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Factions

in The Shattered Isles

Factions are the groups that make up and run Doskvol, and in which, its citizens huddle for protection and purpose. A lone Dusker is easy prey.
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Angels of the Divine Emperor

Organization | Feb 18, 2022

a clandestine group of elite assassins and spies
The Billhooks

Organization | Jan 30, 2022

A tough gang of thugs who prefer hatchets, meat hooks, and pole arms
Bluecoats

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

The City Watch of Duskwall. Known as the meanest gang in the city. Corrupt, violent, and cruel
The Brigade

Organization | Jan 20, 2022

The fire-fighters of the city
Cabbies

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

The public coach operators
The Church of Ecstasy

Organization | Dec 12, 2021

The “state religion” honors the life of the body and abhors the corrupted spirit world. Essentially a secret society
The Circle of Flame

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

A refined secret society of antiquarians and scholars; cover for extortion, graft, vice, and murder.
Citizenry of Barrowcleft

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

Barrowcleft is the home to the laborers and overseers of the Ministry of Preservation who attend the radiant energy farms of Doskvol.
Citizenry of Brightstone

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

Brightstone is home to many of the wealthiest and most influential citizens of Doskvol.
Citizenry of Charhollow

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

This crowded district is home to the bulk of the workforce of the city
Citizenry of Charterhall

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

Charterhall is the site of the first major construction in the city, in the days before the cataclysm
Citizenry of Coalridge

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

Coalridge is home to most of the machinists, industrial laborers, and factories of the city
Citizenry of Crow's Foot

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

Crow’s Foot is a crossroads, merging many qualities of its neighboring districts
Citizenry of The Docks

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

The docks of Doskvol are ancient, going back to the days before the cataclysm, when the area was a colony town of the old Skov kingdom.
Citizenry of Dunslough

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

Dunslough is a ghetto for the destitute poor of the city, as well as the site of Ironhook Prison and its labor camp
Citizenry of Nightmarket

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

Nightmarket is a district dominated by commerce
Citizenry of Silkshore

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

Silkshore is a place of public indulgence and private indelicacy, catering to every pleasure imaginable
Citizenry of Six Towers

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

This formerly prestigious district has faded over the centuries into a pale shadow of what it once was.
Citizenry of Whitecrown

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

Whitecrown is a rich and rarefied world unto itself
City Council

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

The elite nobility who run the city government, its treasury, magistrates, and public works.
The Crows

Organization | Feb 27, 2022

An old gang with new leadership. Known for running illegal games of chance and extortion rackets.
Cyphers

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

The messenger guild of the city
Dagger Isles Consulate

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

The consulate for the Dagger Isles.
Deathlands Scavengers

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

Convicts from Ironhook and desperate freelancers who roam the wasteland beyond the lightning barriers.
Dockers

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

The hard-bitten laborers who work the docks
The Dimmer Sisters

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

House-bound recluses with an occult reputation.
The Empty Vessel

Organization | Dec 12, 2021

A secret society and Forgotten Gods cult that preceded The Church of Ecstasy
The Fog Hounds

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

A crew of rough smugglers looking for a patron.
The Forgotten Gods

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

Cults that attempt to follow the old ways from before the cataclysm, doing the bidding of demons and darker things
The Foundation

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

The powerful ancient order of architects and builders
Gondoliers

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

The canal boat operators. Venerated by ancient tradition. Said to know occult secrets (many things are submerged in the Dusk).
The Gray Cloaks

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

A crew of former Bluecoats turned to crime after being framed and expelled from the City Watch.
The Grinders

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

A vicious gang of former dockers and leviathan blood refinery workers.
The Hive

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

A guild of legitimate merchants who secretly trade in contraband. Named for their symbol, a golden bee.
The Horde

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

A mass of hollows, all united in some fell purpose, controlled by an unknown power
The Immortal Emperor

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

The Immortal Emperor bound most of the demons and imprisoned them in the dark, hidden places of the world
Imperial Military

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

The armed forces of the Imperium stationed in Doskvol
Ink Rakes

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

The journalists, muck-rakers, and newspaper publishers of Doskvol
Inspectors

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

The criminal investigators of the City Watch
Ironhook Prison

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

Where many scoundrels spend the bulk of their lives
Iruvian Consulate

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

The consulate for the country of Iruvia
The Lampblacks

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

The former lamp-lighter guild, turned to crime when their services were replaced by electric lights.
Leviathan Hunters

