The Dust Genesists

The Genesists were one of the five major powers involved in the Foundling War. They hailed from the plane of Dust and lead an army of artificial soldiers and beasts in the field of combat against their enemies.

The Genesists
Dust is ruled as a meritocracy by a select number of individuals who have proved themselves to be skilled engineers, designers, architects etc. Their title arose from the legendary Genesis Forge from which entire armies of sentient soldiers, named Warforged, were created.

There are no fixed number of Genesists and there is no limit (race/gender/age) on who can hold the title. During the Foundling War each Genesist was lead by one of five Supreme Genesists, one of each representing the noble and practical arts they valued.

The Foundling War
Dust and the Genesists were one of (if not the) most vehement factions toward their claim. The Genesists used their seemingly unending supply of mechanical soldiers to fight bloody battles on every front, most of these battles won by virtue of sheer numbers.

The Supreme Genesists of Smithing, Forging, Building, Demolishing and Healing were sure of their victory whilst heading towards the final battle of the Foundling War but were forced onto the backfoot when their draconic ally destroyed the Genesis Forge, ending their ability to restock their army before the battle. Due to the nature of their army very few humanoid lives were lost during the battle and the betrayal of the dragons and most of the Genesists had fled long before that event came to pass.

The Genesists embittered by their defeat fixed the forge and produced a standing army to rival anything the planes had ever seen as a show of force. From time to time they had lead this army into the Bridge and other planes to raid, ultimately to compensate against their lost pride. Dust is in a relative peace with the Bridge as of late but the Genesists will always hold a grudge against the dragons for besting them.