Many organizations active in the Acora aren't bound by strictures of geography. These factions pursue their agendas without regard for political boundaries, and their members operate anywhere the organization deems necessary. These groups employ listeners, rumormongers, smugglers, sellswords, cache-holders (people who guard caches of wealth or magic for use by the faction's operatives), haven keepers, and message drop minders, to name a few. At the core of every faction are those who don't merely fulfill a small function for that organization, but who serve as its hands, head, and heart.
As a prelude to your adventuring career (and in preparation for it), you served as an agent of a particular faction in Acora. You might have operated openly or secretly, depending on the faction and its goals, as well as how those goals mesh with your own. Becoming an adventurer doesn't necessarily require you to relinquish membership in your faction (though you can choose to do so), and it might enhance your status in the faction.
- Ability Scores: Strength or Dexterity, Intelligence or Wisdom, Charisma
- Feat: Skilled - You gain proficiency in any combination of three skills or tools of your choice.
- Skill Proficiencies: Insight and one Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma skill of your choice, as appropriate to your faction
- Tool Proficiencies: One tool, as appropriate to your faction
- Equipment: Choose A or B: (A) Tools (same as above), Case, Map or Scroll, Ink, Ink Pen, Hooded Lantern, Clothes, Traveler's, 12 GP; or (B) 50 GP
The Gearforged Tribunal
The Gearforged Tribunal is an intellectual property enforcement agency that's focused on protecting the copyright and patents of their rightful holders by any means necessary. They’re a major force in Sterlus and New Vandra though operate illegitimately all across Acora. Their primary goal is to prevent the misuse or replication of patented inventions. Tribunal members also often serve the interests of individual companies by helping them acquire information or power for a price.
The Aegis of the Unseen
The Aegis of the Unseen is a sanctuary born in the Northern reaches of the Conflict Zone. The Aegis fights to protect those prosecuted by society for what they believe is unjust.The Aegis agents specialize in finding and smuggling out individuals in need, installing sympathetic politicians in positions of power and fighting off invading forces from their sanctuaries.
The Claw of the Wilds
Born from the fervent worship of Verdana in Vitos, the Claw of the Wilds is a militant force dedicated to the preservation of the natural world and its protectors. The Order believes that some threats can only be stopped by force. They launch guerrilla strikes against industrial expansion and provide military support to any group globally that seeks to live in harmony with the land.
The Iron Remnant
The Iron Remnant are an order of knights that seek to bring justice to the world using force. While considering themselves to be honourable, they see no honour in senseless conquering and brutality, so refuse to join their countries respective militaries in order to seek out the fight for justice themselves.
The Painted Serpent
The Painted Serpent is a prominent cartel that wants to control trade across both seas of Acora. They put a tax on shipments of every vessel lest and demand protection payments to protect warehouses and shipments from pirates or The Serpent themselves. They operate primarily out of New Vandra but have operatives in any country by the sea.
You gain proficiency in any combination of three skills or tools of your choice.
Repeatable. You can take this feat more than once.
Suggested Characteristics
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I idolize a particular hero of my faction, and constantly refer to that person's deeds and example. |
| 2 | I can find common ground between the fiercest enemies, empathizing with them and always working toward peace. |
| 3 | I treat every coincidence as a lead. In my line of work, 'gut feelings' are just intel the universe hasn't filed yet. |
| 4 | Nothing can shake my optimistic attitude. |
| 5 | I quote (or misquote) faction texts and proverbs in almost every situation. |
| 6 | I am tolerant (or intolerant) of other factions. |
| 7 | I've enjoyed fine food, drink, and high society among my faction's elite. Rough living grates on me. |
| 8 | I've spent so long in the faction that I have little practical experience dealing with people in the outside world. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tradition. The ancient traditions of worship and sacrifice must be preserved and upheld. (Lawful) |
| 2 | Charity. I always try to help those in need, no matter what the personal cost. (Good) |
| 3 | Change. We must help bring about the changes the faction is constantly working in the world. (Chaotic) |
| 4 | Power. I hope to one day rise to the top of my faction's hierachy. (Lawful) |
| 5 | Conviction. I trust the mission to guide my actions. I have faith that if I follow the protocol and work hard, the objective will be met. (Lawful) |
| 6 | Aspiration. I seek to prove myself worthy of my faction's favor by matching my actions against their teachings. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | I would die to recover an ancient relic of my faction that was lost long ago. |
| 2 | I owe my life to the agent who took me in when my parents died. |
| 3 | Everything I do is for the common people. |
| 4 | I will one day settle the score with the corrupt leadership that branded me a traitor to cover up their own rot. |
| 5 | I will do anything to protect the base where I served. |
| 6 | I seek to protect a restricted record that my enemies consider a liability and want destroyed. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I judge others harshly, and myself even more severely. |
| 2 | I put too much trust in those who wield power within my faction's hierarchy. |
| 3 | I am inflexible in my thinking. |
| 4 | I am suspicious of strangers and expect the worst of them. |
| 5 | My loyalty to the cause sometimes leads me to blindly trust those who claim allegiance to my organization. |
| 6 | Once I pick a goal, I become obsessed with it to the detriment of everything else in my life. |
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