The Aesir

The Aesir are a breakaway faction from the Dominion, rejecting the Tyrax Dynasty’s doctrine of conquest and oppression. Where the Dominion wields machines as weapons of control, the Aesir pursue science and technology in service of protection and discovery. Isolated and secretive, they are regarded as the most technologically advanced faction in the Scape.

Leadership

• The Seraphim: The Aesir are governed by a powerful artificial intelligence, which guides their decisions and optimizes their research, industry, and way of life.
• Collective Harmony: The Seraphim’s logic fosters unity within the Aesir, ensuring their energies remain focused on survival and progress rather than internal strife.

Ideology and Nature

• Science for Protection: Unlike the Dominion, the Aesir believe technology should shield and uplift, not dominate.
• Balance of Mind and Machine: Their research combines psychic awakening with technological innovation, channeling Scape energies through both the body and the machine.
• Seclusion as Strength: The Aesir prefer isolation to conflict, seeking to refine their knowledge without interference.

Technology and Power

• Fortresses of the Peaks: Aesir strongholds are hidden in mountainous regions, far from the Dominion’s reach.
• Harnessing the Scape: Through psychic-technical fusion, they attempt to direct the Scape’s raw energy toward protection and healing.
• Defensive Prowess: Though not militaristic by nature, their advanced machines make them formidable when provoked.

Legacy of the Breakaway

• Origins in Rebellion: Born from dissent within the Dominion, the Aesir turned their backs on tyranny to seek a higher purpose.
• Guardianship Ideal: They aspire to become guardians of the Scape rather than its rulers.
• Isolationist Future: By remaining apart from the wars of others, they hope to preserve both their people and their ideals.

The Aesir are visionaries and exiles—scientists who traded empire for isolation, guided by an intelligence beyond human. Where the Dominion breaks, the Aesir build.