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{"_id":"5b7ZjcLaFzfzOohy","name":"The Fog Hounds","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"A crew of rough smugglers looking for a patron.","type":"Underworld","tier":"1","goal_1":"Eliminate rival smugglers","goal_1_clock_max":8,"goal_2":"Obtain a regular patron","goal_2_clock_max":6,"turf":"Underground canal dock (HQ). North and East city canal routes. Northern Void Sea routes. Old North Port supply caches.","assets":"Medium steamship, Fog Hound. A crew of hard-bitten, tough, expert sailors—all former Void Sea transport haulers (put out of work by the new cargo rail lines), well-worn from years of harrowing work. A wide array of Imperial transport and cargo documents, some forged, some legit.","quirks":"As veterans of many cruises on the Void Sea, Vale and her crew can be insular and clannish, and have a low initial opinion of anyone who hasn’t proven themselves in a similar way. Once won, however, their loyalty is rock solid and fierce.","notables":"Margette Vale (leader, quiet, cold, fearless). Bear (second, fierce, moody, brash). Goldie (navigator, calculating, patient, confident).","allies":"Dockers, The Lampblacks.","enemies":"Bluecoats (canal patrol), The Vultures (rival smuggling outfit, Tier I).","situation":"Vale and her crew have mastered the Northern smuggling routes in and out of Duskwall. They’re currently attempting to absorb or eliminate the few remaining rivals on their territory and then establish reliable, regular work with a patron who needs a steady stream of contraband.","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":1,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icon.6_59.png","notes":"","effects":[]}
{"_id":"7Bv4UaxEmxD00yBM","name":"Ironhook Prison","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"Where many scoundrels spend the bulk of their lives. Several criminal organizations are run by convicts inside its walls.","type":"Institutions","tier":"4","goal_1":"","goal_1_clock_max":0,"goal_2":"","goal_2_clock_max":0,"turf":"","assets":"","quirks":"","notables":"","allies":"","enemies":"","situation":"","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":2,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icon.5_42.png","notes":"","effects":[]}
{"_id":"7KOAEBtL5V0MO9iN","name":"Ulf Ironborn","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"A brutal Skovlander, newly arrived in the Dusk, fighting everyone for turf.","type":"Underworld","tier":"1","goal_1":"Carve out gang territory","goal_1_clock_max":6,"goal_2":"Rise in Tier","goal_2_clock_max":4,"turf":"Rooms, workshop, and stable at The Old Forge tavern (HQ). A gambling den.","assets":"A small but powerfully savage gang of thugs.","quirks":"As a refugee of the Unity War, Ulf does not trust the local Akorosi, or anyone who proclaims a strong allegiance to the Imperial government. Those of Skovlander blood find it easy to win his trust, however.","notables":"Ulf Ironborn (leader, ruthless, savage, bold). Havid (second, ruthless, volatile, shrewd).","allies":"The Grinders","enemies":"Citizens of Coalridge, The Billhooks","situation":"Ulf is newly arrived in Doskvol, seeking his fortune on the streets. His gang has had recent success with savage smash & grab operations, leading into a potential “protection” racket. As more Skovlander war refugees swell the city population, the bigotry of some locals is starting to surface, with “NO SKOVS” signs appearing at public houses and shops. Ulf ’s blind rage will be sparked off when he encounters this, surely leading his gang into war with any “true Duskers” brave enough to stand up to him.","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":2,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icons8_89.png","notes":"","effects":[]}
{"_id":"7MBSH5duBbixRcdi","name":"The Crows","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"An old gang with new leadership. Known for running illegal games of chance and extortion rackets.","type":"Underworld","tier":"2","goal_1":"Reestablish control of Crow’s Foot","goal_1_clock_max":6,"goal_2":"Rise in Tier","goal_2_clock_max":6,"turf":"Claims all of Crow’s Foot as their turf. Everyone in the district pays up the chain to them. HQ in an abandoned City Watch tower. Operates gambling dens in Crow’s Foot and extortion rackets at the Docks.","assets":"A veteran gang of thugs and killers. A number of small boats. A fortified HQ.","quirks":"Roric’s body was lost during his murder (it fell into a canal). His vengeful ghost is now at large in the city.","notables":"Lyssa (leader, brash, killer, noble family). Bell (second-in-command, loyal).","allies":"The Bluecoats, Sailors, The Lost, Citizens of Crow’s Foot.","enemies":"The Hive, Inspectors, Dockers.","situation":"Lyssa murdered the former boss of the Crows, Roric. She is a fearsome killer, and few want to cross her, but her position as leader of the Crows is uncertain. Some were very loyal to Roric. As the power-play continues, the Crows’ hold on the district just might slip away.","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":1,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icon.4_27.png","notes":"","effects":[]}
