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== Alignment ==
'''''The descriptions of the different alignments can be found in the [[Alignments of Spira/D&D|respective guide Alignments of Spira/D&D.]]'''''
Factions and characters are both often described with the traditional D&D alignment scale. While this is not enforced, it may be very helpful for those unfamiliar to understand it. My format puts, rather than an ‘archetype name’ that is not descriptive in the slightest, what is broadly and most critically believed by the alignment. This is shown in [Brackets] and refers to a ‘mortal’ world, rather than an extreme archetypical one. Note, this is for those unfamiliar, or those familiar and want my views. It is not a ‘mandatory’ part of character creation but it’s a useful shorthand, and many of the factions have an ‘alignment’ attached to ease of understanding. Note, normal people are not a solid ‘in a single alignment’ but are part of a mobile shifting array, and will act in a number of alignments at any time, but most tend to vaguely fall into one of the fields.
{| class="wikitable"
|LAWFUL GOOD [Harmony]
 
Benevolence and Order. Best described as a duty to others and to the community. It is the belief that we can’t just act without considering its effects on others and generally a ‘good of the many.’ They fundamentally believe in and work towards a society that believes in a fair orderly society that puts people's happiness and wellbeing first.
|NEUTRAL GOOD [Virtue]
 
Benevolence without bias towards either chaos or law. It is the belief in doing good without particular ethical consideration. To help others because you should and can, to fight enemies because it is right and you are able. It is not overly concerned with the long term effects but it still considers them.
|CHAOTIC GOOD [Emancipation]
 
Benevolence and disorder. They are best described as a form of benevolent selfishness. A righteous fervor, a zealous mission. A doctor who violates his healing oath to let a monster die, contrarily, one who refuses to let a monster be killed as it could be redeemed. Society is a worthy sacrifice if the world could be made better.
|-
|LAWFUL NEUTRAL [Order]
 
Order and law are what matter, a civil society with rules and regulations. Safety, prosperity and stability. It may be a despotic order or it may be a benevolent order, but the general order matters most. It is focused on community and social wellbeing first, but the community itself matters more than any deep morals attached to that society. “It Works for us.”
|TRUE NEUTRAL [Nothing]
 
There are alignments and then there’s true neutral. They have no strong beliefs. They may mumble to themselves about how ‘all sides are really bad’ but they’re not particularly motivated to do something about it in any way. Some may take this as some firm, strange stance to avoid having any strong opinions, but most just want to live.
|CHAOTIC NEUTRAL [Rebellion]
 
Disorderliness without regard to good or evil. They have a passion, a passion for something to change. They may want this for others, they may want it just for themself, but they don’t care too much how it’ll be done. A thief who robs to get by, a rebel who will do terrible things for the broad good, or a lone frontiersman living free of society are all living the path of freedom.
|-
|LAWFUL EVIL [Social Darwinism]
 
Malevolence under rule of law. It is the least socially harmful kind of evil, but not the least horrible. They use the systems to ensure a broad social need is fulfilled for some, but not others. This may be their people, or it may be the elites of a society. Examples would include an empire which ethnically cleanses unwanteds, or a prison-mafia demoting a thief to a sex slave.
|NEUTRAL EVIL [Spite]
 
Malevolence without biases. It is hateful, spiteful, self interested, but not particularly without direction. They have limits, they like freedom but also want protection from others. The most banal sort of evil, the evil of disinterest, but also the evil of simple wrathful hatred. Neutral evil is both capable of extreme evil and completely mundane evil.
|CHAOTIC EVIL [Themself]
 
Disorder and malevolence, they do not believe in society, they do not operate by its rules. No taboo really matters, nothing really matters. They may completely lack empathy of any sort or have any care for anything. They may have some idea that their acts are necessary, but these are unlikely to be consistent or very deep, no matter the (lack) of logic used to justify it.
|}


