The Harpers

Faction name: The Harpers
Faction type: Clan
Status: Defunct

Alignment: Neutral to good

Those Who Harp believed in the power of individuals, the balance between the wilderness and civilization, and the good of humankind and its allied creatures. Others called them "the meddlers of Faerun," and the comment is largely correct. All work for what they saw as good (though individual Harpers often sharply disagreed on just what "good" is), and most did so in a style that involved deception, misdirection, and covert action rather than open conflict.

The Harpers were a semi-secret, primarily good-aligned society that was allied with a number of good churches. They also received support from powerful neutral individuals, including from druidic circles. Their aim was to keep the dangers both of and to civilization at bay. The Harpers believed in the power of individuals, the balance between the wild and the civilized, and the good of mankind and its allied sentient races. They also believed in preserving the tales of the past, so that one might learn from these tales for the future. The Harpers attracted a wide variety of character types, but this society was most attractive to elves, rangers and bards. The Harpers were spread throughout the North and the Heartlands, and had no main base of operations. They often operated in secret, in small groups to achieve their ends. Except when battling long-term foes, it was unimportant for them if their name was connected with their actions.
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Harper Alliance

Faction name: Harper Alliance
Faction type: Clan
Status: Defunct

Alignment: Neutral to good

Some members of Those Who Harp could be identified by the magical silver crescent moon-and-harp pins they bore; but a Harper could otherwise be just about anyone from any walk of life.  They were disorganized, secretive, and tended to have many lone wolves in their ranks.  Most worked informally as solo agents who never banded together.  Elminster (a founder of the Harpers) once differentiated the Harpers from other secret societies as the only group that "habitually worried about the effect of their actions on others."  Senior Harpers tended to want to change the world personally, immediately if not sooner.

Others have called them "the meddlers of Faerun," and the comment was largely correct.  All worked for what they saw as good (though individual Harpers often sharply disagreed on just what "good" was), and most did so in a style that  involved deception, misdirection, and covert action rather than open conflict.

The Harper Code was simply stated but hard to follow: to work against villainy  and wickedness, to keep folk free of fear and tyranny, to support law and order to gain peace wherever laws were just and fairly enforced, and to prevent extremes of power and influence and imbalances of wealth and opportunity.

In following these aims, Harpers did whatever had to be done without thought of personal pride or comfort. They policed themselves (traitor Harpers had to die), were free to rebuke and disagree with other Harpers, aided other Harpers without  hesitation or thought of cost (or expectation of payment), and tried to record  and preserve the past, accumulating written lore for all.

Some Harpers preferred to work actively in cooperation with other Harpers, following a hierarchy and long-range plans.  That faction was based in Twilight Hall, in Berdusk, and led by the half-elf bard Lady Cylyria. Others preferred to subtly manipulate events behind the scenes, practicing  politics amid great secrecy.  Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun was the most  powerful of these, and he and his followers were often abrasively at odds with the other Harper branches.  The third sort of Harper prized independent  adventurers acting more or less as secret agents.  These agents were led by  Storm Silverhand in Shadowdale, aided by her sister Dove Falconhand and  Elminster.

In the Sword Coast North, Cormyr, and the Dales, most common folk saw Harpers as heroes; in Amn, Tethyr, and Calimshan, they were considered no better than the Zhentarim and other sinister cabals.
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Past political factions

Clans

Apostles of Sune
Church of Celestia
Church of Destruction
Church of Justice
Church of Mysteries
Church of Mystra
Church of Nightmares
Church of Strife
Crimson Guardians
Deil
Dragon's Hoard Merchants
Dragon's Hoard PK
Elven Alliance
Enlightened Combine
Harper Alliance
Joybringers
Knights of the Shield
Maelstrom
Magitek Army
Order of Judgement
Parliament of Westbridge
Seraphic Order
Seraphic Templars
Shadow Thieves
The Conclave
The Harpers
The Illuminati
The Legion
The Zhentarim
X-Cops


Cults

Bedlam
Ebon Spur
Knights of the Dragon
Knights of the Rose
Legend of Platinum
Protectors of House deMystra
Red Wizards
Sentinels of Ehlonna
Short Round Wrecking Crew
Society for Undead Rights
The People of the Black Blood


Faction (old definition)

Apostles of the Crypt
Army of Darkness
Black Rose
Church of Istishia
Church of Players
Descent into Darkness
Emirc Dezinargo Syndicate
Flame
Keepers of Antiquity
Merchants of Sembia
Nytek
Pax Faerunis
Sephirothian Empire
The Jihad
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Current political factions

Clans

Black Church
Fear
Keepers of Balance
Order of the Long Death
Radiant Heart
The Hoard
Tripower Kingdom
Vectorian Empire

