• Wild Dogs
  
  
  
• Wolves

• Bears

• Arakvar
  The Arakvar are a rigid society of giant spiders, organized under their brood mothers.  They work in unison to provide a tight knit defence, and it has been known for a particularly large and enraged Arakvar Nest to counter-attack against a particularly dangerous foe.
  
  
• Serpentkin
  The origins of Serpentkin are lost to the Histories of Illyria.  Legend has two competing versions. 
  
  First, that they were intentionally created by the foul magics of the demented mages of Yorak, who were subsequently destroyed by what they had unleashed.  Alternately, that they have simply always been here - deep underground - but that the scent of flesh has brought them to the surface.

• Crimson Dawn
  The most heartless, vicious and downright lethal of Mercenary Companies, Crimson Dawn are an elite fighting unit, fielding all unit types and strategies in the field.  Crimsom Dawn is led by a Legendary commander known only as Honehn.  His origins are unknown.  Crimson Dawn will give no mercy and no quarter - and expect none either.
  
  
• Treggar's Crows
  This company was founded nearly a century ago by Treggar the Exile - a cousin of Dwarven King Graythorn.  Treggar fell spectacularly out-of-favour with his King and ended up taking a large band of malcontents to found his own Empire in the far reaches of Illyria.  The exact location of their base is unknown, but they often roam through the Kingdom on their own missions and are generally a feared fighting force.
  
  
• Brotherhood of Kerala
  Elves who fall from grace are generally referred to as Dark Elves and exiled from the Elven heartlands.  Those who survive in the wild sometimes run into - and join - the Brotherhood of Kerala.  The Brotherhood is a mystic organisation who occasionally hire themselves out to the highest bidder in order to fund the expansion of the City of Temples.
  
  
• Bayne's Irregulars
  Bayne is a well known and truly gifted Mercenary commander.  The company he has formed consists of many of Illyriad's best trained soldiers, and he fields a full set of fighting troops.  Bayne's philosophy of combat is simply that only the best will do - and he has no qualms about taking in soldiers of any race to fight with his Irregulars - so long as they are experts in their field.
  
  
• Marauding Skullsplitters
  There's almost nothing Orcs like better than to kill things and eat them.  Orcs who become dissatisfied with the lack of leadership in their city will head out in the surrounding countryside and prey on passers-by for their own amusement, enrichment, and belly.
  

FACTION SIZES

Nature and Monster factions give you an indication of their size when you click on them. 

Be aware, however, that size is not necessarily an indication of lethality.  For example (if we introduce them) "A few Enraged Mammoths" is likely to be a lot more difficult than "A few Wild Dogs".

Humanoid Factions must be scouted to ascertain their strength and composition.

In fact, we strongly recommend that you scout each and every NPC encounter before deciding whether to engage.

Faction size comes in 10... err... sizes

• Few
• Handful
• Several
• Pack
• Many
  
• Gathering
• Horde
• Throng
• Host
• Legion
  

The sizes range from less than 5 to more than 5000.

We hope you enjoy this new content, and you now have an outlet for your aggression that doesn't involve other players.

We have large plans for Factions in the future.