The factions of the Frostbound Tundra have intricate relationships that range from cooperative alliances to uneasy truces. Below are the notable allegiances for each faction, highlighting their mutual goals, rivalries, and points of tension.

Frostwardens

Primary Allegiances

Frosthaven Vanguard: Trusted allies on the tundra’s surface. The Frostwardens often share intelligence and provide specialized training in survival and combat to Vanguard troops.

Forge Assembly: The Frostwardens rely on the Assembly for durable weapons and armor suitable for the tundra’s harsh conditions. In return, they defend Ironhearth’s critical trade routes.

Frostspire Academy: The Frostwardens cooperate with the Academy’s mages to contain magical anomalies and Abyssal threats. Their relationship is built on mutual respect for the tundra’s mysteries.

Tensions

Emberforge Clans: While they respect the Clans’ strength, their fire-wielding ways sometimes clash with the Frostwardens’ focus on ice and balance.

Forge Assembly

Primary Allegiances

Deepguard: A natural partnership, with the Deepguard protecting Ironhearth’s mines and providing the Assembly with rare resources.

Emberforge Clans: The Assembly shares a deep bond with the Clans through their shared mastery of forging and crafting. Their alliance is strengthened by mutual respect for tradition and fire-forged steel.

Frosthaven Vanguard: Forge Assembly equips the Vanguard with enchanted gear, maintaining strong trade and military support ties.

Tensions

Frostspire Academy: While they appreciate the Academy’s magical expertise, the Assembly views its focus on theory over practicality as a potential liability.

Frosthaven Vanguard

Primary Allegiances

Frostwardens: Key allies on the tundra, with their combined forces ensuring Frosthaven’s safety against Abyssal threats and other dangers.

Forge Assembly: The Vanguard’s supply lines and defense strategies are bolstered by the Assembly’s superior weapons and armor.

Frostspire Academy: The Vanguard often relies on the Academy’s mages to combat magical threats, forming a close bond between soldiers and spellcasters.

Tensions

Deepguard: Occasional friction arises from the Deepguard’s insular nature and reluctance to share resources from the mines.

Deepguard

Primary Allegiances

Forge Assembly: A symbiotic relationship, with the Deepguard ensuring the safety of the mines and the Assembly supplying their warriors with top-tier gear.

Emberforge Clans: The Deepguard shares a strong mutual respect with the Clans, who occasionally send reinforcements to assist in defending subterranean threats.

Tensions

Frosthaven Vanguard: While their goals align, the Deepguard’s focus on protecting Ironhearth sometimes leads to conflicts over resource allocation and priorities.

Frostspire Academy: The Deepguard distrusts the Academy’s interest in the depths beneath the tundra, fearing the consequences of meddling with dangerous, ancient magic.

Emberforge Clans

Primary Allegiances

Forge Assembly: A time-honored bond of mutual respect and collaboration, rooted in shared crafting traditions and defense against common threats.

Frosthaven Vanguard: The Clans support the Vanguard with fire-forged weaponry and occasionally send warriors to assist in major conflicts.

Tensions

Frostspire Academy: The Clans are wary of the Academy’s mages, seeing their reliance on frost magic as a potential threat to the balance between fire and ice.

Frostwardens: Though they respect the Frostwardens’ strength, the two factions’ elemental philosophies often lead to clashes.

Frostspire Academy

Primary Allegiances

Frosthaven Vanguard: Frequent allies in combating Abyssal threats, with the Academy’s mages providing critical magical support to the Vanguard’s soldiers.

Frostwardens: Shared interest in preserving the tundra’s balance and combating magical anomalies creates a cooperative relationship.

Tensions

Emberforge Clans: The Academy’s reliance on frost magic is at odds with the Clans’ reverence for fire, creating philosophical and practical divides.

Deepguard: The Academy’s interest in exploring the depths often clashes with the Deepguard’s priority of safeguarding Ironhearth and its resources.