This legion of ruthless mercenaries claims Mordaine as its homeland. They possess a significant supernautical airforce and a brutal host of sellswords, all of whom are beholden to Lord of the Dread Legion in Castle Irongey. The leader, appointed by a brutal fight to the death (when passing authority by lineage does not serve), acts as the head of their company. The Dread Lords long ago rejected the Lords' Alliance, and so the Dread Legion is organized instead its most successful lieutenants and the people of Mordaine, who lend their support via fyrds scattered throughout the land.
Lord Mord was the only one to refuse to join the Lords' Alliance before the Fall. After the Fall, Mordaine remains an independent power against the Empire of Arcadia and its enemies.
Houses of the Dread Lords
- House Thorn
- House Ironhart
- House Sigrid
- House Varsany