Songs of Conquest - The Roots Faction

Learn more about the upcoming Roots faction:

Roots Rising

Let's look deeper into the Wielders of our upcoming Faction!

Greetings Wielders!

I love writing these small devlogs, as always, we’re excited to share more of our work and our upcoming faction. They really have been growing in the background, and now it’s time for them to take root and spread their influence. We've been hard at work behind the scenes. There might be one or two nature-related puns too.

Development is moving along steadily. Maps are being shaped, and perhaps most exciting for this pixel-packed devlog, our artists are hard at work making everything look absolutely blooming fantastic.
But before we dig into today's topic, there is one very important thing you can do to help us grow: Wishlist Roots. Springtime demands it.

Today we are digging into the molded, fungi-covered glory of the Roots Wielders. Writing about them is a bit different from our other factions, and that is largely due to the unique nature of the Roots themselves.

As we have mentioned before, Roots is more of a hive than a melting pot. That makes their Wielders stand out. Rather than individuals rising to power, the Roots repurpose the fallen, attempting to grow something new from what was left behind. Most of the time, the result is a broken vessel—a husk with no will at all besides that of the Tree Mothers.

But every so often, the process works. What emerges is something more: a vessel able to carry the words of the Tree Mothers, channel essence, and spread the will of the Roots across the land.
These Wielders are transformed entirely. Who they were no longer matters—at least not to them.

So let’s get started. I will not reveal every Vessel today. Instead, you will get a small smörgåsbord (we are Swedish, after all). Some things are better saved for the upcoming trailer and release.

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Thanks Couchpotato!