Etrea

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“ Welcome, traveler. Don’t go causing any trouble, all right? ”

― Etrean Guard

Description[]

Etrea, also known as the Kingdom of Etrea, is a nation of primarily Etreans that are the main ruling faction in the Etrean Luminant. They reside in their capital of Etris.

The Isle of Vigils is also part of Etrea, acting as its military school, though Etrea's attitude toward the Isle is much more hands-off.

Being the largest land ruling faction in the Etrean Luminant, they hold a large range of power, deploying foot-soldiers all across the Etrean Luminant. They are led by the Lord Regent who rules from his castle, and sees over the land of Etris and the Etrean Wilds. They had been ruled by their Kings for generations, until decades to months before the year 1271, when the new leader Lord Regent took over.

The kingdom has faced much hardship over the years. The Central Authority has deemed them their next target for conquest, and they are far better armed and equipped than the Etrean people. Meanwhile, the Lord Regent is actually a Contractor and Ministry Prophet, essentially making them a puppet state for the Ministry, which has since only bolstered the Authority's resolve to destroy them.

The soldiers in Etris are purely Etrean, with the Mantra Collector sitting at the bottom near the docks being a Canor. If you go up to Schnitzel and talk to them, you will be given the normal dialogue options, as well as a third, "Why aren't you up in town?" Upon asking this question, Schnitzel will say "Canor no allowed to buy in town, new leader very strange." While many take this to mean they are racist, the Etreans welcomed three Adret into their capital, two of whom were Divers, as well as a Vesperian, implying there was a different reason for Schnitzel's banishment that is currently unknown.

Reputation[]

For the Castaway and Lone Warrior Origins, the player spawns in with Friend Reputation with Etrea. Deepbound players will spawn in with just below Neutral Reputation, Voidwalkers will spawn in with Enemy Reputation, and Authority Ensigns will spawn with hunted reputation.

Being an Etrean increases your starting Reputation with Etrea. This sets your starting Voidwalker enemy reputation to neutral. Authority Ensigns cannot increase their Etrea reputation.

There are a substantial amount of ways to gain reputation with Etrea:

Donating wood to either Korin or Drefa. (Unavailable if you have negative reputation; unable to reach 'Hero' reputation with this method)
Defeating the Bandits at either Isle of Vigils or Etris.
Helping Etrea during the rare Etris Siege event.
Doing the Nanji or Lance's Brother quests.

On top of that, Etrea has many random events across the Luminants in which you may assist them and gain Reputation:

Vigil Swordsmen vs Authority Officers (Erisia)
Etrean Soldiers vs Authority Officer (Upper Erisia)
Vigil Swordsmen vs Hive Scouts (Starswept Valley)
Etrean Soldiers vs Knife of Eylis (The Aratel Sea/The Etrean Sea)

Etrea is among the factions with a Bounty Board. They also have a Reputation reset NPC, Nerin, located above the main entrance area of Etris.

You need high Friend Reputation with Etrea in order to start the Lord Regent's questline. Having negative Reputation with Etrea removes your ability to talk to several key NPCs, such as Bankers and Antiquarians, as usual.

Notable Members[]

The Lord Regent (Presumed, actually belongs to The Ministry)
Polis
Kennith
Nerin (Resets Reputation to the slot's default, unlocks the Sly Boon.)

Associated Enemies[]

Trivia[]

Like other major factions, they seem to be based on a real-world culture, with Etrea being based on East Asian countries like Japan and China.
In the Kings Garden, much like in Vigils and the hidden village, there is a fountain, it is located next to Lord Regents Palace
interestingly, the Etrea logo is similar to the Deepwoken logo, only flipped.
You used to be able to gain Reputation with Etrea from beating the Blade Instructor enemy, but this is no longer possible with the introduction of Training Mode having completely removed it.