ENTRY #3: The Neutral Path
As Kamists, Karavanists and Marauders alike continue to slash, stab, poke and blast each other to pieces in Outposts and the Prime Roots, the faction wars seem to have no end in sight. Our foolhardy war reporters from the Eye of the Tyrancha News have gone to the front line in order to document these gruesome images. But please be advised that the image below is not recommended for children or those of delicate constitution:
And yet, there are those homins who refuse to take part in the bloodshed. They believe in a different Atys, they fight for world peace, friendship among homins and much snuggling for all - they are the neutral homins of Atys!
The Eye went out of its way to contact and interview three of the most known and respected neutral guilds of Atys. Well, one of them is a special case, but we'll get to that soon.
First and foremost, we have Phaedreas Tears, which is to our knowledge the oldest surviving true neutral guild of Atys!
Image of the famous Phaedreas Tears weekly trek passing through Loria.
According to Bitttymacod, renowned scholar and member of Phaedreas Tears, all civilizations have valid ideals. The problem is when that one particular set of beliefs is considered to be the only valid and acceptable way. Bitttymacod tells us Phaedreas Tears embraces the best of all civilizations and its members work together to advance skills and help other homins regardless of creed.
Next in line, we have Spirit of Arlevinda, another true neutral guild that branched out of Phaedreas Tears to tackle the challenges of Atys from a slightly different perspective. The guild's name is inspired by the beautiful story of Arlevinda, a legendary huntress who chose to ignore her master's request to slay the Blue Ocyx and befriended the beast instead. We interviewed Songbird, Ranger Aspirant and member of Spirit of Arlevinda. Songbird says that the guild's ultimate goal is to become a fully-fledged Ranger guild and protect Atys.
The Rangers have become quite active in Atys since the Second Great Swarming, recruiting and training homins to fight the Kitin menace. It would be hard to find a group of homins as popular as these green-clad kitin hunters. They love all races, civilizations, religions and factions. But Songbird explains that it would be wrong to assume Ranger life is easy.
Even though the Rangers have been exploring ancient paths to be able to travel more efficiently throughout Atys, they still do not have access to the Prime Roots and their rites are long and arduous to undertake. You may look fabulous in that olive green armor, shaking hands with Kamists and Karavanists alike, but fighting angry Kirostas ain't no piece of cake!
And finally we have our "special case" guild, the Guardians of Shadows. The Guardians is the only guild to openly declare themselves Trytonists. They are based in the Lakelands, they cherish democracy, and according to Astarth they are a tolerant and independent bunch. Oh, and they are liberal. Very liberal. "We accept transgender marauders" in our midst type of liberal.
Exclusive image of a secret Trytonist party in Fairhaven.
Astarth explains that the Guardians of Shadows have been trytonists for a while now. They had plans to turn Min-Cho into a trytonist enclave, but ran into opposition from the Kami forces who thought they wanted to bring marauders into the Witherings. After that they decided to publicly declare their allegiance to Elias Tryton, for they no longer fear the age long persecution against the Guild of Elias.
The Trytonists are pro-civilization and love all homins equally, but they are fiercely opposed to organized religions and factions, such as the Kami and the Karavan. They believe in keeping the balance of the faction wars and have been known to aid whichever side is losing at the moment.
Finally, while not a guild in itself, we also have a coalition of like minded homins led by Chanchey who take it upon themselves to unite forces in the struggle against the Marauders. These homins choose to ignore civilization and faction allegiances in order to oppose a common threat. Kamists, Karavanists and Neutrals alike join forces weekly to fight infamous Marauders such as Aen, Pei, Lixi and Sergio.
So if you're tired of faction war drama and bloodshed, remember these brave homins who chose the path of neutrality. Instead of killing other homins, why not fight the Kitins? Just be careful with Kincher bites!
