Faction

               ==Ranges==
Each range is tied to a descriptive word, so you can asses how a faction will react to you at a glance when you check it in the Factions tab of the Character window. For example, those who will almost certainly attack you (and it could be said they hate you) are in the '''Scowls''' range, while those who you've impressed the most (and who more or less adore you) are in the '''Ally''' range on the meter. The meter is also in color in-game to make checking faction easier too. Slightly different colors are used in the meter below, but they will also help you understand the way faction works in the context of this article. 

Faction gain and loss is split up into ranges of 10,000 point blocks or tiers of value. The reaction of any NPC or MOB will remain the same while your faction with them is within each range. In other words, faction at 13K on the positive side is in the '''Amiable''' range and will make them friendly, but if you need until you attain the minimum of '''Kindly''' to buy gear (or other items) from a faction merchant, you will not be able to do so until you reach the minimum for the next range of 20K  for '''Kindly'''.

Being at the maximum (negative or positive) does not change the meter, but does have other effects sometimes. For example, if a walk through (or quest timeline) says you need Ally faction, but 40k+ doesnt work, you may actually need to be at the maximum for Ally. 

The breakdown of ranges is thus:

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   <td width="10%" align="center" bgcolor="#ff0000"><span style="color:white;">'''Scowls'''</span></td>
   <td width="10%" align="center" bgcolor="#dd6666"><span style="color:white;">'''Threatening'''</span></td>
   <td width="10%" align="center" bgcolor="#dd9999"><span style="color:black;">'''Dubious'''</span></td>
   <td width="10%" align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"><span style="color:black;">'''Apprehensive'''</span></td>
   <td width="10%" align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"><span style="color:black;">'''Indifferent'''</span></td>
   <td width="10%" align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"><span style="color:black;">'''Amiable'''</span></td>
   <td width="10%" align="center" bgcolor="#99ff99"><span style="color:black;">'''Kindly'''</span></td>
   <td width="10%" align="center" bgcolor="#66dd66"><span style="color:white;">'''Warmly'''</span></td>
   <td width="10%" align="center" bgcolor="#00dd00"><span style="color:white;">'''Ally'''</span></td>
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   <td align="right" ><small>-40K</small></td>
   <td align="right" ><small>-30K</small></td>
   <td align="right" ><small>-20K</small></td>
   <td align="right" ><small>-10K</small></td>
   <td/>
   <td align="left" ><small>10K</small></td>
   <td align="left" ><small>20K</small></td>
   <td align="left" ><small>30K</small></td>
   <td align="left" ><small>40K</small></td>
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