Factions
“The only reason everyone calls them Factions instead of Kingdoms is because they aren’t big enough to do as they please.” - Julina Forway Sucks-My-Balls (855 A.G. - 895 A.G.)
Large Factions
Pussy Power
A super guild of sorts after many smaller woman-led guilds banded together to help each other. Their latest self-reported size was 273 which would place them into one of the largest guilds ever. However, like many things in life, when there are too many chefs in the kitchen, things quickly turn to shit. Some members of this group began acting as if they were Forway guards and taking justice into their own hands. Adventurers are a decentralized army but can only pass judgment if authorized by a proper Forway or Kingdom representative under The Prosperity Treaty Section #2 Sub 3. Given they help more than harm as it stands, and their justice rampages have been kept in check by their members, Forway did not formally place them on the wanted list like Bagarisa Brothers. Although, Forway is not keen on promoting them either, as sometimes their misjudgment of the situation causes unnecessary grievances, such as beating a father to a pulp after his child said a stupid thing for not getting the promised candy. At least Pussy Power members are easy to spot as they wear their insignia around their right arm, so keep communication with them at a minimum and report their actions to the nearest guard—be it good or bad.
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- Pussy Power: A super guild of sorts after many smaller woman-led guilds banded together to help each other. Their latest self-reported size was 273, which would place them among the largest guilds ever. However, like many things in life, when there are too many chefs in the kitchen, things quickly turn to shit. Some members of this group began acting as if they were Forway guards and taking justice into their own hands. Adventurers are a decentralized army but can only pass judgment if authorized by a proper Forway or Kingdom representative under The Prosperity Treaty Section #2 Sub 3. Given they help more than harm as it stands, and their justice rampages have been kept in check by their members, Forway did not formally place them on the wanted list like Bagarisa Brothers. Although Forway is not keen on promoting them either, as sometimes their misjudgment of the situation causes unnecessary grievances, such as beating a father to a pulp after his child said a stupid thing for not getting the promised candy. At least Pussy Power members are easy to spot as they wear their insignia around their right arm, so keep communication with them to a minimum and report their actions to the nearest guard—be it good or bad.
- Isekai History
- Guilds of women adventurers who banded together to create a super guild to help each other out, but when there are too many chefs in the kitchen, things will quickly turn into shit. Forway did not yet put them on the wanted list like Bagarisa Brothers, but rather the minority that apparently grew too empowered and started disturbing the peace and acting as if they were Forway guards. They are helpful, mostly to other females and children when they see they are in harm’s way, but sometimes their misjudgment of the situation causes unnecessary grievances like beating a father to a pulp after his child said a stupid thing for not getting the promised candy... At least Pussy Power members are easy to spot, as they wear their insignia on dog tags.
- Area of operation
- Decentralized
- Recruitment
- Woman-to-woman
- Identification
- They wear their badge proudly on their right arm.
- Members
- 50+, and they all seem to have equal voices.
Red Winga
Everyone knows they are dangerous if you stand in their way, but nobody knows their size precisely. Their members are very tight-lipped and loyal. The only reason Red Winga is known is because of the choker bottom-ranking individuals wear after they sign their life away in a legally bound contract, sometimes unwittingly—ALLEGEDLY! Forway could never prove those accusations were true.
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- Red Winga: Everyone knows they are dangerous if you stand in their way, but nobody knows their size precisely. Their members are very tight-lipped and loyal. The only reason Red Winga is known is because of the choker that bottom-ranking individuals wear after they sign their lives away in a legally binding contract, sometimes unwittingly—ALLEGEDLY! Forway could never prove those accusations were true.
- Isekai History
- See Characters - Laura Forway White-Bell
- Red Wingas has a strong sense of principles, which is required by Laura
- Say “We are here to please you.” if anyone enquiries
- Keep track of your surroundings at all times.
- Intercourse your way into becoming a proxy, and you shall no longer swallow. Otherwise, swallow like none other and rise until you become the next Madam*.
- *Of a given brothel. Still under Laura as a proxy business owner.
