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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jacob Marley" data-source="post: 6090539" data-attributes="member: 89537">Amongst the forces of weal during the Great Northern Crusade and the War of Reclamation were the loyalists of Katarina of Walworth; namely, the Knights of Holy Shielding. The knights, however, were not one unified faction. Instead, they were divided along religious and political lines. The knights (~800 in total) divided themselves among three religious factions: Heironeous (~650), Pholtus (~50), and St. Cuthbert (~100). Pholtus and St. Cuthbert have long had an antagonistic relationship and this rivalry played out in debates (if not outright fisticuffs) between those who followed Pholtus and those who followed St. Cuthbert. Followers of Heironeous were often called upon to mediate disputes between these two religious factions. These debates tended to pull the order toward a Lawful Neutral alignment, much to the chagrin of the Heironeans who tended to favor Good over Law.The knights were further divided along political lines between Nationalists (~300) and the Alliance (~500). The Nationalists were those knights who opposed assistance from Furyondy during the invasion. They were staunch believers of the right of the Shield Lands to determine its own destiny, and feared assistance from Furyondy would lead to annexation by Furyondy. Religiously, the Nationalists were composed of: 225 followers of Heironeous, 50 followers of Pholtus, and 25 followers of St. Cuthbert. The Alliance, which was composed of 425 followers of Heironeous and 75 followers of St. Cuthbert, favored a strong alliance with Furyondy as the best way to reclaim their homeland. (Note: nearly all members of the Alliance once favored the Nationalist position but, in light of their great losses at the hands of the Horned Society and Iuz, have since come to view Furyondy's offer positively.)Navigating this web is a bit tricky for the PCs. They befriended members of both the Nationalist and Alliance factions, as well as high-ranking Heironeans and Cuthbertines. (They pretty much antagonized the Pholtans from the start, despite one member of the party being a Pholtan!) Complicating matters is individual NPCs pursue goals apart from those of the order and their faction within the order. These pursuits occasionally run counter to those of the party. I also make use of Mythic: Game Master Emulator to help guide me in making decisions. This has the tendency to create situations were the PCs find unexpected support or unexpected opposition to their pursuits.</blockquote>

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