Organizations

Because most island-based powers are more interested in local issues than inter-island affairs, the most powerful political entities tend to be organizations that focus on expanding to other islands rather than trying to control just one.

The Order of Unyielding Light
Often shortened to just "the Order", the Order of Unyielding Light is a group of Niphu worshiping paladins who patrol the skies and occasionally send envoys and missions to islands to attempt to end criminal activity. Depending on who you ask, they're either the only ones keeping the skies safe or a bunch of pretentious meddlers who cause more harm than good. They maintain a center of operations on the flying fortress The Indomitable on which new paladins are trained and the Order's leadership passes decisions.

The leader of the Order is Xandrak Flamestrider, a powerful and charismatic dragonborn. He shares authority with a council of highly experienced paladins, and is widely considered to be the most ambitious leader in the 400-year history of the Order.

Goldscorn Bank
Goldscorn Bank is said to be the most secure in the world - a reputation it well deserves, as all gold deposited is (temporarily) considered to be part of the hoard of Aurixidar, an ancient red dragon. At 1,100 years old, Aurixidar is one of the few mortal beings that is certain to have knowledge of the Cataclysm. However, he has kept silent about the subject for reasons he shares with no one.

In the year 683, the Bank, thought to be impenetrable, was successfully robbed. Not much is known about the culprits, other than that the 4 of them seem to have escaped to the Citadel of Ice and Clouds in the Elemental Plane of Air, where they were provided shelter by the djinn who rule the plane. Aurixidar, in his infinite wrath, has turned every force he can muster against the Elemental Air in retaliation.

In the aftermath of the robbery, some patrons of the bank have withdrawn their money, prompting Aurixidar to temporarily (or so he claims) freeze bulk withdrawals from the bank. Following this move, Drevabaorn, a dragon said to be Aurixidar's right hand, split off from the bank and seems to have established an organization that calls itself "the Silver Room".

While Goldscorn's reputation has taken a hit, its administration (now directly overseen by Aurixidar) has become far more aggressive in order to prevent those with debt from attempting to flee.

The Silver Room
The origins of the entity known as the Silver Room are hazy, beyond that it was somehow affiliated with Goldscorn Bank and split off from it in a series of events sparked by the first successful robbery of Goldscorn since the bank's establishment.

Not much is known about this group's members beyond its leader, a half-blue half-silver dragon named Drevabaorn who was once an executive in Goldscorn Bank.