{"_id":"8r4sPp0fQOgcP5DL","name":"Deathlands Scavengers","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"Convicts from Ironhook and desperate freelancers who roam the wasteland beyond the lightning barriers.","type":"The Fringe","tier":"2","goal_1":"Obtain pardons (repeating)","goal_1_clock_max":8,"goal_2":"","goal_2_clock_max":0,"turf":"A few precious hold-fasts in the deathlands, secured by ancient rites against spirits. Hunting grounds to feed on the few strange animals that survived the cataclysm.","assets":"Generators, lightning hooks, gas-masks, air tanks, and other essentials of deathlands survival. A secret ancient book of ritual sorcery.","quirks":"Possession is a common hazard, and scavengers either learn to deal with it, or go mad and vanish into the darkness of the wastes. Those still in Lady Thorn’s company have adapted well and suffer only minimal ill effects from possession.","notables":"Lady Thorn (leader, haunted, brave, caring). Richter (hunter, patient, quiet, deadly).","allies":"Forgotten Gods, Gondoliers, Spirit Wardens.","enemies":"Ironhook Prison.","situation":"Condemned prisoners are sometimes given “mercy” and sent into the deathlands rather than being executed at Ironhook. A few survive, thanks to Lady Thorn and her deathlands scavengers, who take them in and train them in the ways of deathlands hunting and survival. The scavengers hunt for lost artifacts and treasures in the wastes, to sell or trade in the city, sometimes for enough to buy a pardon and return to life within the barriers once again.","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":1,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icon.2_23.png","notes":"","effects":[]}
{"_id":"AO0tBar0EdNVvfP2","name":"The Foundation","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"The powerful ancient order of architects and builders. Many of their enemies have disappeared behind the brick and mortar of Doskvol.","type":"Labor & Trade","tier":"4","goal_1":"","goal_1_clock_max":0,"goal_2":"","goal_2_clock_max":0,"turf":"","assets":"","quirks":"","notables":"","allies":"","enemies":"","situation":"","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":2,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icons8_22.png","notes":"","effects":[]}
{"_id":"JUJZXGo662cp18Ag","name":"Gondoliers","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"The canal boat operators. Venerated by ancient tradition. Said to know occult secrets (many things are submerged in the Dusk).","type":"Labor & Trade","tier":"3","goal_1":"Investigate desecrated hollows","goal_1_clock_max":8,"goal_2":"Destroy spirit wells (repeating)","goal_2_clock_max":4,"turf":"The canals of Doskvol. Even the Bluecoats’ canal patrol pays respect to them.","assets":"Fleet of gondolas and other water-craft. Map of known spirit wells and arcane sites across the city. A dedicated cohort of Adepts.","quirks":"Initiation into the Gondoliers grants the Whisper’s Compel special ability.","notables":"Eisele (leader, serene, knowledgeable, fearless). Griggs (chief Whisper, strange, ruthless, haunted).","allies":"The Lampblacks, Citizenry of all districts.","enemies":"The Red Sashes, Spirit Wardens.","situation":"Killers have disposed of bodies in the canals of Doskvol for centuries. The vengeful ghosts that rise from the corpses are a serious threat—a threat dealt with by the Gondoliers since ancient times. Before the Spirit Wardens were created by the Emperor, the Gondoliers protected citizens from rogue spirits and supernatural dangers of all kinds. The Gondoliers are beloved by most citizens, who prefer to go to them with “weird problems” rather that relying on the ruthless and indiscriminate judgment of the Spirit Wardens. A sudden influx of ritually disfigured hollows dumped in the canals has sparked investigation by the Gondoliers (the Spirit Wardens are pointedly ignoring the situation).","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":2,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icon.2_12.png","notes":"","effects":[]}
{"_id":"JqoDYZADCL5Whq10","name":"The Lost","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"A group of street-toughs and ex-soldiers dedicated to protecting the downtrodden and the hopeless.","type":"Underworld","tier":"1","goal_1":"Destroy cruel workhouses (repeating)","goal_1_clock_max":4,"goal_2":"","goal_2_clock_max":0,"turf":"Converted rail car (HQ). The poverty-stricken streets of Coalridge and Dunslough.","assets":"A very experienced gang of formerly vicious thugs, killers, and Imperial soldiers.","quirks":"The Lost have all done horrible things in their former lives and they believe they must atone for these “sins.” Each member keeps a pile of stones under their bed—one for each sin they balance with a just deed.","notables":"Cortland (leader, idealist, candid, cavalier).","allies":"Workhouse Laborers, Citizens of Coalridge and Dunslough, The Crows.","enemies":"Workhouse Foremen, Bluecoats, The Billhooks.","situation":"The Lost are currently focusing their efforts in Coalridge, running a campaign of sabotage, terror, and savage beatings against the most notoriously cruel workhouse foremen. The already-brewing union organizing efforts in that district are emboldened by the Lost’s attacks, and the local Bluecoat patrols are starting to complain to their commanders for support of extra Watch guards from other districts. Meanwhile, the Coalridge foremen are making it known that they’ll pay top dollar to anyone who will take the Lost out of the picture.","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":1,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icon.7_26.png","notes":"","effects":[]}
