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 ===Five Uneasy Allies===
-The Five Factions Alliance  consists of exiles from the [[Jai Clan]], the local [[Fisher Sect]], representative of the Cloud Hammer School, the local [[Sandviper Sect]] and the local Purelake Temple sect. The Purelakes are excellent [[Soulsmithing|soulsmiths]], maybe even better than the Fishers (Soulsmith, ch 6). Several years later, [[Jai Chen]]  mentions her old friends  “the Purelakes” (see Bloodline, ch 20.)
+The Five Factions Alliance  consists of exiles from the [[Jai Clan]], notably [[Jai Long]]. The alliance also includes the local [[Fisher Sect]], representative of the Cloud Hammer School, the local [[Sandviper Sect]],  and the local Purelake Temple sect. The Purelakes are excellent [[Soulsmithing|soulsmiths]], maybe even better than the Fishers (Soulsmith, ch 6). We never learn their names, but some years later, [[Jai Chen]]  mentions her old friends  “the Purelakes” (see Bloodline, ch 20.)
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-In the Five Factions Alliance, Sandviper chief’s eldest son Kral and [[Jai Long]] work well together. Jai Long is more motivated to find the [[Ancestor’s Spear]] inside the Ruins, therefore taking on more of the duties and responsibilities of leadership and planning. Despite this collaboration, there is some rivalry and mistrust among the five factions. One of the leaders is [[Fisher Gesha]], an old [[Soulsmithing|soulsmith]] whose clan is always on uneasy terms with the Sandvipers.
+In the Five Factions Alliance, [[Sandviper Kral]]  and [[Jai Long]] work well together. Jai Long is more motivated to find the [[Ancestor’s Spear]] inside the Ruins, therefore taking on more of the duties and responsibilities of leadership and planning. Despite this collaboration, there is some rivalry and mistrust among the five factions. One of the leaders is [[Fisher Gesha]], an old [[Soulsmithing|soulsmith]] whose clan is always on uneasy terms with the Sandvipers.
 <br>The [[Fisher Sect|Fishers]] and the Sandvipers are historic feuding enemies. <blockquote> There were constructs in the tent to heat what water they brought, but if there existed any constructs that could create water out of madra, only the Purelake might have Soulsmiths skilled enough to build them. Maybe the Fishers, but he couldn't have any dealings with the Sandvipers' ancestral enemy. Not openly, anyway. (Soulsmith, ch 6)</blockquote>
+*See also [[Sandviper Gokren]], the sect’s leader
 ===Plus, Arelius===
 When a powerful Underlord from [[House Arelius]] arrived, it sent every clan into a tailspin:
-<blockquote> “It’s just a rumor. Some of the Cloud Hammers were talking about it, and I only heard them because I was sitting behind a fence and they didn’t know I was there, because one of them asked the other one if he was sure, and then he said. . .Jai Long let the boy ramble on excitedly as he worked. Eventually, a point would emerge. “. . .after he’d stopped, he said — I mean not him, the first one — said they’d have to speed up, because Arelius would take everything when he got here. So the second one kind of laughed, but not a funny laugh—”
+<blockquote> “It’s just a rumor. Some of the Cloud Hammers were talking about it, and I only heard them because I was sitting behind a fence and they didn’t know I was there, because one of them asked the other one if he was sure, and then he said. . .
 <br>When the boy’s words registered, Jai Long stood up so quickly that he upended his inkwell. . .(Soulsmith, ch 6) </blockquote>

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 The Desolate Wilds attracts a large population of [[Dreadbeasts]]. Humans live in sects out here, a matter of survival. Some denizens of the desert are refugees, exiles, or criminals. Some are just too weak or too ornery  to succeed in the competitive big cities of the empire. Some are just locals, who have lived here for generations, and have learned how to survive the dreadbeasts and the rot.
-<br> Lots of illiteracy. Life is rough a d survival is all. “Out in the back end of nowhere, in the desolate wilds of the Blackflame empire, lots of illiteracy.” (-[https://www.abidanarchive.com/events/12/#e955 Will Wight e955])
+<br>High rates of functional literacy, even total illiteracy. Life is rough and survival is all. “Out in the back end of nowhere, in the desolate wilds of the Blackflame empire, lots of illiteracy.” (-[https://www.abidanarchive.com/events/12/#e955 Will Wight e955])
 The main locals are the Purelake Temple sect, the [[Fisher Sect]], and the [[Sandviper Sect]]. Fishers and Sandvipers are ancestral enemies. Historically, the [[Jai Clan]] lived for generations in the Desolate Wilds, their fortunes waxing and waning, until they finally grew an Underlord, [[Jai Daishou]], thus only recently moving to Serpent’s Grave at the heart of the [[Blackflame Empire]].

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 ==Inhabitants==
 The Desolate Wilds attracts a large population of [[Dreadbeasts]]. Humans live in sects out here, a matter of survival. Some denizens of the desert are refugees, exiles, or criminals. Some are just too weak or too ornery  to succeed in the competitive big cities of the empire. Some are just locals, who have lived here for generations, and have learned how to survive the dreadbeasts and the rot.
 The main locals are the Purelake Temple sect, the [[Fisher Sect]], and the [[Sandviper Sect]]. Fishers and Sandvipers are ancestral enemies. Historically, the [[Jai Clan]] lived for generations in the Desolate Wilds, their fortunes waxing and waning, until they finally grew an Underlord, [[Jai Daishou]], thus only recently moving to Serpent’s Grave at the heart of the [[Blackflame Empire]].

