In the meantime allow me to just show off the Celdrin Union, the factions within it and perhaps give me a few ideas, maybe a few things i need to change up.
The Celdrin UnionCeldrin has been a land mostly not well known to the natives of Alderia, Citizens to caught up trying to get by with their day to day job to care about the history of a continent that does not mean anything to them
Until now...
But what is this union? How did it come to be? Firstly we need to learn about the "Big five" that come from this land
"The Yakens"You can't talk about the history of Celdrin without mentioning the Yakens fifty times..Minimum
The Yakens are native to Celdrin but oddly look human and can be easily mistaken for one, but their rough features and cold no-nonsense personalities is what usually gives them away.
This faction is responsible for making Celdrin what it is today, a honorable and well organized battlefield. Early Yaken civilization was built primary around survival due to the chaotic war situation in Celdrin at the time, constantly having to defend what is theirs from other groups looking to take what they want because they had the idea they were stronger but the Yakens were originally weak and peaceful
Not until a man by the name of "Teron Irow" stood up and called for the end of their peaceful ways and to pick up steal and fight back, to no longer be pushed around and show them that theses scoundrels that their ways will lead to their demise. The blacksmiths discontinued making farming tools and began to craft long sharp blades to slash and and cut up theses bastards. He railed his people with fiery speeches to encourage them to fight and began the march towards the local bandit camps to slay them as they fatten themselves on stolen meat and plundered Wine. They planned to keep clearing the camps out until there are no more or they all die with a blade clutched in their hands.
This small crusade is what ends the first chapter of the Yaken's history, they found their true calling as warriors, the Yakens got revenge on any surviving bandits by enslaving them to work on the lands they stole from and while they worked they trained and expanded their skills with various other weapons, because of this, Yaken soldiers within the union are very skilled with almost anything capable of killing someone.
Teron became the leader of the Yaken people, it was him that freed them of oppression and put them on their true path, but Teron feared maybe they would let this new found strength get to their heads and end up like bandits with thinking they are so strong that they can take whatever they want. The Yakens then build their morality around "Honor" where they should use their power responsibly and to uphold a warriors code were they only fight those that have steel in their hands, to never slay non-combatants.
The Yakens grow in strength and in skill every passing year, it was not long until they came up with their newest campaign. Celdrin has been in this state of war for far too long; Mindless killing, stealing, rapings and pillaging were the most common things at this time. it was time to put a end to this madness and unify all of Celdrin as one...But they knew they could not contain this fire, it would not be long before splinter groups of Yakens break off and the whole process starts over again. They need to organize the war...
No..Their plan was to fight every group willing to take up a blade and challenge them in open combat and those that prove worthy against the Yakens in both Skill and honor are spared and offered a place in a new alliance to clean Celdrin of the scum and set up "sanctioned wars" among the members
Veran Descendants
The Veran descendants were the first to be apart of this new alliance being formed by the Yakens. These people believe that they are the sons and daughters to a reaper of souls known as "Veran" Who thirsts for the souls of the strongest warriors of Celdrin. Legend goes that Veran created them to help him reap souls faster and to hunt down theses skilled warriors so that their souls may be reaped and fed to him.
The Descendants of Veran were masters at blitzkrieg tactics, rushing into battle, not wanting to keep Veran hungry for the souls he demands. To be killed by the weapon of a Descendant is a sign of respect at your skill as a fighter..you ee the weapons the Descendants use are crafted and anointed in sacred blood of the tribe's Chieftain. Theses weapons are decorated in beads that "contain" the souls they reap and after every battle the beads are tossed in a fire to send to veran to feast on. Because of this they won't kill someone with their weapons unless they know they are worthy to be fed to Veran, instead they choose to will use their bare hands or feet to kill a unworthy foe...Favorite form of execution being curb stomps!
When the Yakens discovered this tribe they first saw them as savages and challenged them, the Descendants of Veran welcomed the battle and met them on open field and gave them quite the thrashing but in the end the Yaken's well trained troops triumph over the greenskins. They proved themselves in combat as a worthy combatant and was now interested if they had any honor, after question their captured leader about their culture he learned that they also don't slay civilians..not exactly for the same reason, they don't slay them because they have no reason to, Veran only wants the souls of warriors and if none of them are warriors then their souls are not worth reaping.
But in this fucked up land..This mindset is still a rare thing and is good enough for Teron to ask them to join them. The Descendants of Veran may be brutes but they still process some logic, joining them would continue their Survival and allow them to fight in larger battles to reap more souls...This was the start of a new friendship.
"The Jikkions"
Continuing their bloody campaign the new alliance encounters a reptile like race that dwells in a swampland on the south side of Celdrin. Instead of fighting this faction the Alliance ends up fighting alongside them as they come across a battle between them and a infamous bandit group known as the "Catherian" Who...long story short has been wiped out but be are getting ahead of ourselves.
Even they knew nothing of this reptile tribe, compared to the Catherains anyone is better. So the Alliance rushes into to combat and drive the attacks off, Just im time also it seems. Theses Jikkions fought with valor as they were greatly out numbered without fear. They fight for a similar reason the Yakens had. To fight to protect their homeland form unlawful invaders but have been under constant attack and have lost too many to launch a offensive. The Yakens and Veran Descendants offered to assist them in this small goal if they agreeded to join their alliance...The Jikkions accept and they make way to the base of the Catherian to put this wild dog out of this world already
When they arrive they get to witness Jukkion warriors in a breath taking performance, their skin was as thick as steel and their arms swing true with skill as they cut down theses brigands without mercy. The three races suffer only a few broken bones and bruises from their attack and the most infamous bandit group is wiping out in a battle that lasted only 15 minutes. They knew they were all meant to be together, With the Yaken's disciplined training and the VD's rage; the Jukkion's steel skin is exactly what they needed.
The Ohrions One of the factions of the Celdrin union is shrouded in mystery as they never been talked about outside the island besides being listed as a member of the union...Nobody not native to Celdrin has any idea what the Ohrions are or what they look like. Many rumors in Alderia spark up that the Ohrions are the true puppet masters behind who runs the Union
Some stories are made to scare children that the Ohrions are horrible beasts of incredible power that come after the naughty boys and girls of Alderia. However those from Celdrin must know who this faction is..They are openly mentioned as a member of the union but nobody in Alderia has ever seen them or given info on who they are.
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This is four but i can't really think of a fifth...i had a idea for a fifth but im having trouble keeping this together as it is so im prolly gonna scrap that group and come up with another..Or il shorten the Union to four groups. So if someone wants to pitch a faction for the union nows your chance
And yes the Ohrions are gonna remain mysterious..not for too long but people of Alderia have some high expectations for them to be so mysterious in this Union of harden warriors
also its midnight and im super tired :x