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==No Direct Relationship==
 
==No Direct Relationship==
 
===Billhooks===
 
===Billhooks===
* ‘‘Tier’’: 2
+
* ''Tier'': 2
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Summary:'' A tough gang of thugs who prefer hatchets, meat hooks, and pole arms.
 
* ''Summary:'' A tough gang of thugs who prefer hatchets, meat hooks, and pole arms.
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===Cabbies===
 
===Cabbies===
* ‘‘Tier’’: 2
+
* ''Tier'': 2
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Summary:'' The public coach operators.  They also breed the large Akorosian goats used to pull the carriages. An impressive gossip network.
 
* ''Summary:'' The public coach operators.  They also breed the large Akorosian goats used to pull the carriages. An impressive gossip network.
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===The Church of the Ecstasy of the Flesh===
 
===The Church of the Ecstasy of the Flesh===
* ‘‘Tier’’: 4
+
* ''Tier'': 4
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Summary:'' The “state religion,” if there is such a thing. They honor the life of the body and abhor the corrupted spirit world. Essentially a secret society.
 
* ''Summary:'' The “state religion,” if there is such a thing. They honor the life of the body and abhor the corrupted spirit world. Essentially a secret society.
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===The City Council===
 
===The City Council===
* ‘‘Tier’’: 5
+
* ''Tier'': 5
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Summary:'' The elite noble rulers of the city government
 
* ''Summary:'' The elite noble rulers of the city government
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===The Crows===
 
===The Crows===
* ‘‘Tier’’: 2
+
* ''Tier'': 2
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Summary:'' An old gang with new leadership. Known for running illegal games of chance and extortion rackets.
 
* ''Summary:'' An old gang with new leadership. Known for running illegal games of chance and extortion rackets.
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===The Deathland Scavengers===
 
===The Deathland Scavengers===
* ‘‘Tier’’: 2
+
* ''Tier'': 2
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Summary:'' Convicts from Ironhook and desperate freelancers who roam the wasteland beyond the lightning barriers.
 
* ''Summary:'' Convicts from Ironhook and desperate freelancers who roam the wasteland beyond the lightning barriers.
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===The Dimmer Sisters===
 
===The Dimmer Sisters===
* ‘‘Tier’’: 2
+
* ''Tier'': 2
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Summary:'' Housebound recluses with an occult reputation.
 
* ''Summary:'' Housebound recluses with an occult reputation.
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===The Dockers===
 
===The Dockers===
* ‘‘Tier’’: 3
+
* ''Tier'': 3
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Summary:'' The hard-bitten laborers who work the docks.
 
* ''Summary:'' The hard-bitten laborers who work the docks.
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===The Fog Hounds===
 
===The Fog Hounds===
* ‘‘Tier’’: 1
+
* ''Tier'': 1
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Summary:'' A crew of rough smugglers looking for a patron.
 
* ''Summary:'' A crew of rough smugglers looking for a patron.
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===The Foundation===
 
===The Foundation===
* ‘‘Tier’’: 4
+
* ''Tier'': 4
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Summary:'' The powerful ancient order of architects and builders. Many of their enemies have disappeared behind the brick and mortar of Doskvol.
 
* ''Summary:'' The powerful ancient order of architects and builders. Many of their enemies have disappeared behind the brick and mortar of Doskvol.
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===The Gondoliers===
 
===The Gondoliers===
* ‘‘Tier’’: 3
+
* ''Tier'': 3
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Summary:'' The guild of canal boat operators. Venerated by ancient tradition. Said to know occult secrets (many things are submerged in the Dusk)
 
* ''Summary:'' The guild of canal boat operators. Venerated by ancient tradition. Said to know occult secrets (many things are submerged in the Dusk)
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===The Gray CLoaks===
 
===The Gray CLoaks===
* ‘‘Tier’’: 2
+
* ''Tier'': 2
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Summary:'' Former Bluecoats who turned to crime.
 
* ''Summary:'' Former Bluecoats who turned to crime.
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===The Hive===
 
===The Hive===
* ‘‘Tier’’: 4
+
* ''Tier'': 4
 
* ''Relationship:'' -2
 
* ''Relationship:'' -2
 
* ''Summary:'' A guild of merchants who secretly trade in contraband. Named for their symbol, a golden bee.
 