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

The captains and crews that grapple with titanic demons of the Void Sea to drain their blood for processing into electroplasm.
Lord Scurlock

Organization | Jan 30, 2022

An ancient noble, said to be immortal, like the Emperor. Possibly a vampire or sorcerer. Obsessed with the occult.
The Lost

Organization | Jan 30, 2022

A group of street-toughs and ex-soldiers dedicated to protecting the downtrodden and the hopeless.
Ministry of Preservation

Organization | Jan 30, 2022

Oversees transportation between cities and the disbursement of food and other vital resources.
Ministry of Unity

Organization | Feb 8, 2022

This ministry was created to promote and oversee "the Unity of Our Glorious Empire"
The Path of Echoes

Organization | Jan 30, 2022

A mystery cult that borders on open rebellion against spirit laws
Rail Jacks

Organization | Feb 4, 2022

The men and women who protect the electro-trains of the Imperium from the savage spirits of the deathlands
The Reconciled

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

An association of ancient spirits who have not gone feral with the passage of time.
The Red Sashes

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

Originally a school of ancient Iruvian sword arts, since expanded into criminal endeavors.
Sailors

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

The captains and crews for merchant and Imperial Navy ships
Severosi Consulate

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

The consulate for the country of Severos
The Silver Nails

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

A company of Severosi mercenaries who fought for the Empire in the Unity War. Renowned ghost killers.
Skovlan Consulate

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

The consulate for the country of Skovlan
Skovlander Refugees

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

Desperate survivors of the Unity War, forced to criminal opportunities when denied all others
Sparkwrights

Organization | Apr 2, 2022

The engineers who maintain the lightning barriers. Also pioneers of spark-craft technology, indulging in dangerous research.
Spirit Wardens

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

The bronze-masked hunters who destroy rogue spirits. Also run Bellweather Crematorium to properly dispose of corpses.
Ulf Ironborn

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

A brutal Skovlander, newly arrived in the Dusk, fighting everyone for turf.
The Unseen

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

An insidious criminal enterprise with secret membership. Thought to pull the strings of the entire underworld.
The Vultures

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

A new crew of smugglers
The Weeping Lady

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

A charity and pseudo-religion, honoring the first Lord Governor of Doskvol, Lady Devera
Workhouse Foremen

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

The foremen that run the factories and workhouses of Duskvol
Workhouse Laborers

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

The laborers that toil in the factories and workhouses of Duskvol
The Wraiths

Organization | Jan 17, 2022

A mysterious crew of masked thieves and spies.

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Factions

Angels of the Divine Emperor

The Billhooks

Bluecoats

The Brigade

Cabbies

The Church of Ecstasy

The Circle of Flame

Citizenry of Barrowcleft

Citizenry of Brightstone

Citizenry of Charhollow

Citizenry of Charterhall

Citizenry of Coalridge

Citizenry of Crow's Foot

Citizenry of The Docks

Citizenry of Dunslough

Citizenry of Nightmarket

Citizenry of Silkshore

Citizenry of Six Towers

Citizenry of Whitecrown

City Council

The Crows

Cyphers

Dagger Isles Consulate

Deathlands Scavengers

Dockers

The Dimmer Sisters

The Empty Vessel

The Fog Hounds

The Forgotten Gods

The Foundation

Gondoliers

The Gray Cloaks

The Grinders

The Hive

The Horde

The Immortal Emperor

Imperial Military

Ink Rakes

Inspectors

Ironhook Prison

Iruvian Consulate

The Lampblacks

Leviathan Hunters

Lord Scurlock

The Lost

Ministry of Preservation

Ministry of Unity

The Path of Echoes

Rail Jacks

The Reconciled

The Red Sashes

Sailors

Severosi Consulate

The Silver Nails

Skovlan Consulate

Skovlander Refugees

Sparkwrights

Spirit Wardens

Ulf Ironborn

The Unseen

The Vultures

The Weeping Lady

Workhouse Foremen

Workhouse Laborers

The Wraiths

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