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Soulframe Factions Guide: Change Faction, Standing & Consequences
- Three Enclaves: Alca's Children, Silent Rose, Kith of Kings — unlock after Torment Stag & An Invitation (Sparrow's Tales).
- Standing (Favour): Enclave Votives for rank & Favours shop — Rank 3+ buys Sacred Shimmer for switching Talismans.
- Switching: Craft target Talisman at Tuvalkane, equip, talk to leader — per-Enclave Standing kept, no switch cooldown (Avakot).
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How Factions Work in Soulframe
Quick answer — Soulframe factions & changing Enclave
- How many factions? Three Enclaves — Alca's Children, Silent Rose, and Kith of Kings. You serve one active Enclave at a time (the UI also calls them factions).
- When do they unlock? After The Torment Stag and the An Invitation subfable, which opens Sparrow's Tales (Faction Tales) for your starter Enclave.
- How do I change faction? Reach Rank 3, buy Sacred Shimmer from your Favours shop, craft the target Enclave Talisman at Tuvalkane, equip it, then talk to that Enclave's leader. Step-by-step: how to change factions.
- What stays after a switch? Standing and Rank on each Enclave are saved — you can swap back without redoing that faction's progress. Unlocked cosmetics and titles generally remain.
- What does not carry over? Standing does not transfer to the new Enclave; shop stock and tale payouts follow whichever Enclave you currently represent. Avakot documents no cooldown on how often you may switch.
How Factions Work in Soulframe
After The Torment Stag, you join one of three Enclaves (factions). Standing (Favour) unlocks shops, cosmetics, Pact recipes, and high-tier gear export recipes.
The three Enclaves
Names and rewards can shift between Preludes — open your Faction panel in-game for the live list. The three groups are:
- Alca's Children
- Silent Rose
- Kith of Kings
Each offers Sparrow's Tales (repeatable standing missions), standing ranks, and a Favours shop (materials, keys, liths). Turn in faction-specific Favours drops for extra Standing (daily cap applies to tales, not Favour turn-ins).
What standing buys
- Rank 3+ — utility items (Gossamer Quartz alternatives, keys, Sacred Shimmer for Enclave Talismans).
- Rank 5 — exclusive weapon and Pact recipes (e.g. endgame arms like Garren Rood).
- 3-Star Faction Tale finales spawn world bosses like Vadagar Stag/Bear (Agari list).
Faction Tales vs Fables
- Fables = main story (walkthrough).
- Faction Tales / Sparrow's Tales = standing grind + targeted boss encounters.
Changing Enclave — consequences
Per Avakot Enclaves: craft another Enclave's Talisman, equip it, and speak to that leader. Old Enclave Standing and Rank are retained when you leave — they do not move to the new shop, but you can return anytime without losing per-faction progress. See How to change factions for the Sacred Shimmer and Tuvalkane steps.
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