Editing Nytorion Elves (section)

== Politics ==
Nytorion politics are dominated by the Nytorion Mandate, so named as the ambition of House Elsalor upon establishing the Kingdom. The Mandate is the belief that Ithryn, the god of the elves, has ordained the Nytorion Kingdom with the duty of rooting out and destroying dark entities that exist in Aethoris. Most families align their politics under the Mandate, with varying degrees of commitment.

=== '''The Ilmelir Faction''' ===
Families that belong to the Ilmelir Faction are known for their relative pacifism. They are derided as cowardly, naive, and even treacherous by their peers. To call them cowardly however, is far from the truth. The Ilmelir Faction’s historical record tells of several notable heroes that have fought against the darkness, protecting and leading Nytorion armies in battle. Their pacifism derives largely from their belief that Nytorion blood should be preserved from death, and that other nations should take up the burden as the Nytorion Kingdom has. They hold a sincere reverence for the value of life, the value of a good life, and the value of community. Isolation is a common theme among some Ilmelir families, though it is not common enough to be established formally in their platform. The House of Elsalor has scolded the Faction for their failure in cracking down on this sentiment.

=== '''The Emrenlond Faction''' ===
Families that belong to the Emrenlond Faction are infamous centrists. They are moderates that play a peacemaking role between the pacifistic Ilmelir and vigilant Oshalnor factions. This is not to say that they lack principles of their own. Some of the most passionate political figures in Nytorion politics align with the Emrenlond Faction. Emrenlond Families advocate restraint, believing that there are distinctions to be made between those who embrace the darkness, and those who are victimized by it. The former are deserving of destruction, and the latter are deserving of intervention. They believe in peaceful propagation of Nytorion values to other kingdoms, and possess a uniquely democratic sensibility that the other two factions lack. The House of Elsalor has scolded, and even exiled, Emrenlond Families for delving too far into what they have called a dark influence, that of democracy. 

=== '''The Oshalnor Faction''' ===
The Elven Jingoists, as they are derided by their rivals. Families of the Oshalnor Faction place deep faith in the Nytorion Mandate, and believe that the Kingdom should take an active role in destroying dark influence wherever it exists. They have been accused of foreign influence themselves, some alleging that the Sun Elves have used their deep pockets to buy Nytorion support for Elven imperialism in Nytorion assemblies by way of Oshalnor Families. While there are certainly isolated cases of this foreign bribery, the Oshalnor Faction has a deep-rooted history dating back to the rise of Elsalor and the establishment of the Kingdom. They maintain a more supremacist view of their fellow Elves, some Oshalnor believing that the world ought to be civilized by Nytorion custom and morality. Oshalnor Families are oriented to military service, and hold to a custom of “Alari Prithafel”, translated as the “Sword that is Prepared”. Alari Prithafel dictates that all Oshalnor Families, as a condition of joining the Faction, must devote one of their children to the Nytorion military. 

The Oshalnor Faction maintains a position as the largest of the three factions, but not one that commands a majority. They are often forced to work with moderates or sympathetic jingoists in the Emrenlond Faction.