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 ==Inhabitants==
-The Desolate Wilds hosts a large population of [[Dreadbeasts]]. Humans live in sects out in the wastelands. Many exiles live in Refuge, near Purelake and the Purelake Temple sect.
+The Desolate Wilds attracts a large population of [[Dreadbeasts]]. Humans live in sects out here, a matter of survival. Some denizens of the desert are refugees, exiles, or criminals. Some are just too weak or too ornery  to succeed in the competitive big cities of the empire. Some are just locals, who have lived here for generations, and have learned how to survive the dreadbeasts and the rot.
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 ==Description==
 The Desolate Wilds consists of desert wastelands and forest with corrupted black twisted trees and poisoned rivers, which spans across the western edge of the [[Blackflame Empire]], ending with the mountain ranges that hide [[Sacred Valley]]. The only good water for a dozen miles around the Ruins is found in Purelake. A small shantytown called Refuge, a gathering place for homeless exiles and refugees, cropped up in the Wilds near the western mountain range.

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 ===Five Uneasy Allies===
-The Five Factions Alliance  consists of representatives from the [[Jai Clan]] (exiles, actually), the local [[Fisher Sect]], the Cloud Hammer Sect, the [[Sandviper Sect]] and the Purelake Temple —- a sect or whatever. The Purelakes are excellent [[Soulsmithing|soulsmiths]], maybe even better than the Fishers (Soulsmith, ch 6). (Several years later, [[Jai Chen]]  mentions her old friends  “the Purelakes” (see Bloodline, ch 20.)
+The Five Factions Alliance  consists of representatives from the [[Jai Clan]] (exiles, actually), the local [[Fisher Sect]], the Cloud Hammer School, the [[Sandviper Sect]] and the Purelake Temple —- a sect or whatever. The Purelakes are excellent [[Soulsmithing|soulsmiths]], maybe even better than the Fishers (Soulsmith, ch 6). Several years later, [[Jai Chen]]  mentions her old friends  “the Purelakes” (see Bloodline, ch 20.)
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-In the Five Factions Alliance, Sandviper chief’s eldest son Kral and [[Jai Long]] work well together.  Jai Long being more motivated to find the [[Ancestor’s Spear]] inside the Ruins, therefore taking on more of the duties and responsibilities of leadership and planning. Despite this collaboration, there is some rivalry and mistrust among the five factions. One of the leaders is [[Fisher Gesha]], an old [[Soulsmithing|soulsmith]] whose clan is always on uneasy terms with the Sandvipers.
+In the Five Factions Alliance, Sandviper chief’s eldest son Kral and [[Jai Long]] work well together. Jai Long is more motivated to find the [[Ancestor’s Spear]] inside the Ruins, therefore taking on more of the duties and responsibilities of leadership and planning. Despite this collaboration, there is some rivalry and mistrust among the five factions. One of the leaders is [[Fisher Gesha]], an old [[Soulsmithing|soulsmith]] whose clan is always on uneasy terms with the Sandvipers.
 <br>The Fishers and the Sandvipers are historic feuding enemies. <blockquote> There were constructs in the tent to heat what water they brought, but if there existed any constructs that could create water out of madra, only the Purelake might have Soulsmiths skilled enough to build them. Maybe the Fishers, but he couldn't have any dealings with the Sandvipers' ancestral enemy. Not openly, anyway. (Soulsmith, ch 6)</blockquote>
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 ==Five Factions Alliance==
-When the Transcendent Ruins arose in the Wilds, early in book #2 ([[Soulsmith]]), five factions joined together in cooperation to hunt for [[Magical Items|weapons and treasures]] inside it, joining forces to fend off myriad [[Dreadbeasts]]. The Five Factions Alliance  consists of representatives from the [[Jai Clan]] (exiles, actually), the local [[Fisher Sect]], the Cloud Hammer Sect, the [[Sandviper Sect]] and the Purelake Temple —- a sect or whatever (Soulsmith, ch 6).  It took some time to learn the name of the fifth faction, but arriving at Refuge, an exhausted [[Jai Chen]]  mentions her old friends  “the Purelakes” (see Bloodline, ch 20.)
+When the Transcendent Ruins arose in the Wilds, early in book #2 ([[Soulsmith]]), five factions joined together in cooperation to hunt for [[Magical Items|weapons and treasures]] inside it, joining forces to fend off myriad [[Dreadbeasts]]. The Five Factions Alliance  consists of representatives from the [[Jai Clan]] (exiles, actually), the local [[Fisher Sect]], the Cloud Hammer Sect, the [[Sandviper Sect]] and the Purelake Temple —- a sect or whatever (Soulsmith, ch 6). (Several years later, [[Jai Chen]]  mentions her old friends  “the Purelakes” (see Bloodline, ch 20.) The Purelakes are excellent [[Soulsmithing|soulsmiths]].
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 In the Five Factions Alliance, Sandviper chief’s eldest son Kral and [[Jai Long]] work well together.  Jai Long being more motivated to find the [[Ancestor’s Spear]] inside the Ruins, therefore taking on more of the duties and responsibilities of leadership and planning. Despite this collaboration, there is some rivalry and mistrust among the five factions. One of the leaders is [[Fisher Gesha]], an old [[Soulsmithing|soulsmith]] whose clan is always on uneasy terms with the Sandvipers and the Jai.