The factions on Arcosia represent those of the Inner World Factions and Lost Factions. While each Faction was an integral part to the greater society, they now need to adapt to the changing times. The Inner World Factions permeated society. The allegiances of its members more loyal to a faction leader than a political figure or territorial line. And so, the Inner Worlds were locked in a sustainable peace of sorts. War was conducted between factions through intrigue and more passive means. The Darkening has shattered the peaceable standoff. In a fight for survival, all surviving factions are reinventing themselves and reexamining their relation the Lost Factions.