{"_id":"K2wssu3bKTDo6AZ8","name":"The Unseen","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"An insidious criminal enterprise with secret membership. Thought to pull the strings of the entire underworld.","type":"Underworld","tier":"4","goal_1":"Infiltrate the Spirit Wardens","goal_1_clock_max":8,"goal_2":"Expand into other cities","goal_2_clock_max":8,"turf":"A multitude of vice dens and extortion rackets across the city—virtually none realize that they pay up to the Unseen. Several opulent townhouses used as safe houses.","assets":"A legion of thugs, thieves, and killers on-call to their secret masters.","quirks":"The perfect secrecy of the Unseen is the result of arcane rituals. Core members can recognize each other with attuned second sight. Any non-member who learns the identity of a member falls victim to a ritual that removes that memory from their mind after a few moments.","notables":"The Tower (leader). The Star (captain). Grull (mid-level thug with big ambitions, undercover as a coach driver).","allies":"The Bluecoats, Ironhook Prison, The Forgotten Gods, Cyphers.","enemies":"Ink Rakes, The Hive, Spirit Wardens.","situation":"The Unseen crave the power and authority of the Spirit Wardens, whose own secret membership has so far resisted infiltration. The Tower and The Star plot to place their own spies and operatives among the Wardens and seize it from within.","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":2,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icon.3_91.png","notes":"","effects":[]}
{"_id":"NP1ktNsYmITooKEB","name":"The Red Sashes","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"Originally a school of ancient Iruvian sword arts, since expanded into criminal endeavors.","type":"Underworld","tier":"2","goal_1":"Destroy the Lampblacks","goal_1_clock_max":8,"goal_2":"Become ward boss of Crow’s Foot","goal_2_clock_max":8,"turf":"HQ in their sword-fighting school/temple. Operates a handful of high-end drug dens across Crow’s Foot and the Docks.","assets":"Small contingent of master sword-fighters. Master alchemist; many potent potions and essences.","quirks":"Several members of the Red Sashes are the sons and daughters of Iruvian nobility and diplomats in Doskvol. They train in swordplay at the school and sometimes participate in gang activities. Their families are powerful and will commit significant resources to punishing anyone who harms their children.","notables":"Mylera Klev (leader, shrewd, ruthless, educated, art collector).","allies":"Iruvian Consulate, The Path of Echoes, Dockers, Cabbies, Inspectors.","enemies":"The Lampblacks, Bluecoats, Gondoliers.","situation":"The Red Sashes and the Lampblacks are at war over turf and vengeance for deaths on both sides. Mylera is recruiting every free blade in the district for extra muscle and doesn’t take no for an answer. You’re either with them or against them. The Red Sashes are very well-connected, with former sword students placed at the Iruvian Consulate, in the Path of Echoes, and among the Inspectors.","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":1,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icon.2_43.png","notes":"","effects":[]}
{"_id":"PRxflj79Ihidz08e","name":"Inspectors","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"The criminal investigators of the City Watch. They have a reputation for ethics and integrity (no one likes them). They present evidence for prosecutions to the city magistrates.","type":"Institutions","tier":"3","goal_1":"","goal_1_clock_max":0,"goal_2":"","goal_2_clock_max":0,"turf":"","assets":"","quirks":"","notables":"","allies":"","enemies":"","situation":"","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":2,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icon.4_68.png","notes":"","effects":[]}
{"_id":"QVFLD8E1R2b8uW6v","name":"Lord Scurlock","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"An ancient noble, said to be immortal, like the Emperor. Possibly a vampire or sorcerer. Obsessed with the occult.","type":"Underworld","tier":"3","goal_1":"Fulfill debt to Setarra","goal_1_clock_max":12,"goal_2":"Obtain arcane secrets (repeating)","goal_2_clock_max":6,"turf":"A secret lair outside the city. A dilapidated manor house in Six Towers and the catacombs beneath. An array of business holdings and cult shrines across the city, collected for some united purpose known only to Scurlock.","assets":"An impressive collection of occult and arcane curios, books, and ephemera. An ancient demonic temple.","quirks":"Scurlock is immune to spirits. Ghosts can’t see, hear, or harm him. He makes no sound when he moves and is sometimes difficult to look at directly.","notables":"Lord Scurlock (enigmatic, cold, arcane, old-fashioned) is