The Emberbrand Legion

“The world burns for its sins. We carry the torch.”
Summer Faction – Flamebound Purifiers – Crusaders of Sacred Fire

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Origin & History: The Flame That Judges

The Emberbrand Legion rose from the ashes of failed empires and faiths. Formed by warrior-priests, sun-forged exiles, and firebrand ascetics, they believe the world is not broken — only unburnt.

Their founders claimed to receive visions in flame, signs that impurity festers in shadowed places, and that sacred fire is the only path to renewal. They arrived at the Arcane Rune not to negotiate, but to cleanse. Their first rites ignited old corridors and branded relics with holy flame.

To the Legion, destruction is not chaos. It is sacrament. They do not burn blindly — they burn intentionally.

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Beliefs & Ideology: The Doctrine of Flamebound Purpose

• Fire reveals. Fire restores. Fire redeems.
• Mercy is for the ash. Judgment is for the blaze.
• Doubt is smoke — burn it clean.
• All things holy must survive the fire.

The Emberbrand Legion sees flame as divine truth. That which survives their fires is worthy. That which does not, was already lost. They are not cruel, but they are uncompromising. To walk beside them is to risk purification — or become the flame that purifies.

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Notable Actions & Legacy

• The Branded Rite – A ceremonial burning of unworthy artifacts, judged before fire and witnesses.
• The Ashmarch – A sacred procession that leaves behind only scorched symbols and silence.
• The Purity Beacon – A tower of flame lit during moments of crisis to signal divine reckoning.

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Key Figures

• High Pyremaster Caelis Thornburn – Leads the Legion’s sacred judgments. His brand is said to burn lies.
• Ember-Sister Virella – Interpreter of flames. Speaks prophecy through smoke and scar.
• The Ashlion – A radiant beast of living flame said to appear only when the fire is righteous.

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Faction Relationships

With the Solstice Pact – Cordial strain. The Pact values balance. The Legion values absolute purification. They often cooperate — until judgment diverges. The Pact weighs the soul. The Legion sets it alight.
With the Wildflame Revelers – Friction masked as tolerance. The Revelers claim joy; the Legion claims purpose. Their flames intersect often — one seeks revelation, the other riot. They sometimes share fires — never goals.

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Cultural Aesthetic & Symbolism

• Visuals: Charred armor, sunburst insignias, ember-lined robes, ritual brands
• Sounds: Crackling fires, rhythmic chants, roaring braziers
• Sacred Item: The Flamebrand Codex – a book that can only be read while burning
• Sacred Beast: The Ashlion – a fireborn lion said to appear only during divine cleansing

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Role at The Arcane Rune

• Role: Enforcers of spiritual purification, keepers of sacred fire
• Public Disguise: Stern bartenders, firekeepers, lantern priests, performers of judgmental ritual theatre
• Hidden Sanctums: The Beacon Vault, The Emberfont Cloister, and The Blazing Room — only accessible during moments of ritual flame

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Whispers of the Others

What the Emberbrand Legion knows — or has burned away.

The Solstice Pact
Knowledge Meter: ███░░░░░░░ (3/10)
"They speak of balance. We speak of fire. Still, they walk with dignity, and when they judge, they do not flinch. We respect them — but sometimes, they hesitate. Hesitation leaves rot."

The Wildflame Revelers
Knowledge Meter: ██░░░░░░░░ (2/10)
"They call their flames joyful. We have seen those flames consume meaning. They revel where they should repent. Still, something in them resists corruption. That is not nothing."

The Crimson Throne
Knowledge Meter: ██░░░░░░░░ (2/10)
"They preserve through blood. We purify through fire. Our paths do not cross often — but when they do, we test what they claim to sanctify. Not all legacies survive the blaze."

The Echo Court
Knowledge Meter: ██░░░░░░░░ (2/10)
"They rewrite truth. We brand it. They see memory as malleable. We see it as fuel. Still, their illusions do not burn easily — which intrigues us."

The Frostborn Conclave
Knowledge Meter: █░░░░░░░░░ (1/10)
"They freeze what should be cleansed. We’ve clashed — though never directly."

The Hollowed
Knowledge Meter: █░░░░░░░░░ (1/10)
"They are absence given shape. Fire needs something to consume. They offer nothing — and yet, something about them resists judgment."

The Silvercourt
Knowledge Meter: █░░░░░░░░░ (1/10)
"They gild what should be revealed. Their masks do not burn — but we’ve tried."

The Verdant Bloom
Knowledge Meter: █░░░░░░░░░ (1/10)
"They grow in the cracks we leave. They call it healing. We call it aftermath."

The Court of Thorns
Knowledge Meter: █░░░░░░░░░ (1/10)
"Their beauty distracts. Their illusions wither in heat — or bloom into dangerous things."

The Seedkeepers
Knowledge Meter: █░░░░░░░░░ (1/10)
"They preserve futures we would test in fire. Their patience is commendable — but too quiet."

The Redshift
Knowledge Meter: █░░░░░░░░░ (1/10)
"They are fury made manifest. We burn with reason. They break. We cleanse."