- **The Ashen Synod:** priest-exorcists and relic hunters trying to contain the curse
- **House Veyr:** noble survivalists seeking to claim the crown and legalize their rule
- **The Black Lantern Compact:** smugglers and mercenaries moving people, relics, and forbidden goods
- **The Ember Court:** infernal-aligned cultists who believe the world must burn before it can be remade
- **The Broken Saints:** penitent warriors and undead-scarred survivors who oppose all crowns
- **The Quiet Root:** druidic network preserving what remains of the land and sabotaging corrupt harvest magic