Eyo, beautiful readers. This chap is all about the powerful factions that exist in this world and are the part of Grand Five.
THIS CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS.
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Kingdom: The most well-mannered faction, with a perfect set of laws implied on citizens. Consist of hundreds of kingdoms.
Guild: A faction consists of people who will do things for you. Of course, they'll do it for money. Those people are called adventurers, an organised group of adventurers is called a guild.
Stronghold: Paradise for bandits, a group of vagabonds and criminals. They form a band, grab land and call it their stronghold. They can do anything, from rape to murder, all they care about is their satisfaction.
Pirates: They are the same as bandits, but they rule the sea. With gigantic ships, they form their crew. For some reason, they are considered more dangerous than bandits.
Church: The most powerful faction, whose roots are scattered even in the other four factions.
From small to big, the total number of factions in unison is nigh 10,000.
However, more than half are just nobodies. In the gigantic number, there are few titles made since ancient times.
Such as 5 Empire Alliance, 11 S-Rank Guilds, 4 Supreme Strongholds, 7 Sea Kings and 8 Grand Bishops.
Throughout the time, a term was made to distinguish them from the rest. These 35 title holders are called the 'Grand Five'. The utmost rulers of this continent, each possessed their own territory.
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[5 EMPIRE ALLIANCE:]
Amongst the hundred of Kingdoms, the top five renamed their existence as Empires and structured a concord called the 5 Empire Alliance. The members of this concord are.
* The Great Ylem Empire
* Empire of Chambord
* The Adagio Empire
* The Zenith Empire
* The Stygian Empire
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[11 S-RANK GUILDS:]
The number of guilds is around one thousand. However, there are 11 guilds of adventurers who have the power of turning the world upside down.
* The Spades
* Dragon Sons
* Falcon Tail
* Phoenix Sword
* Phantom Lord
* Blue Beyond
* Holy Hound
* Diabolos
* Fairy Nail
* Gold Boar
* Alp Build
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[4 SUPREME STRONGHOLDS:]
The bandits are the second large force in terms of numbers, every declared criminal, innocent or guilty can only save his life in Bandit Strongholds. The 4 Strongest Strongholds are.
* Celestial Dragon Stronghold
* Luck & Love Stronghold
* The Valkyrie Stronghold
* The Jokester Stronghold
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[7 SEA KINGS:]
No one knows the actual number of pirates, they are mysterious and powerful. The 7 most famous pirate crews known as Kings are.
* The Jolly Pirates
* The Ice Queen Pirates
* The No Beard Pirates
* The Skyline Pirates
* The Devil Spawn Pirates
* The Raven Pirates
* The Black Coat Pirates
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[8 GRAND BISHOPS]
The church is the biggest powerhouse in this world, whether it's quality or quantity, they surpass everyone. However, there are countless shrines present. The top 8 will be called Grand Shrines and their Bishops will be renamed as Grand Bishops.
* God Sons Shrine
* The Mighty One Shrine
* Hail The God Shrine
* Holy Dome Shrine
* God's Love Shrine
* The Creator's Blessing Shrine
* Evil's Enemy Shrine
* Black Clothed Shrine