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Glossary

Brotherhoods
Brotherhoods are brutal Druid-Priest Orders comprising ruthless power hungry individuals whose only aim is to extend their influence through the use of brute force and dark magic.

Church of Elementals
Within the Empire it is not uncommon to find the four elemental cults under the same roof or functioning in perfect harmony, this is what is commonly known as the Church of Elementals. In Karnarcos this concept is discussed and occasionally promoted but very rarely comes into practice.

Council of the Ten
Governing body of the Empire comprising ten representatives of the main Imperial Cities. The Council has a "caretaking" role in the absence of the Emperor.

Darkun
Religious zealot from the South whose only aim is to bring the Empire down and glorify their temple through deeds of great courage. Body art and tattoos play a major role in Darkun society as each design or style depicts the life history of the Darkun and their deeds.

Darkun Faction
These are in fact sub-factions of the main elemental cults. They comprise a number of
Darkuns within their ranks and are known to plot not only the downfall of the Empire but also that of opposing factions.

Death Magic
The practice of this dark art is outlawed within the Empire. Indeed such magic relates to interacting with the Dead and tampering with the course of nature.

Dergs
Dergs are force-mutated crossbreeds between Elves and Dwarves that the
Thargians created as sub-class slaves for their civilisation's requirements. This means that they differ greatly in appearance from small folk with or without facial hair, sometimes even smaller than Dwarves through to much taller individuals often described as "Ugly Folk", as their features are no way near as fine as Elves and they often have patchy facial hair and a great deal of baldness amongst them.