an individual, but is so powerful that he’s considered a faction. His personal scale is Tier III—in conflicts he counts as a large gang (20 people).","allies":"City Council, Bluecoats, Inspectors, The Forgotten Gods.","enemies":"Spirit Wardens, The Immortal Emperor.","situation":"Lord Scurlock is bound by ancient magic to the demon Setarra. Who is the master and who is the servant? Their roles have changed many times over the centuries. Now, Lord Scurlock must fulfill a debt. Setarra has found a nest of sea demons in the harbor, encased in stone, chained by magic from the cataclysm. She seeks to free them to see their wrath loosed on the world of men. Scurlock will aid her in this or suffer a dark doom.","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":2,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icon.2_80.png","notes":"","effects":[]}
{"_id":"REOJIws25XiXvaBH","name":"Skovlander Refugees","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"Desperate survivors of the Unity War, forced to criminal opportunities when denied all others.","type":"The Fringe","tier":"3","goal_1":"","goal_1_clock_max":0,"goal_2":"","goal_2_clock_max":0,"turf":"","assets":"","quirks":"","notables":"","allies":"","enemies":"","situation":"","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":1,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icons8_81.png","notes":"","effects":[]}
{"_id":"SaiG4M5tok0NHaHJ","name":"The Weeping Lady","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"A charity and pseudo-religion, honoring the first Lord Governor of Doskvol, Lady Devera, said to be a champion of the poor.","type":"The Fringe","tier":"2","goal_1":"","goal_1_clock_max":0,"goal_2":"","goal_2_clock_max":0,"turf":"","assets":"","quirks":"","notables":"","allies":"","enemies":"","situation":"","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":2,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icons8_19.png","notes":"","effects":[]}
{"_id":"TINpL3YLtvw56McO","name":"The Hive","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"A guild of legitimate merchants who secretly trade in contraband. Named for their symbol, a golden bee.","type":"Underworld","tier":"4","goal_1":"Dominate contraband market","goal_1_clock_max":8,"goal_2":"Avenge Roric’s murder","goal_2_clock_max":6,"turf":"Many shops, taverns, cafes, warehouses, and other mercantile establishments all across the city. No centralized HQ.","assets":"A massive treasury. Elite mercenaries on retainer. A fleet of transport ships, carriages, wagons, and private trains.","quirks":"The Hive is known to avoid doing business with any occult or arcane groups. The Church of Ecstasy is popular among Hive members, who reject the superstitions and weird practices of the past.","notables":"Djera Maha (leader, bold, strategic, confident). Karth Orris (mercenary commander, ruthless, insightful, jealous).","allies":"Ministry of Preservation, Dagger Isles Consulate.","enemies":"The Circle of Flame, The Unseen, The Crows, The Wraiths.","situation":"Djera Maha grew up as an urchin in the Dagger Isles. She learned all the secrets of vice and smuggling as she worked her way up the ranks of every gang along the trade routes to Doskvol. Having built up her acquisition and distribution network in the city (as well as within the Ministry of Preservation) she is poised to take over all of the contraband markets. Maha had a close relationship (some say romantic) with the leader of the Crows, Roric, who was recently murdered by his second-in-command.","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":2,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icon.2_08.png","notes":"","effects":[]}
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{"_id":"c5nQVCDTWTClAw91","name":"The Church of Ecstasy","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"The “state religion” honors the life of the body and abhors the corrupted spirit world. Essentially a secret society.","type":"The Fringe","tier":"4","goal_1":"Unlock the secret of ascension","goal_1_clock_max":12,"goal_2":"Eliminate the Reconciled","goal_2_clock_max":12,"turf":"The Sanctorium grand cathedral in Brightstone. Many other smaller temples across the city.","assets":"A large treasury of tithes from citizens. Extensive arcane and occult libraries, workspaces, and artifacts. Many cohorts of acolytes and hollows who enforce the will of the Church’s leadership.","quirks":"Zealous believers volunteer to be hollowed to “become purified.” This was once common among the ancient cult of the Empty Vessel, which preceded the Church.","notables":"Elder Rowan (leader, devout, resolute, visionary). Preceptor Dunvil (arcane researcher, unorthodox, obsessive, enigmatic).","allies":"City Council, Leviathan Hunters, Spirit Wardens.","enemies":"The Path of Echoes, The Reconciled.","situation":"The purest beings (according to secret teachings of the Church), are those entirely without spirits: the demons. Demons are immortal, but never fade into madness or lustful hungers as rogue human spirits and vampires do. They are perfect; and the most devout of the Church seek to become as they are, to unlock the secret of ascension. Many dark experiments and rituals with hulls, hollows, vampires—and the rare demon—are conducted in the labyrinthine dungeons below the Church’s chief cathedral in Brightstone.","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":2,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icon.1_40.png","notes":"","effects":[]}