== Good Factions/Guilds ==
==Good Factions/Guilds==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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|+
|[[File:HolyChurchBanner.png|center|frameless|212x212px|HolyChurchBanner]]
|[[File:HolyChurchBanner.png|center|frameless|212x212px|HolyChurchBanner]]
|[[File:Penitents Faction Logo.webp|center|frameless|212x212px]]
|[[File:Order of Luna.jpg|center|frameless|212x212px|Order of Luna]]
|[[File:Insignia alpha Saphire Dawn.png|center|frameless|212x212px]]
|-
|-
!The Holy Church of Divine Luminance
!The Holy Church of Divine Luminance
!'''[https://www.spiraroleplay.com/player-factions?pgid=khvkp1zz-a4297e47-1e45-4bc5-bd90-63532e639f4c Penitents]'''
!Order of Luna
! Saphire Dawn
|-
|-
|''Lawful Good''
|''Lawful Good''
|''Chaotic Good''
|Neutral Good
|Neutral Good
|-
|-
|A holy organization dedicated to the eradication of evil and the defense of the innocent, the Holy Church upholds the pillars of their god of Light, Oriens:   
|A holy organization dedicated to the eradication of evil and the defense of the innocent, the Holy Church upholds the pillars of their god of Light, Oriens:   
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Blessed be the Light!
Blessed be the Light!
|A group of former criminals, monsters, and other abominations that focus on redemption and nature, balancing
|The Order of Luna serves as a place for were-beasts, and shifters in general, to come and learn to control their abilities without fear of being hunted, harmed, or used as a tool. A Neutral-Good faction that will offer aid to others when it comes to healing or a safe place to recover. Since they revere both Luna and Gaia, the goddesses of the moon and earth, they also feel it is their duty to protect the wilds from those that would destroy them and guard against over-hunting/poaching of the fauna, thus those druidic in nature often find a home with the Order. Any and all who share their beliefs are welcome to join no matter their race, so long as they do not harbor evil in their hearts. Set forth by the Goddesses they seek to eventually rid the lands of the one who corrupts the souls and twists the forms of others and calls them 'shifters'. As such, it serves to fulfill the neutral-good role of Spira factions and fills the role of natural/druidic guardians The Order of Luna is currently under the guidance of the High Seer, Stirling Aleanath-Kelvaia.
corruption and purity.
|The core value of this group's charter is the
betterment of life for all of those who dwell in Spira,
 
and we hope that discoveries made from there
 
exploration might help to further this cause.
 
They seek new herbs, exotic ores, and strange beasts.
 
In addition to knowledge, the Sapphire Dawn are also
 
happy to provide medical care and artisan assistance
 
to any individual as long as they refrain from directing
 
hostility toward there group or our research efforts.  
|-
! colspan="3" |
|}
|}


== Neutral Factions/Guilds ==
==Neutral Factions/Guilds==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|+
|[[File:Black Garden Faction Logo.png|center|frameless|215x215px]]
|[[File:Black Garden Faction Logo.png|center|frameless|215x215px]]
|[[File:Blood Mark Faction Logo.webp|center|frameless|212x212px]]
|[[File:Blood Mark Faction Logo.webp|center|frameless|212x212px]]
|[[File:Vae Victis Faction Logo.webp|center|frameless|212x212px]]
|[[File:Arcanorum Logo.png|center|frameless|212x212px|Arcanorum Logo]]
|-
|-
!'''[https://www.spiraroleplay.com/player-factions?pgid=khvkp1zz-78bb0e2b-9329-4e75-b82b-8182d4f2ce37 Black Garden]'''
!'''[https://www.spiraroleplay.com/player-factions?pgid=khvkp1zz-78bb0e2b-9329-4e75-b82b-8182d4f2ce37 Black Garden]'''
!'''[https://www.spiraroleplay.com/player-factions?pgid=khvkp1zz-8801fa49-9314-465d-86fc-2b54cd9b9c71 Blood Mark]'''
!'''[https://www.spiraroleplay.com/player-factions?pgid=khvkp1zz-8801fa49-9314-465d-86fc-2b54cd9b9c71 Blood Mark]'''
!'''[https://www.spiraroleplay.com/player-factions?pgid=khvkp1zz-d2d072b9-c85b-47c4-a04f-dab20376e569 Vae Victis]'''
!The Arcanorum
|-
|-
|''True Neutral''
|''True Neutral''
|''True Neutral''
| ''True Neutral''
|''Lawful Neutral''
|True Neutral
|-
|-
|Those in the Garden align  
|Those in the Garden align  
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other, but there are still  
other, but there are still  
laws that must be followed.  
laws that must be followed.  
|A mercantile group of all races  
 
