Category: Blades in the Dark: Discussion

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Faction Blurbs

Some short blurbs for the factions on the ladder. Will surely revise for the final book, but these should serve for your quick start games.

The Unseen: An insidious criminal enterprise with secret membership.

The Silver Nails: A company of Severosi mercenaries turned to crime when the war for Skovlan Unity ended.

Lord Scurlock: An ancient noble, said to be immortal, like the Emperor. Possibly a vampire.

The Hive: A guild of legitimate merchants who secretly trade in contraband. Named for their symbol, a golden bee.

The Circle of Flame: A refined secret society of antiquarians and scholars; cover for extortion, graft, vice, and murder.

The Dimmer Sisters: House-bound recluses with an occult reputation.

Ulf Ironborn: A brutal Skovlander, newly arrived in Duskwall and fighting everyone for turf.

The Fog Hounds: A new gang of smugglers looking for a patron and clients.

The Lampreys: A new crew of scoundrels, getting into the spirit trade.

The Lost: A group of toughs, bravos, and ex-soldiers dedicated to protecting the downtrodden and the hopeless.

Duskwall Council: The rulers of the city government, lead by the Lord Governor.

Skovlander Refugees: Hopeless refugees from the Unity War, turned to criminal opportunities when denied all others.

Ironhook Prison: Where many scoundrels spend the bulk of their lives. Several criminal operations are run by convicts inside its walls.

Spirit Wardens: The bronze-masked hunters who capture and destroy rogues spirits. Also run Bellweather Crematorium. Membership is secret.

The Bluecoats: The street patrol of the City Watch. Known as the meanest gang in Duskwall. Corrupt, violent, and cruel.

The Inspectors: The investigators of the City Watch. They have a reputation for ethics and integrity (no one likes them). They present evidence for prosecutions to the city magistrates.

Leviathan Hunters: The daring captains and crews that grapple with titanic demons on the Never Sea to drain their blood for processing into electro-plasm.

Sailors: The captains and crews for merchant and Imperial Navy ships.

Dockers: The hard-bitten laborers who work the docks.

Gondoliers: The guild of canal boat operators. Venerated by ancient tradition. Said to know occult secrets (many things are submerged in Duskwall.)

Cabbies: The coach operators of the city. An impressive gossip network.

Rail Jacks: The men and women who protect the electro-trains of the imperium from the savage spirits of the Deathlands.

Church of the Ecstasy of the Flesh: The “state religion”, if there is such a thing. They honor the sensual life of the body and abhor the corrupted spirit world. Structured as a mystery cult.

The Weeping Lady: A charity and pseudo-religion, honoring the first Lord Governor of Duskwall, said to be a champion of the poor.

The Path of Echoes: A popular mystery cult which borders on open rebellion against spirit laws. They revere the ancients, and seek to gain knowledge from the past — including consorting with ghosts.

The Forgotten Gods: A jumble of cults and mysteries which attempt to follow the old ways from before the cataclysm, doing the bidding of demons and darker things.

Deathlands Scavengers: Convicts from Ironhook given the choice of execution or work as scavengers outside the lightning barrier. The shortest of life spans.