Drifter

Unbound by The Courts

Drifters are an ethnic diaspora of races & individuals which wandered Tawdrii since times long before The Grand Courts & are unbound by the Bonds which Kindred are tied to. Formerly bound to The Drifters, in the wake of their defeat by the courts & subsequent dissolution due to disunity, the remains of their society still find themselves mixed among the Kindred. Having spent ages hidden among the Kindred, Drifter congregations have progressively become a less and less common occurrence, with more and more of their culture & populace having become assimilated or eradicated over the ages.

Strength Above All

Often isolated from one another, Drifters have come to adopt an almost religious dedication to individual strength, favouring the strong, it is their greatest core belief that strength is the only true worth of an individual. Though the application of their strength varies from individual to individual from those who prefer belligerence to those who fervently protect themselves & others, the Drifters strive to achieve an even greater understanding of the world through their Premonitions for the sole purpose of garnering the power to stand against any force which might challenge them. To this end, Drifters fervently pursue their fates regardless of what threats or consequences they may face.

Masters of Magic

Having practiced with the Arcane for far longer even than The Grand Courts, the Drifters tap into Memories that go far before recorded history & call their power from Ascendant forces as-of-yet unknown to the courts. Wielding Magic that is unregulated & unknown, the Drifters utilize their unfettered power with abandon, leaving scars & mutations in their wake.

The Oldest Gods

Having persisted for ages before the birth of Tawdriian history, the most powerful deities which have ruled the old world emerged mostly from the Drifters and provide Patronage for their Ascension. On the new world, these gods have taken to their nature & struck down the weakest of the arcana which have held Authority on Earth. Retaining the memories of their world & the ages they have persisted through, the Drifter gods are among the most Secretive & warlike of their kind, mercilessly assimilating the cults of religion & bearing arms against any who would dare stand against them.

Never the Same Place Twice

Like those who carry on their ethnicity, the gods of the Drifters wander from Worldly planes in the exploration of greater power and often find themselves embroiled in the conflict of the Game of Fate on The Root World of Al'Rune. Disloyal, rebellious & Willful beyond even the deities who share in their quest for power, the Drifter gods rarely remain in the same place for long & see themselves interlocked in Feuds over many worlds - their loyalties shifting between many ascendant courts & greater patrons of their fate.

Cull the Ancient

In their campaign for progress & ascension, the Drifters clash with the most Ancient of forces on each plane they set foot on, culling their ties & annexing their power as their own. Condemning the ideas of what used to be the Drifters & their gods pursue a path ever upwards, never looking back on what might have been Forgotten in the process. Never content with what is, every new understanding & method they come upon is amalgamated to create something new and loses a part of what was to achieve a greater, better form of itself.

Encompassed species

• Kriss

Related Organizations

• Court of The Equivalent
• Order of the New World
• Valiant Holdings