General Information

Who are they?

• Called the Republic of the Undergrowth, is a very limited democracy led by a council of eleven people (+ one open seat)
• Formerly called the Kingdom of the Undergrowth, a monarchy under the Valanidiá royal family
  
• very prejudiced against all “new” forms of magic
• Exception is healing magic, which has been a part of the forests culture for longer than their kingdom existed

What is their goal?

• To drive out all “new” forms of magic, at least from their country if not the whole forest
  
• To discover the truth about the night the queen was murdered, and bring the people responsible to justice
• To find the Queen's brother and have him join the Council to give the new Government legitimacy 

Why do they have that goal?

• Their country was ravaged by Bandits wielding Mages
• A group of mages killed their queen
• Parts of their territory was devastated by bandits wielding magic almost immediately afterwards, they do not know if it was a coincidence or planned

What kind of animals are part of the Faction?

• Eastern red-backed salamander [Common]
• Eastern cotton tail (Rabbit) [Common]
• Northern cardinal (Bird) [Uncommon]
• White tailed deer [Rare]
• Eastern fence lizards [Very rare, almost only the royal family]

What kind of culture do they have?

• Has developed a tendency towards Collectivism
• Prejudice against mages and people from the Magic Faction
• They usually live in bigger buildings with multiple families
• They prefer to build in the shade of trees or cliffs, and rarely build in the trees
• Prefer light and simple clothing with more exposed skin rather than less
• Popular colors for clothing and decoration are dark green and brownish-red (color of fertile soil common in their land)

What kind of classes do they prefer?

• No magic classes, only support healer classes and potential variants
  
• Classes focused on anti-magic combat, less prepared to deal with non-magical threats like heavily armored units
• Majority of classes are agile units that can kill mages as fast as possible before they can cast their magic
• Class Archetypes by rarity:
  • Rangers [Common]
  • Healers [Slightly uncommon]
  • Fighters [Uncommon]
  • Mages [None]

What kind of Quests/Events do they have?

• Encounter the former Court Mage that disappeared the night the queen died and discovering the truth
  
• Finding the lost brother of the queen to bring him back and let him claim the open seat on the council
• Working with the only survivor from the time the Artifact first activated to uncover clues about the original purpose of the Artifact(s)
• (Minor Quest) Driving Mages out of their territory