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Factions — Daggerheart: Threads of Fate

The Black Hand

• Shadow guild of assassins, thieves, smugglers
• Ruled by The Lady (Emma Wonderbrass)
• Deals in contracts, assassination, secrets
• Maintains strict codes
• Shadow's former affiliation
• Operations have grown darker under Emma's corrupted leadership
• Strong presence on Rindle Island

Minstreldam

• Premier bardic college
• Dean Sapphira Trell oversees Battle of the Bands
• Hiding deeper secrets (Maestro Vexalis captivity)
• Uses Vexalis as a power source for their magical battle arena

Elarion

• Reborn Xhorhas
• Home of fae races and World Tree
• Insular, protective of reborn home
• Rarely welcomes strangers
• Few know who rules (Quinn/Seraphina)
• Currently struggling with the Corruption

Rindle Island

• Lord Rindle's realm
• Born from piracy, forged into a nation by Tekas Rindle
• Dominates sea trade
• Mistrustful of outsiders
• Black Hand operations are plentiful here

The Nine Hells

• Bureaucratic infernal hierarchy
• Ruled by Asmodeus (divine champion)
• Corruption is spreading here too

The Wildemount Council (Fractured)

• The four heroes from the Relic War era
• Emma (corrupted), Quinn (Elarion), Tekas (Rindle Island), Luna (Great Library)
• Council exists but is fractured
• Luna and Quinn are actively working to restore balance
• Tekas is isolationist
• Emma is the enemy