- See characters - Emelia (Forway Branch)
- See characters -
- Area of operation
- Their entertainment houses are centered around Forway, where they serve an upscale clientele and gather information on targets.
- Their proxies are often side businesses that agents interact with.
- Recruitment
- They “recruit” Wozefaries by acquiring them in the desert before Flatland people do so, or by selecting young humans who are hired by the Proxy agent of their own volition. They are raised within the Proxy agents' business (brothels, flower shops, etc), then when they become of age, they are given contracts to sign by Laura.
- This is where the proxy and Madam meet to decide whether they will become Agents or Entertainers, depending on the level of trust they have and whether the “agent” would be a good fit for other “business” endeavors Laura has.
- All Agents are raised through the business proxies. If they disobey the proxy agent/Laura, they are forced into “entertainment” and dirty jobs.
- Young people are lured in by promises of all kinds, specifically a richer life. Usually, after they work very loyally as an entertainer, they might be promoted to a Proxy. Some agents can also become proxies.
- They “recruit” Wozefaries by acquiring them in the desert before Flatland people do so, or by selecting young humans who are hired by the Proxy agent of their own volition. They are raised within the Proxy agents' business (brothels, flower shops, etc), then when they become of age, they are given contracts to sign by Laura.
- Identification
- Only certain agents who act as entertainers are identified by the Red Winga choker they must wear. Specifically as a sign of disobedience, of distrust.
- Members
- Madam (Owner)
- Laura Forway White-Bell
- Proxy (Hide communication, interact with agents)
- Emelia Lakeeye Rich-Flower
- 3+
- Agent (Infiltrates into other places to gather information/manipulate/steal)
- Arukia Long-Bridge
- 10+
- Entertainer (Sex, gathers information, etc.)
- Katsuki Flatland
- Katsumi Flatland
- 80+
- Madam (Owner)
Medium Factions
Bagarisas Brothers
Two brothers turned passionately violent vigilantes after their entire family disappeared on the road because of scum bandits that robbed them, then buried their bodies never to be found, and revived—that’s the story they tell and convince others to join their growing ranks, but officials and scholars differ. The fact that their family was never found means it could have been beasts or a pack of wild animals, so assuming someone did it without proof is dangerous. The faction spits on that statement as they strongly believe Forway Law is outdated and wants to implement Sundeath law, where someone is not innocent until proven guilty. They believe that so much they sometimes go as far as pulling public stunts from banners to displaying corpses of bandits or even trying to kill public speakers denouncing them. Not to say they are pure evil, as they can act faster than Forway under specific scenarios, but they have wrongly punished far more than they avenged.
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- Bagarisa Brothers: Two brothers turned passionately violent vigilantes after their entire family disappeared on the road because of scum bandits that robbed them, then buried their bodies, never to be found, and revived—that’s the story they tell and convince others to join their growing ranks, but officials and scholars differ. The fact that their family was never found means it could have been beasts or a pack of wild animals, so assuming someone did it without proof is dangerous. The faction spits on that statement as they strongly believe Forway Law is outdated and wants to implement Sundeath law, where someone is not innocent until proven guilty. They believe that so much they sometimes go as far as pulling public stunts, from banners to displaying corpses of bandits or even trying to kill public speakers denouncing them. Not to say they are pure evil, as they can act faster than Forway under specific scenarios, but they have wrongly punished far more than they avenged.
- Isekai History
- Brothers who lost their families to bandits from another faction decided to become vigilantes. Their belief in being guilty until proven innocent goes against the Forway law, so they are always on the run.
- Area of operation
- They move all over, seeking injustices, and solving them with their bare fists.
- Recruitment
- Bars, and people who lost family to bandits.
