Joinable
Player characters who join this faction have an above average knowledge of hags and dark magic.
Description
The Order of Stilled Voices is a secretive but respected society dedicated to the tracking, studying, and eradication of hags and other twisted fey creatures. Their members travel the countryside of Kildar, investigating strange disappearances, breaking dark enchantments, and rooting out the influence of hag covens before they can spread.
Their work is grim, often thankless, and steeped in superstition, yet few can deny that the world is safer because of their vigilance.
Worldview
The members of the Stilled Voices see hags as the embodiment of corruption, once-mortal beings who gave up their empathy for power, and whose presence poisons the land itself.
Regarding the Shadowfellian Exodus, the return of the Fey, and the resurgence of planar magic, the Stilled Voices views these as deeply troubling portents. To them, such events are signs that the barriers between worlds are thinning, the same conditions under which hags thrive. While others may celebrate the return of fey magic, Stilled Voices’s members sharpen their blades and restock their spell components, bracing for the darkness that follows beauty.
Their guiding principles are:
Knowledge is the first weapon against evil.
Mercy is for the innocent, not the corrupted.
The darkness can be fought only by those who dare to face it.
Structure & people
The Order is small but tightly organized. Members are divided into Circles, each assigned to a specific province of Kildar. Circles operate autonomously, but share intelligence through coded missives and magic messages that allow long-distance communication.
Circle Masters: oversee operations within their regions.
Hunters: are the field agents who pursue hags and dark entities.
Scribes: record encounters and maintain the lore archives.
Novices: are new initiates, often adventurers seeking to prove themselves.
Locations
The Stilled Voices are everywhere where hags are, but their main fort, the Silent Keep is Northway of Stormhaven at the river.
Leaders
Thalia Thornton: A stern and disciplined halfling paladin, Thalia is the current leader of the Order of Stilled Voices.
Vex Darkflame: Thalia’s lifelong friend and second-in-command. A black-scaled dragonborn sorceress with a bright, excitable personality.
Quest Givers
Either Thalia Thornton or Vex Darkflame will be the ones posting wanted notes around quest boards and talking to any
Adventurers seeking work against hags, witches, or dark fey will likely encounter Thalia Thornton or Vex Darkflame themselves. They are known to post notices on quest boards throughout Kildar, offering gold to those brave enough to assist the Order.
Their requests range from investigating strange happenings in the woods to dismantling entire covens.
Opponent
Who is the biggest critic of the faction, opposes their actions? Maybe disillusioned former member
Member Creation Tables
A template with tables for generating members of this faction. One per member type (e.g. guard, bureaucrat, diplomat, commoner)
Roleplay
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Locations
Members of the faction hold the most influence in the town of Thornvale. A town that famously hates hags due to their many historic run ins with a hag named Malvana
Other locations
A paragraph for each other location, linked to the page about that location if it is big enough and a list of NPCs that can be found in that location.