* ''Summary:'' A guild of merchants who secretly trade in contraband. Named for their symbol, a golden bee.
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===The Imperial Military===
 
===The Imperial Military===
* ‘‘Tier’’: 6
+
* ''Tier'': 6
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Summary:'' The armed forces of the Imperium stationed in Doskvol. Garrisons are posted at Gaddoc Rail Station, aboard the naval destroyer Paragon, and at the Lord Governor's stronghold (about 250 troops in total).
 
* ''Summary:'' The armed forces of the Imperium stationed in Doskvol. Garrisons are posted at Gaddoc Rail Station, aboard the naval destroyer Paragon, and at the Lord Governor's stronghold (about 250 troops in total).
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===The Inspectors===
 
===The Inspectors===
* ‘‘Tier’’: 3
+
* ''Tier'': 3
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Summary:'' The criminal investigators of the City Watch. They have a reputation for ethics and integrity (no one likes them). They present evidence for prosecutions to the city magistrates.
 
* ''Summary:'' The criminal investigators of the City Watch. They have a reputation for ethics and integrity (no one likes them). They present evidence for prosecutions to the city magistrates.
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===Ironhook Prison===
 
===Ironhook Prison===
* ‘‘Tier’’: 4
+
* ''Tier'': 4
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Summary:'' Where many scoundrels spend the bulk of their lives. Several criminal organizations are run by convicts inside its walls.
 
* ''Summary:'' Where many scoundrels spend the bulk of their lives. Several criminal organizations are run by convicts inside its walls.
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===Leviathan Hunters===
 
===Leviathan Hunters===
* ‘‘Tier’’: 5
+
* ''Tier'': 5
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Summary:'' The daring captains and crews that grapple with titanic demons of the Void Sea to drain their blood for processing into electroplasm.
 
* ''Summary:'' The daring captains and crews that grapple with titanic demons of the Void Sea to drain their blood for processing into electroplasm.
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===The Lost===
 
===The Lost===
* ‘‘Tier’’: 1
+
* ''Tier'': 1
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Summary:'' A group of street-toughs and ex-soldiers dedicated to protecting the downtrodden and the hopeless.
 
* ''Summary:'' A group of street-toughs and ex-soldiers dedicated to protecting the downtrodden and the hopeless.
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===The Path of Echoes===
 
===The Path of Echoes===
* ‘‘Tier’’: 3
+
* ''Tier'': 3
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Summary:'' A mystery cult that borders on open rebellion against spirit laws. They revere the ancients, and seek to gain knowledge from the past— including consorting with ghosts.
 
* ''Summary:'' A mystery cult that borders on open rebellion against spirit laws. They revere the ancients, and seek to gain knowledge from the past— including consorting with ghosts.
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===The Red Sashes===
 
===The Red Sashes===
* ‘‘Tier’’: 2
+
* ''Tier'': 2
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Summary:'' Originally an Iruvian school of swordsmanship, expanded into criminal endeavors.
 
* ''Summary:'' Originally an Iruvian school of swordsmanship, expanded into criminal endeavors.
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===Sailors===
 
===Sailors===
* ‘‘Tier’’: 3
+
* ''Tier'': 3
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Summary:'' The captains and crews for merchant and Imperial Navy ships.
 
* ''Summary:'' The captains and crews for merchant and Imperial Navy ships.
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===The Silver Nails===
 
===The Silver Nails===
* ‘‘Tier’’: 3
+
* ''Tier'': 3
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Summary:'' A company of Severosi mercenaries turned to crime when the war for Skovlan Unity ended. Renowned ghost killers.
 
* ''Summary:'' A company of Severosi mercenaries turned to crime when the war for Skovlan Unity ended. Renowned ghost killers.
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===The Sparkwrights===
 
===The Sparkwrights===
* ‘‘Tier’’: 4
+
* ''Tier'': 4
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Summary:'' The engineers who maintain the lightning barriers. Also pioneers of new technology, often indulging in dangerous research.
 
