Richese

Earthshield

A few generations ago, the aristocracy of Richese were taxing their serfs to a point where there was nothing left to take. So they turned to manpower, they took the sons of the peasants, putting him to work, either in the many mines of Richese or serve in the army as an earthshield. That, however, lies in the past. Earthshields today are now the defenders of the free state of South Richese as they battle tirelessly to hold back the undead horde that threaten them from North Richese.

Completely armoured in richesian steel, these juggernauts tower over most others at nine feet. While they sacrifice speed, they are near invincible to conventional damage. Along with that, lightning based attacks bounce off their special steel alloy.

Borrower

Halflings are considered a scourge in Richese, filthy vermin with the sole intent on stealing from good honest folk. Ironic, since these ‘good honest folk’ also depend on the sprouts to do repairs and work that requires finesse. But such contempt has made Halfling families into gypsies, always moving about for fear more then anything. A certain few though, these borrowers, take the misconception of them a step further – they are able to create weaker replicas of any items they have a chance to repair or study. Although these replicas last for only a few short days, the havoc they can create is limitless.

Deathringer

With the recent loss of their earthshield serfs, the aristocracy of North Richese turn to necromancy to fill their ranks. Employing the use of runed bells, their deathringers create havoc and mayhem across the North-South picket lines as they sniff out weak spots. These mages who turn to the dark arts depend solely on their charged bells, as they reanimate the dead for their uses.

Rownne

If it’s one thing the nobles of Richese hate more then their stupid peasants, it would be musicians and entertainers of any sort. Fact is, House Richese and its off shots all come from a line of peasants themselves. They rose in rank solely through the jingle of their purse. What better targets for the singers and storytellers then the simpletons who wished to be noble?

Even though those events happened years ago, House Richese still employs bounty hunters to hunt down music and mirth wherever it exists. So much so, that it has become a specialty of some bounty hunters, music haters themselves who want nothing more then to keep Richese solemn and silent.

Moritani

Facedancer

Able to change their appearance at will in a moment’s notice, Moritani’s elite assassins and spymasters are able to infiltrate governments and organizations all over Corrin. They do no abide by the concepts of morality; anyone is a mark, any item for the taking. They take pleasure in bringing an intricate plan to fruition, usually involving an amusing demise of someone. Their ability to change their appearance and skill at mimicking their past kills make them nigh impossible to detect.

Warddskrieg

With the constant border skirmishes with Mutelli, the moritanes have been losing a substantial number of their mages to one-eyed sniper fire and incognis assassins. To combat such tactics, Ni-Baron Krosp found the Warddskrieg, casters with the sole purpose of weeding out and removing such annoyances. Armed with wholely defensive and disabling weaves, their use also extends to prisoner capture and interrogation.

Faceless

Just before the Laws of Kanly were applied, the fief of Heslor was overrun by Moritani. Taking it apart, bit by bit, it's name is nearly forgotten – save for a few. The now fiefless soldiers of Heslor banded together, fighting a war of attrition to revive their lost fief. Facedancers made quick work of these valiant few, dwindling them down to a mere handful. What were left found ways to avoid and detect the facedancers.. though any hope of resurrecting Heslor was lost. Now these men and women work only to protect the peasantry of Moritani and work towards making life very difficult for the facedancers and their ilk from within.

With their natural ability to see through any illusions and quick stealth they wreak havoc on the nobility – Latter day Robin Hoods.

Twocoin Mercenary

The jingle of coins bring a certain elation to those of the twocoin mercenaries. Once common warriors for hire, they now own one of the largest bank syndicates in the Empire. The mercenaries themselves act autonomously as they continue to hire themselves out and invest their pay. With their bank connections, they gain access to the rarest and most powerful enchantments.

Next up, Ecazzi, Ellyra and Dyvet.