The Brotherhood of Ephebia

The Brotherhood of Ephebia (The Brotherhood)
The Brotherhood of Ephebia has a population of 8.3 million. Formerly, the state of New Ephebia was given equal standing in the Syndicate States in the beginning and was mostly made up of remaining New Ephebian government leadership and those loyal to them out of nostalgia. The state of New Ephebia; however, did not remain part of the Syndicate States very long as they began propagating hatred for the Syndicate States claiming their former power was usurped through deception, manipulation and bribes by the Aurum Syndicate. The New Ephebian state broke ties with the Syndicate States and formed their own nation called the Brotherhood of Ephebia.

The Brotherhood is the only safe haven for those who do not trust either the Syndicate States or the Rendii Empire. It appears to have no centralized leadership, and with a lack of infrastructure and economy appears to have degenerated into pirate, assassin, thieve, and smuggler factions. Despite this, due to the freedoms that come to with the Brotherhood, several factions and companies have flourished under the lack of regulation and scrutiny that would have otherwise been present under the other nations government systems.

Although the Brotherhood appears to be without direction, it is believed there is a secret organization which runs the nation from behind the scenes, organizing the various seemingly rag-tag and disarrayed groups of people and has, for now, also successfully staved off the Servants of Baal from their territories.

It does not get help from either the Syndicate States or the Rendii and are often branded as criminals by those nations.