Factions
Orders, houses, guilds, churches, clans and companies.
The Grey Pilgrims
Silent travellers in grey who walk west towards the Stair of Ilm, harming none, and are sworn by witnesses to cast no shadows.
The Lantern-Wardens
A sworn, neutral order of Unquiet-hunters founded in 31 AS, whose wardens carry written records of themselves inside their lanterns.
The Pale Choir
The church of the Wound, founded at Ostrovane in 58 AS, which worships the pale scar in the sky as a god's opening eye.
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