Kiths

"Unreality isn’t kind to those trapped within it. Simply existing in a place outside of existence twists a warps a person – threatening to unravel their being completely."Four Kiths have formed within this ragged scrap of Unreality, each under the guiding hand of a single Archaeon. Each Archaeon holds immense Presence, and through the creation of Pacts with those who seek to share this strength, a Kith gathers members and grows.

Within this land, there is only so much of the ragged remains of power to be found. For a person of little might and even less influence, accumulating enough of this Presence to survive can be a struggle; finding enough to grow stronger, nearly impossible.

The Hive
Under the eye of Nana Bosa the Queen of Worms, this Kith holds personal strength built on the back of age as absolute importance. Type holds dominion over anything else, with most willing members of this Kith being Outsiders. Despite this, it's not uncommon to find that individuals have been forced, tricked, or otherwise coerced into creating a pact. Unlike other Kiths, The Hive has little formal order or organization, acting as a more loose collection which may come together when necessity requires it.

The Covenant
Open your eyes, see the truth.

The Veil
Play your cards right, and rise in rank to gather Presence and bask in opulence.

The Seeming
Seek what's hidden; pillage the depths of Unreality itself in pursuit of knowledge and power.

Kith Pacts
Kith Pacts are agreements made directly with an Archaeons and requirement to join a Kith. Joining a Kith means tethering yourself to this land through the Kith Pact made with its Archaeon. This accord allows a person to keep from Fading, and gives them the edge to begin accumulating their own Presence and rise upward in Tier.

While anyone may enter into this agreement and join any Kith, only an Outsider or exceptionally strong-willed Chambion will find they can directly form a bond with the Archaeon. Anyone who cannot form a Pact directly with an Archaeon must enter into a Personal Pact with another individual. This Personal Pact will act as a conduit to allow the shared Presence of the Archaeon to filter down to those below.

It's important to remember, that while under a Personal Pact, a character will always fall beneath the dominion of their Keeper's Kith. A character cannot be in a personal pact with a member of one Kith and be in another themselves.

Kith Tithes
For a Kith Pact to be accepted, Tithe is expected in the form of a personal tribute. These expected tributes can be many things and may vary from person to person, though each Archaeon favours certain things. For those forming a Personal Pact, Tithe may be whatever the individual acting as Keeper desires.

The Archaeons
Archaeons are powerful Outsiders who have either created or inherited the Kiths. They lead and share their Presence with those who pay into a Kith Pact. Feuding and outright hostility is common between the Four – with much of this trickling down to the lower ranks.

Kith Archaeons are not played by individual players. These character exist within the Lore as NPC characters. Archaeons can show up in-world at events and/or with the aid of a Storyteller – using the bot account which bears their appearance.

The highest position of ‘Leadership’ within a Kith is an Emissary – a role shared among few individual players. This role is the highest possible in each Kith and grants IC and OOC benefits (and requirements).

Lost Kiths
The Four Kiths currently persisting in this tatter of Unreality are not the first to have ever existed. Many Kiths have come and gone, falling for many reasons. Waning power, dwindling numbers, or the forced toppling of an Archaeon have erased these dead Kiths from existence.

Relics in the form of uncommon Oddments can sometimes be found bearing the scraps of Power once held by these long dead Archaeons.

RP Mechanics & Benefits
Those who have pledged their loyalty to a Kith share in the benefit of power from that collective – a strength which tethers them enough to keep from fading immediately into nothingness and shadow.