Nightblades
Nightblades are a select group of elite fighters that conduct missions in small, agile groups. They are known for their black armor that looks obsidian in appearance, and are named after the shadow weapons they conjure from the will of their hearts.
Those able to tap into their darkness without succumbing to it are believed to have strong will.
A nightblade takes the timespan of nine heartbeats to materialize. Skilled wielders can do it in three.
Nightfall
Those who succumbed to the darkness of their hearts and are consumed with living shadow. Their armor consumes them, and their bodies appear to be made out of black living fluid that breathes and ripples.
Phasewalkers
Shifters, mostly werewolves but possibly werecats, birds, etc. Their forms are malleable to their will and their strength comes from phases of the moon, becoming more stealthy and subdued in new moons and strong and ferocious in the light of the full moon.
Kingslight
Common knights, carrying the banner of the king’s light.