The Court of Tepesh is a faction of beings that is led by the first daylighter Count Tepesh and like their leader majority of members retain the alignment of Lawful Good. This group is also run by a council of very powerful daylighters known as the Counts of Tepesh. These individuals are considered to be the nobility of the house of Tepesh. Below them are knights of Tepesh. Another group belonging to the court of Tepesh is the Sorcerers of Daylight a very inclusive organization that does not often take on new members. Going down even farther you arrive at the basic subjects of the household who have not yet attained a higher ranking. At the very bottom are the humans and thrall that affiliate with the house of Tepesh.
The Navy of Daylight is a group that stems from another continent and works much like a branch off the main group. In other words, it is a Sub-Faction. This group has formed a navy that hopes to one day unite against their once great enemy the fleet of infinite darkness and engage in glorious battle to the death. The counts that oversee this group as well as the oversea affairs of Tepesh are Counts Hood, Yamato, and Bismark.
Placed in the city of Hollowstone by the order of the Court of Daylight to be an early warning should Dracula or those that follow him return to the region of the Gnomes. Viv is known to have very close ties to The Noble House of Bronzesong and even is the official advisor to their lord after having been around helping the house in times of transition between lords for many generations now. As a side hobby to help combat the forces of his greatest enemy he has built the largest trade network on the continent of white oak providing it at the cheapest price he possibly can for the soul purpose of more of it being available to kill the undead forces of darkness.
Tepesh is one of the oldest existing creatures on the material plane. With this age comes great wisdom and experience. This is something that helped to mold the very fabric of his court. He is a close ally of the Order of Scale. He a personal friend of the elusive Dragon Inaho Kaizuka. During this age he is highly affiliated with the great mountain maintaining not only a small holding at the top but a Villa in one of the Gopher cities. He is incredibly distraught with the swelling number of vampires and seeks to eradicate his rival and enemy Dracula.