• The Shifting Alliance (The Lycaons)

    A werewolf cult which only recently fought a war with the city
  • The Secret Police
    An independent branch of the city government no longer under the control of anyone else in the city
  • Upper Johnstown
    A rival city in the praetermundus which fought three wars with New Dunston between 1800 and 1900 and has supported every threat to the city since then
  • House Vester
    Exiled and supposedly destroyed more than a century ago, rumors that the descendents of a handful of survivors seek revenge resurfaced during the recent war
  • Bandits
    A group of persistent bandits has repeatedly raided parts of the city over the last fifty years
  • Other creatures
    The praetermundus is filled with dangerous and unique creatures