Okay! Update time! I will try and get an in-between post in tomorrow, hopefully to get some information out, move some pieces, and cut down on the next major post :)
@Bishop The western side is "safety" for now. So those settlements on the western side of the land are still safe from the demonic army while the eastern side is slowly falling. We are on the eastern side btw!
Amber colored eyes for the mages, more red colored for the summoners. The cultist actively taps into dark magic, and some even dabble in demonic magic. The use of this magic has a cost, and the first signs of the toll that it takes on the user will manifest itself in the eyes.
The change happened because of the way the characters addressed how they heard of the journey/decided to join. You can't fit a square peg into a circular hole after all! I learned through writing the IC post that my original plan would simply not work, and thus had to adjust.