Faceted Search: Factions, Faction/Sect

Within Sigil and the planes exist Factions, organizations which adhere to a certain belief, which shapes the multiverse even further to their ideal. Indeed, many call them philosophers with clubs . They hold many positions in the ...

Article - Otogi - 2011-08-26 09:41 - 29 comments - 0 attachments

Any faction would find clerics useful -- even the Athar have priests of the Great Unknown -- but clerics of particular gods or belief systems will either be namers only, or divided in their beliefs, unless they honestly consider their religion ...

Article - Jem - 2011-08-26 09:41 - 1 comment - 0 attachments

Queen Vlaakith CLVII had reigned longer than the memory of any living githyanki, despite the fact that they dwelt on the Astral where time could not touch them. When her Incursion into the prime spheres brought disaster, it left many of her pe ...

Article - Azure - 2008-11-24 23:10 - 5 comments - 0 attachments

Planescape is a setting that lends itself to re-visioning, and modification for any time, place or mood. In that vein we present a primer on Planescape in the Vernian style (as in Jules) - a Victorian steam-punk vision of the planes as presented b ...

Article - Kobold Avenger - 2010-03-31 00:07 - 2 comments - 0 attachments

“Any enemy of The Great Enemy can be my friend … for a time.” - Gith. The great Incursion wrought untold destruction on many prime worlds. The githyanki legions, bent conquest, rolled over much of their opposition, especially early o ...

Article - Azure - 2009-03-02 23:10 - 7 comments - 0 attachments

Overview: Part guild and part secret society the Ishtaritu have existed for eons on Sigil, Elysium and many other places across the planes. Now the Ishtaritu is the actual name of the priesthood or sacred prostitutes of the goddess Ishtar. ...

Article - Kobold Avenger - 2010-03-30 23:45 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

I heard you say something about Gith's reincarnation as Ar-Gish? Please, tell me more, brother . – An undercover secret police recruit in the Githyanki city of Githmir. Come with us, brother. - The same recruit, to the same githw ...

Article - Azure - 2009-05-31 09:14 - 3 comments - 0 attachments

The Cult of Tiamat is perhaps the most despised, save for the Reconciliation, by the other githyanki power blocs. Ironically, their material aid and alliance are, save for that of the Silver Eyes, the most sought after by the other power blocs ...

Article - Azure - 2009-05-05 23:16 - 4 comments - 0 attachments

Many githyanki are lost without a Lich Queen to guide them. She was their revered ancestor, ruler, god-head, hero, and matron. She was also a cruel mistress who demanded total loyalty and obedience. Githyanki society held the Queen’s “final hon ...

Article - Azure - 2009-01-07 23:10 - 2 comments - 0 attachments

Dire is every hour the illithid continue to blight space and time with their presence. ~ Telas-Niah, Soulknife of the Bronze Tower ************* Of all the power blocs of the githyanki, one is not opposed by any of the oth ...

Article - Azure - 2008-12-01 23:10 - 4 comments - 0 attachments