{"_id":"cEXO0FtdeEWPrZXj","name":"City Council","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"The elite nobility who run the city government, its treasury, magistrates, and public works.","type":"Institutions","tier":"5","goal_1":"Strangford is removed from council","goal_1_clock_max":6,"goal_2":"Strangford eliminates threats","goal_2_clock_max":8,"turf":"The city council chambers are in Charterhall, along with the attendant government offices and impregnable city treasury vaults. The council also holds ownership of all public spaces in the city, including streets, docks, and waterways.","assets":"A massive treasury of coin and valuable goods. Many officials, barristers, clerks, and officials. The public coaches operated by the Cabbies.","quirks":"The members of the Council are all high-ranking adepts in the Church of the Ecstasy of the Flesh. Some of them are also secretly initiates in the Path of Echoes.","notables":"The scions of the six most powerful noble families in Doskvol, currently: Bowmore, Clelland, Dunvil, Penderyn, Rowan, and Strangford.","allies":"Bluecoats, The Church of Ecstasy, The Circle of Flame, Lord Scurlock, The Brigade, Cabbies, Sparkwrights, The Foundation.","enemies":"Imperial Military, Inspectors, Ministry of Preservation, The Reconciled.","situation":"Three of the councilors (Bowmore, Clelland, Rowan) have aligned against Strangford and are maneuvering to remove the house from the council. Dunvil and Penderyn have not taken sides so far. Can the conspirators arrange for the necessary scandal, framed crime, or assassinations to remove Strangford? Or can Strangford House stand against them and eliminate the threats?","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":2,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icon.2_14.png","notes":"","effects":[]}
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{"_id":"dIbBBLJ5f4F6JZaB","name":"Bluecoats","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"The City Watch of Duskwall. Known as the meanest gang in the city. Corrupt, violent, and cruel.","type":"Institutions","tier":"3","goal_1":"Procure bigger budget, military arms & equipment","goal_1_clock_max":8,"goal_2":"","goal_2_clock_max":0,"turf":"The Bluecoats claim the whole city as their turf, but find their influence severely limited in Whitecrown, where the Imperial Military garrison holds sway under command of the Lord Governor.","assets":"Many large gangs of vicious thugs in uniform. Armored coaches and canal patrol boats. Public punishment sites (pillories, stocks, hanging cages).","quirks":"The Bluecoats are divided into companies by district, and they have fierce rivalries, encouraged by their superiors—often good-natured, but sometimes violent.","notables":"Commander Clelland (chief commissioner of the City Watch, corrupt, cruel, arrogant). Captain Michter (chief instructor, ambitious, fierce, confident). Captain Vale (quartermaster, loyal, insightful, quiet).","allies":"The City Council, The Billhooks, The Crows, Ironhook Prison, Lord Scurlock, The Unseen.The City Council, The Billhooks, The Crows, Ironhook Prison, Lord Scurlock, The Unseen.","enemies":"Imperial Military, many criminal organizations.","situation":"The Bluecoats have become jealous of the elite hardware and vehicles used by the Imperial Military. They want to refit their watch-guards in heavy armor and weapons, to better strike fear into those they prey upon.","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":2,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icons8_83.png","notes":"","effects":[]}
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{"_id":"f3Fs81IQOSyXGMRe","name":"The Billhooks","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"A tough gang of thugs who prefer hatchets, meat hooks, and pole arms.","type":"Underworld","tier":"2","goal_1":"Terrorize magistrates to pardon members in prison","goal_1_clock_max":8,"goal_2":"","goal_2_clock_max":0,"turf":"A butcher shop (HQ), stockyard, and slaughterhouse. Animal fighting pits and gambling dens. Several terrified merchants and businesses, which they extort.","assets":"A large gang of bloodthirsty butchers. A pack of death-dogs.","quirks":"The Billhooks have a bloody reputation, often leaving the butchered corpses of their victims strewn about in a grisly display. Many wonder why the Bluecoats turn a blind eye to their savagery.","notables":"Tarvul (leader, serving life in prison, savage, arrogant, family man). Erin (captain, Tarvul’s sister, confident, deadly, ambitious). Coran (thug, Tarvul’s son, fierce, loyal, quiet).","allies":"The Bluecoats, Ministry of Preservation.","enemies":"Ulf Ironborn, The Lost, Citizenry of Crow’s Foot and the Docks.","situation":"Erin and Coran both want to take control of the Billhooks gang, either when Tarvul gets too old (which will be soon) or by taking the position by force. There is no love lost between Erin and Corran and they’ll have no qualms about fighting a family member for leadership. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang wants to continue their reign of terror to pressure a magistrate to pardon Tarvul and other gang members and release them from Ironhook.","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":1,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icon.4_87.png","notes":"","effects":[]}
