Barclay is an offscreen, technologically advanced colonial empire based on Portugal and Spain.Mettenheim are based on the Renaissance era German and Swiss Landsknecht mercenaries.

Jatu are the typical steppe people primarily based on the Cumans with elements also taken from Mongols, Huns and other Eurasian Nomads.They are part of the empire that survived much of the chaos during the barbarian invasion. Melitine Empire on the other hand is clearly based on Byzantine Empire.The Empire in Pendor retains much of the Greco Roman style aesthetic you'd expect from such faction combined with late medieval/renaissance era technology and weaponry.The two remaining parts of empire are also different types of counterpart cultures. They were a once mighty empire similar to ancient Pendor that fell into civil war and invasions by barbarians. The off screen Baccus Empire is basically Ancient Rome.The D'Shar Principalities are Persian-like nomads.The Kingdom of Ravenstern is also inspired by medieval Europe, this time styled after Scot Ireland with a bit of a Norse flavor thrown in.The Fierdsvain and the Kingdom of Sarleon are two classical European fantasy factions, Fierdsvain being primarily Norse inspired while Sarleon has an English/French flavor to it.However in their attempts to study their enemy, they ended up getting corrupted by their texts and became heretics themselves. Evintide instead decided to focus on combating the heretics. Order of Eventide is a splinter faction of Order of the Dawn who left because of Dawn knights tendency to burn everyone.However after his wife died in battle, Sigismund began to forget the ideals he once stood for and became a loner who roamed the land killing anyone who fell into his twisted view of evil, now dressed entirely in black armor. Sigismund Sinclair is a Pendorian folk hero known as 'The Hero of Madigan' who became a legend after he and his wife took arms to protect the innocents from the various threats that roam Pendor.Generational Magic Decline: Magic has slowly disappeared from the world over time and even the Noldor, famous for their magical prowess, don't posses capability to naturally wield magic anymore and have to rely on the power of Qualis Gems instead.This behavior puts him at odds with quite a few companions, but his methods are highly effective and he can be a valuable asset in training your army into a proper fighting force. He is obsessed with unit discipline and is known for frequently giving cruel punishments to soldiers who refuse to follow orders. Drill Sergeant Nasty: Donavan is a particularly sadistic example.To make matters worse, evil cults, slavers and bands of robbers freely roam the countryside looking for fresh human sacrifices or people to kill, enslave and rob. Crapsack World: Pendor has been in a nearly constant state of war for decades.

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