Muna's Peacekeepers, Ena's Deathdealers , and Bana's Corruptors, The Vanguard mostly deals with in-fighting amongst themselves. Every now and then, however, when The Triplet Goddesses join forces, they assemble to complete their holy mission. Sometimes good, sometimes bad, sometimes a little of both, The Vanguard is as unpredictable as the goddesses they serve.

## The Barons

The Secretive "Barons" have worked their way into every slice of crime in Lunareth. Where their money to be made, they have their hands in the pot. They extort businesses, pay bribes, smuggle, and steal, but never kill. It is said that they have hidden tunnels only they know how to traverse that connects all major cities of The Burrows. The Barons are also known for trading exclusively with Electrum Pieces (EP).

## The Travelers

This group of adventurers and storytellers was first formed by Theems The Scholar. The Travelers are a nomadic group of scholars who record the stories they hear on the road. Whether it be the life of an adventurer, or the local legends of a rural town, The Travelers remember these stories and pass them down verbally, never writing anything down, unless Theems himself requests it. Ranked purely by how much they can recite from memory, elders of this faction are some of the smartest and wisest people in Lunareth.

## The Gauntlets

These nomadic peacekeepers are unaligned to any creed, faith, rule, or nation. Those who swear The Oath of the Gauntlets must do the right thing, no matter the cost. Their deeds go from catching petty thieves to dismantling corrupt organizations and tearing down tyrannies. Gauntlets do their jobs gratis, not asking for rewards or praise.