{"_id":"fTgVYmWDE2JlxBFy","name":"The Wraiths","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"A mysterious crew of masked thieves and spies.","type":"Underworld","tier":"2","goal_1":"Recruit expert thieves","goal_1_clock_max":8,"goal_2":"Secure an arcane ally","goal_2_clock_max":6,"turf":"Silkshore and Nightmarket are their primary hunting grounds. They specialize in the theft of luxury items and intelligence gathering for clients to use as blackmail.","assets":"A scattered collection of secret rooftop shelters. A secret lair in a tower in Silkshore. All manner of thieves’ gear for burglary.","quirks":"Each member wears a mask and conceals their true identity with an alias. They communicate with a private sign language.","notables":"Slate (leader, sophisticated, daring, secretive). Loop (appraisal expert, obsessive, moody, secretive).","allies":"Cabbies.","enemies":"Bluecoats, Inspectors, The Hive.","situation":"The Wraiths recently completed a heist at a luxury brothel in Nightmarket and happened to grab the private map book of a leviathan hunter in the process. The map book shows the secret hunting grounds of augured leviathan sites that will be used by the ship Storm Palace during the next season. Such a map is useless to the Wraiths, but is worth a small fortune to another leviathan hunter. The Wraiths are currently reaching out to contacts in the underworld to quietly arrange a sale.","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":1,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icon.7_75.png","notes":"","effects":[]}
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{"_id":"jQhCBsZMye3iuWwD","name":"The Circle of Flame","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"A refined secret society of antiquarians and scholars; cover for extortion, graft, vice, and murder.","type":"Underworld","tier":"3","goal_1":"Acquire all the ancient artifacts of Kotar","goal_1_clock_max":8,"goal_2":"","goal_2_clock_max":0,"turf":"The Centuralia club, Six Towers (HQ).","assets":"Vast treasury provided by wealthy membership. Impressive collection of ancient artifacts, maps, and ephemera. Highly trained and discreet private security force.","quirks":"One of The Seven is actually a demon in disguise.","notables":"The Seven (leadership): Elstera Avrathi (Iruvian diplomat, secretive, gracious), Lady Drake (magistrate, cunning, ruthless), Raffello (painter, visionary, obsessive), Lord Mora (noble, cold, suspicious), Lady Penderyn (noble, charming, patient), Madame Tesslyn (vice purveyor, sophisticated, subtle), Harvale Brogan (vice purveyor, shrewd, quiet).","allies":"One of The Seven is actually a demon in disguise.","enemies":"The Hive, The Silver Nails.","situation":"The Circle has an extensive library of scholarly works that catalog many of the arcane artifacts and valuable treasures that disappeared when the Lost District was abandoned outside the lightning barrier. Of special interest are the remains of Kotar, a legendary sorcerer, demon, or hero who was mummified before the cataclysm. The Eye, Hand, and Heart of Kotar are said to possess great power for those bold enough to risk their use.","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":2,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icon.4_40.png","notes":"","effects":[]}
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{"_id":"kLqbLib9huB78UDs","name":"Sparkwrights","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"The engineers who maintain the lightning barriers. Also pioneers of spark-craft technology, indulging in dangerous research.","type":"Institutions","tier":"4","goal_1":"Develop alternative fuel","goal_1_clock_max":12,"goal_2":"","goal_2_clock_max":0,"turf":"Massive workshop, factory, and design facility in Coalridge.","assets":"The electroplasmic generators, city lights, lightning barriers and associated facilities and systems across the city.","quirks":"","notables":"Una Farros (instructor at Charterhall University, curious, vain, famous).","allies":"City Council, Leviathan Hunters, Ministry of Preservation.","enemies":"The Path of Echoes, The Reconciled, The Foundation.","situation":"For centuries, the Sparkwrights have worked in secret to develop an alternative fuel that could replace the leviathan blood that powers the lightning barriers of the Imperium. A few researchers have gotten close, but “accidents” have inevitably killed them and destroyed their work (certainly arranged by the nobility who rule because of their stranglehold on leviathan hunting). But there is always a daring visionary willing to try to pick up the pieces and complete the work—even at the risk of their own life. Will one of them manage it this time, or will they, too, fall victim to the deadly agents of the elite?","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":2,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icon.3_89.png","notes":"","effects":[]}