* ''Summary:'' The engineers who maintain the lightning barriers. Also pioneers of new technology, often indulging in dangerous research.
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===The Spirit Wardens===
 
===The Spirit Wardens===
* ‘‘Tier’’: 4
+
* ''Tier'': 4
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Summary:'' The bronze-masked hunters who destroy rogue spirits. Also run Bellweather Crematorium and research artifacts scavenged in the deathlands. Membership is secret.
 
* ''Summary:'' The bronze-masked hunters who destroy rogue spirits. Also run Bellweather Crematorium and research artifacts scavenged in the deathlands. Membership is secret.
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===Ulf Ironborn===
 
===Ulf Ironborn===
* ‘‘Tier’’: 1
+
* ''Tier'': 1
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Summary:'' A brutal Skovlander, newly arrived in Doskvol, fighting everyone for turf.
 
* ''Summary:'' A brutal Skovlander, newly arrived in Doskvol, fighting everyone for turf.
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===The Unseen===
 
===The Unseen===
* ‘‘Tier’’: 4
+
* ''Tier'': 4
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Summary:'' An insidious criminal enterprise with secret membership. Thought to pull the strings of the entire underworld.
 
* ''Summary:'' An insidious criminal enterprise with secret membership. Thought to pull the strings of the entire underworld.
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===The Wraiths===
 
===The Wraiths===
* ‘‘Tier’’: 2
+
* ''Tier'': 2
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Relationship:'' 0
 
* ''Summary:''  A mysterious crew of masked thieves and spies.
 
* ''Summary:''  A mysterious crew of masked thieves and spies.
 
* ''Notes:''None
 
* ''Notes:''None

Revision as of 23:06, 10 March 2019


The Tygers of Orc are a cult the venerates the spirit of rebellion. The have been known to target powerful individuals and institutions for destruction.

Profile

Background

TBA


Mythology

Once upon a time, Luvah was the Aspect of love and passion in the world. But Urizen the Maker of Law struck Luvah down while breaking the world. The fallen Luvah arose in the broken world as Orc, and swore vengeance against the tyranny of law in all its forms.


Lair and Operations

  • Stoker's Barge
    • This dry-docked ship converted into a tavern can be found in Silkshore. It is a front for the Tygers, serving as their base of operations.
  • Sacred Site: The pleasure dens of Silkshore.
    • Specialization: Sacrifice
      • The Tygers destroy the powerful and their riches in the name of Orc.
      • A secret society called the Circle of the Flame controls this area.
  • No Claims

Chronicle of Exploits

  • TBA


Allies & Enemies

  • The Circle of the Flame
    • Relationship: TBA (+1)
    • The Circle of the Flame controls the sacred sites of the Tygers.

Crew Stats

  • Name: The Tygers of Orc
  • Reputation: TBA
  • Lair: Stoker's Barge, bar in TBA
    • Hold: Weak
  • Deity: Orc
    • Feature 1 TBA
    • Feature 2 TBA
  • Sacred Site: Sacrifice (TBA?)
    • Controlling Faction: TBA?


  • Rep: 0
  • Turf: 0
  • Tier: 0
  • Heat: 0
  • Wanted: 0
  • Coin: 2
    • Vaults: 0


Crew Abilities & Upgrades

  • Abilities
    • Bound in Darkness
      • You may use teamwork maneuvers with any cult member, regardless of the distance separating you. By taking 1 stress, your whispered message is heard by every cultist.
      • The Spirit of Rebellion spreads faster than words can carry it. The very fabric of the world is bursting at the seams, ready to tear down the mighty.
  • Upgrades
    • Training: Resolve
      • You earn 2 xp (instead of 1) when you train the Resolve xp track during downtime.
    • Cohort: Adepts (Quality: 0)
      • A couple of disaffected university students who are regulars at Stoker's Barge. They jokingly refer to themselves as The Interns.
      • Edge: Tenacious - The cohort won't be deterred from a task.
      • Flaw: Unreliable - The cohort isn't always available, due to other obligations, stupefaction from their vices, etc
      • Harm: 0
    • Elite Adepts for the Interns
      • All of your cohorts with the Adepts type get +1d to quality rolls for Adept-related actions.
      • The Grinders have a soft spot for the Adepts after they made a special batch of block lotus resin for their leader Hutton's birthday party.
    • Ritual Sanctum in Lair
      • This counts as a sacred and arcane workshop for occult practices and rituals. You may accomplish long-term projects with these assets without leaving your lair.

