The Radiant Triumvirate

The Radiant Triumvirate is a major faction operating within the continent of Ahlus.

## Description

Founded by the Lord of Howell Town, The Radiant Triumvirate was the second government to be set up by the new adventurers of Ahlus, following on from the creation of the Lotus Council of Whittengrove. While Fonteyne Howell held the title of Triumvir for a time, with the creation of Howell Town, he relinquished the role, selecting from amongst the populace his replacement. In his wake, the high elf Lumaris Xaldir acted as a guiding hand for his colleagues, and has remained a central figure in the Triumvirate ever since. No longer operating out of the Precinct, a complex constructed by Howell in the early days of the city's growth, the Triumvirs instead hold meetings and councils in the Lapidarium, which sits as a gemstone in the ring-like walls of Old Alcyon.

The Radiant Triumvirate maintains a loose level of control over the surrounding settlements dotted throughout the Tviatini Jungle and the nearby archipelagos by means of appointed governors that take responsibility for most local matters in accordance with the laws and edicts of the Triumvirate. Exceptions come in the form of the Sahkain of the lizardfolk of Fernlight, the Virgiliant of Faelight Falls and the independence afforded to Fort Arken in exchange for their continued trade of precious gemstones and ores from the mines of Glintwall Pit.

## Goals

The Radiant Triumvirate was originally founded on the principle of the population's safety, providing unto them a guiding hand to protect them from the uncertain threats of the jungle that surrounded them. Policies helping citizens to receive training with simple weaponry were heavily promoted in the early days, but with the creation of the Glimmerguard these efforts have since tailed off. Despite this, the threats posed by wild beasts lurking amongst the trees or beneath the waves has not faltered, and there is a growing piratical presence within the surrounding bays.

More so that its sister city of Whittengrove far to the west, Viridell was seen as a place for further personal freedoms shortly after its creation, and this sentimentality has persisted to this day. Individual freedoms are highly regarded, with most seeing the punishments in place for criminal actions as far more lax than many other major cities of the region. Nonetheless, some amongst the populace have considered even these charters too stringent, prompting their fracture to form the Thrice-Damned, now considered by most to be little more than treacherous pirates.

## Tenets of the Radiant Triumvirate

* Freedom and personal liberties should be granted to all, until your pursuit of such things results in the quashing of that of your neighbours.
* Vibrancy and variety offer new joys each and every day. Seek a little adventure from time to time, lest your life grow stale.
* Just as radiant gemstones can be drawn from the grime, soil and stone, remember that wonder can be found in the strangest and most unexpected of places.

## Relationships

The Radiant Triumvirate maintains control over arguably one of the most bountiful regions of the continent in terms of rare, exotic or otherwise luxury items, ranging from precious ores and glittering jewels to rich hardwoods and medicinal herbs. Demand for these items has spawned a vast trade network of shipping routes with the wider continent and with the finalisation of the Great Conduit, the Galerider Rail has opened up further avenues for commerce across land. As populations across the continent continue to grow, demand likewise continues to do so, and so further trade contracts are offered up and signed each passing year between the Radiant Triumvirate and the major regimes and governments elsewhere in Ahlus.

Locally, the Radiant Triumvirate maintains cordial links with the settlements that surround Viridell, ultimately acknowledging that they are most productive and content when given the opportunity to manage their own affairs, but likewise knowing that through the residency of governors and other officials appointed by the Triumvirs a loose sense of control can be maintained as necessary. The Radiant Triumvirate also frequently entreat and collaborate with the merfolk of Tvia and Petal Bays, relying on them as another layer of defence against naval incursions in exchange for respecting their fishing territories and kelp farms sprawling from their underwater settlements.

The Thrice-Damned has proven a thorn in the side of the Radiant Triumvirate for the last decade, and as the roaming bands of corsairs and pirates expand their network beyond Tourmalini'i, the Radiant Triumvirate hopes they'll find additional support in dealing with their repeated incursions.

## Characters

Though nowadays many individuals are born and grow up in the settlements governed by the Radiant Triumvirate, historically the city of Viridell and its soon-to-be vassals were largely populated by immigrants who had departed from Whittengrove. A variety of reasons may have guided them to such a decision, and these sentimentalities may have in time been passed onto their children and grandchildren since. Perhaps they simply preferred the steady tropical climate of the region, or maybe instead they sought to carve a place for themselves in the trading of spices and other costly commodities by land. When creating a character from the lands of the Radiant Triumvirate, consider how your family history might influence your approach and response to the occurrences of the world around you.

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