Church of the Last Flame

Identity: Religion, fanaticism, and forbidden technology
Flag symbolism: Sacred flame.
Core values: Faith · Discipline · Purity.

The Church of the Last Flame believes humanity’s attempt to command the world’s energy caused the catastrophe. Its monasteries and sanctuaries offer warmth and food in exchange for obedience.

Ambition: Prevent another catastrophe like the Great Forge disaster.

Weakness: Its settlements still depend on embers and advanced heating systems, contradicting parts of its doctrine.

Transit network: Occupies remote stations, obscure branches, and locations around natural thermal vents.

Radical sects sabotage advanced machinery and persecute those who seek to rebuild the Forge. Others quietly believe the Forge may be sacred and should be restored under religious control.

Story hooks

• A shipment of embers fails to arrive at a station the faction depends on.
• A recovered component from the Great Forge could shift the balance of power.
• A railway junction becomes contested, forcing the faction to choose between negotiation and force.