Contacts

  • Favoured Contact: TBA
    • Faction that supports (and the Tygers as a result): TBA
    • Faction that hates (and the Tygers as a result): TBA
  • Other Contacts
    • Mateas Kline, a noble.
    • Gagan, an academic.
    • Adikin, an occultist.
    • Hutchins, an antiquarian.
    • Moriya, a spirit trafficker.
    • Bennett, an astronomer.

Claims Map

Copy of Claims Map for wiki.jpg

Relevant Factions

This is a list of all factions that are either directly related to the Tygers of Orc, or one step removed.

Direct Relationships

The Reconciled

  • Tier: 4
  • Relationship: -2
  • Summary: An association of spirits who have not gone feral with the passage of time.
  • Notes: The Reconciled are angry at the Tygers for acquiring and developing its ritual sanctorum.

The Bluecoats

  • Tier: 3
  • Relationship: 0*
  • Summary: A secret society of antiquarians and scholars; cover for extortion, graft, vice, and murder.
  • Notes:Lock has a personal enemy on the force.

The Circle of the Flame

  • Tier: 3
  • Relationship: +3
  • Summary: A secret society of antiquarians and scholars; cover for extortion, graft, vice, and murder.
  • Notes:The Circle of the Flame controls the sacred sites of the Tygers.

The Forgotten Gods

  • Tier: 3
  • Relationship: +2
  • Summary: Cults that attempt to follow the old ways from before the cataclysm, doing the bidding of demons and darker things. There are many cults, who rarely organize together. An individual cult is usually Tier I or Tier II.
  • Notes:Bone Meal Miller spends time at a Forgotten God temple run by the priestess Ilacille. They helped the Tygers get Elite Adepts

Lord Skurlock

  • Tier: 3
  • Relationship: 0*
  • Summary: An ancient noble, said to be immortal, like the Emperor. Possibly a vampire. Obsessed with arcane secrets.
  • Notes:A personal friend of Kobb Templeton, not the group as a whole.

The Grinders

  • Tier: 2
  • Relationship: -2
  • Summary: The former lamp-lighter guild, turned to crime when their services were replaced by electric lights.
  • Notes: They are leftist revolutionaries, but they are Skovlander nationalists and are suspicious of the supernatural. These differences put them at odds with the Tygers.

The Lampblacks

  • Tier: 2
  • Relationship: 0*
  • Summary: The former lamp-lighter guild, turned to crime when their services were replaced by electric lights.
  • Notes: The leader of the Lampblacks, Baszo Baz, is an old enemy of Onyx. The Lampblacks are at war with the Red Sashes.

No Direct Relationship

Billhooks

  • Tier: 2
  • Relationship: 0
  • Summary: A tough gang of thugs who prefer hatchets, meat hooks, and pole arms.
  • Notes:None

Cabbies

  • Tier: 2
  • Relationship: 0
  • Summary: The public coach operators. They also breed the large Akorosian goats used to pull the carriages. An impressive gossip network.
  • Notes:None

The Church of the Ecstasy of the Flesh

  • Tier: 4
  • Relationship: 0
  • Summary: The “state religion,” if there is such a thing. They honor the life of the body and abhor the corrupted spirit world. Essentially a secret society.
  • Notes:None

The City Council

  • Tier: 5
  • Relationship: 0
  • Summary: The elite noble rulers of the city government
  • Notes:None

The Crows

  • Tier: 2
  • Relationship: 0
  • Summary: An old gang with new leadership. Known for running illegal games of chance and extortion rackets.
  • Notes:None

The Deathland Scavengers

  • Tier: 2
  • Relationship: 0
  • Summary: Convicts from Ironhook and desperate freelancers who roam the wasteland beyond the lightning barriers.
  • Notes: None

