Powerful

Overview
The Powerful faction is so called because they revel in their own might and strength. They're most famous for their nonexistent hesitation to show a use of force when confronted. Indeed, they are ruthless in the face of such situations, and this manner is justly considered to be one of the most important traits of The Powerful. The nature of The Powerful is to remain stalwart and unchanged in both their tradition and in the method in which they govern their land. Some members claimed to have never felt any fear. Yet, to the end of their days, they still found themselves under attack by The Dark and Chaotic.

History
In the days before the elements of destruction reigned down upon the planet, The Powerful Faction were simply the defenders of their vast territories. Their usual strategy was to surround their foes with the finest troops they could muster. When not traveling or doing research, they would take their elite Vanguard (servitors) to fight in front of their invasion lines. One of these was a team of silent riders. When certain threats proved too overwhelming for the vigilant soldiers, the assassins would slip into the shadows to wreak some serious havoc. Never on the front lines, the spirits of fallen heroes found shelter within the shadows, waiting for the moment to strike.

The strength of their membership extended to beyond 500,000 souls, their power entirely focused on destroying the artifact they had considered the second greatest threat to the world. They were partially justified in their anger against the threat, because using force against this threat would be very dangerous, and in fact could end with their demise. The threat of The Dark and Chaotic became unbearably apparent and swift action was necessary to be taken against the scourge and its general terrorizing of the people of the area. The Poweful made quick work of returning the forces of The Dark and Chaotic back to their immaterial plane of woe and death to feed helplessly off the despair of the denizens of Furana.

The Powerful had the largest number of members out of all factions that were co-existing in the days before The Great Splintering. However, in The Great Splintering, most members of The Powerful opted to remain under the same alias and allow others to create their own factions and ultimately their own fates.