[[The Black Garden|Lore]]
| A mercantile group of all races  
and creeds that share a  
and creeds that share a  
blood bond to protect  
blood bond to protect  
one another stand against slavery.
one another stand against slavery.  
|A militia of mixed origins who seeks
|The Arcanorum is a group of entertainers,
to control the evil corrupted threat
performers, scribes, and storytellers. Collectors of information and behind-the-scenes actors that aim to help maintain the free will of Spiran Residents.  Judging not on the traditional concepts of good and evil but instead simply on whether the actions of individuals or groups take away freedom/ free will from others.  ''The Arcanorum always watches,'' ''The Arcanorum always listens,'' ''The Arcanorum knows.''
so that the uncorrupted and
|-
innocents can be at peace.
! colspan="3" |
|-
|-
|[[File:Warpedcourt flag.png|center|frameless|212x212px|Warpedcourt flag]]
|[[File:Vae Victis Faction Logo.webp|center|frameless|212x212px]]
|
|[[File:Penitents Faction Logo.webp|center|frameless|212x212px]]
|
|
|-
|-
!Warped Court
!'''[https://www.spiraroleplay.com/player-factions?pgid=khvkp1zz-d2d072b9-c85b-47c4-a04f-dab20376e569 Vae Victis]'''
!
!'''[https://www.spiraroleplay.com/player-factions?pgid=khvkp1zz-a4297e47-1e45-4bc5-bd90-63532e639f4c Penitents]'''
!
!
|-
|-
| ''Chaotic Neutral''
|''Lawful Neutral''
|
|''Chaotic Neutral''
|
|
|-
|-
| A group of researcher and spellcasters known as the Warped Court lurk in the shadows, seeking out knowledge and secrets hidden in Spira's shattered reality, particularly those that are obscure and forbidden.
|A militia of mixed origins who seeks
No area of magic is too forbidden, and no lead isn't worth exploring.
to control the evil corrupted threat
|
so that the uncorrupted and
innocents can be at peace.
|A group of former criminals, monsters, and other abominations that focus on redemption and nature, balancing
corruption and purity.
|
|
|}
|}


== Evil Factions/Guilds ==
==Evil Factions/Guilds==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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|+
|[[File:Crimson Pact Faction Logo.webp|center|frameless|212x212px]]
|[[File:Crimson Pact Faction Logo.webp|center|frameless|212x212px]]  
|[[File:Herald of Mortis Faction Logo.webp|center|frameless|212x212px]]
|[[File:Reavers Faction Logo.webp|center|frameless|212x212px]]
|[[File:Reavers Faction Logo.webp|center|frameless|212x212px]]
|[[File:CreedsofPanBanner.png|center|frameless|212x212px|Creeds of Pan Banner]]
|-
|-
!'''[https://www.spiraroleplay.com/player-factions?pgid=khvkp1zz-22ee4cd3-e6f1-437c-9500-3ff34e78cd93 Crimson Pact]'''
!'''[https://www.spiraroleplay.com/player-factions?pgid=khvkp1zz-22ee4cd3-e6f1-437c-9500-3ff34e78cd93 Crimson Pact]'''
!'''[https://www.spiraroleplay.com/player-factions?pgid=khvkp1zz-a76838b5-e26b-4f0e-96c1-d2d940ebaba8 Heralds of Mortis]'''
!'''[https://www.spiraroleplay.com/player-factions?pgid=khvkp1zz-68901671-85eb-4f03-8b71-d80a428042d5 Reavers]'''
!'''[https://www.spiraroleplay.com/player-factions?pgid=khvkp1zz-68901671-85eb-4f03-8b71-d80a428042d5 Reavers]'''
!Creeds of Pan
|-
|-
|''Lawful Evil''
|''Lawful Evil''
|''Lawful Evil''
| ''Neutral Evil''
|''Neutral Evil''
|''Chaotic Evil''
|-
|-
|The Pact is a group of various  
|The Pact is a group of various  
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banner of the Crimson  
banner of the Crimson  
Pact and rule it  
Pact and rule it  
with an iron fist.
with an iron fist.  
|The members of The Heralds of Mortis range in their moral
| A pirate group welcoming all types  
compass and levels of depravity,
however all is clear that any
one of the apostates seek
an ulterior motive.
These deceptions often lead them
to hold less than good intentions
for the most part.
|A pirate group welcoming all types  
of individuals who seek to be free,  
of individuals who seek to be free,  
be it free to say what you want  
be it free to say what you want  
or do what you want - unless  
or do what you want - unless  
you're a slave of course.
you're a slave of course.  
|The followers in the Creeds of Pan worship the chaotic Archfey Pan. As a result, most of their members tend to have a chaotic or mischievous nature.
Smiting any non-believers is always permitted.
|-
! colspan="3" |
|-
|-
|[[File:CreedsofPanBanner.png|center|frameless|212x212px|Creeds of Pan Banner]]
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
!Creeds of Pan
!
!
!
!
!
|-
|-
|''Chaotic Evil''
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|The followers in the Creeds of Pan worship the chaotic Archfey Pan. As a result, most of their members tend to have a chaotic or mischievous nature.
|
Smiting any non-believers is always permitted.
|
|
|
|
|}
|}


