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 Post subject: List of "Secret Societies"
PostPosted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 2:12 pm 
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Arcanis has many non-national factions, so I thought I'd make a list of all the known Canon groups which are vying for power on Onara:

"Major" Societies:

1) Azure Way - Dedicated to the foundation of a 2nd Imperium of Man
2) Emerald Society - Dedicated to finding lost knowledge
3) Feathermen - Dedicated to . . . facilitating chaos?
4) Jial of the Pheonix - Khitani equivalent of Emerald Society
5) Laerestri - Elorii wanderers and informants for Elonbe' (more of a national faction)
6) Mourners in Silence - Opposes the spread of religion
7) Orthodoxy - Dedicated to reuniting the worship of the Pantheon
8) Sanctorum of the Arcane - Dedicated to protecting Arcane casters from Ymandragore
9) Twilight Bough - Opposes the spread of the Pantheon of Man, spread Elemental worship, support Elorii agendas (mostly Seremas?)
10) White Veil - Dedicated to arcane knowledge and the spread thereof

"Minor" Societies:
1) Brotherhood of Man - Opposes Val rule
2) Brotherhood of the Bronze Catacombs - Beltine is wrong and the soul is lost in death, promotes undead.
3) Eternal Illumination - Keep the val'Assante' in power
4) Grey Crones - "proactively" remove evil-doers from the world, even before they actually do evil
5) Guardians of the Catacombs - Keep undead IN their crypts rather than prey on people
6) Lurkers Beneath the Waves - Source of the Yarricite Heresy (Yarris is older than the Pantheon)
7) Order of the Hidden Flame - Reinstate Nierite worship in Coryan (defunct?)
8) Seekers of Forbidden Lore - Study proscribed knowledge, such as Tenician ruins
9) Seekers of the Hidden Masters - Find and reinstate the Devil-Kings from Time of Terror
10) Sirens of Forbidden Delights - Prostitute/spies
11) Sisterhood of the Golden Bough - Basically eco-terrorsists, oppose all 'man made' items
12) Sons of Reighteous Fury - Put val'Tensen in power vs. val'Assante' (defunct?)
13) Troupe of the Final Note - Assassin Bards

Other Groups:
1) Black Druids of Jannyal - Male Saluwean Druids
2) Brotherhood of Light and Dark - Dedicated to, through personal betterment, purge themselves of Dark-kin traits.

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 Post subject: Re: List of "Secret Societies"
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Brothers of Light in Darkness (iirc the exact name)

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 Post subject: Re: List of "Secret Societies"
PostPosted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 10:09 pm 
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Can you provide a reference to these guys? I recall the name, but I can't place it.

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 Post subject: Re: List of "Secret Societies"
PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 12:51 am 
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The Brothers of Light in Darkness are a bunch of Illiiirite dark-kin if memory serves, dedicated to overcoming their taint through bold action (and in the old campaign through the life quest).

You also left out the Feathermen.

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 Post subject: Re: List of "Secret Societies"
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val Holryn wrote:

You also left out the Feathermen.


The Feathermen don't exist. They are the product of the delusions of an Altherian drunk.

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 Post subject: Re: List of "Secret Societies"
PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 10:11 am 
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val Holryn wrote:
The Brothers of Light in Darkness are a bunch of Illiiirite dark-kin if memory serves, dedicated to overcoming their taint through bold action (and in the old campaign through the life quest).

You also left out the Feathermen.


To be more specific:

They're not actually Illiirite per se. They're just dark kin trying to find a place for themselves in a world that tends to disdain and fear them for an unfortunate accident of their birth.

Specifically they are based out of Naeraanth, and constitute a guild rather than a secret society (See Legacy of Damnation - pg.16). However, like the Emerald Society, there may be more depths to the group than can be seen from the surface.

Don't worry; this one will see some attention in the future.

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 Post subject: Re: List of "Secret Societies"
PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 10:27 am 
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And then of course there's the <redacted> who <redacted> because they believe that Becherek was on to something that ought to be shared across Onara.

And the Ordo Inevitabilis, who <redacted>.

And <redacted>, who position themselves to incite wars between nations whenever they can, believing <redacted>.

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 Post subject: Re: List of "Secret Societies"
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Tony you are such a tease! :) Actually all three sound intriguing. Any chance PCs might be allowed to join?

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 Post subject: Re: List of "Secret Societies"
PostPosted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 6:59 pm 

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Njal Val'Assante wrote:
And then of course there's the <redacted> who <redacted> because they believe that Becherek was on to something that ought to be shared across Onara.

And the Ordo Inevitabilis, who <redacted>.

And <redacted>, who position themselves to incite wars between nations whenever they can, believing <redacted>.


Tony,

I didn't realize I was a member of a secret society when trying to incite war between nations. That there is an offical body for that, well, it almost makes the notion uncool.

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 Post subject: Re: List of "Secret Societies"
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Since you are listing minor groups...


Cult of the Thousand Eyed Man
Greywald (Greywold) val'Ossan's


Not going to elaborate on either's goals... but they aren't on your list.

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