Faction Overview

Faction Overview

Across Velthuryn, factions arise not merely from politics or faith, but from how people respond to resonance, memory, and the wounds of the world itself. Some seek control through law, light, or containment, building institutions that prize stability, clarity, and procedure above all else. Others embrace endurance, harmony, or lived experience, believing that resonance must be listened to, felt, or interpreted rather than suppressed. There are factions born of oath and ancestry, of trade and flowing routes, of storms, rivers, roots, and forgotten spirits, whose authority comes from tradition and shared survival rather than written law. In the shadows move cults, syndicates, and revolutionaries who profit from griefglass, erase identities, or attempt to unseal what others have buried, convinced that concealment has only deepened the danger. Together, these factions form a living web of cooperation, rivalry, and open conflict, ensuring that no action in Velthuryn occurs in isolation and that every choice echoes outward through power, belief, and memory.

High-Level Ideological Axes

Axis	Positions
Resonance	Suppress - Endure - Interpret - Provoke - Release
Authority	Institutional - Procedural - Cultural - Personal
Memory/History	Preserve - Regulate - Experience - Erase

Core Relationship Matrix for Primary Factions

Faction ↓ vs →	Vigilant Concord	Measured Silence	Griefbound	Unsealers	Sunvault	Luminous Archive
Vigilant Concord	-	Tense	Enemy	Enemy	Ally	Tense
Concord of Measured Silence	Tense	-	Rival	Rival	Tense	Neutral
Griefbound Communion	Enemy	Rival	-	Tense	Enemy	Rival
Unsealers	Enemy	Rival	Tense	-	Enemy	Enemy
Sunvault Covenant	Ally	Tense	Enemy	Enemy	-	Tense
Luminous Archive	Tense	Neutral	Rival	Enemy	Tense	-

Relationship Key

• Ally – Cooperative, aligned goals
• Tense – Ideological friction, limited cooperation
• Rival – Active opposition, competing agendas
• Enemy – Open hostility, likely violence
• Neutral – Minimal interaction or awareness

List of All Factions

Faction	Faction Type	Faction Size
The Bone-Root Way	Religious	Large but decentralized
The Choir of Glass	Religious	Small, secretive cells
The Codex Wardens	Political	Medium; concentrated in institutions
The Concord of Measured Silence	Religious	Small but influential; scattered enclaves and monasteries
The Dreamtide Chorus	Religious	Diffuse; culturally embedded rather than centralized
The Echohunters	Mercenary	Small, elite
The Emberbound Clans	Social	Large, decentralized
The Flame of Accord	Religious	Medium to large; structured orders
The Glass Market Syndicates	Criminal	Large, fragmented
The Griefbound Communion	Religious	Medium; cult-like cells connected by ritual
The Luminous Archive	Religious	Large; institutional, cross-state
The Mycelials	Social	Large within Myrrun; diffuse elsewhere
The Pale Accord	Religious	Very small; clandestine
The River-Covenant	Political	Medium; mobile membership
The Spirits Between	Religious	Widespread, informal
The Stone Verdict Assembly	Political	Medium; institutional rather than populous
The Stormcall Circles	Religious	Small but culturally powerful
The Sunvault Covenant	Religious	Large within Aurex; limited elsewhere
The Unsealers	Criminal	Small, covert, highly motivated
The Vigilant Concord	Political	Large within Aurex; minimal presence elsewhere