- Identification
- Secret handshake. Make tusks with the index and pinky fingers and touch the other person’s “tusks”
- Members
- Dark-Red Bagarisas
- 2
- Bright-Red Bagarisas
- 17+
- Dark-Red Bagarisas
Black Magina
Whenever there's a demand for banned drugs, there will always be a business-savvy somebody to supply it. These people are the ones whose expertise is so great they created an entire franchising model out of that! Whoever is at the top keeps collecting their cut from the backend while helping set up new franchises in the countryside every year. Meanwhile, Forway has to put out quests to shut them down constantly, which is an excuse to allocate more taxpayer balls into the quest system. That, in turn, are quests Aquamarine adventurers can expect they will get yearly. It's a well-oiled machine, and everyone wins from it—except those who want to get high off Magina because it's too fucking expensive.
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- Black Magina: Whenever there's a demand for banned drugs, there will always be a business-savvy somebody to supply it. These people are the ones whose expertise is so great that they created an entire franchising model from it! Whoever is at the top keeps collecting their cut from the back end while helping to set up new franchises in the countryside every year. Meanwhile, Forway has to issue quests to shut them down constantly, which is an excuse to allocate more taxpayer dollars to the quest system. That, in turn, are quests Aquamarine adventurers can expect to get yearly. It's a well-oiled machine, and everyone wins from it—except those who want to get high off Magina because it's too fucking expensive.
- Isekai History
- The most well-known faction behind Mind Enabler was banned by Forway.
- They rose to “success” by never killing anyone. Rather, all their attacks are carried out through Nari gels, using Nagina to put everyone to sleep.
- They have a strong credence of never killing anyone—no matter how problematic the person is.
- They operate on a Franchise Model to ensure a constant supply and to prevent other gangs from supplying Magina.
- Area of operation
- Freeish outskirts.
- Recruitment
- Mostly, villagers are seeking more money in life.
- Identification
- They hide a Magina petal in their clothes.
- Members
- Chef (Per Franchise)
- 1
- Herbalist (Per Franchise)
- 1
- Cultivators (Per Franchise)
- 10
- Chef (Per Franchise)
Fallen Tree
A group of ex-adventurers who fell from grace after growing discontent with the predatory revival fees from the Adventurer’s guild. They turned into banditry, explicitly aiming to steal money from Forway treasuries. That promise led them to grow their rank into a medium-sized faction. Most of their actions have been thwarted, and the faction’s HQ taken over by Forway, but whenever you chop down a tree, another sprouts somewhere else. The main reason they have been on Forway’s kill-on-sight list was their successful robbery of three nari stone caches which market price would put it at tens of Sapphires—they did recover part of it after identifying one of the stealers after he hurt himself opening the vault, and bleed on the floor. Forway suspects they are still in the tens of members, and because there must be some adventurers amongst their ranks, exterminating them is proving impossible due to them spying on other adventurers taking quests.
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- Fallen Tree: A group of ex-adventurers who fell from grace after growing discontent with the predatory revival fees from the Adventurer’s guild. They turned into banditry, explicitly aiming to steal money from Forway treasuries. That promise led them to grow their rank into a medium-sized faction. Most of their actions have been thwarted, and the faction’s HQ has been taken over by Forway, but whenever you chop down a tree, another sprouts somewhere else. The main reason they have been on Forway’s kill-on-sight list was their successful robbery of three nari stone caches; the market price would put it at tens of Sapphires—they did recover part of it after identifying one of the thieves after he hurt himself opening the vault and bled on the floor. Forway suspects they still number in the tens, and because there must be some adventurers amongst their ranks, exterminating them is proving impossible, as they spy on other adventurers taking quests.
- Isekai History
- A group of ex-adventurers who fell from grace after growing discontent with the predatory revival fees from the Adventurer’s guild. They turned to banditry, specifically targeting Forway treasuries to steal money. However, most of their actions so far were uncovered or defended, with the ex-adventurers caught being tortured in hidden places.
- The rest of the group is now on a run, trying to survive on a daily basis by targeting Forway guards and any small Forway fish they can sink their teeth into.
- Area of operation
- They are on the run.
- Recruitment
- Adventurer to Adventurer
- Identification
- Small paper drawing that they hide away to prove as a badge of their honor and intentions.
