## Factions of the Island The Island of the Apemen is full of danger—and if the primeval beasts and natural hazards weren't enough, much of it is divided into factional territories. ![[The Island (Factions).png]] There are six primary factions on the island, each with their own distinct resources, tactics, goals, and associated rumors. ### [[Apemen]] Located in the Emerald Mountains region, apemen are a largely peaceful race, though some tribal breakaways maintain the bestial practices of a bygone age of apemen and so are at odds with the whole, leading nomadic lives on the fringes of the territory and even beyond. ### [[Beastmen]] Located in the Wildlands (consisting of any "unclaimed" territory like the Bone Mountains) but found not infrequently the island over, beastmen are a ravening pack of half-beast, half-man savages. They speak no language, heed no danger, and fear no creature, save for the larger of the dinosaurs on the island. ### [[Lizardmen]] Occupying the marshy and swampy Low Country, lizardmen maintain that they are the rightful masters of the island, and aggressively seek to expand their territory and eradicate their competitors. ### [[The Mad Mage]] Hidden away in a tower in the Crystal Nexus, the Mad Mage Mercurio—aided by a wide range of crystal-technologies—sees all on the island, keeping to himself except when other factions threaten his mysterious and long-laid plans. ### [[River Pirates]] Haunting the jungles and waterways of the Riverlands, the river pirates consist largely of those expelled from the survivors of the Lost Coast and are led by a ruthless female captain who, rumors claim, has only ever been seen at night. ### [[The Survivors]] Sequestered on the Lost Coast, assailed by pirates to the south and buoyed by apemen to the east, the survivors consist of shipwrecked sailors, new and old, who have spent generations rebuilding a life on the island. They are motivated primarily by survival, which includes retaining the small amount of territory they have won over the decades, but a growing contingent of the faction wants to take decisive action against the river pirates—the central threat to their survival... or so they think. >[!note] >These factions were created in accordance with the guidelines set forth by [Brozer: Island of War & Winter](here).