Factions

Factions is a feature exclusive to the Crimson Isle. There are currently two factions: Mages and Barbarians. By allying themselves with one of the factions, the player can access the faction's Community Center to do tasks for them, to interact with the Faction's shops, and gain Faction-exclusive items. While the player can only be allied to one faction at a time, they can change factions anytime.

One can see a player's faction by looking at their icon besides their name in the Tab menu.

If one kills Fire Mages or Barbarians, their reputation for the respective faction is reduced by.

How to join a Faction
To gain the ability to join a faction, one must first complete Elle's quest of getting various materials from mobs of the isle. After that quest is completed, Elle tells the player to talk to at least 4 different villagers of each Faction. She lets the player decide on which faction to join.

Mages
To ally themselves with the Mages, the player must prove themselves to Queen Nyx first by getting a Letter of Recommendation from the Dean. After that is completed, the player must then get the Mage exclusive item Abiphone.

Quests
After getting the Abiphone, the player's first quest as a Mage is a stealth mission. it's revealed that the Barbarians have stolen the Dean's research paper and that they took it to. Elle will guide the player to The Bastion, and the player must get past the Barbarian Guards without getting spotted. If they see the player, the player is captured and thrown out The Bastion. Abilities are disabled while on the Bastion. After successfully retrieving the research, one must wait 2 minutes for Elle to call the player on the Abiphone.