- Members
- 14+
Triangle Lovers
Three small bandit groups in Triangle city merged into a bigger one over time, perhaps with assistance from the ruling family to further micromanage everything. When The Prosperity Treaty was enacted, and Forway officials came to the city to set up the embassy and gather information, they were met with resistance. This resistance grew so fierce that the city turned on Forway to establish itself as a kingdom. Forway tried to be precise in its killings to crumble the organization, but people’s devotion to the “triangle way“ proved too problematic. To prevent a massacre, Forway made a special deal where their Triangle embassy would have less administrative powers over the city, and they opened an additional room in the city embassy dedicated to this faction for the sake of preventing a simple mistake on their end or from most likely an adventurer, from blowing into a hot mess.
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- Triangle Lovers: Three small bandit groups in Triangle City merged into a bigger one over time, perhaps with assistance from the ruling family to further micromanage everything. When the Prosperity Treaty was enacted and Forway officials arrived in the city to establish the embassy and gather information, they were met with resistance. This resistance grew so fierce that the city turned on Forway in an attempt to establish itself as a kingdom. Forway tried to be precise in its killings to crumble the organization, but people’s devotion to the “triangle way“ proved too problematic. To prevent a massacre, Forway made a special deal where their Triangle embassy would have less administrative power over the city, and they opened an additional room in the city embassy dedicated to this faction for the sake of preventing a simple mistake on their end or, most likely, an adventurer, from blowing into a hot mess.
- Isekai History
- Three small bandit groups in Triangle city unified to control the city from the shadows, which worked, given the city's shady past to begin with. Their numbers are small compared to the city's size, but they work hand in hand with city officials to maintain as tight control as possible over people’s opinions and actions.
- Area of operation
- Triangle City.
- Recruitment
- Bandit-to-bandit, or exceptionally behaved citizens.
- Identification
- Metal badge.
- Members
- Trianglers
- 3
- Lovers
- 30+
- Trianglers
Wood People
Once a famous guild of Wood People killers turned into banditry. Luckily it did not grow out of control like the Bagarisa Brothers as they shifted their goals away from hard, honest work. They are a nuisance around the Tolerideme region, and their tactics always involve using Wood People to block roads, trap wagons and carriages, and let the trees wreak havoc. Afterward, they swoop in and pick up whatever is left.
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- Wood People: Once a famous guild of Wood People killers turned into banditry. Luckily, it did not grow out of control like the Bagarisa Brothers as they shifted their goals away from hard, honest work. They are a nuisance around the Tolerideme region, and their tactics always involve using Wood People to block roads, trap wagons and carriages, and let the trees wreak havoc. Afterward, they swoop in and pick up whatever is left.
- Isekai History
- Once a famous guild of Wood People killers that fell apart once some bad Wood Yabuca (apples) entered the group and steered them into banditry. Adventurers sought their head, and now they seem to be disbanded, but some say otherwise. They act similarly to Blue Wozens but blame Wood People instead. However, their motive is simply to make easy money rather than to seek revenge.
- They often harass villagers for protection money against Wood People, or they purposely set them to mindlessly attack the village in question.
- Area of operation
- Mostly Tolerideme to Forway.
- Recruitment
- Bandit-to-bandit word of mouth.
- Identification
- They hide their guild badge inside their clothing.
- Members
- Masters
- 5
- Apprentices
- 15+
- Masters
Small Factions
Beer Balls
A small group of Toleridemian men that turned into banditry to get extra beer money. They were swiftly brought to justice, but the name and insignia stuck, and like-minded people started to get behind this insignia to prove a point. They are a genuinely decentralized group of bandits that still share a single purpose of drinking beer with other people’s balls.
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- Beer Balls: A small group of Toleridemian men who turned to banditry to get extra beer money. They were swiftly brought to justice, but the name and insignia stuck, and like-minded people started to get behind this insignia to prove a point. They are a genuinely decentralized group of bandits that still share a single purpose: drinking beer with other people’s balls.
- Isekai History
- A group of fat men who turned to banditry to get extra beer money. They were mocked and brought to justice in their first heist. Other bandit groups now use that same name to move around more easily, using mockery of the name as a disguise for conversation and the execution of their plans, since officials are still trying to understand how many impersonating groups there are and how they act differently from one another.
