Veiloris Imperium

The Veiloris Imperium, often referred to simply as the "Imperium," is a theocratic stratocracy currently governed by Luvia Savant, a divine being who serves as the nation's High Judicator. Frequently embroiled in internal power conflicts, the Bright Dawn Guild has struggled to walk the tightrope between the nation's various factions to varying success.

The main DM for this area is LeanShake.

Government and Politics
The Imperium is a theocracy that worships its founder, the Emperor. The current leader of the nation is Luvia Savant, the nation's High Judicator. Seemingly a divine being, she reportedly represents his will and is of sufficient power that her personal weapon, Savant's Grace, is classified as an artifact. She recently deposed the Saintess Celestine, a celestial who served as the previous national leader, with the help of the Bright Dawn Guild.

The Ordo 's are government divisions that work beneath them, but act with a high degree of autonomy. Each Ordo has a different duty that they oversee. Inquisitor Adrastia currently leads the Ordo Hereticus, which manages the internal affairs of the Imperium, investigating its inhabitants for possible traitorous activities. The Ordo Xenos, which deals with external non-human threats, is led by Elsenhorn. Finally, the Ordo Malleus is currently led by Torquemada Cortez. Also known as the Daemonhunters, their deal with more supernatural threats to the Imperium, such as fiends, celestials, aberrations, etc.

Geography
One can find the Veiloris Imperium on the coast of the western continent. It is a long-distance northwest of the Brightdawn camp.

It is located in a mountainous area and is covered in heavy mist, a physical manifestation of the Veil.

Culture
The Imperium has historically held views that are very human-centric and isolationist. Under Luvia Savant, it is expected that the focus on human superiority will die off, but the process is expected to be slow due to the ages Saintess Celestine spent encouraging this attitude. One constant of the culture, however, is the primary goal of the Imperium to glorify the Emperor and his domain.

Early History
Not much is known to the guild about the early days or origin of the Veiloris Imperium. One can presume the Emperor founded the Imperium with the help of his "Children" (it's uncertain at this time whether this title is literal, but he did invest them with his power). Notably, Luvia Savant has referred to Saintess Celestine as her sister before.

After the Emperor died, Luvia Savant served as the High Judicator for some time. However, the Saintess Celestine betrayed Luvia Savant, imprisoning her and all of her loyal followers over a difference in opinions. It is thought that Savant as High Judicator was an impartial judge, whereas in contrast, Celestine believed humans deserved special treatment.

At some point likely after Savant's imprisonment, the Imperium went to war against the Veil. While the Veil forces outnumbered and outclassed the Imperium forces, they lost due to factional infighting. Failing to unite against their common enemy, the Imperium, they were unable to fight both the Imperium and themselves and retreated.

Start of Guild Involvement
Initial contact with the guild involved the support of an outpost that was repelling demon invasions. (Game series: A Chaos-Ridden World: Defending the Ostland Bulwark) The guild was successful in repulsing the waves several times. This work concluded when they learned that forces the outpost could not hope to repel were approaching. They were falling back to a more defensible point to hold the line in a hopeless fight. The guild was not involved in this suicide mission.

After that, the Imperium seemed interested in improving relations with the guild. They contracted a group from Brightdawn, designated the Who-mans, to work directly with the different Ordos. Meanwhile, Imperium sent a delegation led by Inquisitor Natalie to the Brightdawn camp to spread their beliefs and ideals. At the same time, The Imperium provided the Hagarans with tools for use in the Hagaran-Navarran conflict. Including flairs that created light equivalent to daylight for extended periods and, more importantly, anti-magic amulets. As it was clear at the time that the Brightdawn had aligned themselves with the Navarans, it seems clear that the Imperium was attempting to play both sides in the hostilities.

It became clear the Imperium had an internal conflict brewing during this time. It appeared that many high-ranking members of the Ordo's were under demonic influence. Perhaps the double-dealing was a result of this influence.

All that turned on its head when the Who-mans liberated Luvia Savant from her prison. High Inquisitor Adrastia and Luvia Savant, through her blade Savant's Grace, instructed them to free Savant. They broke into her prison using the distraction provided by a demon assault on the capital led by Arlut. There they defeated the possessed Torado and freed Luvia Savant. With the aid of the Who-mans, she bested Saintess Celestine despite her weakened state. She took control of the kingdom, repelling the demon incursion temporarily.

At the same time, the Veil experienced something known as "The Harrowing" this seems to have destabilized the Veil and allowed it to spread. The Who-mans went into the Veil and liaised with a powerful entity within the Veil known as the Chain Warden. With the help of this entity and his ability to contain souls, the Who-mans could defeat Arlut without it destroying the area with its death rattle and being born anew from the subsequent wreckage.

Unfortunately, with the power acquired from the consumption of Arlut, the Chain Warden was able to break free of the Veil. The consequences of this are still not fully known.

With the instability of the Veil, a new war between the Veil and the Imperium broke out.