The Solifuge Society - Coven

Education,
Liberation,
Domination,
Perfection.




| The Coven |​

Crawling from the depths of the world come the Solifugae- they who flee from the sun. With the world falling into increasing darkness, either by geography or by weakening morale, a skeletal scholar under the name of Xilthruum has risen to establish a new coven full of Sanguine and scum-of-the-Earth Regalians looking for rewards no amount of coin or 'Imperial Favour' could give them. While there are a majority Sanguine in the group who act much like a mafia rather than an army, ne'er-do-wells and thugs are welcomed with open arms. Aberrations and outsiders are also invited to have a place to call 'home' and people to call 'family' in a city that does not welcome anyone other than clean-skinned men wearing steel and tights.

Not only does this coven function as a group with allies and enemies, it also is willing to do dirty deeds for a good price. Every Sanguine has the goal to crush Regalia to dust, but the Solifuge Society acts more like a parasitic entity that sickens the city while providing illicit services for ordinary goods and favours to passively break down modern society. For example, a scholar may learn normally heretical knowledge or a businessman may find themselves strangely successful with their competitors looking like losers as opposing industries are sabotaged and messengers don't make it to their destination in one piece.

• Letters addressed to Xilthruum will always be kept confidential unless it's a threat.
• All letters will be opened in the offices of Xilthruum and be responded to as soon as possible, either by sending a letter back, a messenger, a personal visit, or an assassin, depending on how substantial or egregious the messages and resources are.

| History and Origins |​

The Solifuge Society is derived from an old organization that Xilthruum once belonged to on Daenshore known as 'The Sunlight Society.' This was established in 158 BC, primarily focused on the study of Dimenthism and Estellian philosophy with the influence of Lightness magic and Existling energies. This society thrived under a scholarly oligarchy made up of 33 mages, sorcerers, and magical scholars that regularly solved magical problems that the government tasked them with. This ranged from identifying unwanted mutations to having a prediction for when the next magical event may occur and where. With the Cataclysm incoming, however, all of the scholars were taken by surprise and were taken to war tents to become tacticians and advisors. Obviously, none of them were prepared for war, and their advice wasn't very sound to follow. With the Altalar suffering a crushing defeat in multiple skirmishes beyond the fight against literal demons, and the Wildering tearing the empire apart, they returned to their previous work to begin theorizing how to prevent this from happening again.

With a majority of the mages and sorcerers losing their touch with the other worlds, a tempting figure with unknown magical power in 53 AC approached them and promised to return their mage spark if they drank a specially brewed potion. Desperate, and willing to experiment, the oligarchy consumed their share of the potion and found that it had been poisoned with Sanguivorous blood. From there, for once, the Sunlight Society agreed on one thing: their gods had abandoned them because they were jealous of their power. With their question answered, this society fell more into philosophy and hedonism than actual sciences, lasting for an extended period of time as many Altalar thought this to be a new form of magic rather than a parasitic spread. With the world suddenly becoming alarmed with the presence of Sanguinism, however, the society was eventually discovered and each scholar was forced to go into hiding or to put their neck on the block. In locked up buildings among the rabble and the unrighteous, the Sunlight Society found themselves devoid of purpose. From here, those that remained concluded they must return magic into the world through that same poisoned potion, and so was born the Solifuge Society; a society of savages and scholars who have fled from the light and find life within the dark depths beneath the Regalian empire's feet. Many members were lost as they sailed to the city in 308 AC, leaving a lone few lead by the scholarly Lich Lord who began in a small crevice in the sewers. Taller and taller they built until they claimed land and got recognition from the Lords of Dorkarth. It is from here that the Society has grown into something greater, and and more lively, than the city expected to handle.

| Clandestine Base Location |​

• Altalar Sewers: The Sunken Laboratory, littered with bookshelves, a lab, a lecture hall, and a couple small lounges.

| Values And General Opinions |​

• Supports gender equality and looser racial restrictions (though not be devoid of them)
• Supports those of aberration and sub-human status to be pitied rather than reviled
• Supports meritocratic politics rather than elections and heritage-based statesman works
• Supports the right of serfs and authoritarian nobility (so long as they permit Sanguinism)
• Denies the rights of Werebeasts unless enslaved
• Denies the rights of Dragons, Sihndar, Crimson Witches turned Manathar, and Unionistic clergyman
• Denies the presence of godly deities as only powerful entities
• Denies police entities and official laws in favour of mercenaries and bodyguards

| Current Population |​

This is the current concentration of members. The hierarchy is organized from most powerful to least powerful, and is updated at the start of every month. Below are their included powers.

• Total
• This is the total population of the coven (including the leader).
  • 24
• Active Peak
• This is how many players are around on a day-to-day basis.
  • 3 - 5
• Kinsblood
• These Vampires have the most amount of say in the coven, gaining access to resources, recruitment, having all keys to the facility, and even having a key to Xilthruum's desk and the artifact shelf of the library. Their words are orders beneath the Upyr.
  • 4
• Greater Kin
• Empowered and highly trusted, Greater Kin are individuals who have proven their worth to have access to resources and keys to every door in the facility except for the artifact shelf. Their word is taken as heavy recommendation beneath the Upyr.
  • 2
• Kin
• Serving as a heavy population of the coven, Kin have shown themselves to be competent and proud of being one of the Solifuge Society. They have keys to most doors of the facility except for the artifact shelf and the 'drunk lounge' gates. Their word is taken as advice beneath the Upyr.
  • 8
• Newblood
• Despite the condescending title, Newbloods are valued members of the society who have either not yet shown their value or are new recruits. They have keys to most doors of the facility except for the artifact shelf and the 'drunk lounge' gates. Their word is taken as Vampiric gossip beneath the Upyr.
  • 9

| Template For Application |​

IGN (self-explanatory): N/A
Character Name (approved or no?): N/A
Character Description (only if no app): N/A
Got Discord? (PM if accepted): N/A
Two-Word Specialty (spy+subterfuge, thug+strength, et cetera): N/A
References (optional, pick two): N/A
Vampire? (better success if so): N/A

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Posts from the Solifuge Society:

• https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/vampiric-politics-and-you.79918/
• https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/concerning-phantasma-and-mind-control.78727/

 

Approved, check PM's.

Seen your app and talked about before, also approved.

 

Accepted!!

 

Whoops, forgot to check this last night. But yes, you're both accepted! Shoot a PM, lads.

 

Accepted!

 

Accepted, but do keep in mind your character will slowly be pressured into serving no gods at all later down the line to test loyalty.

 

Accepted!

 

Denied, but only because I don't know who you are and you seem very new. I'll let you feel around the ropes first before you get involved here- I'll see you in roleplay!

 

Accepted!

 

Re-accepted!

 

aight, welcome aboard!

 

Rejected, I have been informed OOC loyalty is minimal when that is one of the most crucial parts of that specific role you are choosing to fulfill!

 

Accepted!

 

Rejected, but I still hope to see you in RP! I'm almost always around in the sewers if you wish to find me

 

Accepted, and Solifugist values updated according to the Werebeast lore.

 

Accepted, scholarly rank boosted

 

Accepted for trial!

 

Accepted!

 

Retroactively rejected due to conflict of interest and foul OOC conduct.