Those who hide from the ravages of the sun, from the Stonesky reaches of the Godswollen river. The diaspora within the Gleaming City tend to menial trades, maintenance and construction.
The powerful mercantile organisation whose power challenges that of the nations of the world. They control the lucrative ocean trade routes known as the Silver Reaches and the Golden Tides that stretch from the Protectorates to the Gleaming City
Most commonly thought of as natives to the Gleaming City. The purists among them claim direct kinship to one of the Lords of Fire. They can be found in most professions, but are over-represented in the bureaucracy and disciples in service to the Lords.
The Flaming Brand are the disciplined military and religious force that protects the Gleaming City and its interests. They keep to a strict code of duty with an ascetic fervour and work dispassionately to further the goals of their masters.
Nomadic tribes of horticulturalists, famous for their wines, who travel across the lands and oceans of Shadowfire in their mobile farms. Recreating the lost seasons their crops need to survive.
The Goblins of Uferbrech consist of a number of clans, each with claim to a particular island, or sections of island across the archipelago.
On the fringes of the Gleaming City live a minority peoples who try to avoid the attentions of the authorities while making their living across the harsh plains of the Shatterbright
