Factions are the organizations of Rolara that operate through influence, secrecy, ideology, or allegiance rather than formal governmental authority. They include clandestine networks, magical orders, adventuring parties, spy rings, ancient secret societies, and miscellaneous groups that resist easy categorization elsewhere.
| Name | Summary |
|---|---|
| Argonae | |
| Bayt Al-Hakim | |
| Black Horn Society | Deals in occult knowledge and forbidden lore; gatherings are secret and invitation-only; rumoured to be one part of the Secret Dragon of Jiaohai |
| Council of Genies | Clandestine council of four elemental genies; collectively deity-tier; Lawful Neutral; subtle influencers operating through intermediaries; patrons of paladin Beytel |
| Eclipsed Hand | Clandestine organization; guardians of the Empire’s secrets |
| Heralds of the Vigil | |
| House of Sasounyan | |
| Hourglass Coven | |
| Hyena Gate Gang | |
| Labyrinthine | Ancient secret society from the Age of Wonders; believed to be devotees of Akkad the Trickster God |
| Legion of Holy Heroes | |
| Murkwrought Marauders | Dangerous faction |
| Obsidian Veil | |
| Order of Spiritual Masters | |
| Order of the Branch and Bramble | Magical organization dedicated to harmony with the natural world |
| Raven’s Accord | Adventuring party of four: Kassandros, Ysilla, Vakno, and Clara of House Corvinia; champions of the Bellatorius Ferox Torneamentum |
| Silverleaf Rangers | |
| Sinister Seven | |
| Soulweaver Conclave | Necromancer-dragons of the Age of Wonders; practiced soulweaving in the Shattered Peaks long before the Stone Giants arrived; departed (or dispersed) into their own discipline. |
| Spelljammer Fleet | |
| Thraenal | Sacred Wood Elf hunting parties of the Chokurri; feared and respected guardians of the forest |
| Ti’shal Vrlakki | Secluded monastic order of Gith based in the Astral Plane |
| Wang Clan | |
| Whispers from the Forest | Clandestine informant network of the King of Jiaohai; existence officially unconfirmed |
| Wild Magic Pilgrims | Loose tradition of sorcerers who pilgrimaged to the Shattered Peaks during the Age of Wonders to study with the Stone Giants; the source of nearly everything currently known about the kindred. |
| Wnthalas Architects | Eight High Elves who came together under Genro Moondreamer to build a city from the enchanted forest of Lomeaure |
| Zephyrion |