{"_id":"lBs8tpynTsEHKQdr","name":"The Reconciled","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"An association of ancient spirits who have not gone feral with the passage of time.","type":"The Fringe","tier":"3","goal_1":"Infiltrate the City Council","goal_1_clock_max":8,"goal_2":"Infiltrate the Church of Ecstasy","goal_2_clock_max":8,"turf":"None","assets":"Several secret and hidden spirit wells across the city and in the deathlands, which give the Reconciled the arcane energy they need to survive.","quirks":"The spirits of the Reconciled do not lose their minds or become obsessed with vengeance as other spirits do. They can possess a victim indefinitely without any adverse effects.","notables":"The Reconciled have possessed several important citizens in Doskvol. Their exact membership is not known.","allies":"City Council, Gondoliers.","enemies":"The Church of Ecstasy, Spirit Wardens, Sparkwrights.","situation":"The Reconciled are very ancient and wise; they see themselves as the rightful and just rulers that Duskwall needs. A few of the City Council members have become initiates in the Path of Echoes and will soon be vulnerable to possession by the Reconciled. These councilors are also high-ranking members of the Church of the Ecstasy of the Flesh, which will give the Reconciled an opportunity for infiltration into that organization as well.","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":2,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icon.6_18.png","notes":"","effects":[]}
{"_id":"mPhvymlLwB1kxxsL","name":"The Dimmer Sisters","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"House-bound recluses with an occult reputation.","type":"Underworld","tier":"2","goal_1":"Dominate the spirit trade","goal_1_clock_max":6,"goal_2":"Obtain arcane secrets (repeating)","goal_2_clock_max":4,"turf":"Fine old manor house and grounds (HQ), as well as the ancient temple ruin and subterranean canal beneath. Apothecaries and witches in their service.","assets":"A private electroplasmic generator, lightning barriers, and spirit containment vessels. Many spirits bound to service.","quirks":"The precise number of sisters is unknown. Some say they are an ancient family of possessing spirits. Others say they are vampires. Everyone knows that if you go into their house, you never come out again.","notables":"There is no single leader of the Sisters; their true names are not known. Roslyn (servant, patient, loyal, arcane) deals with contacts outside the house. Irelen (sparkcraft tinkerer, loyal, enigmatic, obsessive).","allies":"The Forgotten Gods, The Foundation.","enemies":"Spirit Wardens, The Reconciled.","situation":"The Sisters have been slowly and secretly consolidating the trade of captured spirits and spirit essences in Doskvol for several decades. Only a few remaining rivals stand between them and domination of the market. Do they have an ulterior motive for acquiring so many spirits and essences, or is this purely a matter of wealth and power?","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":1,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icon.6_11.png","notes":"","effects":[]}
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{"_id":"psEXAAwASDIzkWLT","name":"The Grinders","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"A vicious gang of former dockers and leviathan blood refinery workers.","type":"Underworld","tier":"2","goal_1":"Raise a crew, steal a war ship","goal_1_clock_max":12,"goal_2":"Fill war treasury","goal_2_clock_max":12,"turf":"Abandoned dock warehouse (HQ) and underground canal dock.","assets":"A few small canal boats. Wrecking tools and explosives.","quirks":"Many Grinders have been mutated by the toxic rain that plagues Lockport.","notables":"Hutton (leader, confident, volatile). Sercy (second, crippled, defiant). Derret (toughest gang member, huge, shrewd).","allies":"Ulf Ironborn, Dockers.","enemies":"Bluecoats, Imperial Military, Leviathan Hunters, Sailors, The Silver Nails.","situation":"The city of Lockport, to the North in Skovlan, processes 90% of the demon blood siphoned by the leviathan hunter ships of Doskvol (the hunters drop their raw cargo at Lockport before filling their holds with refined blood and returning to Doskvol for repairs and replacement crew for those lost to the Void Sea). The huge, churning refineries in Lockport have poisoned the city under a stinking cloud of toxic fumes and acid rain. A group of dockers and refinery workers from Lockport have come to Doskvol to raise an army and secure a warship with which to seize control of Lockport and destroy the Empire’s refineries. They call themselves “the Grinders.” To raise funds for their mission, the Grinders have turned to criminal endeavors, especially smash & grab looting and hijacking of cargo barges across the city.","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":2,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icons8_62.png","notes":"","effects":[]}
