**Warning, Obvious Spoilers Ahead**
House Vale: The Iron Vanguard
Leaders: Duke Arione Vale & Duchess Lyra Dareth Vale
Motto:"Honor is our blade, duty is our shield."Militaristic discipline, rigid traditions, and weak finances define them.They see corruption everywhere and distrust nobles who do not earn their titles through valor.
House Vauntir: The Golden Treasury
Leader: Duke Marcellus Vauntir
Motto:"Wealth commands where steel cannot."Treasurers of the Empire. Cowardly and greedy by reputation.They fund wars they avoid fighting.They judge worth by gold alone.
House Aurelian: The Luminaries of Knowledge
Leader: Lady Irenia Aurelian
Motto:"Enlighten the world, rule its future."Founders of Starfall Academy.They believe intellect is the highest authority.Super-elitist and dismissive of warriors and merchants alike.Constant ideological clashes with House Dravencourt.
House Dravencourt: The Shadowed Fang
Leader: Lord Valen Dravencourt
Motto:"In shadows, truth survives."Masters of espionage and silent warfare.Feared for their ruthless efficiency and distrustful nature.Their ties with House Vale were once mending through the Vale–Dareth marriage,until the Silent Court annihilated House Dareth.
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Other Factions:
Silent Court: A radical organization opposing the ruling elite.Seek to tear down the old order and forge a new one through secrecy and terror.
Church of the demon God: Worships beasts as the true rulers of Elyndra. Believe humans are a scourge contaminating the world.