== Quelle/Credits ==
== Closed Factions ==
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AxKWXq62Eh5zN35gm7_ClGdkvP0RTNYHLW-z6TYkKMo/edit?usp=sharing
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|[[File:Herald of Mortis Faction Logo.webp|center|frameless|212x212px]]
|[[File:Placeholder view.png|center|frameless|212x212px]]
|[[File:Warpedcourt flag.png|center|frameless|212x212px|Warpedcourt flag]]
|-
!'''[https://www.spiraroleplay.com/player-factions?pgid=khvkp1zz-a76838b5-e26b-4f0e-96c1-d2d940ebaba8 Heralds of Mortis] (Closed)'''
!Lunar Collective (Closed)
!Warped Court(Closed)
|-
|''Lawful Evil''
|Neutral Good
|''Chaotic Neutral''
|-
|The members of The Heralds of Mortis range in their moral
compass and levels of depravity,
however all is clear that any
one of the apostates seek
an ulterior motive.
These deceptions often lead them
to hold less than good intentions
for the most part.
|The Lunar Collective stands to bring goodwill and security through action and arms. Be you one more aimed to help your fellow man, guide the lost, aid the wounded, or defend the accosted from danger.
We judge not on appearance or religion, but conscious action.
|A group of researcher and spellcasters known as the Warped Court lurk in the shadows, seeking out knowledge and secrets hidden in Spira's shattered reality, particularly those that are obscure and forbidden.
No area of magic is too forbidden, and no lead isn't worth exploring.
|}
 
==Quelle/Credits==
https://www.spiraroleplay.com/player-factions
 
Inworld Faction Information Tab (HUD)


Thanks to Madrona “WereScrib” Shchurika for collecting the data!
Each Faction-Leader
[[Category:Factions/Guilds]]
__INDEX__

Latest revision as of 21:42, 8 January 2024

The descriptions of the different alignments can be found in the respective guide Alignments of Spira/D&D.

Good Factions/Guilds

HolyChurchBanner
Order of Luna
Insignia alpha Saphire Dawn.png
The Holy Church of Divine Luminance Order of Luna Saphire Dawn
Lawful Good Neutral Good Neutral Good
A holy organization dedicated to the eradication of evil and the defense of the innocent, the Holy Church upholds the pillars of their god of Light, Oriens: 

Order and Good. Dedicated to rooting out monsters, punishing the wicked,

and aiding the common folk of Spira however they can in their ministries.

Blessed be the Light!

