Factions of Thagwar (Part I)

The First Overlord (#2/31, #275/365)

The most powerful faction leader in Thagwar is Ffr-Ygh-Ss-Kll ("They who see all that happens within the walls"). This entity is either one extremely powerful Rust Demon, or perhaps several Rust Demons subsumed together, that exists as a vast fungal colony in a huge dome near the centre of Thagwar. The First Overlord "Ferygskul" has tacitly controlled large swathes of Thagwar for centuries, being in charge of around forty percent of the overt military forces within the city, including all of the Watch, and around a quarter of the soldiers (elite, regular, and militia). The First Overlord ensures Thagwar largely functions, insomuch as a gigantic ancient demonic metropolis can ever do so realistically, and alongside their dome-lair are towering edifices containing a labyrinthine bureaucracy of Demonic Servants known as the Thagwar Urban Protocol. 

One of the main functions of the demon bureaucrats is the issuing of Thagwar City Passes to all eligible citizens; those who fail to produce them at regular Watch checkpoints will be captured, restrained and placed in blockhouse holding cells. Thagwar City Passes, which take the form of fungal slices encoded with information and coated with silver are recognized as legitimate documents as far afield as the Twin Cities of Qag and Kor as well as the Forbidden Gardens of Thay. The City Pass can be obtained via a lengthy and expensive process at the T.U.P. offices; any resident is eligible however the passes are graded according to status based on current demonic tiers. Outsiders are accorded as aliens, captives, servitors, intended sacrifices, hauls, and so on, depending on means and status.

Like many Rust Demons, the First Overlord is obsessed with obtaining and cataloging knowledge, largely for its own sake, but also to ensure it knows everything and anything about all inhabitants within the city. Lately, it has established contact with the Brain Slayer city of Grx (thanks to the pilgrimages of that settlement's Archvuelt), and some degree of information-sharing has occurred between the two entities. The First Overlord is particularly interested in the recently discovered Cavern Elves, and what secrets their society may contain given it harks back to Irritarian times, just after the Elves diverged into separate races, and in particular the monotheistic Cavern Elves' sole deity Vacavon. The First Overlord thinks that Vacavon could be one of the prophesied Lost Gods from before the First Battle, and perhaps represent an alternate source of theistic power instead of the usual squabbling machinations of the current Dark Lords and Demon Princes. 

(The First Overlord is currently unaware that the Creator God Bisu is being held captive in their city however.)