Factions & Lore

In the Beginning...
In the beginning there was only the void.

But the goddess M’aat and her brother B’aal looked upon the void, and they knew that it should not be thus.

M’aat, who knew the names of all things, spoke into the void. Her voice echoed through a new world, giving it order and filling it with light and truth. The land and the sea; all the creatures in them, and all the stars in the sky. She created all these things, and she created man. She saw what she had made and she knew that it was good.

Her brother, B’aal, also knew the names of all things. But when he spoke, his voice created a world filled with chaos. He created a world filled with horrible creatures, imps and golems and dragons. It was a world of eternal darkness.

M’aat saw what her brother had wrought, and she knew that it was evil. She sealed it away, placing a veil between her realm of order and his realm of chaos, so that her creation could dwell in the light and not the dark. And so it was that the realm of man was shielded from these dark and terrible things.

— Book of Y’llah

The Order of M’aat
The Order, established by Toras Ryll after the fall of Laegonelle, has endured for tens of generations. The Order’s influence and power are vast and reach every corner of the land. Their Inquisitors hunt out heretics and keep a wary eye for anyone showing signs of awakening, while their Scholars study ancient relics in the Tower Vault, probing for ways to further increase the Order’s strength.

The Guild
The Guild is the collective organization of the artisans, innkeepers, and mayors. They are beloved by all, and are frequently seen as the ones who “get things done” while the Order stays in their Tower meddling in the politics of power. Members of the Guild receive a guilder to wear around their neck when they have mastered a craft.

Followers of Khabor
Although the Order officially denies their existence, rumors persist about a secret cult which studies the writings of Khabor Jan, the leader of the Legion who first tore the veil between the realms of Order and Chaos. They seek a way to re-open the veil and reclaim the power of Laegonelle.