The Order of Luna serves as a place for were-beasts, and shifters in general, to come and learn to control their abilities without fear of being hunted, harmed, or used as a tool. A Neutral-Good faction that will offer aid to others when it comes to healing or a safe place to recover. Since they revere both Luna and Gaia, the goddesses of the moon and earth, they also feel it is their duty to protect the wilds from those that would destroy them and guard against over-hunting/poaching of the fauna, thus those druidic in nature often find a home with the Order. Any and all who share their beliefs are welcome to join no matter their race, so long as they do not harbor evil in their hearts. Set forth by the Goddesses they seek to eventually rid the lands of the one who corrupts the souls and twists the forms of others and calls them 'shifters'. As such, it serves to fulfill the neutral-good role of Spira factions and fills the role of natural/druidic guardians The Order of Luna is currently under the guidance of the High Seer, Stirling Aleanath-Kelvaia. The core value of this group's charter is the

betterment of life for all of those who dwell in Spira,

and we hope that discoveries made from there

exploration might help to further this cause.

They seek new herbs, exotic ores, and strange beasts.

In addition to knowledge, the Sapphire Dawn are also

happy to provide medical care and artisan assistance

to any individual as long as they refrain from directing

hostility toward there group or our research efforts.

Neutral Factions/Guilds

Black Garden Faction Logo.png
Blood Mark Faction Logo.webp
Arcanorum Logo
Black Garden Blood Mark The Arcanorum
True Neutral True Neutral True Neutral
Those in the Garden align

themselves to the neutrality of the Balance, that one cannot live without the other, but there are still laws that must be followed.

Lore

A mercantile group of all races

and creeds that share a blood bond to protect one another stand against slavery.

The Arcanorum is a group of entertainers,

performers, scribes, and storytellers. Collectors of information and behind-the-scenes actors that aim to help maintain the free will of Spiran Residents. Judging not on the traditional concepts of good and evil but instead simply on whether the actions of individuals or groups take away freedom/ free will from others. The Arcanorum always watches, The Arcanorum always listens, The Arcanorum knows.

Vae Victis Faction Logo.webp
Penitents Faction Logo.webp
Vae Victis Penitents
Lawful Neutral Chaotic Neutral
A militia of mixed origins who seeks

to control the evil corrupted threat so that the uncorrupted and innocents can be at peace.

A group of former criminals, monsters, and other abominations that focus on redemption and nature, balancing

corruption and purity.

Evil Factions/Guilds

Crimson Pact Faction Logo.webp
Reavers Faction Logo.webp
Creeds of Pan Banner
Crimson Pact Reavers Creeds of Pan
Lawful Evil Neutral Evil Chaotic Evil
The Pact is a group of various

characters of all races and species looking to unite the land under the banner of the Crimson Pact and rule it with an iron fist.

A pirate group welcoming all types

of individuals who seek to be free, be it free to say what you want or do what you want - unless you're a slave of course.

The followers in the Creeds of Pan worship the chaotic Archfey Pan. As a result, most of their members tend to have a chaotic or mischievous nature.

Smiting any non-believers is always permitted.

Closed Factions

Herald of Mortis Faction Logo.webp
Placeholder view.png
Warpedcourt flag
Heralds of Mortis (Closed) Lunar Collective (Closed) Warped Court(Closed)
Lawful Evil Neutral Good Chaotic Neutral
The members of The Heralds of Mortis range in their moral

compass and levels of depravity, however all is clear that any one of the apostates seek an ulterior motive. These deceptions often lead them to hold less than good intentions for the most part.

The Lunar Collective stands to bring goodwill and security through action and arms. Be you one more aimed to help your fellow man, guide the lost, aid the wounded, or defend the accosted from danger.

We judge not on appearance or religion, but conscious action.

A group of researcher and spellcasters known as the Warped Court lurk in the shadows, seeking out knowledge and secrets hidden in Spira's shattered reality, particularly those that are obscure and forbidden.

No area of magic is too forbidden, and no lead isn't worth exploring.

Quelle/Credits

https://www.spiraroleplay.com/player-factions

Inworld Faction Information Tab (HUD)

Each Faction-Leader