The Freefolk
The Imperium is a world bound by structure from which few find any ability to escape. Most are born under a local lord, a monarch, and a literal dragon god, and will stay bound to them for their entire lives. This lact of autonomy does not sit well with everyone, and so some will seek out their own lives away from it all. At the same time people are occasionally born infused with arcane power, magicborn. Some families are more accepting of these "gifts" than others, leading to significant strife as the child grows up.
These two factors coalesced into the formation of the Freefolk. Initially independent bands of primarily magicborn pirates and merecenaries, they eventually settled onto a sparsely populated island chain in the Sunrise Ocean. They renamed their new home the Free Islands and set about governing themselves in a manner which they deemed more fair and representative.
Over the years the Free Islands have grown, with the port city of Libertine on the big island becoming its capital. Outcasts of every race and creed continue to flock to the islands from all across the Imperium, and they are welcomed into the fold. The Freefolk do not care if you are human, elf, dwarf, beastfolk, or orc. The way they see it everyone was born into more or less the same systems of oppression and anyone who was willing to break free is worthy of respect.
They have not, however, broken completely free of their reputation as thieves and pirates. Ships sailing around the Miridian coast know to stay on alert around the Islands, lest the Freefolk "liberate" their cargo for themselves. As a people formed from their collective disdain for law and order, it perhaps stands to reason that they would maintain a tenuous relationship with those concepts.
These two factors coalesced into the formation of the Freefolk. Initially independent bands of primarily magicborn pirates and merecenaries, they eventually settled onto a sparsely populated island chain in the Sunrise Ocean. They renamed their new home the Free Islands and set about governing themselves in a manner which they deemed more fair and representative.
Over the years the Free Islands have grown, with the port city of Libertine on the big island becoming its capital. Outcasts of every race and creed continue to flock to the islands from all across the Imperium, and they are welcomed into the fold. The Freefolk do not care if you are human, elf, dwarf, beastfolk, or orc. The way they see it everyone was born into more or less the same systems of oppression and anyone who was willing to break free is worthy of respect.
They have not, however, broken completely free of their reputation as thieves and pirates. Ships sailing around the Miridian coast know to stay on alert around the Islands, lest the Freefolk "liberate" their cargo for themselves. As a people formed from their collective disdain for law and order, it perhaps stands to reason that they would maintain a tenuous relationship with those concepts.
A Life Unbound
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Geopolitical, Republic
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