The Dimmer Sisters

  • Tier: 2
  • Relationship: 0
  • Summary: Housebound recluses with an occult reputation.
  • Notes: None

The Dockers

  • Tier: 3
  • Relationship: 0
  • Summary: The hard-bitten laborers who work the docks.
  • Notes:None

The Fog Hounds

  • Tier: 1
  • Relationship: 0
  • Summary: A crew of rough smugglers looking for a patron.
  • Notes:None

The Foundation

  • Tier: 4
  • Relationship: 0
  • Summary: The powerful ancient order of architects and builders. Many of their enemies have disappeared behind the brick and mortar of Doskvol.
  • Notes:None

The Gondoliers

  • Tier: 3
  • Relationship: 0
  • Summary: The guild of canal boat operators. Venerated by ancient tradition. Said to know occult secrets (many things are submerged in the Dusk)
  • Notes:None

The Gray CLoaks

  • Tier: 2
  • Relationship: 0
  • Summary: Former Bluecoats who turned to crime.
  • Notes:None

The Hive

  • Tier: 4
  • Relationship: -2
  • Summary: A guild of merchants who secretly trade in contraband. Named for their symbol, a golden bee.
  • Notes:None

The Imperial Military

  • Tier: 6
  • Relationship: 0
  • Summary: The armed forces of the Imperium stationed in Doskvol. Garrisons are posted at Gaddoc Rail Station, aboard the naval destroyer Paragon, and at the Lord Governor's stronghold (about 250 troops in total).
  • Notes:None

The Inspectors

  • Tier: 3
  • Relationship: 0
  • Summary: The criminal investigators of the City Watch. They have a reputation for ethics and integrity (no one likes them). They present evidence for prosecutions to the city magistrates.
  • Notes:None

Ironhook Prison

  • Tier: 4
  • Relationship: 0
  • Summary: Where many scoundrels spend the bulk of their lives. Several criminal organizations are run by convicts inside its walls.
  • Notes:Mr Bottles was just released from here.

Leviathan Hunters

  • Tier: 5
  • Relationship: 0
  • Summary: The daring captains and crews that grapple with titanic demons of the Void Sea to drain their blood for processing into electroplasm.
  • Notes:None

The Lost

  • Tier: 1
  • Relationship: 0
  • Summary: A group of street-toughs and ex-soldiers dedicated to protecting the downtrodden and the hopeless.
  • Notes:None

The Path of Echoes

  • Tier: 3
  • Relationship: 0
  • Summary: A mystery cult that borders on open rebellion against spirit laws. They revere the ancients, and seek to gain knowledge from the past— including consorting with ghosts.
  • Notes:None

The Red Sashes

  • Tier: 2
  • Relationship: 0
  • Summary: Originally an Iruvian school of swordsmanship, expanded into criminal endeavors.
  • Notes:At war with the Lampblacks.

Sailors

  • Tier: 3
  • Relationship: 0
  • Summary: The captains and crews for merchant and Imperial Navy ships.
  • Notes:None

The Silver Nails

  • Tier: 3
  • Relationship: 0
  • Summary: A company of Severosi mercenaries turned to crime when the war for Skovlan Unity ended. Renowned ghost killers.
  • Notes:None

The Sparkwrights

  • Tier: 4
  • Relationship: 0
  • Summary: The engineers who maintain the lightning barriers. Also pioneers of new technology, often indulging in dangerous research.
  • Notes:None

The Spirit Wardens

  • Tier: 4
  • Relationship: 0
  • Summary: The bronze-masked hunters who destroy rogue spirits. Also run Bellweather Crematorium and research artifacts scavenged in the deathlands. Membership is secret.
  • Notes:None

Ulf Ironborn

  • Tier: 1
  • Relationship: 0
  • Summary: A brutal Skovlander, newly arrived in Doskvol, fighting everyone for turf.
  • Notes:None

The Unseen

  • Tier: 4
  • Relationship: 0
  • Summary: An insidious criminal enterprise with secret membership. Thought to pull the strings of the entire underworld.
  • Notes:None

The Wraiths

  • Tier: 2
  • Relationship: 0
  • Summary: A mysterious crew of masked thieves and spies.
  • Notes:None