- Area of operation
- Local scopes of actions by different impersonating groups.
- Recruitment
- Bandit-to-bandit, or bars.
- Identification
- Varied. Some hide a paper stamp within their fat folds.
- Members
- Unknown; many other small bandit groups use the logo.
Black Sapphires
Someone heard that word somewhere once and spread around saying this group is trying to create a new world where a single kingdom rules it all. The idea alone is so insane that it became a joke, and the name stuck in the collective societal knowledge. Forway of course investigated the four corners of the world, and even paid people for leads to get to the bottom of it, but nothing came of it. Their reaction was so over the top that the joke lost its meaning, and some began to wonder if this whole thing was an inside job to create an excuse for increasing taxation over the Embassy quest system to take more money away from adventurers and put into the Forway guards. The image portrayed for Black Sapphires is what some people assume their insignia is since nobody knows if it even exists.
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*No official artwork. Some people assume this would be it*
- Website Description
- Black Sapphires: Someone heard that word somewhere once and spread around saying this group is trying to create a new world where a single kingdom rules it all. The idea alone is so insane that it has become a joke, and the name has stuck in the collective societal consciousness. Forway of course investigated the four corners of the world, and even paid people for leads to get to the bottom of it, but nothing came of it. Their reaction was so over the top that the joke lost its meaning, and some began to wonder if this whole thing was an inside job to create an excuse for increasing taxation over the Embassy quest system to take more money away from adventurers and put into the Forway guards. The image shown for Black Sapphires is what some people assume their insignia looks like, since nobody knows if it even exists.
- Isekai History
- A group of individuals within Forway’s administration seeks to rise in power by unifying Forway into a single nation, then toppling all leaders into their command.
- Started by three Sapphire adventurers, now expanded to a couple of Forway city officials as well.
- They are specializing in research into eternal life since their plans are going very slowly.
- Their goal is to usher in a new age of prosperity by finishing what the courtroom scientist started, but did not have the balls to finish—topple all the kingdoms.
- Not the same as Hidden Sorenos, but somewhat similar goals.
- A group of individuals within Forway’s administration seeks to rise in power by unifying Forway into a single nation, then toppling all leaders into their command.
- Area of operation
- All regions due to Sapphires being widely accepted.
- Recruitment
- Only trustworthy Sapphire adventurers.
- Identification
- They are extremely careful of their actions, so they don’t leave any paper trail behind.
- Members
- Members
- A handful of Forway city officials, with some Black Sapphires participants.
- Members
Blue Wozens
You probably met and had to “donate” stuff to them if you traveled between Forway and Sanbi. They probably have a decent den hidden with a small but trusted cluster of bandits somewhere around the region, but adventurers and Forway guards can’t seem to find it. At least they know Kozaku Forway is the person behind it all, but he’s close to a legend as nobody has seen him in forever—maybe it’s for the best, too, for he is presumed to be as powerful as Hifuna beasts after tampering his soul with Walking Heart.
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- Blue Wozens: You probably met and had to “donate” stuff to them if you traveled between Forway and Sanbi. They probably have a decent den hidden with a small but trusted cluster of bandits somewhere around the region, but adventurers and Forway guards can’t seem to find it. At least they know Kozaku Forway is the person behind it all, but he’s close to a legend, as nobody has seen him in forever—maybe it’s for the best, too, for he is presumed to be as powerful as Hifuna beasts after tampering with his soul with Walking Heart.
- Isekai History
- Created by “boss”. See Kozaku Forway for more information.
- Area of operation
- Between Forway City and Sanbi Kingdom. Mostly attacking specific travelers, but sometimes stealing loot from houses when the chance arises.
- Recruitment
- Mostly done by bandits who know other bandits.
- Identification
- A blue square badge with a Wozen drawn in the middle
- Members
- Boss
- Kozaku Forway
- First Squadron
- 5
- Second Squadron
- Marcus Byg-Gyut
- Wilson Big-Gyut
- Clodoveu Big-Gyut
- Third Squadron
- 3
- Boss
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