{"_id":"r4j7tF3gqhwNhkTG","name":"The Lampblacks","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"The former lamp-lighter guild, turned to crime when their services were replaced by electric lights.","type":"Underworld","tier":"2","goal_1":"Destroy the Red Sashes","goal_1_clock_max":8,"goal_2":"Become ward boss of Crow’s Foot","goal_2_clock_max":8,"turf":"HQ in the office of a coal warehouse. Operates a handful of brothels and cheap drug dens across Crow’s Foot.","assets":"A fearsome gang of leg-breakers and mayhem-makers. A number of smugglers on the payroll who run their drugs.","quirks":"Bazso Baz is a member of a secret society (forgotten gods cult, “The Empty Vessel”) and sometimes puts the needs of that group ahead of the well-being of his gang.","notables":"Bazso Baz (leader, charming, open, ruthless, whiskey connoisseur). Pickett (second, shrewd, conniving, suspicious). Henner (thug, loyal, reckless).","allies":"The Fog Hounds, Gondoliers, Ironhook Prison.","enemies":"The Red Sashes, The Bluecoats, Cabbies.","situation":"The Lampblacks and the Red Sashes are at war over turf and vengeance for deaths on both sides. Bazso Baz is recruiting every free blade in the district for extra muscle and doesn’t take no for an answer. You’re either with them or against them. The Lampblacks are not particularly well-connected politically, but are akin to folk-heroes among the working class, who see them as “lovable rogues” standing up to the powers-that-be.","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":1,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icon.3_04.png","notes":"","effects":[]}
{"_id":"tfZ5OcjmtoSHRsst","name":"Spirit Wardens","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"The bronze-masked hunters who destroy rogue spirits. Also run Bellweather Crematorium to properly dispose of corpses.","type":"Institutions","tier":"4","goal_1":"Uncover the infiltrators","goal_1_clock_max":8,"goal_2":"","goal_2_clock_max":0,"turf":"Bellweather Crematorium. The Master Warden’s estate in Whitecrown.","assets":"The death bells that ring whenever someone dies in the city, and the deathseeker crows that fly to find the body (ancient, arcane). Many cohorts of expert Whispers. The most advanced spectrological and spark-craft equipment, including several spirit-hunter hulls.","quirks":"Membership in the Wardens is secret and utterly anonymous. They cut all ties and have no families or close relationships, save their fellow Wardens.","notables":"There are no known Spirit Wardens—they maintain an anonymous membership of people not native to Duskwall, using code-names. A Warden known as “Bakoros” (who may be several different individuals) sometimes lectures at the College of Immortal studies at Doskvol Academy.","allies":"The Church of Ecstasy, Deathlands Scavengers.","enemies":"The Dimmer Sisters, Gondoliers, Lord Scurlock, The Silver Nails, The Unseen, Path of Echoes, The Reconciled.","situation":"The Spirit Wardens know that an enemy is attempting to infiltrate their ranks (they don’t yet know that it’s the Unseen). The Wardens are laying a trap for this enemy, to uncover their identity and eliminate them.","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":2,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icon.2_97.png","notes":"","effects":[]}
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{"_id":"zs5YXCKaGGg8WhLU","name":"Leviathan Hunters","permission":{"default":0,"5izWgADOTEOz6xAL":3},"type":"faction","system":{"description":"The captains and crews that grapple with titanic demons of the Void Sea to drain their blood for processing into electroplasm.","type":"Institutions","tier":"5","goal_1":"Discover new hunting grounds","goal_1_clock_max":12,"goal_2":"Surplus runs dry","goal_2_clock_max":12,"turf":"The massive metal docks for the huge hunter ships and the associated construction and repair facilities. Several small private leviathan blood processing facilities for the captains’ personal shares.","assets":"The leviathan hunter fleet (each vessel is owned by the noble house who built and commands it). Many cohorts of expert sailors, as well as spark-craft technicians, demonologist Whispers, and void-touched navigators. Companies of marines to protect the vessels and their valuable cargo at sea and in port.","quirks":"","notables":"Lord Strangford (captain, ruthless, arrogant, tainted). Lady Clave (captain, daring, cruel, accomplished). Lady Ankhayat (Iruvian captain, confident, charming, scoundrel).","allies":"City Council, The Church of Ecstasy, Sailors, Dockers, Sparkwrights.","enemies":"The Grinders, Ministry of Preservation, The Path of Echoes.","situation":"The captains have a horrible secret: the known hunting grounds for leviathans are coming up barren. The immortal creatures, once so reliable in their movements in the Void Sea, have begun to migrate elsewhere. New hunting grounds must be found before the surplus of leviathan blood disappears, and with it, the lightning barriers and the survival of the human race.","goal_clock":0,"hold":{"value":2,"max":2,"max_default":2,"name_default":"BITD.Hold","name":"BITD.Hold"},"status":{"value":[4],"max":7,"max_default":7,"name_default":"BITD.Status","name":"BITD.Status"}},"flags":{},"img":"systems/beam-saber/styles/assets/icons/Icons8_16.png","notes":"","effects":[]}