Factions

	Faction	Description
	Algirdaičiai (Algirdas’s line)	Dynastic branch of Grand Duke Algirdas: Jogaila, Skirgaila, Švitrigaila, and their heirs.
	Golden Horde	The Kipchak Khanate; Mongol-Turkic steppe empire bordering Lithuania in the south.
	Grand Duchy of Lithuania	Grand Duchy of Lithuania: sovereign pagan-Ruthenian realm from the Baltic to the Black Sea.
	Grand Principality of Moscow	Grand Principality of Moscow; rising Orthodox power under Dmitry Donskoy and Vasily I.
	Hanseatic merchants	Hanseatic merchant league operating Baltic maritime trading outposts and credit networks.
	Kingdom of Poland (Lesser Poland lords)	Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, united with Lithuania through the personal union of Jogaila.
	Kęstutaičiai (Kęstutis’s line)	Dynastic branch of Duke Kęstutis: Vytautas, Žygimantas, Danutė, and their loyalists.
	Pagan clergy (Krivis, žyniai, vaidilutės)	Krivis, žyniai, and vaidilutės: keepers of sacred groves, altars, and ancient rites.
	Teutonic Order	State of the Teutonic Knights; military-monastic crusader order in Prussia.
	Vilkatai (Iron Wolves)	The Vilkatai: secret brotherhood of shapeshifting wolf-guardians sworn to protect the realm.
	Žemaičiai (Samogitians)	Žemaičiai: fiercely pagan western Baltic tribes resisting Teutonic crusader conquest.
	Žiniuoniai (village charm-healers)	Žiniuoniai: village charm-healers, bone-setters, and herbal practitioners.