Faction

A faction is effectively a glorified guild. There are four factions:, , and. All guild members must be in the same faction. Each faction has a capital; , ,  and . Players must be a member of a faction but not a guild. Factions allow early players to experience guild-gameplay, without the need to arrange a guild meet-up, because of the size of each faction; each faction containes approximately a quater of players. Factions are hostile to eachother. Any race or class can be part of any faction, but some are more suited to certain factions.

All races being in all factions makes for dynamic gameplay experiences.

Choosing your faction
At the end of each starting area, the player can decide which faction to join. Once they enter the open world, players of the same race can be hostile. When you reach the decision, each faction will be competing for your acceptance.