The Alliance

Essences: Balance + Light

Humans, dwarves, halflings, high-elves. Defenders of order. Gold-on-navy aesthetic. The faction every new player meets first.

Home realm: Alliance Front (900, 0, 0)

Leader: The Council of Five

First NPC: Aeldric Vaelion (first quest-giver)

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The Horde Coalition

Essences: Chaos + Void

Mostly orcs, half-orcs, few humans, other creatures. Warbands. Blood-red and bone-white. The engine of conflict.

Home realm: Horde Badlands (-900, 0, 0) — Contested

Leader: Korgax the Unbroken (Warlord, 12-year streak)

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The Sylvan Confederation

Essences: Nature + Balance

High-elves, tree-summoners, the Deepwood Wardens. Deep green armor with glowing amber filigree.

Home realm: Sylvan Glade (0, 0, 900)

Leader: Kalina (98 descendants)

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The Clockwork Dominion

Essences: Technology + Balance + Collective

Automatons running on the Grand Algorithm. Brass + oil-black aesthetic. Three schools: Preservationists, Integrationists, Transcenders.

Home realm: Clockwork Reach (0, 0, -900)

Leader: Gearson (125 descendants)

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The Arctic Union

Essences: Water + Consciousness

Frozen tacticians, memory preservers, frost mystics. Pale blue + white frost aesthetic.

Home realm: (TBD — post-launch unlock)

Leader: (TBD)

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The Eastern Union

Essences: Technology + Balance + Consciousness

Dragon riders, leyline cities, ritual industry. Indigo + silver filigree aesthetic.

Home realm: (TBD — post-launch unlock)

Leader: (TBD)

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The Cursed Dominion

Essences: Void + Persistence

The Marked — Void survivors. Black + sickly green. They tried to warn the world what was coming. The world was too busy hunting them to listen.

Home realm: Marked Expanse (TBD)

Leader: Kethras the Marked (Year 1205 elder)

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