Faction Template: Edo Warlords

[Fate II]

Faction: Stellar Warlords

Pillars:
Central: Locked in their birthright battle for supremacy across Edo
Contrast: The conflict may never end
Active: Searching for new leverage in their campaign for control

The Edo Warlords hail from a long history of bloodshed and warfare between various Human Tribes on Edo. These legendary battles are where the Feudal Continent got its infamous moniker, exalting the long-standing skirmishes for control over the continent to global proportions. No single story captures the full depth of why these battles have been fought for so long, but the Warlord Tribes all have some record under the shining banner of different constellations.

From the jagged mountain out ranges emerged the Shinobi, skilled at combat and bending the elements around them to their will with skill honed by rigorous mental and physical conditioning. Out of the deep forests came the Shaman, living in close harmony with the earth and employing support from beyond the Unseen to bolster their strength. Out on the open seas, the Corsair developed and harnessed strange tools made of unique materials to wage war and dominate the competition.

An agreement was brokered between the Shinobi, Shamans, and Corsair to utilize the hallowed ground at Arcturus, the Crucible, to host a sacred competition to put a stop to the endless warfare that plagued the continent. They sent their best and most skilled combatants to fight for the title of Stellar Warlord and unite the continent under their constellation banner. The Zodiac Augury, the processional Oroborous that tracked their clans through Vescrutia’s night sky devouring one another in a calamitous maw, became an event that decided the future of the continent. The true results of the tournament are widely different between Tribes and contributes to their hostility with one another. Now they fight in the open and from within the shadows to create singular rule over the continent of Edo and reign as the Stellar Supreme.

Unique Marks: Every tribe has a crest emblazoned with an image of their Stellars.

Traits:

Ephemeral Arts - The Shinobi Tribes of Edo have developed a style of Naten cultivation rooted in their connection to the flow of Naten throughout their bodies. Through rigorous training and honing the mind-body connection, Ephemeral Arts unlock a wide array of abilities that Shinobi use, bending the natural elements to their whim.

Revenance - Shaman Tribes of Edo are said to be posssesed by a number of Stellar Spirits spirits that offer them supernatural powers in exchange for their loyalty. Shamans are often connected to Unseen realms and call upon otherworldly for strength and guidance, rewarding discipline and fealty to their patron.

Corsair Curios - The Corsair Tribes of Edo find their strength in the items left behind by the Stellar Pioneer. THese tools are said to have untold power stemming form their strange construction, forged from the collective will of the corsairs that followed them into battle. The tools are scattered all over Edo and where they’re found, Corsair Tribes tend to gather. Legend has it that there are some that can point to the Stellar Pioneer’s grave and a Corsair Curio of immense strength.