Other

Loners
Outlaws
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A

Akihiro
Alia Rose
Alita Lauren
Alsin Fairfax
Aneh Rhedginsa
Arcturus Mengsk
Arien Shadoween
Arkain Myrhala
Askari Wolldon
Astafas Lochness
Atandella Shu'la
Avlad
Azriel

B

Bane
Basalt Fireforge
Belldandy
Borand
Bosch Bignus
Brin Stone
Burnx Perditio

C

Calliope
Carnage
Casandra
Castral Zanid
Catrina MacDougall
Celiara Wolldon
Circa
Claire Wolldon
Clausius Sagacus
Colin Stone
Corleone
Cragath
Crovax Brightmantle
Cyel Webshadow
Cyric

D

Daehan
Dagon
DAQ I
Dalamar
Danthor D'Elivere
Dartanion
Demortes Peron
Demosthenes
Dieppe
Dimitri
Dinin
Dorian Deveria
Draven
Dryden Rainweaver
Dusk

E

Elaine Lynch
Elbryan Dragonfire
Emalia Stone
Enmach
Epson
Escalore

F

Fflar
Firehawk

G

Galactus Melkien
Gazrielle
Gilean Eosos
Grobnak Orangefang
Grognard
Gruumsh One-Eye
Guiron
Gwideon

H

Halo
Hannibal
Havok Atherton
Heiyu Wolldon
Hellstrom Oldostin
Hiroaki Thai Chi
Hravngud Hiltopple

I

Icehawk
Ieridenth Kelearith
Ignis Montoya
Ilymar Sturmtebergh
Imitidoras Idrissa
Irvine Tiberius Locke

J

Jackal
Jaica
Janice TrickSter
Jayden Young
Jeriah
Jessiah Falion
Jovik
Juno Osbourne

K

Kaliadra Silmataurea
Kashmir
Kaster
Kaz
Kefka Palazzo
Keldon
Kelin
Khalid
Khyron Scruffs
Kineada
Kitiara vana Sortem
Klaus
Koniev Naysa Sofronio
Kord
Kossuth
Kronk
Kronos Tal'anis

L

Leandra Stone
Leroy
Lithanus uth Bannon
Lliira
Lotus
Loven Fortuna
Lynk
Lyvinnia Haverland

M

Madic
Maezura Kylin'tar
Malar
Marlo
Mask
Mason Stonehammer
Matinus Eosos
Maya Do'Urden
Menhara
Minli
Mirage Medelia Proudfoot
Mirin Stone
Moonlite
Myn Kaze
Mystikal
Mystra

N

Nerlith Perditio
Nespian uth Bannon
Nioma Eosos
Nydia
Nyrul

O

Odio
Orn Stone

P

Phelan
Pheniox Ironblade
Pika Crystafant
Psycho Sin

Q

Quintus Marcius Philippus
Quyen

R

Rahvin
Raistlin
Rakasha
Rasaeri Khaeras
Rasma Pestolencia
Reggie Stone
Regina Stone
Reina Sinclair
Relic Revenu
Remus (Nathaniel Stormweather)
Retyon Brightlance
Ror Surion
Rosso Aposso
Ruhl
Ruthivan Wolldon
Ryel Webshadow

S

Saigon
Sammian Aeryth D'Ryne
Samoth Amarth
Sandorin Eosos and Sandorin Alhanar (deceased uncle)
Sangraal Kinslayer
Sanria Eosos
Sayoko Densetsu
Seive
Sensui Shinobu
Sephiroth
Serenity Kaze
Serpiente
Serth Wrath
Sfen Brightlance
Shandelzare Silkwood
Sharp Sorannon
Shatehou Chezaz
Shen Ju Rong
Silverblade Stremf
Sliver
Sszdrin Ken'lyl
Starla
Starlight
Stephy
Strega
Sularin
Sune
Sylus
Syn

T

Talos
Tamoko
Tarran Atherton
Taryn Atani
Tenchi
Thasmudyan Haverland
Throm uth Bannon
Tifa
Tika
Traelith Leistrell
Trenin
Tsabicaran S'sril
Tsaroth Telshazz
Tyr

V

Vaishu
Vandalandius Fairfax
Vanyard
Variable
Vassago Daethe
Velentham Arenfeld
Violent Abolition (Lydia)
Visha
Vladimar
Vodka Skaya (Vodkavania Chernomyrdin Kovalevskaya)
Vorcet Thophen
Vortigan
Vrakk
Vrulle

W

Wendy Wendelin
Wermidon
Wildren Voevod
Wrack Telshazz

X

Xalyn D'Lael
Xarkuss
Xeptimus Xor
Xeranis
Xzar Firefly

Y

Yota

Z

Zaneritos
Zaria Crystabelle Laerna
Zariel Sunaire-Shadoween
Zazza taur Lasse
Zekai
Zelgadis Graywords
Zeltor Gor'lk
Zeratul
Zeros do'Mtor
Zhenance
Zhengyi
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