Welcome to the Faction of Obsydia. You must be here because you are blessed by the darkness of Prismatia. What light can exist without darkness? Here, we embrace the night and all the treasures of the dark goblins and trolls dance, thieves form lasting bonds, dark Lords find equals, and an evil sorceress is never without a friend. Founded 3,000 years ago by the mighty dragon prince, Ozlo, the Obsydia have dedicated themselves to balancing the scales between light and darkness. The equilibrium of light and darkest compromise. The 3,000 years of balance hangs by a thread. You think you have what it takes, newbie?
The Obsydia are the chaos faction of Prismatia. They fly the colors royal purple and black and their symbol is a Dragonsclaw. They are represented in the Conclave of Prismatia by Ozlo, the Dragon Prince, who has held absolute power over Obsydia for 3000 years. Those that join the Obsydia are often misunderstood, outcasts, brooding, or the stereotypical “baddie”. Their aesthetics are heavily influenced by Gothic and dark fantasy, traditional East Asian cultures, Visual Kei, and things of the night.
The Obsydia society is highly regimented and militarized; living on any lands controlled by Ozlo, or his nobility, demands many years of military service before a lifetime of loyal servitude in the Syndicates that drive the engine of Ozlo’s domain. Obsydia villages, towns, and cities are essentially military garrisons, with the ability to mobilize at a moment’s notice. Outside of the settlements, rural communities have been forced to farm Dragonsclaw, permanently desecrating their lands and causing unspeakable horrors to their livestock and families. The industrialized refinement of Dragonaphtha has choked the air with a thick purple-black smog, and blanketed surfaces in a thick purple and black soot. Those rich enough live away from, or those able to fly above, this pollution are able to avoid its twisted effects.
The Obsydia have a vast and booming exchange, ranging from creature components, potions, weapons and armor, exotic spices, and luxury fabrics and goods. Despite their reputation, the Obsydia tend to run honest businesses. However, much of their income comes from black market exchanges, including forgeries and false documents. Although the Obsydia nobility own much of the land within territories, they believe in Honor above all things. They use this philosophy to treat their workers with respect and dignity. Law breaking in the Obsydia will earn the culprit a severe sentence, including imprisonment that may result in extensive labor.
The Obsydia are primarily focused on heavy industries, utilizing the intense heat and pressure from their volcanic fields to drive massive industrial processes and to forge some of the largest machines Prismatia has ever seen. Entire mountain ranges have been strip-mined down to bedrock, replaced with extensive industrial complexes, refineries, and Dragonsclaw farms.
Ozlo rules the Obsydia as an absolute monarch. Unlike the Everstar, who have proper process, procedure, and precedent, law is determined by royal decree. There is nothing resembling the framework of a government, only Ozlo and the enforcement of his will. Though, Ozlo rarely intervenes in petty squabbles that are beneath him, leaving most of the bureaucratic work in the hands of his nobility, who are usually preoccupied warring with each other over land, power, and resources.
The nobility of the Obsydia consists mostly of Dragons. However, the lower echelon has many other Kindred, and some even have ties to noble Everstar families. While the insignificant vassals and minor nobility are largely kept in line, the upper echelon of the nobility are constantly at war with each other for influence within the faction.
The military serves as the means to police and protect the population from external, and internal, threats. The lands of the Obsydia are heavily fortified and militarized, with super tall Dragons perches, or watchtowers, placed strategically all over to constantly monitor the realm. The Obsydia are renowned for their air power and perfection of death from above. Dragons especially, but any creature capable of flight such as Fairies or Visti, serve as the backbone of the military. Many have joined the Obsydia simply to fully utilize their airborne skills.
The Obsydia heavily utilize air transport within their realm. Many creatures and Kindred of flight alike cross the heavily policed airspace every day carrying supplies and messages. The flightless of the realm have to rely on those flights for basic needs as the Obsydia do not have a road or highway networks; When the faction conquers a new land, they destroy existing roads to better contain and monitor the population centers.
The Obsydia’s existence heavily revolves around the industrialization of Dragonsclaw, which is extremely abundant among the blightlands, and is easily farmed. Dragonsclaw burns quite easily as a fuel, and produces fires hot enough to be used in metal foundries and other heavy industries. However, smaller machines will usually utilize Dragonaptha, an oily substance created by refining and distilling Dragonsclaw, which serves as the basis for many fuels and dark magical potions.