Scattered by ruin, pride, persecution, and necessity, the Outcasts are those whom the Empire has little place for, yet cannot wholly be rid of.

Hedge knights, mendicant clerics, rogues, and renegade mages drift from village to village, offering steel, faith, lies, or forbidden wisdom where coin and circumstance allow, each carrying a past best left half-spoken upon the road.

Ruthless witch hunters of the Azerai Empire, sent forth to root out corruption with cold steel, black powder, and pitiless resolve.

In the sundered communities of the Empire, the crime of witchcraft is a terrible thing. Any whose talents or interests appear unseemly to their neighbours risks the attention of this fearful order.

Zealous warriors devoted to the teachings of the Maiden Saint.

While the Azerai Church venerates the First Saint above all others, it has canonised countless holy figures throughout its history. In their wake, numerous cults of devotion have emerged, each centred upon the teachings and example of a particular saint.

Among the most revered is the Maiden Saint. Her followers strive to embody her virtues with unwavering zeal, dedicating their lives to faith, discipline, and righteous purpose.

The Azerai Church places penitence at the heart of its creed, and none embody this doctrine more fervently than those known as the Penitent. Seeking redemption for sins both real and imagined, they journey into the untamed reaches of the Empire, reclaiming the darkness in the name of the First Saint.

Masters of both martial and arcane disciplines, the Penitent fight as a unified company bound by faith, yet each is driven by a deeply personal quest for absolution. Every victory, every hardship, and every sacrifice is another step along a path that may never truly end.