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So, I'm running another session of a d20 game I DM tonight, in about an hours time. The game takes place in a huge mass of urban conglomeration, literally a city at the end of the multiverse - it's called Entropy, the Cities or the Thieves depending on who you asks, and is effectively a demiplane sitting on the energy sink through which all energy entropically and slowly drains out of the universe 
Now obviously there's more to it than this, but the advantage of starting the characters as level 5 PC's with no memory of anything but their first names means that I can expand on things as they come into contact with them more and more.
Anyways, there are, unsurprisingly, lots of factions, sects and guilds (Planescape style) contending for power in this city. It's a really, really big place, and in reality there are smaller, more distinct areas each the size of a normal city sitting within the mass of urban sprawl; there are also 'dead zones' of deserted buildings in some areas, where monsters and worse prowl. The city also goes *down* into layer upon layer of caverns, necropolises, sewers etc.
The city is a mix between classic fantasy and steam-tech/steampunk feel. It's called the 'Thieves' sometimes because the demiplace has very wierd planar boundaries, and sometimes simply steals areas of other planes (mostly off the Prime Material planes) and ports them into itself, usually from cities or urban environments due to their 'higher concentration of entropic energy'. So it's quite a varied place
Anyway, I need a coupla faction names for two groups in particular in Entropy, because they're two groups that the PC's may be coming into contact with more this session.
The first is a mercantile-themed group. Probably originally grew from a collection of merchants etc in the market area of the Cities, a region called Coppergate, where most transactions take place; the faction is concerned with keeping the flow of interplanar trade through Entropy going, and with as much as possible control over it and keeping it as much to Coppergate as possible to give them influence over the other factions. The upper ranks of the faction will probably include various genie-kind, with some sort of exiled 'Prince' ruling Coppergate and the faction overall.
So I am having a creativity block and can't think of a good name for 'em - and also need a name for a military/guard wing of the organisation who patrol Coppergate and protect the merchants.
The other faction originated as an Alchemist's Guild, but have become much more powerful. They control the Mist Quarter, so named for the constant haze of chemical smogs and fogs that hover over the myriad alchemy labs and factories there. As well as the usual alchemical pursuits, their leadership are also very interested in exploiting the flow of entropic energy that siphons through the demiplane - it makes healing etc much harder, but must be good for something. They're hoping eternal life, ultimate knowledge or incredible wealth would be involved So a faction of mad alchemists seeking the ultimate truth - what to call them? (And again, a name for their military wing would be good).
So please, good people of ENworld, I beseech thee in my hour of need, please help me think up some cool and preferably intimidating or impressive names for these two factions and their military sections!
Hmm, post turned out to be longer than I was expecting
Now obviously there's more to it than this, but the advantage of starting the characters as level 5 PC's with no memory of anything but their first names means that I can expand on things as they come into contact with them more and more.
Anyways, there are, unsurprisingly, lots of factions, sects and guilds (Planescape style) contending for power in this city. It's a really, really big place, and in reality there are smaller, more distinct areas each the size of a normal city sitting within the mass of urban sprawl; there are also 'dead zones' of deserted buildings in some areas, where monsters and worse prowl. The city also goes *down* into layer upon layer of caverns, necropolises, sewers etc.
The city is a mix between classic fantasy and steam-tech/steampunk feel. It's called the 'Thieves' sometimes because the demiplace has very wierd planar boundaries, and sometimes simply steals areas of other planes (mostly off the Prime Material planes) and ports them into itself, usually from cities or urban environments due to their 'higher concentration of entropic energy'. So it's quite a varied place
Anyway, I need a coupla faction names for two groups in particular in Entropy, because they're two groups that the PC's may be coming into contact with more this session.
The first is a mercantile-themed group. Probably originally grew from a collection of merchants etc in the market area of the Cities, a region called Coppergate, where most transactions take place; the faction is concerned with keeping the flow of interplanar trade through Entropy going, and with as much as possible control over it and keeping it as much to Coppergate as possible to give them influence over the other factions. The upper ranks of the faction will probably include various genie-kind, with some sort of exiled 'Prince' ruling Coppergate and the faction overall.
So I am having a creativity block and can't think of a good name for 'em - and also need a name for a military/guard wing of the organisation who patrol Coppergate and protect the merchants.
The other faction originated as an Alchemist's Guild, but have become much more powerful. They control the Mist Quarter, so named for the constant haze of chemical smogs and fogs that hover over the myriad alchemy labs and factories there. As well as the usual alchemical pursuits, their leadership are also very interested in exploiting the flow of entropic energy that siphons through the demiplane - it makes healing etc much harder, but must be good for something. They're hoping eternal life, ultimate knowledge or incredible wealth would be involved
So a faction of mad alchemists seeking the ultimate truth - what to call them? (And again, a name for their military wing would be good).So please, good people of ENworld, I beseech thee in my hour of need, please help me think up some cool and preferably intimidating or impressive names for these two factions and their military sections!
Hmm, post turned out to be longer than I was expecting
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