Factions

This page has information on the primary groups of people in the War Torn world. For more information on the individual cults, see the cults and groups page.

The Outlanders

 * Former villagers who were forced to leave their dead home lands to search for more fertile lands. Most died on their journey and very few found new homes. The rest adapted to life in the wastes, abandoning civilization and who now survive however they can. This usually involves learning Outlands Magic, which allows its practitioners to use the poisonous insects of the outlands to brew potions which sustain their peoples, making them to sustain themselves with little food.

The Gorach

 * Many people are twisted at birth by the dying magics of the world. Their skin is a sickly color of green and their muscles ripple and bulge like a tide of massive cancers. Most are killed by their villages as infants or young children. The rest are thrown into the wastes where few survive. Those twisted few who do survive band together; they are known as the Gorach. Their misshapen forms are strong but can not channel magical energy.

Magical Creatures

 * Beings which should not exist; these creatures are sentient manifestations of the lingering energies from spells and other unnatural forms of magic. As beings of magic they can more easily channel magical energies away from the world for their own ends. Magical Creatures have all the emotions and desires of humans, although they are often twisted and dark. All magical creatures are attracted to humans of both genders and other magical creatures though they are allergic to the Gorach.

The Cults

 * As the world dies, many have turned to religion, following those who promise a better life, a world without suffering or at least a way out of their suffering. The cult leaders who could wield mana naturally rose to the top and used their power to prove their god's divinity. Currently the Cults are the only centralized organizations larger then a single village or tribe.

The Gods

 * There are three types of gods. The ones which are said to be of limitless power - who watch from above as man suffers and who never intervene in the lives of mortals - are called the Old Gods. Men whom, through great magics, rise above mere mortal limitation are called the Transcendent. Last, there are those beings of great power whom are either forged by other gods or magical forces of nature, these are called the False Gods.